Paedophile Hunters And Online Grooming

Request 1a

Please provide the number of arrests you made in 2019/20 regarding online sexual offences of any kind related to children?

Request 1b

Please provide a breakdown of all the sexual offences associated with these arrests? e.g. section 8 of SOA 2003 [insert number]; section 10 of SOA 2003 [insert number]; section 12 of SOA 2003 [insert number] section 14 of SOA 2003 [insert number]; and section 15 of SOA [insert number]; section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 [insert number].

Request 1c

Please specify the number of these arrests that involved at least one child decoy. By 'child decoy' I am referring to an adult who pretends to be a child?

Request 2

Please provide the number of arrests you made in 2019/20 in connection with online sexual offences
against children based on evidence acquired by your own officers acting as decoys?

Request 3

Please provide the number of arrests you made in 2019/20 in connection with online sexual offences against children based on evidence provided to you by so-called paedophile hunters?

Request 4

Please provide the names of all so-called paedophile hunting groups who provided information to you that led to the arrest of individuals in connection with sexual offences against children in 2019/20?