- Reference Number: 1987
- Date released: 14 August 2009
Request
- In 2002/03, 2005/06 and 2008/09, how much, if anything, did
your force spend on jury protection?
- In 2002/03, 2005/06 and 2008/09, how many officers were
involved in jury protection? If possible please describe to what
extent each officer was involved (eg hours)
- How many cases of jury 'tampering', 'harassment, 'nobbling' or
similar did your force record in 2002/03, 2005/06 and 2008/09?
- In 2002/03, 2005/06 and 2008/09, how much did your force spend
on witness protection, and how many officers were involved? Please
specify if this was via a dedicated unit or ad-hoc
arrangements. If possible please describe to what extent
each officer was involved (eg hours).
Response
In accordance with section 1 (1) (b) of the Act our response is
provided below;
Please note: for ease I have numbered your questions. Our
response is unique to your force and should not be used as a
comparison with other forces.
Question 1
There is no information held.
Question 2
There is no information held.
Question 3
Please see the attached excel spreadsheet. Please note, Police
forces only record offences of jury tampering, harassment, nobbling
or similar as Witness intimidation under Section 51 of the Criminal
Justice and Public Order Act 1994.
Juror Witness Intimidation
| Home Office Subcode |
Home Office Subcode Description |
2002-03 |
2005-06 |
2008-09 |
| 079/01 |
Attempting to Pervert the Course of Public Justice (Fabrication
of false evidence, cause person to be wrongly convicted,
interference with witness, other than in 79/2 & 79/3
below) |
59 |
52 |
31 |
| 079/02 |
Intimidating a juror or witness or person assisting in
investigation of offence |
68 |
170 |
52 |
| 079/03 |
Harming or threatening to harm a witness, juror or person
assisting in investigation |
1 |
12 |
1 |
| 079/04 |
Intimidating or intending to intimidate a witness |
0 |
0 |
79 |
| 079/05 |
Harming or threatening to harm a witness |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| |
Total |
128 |
234 |
166 |
Question 4
April 2008 - March 2009 £ 10,482.47, April 2005 - March 2006 £
34,201.42, 2002/03 There is no information held.
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