 Dear J. Halliday,

  

 YOUR REQUEST  (20262):

 Please provide the following information for the calendar year 2025, from
 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025.

  

 If full-year 2025 data is not yet available, please provide the latest
 available 2025 data and state the date range covered.

  

 For sexual offences where an individual was charged, summonsed, postal
 requisitioned, or otherwise proceeded against, please provide:

  

 1. The total number of cases/offences/proceedings recorded.

  

 2. A breakdown by nationality as recorded by the force.

  

 3. A summary breakdown showing:

  

 a. British national;

 b. foreign national;

 c. unknown / not recorded / refused.

  

 4. Where held, a breakdown by detailed offence type or Home Office offence
 classification.

  

 5. A short explanation of the counting basis used, for example whether the
 figures count individuals, arrests, offences, custody records, charges,
 proceedings, or another category.

  

 Where any nationality has fewer than 5 results, please suppress the exact
 figure and mark it as "<5".

  

 OUR RESPONSE:

  

 In accordance with section 1(1) (b) of the Act, our response is as
 follows:

  

 Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) places two duties
 on public authorities.  Unless exemptions apply, the first duty at
 s1(1)(a) is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a
 request is held.  The second duty at s1(1)(b) is to disclose information
 that has been confirmed as being held.  Where exemptions are relied upon
 Section 17 of the FOIA requires that we provide the applicant with a
 notice which: a) states that fact; b) specifies the exemptions in question
 and c) state (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the
 exemption(s) applies.

  

 From our preliminary assessment we are unable to provide this as it would
 exceed the appropriate costs limit under section 12 of the Freedom of
 Information Act 2000. This is currently £450. The basis for this
 calculation is the cost of retrieving the data to answer your questions.

  

 This is because we are unable to extract the data requested using our
 standard business reporting tools. To obtain the relevant information
 relating to the above request we would need to manually review every
 relevant recorded crime to obtain the nationality of the offender . There
 are over 500 crimes which would require review. It would take one member
 of staff approximately 5 minutes per record equating to in excess of 41
 hours of work. Your entire request is therefore refused.

  

 The appropriate limit is defined in the Data Protection and Freedom of
 Information (Fees and Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004, which is
 covered by statutory Instrument Number 3244 of 2004. Furthermore, Section
 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 allows a public authority to
 refuse to respond to a request for information where the cost of
 compliance would exceed the appropriate limit as defined by the above
 mentioned regulations.

  

 Unfortunately, on this occasion I am unable to assist you in redefining
 your request to provide any meaningful information within cost for the
 reasons stated above..

  

 If you are not satisfied with the decision applied in this case I enclose
 for your attention a copy of the Constabulary's appeal procedures.

  

 Regards

  

 Sandra Graham – Data Protection Advisor

 Cheshire Constabulary

 Clemonds Hey | Oakmere Road | Winsford | Cheshire | CW7 2UA

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