Operation Bridger Stats
Dear Sir / Madam
Under the Freedom of Information Act, please provide
1. The number of incidents recorded by the force between October 7, 2023 and the date of this request under Operation Bridger, the nationwide initiative relating to the safety of election candidates and representatives.
a) Please provide a brief categorisation of the incident (alleged harassment, criminal damage, assault etc).
b) The outcome of the report to Operation Bridger e.g. advice given, recorded as a crime, suspect arrested etc.
[If all of the above data cannot be provided for one reason or another, then consider providing: number of crimes recorded under Operation Bridger / number of alleged crimes recorded under Operation Bridger]
2. The number of incidents recorded by the force in each of the separate years 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 under Operation Bridger.
a) Please provide a brief categorisation of the incident (alleged harassment, criminal damage, assault etc).
b) The outcome of the report to Operation Bridger e.g. advice given, recorded as a crime, suspect arrested etc.
[If all of the above data cannot be provided for one reason or another, then consider providing: number of crimes recorded under Operation Bridger / number of alleged crimes recorded under Operation Bridger]
3. Confirm if your force has a designated Operation Bridger lead/contact point for elected representatives/candidates
Yours faithfully,
Ben Quinn
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OFFICIAL
Good Morning,
Please see attached our response to your recent FOI request.
Regards,
FOI Team.
Dear Police Scotland,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Police Scotland's handling of my FOI request 'Operation Bridger Stats'.
This is - in the main - a request for statistical information of a type that would not lead to the the identification of individuals. Those who might make reports range from MPs to the large number of councillors in the force area, which also limits the potential for 'jigsaw identification' of individuals.
This request is not seeking for that number to be broken down. It's worth nothing that other forces have been able to release statistics in line with this request.
Yours faithfully,
Ben Quinn
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[2]https://www.scotland.police.uk/access-to...
- Provision of Road Traffic Collision (RTC)/ Crime Reports
[3]https://www.scotland.police.uk/access-to...
- Disclosure Scheme for Domestic Abuse Scotland
[4]https://www.scotland.police.uk/advice-an...
- The Sex Offender Community Disclosure Scheme
[5]https://www.scotland.police.uk/advice-an...
Always dial 999 in an emergency or call 101/ refer to our website for
contact details [6]https://www.scotland.police.uk/contact-us/ .
Regards,
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5. https://www.scotland.police.uk/advice-an...
6. https://www.scotland.police.uk/contact-us/
OFFICIAL
Good morning,
Please find attached our response to your recent request for a review of
an FOI decision.
Apologies for the delay.
Regards,
Claire Sturrock
Disclosure Manager - North
Information Management
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