Children(aged 10-17) charged & detained from January to November 2022

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.032290

I note you seek access to the following information

For the year ending December 2022:

• How many children (10-17 year olds) were remanded by your police force (i.e. refused post-charge bail and detained in police custody or a PACE bed until their court hearing)

• What proportion of those children remanded by your police force went on to be remanded by the court

• What was the breakdown of court outcomes received by children who were originally remanded by the police

Decision

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

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Q1 - How many children (10-17 year olds) were remanded by your police force (i.e. refused post-charge bail and detained in police custody or a PACE bed until their court hearing)

Please find below information pursuant to your question 1.

Q2 - What proportion of those children remanded by your police force went on to be remanded by the court

Q3 - What was the breakdown of court outcomes received by children who were originally remanded by the police

Questions 2 and 3 relate to Court information which we do not hold.