FOI Community Resolutions for Sexual Offences (0603-2022/23)
Request
Q1. The number of community resolutions administered to dispose of allegations of sexual offences.
Please note that I am aware that the number of community resolutions administered per year only started being recorded following the amendments to the crime outcomes framework in April 2013, so the first published figures will be in March 2014.
Q2. If the data is held, please provide a breakdown of the figures given in response to question 1 by categories of sexual offences. For example, whether those allegations related:
- Rape
- Assault by penetration
- Sexual assault
- Sexual activity with a child
- Child sexual abuse (such as the offences under ss.10-15A and 17-19 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003)
- Sexual exploitation of a child
- Exposure
- Voyeurism
I also write to request the following document: - your Community Resolution Policy.
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
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you.
Q1. Please see the below table which shows the number of community resolution outcomes for sexual offences, broken down by year. Please note, the figures are from 23 February 2012 to 24 October 2022.
|
Year |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Total |
|
Total |
8 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
13 |
3 |
12 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
64 |
Q2. Please see the below table which shows the number of community resolution outcomes for sexual offences, broken down by offence. Please note, the figures are from 23 February 2012 to 24 October 2022.
|
Offence |
Total |
|
Exposure And Voyeurism |
8 |
|
Sexual Activity Involving A Child Under 13 |
10 |
|
Sexual Activity Involving Child Under 16 |
14 |
|
Sexual Assault On A Female Aged 13 And Over |
21 |
|
Sexual Assault On A Female Child Under 13 |
4 |
|
Sexual Assault On A Male Aged 13 And Over |
6 |
|
Sexual Assault On A Male Child Under 13 |
1 |
|
Total |
64 |
Q3. The information you have requested is published on the North Yorkshire Police website under the following link
I have therefore decided to exempt providing you with a response 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.