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Request:
Please provide information for each of the following periods, as specified in the tables in the Appendix: 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024. For the sake of clarity, the below questions refer to pre-arrest searches, hence the references to PACE Code A, wherever the location of the search (on the street, in a police van, in the police station).
In your police force area:
Q1. What was the total number of stop and searches for all reasons, where a more thorough search occurred (sometimes referred to as a ‘partial strip search’) (PACE code A 2023, para. 3.6)? PACE Code A defines a ‘more thorough search’ at para. 3.6: “a more thorough search (e.g. by requiring a person to take off a T-shirt) [...] Any search involving the removal of more than an outer coat, jacket, gloves, headgear or footwear, or any other item concealing identity”. Please provide data sorted by (self-defined) ethnic group, gender, and age. Please provide this information by filling out the Question 1 table, which can be found in the Appendix.
Q2. What was the total number of stop and searches for all reasons, where a more thorough search occurred (PACE code A 3.6) and it was a positive search? Please provide data sorted by (self-defined) ethnic group, gender, and age. Please provide this information by filling out the Question 2 table below, which can be found in the Appendix.
Q3. What was the total number of stop and searches for all reasons, where a search involved exposure of intimate parts of the body (sometimes referred to as a ‘full strip search’) (PACE Code A 2023 3.7)? Please provide data sorted by (self-defined) ethnic group, gender, and age. Please provide this information by filling out the Question 3 table below, which can be found in the Appendix.
Q4. What was the total number of stop and searches for all reasons, where a search involved exposure of intimate parts of the body (PACE Code A 3.7) and where it was a positive search? By positive search, we mean either “any outcome other than ‘no further action’” or “item found, either linked or unlinked to search reason”, depending on what definition is used in your database and is capable of being searched. If a different definition is used to the two provided here, please clarify what definition is being used when providing the data. Please provide data sorted by (self-defined) ethnic group, gender, and age. Please provide this information by filling out the Question 4 table below, which can be found in the Appendix.
Q5. What was the total number of stop and searches for drugs (section 1 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and section 23(2) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971), where a more thorough search occurred (PACE code A 3.6)? Please provide data sorted by (self-defined) ethnic group, gender, and age. Please provide this information by filling out the Question 5 table below, which can be found in the Appendix.
Q6. What was the total number of stop and searches for drugs (section 1 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and section 23(2) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971), where a more thorough search occurred (PACE code A 3.6) and where drugs were found? Please provide data sorted by (self-defined) ethnic group, gender, and age. Please provide this information by filling out the Question 6 table below, which can be found in the Appendix.
Q7. What was the total number of stop and searches for drugs (section 1 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and section 23(2) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971), where a search involved exposure of intimate parts of the body (PACE Code A 3.7)? Please provide data sorted by (self-defined) ethnic group, gender, and age. Please provide this information by filling out the Question 7 table below, which can be found in the Appendix.
Q8. What was the total number of stop and searches for drugs (section 1 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and section 23(2) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971), where a search involved exposure of intimate parts of the body (PACE Code A 3.7) and where drugs were found? Please provide data sorted by (self-defined) ethnic group, gender, and age. Please provide this information by filling out the Question 8 table below, which can be found in the Appendix.
When providing the data to answer the above questions, please confirm whether the number of more thorough searches involving exposure of intimate parts is included in the total number of more thorough searches. For example, if there were 20 ‘more thorough searches’ in the year X and 8 ‘more thorough searches involving exposure of intimate parts’ in the same year X, please confirm whether those 8 MTSEIP have already been counted in the 20 MTS
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
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Q1- Q2. Please see the tables below showing the total number of stop & search where a ‘more thorough search was conducted’ broken down by outcome and gender. Seperate tables show the total broken down by outcome and age as well as outcome and ethnicity.
Gender |
|||
Outcome |
Female |
Male |
Total |
Arrest |
1 |
3 |
4 |
NFA |
2 |
6 |
8 |
Total |
3 |
9 |
12 |
Outcome |
|||
Ethnicity |
Arrest |
NFA |
Total |
W1. White British |
4 |
8 |
12 |
Total |
4 |
8 |
12 |
Age |
||||
Outcome |
18-34 |
35-49 |
50-64 |
Total |
Arrest |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
NFA |
3 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
Total |
5 |
6 |
1 |
12 |
Q3- Q4. Please see the table below showing the total number of stop & search where an ‘intimate search was conducted’ broken down by positive outcome and gender. Seperate tables show the total broken down by positive outcome and age as well as positive outcome and ethnicity
Gender |
|||
Outcome |
Female |
Male |
Total |
Arrest |
2 |
24 |
26 |
NFA |
5 |
27 |
32 |
Positive Outcome |
0 |
3 |
3 |
Total |
7 |
54 |
61 |
Outcome |
||||
Ethnicity |
Arrest |
NFA |
Positive Outcome |
Total |
Not recorded |
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
A2. Asian Pakistani inc Asian British |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
A9. Any other Asian background |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
B9. Any other Black background |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
M1. Mixed White & Black Caribbean |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
NS. Not stated |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
W1. White British |
17 |
21 |
2 |
40 |
W2. White Irish |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
W3. White Gypsy or Irish Traveller |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
W9. Any other white background |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Total |
26 |
32 |
3 |
61 |
Age |
||||||
Outcome |
11-17 |
18-34 |
35-49 |
50-64 |
65+ |
Total |
Arrest |
1 |
19 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
26 |
NFA |
2 |
19 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
32 |
Positive Outcome |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
Total |
3 |
39 |
16 |
2 |
1 |
61 |
Q5- Q6. Please see the tables below showing the total number of stop & search for drugs where a ‘more thorough search was conducted’ broken down by outcome and gender. Seperate tables show the total broken down by outcome and age as well as outcome and ethnicity
Gender |
|||
Outcome |
Female |
Male |
Total |
Arrest |
1 |
1 |
2 |
NFA |
0 |
5 |
5 |
Total |
1 |
6 |
7 |
Outome |
|||
Ethnicity |
Arrest |
NFA |
Total |
W1. White British |
2 |
5 |
7 |
Total |
2 |
5 |
7 |
Age |
||||
Outcome |
18-34 |
35-49 |
50-64 |
Total |
Arrest |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
NFA |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
Total |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
Q7 – Q8 Please see the tables below showing the total number of stop & search for drugs where a ‘more thorough search was conducted’ broken down by positive outcome and gender. Seperate tables show the total broken down by positive outcome and age as well as positive outcome and ethnicity
Gender |
|||
Outcome |
Female |
Male |
Total |
Arrest |
2 |
22 |
24 |
NFA |
5 |
26 |
31 |
Positive Outcome |
0 |
3 |
3 |
Total |
7 |
51 |
58 |
Outcome |
||||
Ethnicity |
Arrest |
NFA |
Positive Outcome |
Total |
Not recorded |
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
A2. Asian Pakistani inc Asian British |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
A9. Any other Asian background |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
B9. Any other Black background |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
M1. Mixed White & Black Caribbean |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
NS. Not stated |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
W1. White British |
16 |
21 |
2 |
39 |
W2. White Irish |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
W9. Any other white background |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Total |
24 |
31 |
3 |
58 |
Age |
||||||
Outcome |
11-17 |
18-34 |
35-49 |
50-64 |
65+ |
Total |
Arrest |
1 |
19 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
24 |
NFA |
2 |
19 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
31 |
Positive Outcome |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
Total |
3 |
39 |
13 |
2 |
1 |
58 |
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.