Breakdown of people by race who received a drug swab on 6 & 12 December 2021

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.022594

I note you seek access to the following information:

Please release a breakdown of people by race who received a drug swab in Shoreditch during a "week of action" supporting women's safety between Monday 6 and Sunday 12 of December, 2021. The scheme was advertised on MET social media.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

250 people were swabbed on this operation. No details of gender, race or age were recorded as it was part of a requirement to enter the venues.

It was not the use of a statutory power conferred on the Police, hence these details were not recorded.