Community Safety - Freedom of Information Requests

Disclosure Log - Community Safety

• Antisocial behaviour (ASB)
• CCTV
• Community Trigger
• Crime
• Domestic Abuse / Homicide
• Safer Streets

2024

July

Reference: 3535911

Subject:

Under the Freedom of Information Act I would like to request the following information:

1. Between the dates of 1st April 2023 to the present day, how much money was spent on domestic abuse related training for council staff, if any?
2. Between the dates of 1st April 2023 to the present day, which external organisations were used to deliver domestic abuse related training to council staff, if any?
3. Between the dates of 1st April 2023 to the present day, how much money was spent on Domestic Abuse related training for social workers?
4. Between the dates of 1st April 2023 to the present day, please list the names of any domestic abuse related training that was provided to council staff.

Response date: 31 July 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3535911.

 

Reference: 3518615

Subject:

Re: Ask for Angela campaign.

• I request the yearly promotional cost of the campaign from 2016 - June 2024.
• I also request the yearly training cost of the campaign from 2016 - June 2024.
• I also request a breakdown of how the campaign is being implemented from 2016 - June 2024.
• I also request a breakdown of how staff members are being trained under the campaign from 2016 - June 2024.
• I also request access to any training documents or literature from the campaign from 2016 - June 2024.
• I also request a breakdown of the budget plans of the campaign for 2025.
• I also request how many local council reports have mentioned ‘Ask for Angela’ in the last year and since the campaign started in 2016.

Response date: 3 July 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3518615.

 

June

Reference: 3502028

Subject:

I'm looking to make a Freedom of Information request for the total number of CCTV cameras positioned in public spaces within this district council.

Response date: 07 June 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3502028.

 

2023

September

Reference: 1841849

Subject:

1. How many incidents of anti-social behaviour were reported in 2022/23 where council tenants were the alleged perpetrators? Please advise both by number of incidents and by number of households accused of being responsible for at least one incident.

2. How many of the above incidents resulted in any penalty being imposed?

3. How many of the above incidents resulted in any warning being issued?

4. How many evictions for anti-social behaviour took place from 2022/23?

Response date: 6 September 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1841849.

 

March

Reference: 1072611

Subject:

I am writing to find out the manufacturer and brand of the CCTV cameras installed (and planned to be installed) on Central Avenue, West Bridgford, as part of the Safer Streets Scheme. I would like confirmation that these cameras are not manufactured by Chinese state-owned companies or companies with any ties to the government of the People's Republic of China.

Additionally, I would like to know if these cameras are currently, or are planned to be used with features other than video recording/monitoring, including but not limited to; audio, facial or biometric recognition, ANPR, people counting (detects and records entries, exits, queues and waiting times), or any other Artificial Intelligence detection algorithms.

Response date: 31 March 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1072611.

 

February

Reference: 1009935

Subject:

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act to request the following information:

1. Do you use public space protection orders (PSPO), criminal behaviour orders (CBO) or community protection notices for the purpose of stopping people begging?
2. If yes, please specify which and how many are in place currently.
3. How many PSPOs, CBOs or community protection notices were in place to stop begging in January 2019?
4. Since January 2019 how many fines have been issued for begging? Please provide an annual breakdown.
5. Since January 2019 how many prosecutions have there been for begging? Please provide an annual breakdown.

If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits, please provide advice and assistance, as to how I can refine my request.

In any case, if you can identify ways that my request could be refined please provide further advice and assistance to indicate this.

Response date: 8 February 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1009935.

 

2022

December

Reference: 978571

Subject:

1. How many incidences of antisocial behaviour were recorded by your council in every year between 2010 and 2022.
2. For the incidences mentioned above, how many resulted in:
   1. ASB civil injunctions
   2. Community protection notices
   3. Public space protection orders
   4. Closure powers
   5. No further action
3. In how many instances did your local authority apply, or encourage the prosecution to apply, for a Criminal Behaviour Order?

Response date: 16 December 2022

Response: Response to this request - 978571.

 

November

Reference: 966403

Subject:

Information about antisocial behaviour - community trigger applications. 

Response date: 10 November 2022

Response: Response to this request - 966403.

 

September

Reference: 939275

Subject:

Please provide me with the following information: 

• Number of civil injunctions issued for antisocial behaviour over the past 12 months
• Number of community protection notices issued over the past 12 months
• Number of public space protection orders issued over the past 12 months
• Number of closure orders issued over the past 12 months
• Number of dispersal orders issued over the past 12 months

Response date: 1 September 2022

Response: Response to this request - 939275.

