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:
- Could you please tell me how many minors (under the age of 18) have been arrested in each year since 2014 for offences relating to the supply of controlled drugs? I would like this information broken down by the age of the suspect, and the type of drug involved.
- Can you also tell me how many of those have been charged, in each year? I would like this information broken down by age of the suspect, the charge, and type of drug involved.
In Response:
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 the following data has been collated by searching for all arrests where the offence description relates to the supply of drugs. The type of drug cited in the arrest is what the person was suspected of supplying at the time eg, the offence description of the arrest is 'Possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply Cocaine'. It is common for a person to be charged with a different offence to the one they were arrested for when new evidence is uncovered. Therefore the disposal of the arrest is where the disposal also relates to a drugs offence, and the disposal totals are taken from the arrest data.
1.
|
Year |
Age at arrest |
Amphetamine |
Cocaine |
Ketamine |
LSD |
MDMA |
Mephedrone |
Other |
Synthetic Cannabis |
|
2014 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
|
|
17 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
2015 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
15 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
|
|
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
17 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
|
2016 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
17 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
2017 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
|
|
2018 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
16 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
17 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
2019 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
2.
|
2014 |
Disposal Type |
Age |
Mephedrone |
Other |
|
2nd Youth Caution |
16 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
Charged
|
16 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
17 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Postal Requisition |
17 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
2015 |
Disposal Type |
Age |
Mephedrone |
Other |
|
1st Youth Caution |
16 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
Charged
|
15 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
16 |
1 |
0 |
||
|
Summons
|
15 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
16 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
17 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Youth Conditional Caution |
16 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
2016 |
Disposal Type |
Age |
Amphetamine |
Other |
|
Simple Caution |
17 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Youth Conditional Caution |
16 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
2017 |
Disposal Type |
Age |
MDMA |
Other |
|
1st Youth Caution
|
14 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
16 |
1 |
0 |
||
|
17 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
2nd Youth Caution |
16 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Charged |
16 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Postal Requisition |
17 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
Youth Conditional Caution |
16 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2018 |
Disposal Type |
Age |
Cocaine |
Other |
|
1st Youth Caution |
17 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
2nd Youth Caution |
17 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Cannabis Warning |
17 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Charged
|
16 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
17 |
0 |
2 |
||
|
Postal Requisition
|
14 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
15 |
0 |
2 |
||
|
16 |
1 |
1 |
||
|
Youth Conditional Caution |
14 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
16 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
2019 |
Disposal Type |
Age |
|
Other |
|
2nd Youth Caution |
17 |
|
1 |
|
|
Postal Requisition |
17 |
|
1 |
|
|
Youth Conditional Caution |
14 |
|
1 |
