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Request
My request relates to police use of new powers to police protests, passed in the Public Order Act 2023.
The list of offence codes 2023 has not been updated to include the new powers, so I am using the section name in the legislation to define each law.
Please note my request has six parts.
Q1. Between 03/05/2023 and 28/11/2024, how many arrests has your force made under Part One, Section One of the Public Order Act 2023 - the offence of locking on.
For each arrest, please provide the ethnicity of the suspect. Please provide these as totals (e.g. White British = 5; Black Caribbean = 2).
Q2. Between 03/05/2023 and 28/11/2024, how many arrests has your force made under Part One, Section two of the Public Order Act 2023 - offence of being equipped for locking on.
For each arrest, please provide the ethnicity of the suspect. Please provide these as totals (e.g. White British = 5; Black Caribbean = 2).
Q3. Between 02/07/2023 and 28/11/2024, how many arrests has your force made under Part One, Section six of the Public Order Act 2023 - obstruction of major transport works.
For each arrest, please provide the ethnicity of the suspect. Please provide these as totals (e.g. White British = 5; Black Caribbean = 2).
Q4. Between 02/07/2023 and 28/11/2024, how many arrests has your force made under Part One, Section seven of the Public Order Act 2023 - interfering with use or operation of key infrastructure.
For each arrest, please provide the ethnicity of the suspect. Please provide these as totals (e.g. White British = 5; Black Caribbean = 2).
Q5. Between 20/12/2023 and 28/11/2024, how many times has your force used stop and search without suspicion powers allowed for under Section 11 - powers to stop and search without suspicion, of the Public Order Act 2023?
For each use of the powers, please provide the ethnicity of the suspect. Please provide these as totals (e.g. White British = 5; Black Caribbean = 2).
Q6. Between 20/12/2023 and 28/11/2024, how many arrests has your force made under Part One, Section 14 of the Public Order Act 2023 - offences relating to Section 11.
For each arrest, please provide the ethnicity of the suspect. Please provide these as totals (e.g. White British = 5; Black Caribbean = 2).
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 some of the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.
Q1. None.
Q2. 22. Please note that ethnicity is not mandatorily recorded, however, where this is recorded this is provided below:
White British – 1, Not Recorded – 21.
Q3. None.
Q4. 21. As above, ethnicity is not mandatorily recorded, however, where this is recorded this is provided below.
White British - 1, Not Recorded - 20.
Q5. 8.
White British – 7, Black or Black British – 1.
Q6. We are unable to find an offence code matching the information you have requested.
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.