FOI 588/25 Ketamine in schools

Date: 19/06/25

Enquiry Reference:  588- 25                                                             

I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request. Below is your request and our response.

I would like to request details of when the police have investigated allegations relating to ketamine in schools.

Please can you give me figures and reports for each of the academic years (September 1 to July 31) for 2033/2023, 2023/2024 and as much of 2024/25 as possible. 

For each year:

How many times has the force investigated an allegation relating to ketamine in a school?

Please provide a summary of the MO section of the incident report with any personal data redacted.

Please provide the age and sex of a child said to have been in possession of Ketamine.

Please specify the age and sex of a child accused of selling Ketamine.

Please specify how many children have been hospitalised due to suspected Ketamine abuse? In each case please provide their age and sex.

How many children died after taking ketamine?

How many were arrested? Please provide the age and sex in each case and what they were arrested on suspicion of?

How many were charged? What was their age and sex and what were they charged with?

Answer

Having made enquiries with our Force analyst the searches came back with a nil return.

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Yours sincerely

Information Rights Decision Maker