February 05, 2020 | Organisational Information
Reference: F-2020-00872
Request
Request 1
Since the Coronavirus Act came into force on 25 March, how many times between then and 20 April has your force used Schedule 21?
Request 2
Please could you provide the date of each incidence of use? If that is not possible, please provide the week in which it happened e.g. w/c 30 March. If that is not possible, please provide the month in which it happened - March or April.
Request 3
Of the total number of times you used Schedule 21, how many times was it wrongfully used? This is something that might have been determined by a court. Please could you provide the dates for the wrongful incidents please? If that is not possible, please provide the week in which it happened e.g. w/c 30 March. If that is not possible, please provide the month in which it happened - March or April.
Request 4
Have you charged anyone with an offence under Schedule 21 because they did not answer a member of the police's question?