FOI 79920
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 79920
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 7th May 2021. Please find below the response to your request:
Please can you provide the following information, for each of the financial years 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 (please provide the latest figures available for this financial year if entire year of data unavailable) :
- The number of arrests the force made for all offences under the Vagrancy Act 1824
- Of those, how many were made under Section 3 of the Act, and how many were under Section 4?
- The number of charges/summons the force made for all offences under the Vagrancy Act 1824
- Of those, how many were made under Section 3 of the Act, and how many were under Section 4?
- The number of cautions issued for all offences under the Vagrancy Act 1824
- Of those, how many were made under Section 3 of the Act, and how many were under Section 4?
Reply:-
The number of arrests for all offences under the Vagrancy Act 1824 for the financial years requested:
|
All Offences |
S.3 Offences |
S.4 Offences |
|
|
2015/16 |
17 |
17 |
0 |
|
2016/17 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
|
2017/18 |
29 |
24 |
5 |
|
2018/19 |
45 |
20 |
25 |
|
2019/20 |
41 |
17 |
24 |
|
2020/21 |
19 |
13 |
6 |
The number of charges for all offences under the Vagrancy Act 1824 for the financial years requested:
|
All Offences |
S.3 Offences |
S.4 Offences |
|
|
2015/16 |
13 |
13 |
0 |
|
2016/17 |
13 |
13 |
0 |
|
2017/18 |
18 |
17 |
1 |
|
2018/19 |
21 |
14 |
7 |
|
2019/20 |
23 |
12 |
11 |
|
2020/21 |
14 |
13 |
1 |
The number of cautions issued for all offences under the Vagrancy Act 1824 is:
|
All Offences |
S.3 Offences |
S.4 Offences |
|
|
2015/16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2016/17 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
2017/18 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
2018/19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2019/20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2020/21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |