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Children bereaved by domestic abuse in North Yorkshire

Information not held

Our Ref: Our Ref: NY8258 - 14 February 2023

Our Ref: NY8258
Date: 14.02.2023

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: NY8258

I write in connection with your request for information that was received by the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire (OPFCC) on 12.02.2023

I note you seek access to the following information:

I would appreciate it if you could inform me of how many children have been bereaved by domestic abuse in the past 5 years in North Yorkshire. Please can you include all domestic homicides and suspected suicides where domestic abuse was suspected.

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within the OPFCC.

I wish to advise you that there is no information held by the OPFCC in order to answer your request.

This is because this information is not held by the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner. This information is held by North Yorkshire Police.

You can search the North Yorkshire Police website for information, statistics or you can submit a Freedom of Information request at the below link:

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that the OPFCC’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that the OPFCC’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.

Complaint Rights

Your attention is drawn to the attached sheet which details your right of complaint.

If you have any queries concerning this request, please contact me quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely
Tina James-McGrath
Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, North Yorkshire