Grooming Gang Cases in Wolverhampton

The request was refused by West Midlands Police.

Dear West Midlands Police,

Can you please provide the number of known "Grooming Gangs" that have been either convicted, await trail or are under surveillance in Wolverhampton.

Yours faithfully,

Dave Smith

Freedom of Information,

Please accept this as an acknowledgement of receipt of your e-mail by the
Freedom of Information Unit.
 
If your email is a valid request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act, your request will be dealt with within the legislative
deadline of 20 working days.  Should we be unable to meet this deadline
for any reason you will be notified as soon as possible.
 
Please note that if your email is a request is for your own personal data
you should make a subject access request to the Data Protection Unit.  You
can do this by completing a WA162 form, which is available on the West
Midlands Police website.  Search the West Midlands Police website for
'Subject Access' or go directly to this page:
[1]https://www.west-midlands.police.uk/abou...
 
If you require further information please contact 101 and ask for the
Freedom of Information Unit.
 
You might find what you are looking for on our website:
[2]http://foi.west-midlands.police.uk/
 
If you have information about any crime, you can contact us on the
non-emergency number: 101.
 
In an emergency, for example where life is in danger or a crime in
progress, call 999.

This email is intended for the addressee only and may contain privileged
or confidential information. If received in error, please notify the
originator immediately. Any unauthorised use, disclosure, copying or
alteration of this email is strictly forbidden. Views or opinions
expressed in this email do not necessarily represent those of West
Midlands Police. All West Midlands Police email activity is monitored for
virus, racist, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate activity. No
responsibility is accepted by West Midlands Police for any loss or damage
arising in any way from the receipt or use of this email.

References

Visible links
1. https://www.west-midlands.police.uk/abou...
2. http://foi.west-midlands.police.uk/

Freedom of Information,

1 Attachment

Dear Mr Smith

 

FOI Request Reference: 021866/18

 

Thank you for your requests for information, received 26/11/2018

 

REQUEST

 

Request 1: Can you please provide the number of  known "Grooming Gangs"
that have been either convicted, await trail or are under surveillance in
Wolverhampton.

 

Request 2: Can you please provide the number of  known "Grooming Gangs"
that have been either convicted, await trail or are under surveillance in
Wolverhampton in the last 5 years

 

RESPONSE

 

West Midlands Police will neither confirm nor deny that we hold any of the
requested information as the following exemptions apply.

 

Section 23(5) Information supplied by, or concerning, certain Security
Bodies

Section 30(3) Investigations and proceedings conducted by the public
authority

Section 31(3) Law enforcement

Section 40(5) Personal information

 

These exemptions and explanatory notes are shown here:

 

[1]https://www.app.college.police.uk/app-co...

 

Section 23 is a class based absolute exemption and there is no requirement
to consider the public interest in this case.

 

Confirming or denying the existence of whether any other information is
held would contravene the constrictions laid out within Section 23 of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 in that this stipulates a generic bar on
disclosure of any information applied by, or concerning, certain Security
Bodies.

 

When citing Section 40(5B), there is a requirement to consider whether
disclosure would be fair.  In this case release would not be fair and
therefore Section 40(5B) is classed as absolute and there is no
requirement to consider the public interest.

 

In line with the above, I am required to complete a Prejudice Test/Public
Interest Test (PIT) on disclosure. Please find this PIT attached.

 

No inference can be taken from this refusal that the information you have
requested does or does not exist.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

For further information and data on West Midlands Police see our
publication scheme and disclosure log

 

[2]http://foi.west-midlands.police.uk/

 

RIGHT OF APPEAL

 

Your attention is drawn to your right to request a re-examination of your
case under West Midlands Police review procedure, which can be found at:

 

[3]http://foi.west-midlands.police.uk/revie...

 

Please note that such an appeal must be received within 40 working days of
the date of this correspondence. Any such request received after this time
will only be considered at the discretion of the FOI Unit.

 

If you require any further information, then please do not hesitate to
contact me.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Justine Barrett

Disclosure Officer  

Freedom of Information Unit  

West Midlands Police

 

Tel: 101 ext 801 2068

 

Contact us on 999 in an emergency or for all other matters please
visit [4]WMPolice Online

Sign-up for neighbourhood policing alerts at [5]www.wmnow.co.uk

Follow us on social media

[6]twitter.com/wmpolice

[7]www.facebook.com/westmidlandspolice

[8]www.youtube.com/westmidlandspolice

[9]View all of our social media links

 

Preventing crime, protecting the public and helping those in need.

 

 

This email is intended for the addressee only and may contain privileged
or confidential information. If received in error, please notify the
originator immediately. Any unauthorised use, disclosure, copying or
alteration of this email is strictly forbidden. Views or opinions
expressed in this email do not necessarily represent those of West
Midlands Police. All West Midlands Police email activity is monitored for
virus, racist, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate activity. No
responsibility is accepted by West Midlands Police for any loss or damage
arising in any way from the receipt or use of this email.

References

Visible links
1. https://www.app.college.police.uk/app-co...
2. http://foi.west-midlands.police.uk/
3. http://foi.west-midlands.police.uk/revie...
4. https://www.west-midlands.police.uk/
5. https://www.wmnow.co.uk/
6. https://twitter.com/wmpolice
7. https://www.facebook.com/westmidlandspol...
8. https://www.youtube.com/westmidlandspolice
9. https://www.west-midlands.police.uk/cont...