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Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 23/0941
Version Date: 20/10/2023
The Performance Analysis Department have provided the following information:
I would be grateful if you provide the following information relating to voluntary interviews (also known as voluntary attendance or ‘caution plus 3’) and appropriate adults by your police force.
For each of the individual 12 months from April 2022 to March 2023 inclusive:
1. The total number of voluntary interviews of all adult suspects (aged 18 or over) for that month.
Arrival Month |
Arrival Year |
Custody distinct count |
April |
2022 |
194 |
May |
2022 |
184 |
June |
2022 |
160 |
July |
2022 |
167 |
August |
2022 |
142 |
September |
2022 |
153 |
October |
2022 |
148 |
November |
2022 |
167 |
December |
2022 |
106 |
January |
2023 |
155 |
February |
2023 |
129 |
March |
2023 |
124 |
2. The total number of voluntary interviews of adult suspects (aged 18 or over), in which the need for an appropriate adult (under PACE Code C) was recorded in that month.
Arrival Month |
Arrival Year |
Custody distinct count |
April |
2022 |
25 |
May |
2022 |
17 |
June |
2022 |
21 |
July |
2022 |
18 |
August |
2022 |
13 |
September |
2022 |
14 |
October |
2022 |
19 |
November |
2022 |
15 |
December |
2022 |
17 |
January |
2023 |
16 |
February |
2023 |
10 |
March |
2023 |
20 |
3. The total number of voluntary interviews of child suspects (aged 17 or under) for that month
Arrival Month |
Arrival Year |
Custody distinct count |
April |
2022 |
57 |
May |
2022 |
45 |
June |
2022 |
62 |
July |
2022 |
51 |
August |
2022 |
37 |
September |
2022 |
28 |
October |
2022 |
52 |
November |
2022 |
47 |
December |
2022 |
43 |
January |
2023 |
45 |
February |
2023 |
38 |
March |
2023 |
50 |
4. The total number of voluntary interviews of child suspects (aged 17 or under), in which the need for an appropriate adult (under PACE Code C) was recorded in that month.
Arrival Month |
Arrival Year |
Custody distinct count |
April |
2022 |
57 |
May |
2022 |
45 |
June |
2022 |
61 |
July |
2022 |
51 |
August |
2022 |
37 |
September |
2022 |
28 |
October |
2022 |
51 |
November |
2022 |
47 |
December |
2022 |
42 |
January |
2023 |
45 |
February |
2023 |
38 |
March |
2023 |
49 |
5. The name of the record management system(s) from which the above was retrieved.
Force crime recording system – Niche