FOI 212361
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 212361
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 22nd November 2022. Please find below the response to your request:
I am looking for the data between January 2019 to January 2022
I would like you to provide, the number of arrest records held in your system, with an outcome of “charge”, with a warning marker of “suicidal” or “attempted suicide” whereby the detention type was not related to the Mental Health Act?
Could you also provide the number of arrest records held in your system with an outcome of charge with a warning marker of “suicidal” where the offence codes charged with are specific to:
a: COML032 - Cause a public nuisance
b: HY80020 - Wilful obstruction of a highway (however this relates to both highways and railways), perhaps OF61086 - Throw stone / wood / thing at train with intent to endanger may fit your criteria.
C: Public Order Act – code unknown.
Reply
The below response is based on custody records with an arrest date between 1 January 2019 – 1 January 2022, where the risk assessment question Does detainee appear to be suffering from suicidal or self-harm tendencies? has been answered Yes.
I would like you to provide, the number of arrest records held in your system, with an outcome of “charge”, with a warning marker of “suicidal” or “attempted suicide” whereby the detention type was not related to the Mental Health Act?
The number of arrest records with an outcome of charge or postal requisition with a warning marker of “suicidal” or “attempted suicide” whereby the detention type was not related to the Mental Health Act between 1 January 2019 – 1 January 2022 is 975
Could you also provide the number of arrest records held in your system with an outcome of charge with a warning marker of “suicidal” where the offence codes charged with are specific to:
a: COML032 - Cause a public nuisance
The number of arrest records with an outcome of charge or postal requisition with a warning marker of “suicidal” or “attempted suicide” whereby the detention type was not related to the Mental Health Act between 1 January 2019 – 1 January 2022 for the offence COMLO32 Cause a public nuisance is none
b: HY80020 - Wilful obstruction of a highway (however this relates to both highways and railways), perhaps OF61086 - Throw stone / wood / thing at train with intent to endanger may fit your criteria.
The number of arrest records with an outcome of charge or postal requisition with a warning marker of “suicidal” or “attempted suicide” whereby the detention type was not related to the Mental Health Act between 1 January 2019 – 1 January 2022 for the offence HY80020 Wilful obstruction of a highway or OF61086 Throw stone / wood / thing at train with intent to endanger is none
C: Public Order Act – code unknown.
The number of arrest records with an outcome of charge or postal requisition with a warning marker of “suicidal” or “attempted suicide” whereby the detention type was not related to the Mental Health Act between 1 January 2019 – 1 January 2022 for the offence PU86003 Affray is 7
The number of arrest records with an outcome of charge or postal requisition with a warning marker of “suicidal” or “attempted suicide” whereby the detention type was not related to the Mental Health Act between 1 January 2019 – 1 January 2022 for the offence PU86004 Use threatening / abusive / insulting words / behaviour with intent to cause fear of / provoke unlawful violence is 6
The number of arrest records with an outcome of charge or postal requisition with a warning marker of “suicidal” or “attempted suicide” whereby the detention type was not related to the Mental Health Act between 1 January 2019 – 1 January 2022 for the offence PU86116 Use threatening /abusive /insulting words /behaviour to cause harassment / alarm / distress is 7
The number of arrest records with an outcome of charge or postal requisition with a warning marker of “suicidal” or “attempted suicide” whereby the detention type was not related to the Mental Health Act between 1 January 2019 – 1 January 2022 for the offence PU86149 Use threatening / abusive words / behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress is 14