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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NOs: West Mercia Police 11881 and Warwickshire Police 11882
I write in connection with your requests for information which were received on 21st May 2019. Please find below the responses to your requests for West Mercia Police and Warwickshire Police information:
Q1) How many members of so-called paedophile hunting groups were arrested by your force in the listed years below for activities relating to “paedophile hunting”?
Q2) How many of those individuals in Q1 were charged by your force in the listed years below, and what were the charges in each case?
Please could I have the details for the calendar years 2016, 2017, and 2018.
REPLY:
West Mercia Police 11881
Offence |
Year |
|
|
|
Outcome |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
Grand Total |
Assault with injury |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
Caution - adults |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
Other Offences (Against The State And Public Order) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Charge/summons |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Public Fear, Alarm or Distress |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
Named Suspect identified: evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim does not support (or has withdrawn support from) police action |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
Grand Total |
0 |
9 |
1 |
10 |
Warwickshire Police 11882
NIL Response