 

July

Reference: 914526

Subject:

• The total number of CCTV cameras in your area
• The total number of CCTV cameras you had in 2019

Response date: 20 July 2022

Response: Response to this request - 914526.

 

June

Reference: 900878

Subject:

1. How many Community Protection Notices (CPNs) have been issued by the council, or individuals acting on behalf of the council? Please break this data down into each activity for which the CPN was issued.
2. How many CPNs were subsequently violated, broken down by activity as above.
3. What action was taken as a result of this violation, broken down by activity. If fines were issued, please provide the total value of fines issued.

Response date: 22 June 2022

Response: Response to this request - 900878.

 

Reference: 892681

Subject:

1. Is hate crime included in the council’s current Community Safety plan?
2. Does the council have a separate hate crime plan/strategy?
3. Does the council have a designated hate crime lead?
4. Does the council service facilitate or take part in any hate crime forums?
5. Does the Council have a designated hate crime information page on its website?
6. Does the Council facilitate hate crime reporting?
7. Does the Council have a budget for tackling hate crime? What is/was that budget?
8. Does the council have access to hate crime resources?
9. Does the council refer victims of hate crime to independent advice and support services?
10. Is the council planning to participate in National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2022 (8-16 October)?
11. Has the council participated in previous National Hate Crime Awareness weeks?

Response date: 22 June 2022

Response: Response to this request - 892681.

 

March

Reference: A1346644

Subject:

How many formal complaints related to anti-social behaviour has your council received in each of the past three calendar years: 2021, 2020, 2019.

How many of the formal complaints noted above did your council actively go on to investigate in each of the past three calendar years: 2021, 2020, 2019?

How many Community Protection Notices and Community Protection Warnings have your council issued in each of the three past calendar years: 2021, 2020, 2019.

Response date: 29 March 2022

Response: Response to this request - A1346644.

 

Reference: A1346528

Subject:

Information about Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs)

To benefit learning and development within domestic abuse safeguarding research I would like to request:

• All executive summaries and overview reports concerning Domestic Homicide Reviews for your local authority for the period 13 April 2011 (when the DHR process was established under the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act, 2004) to 31 December 2021.

I request a link to the website where these can be found, and where the complete set of DHRs are not currently available on the local authority website, a PDF of the relevant document(s).

• The number of Domestic Homicide Reviews that have been deemed to remain unpublished from 13 April 2011 until 31 December 2021 within the local authority.
• The number of Domestic Homicide Reviews within the local authority for which technology-facilitated domestic abuse has been identified within the overview and/or executive summaries.
• The number of Domestic Homicide Reviews that have taken place each year in your local authority since the DHR process was established under the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act (2004) on 13 April 2011 until 31 December 2021.

Response date: 3 March 2022

Response: Response to this request - A1346528.

 

January

Reference: A1346323

Subject:

1. How many Domestic Homicides Reviews have you undertaken since 2011?
2. Where are these published?
3. If they are not published, why?
4. Since 2011, how many times have you considered undertaking a DHR but decided not to?
   

Response date: 21 January 2022

Response: Response to this request - A1346323.

 

2021

December

Reference: A1346105

Subject: 

1. The total number of CCTV cameras currently operated by the council.
2. The total amount spent on the installation and maintenance of CCTV cameras in the 2020 calendar year.

Response date: 16 December 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1346105.

 

Reference: A1346148

Subject: 

I would be grateful if you could provide data for the following points regarding the ASB (Anti-Social Behaviour) Case Review, also known as the ‘Community Trigger’:

1. The number of applications for ASB Case Reviews received
2. The number of times the threshold for review was not met
3. The number of ASB Case Reviews carried out
4. The number of ASB Case Reviews that resulted in recommendations being made or actions carried out
5. Where the data relating to points 1-4 (above) is published (on the council website, for example)?

I would like the information to cover each year during the period 2014 to 2021 (or latest full year figures) inclusive.

Response date: 16 December 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1346148.

 

November

Reference: A1345967

Subject: 

1. What is the total number of formal complaints registered with your council for antisocial behaviour in the years since 2010? Please provide a breakdown of the type of incidents registered.
2. How many of the formal complaints noted above did your council actively go on to investigate? Please provide a breakdown of the type of incidents investigated.
3. Of all incidents investigated, in how many instances was further action taken? Please provide a breakdown of the type of incidents for which action was taken.
4. How many community trigger case review applications have been received by your council since the introduction of community triggers?
5. How many of such case review applications have been actioned, in the years since the introduction of community triggers?
6. Is there an average cost for carrying out a community trigger case review?

Response date: 10 November 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1345967.