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:
1.Please provide the recorded number ofpossession of a bladed article offences that have taken place where the location is a school/educational facility and where the person suspected of the offence was a child (under the age of 16) for the calendar years:
i) 2012
ii) 2013
iii) 2014
iv) 2015
v) 2016
2.Please break down point 1 by each child’s age.
3.Time permitting, please provide a break down of the outcomes of the investigations in point 1 (including number of charges/cautions e.t.c)
4. If you can provide any further breakdown about the offences - i.e. the type of bladed article or any other information - then please do include this.
We received an email from you changing your date parameters to calendar years, which we have amended as above.
In Response:
We have now had the opportunity to fully consider your request and I provide a response for your attention.
Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted with the Corporate Development Department of Northumbria Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by Northumbria Police.
I am able to disclose the located information to you as attached .
