11261 - Home office & immigration referrals

I write in connection with your request for information received in this office on 28^th January.  I note you seek the following:

I am requesting this information on behalf of Amnesty International UK, to help us understand the number of women in the UK who after reporting domestic abuse to local police, had their information shared with The Home Office or Immigration Enforcement.

1. The number of women that reported domestic abuse related incidents or offences.
2. In 2019 to date; and
3. In any of the previous five calendar years
4. Please disaggregate this data by those who were British citizens and those who were not.

Having made enquiries within the Force this information if held is not something we provide as a matter of course to the Home office/Immigration enforcement. However if this information of this nature came to light in an investigation there is a possibility that this could be made available to the Home Office/Immigration Enforcement although to our knowledge we have had none in the time scale specified.

The Cleveland Police response to your request is unique and it should be noted that Police Forces do not use generic systems or identical procedures to capture and record data therefore responses from Cleveland Police should not be used as a comparison with any other force response you receive.

If you are not satisfied with this response or any actions taken in dealing with your request you have the right to request an independent internal review of your case under our review procedure. The APP College of Policing guidance states that a request for internal review should be made within 20 working days of the date on this response or 40 working days if extenuating circumstances to account for the delay can be evidenced.