- Reference Number: 2083
- Date released: 17 September 2009
Request
Quantative data relating to incidents/crimes of domestic abuse
with MALE victims only that occurred within your policing area
during the fiscal year 2008-2009, or the most recent annual figures
of such data held. Also, the resultant number of
prosecutions/convictions that occurred as a result of this same
incidents/crimes
Response
In accordance with section 1 (1) (b) of the Act our response is
provided below;
There were 845 domestic violence incidents with only male victims
during 2008/09. Of these, 440 incidents led to an arrest. To
provide prosecution/conviction data would require a manual search
of all incidents to identify the outcome of the arrests. To search
those records would it is estimated exceed the appropriate limit.
The appropriate limit is defined in the Data Protection and Freedom
of Information (Fees and Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004, which
is covered by statutory Instrument Number 3244 of 2004.
Furthermore, Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
allows a public authority to refuse to respond to a request for
information where the cost of compliance would exceed the
appropriate limit as defined by the above mentioned
regulations.
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