FOI Non-Fatal Strangulation (48-2024/25)

Request

Q1. In the dates between 7 June 2022 and 12 April 2024, has your force investigated the following offences: Home Office code 008/77 Non fatal strangulation and suffocation.
For each offence, please provide:
(a) How many times your force has investigated the offence
(b) Whether the investigation led to a charge or summons
Q2. Has your force received training on the two offences
Home Office code 008/77 Non fatal strangulation and suffocation.
Please provide a Y/N answer.

Q3. If the answer to Q2 is "yes", please provide:
(a) How many serving police officers have received the training
(b) Copies of the training materials used

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.

Q1a. Please see the table below which details the number of non-fatal strangulation crimes recorded and investigated by North Yorkshire Police from 07 June 2022 to 12 April 2024, broken down by year.

Year	Count
2022	201
2023	247
2024	50
Total	498

Q1b. Please see the table below which details the number of recorded charges for non-fatal strangulation crimes recorded by North Yorkshire Police from 07 June 2022 to 12 April 2024, broken down by year.

Outcome	2022	2023	2024	Total
01-Charged/Summonsed	37	43	5	85

Q2. Yes

Q3a. Due to the way in which the training is provided we are not able to provide the exact number of officers who have received the training, however I have provided the below information to assist in your request.

10/06/2022 – A force-wide briefing on The Source (Non-Fatal Strangulation: New offence effective immediately) detailing the introduction of the NFS offence effective from 07/06/2022

02/05/2023 – A further force-wide briefing on The Source (Non-Fatal Strangulation (NFS) and Suffocation Offence – Domestic Abuse Act 2021) reminding staff of the offence and providing some tips

June 2023 – Input on NFS to student officers on the Safeguarding Week (60 students in total)

07/06/2022 – 23/04/2024 – NYP Domestic Abuse Co-ordinator delivered training around NFS to 165 student officers, across 8 cohorts during their initial police training as part of either the PCDA or DHEP entry programmes.

Q3b. Please see the attached document which shows the training materials used by North Yorkshire Police. I can confirm that there is no further information held by North Yorkshire Police.

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.