Warnings and Reprimands to Youths

  • Reference Number: 2351
  • Date released: 29 January 2010

Request

How many warnings, final warnings and reprimands were given out by your force to youths under 16 in 2009.

Please break the information down by offence so the response shows how many warnings, final warnings and reprimands were given out for each. Please be specific about offences, for example stating 'rape' instead of 'sexual offences'.

In your table, please also break the answer down by age, showing how many youths of each age (10 to 15) received the separate sanctions for each offence.

Response

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

Reprimands / final warnings given to 10-year-olds

Home Office Code Description Count of reprimands
Actual bodily harm and other injury 1
Handling stolen goods 1
Other theft 2
Public fear, alarm or distress 2
Sexual activity involving a child under 13 1
Shoplifting 2
Theft in a dwelling other than from automatic machine/meter 2
Grand Total 11

Reprimands / final warnings given to 11-year-olds

Home Office Code Description Count of reprimands
Actual bodily harm and other injury 2
Assault without injury on a constable 1
Criminal damage to a building other than a dwelling 3
Criminal damage to a dwelling 1
Criminal damage to a vehicle 3
Other Criminal damage 1
Other theft 1
Public fear, alarm or distress 2
Shoplifting 8
Grand Total 22

Reprimands / final warnings given to 12-year-olds

Home Office Code Description Count of reprimands
Actual bodily harm and other injury 13
Arson not endangering life 1
Assault without injury 5
Criminal damage to a building other than a dwelling 6
Criminal damage to a dwelling 3
Criminal damage to a vehicle 1
Harassment 1
Other Criminal damage 11
Other theft 4
Possession of article with blade or point 1
Public fear, alarm or distress 2
Racially or religiously aggravated actual bodily harm and other injury 2
Racially or religiously aggravated public fear, alarm or distress 1
Shoplifting 17
Theft from a vehicle 2
Theft or unauthorised taking of a pedal cycle 3
Grand Total 73

Reprimands / final warnings given to 13-year-olds

Home Office Code Description Count of reprimands
Actual bodily harm and other injury 23
Aggravated vehicle taking 1
Assault without injury 8
Assault without injury on a constable 1
Attempted burglary in a dwelling 1
Burglary in a building other than a dwelling 2
Burglary in a dwelling 2
Criminal damage to a building other than a dwelling 1
Criminal damage to a dwelling 6
Criminal damage to a vehicle 4
Handling stolen goods 1
Obscene publications etc. 1
Other Criminal damage 9
Other theft 3
Possession of article with blade or point 1
Possession of controlled drugs (cannabis) 5
Possession of other weapons 1
Public fear, alarm or distress 2
Racially or religiously aggravated criminal damage to a vehicle 1
Racially or religiously aggravated public fear, alarm or distress 2
Shoplifting 28
Theft by an employee 1
Theft in a dwelling other than from automatic machine/meter 4
Theft or unauthorised taking of a pedal cycle 3
Grand Total 111

Reprimands / final warnings given to 14-year-olds

Home Office Code Description Count of reprimands
Actual bodily harm and other injury 42
Arson not endangering life 1
Assault without injury 17
Assault without injury on a constable 1
Burglary in a building other than a dwelling 6
Criminal damage to a building other than a dwelling 3
Criminal damage to a dwelling 10
Criminal damage to a vehicle 10
Handling stolen goods 3
Other Criminal damage 17
Other Offences against the state or public order 2
Other theft 14
Possession of controlled drugs (cannabis) 11
Preserved other fraud and repealed fraud offences (pre Fraud Act 2006) 1
Public fear, alarm or distress 6
Shoplifting 41
Theft from a vehicle 3
Theft or unauthorised taking of a pedal cycle 4
Theft or unauthorised taking of motor vehicle 1
Grand Total 193

Reprimands / final warnings given to 15-year-olds

Home Office Code Description Count of reprimands
Actual bodily harm and other injury 43
Assault without injury 19
Assault without injury on a constable 1
Attempted burglary in a dwelling 1
Burglary in a building other than a dwelling 9
Criminal damage to a building other than a dwelling 8
Criminal damage to a dwelling 6
Criminal damage to a vehicle 2
Going equipped for stealing etc 1
Handling stolen goods 1
Harassment 1
Other Criminal damage 5
Other theft 16
Possession of controlled drugs (cannabis) 33
Possession of other weapons 3
Public fear, alarm or distress 10
Racially or religiously aggravated criminal damage to a dwelling 1
Sexual assault on a female child under 13 1
Sexual assault on a male child under 13 1
Shoplifting 43
Theft in a dwelling other than from automatic machine/meter 3
Theft of mail 1
Theft or unauthorised taking of a pedal cycle 6
Theft or unauthorised taking of motor vehicle 1
Threat or possession with intent to commit criminal damage 1
Trafficking in controlled drugs 1
Wounding or carrying out an act endangering life 1
Grand Total 219

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