FOI 003521 CSODS Requests (2017-2021)
Request Number: 003521/22
Date of Decision: 03 October 2022
Subject Area: Statistics
Decision: Disclosed
Request
Under the child sex offender disclosure scheme (often called Sarah's Law), could you please tell me:
1) How many requests for information have been received by Lincolnshire Police between 2017 and 2021?
2) How many requests were granted?
Reply
CSODS Requests
| Occurrence Reported Year | Total |
| 2017 | 43 |
| 2018 | 61 |
| 2019 | 102 |
| 2020 | 144 |
| 2021 | 186 |
| Sum: | 536 |
CSODS Disclosures
| Occurrence Reported Year | Total |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 35 |
| 2021 | 37 |
| Sum: | 84 |
NB: These results are based on a search for Occurrence type “CSODS” between 01/01/2017 – 31/12/2021 for Lincolnshire only, returning 505 results (this is reliant upon correct criteria being entered by the creator).
By adding the local qualifier of ‘information disclosed’ it reduces to – 85 results (this is again reliant upon correct criteria being entered by the creator).
Lincolnshire Police only starting using the ‘information disclosed’ qualifier approximately two years ago and for at least the first two years of the period requested, did not have a CSODS qualifier. Therefore, the figures may not be 100% accurate
Please also be aware that Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.
Lincolnshire Police in complying with their statutory duty under sections 1 and 11 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to release the enclosed information will not breach the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. However, the rights of the copyright owner of the enclosed information will continue to be protected by law. Applications for the copyright owner’s written permission to reproduce any part of the attached information should be addressed to The Force Solicitor, Lincolnshire Police, PO Box 999, Lincoln LN5 7PH