FOI 1016-2025/26 - Army Foundation College offences

Request:

Please provide details of offences recorded as occurring at the Army Foundation College, Harrogate, for the period 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2025 inclusive.

Specifically, I request the following:

Q1. The total number of sexual offences recorded in each calendar year from 2019 to 2025.

Q2. For each calendar year from 2019 to 2024, a breakdown of the total number of recorded offences by offence category.

This should include, but not be limited to, a clear breakdown of sexual offences into specific sub-categories, such as:

Rape

Sexual assault

If offence categories differ from those listed above, please provide the closest equivalent categories used in your recording system and include a brief description where necessary.

Response: 

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police.

I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police. 

Decision

North Yorkshire Police have previously responded to similar requests for information, please see the below link:

FOI 0329-2025/26 Army Foundation College | North Yorkshire Police

I have therefore decided to exempt providing you with a response to your request pursuant to Section 21 Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act).

Section 17 of the Act requires North Yorkshire Police, when refusing to provide such information (because the information is exempt) to provide you the applicant with a notice which: (a) states that fact, (b) specifies the exemption in question and (c) states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption applies.

Section 21 – Information Reasonably Accessible by Other Means

Section 21 is an absolute class based exemption and I am not required to consider the harm or public interest when applying this exemption.

Pursuant to Section 17(1) of the Act this letter acts as a Refusal Notice in response to your request.

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.