FOI 962/24 Knife Amnesty
Dear Sir/Madam
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request. Below is your request and our response.
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information:
- How many bladed weapons and knives have been handed into your force between 26 August 2024 and 23 September 2024.
- Of these, the number that qualify as a ‘zombie knife’ under the following definition:
- A blade of over 8 inches
- A sharp pointed end
With one or more of the following:
- A serrated cutting edge over two inches long
- More than one hole in the blade
- Spikes
- More than two sharp points in the blade.
If it is not possible to answer this request in its entirety due to one or more questions exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please answer the ones that do not exceed the limits and disregard the ones that do.
If it is not possible to provide any of the information requested due to the request exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under your Section 16 obligations, as to how I can refine my request to be included in the scope of the Act.
In any case, if you can identify ways that my request could be refined please provide further advice and assistance to indicate this.
- No Information Held.
Information is only being collated by Cleveland Police on behalf of the Home Office. Please direct your request the information from the HO [email protected].
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 Freedom of Information Code of Practice (see below link) 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. Public authorities are not obliged to accept internal reviews after this date.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/freedom-of-information-code-of-practice
Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker