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Request
Q1. How many fines and fixed penalty notices has your force issued under the Children and Families Act 2014 for smoking in a private vehicle with children (under 18 years old) present?
Q2. How many incidents and warnings under the Children and Families Act 2014 for smoking in a private vehicle with children (under 18 years old) present has your force identified?
Please return data broken down and split annually from 1st January 2015 to 31st December 2024.
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Decision
I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.
Q1. Nil.
Q2. As stated in our email dated 13 January, I am unable to provide incidents/warnings, however I have provided arrest data for ‘Smoking in a private vehicle in which a child was present’.
I can confirm that there has been one arrest in the period 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2024 for the offence of Smoking in a private vehicle in which a child was present.
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.