FOI 284832
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 284832
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 13th October 2023. Please find below the response to your request:
We would like to know the total number of people who were arrested under the Vagrancy Act 1824 during the full financial years 2022/23, 2021/22, 2020/21 and 2019/20. We would also like to know for the age groups 16 -17 and 18- 25: the reasons for arrest and the frequency of each of the reasons.
Additionally, we would like to know the total number of people who were charged under the Vagrancy Act 1824 during the full financial years 2022/23, 2021/22, 2020/21 and 2019/20. We would also like to know for the age groups 16 -17 and 18- 25: the subject of charges and frequency of the each of the charges.
We would like the responses to our requests to be age segmented.
Freedom of Information request:
We kindly request the information in the query below.
We are requesting data for:
- Annual total: 1st April 2022 – 31st March 2023
- Annual total: 1st April 2021 – 31st March 2022
- Annual total: 1st April 2020 – 31st March 2021
- Annual total: 1st April 2019 – 31st March 2020
Additionally, we are requesting the data to be age segmented in to the following groups:
- 16 - 17
- 18 - 25
- 26 - 35
- 36 - 45
- 46 - 55
- 56 - 65
- 66+
Reply
- We would like to know the total number of people who were arrested under the Vagrancy Act 1824 during the full financial years 2022/23, 2021/22, 2020/21 and 2019/20. We would also like to know for the age groups 16 -17 and 18- 25: the reasons for arrest and the frequency of each of the reasons.
|
|
Reason for Arrest |
|
|
|
|
Financial Year |
Begging |
Found on enclosed premises |
Indecent Exposure |
Grand Total |
|
19/20 |
22 |
10 |
46 |
78 |
|
16-17 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
|
18-25 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
17 |
|
26-35 |
8 |
0 |
12 |
20 |
|
36-45 |
10 |
4 |
8 |
22 |
|
46-55 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
56-65 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
66+ |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
20/21 |
8 |
9 |
52 |
69 |
|
16-17 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
18-25 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
15 |
|
26-35 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
17 |
|
36-45 |
6 |
0 |
11 |
17 |
|
46-55 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
|
56-65 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
|
66+ |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
21/22 |
2 |
2 |
48 |
52 |
|
16-17 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
18-25 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
|
26-35 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
|
36-45 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
14 |
|
46-55 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
14 |
|
56-65 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
|
66+ |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
22/23 |
5 |
0 |
49 |
54 |
|
18-25 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
|
26-35 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
8 |
|
36-45 |
4 |
0 |
11 |
15 |
|
46-55 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
|
56-65 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
|
66+ |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
Grand Total |
37 |
21 |
195 |
253 |
- Additionally, we would like to know the total number of people who were charged under the Vagrancy Act 1824 during the full financial years 2022/23, 2021/22, 2020/21 and 2019/20. We would also like to know for the age groups 16 -17 and 18- 25: the subject of charges and frequency of the each of the charges.
|
Charge Data |
19/20 |
20/21 |
21/22 |
22/23 |
Grand Total |
|
18-25 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
|
Begging |
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
Indecent Exposure |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
|
26-35 |
13 |
11 |
1 |
3 |
28 |
|
Begging |
8 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
Indecent Exposure |
5 |
11 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
|
36-45 |
13 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
29 |
|
Begging |
8 |
6 |
|
|
14 |
|
Found on enclosed Premises |
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Indecent Exposure |
3 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
13 |
|
46-55 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
1 |
16 |
|
Begging |
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
Indecent Exposure |
1 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
14 |
|
56-65 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
|
Indecent Exposure |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
|
66+ |
1 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
Indecent Exposure |
1 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
Grand Total |
35 |
32 |
18 |
13 |
98 |