FOI 287567

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 287567

 

I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 27^th October 2023.  Please find below the response to your request:

 

1. On how many occasions in financial years (a) 2021/22 and (b) 2022/23 did your force send out Postal Requisition Letters informing suspects that they had been charged with an  indictable or either-way offence and giving them a date and time to appear in court.

 

2. In financial years (a) 2021/22 and (b) 2022/23, how many suspects received Postal Requisition Letters of the type described above informing them that they had been charged with:

 

(a) murder;

(b) manslaughter;

(c) adult rape;

(d) adult sexual assault;

(e) rape of a child under 13;

(f) sexual assault of a child under 13;

(g) sexual activity with a child;

(h) making an indecent image of a child;

(i) controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship;

(j) Section 2A stalking;

(k) Section 4A stalking;

(l) Section 2 harassment;

(m) Section 4 harassment;

(n) assault occasioning actual bodily harm;

(o) causing grievous bodily harm with intent;

(p) wounding;

(q) wounding with intent;

(r) being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs;

(s) conspiracy to supply a Class A drug;

(t) causing death by dangerous driving;

(u) causing death by careless driving whilst over the prescribed limit;

(v) robbery;

(w) conspiracy to commit robbery;

(x) burglary;

(y) conspiracy to commit burglary; and

(z) theft.

 

 

Reply

 

 

1. On how many occasions in financial years (a) 2021/22 and (b) 2022/23 did your force send out Postal Requisition Letters informing suspects that they had been charged with an indictable or either-way offence and giving them a date and time to appear in court.

 

Financial Year	Number of Postal Requisitions Sent to Individual Defendant
2021/22	695
2022/23	565
Total	1260

 

 

1. In financial years (a) 2021/22 and (b) 2022/23, how many suspects received Postal Requisition Letters of the type described above informing them that they had been charged with:

 

Offence	2021/22	2022/23	Total
A	0	0	0
B	0	0	0
C	7	13	20
D	31	25	56
E	1	0	1
F	15	7	22
G	40	44	84
H	16	14	30
I	8	18	26
J	3	2	5
K	0	1	1
L	29	18	47
M	3	3	6
N	73	79	152
O	3	2	5
P	13	28	41
Q	2	1	3
R	27	24	51
S	12	4	16
T	0	0	0
U	0	0	0
V	11	9	20
W	0	0	0
X	24	14	38
Y	0	2	2
Z	70	27	97
Total	388	335	723

 

Caveats:

 

• Question 1 are results for number of defendants sent a Postal Requisitions (PR).
• Question 2 results are the number of offences that have been listed in the request that are on the PR (For example 1 defendant/PR may have been charged for 2 or more of the offences listed and would count as one each in the Categories above)
• Only the specific offences listed have been added to the results (For example, does not include Supply Class A Drugs in response to Cat (R) and (S) and only Concerned and Conspire as requested)
• In addition to this the results do not show any “Attempts” for any of the Categories either.
• Results for Cat (C) includes the offences of Rape between ages 13-15.
• Cat (L) to Cat (O) include racially aggravated harassment/assault.