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From: Terry Flemming <[FOI #1158819 email]>
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 1:07 AM
To: National Requests <[Environment Agency request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Search/ Arrest Powers

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Dear Environment Agency,

I am requesting the following information under the provisions of the
freedom of information act.

For the years 2022, 2023 and 2024 to date of request please can you supply
the following data -

1. The number of arrests made by water bailiffs.

2. The amount of stop and searches carried out by water bailiffs.

Yours faithfully,

Terry Flemming

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Dear Terry

  

Enquiry regarding Enforcement   

  

Thank you for your enquiry which was received on the 15^th August 2024

  

We respond to requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and
Environmental Information Regulations 2004.  

We can advise the following

  

 1. The number of arrests made by water bailiffs in 2022 is 2, 2023 is 1
and 2024 (to date) is 1.
 2. Our water bailiffs do not have ‘stop and search’ powers.

 

Please refer to [1]Open Government Licence which explains the permitted
use of this information.   

 

Please get in touch if you have any further queries or contact us within
two months if you’d like us to review the information we have sent.  

  

Kind regards

National Requests Team   

National Customer Contact Centre   

Environment Agency: Contact Centre Services - Part of Strategy,
Transformation & Assurance (STA)

Environment Agency 

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