Domestic abuse offences with an outcome of Community Resolution from April 2018 to March 2021

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.023706

I note you seek access to the following information:

1. I would like to know the total amount of domestic abuse incidents, or incidents flagged as domestic abuse, your police force recorded for 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21, and of these incidents, I would like to know how many involved the use of 1) restorative justice and
2) community resolution.

If the scope of the request is too big, please could I have the information for just 2020/21, and just for restorative justice.

2. Regarding the number of domestic abuse incidents recorded / flagged domestic abuse in the years outlined above which involved the use of restorative justice, I would like to know the level of restorative justice that was used for these individual instances, in line with the Association of Chief Police Officers definition. (According to the ACPO definition, restorative justice can either be level one, level two or level three). If the scope of this request is too big, please could I have the information for just 2020/21.

3. In particular, I would like to know regarding the number of domestic abuse incidents recorded / incidents flagged as domestic abuse, which involved restorative justice, were classed as Level 1. (Level 1 is defined as, by the ACPO, as “An instant or on-street disposal where police officers or PCSOs use restorative skills to resolve conflict in the course of their duties”. If the scope of this request is too big, please could I have the information for just 2020/21.

Decision

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

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.