Youth conditional cautions pilot scheme
Dear Merseyside Police Authority,
Please could you tell me how many youth conditional cautions have been issued since the beginning of the pilot scheme in January 2010? Has the pilot scheme been extended?
Please could you also tell me how many ordinary cautions have been issued to youth in the same time frame.
Finally, please could you provide me with the number of cautions issued to youth in the twelve months preceding the start of the youth conditional caution pilot scheme.
Yours faithfully,
Emily Apple
Dear Ms Apple,
I refer to your request of the 26^th February 2012 in respect of the above
under the Freedom of Information Act.
Unfortunately the Authority does not itself hold any detailed information
in respect of your questions as the operational management of these kinds
of issues are the responsibility of the Chief Constable of Merseyside
Police. As you may know, the Chief Constable is a separate authority and
under the Act, responsible for matters pertaining to the Force on this
issue. For your information, the contact details are as follows or
alternatively you may give me your permission to pass on the request which
I am very happy to do:-
The Disclosure Manager,
Merseyside Police
Information Bureau
Disclosure Unit
PO BOX 59
LIVERPOOL
L69 1JD
The contact telephone details are: Disclosure Unit 0151 777 7017, 18, 19 &
20. Fax 0151 777 7099. 24 hour voice subject access application line 0151
777 7070. Access can also be gained via the Force’s website. Please let me
know how you wish to proceed on the matter.
Yours faithfully
Paul Caton
Committee and Administration Manager
Merseyside Police Authority
0151 285 5504
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Dear Ms Apple
Reference No : DM51/12
Thank you for your application for information concerning Youth Conditional Cautions. This will be dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.
Your request will now 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 nor containing a reference to a third party. In the event that we are not able to achieve this deadline you
will be informed at the earliest opportunity and given a revised time-scale.
There may be a fee payable for the retrieval, collation and provision of the information you have requested. If this is the case you will be
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way. Again, you will be informed if this is the case.
Yours sincerely,
Mr D May
Disclosure Analyst
Information Bureau
Merseyside Police
PO Box 59, Liverpool. L69 1JD
Telephone: 0151 777 7021
Fax: 0151 777 7099
Email : [email address]
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Dear Ms Apple
Response Letter - FOI Application DM51/12 (please quote in all
correspondence)
I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by Merseyside Police on 27/02/2012. I note that you seek access to the
following information:
(paraphrased) Conditional Cautions issued to Youths
Following receipt of your request searches were conducted within Merseyside
Police to locate information relevant to your request. I can confirm that
the information that you requested is held by Merseyside Police.
To locate the information relevant to your request, searches were conducted
in the Information Bureau, Legal Research Department and in the Corporate
Criminal Justice Department.
The searches located the records relevant to your request.
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you. Please
find attached my full Response Table.
(See attached file: DM51-12 Response Table.doc)
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details your rights of review and of complaint.
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write
to or e-mail me at the below address, quoting the reference number above.
Yours sincerely
Mr D May
Disclosure Analyst
Information Access Unit
Information Bureau
Merseyside Police
PO BOX 59
LIVERPOOL L69 1JD
Tel: 0151 777 7021
Fax: 0151 777 7099
E-mail: [email address]
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