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Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I would like to request data regarding burglaries in which heat-based tools (commonly referred to as “Blowtorch burglaries”) were used or suspected. I request the following information: 1) Attempted burglary reports involving use of a blowtorch/cutting torch/oxyacetylene in your area: o Data shown annually from 1st January 2015 to 31st December 2025 o Whether the target was commercial or residential. o Whether any areas were flagged internally as repeated targets o Whether there was fire service involvement o The number of incidents resulting in a charge or no suspect identified 2) Whether the force has produced any internal assessments, profiles or briefings relating specifically to burglaries involving heat-based tools during this period 3) Any footage of blowtorch burglary attempts that can be shared, no personal data required. If my request is denied in whole or in part, I ask that you justify all deletions by reference to the act. If the exact data requested is not held, please provide the closest available proxy or explain what information is held instead.
Published: 11 February 2026
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Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act. For the last 3 full calendar years (2023/24/25) and for as much of 2026 as possible please can you supply: 1. The number of pupils found in school with a weapon or dangerous implement. Please break down according to primary/secondary school. 2. The number and type of weapons or dangerous implements seized from schools. Please break down according to primary/secondary. 3. The number and age of school pupils charged with offences relating to possession of a weapon or dangerous implement. 4. The number who were then prosecuted in court, given a caution or no further action was taken. 5. Of those who were prosecuted, the type of punishment handed down.
Published: 10 February 2026
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I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act. Please could you provide me with details on the following data surrounding upskirting, under the Voyeurism (Offences) Act 2019: 1. How many incidents of upskirting were reported to your police force in each of the years 2019-2025, broken down by calendar year 2. How many incidents resulted in an arrest and/or charge? 3. Can you provide data on the approximate age of the victim at the time of the offence (20s, 30s, 40s etc) in each of the years 2019 - 2025? Many thanks
Published: 10 February 2026
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Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information Please consider this email a request under the provisions of the FOIA. I am conducting independent research into the public perception of the nationalities of suspects of Child Sexual Abuse. This request feeds into this research. The request (1) The number of suspects of relevant* child sexual offences sorted by nationality, including 'Unknown' if not linked. (2) The number of suspects of relevant* child sexual offences sorted by ethnicity, including 'Unknown' if not linked. *Relevant are any of the following offences: 017/14 Assault on a male child under 13 by penetration 017/16 Sexual assault on a male child under 13 019/07 Rape of a female aged under 16 019/09 Rape of a male aged under 16 019/11 Attempted rape of a female aged under 16 019/13 Attempted rape of a male aged under 16 019/16 Rape of a female child under 13 by a male 019/17 Rape of a male child under 13 by a male 019/18 Attempted rape of a female child under 13 by a male 019/19 Attempted rape of a male child under 13 by a male 020/04 Assault of a female child under 13 by penetration 020/06 Sexual assault of a female child under 13 You may consider other offences, or less offences. If that is so, please specify that in your response to ensure the figures can be reported on correctly. For nationality, if you're not able to export per individual nationality, you could perhaps consider searching for the 'British' nationality, then providing the figure for 'British', 'Non-british' and 'Unknown'. If you have any questions or require clarification, please do let me know. Desired Format Please return the data in table format, ideally copied in plain text onto the body of an email. Please avoid attachments if you can.
Published: 10 February 2026
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I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I would like to request the following data: 1. The number of recorded crimes involving electric bicycles (e-bikes) for each year from 2019 to the most recent available year. 2. A breakdown of the types of crimes in which e-bikes were involved (e.g. theft, robbery, assault, drug offences, etc.). 3. If available, a breakdown of this data by town or local policing area within your jurisdiction. 4. Any internal assessments or reports regarding the rise or trend in e-bike-related crimes over this period. Please provide the information in a machine-readable format (e.g. Excel, CSV, or PDF). If this request exceeds the cost limit, I would be grateful if you could advise on how it might be refined to stay within the limit.
