Outcome 21 - 1248/19

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. How many times has 'Outcome 21' been used across your force?

a. How many were female?

b. How many were male?

2.How many of those 'Outcome 21s' relate to 'Youth Produced Sexual Imagery' (Sexting by Under 18s)?

a. How many were female?

b. How many were male?

3. How many of those Outcome 21s (relating to Youth Produced Sexual Imagery) involved 10 - 17 year olds?

a. How many were female?

b. How many were male?

4. How many overall reports of crimes relating to Youth Produced Sexual Imagery (sexting by under 18s) have been made?

a. How many were female?

b. How many were male?

5. How many children, those aged between 10 - 17, were charged with the offence of 'Possession of an indecent photograph or pseudo photograph of a child, Criminal Justice Act 1998 – section 160(1)'

a. How many were male?

b. How many were female?

6. How many children, those aged between 10 - 17, were charged with the offence of 'Taking, making, distributing and sharing an indecent photograph or pseudo photograph of a child, Protection of Children Act 1978 – section 1(1)'

a, How many were male?

b. How many were female?

In Response:

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 follows.

It should be noted that Outcome 21 is a crime outcome, rather than an outcome given to an offender.  The information provided is therefore a count of  crimes with this outcome, and then a gender breakdown of suspects as part of that crime.  These were suspects at some point during an investigation but will have had no action taken against them given the Outcome 21.

We have provided 2 totals for Q1 - Q4.  Outcome 21 is a crime outcome rather than an outcome given to an offender, so therefore we have provided a count of crimes with this outcome and then a gender breakdown of the suspects named as part of that crime.  These suspects were named at some point during the investigation but will have had no action taken against them given the Outcome 21.

For "Youth Produced Sexual Imagery", included are all offences under HO Codes 086/02 Take, permit to be taken or to make distribute or publish indecent photographs or pseudo - photographs of children or 086/10 Possession of an indecent photograph or pseudo-photograph  where the offender was under 18.

With all the above noted please see the attached.