Dispersal Orders

12th September 2024

Our Ref: FOI2024/05463

Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Ref No: FOI2024/05463   

I write in connection with your request for information received on 6th August.  I note you seek access to the following information:

I would like the following figures on your police force’s use of dispersal orders under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, for the last two financial years (2021/22, 2022/23):

1. 1. The total number of times the power was used;
   2. The total number of arrests made under the power.

I am required by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (The Act) to handle all requests in a manner that is blind to the identity of the requestor. Any information released in response to a request is regarded as being published and therefore, in the public domain without caveat.

Response - Following enquiries with Cambridgeshire Constabulary please see our response below.

Use of dispersal orders under the ASB, Crime and Policing Act 2014          

The numerical data presented in this response is an un-audited snapshot of un-published data sourced from "live" systems and is subject to the interpretation of the original request by the individual extracting the data.