Published: 8 October 2025
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I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. For each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 to date, please provide: 1. The number of individuals arrested under: * Section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act 1988 * Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 * Offences created by the Online Safety Act 2023 (including but not limited to cyberflashing, threatening communications, false communications, and epilepsy trolling offences) 1. Where available, please also provide the outcome of these arrests (e.g. charged, cautioned, released with no further action). If any part of this request exceeds the cost limit, please provide the information you can supply within the statutory limit.
Published: 23 September 2025
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I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from your police databases. Please may you provide me with: * The number of arrests your force has made under Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 and Section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act 1988. Can this data be broken down by calendar year, from 2017 to the most recent available year. Please provide the information in Excel format. If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request. If you can identify any ways that my request could be refined I would be grateful for any further advice and assistance. If you have any queries please don't hesitate to contact me via email or phone and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for and discuss the request, my details are outlined below.
Published: 23 September 2025
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This is a Freedom of Information Act request How many community resolution orders have been issued for each of the last three years? Please can a breakdown of the offences committed be given? If going into detail is too time-consuming for an FOI request then please use categories. Ie, indecent exposure could become sexual offences, or ABH to violent crime. Does the force hold information of the nationality or asylum status of people handed community resolution orders? If so please provide the number of asylum seekers handed resolution orders for each year / a nationality breakdown for each year. If nationality or asylum status information is held, please also include what offences have been committed by asylum seekers or by nationality. Eg sexual offences, violent crimes.
Published: 23 September 2025
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Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following data.... 1. A yearly breakdown of the total number of cars reported as stolen in your policing area during the periods: 1. * 1st April 2022 - March 31st 2023 * 1st April 2023 - March 31st 2024 * 1st April 2024 - March 31st 2025 2. A yearly breakdown of the total number of thefts from a vehicle reported in your policing area during the periods: * 1st April 2022 - March 31st 2023 * 1st April 2023 - March 31st 2024 * 1st April 2024 - March 31st 2025
Published: 23 September 2025
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The purpose of this request is to gather data on the number of arrests linked to the distribution, sale or possession of illegal or otherwise unregulated weight loss drugs or products (e.g. those not licensed for use in the UK). This request also covers cases where otherwise licensed weight loss products are being distributed, supplied, or administered by individuals or businesses not legally authorised to do so (e.g. beauty salons or unlicensed practitioners). Specifically, I am seeking information on the following from January 2024 up until the most recent month available, e.g. August 2025: 1. The total number of arrests or recorded offences in relation to the alleged distribution, supply, or possession of illegal or unregulated weight loss drugs and/or products - including cases where licensed products are distributed, supplied, or administered by individuals or businesses not legally authorised to do so (e.g. salons or unlicensed practitioners). 2. The current number of ongoing investigations into the distribution, supply, or possession of such weight loss drugs and/or products - including where the seller or administrator is not licensed to do so. For clarity, I understand that cases may be recorded under a variety of descriptions or codes. To assist in locating the requested information, the following keywords and terms may be relevant: "GLP-1", "weight loss", "slimming", "Mounjaro", "Ozempic", "Wegovy", "Retatrutide", "Semgalutide", etc. Possible offence categories (examples, not exhaustive): Administering a poison (e.g. Offences Against the Person Act 1861, s.23/s.24), supplying a prescription-only medicine (Human Medicines Regulations 2012), or supplying an unauthorised medicine (Human Medicines Regulations 2012). If you use internal classification codes for recording such incidents, please apply those that most closely relate to the above offences. I confirm that I am not seeking any personal or identifying information about individuals involved in these cases. I would like you to provide the information in the following format: Please provide the information in electronic format, preferably as an Excel spreadsheet or CSV file. Please avoid sending PDFs or Word documents if possible. If you are unable to provide the specified information: If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request. If you are unable to provide the specified information exactly as requested, please provide any data you have that is relevant to the request and explain why the other information cannot be provided. If you have any questions or require further clarification, please contact me, preferably via email at: courtney.cole@journalistic.org or by phone at 07596385095. I appreciate your assistance with this request and look forward to your response within the statutory timeframe of 20 working days (by 30th of September 2025).
Published: 22 September 2025
