FOI 5171-25 PACE Beds requested and provided 2024
Request to Northamptonshire Police
Under the Freedom of Information Act please supply the following:
Question 1 - The number of PACE beds requested between January 2024 and December 2024, broken down by month.
Question 2 - The number of PACE beds provided between January 2024 and December 2024, broken down by month.
Please provide the information electronically in an excel spreadsheet.
For clarity, a PACE bed, also known as a Section 38 bed, is a local authority placement for a child who has been charged with an offense, refused bail, and cannot be held in a police cell overnight, as required by the Police and Criminal Evidence (PACE) Act 1984.
Response
Northamptonshire Police records of PACE beds requested between January 2024 and December 2024, broken down by month:
|
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Northamptonshire Police records of PACE beds provided between January 2024 and December 2024, broken down by month:
|
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
The numerical data presented in this response is an un-audited snapshot of un-published data sourced from "live" systems and is subject to the interpretation of the original request by the individual extracting the data. The figures provided are therefore our best interpretation of relevance of data to your request, but you should be aware that the collation of figures for ad hoc requests may have limitations, and this should be taken into account when the data is used.
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