Dear Mr. Hellyer

Thank you for your request below, received by Warwickshire Police on
November 29, 2017.

Please can you tell me how many children at the age of 10 or below the age
of criminal responsibility have been found responsible for crimes in the
police area and which towns they were in for the past five years
(2012-2017).

Your request will now be considered in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.  You will receive a response within the statutory
timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act, subject to the
information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third party. 
In some circumstances we may be unable to achieve this deadline.  If this
is likely you will be informed and given a revised timescale at the
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not hesitate to contact this office.

Yours sincerely

Information Compliance
Warwickshire Police

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best possible service to our communities and putting victims at the heart
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For information on services and support given to our victims by us and our
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Dear Mr Hellyer

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NUMBER: FOI-2017-00976

I write in connection with your request for information dated 29 November
2017, received by Warwickshire Police on the same date, in which you seek
access to the following information:

Please can you tell me how many children at the age of 10 or below the age
of criminal responsibility have been found responsible for crimes in the
police area and which towns they were in for the past five years
(2012-2017).

Following receipt of your request searches were conducted within
Warwickshire Police and our response is set out in the tables below:

Response:

Count of Children

 
Age at Offence Grand Total
10 118
Under 10 230
Grand Total 348

Count of Children

 
Location Town Grand Total
ALCESTER 2
ATHERSTONE 10
BEDWORTH 14
BIRMINGHAM 2
COVENTRY 11
EVESHAM 1
HENLEY IN ARDEN 1
KENILWORTH 14
LEAMINGTON SPA 50
NUNEATON 97
REDDITCH 4
RUGBY 68
SHIPSTON ON STOUR 10
SOUTHAM 10
STRATFORD UPON AVON 21
TAMWORTH 4
WARWICK 29
Grand Total 348

Appeal Rights

Your attention is drawn to the information below, which details your right
of appeal.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please do
not hesitate to    contact this office.

Yours sincerely

Rachel Mumford

Information Compliance

WARWICKSHIRE POLICE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION APPEALS PROCEDURE

This appeals procedure is issued in accordance with paragraph 36 of the
Lord Chancellor’s Freedom of Information Access Code of Practice.

Appeal Notification

When a Freedom of Information (FOI) applicant, who has made a request for
information, is dissatisfied with the response received from Warwickshire
Police, the FOI  applicant should inform Warwickshire Police in writing
within 20 working days (this may be by email) of the reasons why the
response is deemed unsatisfactory.

Should a person feel that Warwickshire Police is not complying with its
Publication Scheme, the person should inform Warwickshire Police in
writing (this may be by email) of the reasons for their dissatisfaction.

Action by Warwickshire Police

When a dissatisfaction report is received, the circumstances of the
dispute will be reviewed initially by the Decision Makers in the Freedom
of Information Office.

If the Decision Makers are unable to resolve the dispute with the FOI
applicant, the dispute will be referred to a Board comprising a Head of
Department and a Chief Officer. The Board will not have been involved in
the original decision making process to compile the response.

The Board will consider the dispute and will advise the FOI applicant of
their decision as soon as practicable, but within 20 working days.

Further Action by FOI Applicant

If the FOI applicant remains dissatisfied with the Warwickshire Police
response, they then have the option to refer the case to the Information
Commissioner.

Freedom of Information
Office                                                                 
October 2015

[1]Putting Victims FirstPutting Victims First
Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police are committed to providing the
best possible service to our communities and putting victims at the heart
of everything we do.

For information on services and support given to our victims by us and our
criminal justice partners visit our websites:

Warwickshire Police: [2]www.warwickshire.police.uk/puttingvictimsfirst
West Mercia Police: [3]www.westmercia.police.uk/puttingvictimsfirst

References

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2. https://www.warwickshire.police.uk/putti...
3. http://www.westmercia.police.uk/puttingv...