FOI 242363
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 242363
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 13th April 2023. Please find below the response to your request:
- For each of the last three financial years (20/21), (21/22) and (22/23) please state how many juveniles (children aged UNDER 18) you arrested on suspicion of having committed a firearms offence.
- For the (22/23) year please provide a grid showing the number of arrests for each individual age from 10 to 17 inclusive.
By "firearms offences" I mean the following crimes with their Home Office coding:
- 10A Possession of firearms with intent,
- 10B Possession of firearms offences,
- 81.3 Other firearms offences
- 115 Firearms Act offences
- 81.1 and 81.2 Firearms Offence
For each case where a sanction was imposed please detail what this sanction was.
Reply
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Number of Under 18s Arrested on Suspicion of Having Committed a Firearms Offence |
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2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
Total |
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Possession of Firearms Offences |
7 |
6 |
16 |
29 |
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Possession of Firearms with intent |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
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Total |
7 |
8 |
20 |
35 |
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Number of Under 18s Arrested on Suspicion of Having Committed a Firearms Offence 2022/23 by Age |
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14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
Total |
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Possession of Firearms Offences |
1 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
16 |
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Possession of Firearms with intent |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
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Total |
2 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
20 |
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Custody Disposals* |
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2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
Total |
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Bail to Police Station |
1 |
3 |
14 |
18 |
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Community Resolution |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Detention Refused |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
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Refused Charge (NFA) |
4 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
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Reported for Process |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Youth Caution |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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Total |
7 |
8 |
20 |
35 |
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* as at 25/04/2023 |
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