Section 60 Authorisations

  • Reference Number: 3524
  • Date released: 03 January 2012

Request

Please provide the information originally requested but in respect of the Northern basic command unit only.

Please provide the following information about authorisations given under s.60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 in the last three years:

a. The number of authorisations given in each year

b. The length of time for which the authorisations were in force (e.g. the number of authorisations lasting up to 24 hours; those lasting between 25 and 48 hours; those lasting between 49 hours and 1 week; etc.)

c. The reasons for granting the authorisations (by reference to the 5 permitted reasons under s.60(1))

d. The area(s) in respect of which the authorisations were given (please provide copies of maps showing each locality or a description of each locality).

Response

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

a) 2009 4
2010 8
2011 3

b), c) & d) The available recorded information is re produced below. Although the locations are given there are no accompanying maps.

Section 60 Authority Northern

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