Statistics on number of mental health patients who've had to spend the night in custody instead of hospital
Dear West Mercia Police,
I would like to request statistics regarding information on the number of arrests made in the last 3 months to people with mental health issues who have had to spend the night in custody instead of hospital due to the NHS crisis with a lack of beds.
Yours faithfully,
Ella Iggulden
Dear Ms Iggulden
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: RFI8016/1
I write in connection with your request for information dated and received
on 09th January 2017.
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Information Compliance Assistant
Information Compliance Unit
Warwickshire Police & West Mercia Police
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Hindlip WR3 8SP
DD 01905 331545 (Ext. 2545)
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Dear Ms Iggulden
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: RFI 8016/1
Please be advised that, in reference to our correspondence of 14th
December 2016, we have not yet received proof of your identification.
We previously advised that Section 8(1)(b) of FOI legislation indicates
that the real name of an applicant should be used when requesting
information and not any other name, for example, a pseudonym. Title and/or
first name with surname satisfies the requirement for provision of a real
name and you have provided a first and second name, but in order to
validate this and proceed with the request we require proof of this name
please.
Should you wish to proceed with this request please provide formal proof
of your name to the Information Compliance Unit at the address shown
below. This is for validation purposes only, in order that we can
ascertain that your request is valid under Section 8(1)(b) of FOIA.
After receiving your reply, your request will then be considered and you
will receive the information requested within the statutory timescale of
20 working days as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject
to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third
party.
Yours sincerely
Mrs R Williams
Information Compliance Unit
Warwickshire Police & West Mercia Police
PO Box 55
Hindlip
Worcester
WR3 8SP
email: [1][West Mercia Police request email]
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West Mercia Police: [6]www.westmercia.police.uk/specialconstables
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