PND Notices

I write to request information under the Freedom of Information Act.

I would be grateful if you would provide details of:

1. How many Penalty Notices for Disorder were issued by your police force in the years 2007 and 2008, with the data broken down into (i) category of offence, (ii) age group of offenders i.e (a) 16-17 years old (b) 18-24 year olds and (c) over 24 year olds; and (iii) sex of offenders.

2. How many of the PND notices in those years were paid (i) at all and (ii) within the statutory timescale.

3. Of all the PNDs issued by your police force since 2004, how many individuals have been issued with more than one PND, with the data of these repeat offenders to be broken down into 3 sub categories: those who have been issued with (i) 2-3 offences, (ii) 4-5 offences; and (iii) more than 5 offences.

In accordance with section 1 (1) (b) of the Act our response is provided below;

Please note: for ease I have numbered your questions.

1. Please see the attached excel spreadsheets

PND 2007

PND 2008

2. The number paid within fixed penalty time scales were:

2007 - 1280 (58%)
2008 - 1215 (60%)

There is no information held for how many ultimately paid.

3. 2-3 offences - 572
4-5 offences - 9
5+ offences - 0

This question will not provide accurate results and this needs to be communicated to the applicant. The results will be 'undercounted' due to errors in data entry or inputting, for example, misspelling of duplicate names (eg Elliott can be spelt in different ways) or wrong DOB's or postcodes. The system is not designed for repeat offenders as when someone keeps re-offending they should be dealt with in a different way rather than being given another PND.