Possession of Weapons

1. How many people aged 18 or under were cautioned or charged for possession of drugs in Macclesfield and Wilmlsow in 2008, 2009, 2010 (please supply the number of cautions and charges for each year individually)? I would also like these figures to be broken down by the neighbourhood policing areas in which the offences occurred.

2. How many people aged 11 or under were cautioned or charged for possession of drugs in Macclesfield and Wilmslow in 2008, 2009, 2010 (please supply the number of cautions and charges for each year individually)? I would also like these figures to be broken down by the neighbourhood policing areas in which the offences occurred.

3.a. For 2008, 2009 and 2010 what was the age of the youngest person cautioned or charged for possession of drugs in Macclesfield - and separately, the youngest in Wilmslow (please supply the ages of the youngest person for each of the three years individually)?

b. What was the drug and class of drug in question in each of these cases?

c. In which neighbourhood policing area did each offence take place?

** Please take ‘neighbourhood policing area’ to refer to the following areas, as outlined on GMP’s website: MAcclesfeld Town and the surrounding wards of Bollington and Rainow, Disley, Poynton, Prestbury, Gawsworth, Henbury and Sutton.

For Wilmlsow, they are Colshaw Farm, Styal, Alderley Edge, Lacey Green, Handforth, Morley & Styal, Hough, Fulshaw, and Dean Row.

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

Please see FOI 3191 Macclesfield & Wilmslow