Assisted Suicide (109A/20 and 128A/20)
Request
109A/20
(i) Between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2019, how many women voluntarily disclosed to the police that they had unlawfully assisted or encouraged another person to end their life (in breach of the Suicide Act 1961)?
(ii) Between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2019, how many men voluntarily disclosed to the police that they had unlawfully assisted or encouraged another person to end their life (in breach of the Suicide Act 1961)?
(iii) Between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2019, how many men suspected of encouraging or assisting another to die (as per the Suicide Act 1961) were interviewed under caution?
(iv) Between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2019, how many women suspected of unlawfully encouraging or assisting another to die (as per the Suicide Act 1961) were interviewed under caution?
(v) Between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2019, how many women were charged for encouraging or assisting another to die (or in relation to the Suicide Act 1961)?
(vi) Between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2019, how many men were charged for encouraging or assisting another to die (or in relation to the Suicide Act 1961)?
(vii) Between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2019, how many women were arrested or detained for encouraging or assisting another to die (or in relation to the Suicide Act 1961)?
(viii) Between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2019, how many men were arrested or detained for encouraging or assisting another to die (or in relation to the Suicide Act 1961)?
128A/20
i) Between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2019 how much has your authority spent on activity related to assisted dying or the Suicide Act 1961.
- ii) Between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2015 (for the whole of 2015) how much has your authority spent on activity related to assisted dying or the Suicide Act 1961.
iii) Between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2016 (for the whole of 2016) how much has your authority spent on activity related to assisted dying or the Suicide Act 1961.
- iv) Between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2017 (for the whole of 2017) how much has your authority spent on activity related to assisted dying or the Suicide Act 1961.
- v) Between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018 (for the whole of 2018) how much has your authority spent on activity related to assisted dying or the Suicide Act 1961.
- vi) Between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019 (for the whole of 2019) how much has your authority spent on activity related to assisted dying or the Suicide Act 1961.
Response
Please see attached response in relation to request 109A/20. In respect of 128A/20 I am writing to inform you that we have searched our records and the information you requested is not held by West Midlands Police. Unfortunately the costs requested would just be included within normal costs of investigations.