Child abduction and Kidnap offences from April 2021 to March 2022

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.025373

I note you seek access to the following information:

Please can you send me the number of offences (below) recorded between:
1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.

Offences
Please provide the number of offences (crimes, not incidents) recorded for the following:

1. Child abduction by a parent (Home Office classification^ 13/1)

2. Child abduction by other persons (Home Office classification^ 13/2)

3. Kidnapping (Home Office classification^ 36/1) – when the victim was aged under 18 at the time of the offence. Please note: this request is only for data on 36/1 offences; not the other 36 sub-categories (36/2, 36/3, 36/4 etc.).

Decision

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

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.