Outcome of arrests for child sex offences in may 2012
Dear Staffordshire Police,
In May 2012, an article in the Staffordshire Sentinel stayed that there had been 24 arrests in connection with 130 child sex offences focussed upon taxi ranks, takeaways and parks in the stoke on trent area.
Please supply the following details;
1/ How many of those arrested were charged with offences?
2/ are any of these cases still ongoing and if so , how many?
3/ if charges were brought in any of these cases, how many were convicted?
4/ if any were convicted, please supply names, charge and the sentences that resulted.
Yours faithfully,
A Robert
Thank you for your FOI request. You will receive a response in due course.
Regards
Terri Mercer
Communications Assistant
Staffordshire Police
Dear Staffordshire Police,
I have noticed that the police think itself above the law when dealing with FOI requests. Please explain why you have not met the response date that applies to most other bodies.
Yours faithfully,
Mr occupier
Dear Staffordshire Police,
can you please explain to everyone why you have failed to respond in the allocated time to this request for information under the foi act?
Yours faithfully,
Mr occupier
Dear Mr Robert
Your request is being dealt with and the delay is due to public interest
test and exemptions that are being considered at this time.
Regards
Tracey Brindley
Freedom of Information
Corporate Communications
Staffordshire Police
Direct Dial: 01785 232411
Dear Staffordshire Police,
thank you for your reply. Please tell me what time limit is applied to this "public interest test and exemptions" procedure.
Yours faithfully,
Mr occupier
Where a qualified exemption is being considered/applied, we may 'stop the
clock' and extend the deadline for consideration of public interest
factors for a time which is reasonable in the circumstances.
A response will be sent to you as soon as complete. Once again apologies
for the delay.
Regards
Julie Ferrie
Freedom of Information
Corporate Communications
Staffordshire Police
Direct Dial: 01785 232411
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Subject Re: Freedom of Information
13/11/2014 18:41 request - Outcome of arrests for
Please think of the environment. Do you child sex offences in may 2012
really need to print this email?
Dear Staffordshire Police,
thank you for your reply. Please tell me what time limit is applied to
this "public interest test and exemptions" procedure.
Yours faithfully,
Mr occupier
Dear Staffordshire Police,
my understanding is that you are allowed a further 20 days to reply and that there has to be evidence that the piblic interest is not served by disclosure of the requested information. How on earth can the information requested be not in the oublic interest? It may appear to the public that you are hiding something should you hide behind this public interest test.And of course, should you decide to take this route, it may be something that the press may be willing to take up and investigate.
Yours faithfully,
Mr occupier
Dear Staffordshire Police,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Staffordshire Police's handling of my FOI request 'Outcome of arrests for child sex offences in may 2012'.
The time limits have been exceeded and Staffordshire police seem to be avoiding the provision of this information on very tenuous grounds
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/o...
Yours faithfully,
Mr occupier
Dear Sir
For this to be a valid request for an internal review please can you
provide the name that you made the original request in. Mr occupier has
not been logged on our systems as a name.
Regards
Tracey Brindley
Freedom of Information
Corporate Communications
Staffordshire Police
Direct Dial: 01785 232411
Dear Staffordshire Police,
As per your request, the name the original request was made in is A Robert. I trust you can now provide the information without further delay?
Yours faithfully,
A Robert
Thank you for your FOI request. You will receive a response in due course
Regards
Tracey Brindley
Freedom of Information
Corporate Communications
Staffordshire Police
Dear Mr Robert,
Please see attached response to your Freedom of Information request and
internal review.
Regards
Julie Ferrie
Freedom of Information
Corporate Communications
Staffordshire Police
Direct Dial: 01785 232411
Philip J Measures left an annotation ()
If The Sentinel obtained some of the information surely Staffordshire Police should at least be able to answer the first part of your request - well worth seeking an Internal Review on that element or referring on to the Information Commissioner if you have no joy.
I do find it alarming that information which ought to be available and in the public interest just isn't within cost limits - do they deliberately not record such information in order to avoid having to disclose it?
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Philip J Measures left an annotation ()
This seems to be a perfectly reasonable request and very much in the public interest - why is there such a delay in replying?