Provision of information held by Northumbria Police made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act')
As you may be aware the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of access to information held at the time of a request, by a Public Authority (including the Police), subject to certain limitations and exemptions.
You asked:
During the period of 1 January 2015 to 1 January 2018, how many Rape offences (HOCR: 19C and 19F) were:
a) reclassified as Perverting the Course of Justice offences (HOCR: 79) or
b) cancelled and a new crime report of Perverting the Course of Justice (HOCR: 79) was raised to replace the original rape offence recorded?
[HOCR = Home Office Counting Rule]
Where possible, please provide details of the incident (redacting any identifying information); the gender and age of the individual concerned; the outcome of each incident (e.g. no action/investigation/prosecution) and the length of any potential sentence, where known.
If you can only answer part of the request, please provide partial answers.
In Response:
During the period of 1 January 2015 to 1 January 2018, how many Rape offences (HOCR: 19C and 19F) were:
a) reclassified as Perverting the Course of Justice offences (HOCR: 79) or
b) cancelled and a new crime report of Perverting the Course of Justice (HOCR: 79) was raised to replace the original rape offence recorded?
[HOCR = Home Office Counting Rule]
Where possible, please provide details of the incident (redacting any identifying information); the gender and age of the individual concerned; the outcome of each incident (e.g. no action/investigation/prosecution) and the length of any potential sentence, where known.
If you can only answer part of the request, please provide partial answers.
