FOI 162510
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 162510
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 29th March 2022. Please find below the response to your request:
Each of my questions refers to Part 1 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 which introduced a civil Anti-Social Behaviour injunction Order.
For each year, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 (Jan to end of March),
how many times did the police force apply for an Antisocial Behaviour Injunction Order?
If possible - for each year, please provide a breakdown of a.) gender, b.) whether adult or youth,
c.) ethnicity of those for whom ASBIs were sought.
For each year (as above), how many times was an Antisocial Behaviour Order granted?
Again, If possible - for each year, please provide a breakdown of a.) gender, b.) whether adult
or youth, c.) ethnicity of those for whom ASBIs were granted.
For each year,
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 (Jan to end of March),
how many times did the police force apply for a committal to prison for a breach of an Antisocial
Behaviour Injunction?
For each year, please provide a breakdown of a.) gender, b.) whether adult or youth, c.) ethnicity
of those for whom a commital to court was applied for, due to breach of an ASB
How much was spent by the police force in court costs (applications, legal fees, etc) for Antisocial
Behaviour Injunctions in each year: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and (Jan to end of March)
Reply
I can confirm that West Mercia Police holds the information you have requested
One anti-social behaviour injunction has been (1) applied for and (2) granted as follows:
Ethnicity: No information held
Committal to prison for breach: N/A in this case
Costs: £900
Please note that injunctions were considered and advice provided in respect of ASBIs but in majority of cases behaviour ceased before any application was submitted to court.
With regard to the year, gender and whether the individual is a youth or adult your request for information has been considered in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the Act”), and I am not obliged to provide the information requested.
The following exemption is applicable to the information requested:
- S.40(2) – Personal information
S.40(2) is an absolute, class-based exemption and therefore there is no requirement to evidence harm or conduct a public interest test.
This exemption is engaged where disclosure of information relates to personal data of a third party or could lead to the identification of an individual, either from that information alone or combined with other information from within the Police Service or public domain. In this case, the information you are requesting is personal data of a third party.
Such a disclosure would breach an individual’s rights under the Data Protection Act 2018, in particular Article 5(1) of the UK GDPR which states that personal data shall be processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to the data subject. Such a disclosure would also be likely to breach s.8 Human Rights Act 1998 which states that everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence.
In accordance with s.17(1) of the Act, this acts as a Refusal Notice.