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Dear Sir or Madam,

Please supply the following information under the Freedom of
Information Act.

1) How many people were arrested for soliciting prostitutes or kerb crawling in Nottingham in each month of 2008.

2) Of those arrested in each month the number who were:

a) released without charge

b) cautioned

c) charged

d) fined

e) If none of the above can be applied to each arrest I would like to know how the crime was dealt with.

3) I would also like to know how much money has been allocated to the force for the specific purpose of reducing prostitution.

I look forward to receiving your reply within the 28 day statutory time limit.

Yours faithfully

Ricki Dewsbury

Dear Sir or Madam,

I would like to correct my previous request under the Freedom of Information Act.

1) How many people were arrested for soliciting prostitutes or kerb crawling by Devon and Cornwall Constabulary in each month of 2008.

2) Of those arrested in each month the number who were:

a) released without charge

b) cautioned

c) charged

d) fined

e) If none of the above can be applied to each arrest I would like to know how the crime was dealt with.

3) I would also like to know how much money has been allocated to the force for the specific purpose of reducing prostitution.

I look forward to receiving your reply within the 28 day statutory time limit.

Yours faithfully

Ricki Dewsbury

Devon and Cornwall Constabulary

Dear Ricki

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by this office on February 26, 2009. I understand you are requesting the
following information:

Please supply the following information under the Freedom of
Information Act.

1) How many people were arrested for soliciting prostitutes or kerb
crawling in Nottingham in each month of 2008.

2) Of those arrested in each month the number who were:

a) released without charge

b) cautioned

c) charged

d) fined

e) If none of the above can be applied to each arrest I would like
to know how the crime was dealt with.

3) I would also like to know how much money has been allocated to
the force for the specific purpose of reducing prostitution.

Your request will be considered in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. You should expect to be sent a response within the
statutory limit of 20 working days, subject to the provisions of the Act.

Should you have any further inquiries concerning this matter, please
contact me quoting my reference number as above.

Yours sincerely

sent on behalf of

Georgina Kemp (56133)
Freedom of Information Assistant Officer
Tel 01392 452839 (22839)
[email address]
Freedom of Information Dept
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Dear Ricki

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by this office on February 26, 2009. I understand you are requesting the
following information:

I would like to correct my previous request under the Freedom of
Information Act.

1) How many people were arrested for soliciting prostitutes or kerb
crawling by Devon and Cornwall Constabulary in each month of 2008.

2) Of those arrested in each month the number who were:

a) released without charge

b) cautioned

c) charged

d) fined

e) If none of the above can be applied to each arrest I would like
to know how the crime was dealt with.

3) I would also like to know how much money has been allocated to
the force for the specific purpose of reducing prostitution.

Your request will be considered in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. You should expect to be sent a response within the
statutory limit of 20 working days, subject to the provisions of the Act.

Should you have any further inquiries concerning this matter, please
contact me quoting my reference number as above.

Yours sincerely

sent on behalf of

Georgina Kemp (56133)
Freedom of Information Assistant Officer
Tel 01392 452839 (22839)
[email address]
Freedom of Information Dept
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Dear Dewsbury,

I write in connection with your email dated February 25, 2009, which was
received by this office on February 26, 2009 requesting the following
information:

1) How many people were arrested for soliciting prostitutes or kerb
crawling by Devon and Cornwall Constabulary in each month of 2008.

2) Of those arrested in each month the number who were:

a) released without charge

b) cautioned

c) charged

d) fined

e) If none of the above can be applied to each arrest I would like
to know how the crime was dealt with.

3) I would also like to know how much money has been allocated to
the force for the specific purpose of reducing prostitution.

Following receipt of your request searches were conducted within Devon &
Cornwall Constabulary to locate information relevant to your request. I
can confirm that this constabulary holds some of the information you have
requested. However, I must inform you that I cannot identify any specific
records or documents held by the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary that will
satisfy your request based on the details that you have provided for
question 3. I regret that question 3 of your request cannot be met.

Extent of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted
within the Performance and Analysis Department.

Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find your attached record numbered 1.

Copyright
The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. You are free to use it for your
own purposes, including any non-commercial research you are doing and for
the purposes of news reporting. Any other re-use, for example commercial
publication, would require the permission of the copyright holder. Most
documents supplied by the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary will be our
copyright. Applications for the copyright owner's written permission to
reproduce any part of the attached information should be addressed to The
Force Legal Department, Devon and Cornwall Constabulary, Police
Headquarters, Middlemoor, Exeter, Devon. EX2 7HQ. Information you receive
which is not subject to our copyright continues to be protected by the
copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information
originated. You must ensure that you gain their permission before
reproducing any third party information.

Complaint Rights
If you are not satisfied with the service you have received in relation to
your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our
decision you should write to the Head of Information Management,
Information Management Department, Devon & Cornwall Constabulary,
Middlemoor, Exeter, EX2 7HQ, Devon.

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of your Force complaint or
review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner at
Commissioner's Officer, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire,
SK9 5AF, telephone 01625 545700.

Should you have any further inquiries concerning this matter, please
contact me quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Rebecca Hudson
Assistant Freedom of Information Officer
(01392 452204 (x22204)
Information Management Department
Devon & Cornwall Constabulary

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