Officers Obligation To Arrest?

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Dear Hertfordshire Police Authority,

I would like to know if a constable is obligated to arrest someone if they have grounds to believe that person has committed an arrestable offence, or if they have the discretionary power to not arrest someone despite the evidence at hand.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Colenutt

Hertfordshire Police Authority

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Dear Mr. Colenut

Thank - you for your recent information request set out below.

Unfortunately, Hertfordshire Police Authority does not hold the
information you request, but the Information Team at Hertfordshire
Constabulary may be able to help you. Please let me know if you would like
me to transfer your request to them and I will do so.

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Information Services Office

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Hertfordshire, AL8 6XF

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I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards

Bernice Compton

Bernice Compton
Committee & Members' Services Officer
Hertfordshire Police Authority
Leahoe House
Pegs Lane
Hertford
SG13 8DE
01992 555643

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Dear Hertfordshire Police Authority,

Thank you for your reply.

Please could you forward my request to the Information Team.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Colenutt

Hertfordshire Police Authority

Dear Mr Colenutt,

Thank you for your email. I have contacted the Information Team at Hertfordshire Constabulary. They have informed me that the information you have asked for does not come under the 'Freedom of Information' headline but is a general query and they have asked if there is a specific recorded incident that you are asking for information on.

If you are able to be more specific I will then forward your query on to them.

Many thanks
Regards
Bernice

Bernice Compton
Committee & Members' Services Officer
Hertfordshire Police Authority
Leahoe House
Pegs Lane
Hertford
SG13 8DE
01992 555643

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