Quickly exit this site by pressing the Escape key Leave this site
We use some essential cookies to make our website work. We’d like to set additional cookies so we can remember your preferences and understand how you use our site.
You can manage your preferences and cookie settings at any time by clicking on “Customise Cookies” below. For more information on how we use cookies, please see our Cookies notice.
Your cookie preferences have been saved. You can update your cookie settings at any time on the cookies page.
Your cookie preferences have been saved. You can update your cookie settings at any time on the cookies page.
Sorry, there was a technical problem. Please try again.
This site is a beta, which means it's a work in progress and we'll be adding more to it over the next few weeks. Your feedback helps us make things better, so please let us know what you think.
Request
1) Whether your force has a SPOC (Single Point of Contact) to deal with/advise on stalking allegations
2) If so, how long the SPOC has been in post (specifically the role of SPOC on stalking – not their wider job as a whole)
3) The force’s total number of SPOCs for stalking (if the number is greater than one)
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.
1) North Yorkshire Police (NYP) has 2 dedicated Police Officer SPOCs to offer investigative advice and 2 Police Staff dedicated Stalking Victims officers to offer safeguarding advice. NYP do not have dedicated SPOCs who deal with Stalking Investigations, these are dealt with by Command based Officers.
2) The dedicated Police Officers have been in post for 8 months
3) NYP has a Stalking Support Team of four (detailed above) who are able to advise and offer guidance on stalking allegations county wide.
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.