Cuckooing offences (847A/23)
Request
1. How many cases of cuckooing have you dealt with in the financial year of (a) 2018-19 (b) 2019-20 (c) 2020-21 (d) 2021-22 and (e) 2022-23?
2. How many cases of cuckooing have you dealt with in the financial year of (a) 2018-19 (b) 2019-20 (c) 2020-21 (d) 2021-22 and (e) 2022-23 have included victims with disabilities?
3. What is the average age of the victims of cuckooing across the financial years of (a) 2018-19 (b) 2019-20 (c) 2020-21 (d) 2021-22 and (e) 2022-23?
Please present your response as similar to the following:
Cases
2018-19 – 42
2019-20 – 54
2020-21 – 58
2021-22 – 50
2022-23 – 60
Cases which involved victims with disabilities
2018-19 – 12/42
2019-20 – 14/54
2020-21 – 12/58
2021-22 – 20/50
2022-23 – 21/60
Average age (of all cases)
2018-19 – 64
2019-20 – 63
2020-21 – 63
2021-22 – 65
2022-23 – 64
Response
Our data are not organised in such a way as to allow us to provide this information within the appropriate (cost) limit within the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act (see ‘Reason for Decision’ below).
I am unable to suggest any practical way in which your request may be modified in order to satisfy your query or bring it within the 18 hours stipulated by the Regulations. I am however willing to consider any refinements that you are able to make to your request, in accordance with Section 16 of the Freedom of Information Act. If you would like to look into refining your request please contact me.
REASON FOR DECISION
Please note that researching each individual case would exceed the appropriate limit (FOI, S12 (1)). There is no “cuckooing “marker on our system and would potentially be classed as anther / other crimes if discovered. We may utilise many civil powers to address gang activity, but again do not record that data in terms of cuckooing.
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