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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 457-2023
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 28th April 2023 as follows:
Q1. Please tell me the number of recorded offences under s.15A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, sexual communication with a child, (Home Office recording code 71/17) recorded from (and including) April 1st 2022 until (and including) March 31st, 2023.
Q2. Where possible I would like to know the age and gender of the victim, broken down into age groups: 11 and under, 12-15, 16 and over.
Q3. Please tell me the age and gender of the youngest victim.
Q4. Please tell me all the forms of communication (eg. which social media or messaging platform such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Kik, TikTok etc.) that have been recorded as having been used in connection with recorded offences under s.15A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, sexual communication with a child, from (and including) April 1st 2022 , until (and including) March 31st 2023.
I suggest a table as follows:
Total number of offences |
Number of female victims |
Number of male victims |
Age and gender of the youngest victim |
Method of communication used |
Number of times each method was used |
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11 and under |
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11 and under |
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12-15 |
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12-15 |
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16 and over |
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16 and over |
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Where the number of victims is greater than zero but fewer than five, please use a * if necessary, rather than rejecting my request on the grounds of protecting personal information.
Please accept my sincere apologies for the delay in providing the response to your request and for any inconvenience this may have caused. Please find the Warwickshire Police response set out below.
Response: Information I able to provide is set out on the attached sheet. Due to low numbers, details have been provided in such a way so as to ensure that no individual can be identified, as provided in Section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act – Personal Information.
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is as accurate as possible.
Your attention is drawn to the below which details your right of complaint.
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write or email the Freedom of Information Unit quoting the reference number above.
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Officer
Freedom of Information Unit
Warwickshire Police
PO Box 4
Leek Wootton
Warwickshire
CV35 7QB