FOI 227913
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 227913
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 8th February 2023. Please find below the response to your request:
Please could I request the incident summary / current summary / modus operandi summary (or whatever your force calls the equivalent) of the 10 most recent offences of keeping a brothel, and the outcome of each. Please redact any identifying personal or identifying information.
By the offence of 'keeping a brothel' I mean to include any of the following offences (and any other similar ones I may have missed):
Conspire To Manage / Assist In Management Of A Brothel
Keep / Manage A Brothel Used For Prostitution
Keep A Brothel
Manage / Assist In Management Of A Heterosexual Brothel
Permit Use Of Premises As A Brothel
Reply
West Mercia Police hold 2 records relevant to your request within the timescale that has been requested
|
Anonymised Crime Reference Number |
Created Date |
Incident Summary |
Outcome Type |
Primary Full Offence Title |
|
CR001 |
2018 |
sex workers have based themselves within this flat during this time and advertised their services via a website The website profile has offered sexual services |
Type 18 - Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified. Crime Investigated As Far As Reasonably Possible-Case Closed Pending Further Investigative Opportunities Becoming Available |
Keeping a brothel used for prostitution |
|
CR002 |
2019 |
premises was being used as a brothel. |
Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
Sexual Offences Act 1956 , Keeping a brothel |
The above has been redacted using the below exemption
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.
In accordance with s.17(1) of the Act, this acts as a Refusal Notice for some of the detail of this request.