Request for information in relation to arrests and charges of rape, assault and sexual assault of a child under 13
Reference: 21024
Date Added: Thursday, August 19, 2021
Category:
Disclosure Details
Good afternoon,
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.
- Rape of a child under 13 (section 5 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003) each year since 2011.
No information held
- Assault of a child under 13 by penetration (section 6 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003) each year since 2011.
No information held
- Sexual assault of a child under 13 (section 7 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003) each year since 2011.
No information held
- The total number of arrests and charges made under the offence of rape of a child under 13 aggregated by gender each year from 2011-2021.
No information held
- The total number of arrests and charges made under the offence of assault of a child under 13 by penetration aggregated by gender each year from 2011-2021.
No information held
- The total number of arrests and charges made under the offence of sexual assault of a child under 13 aggregated by gender each year from 2011-2021.
No information held
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent (OPCC) and Gwent Police are two separate organisations. Therefore, the OPCC are not responsible for and do not hold operational policing information such as the information requested, this is the responsibility of the Chief Constable of Gwent Police. You may wish to contact Gwent Police directly to determine if they have the information requested via the following link https://www.gwent.police.uk/rqo/request/ri/request-information/rip/request-information-police/
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: http://www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/transparency/know-your-rights/your-information-rights/freedom-of-information/appeals-process/