Dear Mrs Martin
 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: RFI6819/1
 
I write in connection with your request for information dated and received
on 27th November 2015.
 
Your request will now be considered in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (the Act).  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 West Mercia Police may be unable to achieve
this deadline.  If this is likely you will be informed and given a revised
time-scale at the earliest opportunity.
 
There may be a fee payable for the retrieval, collation and provision of
the information you request.  If this is the case you will be informed and
the 20 working day timescale will be suspended until we receive payment
from you. If you chose not to make payment then your request will remain
unanswered.
 
Some requests may also require either full or partial transference to
another public authority in order to answer your query in the fullest
possible way. Again, you will be informed if this is the case.
 
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write
or telephone the Information Compliance Unit quoting the reference number
above.
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Miss L MacKinnon
Information Compliance Assistant
Information Compliance Unit
Warwickshire Police & West Mercia Police
 
 

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Dear Mrs Martin
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: RFI 6819/15
I write in connection with your request for information which was received
on 27^th November 2015. Please find below the response to your request:
Provide the following information regarding incidents of domestic abuse:
1) The number of domestic abuse related crimes logged on the Force’sCrime
Reporting Information System for each of the years from 2010 to present,
broken down by month, if available.
2) The People Proceeded Against data relating to the aforementioned
crimes, broken down by gender, if available. By People Proceeded Against
data, I refer to the number of people charged/cautioned etc. I do not
request the number of court prosecutions as I understand that this would
require a manual search.
3) The number of domestic abuse related non crimes (incidents) logged on
the Force’s Crime Reporting Information System for each of the years from
2010 to present, broken down by month, if available.
REPLY: Please see the attached tables.
Information has been provided for all crimes with a domestic abuse marker
and which are grouped under the HMIC Crime Tree category of violence
against the person in West Mercia between 01/01/2010 and 30/11/2015, and
all incidents where the 'Event description' matches pattern 'domestic'.
4) Details of any organisation or service commissioned to provide victims’
services in the Force’s area
REPLY: Victims Support offer wide service user support, covering a
spectrum of offending types and the victims of offending.

There are a range of partnerships engaged with across the West Mercia area
who Police may elect to refer to for onward support and signposting or
because there is a statutory responsibility to safeguard children from
harm or Adults at risk. Fundamentally these will commence with Local
Authority arrangements but also include specific and specialist support
offered by services such as Independent Domestic Abuse Advisors (IDVA's)
who operate under Women's Aid. Other facilities and services are offered
though The Glade where offending involves sexual offending, which may
include access to Crisis Workers and counselling. The OPCC has provided
funding to increase this service.

Please note that the Police are not always required to commission
processes, but instead it is important to listen to the victim, their
needs and that of their families before approaching partners as to the
most appropriate provision of service.
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Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is as
accurate as possible
Your attention is drawn to the below which details your right of
complaint.
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write
or telephone the Information Compliance Unit quoting the reference number
above.
Yours sincerely
 
Mrs R Williams
Information Compliance Unit
Warwickshire Police & West Mercia Police
PO Box 55
Hindlip
Worcester
WR3 8SP
01905 331545 / 331565
West Mercia Police in complying with their statutory duty under sections 1
and 11 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to release the enclosed
information will not breach the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
However, the rights of the copyright owner of the enclosed information
will continue to be protected by law. Applications for the copyright
owner’s written permission to reproduce any part of the attached
information should be addressed to The Force Solicitor, West Mercia Police
Headquarters, PO Box 55, Hindlip, Worcester, WR3 8SP.
COMPLAINT RIGHTS
Are you unhappy with how your request has been handled or do you think the
decision is incorrect?
You have the right to require West Mercia Police (WMP) to review their
decision.
Prior to lodging a formal complaint you are welcome and encouraged to
discuss the decision with the person that dealt with your request.
Ask to have the decision looked at again -
The quickest and easiest way to have the decision looked at again is to
telephone the person named at the end of your decision letter.
That person will be able to discuss the decision, explain any issues and
assist with any problems.
Complaint
If you are dissatisfied with the handling procedures or the decision of
WMP made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) regarding
access to information, you can lodge a complaint with WMP to have the
decision reviewed. WMP must be notified of your intention to complain
within 20 working days of the date of its response to your Freedom of
Information request. Complaints should be made in writing and addressed
to:
West Mercia Police Headquarters
Information Compliance Unit
Hindlip Hall
Hindlip
PO Box 55
Worcester
WR3 8SP
In all possible circumstances, WMP will aim to respond to your complaint
within 2 months.
The Information Commissioner
After lodging a complaint with WMP if you are still dissatisfied with the
decision you may make application to the Information Commissioner for a
decision on whether the request for information has been dealt with in
accordance with the requirements of the Act.
For information on how to make application to the Information Commissioner
please visit their website at [2]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
Alternatively, phone or write to:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Phone: 01625 545700
 
 
 
 

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