FOI 1121-2024/25 Stolen Goods Investigations
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act please can I request the following information broken down by the following calendar years: 2017, 2018, 2019 ,2020 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
1) How many investigations have been launched into businesses for breaches of Section 22 of the Theft Act 1968. I.e. how many businesses investigated for “handling stolen goods”
2) Of those how many resulted in a charge or summons.
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Decision
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Q1. Please see the table below showing the information you have requested.
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|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
Number of crimes |
36 |
24 |
24 |
30 |
26 |
9 |
20 |
25 |
194 |
Q2. Please see the table below showing the number of the above crimes with a charged/summonsed outcome.
|
Outcomes |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
01-Charged/Summonsed |
29 |
18 |
19 |
22 |
22 |
7 |
18 |
20 |
155 |
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