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Hello,

I’m a reporter with Newsquest’s Data Investigations Unit and I’m currently researching
the policing of sex work.

With that in mind, I’d be grateful if you could provide as full an answer as possible to the questions below. If the questions need refining in order for you to provide that response, please also assist as far as you are able in suggesting appropriate rephrasing.

If you believe the cost/time limit may be exceeded in the carrying out of this request, please prioritise most recent years and work backwards to provide the information requested until you hit the cost/time limit.

With the above in mind, I would like to know:

1. How many arrests the force has carried out in relation to sex work/prostitution offences, including but not limited to:

• Loitering or Soliciting for Prostitution
• Keeping a Brothel
• Paying for Sexual Services
• “Kerb Crawling”
• Advertising - Placing of Adverts in Telephone Boxes
• Advertising - Placing of Advertisements in Newspapers
• Exploitation of Prostitution - Causing or Inciting Prostitution for Gain: Section 52 Sexual Offences Act 2003
• Controlling Prostitution for Gain: Section 53 Sexual Offences Act 2003
• Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation: Section 2 Modern Slavery Act 2015
• Sexual Exploitation of Children
• 'Sex for Rent’ Arrangements and Advertisements

For each offence description listed, I would like to know the number of arrests for each year, broken down for 2015/16/17/18/19 respectively.

2. For each arrest, I would like to know the following:

a. The outcome of the investigation
b. The gender of the person arrested, their age and nationality
c. Whether the arrest resulted in a referral to immigration authorities/officers
d. Where the arrest did result in a referral to immigration authorities, what the outcome of that investigation was

For questions 1 and 2, please provide the answer in an xlsx format, with column headings as follows:

Force Name – Year - Offence Description – Investigation Outcome – Gender of Arrested Person - Age - Nationality – Immigration Referral Y/N – Outcome of Immigration Referral

3. How many operations/raids/crackdowns has the force carried out in relation to issues around sex work/trafficking/prostitution? Please provide for each year between 2015-2019:

a. The date of the operation and its name
b. The purpose of the operation
c. The number of arrests as a result of the operation and what those arrests were for
d. How many officers were involved in carrying out the operation

Please provide information for question 3 in a separate worksheet within the same Excel document with column headings as follows:

Force Name – Year – Date of Operation – Name of Operation – Purpose of Operation – No of Arrests – No of Officers

4. How many PSPOs/ASBOs/FPNs has the force issued (or being involved in the issuing of) in relation to sex work between 2015-2019? For each instance, please breakdown what the orders were issued for and what the terms of them were, in a separate worksheet as follows:
Force Name – Year – PSPO or ASBO – Terms – Amount requested in fines or FPNS

6. Which external charities/support agencies or organisations does the force refer/signpost sex workers to?

Yours faithfully,

Joanna Morris

Freedom of Information Office, Derbyshire Constabulary

Dear Ms Morris,

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

 

I write in connection with your request for information as shown below.

 

1. How many arrests the force has carried out in relation to sex
work/prostitution offences, including but not limited to:

 

•           Loitering or Soliciting for Prostitution

•           Keeping a Brothel

•           Paying for Sexual Services

•           "Kerb Crawling"

•           Advertising - Placing of Adverts in Telephone Boxes

•           Advertising - Placing of Advertisements in Newspapers

•           Exploitation of Prostitution - Causing or Inciting
Prostitution for Gain: Section 52 Sexual Offences Act 2003

•           Controlling Prostitution for Gain: Section 53 Sexual Offences
Act 2003

•           Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation: Section 2 Modern Slavery
Act 2015

•           Sexual Exploitation of Children

•           'Sex for Rent’ Arrangements and Advertisements

 

For each offence description listed, I would like to know the number of
arrests for each year, broken down for 2015/16/17/18/19 respectively.

 

2. For each arrest, I would like to know the following:

 

a.         The outcome of the investigation

b.         The gender of the person arrested, their age and nationality

c.         Whether the arrest resulted in a referral to immigration
authorities/officers

d.         Where the arrest did result in a referral to immigration
authorities, what the outcome of that investigation was

 

For questions 1 and 2, please provide the answer in an xlsx format, with
column headings as follows:

 

Force Name – Year - Offence Description – Investigation Outcome – Gender
of Arrested Person - Age - Nationality – Immigration Referral Y/N –
Outcome of Immigration Referral

 

3. How many operations/raids/crackdowns has the force carried out in
relation to issues around sex work/trafficking/prostitution? Please
provide for each year between 2015-2019:

 

a. The date of the operation and its name b. The purpose of the operation
c. The number of arrests as a result of the operation and what those
arrests were for d. How many officers were involved in carrying out the
operation

 

Please provide information for question 3 in a separate worksheet within
the same Excel document with column headings as follows:

 

Force Name – Year – Date of Operation – Name of Operation – Purpose of
Operation – No of Arrests – No of Officers

 

4. How many PSPOs/ASBOs/FPNs has the force issued (or being involved in
the issuing of) in relation to sex work between 2015-2019? For each
instance, please breakdown what the orders were issued for and what the
terms of them were, in a separate worksheet as follows:

Force Name – Year – PSPO or ASBO – Terms – Amount requested in fines or
FPNS

 

6. Which external charities/support agencies or organisations does the
force refer/signpost sex workers to?

 

Your request will now be considered in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (the Act). You should expect to 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 Derbyshire Constabulary may be unable
to achieve this deadline. If this is likely you will be informed and given
a revised timescale 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
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Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write
or contact the Freedom of Information Officer, on the telephone number
below quoting the reference number shown in the header of this e-mail.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Tara Swainson-Jenkins

Disclosure Assistant

Freedom of Information Unit 

Information Management Department

Derbyshire Constabulary, Butterley Hall, Ripley, Derbyshire DE5 3RS

Tel: 0300 122 8752 (Internal 17394)

Email: [1][email address]

Website: [2]www.derbyshire.police.uk

 

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Freedom of Information Office, Derbyshire Constabulary

Dear Ms Morris,

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

 

I write in connection with your request for information as shown below.

 

1. How many arrests the force has carried out in relation to sex
work/prostitution offences, including but not limited to:

 

•           Loitering or Soliciting for Prostitution

•           Keeping a Brothel

•           Paying for Sexual Services

•           "Kerb Crawling"

•           Advertising - Placing of Adverts in Telephone Boxes

•           Advertising - Placing of Advertisements in Newspapers

•           Exploitation of Prostitution - Causing or Inciting
Prostitution for Gain: Section 52 Sexual Offences Act 2003

•           Controlling Prostitution for Gain: Section 53 Sexual Offences
Act 2003

•           Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation: Section 2 Modern Slavery
Act 2015

•           Sexual Exploitation of Children

•           'Sex for Rent’ Arrangements and Advertisements

 

For each offence description listed, I would like to know the number of
arrests for each year, broken down for 2015/16/17/18/19 respectively.

 

2. For each arrest, I would like to know the following:

 

a.         The outcome of the investigation

b.         The gender of the person arrested, their age and nationality

c.         Whether the arrest resulted in a referral to immigration
authorities/officers

d.         Where the arrest did result in a referral to immigration
authorities, what the outcome of that investigation was

 

For questions 1 and 2, please provide the answer in an xlsx format, with
column headings as follows:

 

Force Name – Year - Offence Description – Investigation Outcome – Gender
of Arrested Person - Age - Nationality – Immigration Referral Y/N –
Outcome of Immigration Referral

 

3. How many operations/raids/crackdowns has the force carried out in
relation to issues around sex work/trafficking/prostitution? Please
provide for each year between 2015-2019:

 

a. The date of the operation and its name b. The purpose of the operation
c. The number of arrests as a result of the operation and what those
arrests were for d. How many officers were involved in carrying out the
operation

 

Please provide information for question 3 in a separate worksheet within
the same Excel document with column headings as follows:

 

Force Name – Year – Date of Operation – Name of Operation – Purpose of
Operation – No of Arrests – No of Officers

 

4. How many PSPOs/ASBOs/FPNs has the force issued (or being involved in
the issuing of) in relation to sex work between 2015-2019? For each
instance, please breakdown what the orders were issued for and what the
terms of them were, in a separate worksheet as follows:

Force Name – Year – PSPO or ASBO – Terms – Amount requested in fines or
FPNS

 

6. Which external charities/support agencies or organisations does the
force refer/signpost sex workers to?

 

Your request will now be considered in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (the Act). You should expect to 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 Derbyshire Constabulary may be unable
to achieve this deadline. If this is likely you will be informed and given
a revised timescale 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 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.

