Cuckooing cases 534/23
FOI Reference: 534/2023
Request:
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information:
The total number of cases of "cuckooing", monthly from April 2019 to March 2023, broken down monthly.
Response:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
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Month/Year
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Number of reports of Cuckooing
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August 2019 |
1 |
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February 2020 |
1 |
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February 2021 |
1 |
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July 2021 |
1 |
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March 2021 |
1 |
Additionally, Dyfed-Powys Police can neither confirm nor deny that it holds any other information with regard to an exempt body as the duty in Section 1(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 does not apply by virtue of the following exemption:
Section 23(5) Information supplied by or concerning certain Security Bodies.
Section 23 is a class-based absolute exemption and there is no requirement to consider the public interest in this case.
Confirming or denying the existence of whether any other information is held would contravene the constrictions laid out within Section 23 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in that this stipulates a generic bar on disclosure of any information applied by, or concerning, certain Security Bodies.
It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.
Furthermore, it should also be noted that Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force's response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 29.02.2024)