Stalking offences and breach of SPO offences from April 2022 to March 2023

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.24.036190

I note you seek access to the following information:

1. How many offences of stalking were recorded by your police force between:
1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022? And 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023?

2. How many dedicated specialist stalking officers (i.e. where the officer’s time is wholly or solely reserved for the response, investigation, or management of stalking crimes) does you force currently have?

3. How many stalking Single Point of Contacts (SPOC) does your force have?

4. How many stalking SPO SPOCs does your force have?

5. How many successful Interim SPO applications were there between 01 April 2022 to 31 March 2023?

6. How many successful Full SPO applications were there between 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023?

8. How many breaches of SPO crimes were recorded between 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023? How many resulted in a charge?

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 offences of stalking were recorded by your police force between:
1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022? And 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023?

Please find below excel document marked Question 1.

Q2 - How many dedicated specialist stalking officers (i.e. where the officer’s time is wholly or solely reserved for the response, investigation, or management of stalking crimes) does you force currently have?

The Stalking Threat Assessment Centre (STAC) is a multi-agency unit composed of police, probation, health & Suzy Lamplugh Trust. The police team work alongside partners to advise on stalking investigations and is currently composed of 1x DI, 1x DS, and 8 PC/DC (although we are recruiting and at full strength should be 1:1:10).

Q3 - How many stalking Single Point of Contacts (SPOC) does your force have?

12 SPO SPOCs as detailed below, as well as 24 BCU Stalking Leads; 12x DI and 12x DS.

Q4 - How many stalking SPO SPOCs does your force have?

At least 12 SPO SPOCS – One for each BCU.(Some BCUs also have secondary officers assisting)

Q5 - How many successful Interim SPO applications were there between 01 April 2022 to 31 March 2023?

66 successful Interim SPO Applications.

Q6 - How many successful Full SPO applications were there between 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023?

101 successful Full SPO Applications.

Q8 - How many breaches of SPO crimes were recorded between 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023? How many resulted in a charge?

Please see below excel spreadsheet titled question 8.