Recorded offences under code MS50(motor racing on the highway) in 2019 and 2020

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.21.021365

I note you seek access to the following information:

1. The number of recorded offences in the force's area in the last two years (2019 and 2020) that fall under offence code MS50 (motor racing on the highway).

2. A month by month breakdown of when the above offences took place.

3. The first names of offenders within the above time period.

4. The ages of offenders within the above time period.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose some of the requested information. Some data has been withheld as it is exempt from disclosure and therefore this response serves as a Refusal Notice under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) by virtue of the following exemptions:

Section 40(2)&(3) - Personal Information

Reason for decision

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) provides the right to request ‘recorded information’ that is held by public authorities. When a request for information is made under the Act, a public authority must inform you, when permitted, whether the information requested is held. It must then communicate that information to you. If a public authority decides that it cannot comply with all or part of a request, it must cite the appropriate section or exemption of the Act and provide you with an explanation.

Section 40(2)&(3) - Personal Information - Section 40(2)(a)(b) of the Act provides that any information to which a request for information relates, is exempt information if the first condition of Section 40(3A)(a) is satisfied. The first condition of Section 40(3A)(a) states that personal information is exempt if its disclosure would contravene any of the data protection principles. If the disclosure of the requested personal data would not contravene the data protection principles, the disclosure must also not contravene Sections 3A(b) and 3B of the Act.

Disclosure

Q1 - The number of recorded offences in the force's area in the last two years (2019 and 2020) that fall under offence code MS50 (motor racing on the highway).

There was one offence in the last two years that fall under the offence code MS50 (motor racing on the highway).

Q2, Q3 and Q4:

A month by month breakdown of when the above offences took place.
The first names of offenders within the above time period.
The ages of offenders within the above time period.

For questions 2, 3 and 4 I have exempted this owing to Section 40 of the Freedom of Information Request governing personal information.