Change in the law to accommodate victims of revenge porn
Our Ref: 04 January 2019 - 980.2018-19
Request
Recent newspaper coverage of your efforts to effect a change in the law to accommodate victims of revenge porn has been redolent of percentages of consultees in certain categories (e.g. victims achieving successful prosecutions, victims who have not reported offences, etc).
1) Would you please confirm the total number of participants in your consultation, so that precise numerical values can be attributed to the cited percentages?
You are quoted as stating “The evidence is stark and irrefutable – the government, police and criminal justice system are collectively failing victims of revenge porn”.
It has been suggested that the government, police and criminal justice system are collectively failing victims of several categories of unacceptable conduct.
2) Would you please provide such figures as you may hold on the total number of victims comprising the various sub-categories of victims (e.g. victims achieving successful prosecutions, victims who have not reported offences, etc) of bullying in the work place?
Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner.
Decision
1) The information requested is published on the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner’s website under the following link:
I have therefore decided to exempt providing you with a response pursuant to Section 21 Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act). I will explain this later in my response.
2) There is no information held locally within the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner to answer this part of your request. You may wish to contact the Police and Crime Panel for this type of information. Please note that the category of workplace bullying wasn’t included as part of the national research into revenge porn.
Explanation of Exemption:
Section 17 of the Act requires North Yorkshire Police, when refusing to provide such information (because the information is exempt) to provide you the applicant with a notice which: (a) states that fact, (b) specifies the exemption in question and (c) states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption applies.
Section 21 – Information Reasonably Accessible by Other Means
Section 21 is an absolute class based exemption and I am not required to consider the harm or public interest when applying this exemption.
Pursuant to Section 17(1) of the Act this letter acts as a Refusal Notice in response to your request.
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this Office’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.