Information Rights
Bedfordshire Police Headquarters,
Woburn Road, Kempston,
Bedford, MK43 9AX
Telephone: 01234 842547
Email: foi@herts.pnn.police.uk
28th August 2019
REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 Ref No: FOI2019/04969
I write in connection with your request for information received on 2nd August. I note you seek access to the following information:
The number of reports of the “offence of having article with blade or point on school premises” where the suspect was under 18.
Please provide figures for the 2018/19 academic year (1 September to 31 July), broken down by age of suspect and local authority area.
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
Cambridgeshire Constabulary have conducted a search of our crime recording system and the data provided is based on the date the crime was created on the system where the offence is: “Having an article with a blade or point on school premises” and the suspect’s age is 17 or under or incomplete.
Bladed articles on school premises
| Number of crimes and age |
8 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
16 |
Age not identified |
| South Cambs |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Peterborough |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| Cambridge City |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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.
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter please do not hesitate to contact me quoting the above reference number.
Yours sincerely
Information Rights Team
Cambridgeshire & Hertfordshire Constabulary provides you the right to request an independent review of this response under its review procedure. If you require such a review you must notify us within two months from the date of this letter. After lodging a complaint with Cambridgeshire & Hertfordshire Constabulary if you are still dissatisfied with the decision you may make an application to the Information Commissioner. For information on how to make a complaint please visit ICO.org.uk or contact them on 0303 123 1113.