2023/25961 - Coercive control
REQUEST
Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000, I want to request the following information:
- The number of coercive control offences recorded by your police force where the alleged victim was in the following age ranges:
- a) 11-15
- b) 16-24
Please provide breakdown by year – 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, with year starting in April, ending in March the following year. For 2023, please provide figures to date.
- The number of coercive control offences recorded by your police force where the alleged suspect was in the following age ranges:
- a) 11-15
- b) 16-24
Please provide breakdown by year – 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, with year starting in April, ending in March the following year. For 2023, please provide figures to date.
Of these offences from q2, please provide a breakdown of outcomes (charged, cautioned, no further action etc) for the following years - 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, with year starting in April, ending in March the following year. For 2023, please provide figures to date.
The Home Office “Domestic Abuse -Statutory Guidance” July 2022 (p23), states:
“In responding to cases of abuse involving those under 18, child safeguarding procedures should be followed.”
Of cases of coercive control where both the victim and perpetrator are under 18:
- a) how many referrals were made by the police to children’s social services or a multi-agency forum? Please provide a breakdown for the following years - 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, with year starting in April, ending in March the following year. For 2023, please provide figures to date.
If this FOI exceeds the limit, then please provide as much information as possible before the limit is exceeded, prioritising the questions in the following order - 1,2 and 3.
FOLLOW UP
I have an additional query regarding the data you sent back. It applies to Q3 regarding outcomes. I have sent FOIs to different police forces and they have all listed outcomes in slightly different ways/different wording, so for consistency and accuracy I’m checking that all outcomes refer to the same thing across police forces.
What outcome code does “cancelled/transferred” refer to?