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:
Can I please request this information for each of these financial years: 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, and 2021/21 from the start of the financial year 2020 to 10 Sept 2020:
- The number of arrests the force made for offences under the Vagrancy Act 1824
- The number of charges the force made for offences under the Vagrancy Act 1824
- The number of warnings issued for offences under the Vagrancy Act 1824
- The number of fixed penalty notices issued for offences under the Vagrancy Act 1824
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 both the Corporate Development Department and Fixed Penalty Unit of Northumbria Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held, in part, by Northumbria Police.
I am able to disclose the located information to you as follows.
The results for this request were obtained by the following offences which were identified under the Vagrancy Act 1824
- Resisting or obstructing constables
- Offences by prostitutes: Second conviction as an idle and disorderly person
- Begging, wandering abroad or being in any street etc.; begging or gathering alms or causing or procuring any child so to do
- Sleeping out. Wandering abroad and lodging in any barn, outside deserted or unoccupied building or in the open-air etc.
- Being on enclosed premises for an unlawful purpose
- Other offences (against Vagrancy Acts) -second conviction as an idle and disorderly person
- Wandering abroad and exposing fortunes
- Collecting alms or endeavouring to procure charitable contributions by fraudulent pretence
- Pretending or professing to tell fortunes
- Peddlers; trading prostitutes; begging alms; idle and disorderly persons
1. Begging, wandering abroad or being in any street etc; begging or gathering alms or causing or procuring any child so to do
|
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
|
11 |
12 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
Being on enclosed premises for an unlawful purpose
|
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
|
35 |
8 |
17 |
10 |
2 |
2. Being on enclosed premises for an unlawful purpose
|
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
|
6 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3. None.
4. No information held. This is not an offence for which a FPN would be issued.
