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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 112-2023
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 24th January 2023 as follows:
Q1. How many reports of missing unaccompanied minors who are migrants have you had in 2023?
Q2. How many of those reported missing in 2023 are still unaccounted for?
Q3. How many reports of missing unaccompanied minors who are migrants have you had in 2022?
Q4. How many of those reported missing in 2022 are still unaccounted for?
Q5. How many reports of missing unaccompanied minors who are migrants have you had in 2021?
Q6. How many of those reported missing in 2021 are still unaccounted for?
Q7. How many reports of missing unaccompanied minors who are migrants have you had in 2020?
Q8. How many of those reported missing in 2020 are still unaccounted for?
Please accept my sincere apologies for the significant 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: Please be advised that the requested information is not centrally recorded and is therefore not held in a readily retrievable format. The missing persons system (COMPACT) does not allow for an electronic search specifically for unaccompanied children who are migrants. In order to attempt to determine a response to the request, it would be necessary to individually examine each and every missing report of anyone aged under 18, to ascertain whether there was any mention of them being an unaccompanied migrant. This would equate to thousands of reports for the specified period, and therefore, the work involved in locating and retrieving the requested information would exceed the cost threshold of £450, which equates to 18 hours work at a standard rate of £25 per hour, as stated in the Freedom of Information (Fees and Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004.
In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, this letter acts as a Refusal Notice for this part of the request, and, if one part of a request exceeds the fees limit, then section 12 of the Act applies to the whole request.
In accordance with Section 16 of the Act, I have a duty to provide advice and assistance in relation to your request; however, due to the volume of records involved, I am unable to advise how your request could be revised in to one which could be carried out within the fees limit.
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