FOI 422/25 Supplying Controlled Drugs
Enquiry Reference: 422- 25
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request. Below is your request and our response.
- How many arrests have your police force made for the offences of supplying controlled drugs or possession with intent to supply controlled drugs in the last year (2024 calendar year) for young persons aged sixteen or under?
- Please provide if possible, the figures for each age group i.e. ten, eleven, twelve etc and also broken down by gender for each of the two offences, breaking the alleged offences down by Class A and Class B drugs.
- For those children who were arrested AND were aged 13 or under please provide specific details on the charge they were arrested on and the exact type and class of drug they were alleged to have been involved with as well as their age.
Answer
Having made enquiries with the Force analyst below is all the information we have recorded.
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Drug supply arrests for persons aged 16 or under (2024) |
Male |
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13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
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Concerned in the supply of a class A drug - other (recordable) |
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1 |
1 |
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Concerned in the supply of class B drug - other (recordable) |
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1 |
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Conspire to supply a class A controlled drug - cocaine (recordable) |
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1 |
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Possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class A - Cocaine (recordable) |
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1 |
1 |
2 |
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Possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class A - Crack Cocaine (recordable) |
1 |
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1 |
3 |
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Possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class A - Other (recordable) |
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2 |
1 |
3 |
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Possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class B - Cannabis (recordable) |
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1 |
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1 |
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Possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class B - Other (recordable) |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
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Possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class C - Other (recordable) |
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1 |
1 |
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Grand Total |
1 |
6 |
7 |
15 |
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Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker