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:
Please could provide the following information for the calendar years 2016, 2017, 2018 and for the period 1st January 2019 to 15th July 2019:
- The number of reported incidents involving electric scooters (i.e. the term "electric scooter", "e-scooter", "Segway", "hoverboard" or "self-balancing scooter" is mentioned in the MO field of an incident report)
- If it is within the time/cost limit set by the FOI Act, a brief description of each reported incident listed in your answer to question 1.
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 attached.
Electric Scooters -908/19
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FOI 908-19.pdf