 

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write
or contact the Freedom of Information Officer, on the telephone number
below quoting the reference number shown in the header of this e-mail.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Tara Swainson-Jenkins

Disclosure Assistant

Freedom of Information Unit 

Information Management Department

Derbyshire Constabulary, Butterley Hall, Ripley, Derbyshire DE5 3RS

Tel: 0300 122 8752 (Internal 17394)

Email: [1][email address]

Website: [2]www.derbyshire.police.uk

 

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Ms Morris

 

Thank you for making a Freedom of Information request to the Derbyshire
Constabulary.

 

Please find attached our response.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Kevin Lea

Freedom of Information Officer

Information Management, Derbyshire Constabulary, Police Headquarters,
Butterley Hall, Ripley, Derbyshire.  DE5 3RS

Tel: 101   Direct Dial: 0300 122 5487 

Email: [1][email address]

Web: [2]http://www.derbyshire.police.uk

 

 

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Derbyshire Constabulary or any other person and Derbyshire Constabulary
does not accept liability for any statement or opinion expressed. Please
be aware Derbyshire Constabulary monitors all internet e-mail activity and
content to maintain system performance and appropriate business usage.

 

WEBSITE: Join the policing family at Derbyshire Constabulary. For more
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delay.

 

 

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Hello,

Your response to my FOI request was provided as a .csv.txt file and as such is illegible.

Please could you resend in a spreadsheet?

Yours sincerely,

Joanna Morris

Freedom of Information Office, Derbyshire Constabulary

Dear Ms Morris,

Thank you for your email.

I have checked our response and can see no issue with the data as provided. Could you please be more explicit what the issue is given that we always send out in csv format and have never had issues previously.

Kind regards

Tara Swainson-Jenkins
Disclosure Assistant
Freedom of Information Unit 
Information Management Department
Derbyshire Constabulary, Butterley Hall, Ripley, Derbyshire DE5 3RS
Tel: 0300 122 8752 (Internal 17394)
Email: [email address]
Website: www.derbyshire.police.uk

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Hello,

The file attached to your email arrived as a .csv.txt file and when opened displayed a block of text, as copied below:

2016,,,,,,,,,
Custody Numbers,Offence Desc,Latest Disposal Title (Off),Person Gender,,Person Age (at Arrest Date),,Nationality,,Please be advised that the number of arrests will exceed the number of individuals arrested as 1 person may be arrested several times whilst in detention
18,Control prostitution for gain - SOA 2003,Refused Charge -Police Decision,Male,,14,,UK,,
,Failing to provide prescribed information after fine / compensation / unlawful profit / slavery and trafficking order,Refused Charge -Police Decision,Male,,14,,China,,
,Arrange or facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation,Duplicate Custody Record,Male,,19,,China,,
,Control prostitution for gain - SOA 2003,Duplicate Custody Record,Male,,24,,China,,
,Hold person in slavery or servitude,Duplicate Custody Record,Male,,24,,China,,
,Arrange or facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation,Duplicate Custody Record,Male,,24,,China,,
,Control prostitution for gain - SOA 2003,Duplicate Custody Record,Male,,24,,China,,
,,,Male,,24,,Hungary,,
,Arrange or facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation,Duplicate Custody Record,Male,,24,,Hungary,,
,Control prostitution for gain - SOA 2003,Duplicate Custody Record,Male,,26,,Hungary,,
,Hold person in slavery or servitude,Duplicate Custody Record,Male,,26,,Hungary,,
,Arrange or facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation,Duplicate Custody Record,Female,,26,,Hungary,,
,Control prostitution for gain - SOA 2003,Duplicate Custody Record,Female,,28,,Hungary,,
,Arrange or facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation,Duplicate Custody

If you could resend as a .xlsx or .xls file, I'd be grateful. Please feel free to copy the email to my work address - [email address] and hopefully I'll be able to view it as a spreadsheet.

Yours sincerely,

Joanna Morris

Freedom of Information Office, Derbyshire Constabulary

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Ms Morris

Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding.

I have attached a further csv spreadsheet which, hopefully, will assist. Please be advised that prior to sending I have checked and it opens ok - not as a block of text.

Kevin Lea
Freedom of Information Officer
FOI Unit
Information Management Department
Derbyshire Constabulary 
Butterley Hall
Ripley
Derbyshire
DE5 3RS
Tel: 0300 122 8752
E-mail: [email address]
Web: http://www.derbyshire.police.uk

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