Dan Perry

[1][email address]

24^h November 2009

Dear Mr Perry,

Freedom of Information Request - Reference No: 20090604

Thank you for your request for information in relation to:

1) How many members of your Police Force have been arrested in the
last year? Preferably, I would like the statistics of arrests made
from October 2008 to October 2009. If this is not possible, then I
would like you to give me the latest statistics you can i.e. August
2008 to August 2009.

2) What were the reasons for these arrests and how many members of
your police force were arrested for each offence?

3) How many of these arrests led to convictions in court?
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Philip Crick
Information Compliance Clerk
South Yorkshire Police
Information Compliance Unit
Professional Standards Department
Unit 20 Sheffield 35A Business Park
Churchill Way
Sheffield
S35 2PY

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Dan Perry To FOI requests at South
<[FOI #23644 email]> Yorkshire Police
<[South Yorkshire Police request email]>
23/11/2009 23:35 cc
Subject Freedom of Information
request - Police force
arrests

Dear Freedom of Information Officer,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. In order to assist you with this request, I
am outlining my query as specifically as possible.

1) How many members of your Police Force have been arrested in the
last year? Preferably, I would like the statistics of arrests made
from October 2008 to October 2009. If this is not possible, then I
would like you to give me the latest statistics you can i.e. August
2008 to August 2009.

2) What were the reasons for these arrests and how many members of
your police force were arrested for each offence?

3) How many of these arrests led to convictions in court?

I would be interested in any information held by your organisation
regarding my request. I understand that I do not have to specify
particular files or documents and that it is the department***s
responsibility to provide the information I require.

If my request is denied in whole or in part, I ask that you justify
all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the act. I
will also expect you to release all non-exempt material. I reserve
the right to appeal your decision to withhold any information or to
charge excessive fees.

I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing/by email that
you have received this request. I look forward to your response
within 20 working days, as outlined by the statute.

Regards,

Dan Perry

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24^th November 2009

Dan Perry

[FOI #23644 email]

Freedom of Information Request - Reference No: 20090604

Thank you for your request for information in relation to: -

1) How many members of your Police Force have been arrested in the
last year? Preferably, I would like the statistics of arrests made
from October 2008 to October 2009. If this is not possible, then I
would like you to give me the latest statistics you can i.e. August
2008 to August 2009.

2) What were the reasons for these arrests and how many members of
your police force were arrested for each offence?

3) How many of these arrests led to convictions in court?

Please could you clarify the following point(s): -

In your use of the term “members of your Police Force” do you refer
exclusively to sworn officers of any rank who hold the office of Constable
(i.e. Police Officers of any rank) or do you refer to those officers and
any other employee of South Yorkshire Police.

Please forward your clarification to South Yorkshire Police as this
request will be ‘stopped’ on our database until this has been
received.
Once we have received clarification, your request be considered and 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 South
Yorkshire 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 choose not to make a 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.

Yours faithfully,

Yours faithfully,

Philip Crick
Information Compliance Clerk
South Yorkshire Police
Information Compliance Unit
Professional Standards Department
Unit 20 Sheffield 35A Business Park
Churchill Way
Sheffield
S35 2PY

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Dan Perry To FOI requests at South
<[FOI #23644 email]> Yorkshire Police
<[South Yorkshire Police request email]>
23/11/2009 23:35 cc
Subject Freedom of Information
request - Police force
arrests

Dear Freedom of Information Officer,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. In order to assist you with this request, I
am outlining my query as specifically as possible.

1) How many members of your Police Force have been arrested in the
last year? Preferably, I would like the statistics of arrests made
from October 2008 to October 2009. If this is not possible, then I
would like you to give me the latest statistics you can i.e. August
2008 to August 2009.

2) What were the reasons for these arrests and how many members of
your police force were arrested for each offence?

3) How many of these arrests led to convictions in court?

I would be interested in any information held by your organisation
regarding my request. I understand that I do not have to specify
particular files or documents and that it is the department’s
responsibility to provide the information I require.

If my request is denied in whole or in part, I ask that you justify
all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the act. I
will also expect you to release all non-exempt material. I reserve
the right to appeal your decision to withhold any information or to
charge excessive fees.

I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing/by email that
you have received this request. I look forward to your response
within 20 working days, as outlined by the statute.

Regards,

Dan Perry

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10^TH December 2009

Mr D. Perry

[FOI #23644 email]

Dear Mr Perry,

Freedom of Information Request - Reference No: 20090604

Thank you for your request in relation to.

REQUEST

1) How many members of your Police Force have been arrested in the
last year? Preferably, I would like the statistics of arrests made
from October 2008 to October 2009. If this is not possible, then I
would like you to give me the latest statistics you can i.e. August
2008 to August 2009.

2) What were the reasons for these arrests and how many members of
your police force were arrested for each offence?

3) How many of these arrests led to convictions in court?

RESPONSE

1.

Four police officers were arrested between 1 October 2008 and 1 October
2009.

2.

Reasons for the arrest were as follows:

1 x Driving a motor vehicle whilst over the prescribed limit.
1 x Assault and Criminal Damage
1 x Being in charge of a motor vehicle whilst over the prescribed limit
1 x Assault

3.

Two of those arrests led to convictions at court.

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Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
Telephone: 08456 306060 or 01625 545745
Website: www.ico.gov.uk
There is no charge for making an appeal.

Yours sincerely

Philip Crick
Information Compliance Clerk
South Yorkshire Police
Information Compliance Unit
Professional Standards Department
Unit 20 Sheffield 35A Business Park
Churchill Way
Sheffield
S35 2PY

Email - [South Yorkshire Police request email]

Please note that police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely
required to provide information and statistics to government bodies and
the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for
recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used
locally in capturing the data. It should be noted that for these reasons
this forces response to your questions should not be used for the
comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.

South Yorkshire Police provides you the right to request a re-examination
of your case under its review procedure (copy enclosed). If you decide to
request such a review and having followed the Constabulary***s full
process you are still dissatisfied, then you have the right to direct your
comments to the Information Commissioner who will give it consideration.

The South Yorkshire Police in complying with their statutory duty under
sections 1 and 11 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to release the
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attached information should be addressed to The Force Solicitor, South
Yorkshire Police, Police Headquarters, Snig Hill, Sheffield, S3 8LY.

Dan Perry To FOI requests at South
<[FOI #23644 email]> Yorkshire Police
<[South Yorkshire Police request email]>
23/11/2009 23:35 cc
Subject Freedom of Information
request - Police force
arrests

Dear Freedom of Information Officer,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. In order to assist you with this request, I
am outlining my query as specifically as possible.

1) How many members of your Police Force have been arrested in the
last year? Preferably, I would like the statistics of arrests made
from October 2008 to October 2009. If this is not possible, then I
would like you to give me the latest statistics you can i.e. August
2008 to August 2009.

2) What were the reasons for these arrests and how many members of
your police force were arrested for each offence?

3) How many of these arrests led to convictions in court?

I would be interested in any information held by your organisation
regarding my request. I understand that I do not have to specify
particular files or documents and that it is the department***s
responsibility to provide the information I require.

If my request is denied in whole or in part, I ask that you justify
all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the act. I
will also expect you to release all non-exempt material. I reserve
the right to appeal your decision to withhold any information or to
charge excessive fees.

I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing/by email that
you have received this request. I look forward to your response
within 20 working days, as outlined by the statute.

Regards,

Dan Perry

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