Request for incidents in car parks in Gwent.
Reference: 19024
Date Added: Tuesday, March 3, 2020
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Question
Under the freedom of information act, I would like to know the following. Please break down the figures by year, for the past five years.
1. How many car accidents / damages to vehicles in your local car parks have there been in the last five years?
2. How many thefts have been reported in car parks in your area in the last 5 years?
3. How many 'other' crimes crimes such as assaults (human) have been reported in your area in the last 5 years in local car parks?
Answer
Thank you for your recent request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Two duties are placed on public authorities under Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Notwithstanding applicable exemptions, the first duty at, Section 1(1) (a), is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held. The second duty at, Section1 (1) (b), is to disclose information that has been confirmed as being held. Under the provisions of those sections of the FOIA, we can confirm that the information you seek is not held by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent. Please find response below.
Under the freedom of information act, I would like to know the following. Please break down the figures by year, for the past five years.
1. How many car accidents / damages to vehicles in your local car parks have there been in the last five years?
No information held
2. How many thefts have been reported in car parks in your area in the last 5 years?
No information held
3. How many 'other' crimes crimes such as assaults (human) have been reported in your area in the last 5 years in local car parks?
No information held
Thanks - please provide the responses in an Excel spreadsheet if possible.
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent (OPCC) and Gwent Police are two separate organisations. The OPCC are not responsible for and do not hold operational policing information, this is the responsibility of the Chief Constable of Gwent Police so you may wish to submit your request, as well as any others that request operational policing information, directly to them at the following link: foi@gwent.pnn.police.uk
The Freedom of Information Act is a public disclosure regime, not a private regime. Any information disclosed under the Act is thereafter deemed to be in the public domain, and therefore freely available to the general public and will be published on the OPCC website.
I hope this information is satisfactory to your request however, should you feel dissatisfied with this response or the way in which your request was handled, information on the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent FOI Appeals Procedure can be found on our website: www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/transparency/know-your-rights/your-information-rights/freedom-of-information/appeals-process/