Request for Crime reporting & outcomes for children age 0-14 years from 2023. Offence categorisation & case closure rates
Reference: 25032
Date Added: Tuesday, February 24, 2026
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Disclosure Details
Two duties are placed on public authorities under Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Notwithstanding applicable exemptions, the first duty at, Section 1(1) (a), is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held. The second duty at, Section1 (1) (b), is to disclose information that has been confirmed as being held. Under the provisions of those sections of the FOIA, we can confirm that the information you seek is not held by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent.
You requested disclosure of the following data:
- Crime Reporting and Outcomes: For each calendar year commencing 2023, please provide an itemised breakdown in respect of children in Gwent (age 0-17 years) of the following data:
. The aggregate number of reported criminal offences
. In respect of the reported offences, the number subject to formal investigation
. Of the offences investigated, the number subsequently referred to the Crown Prosecution Service for consideration of charges
. Of the offences referred for prosecution, the number that culminated in a conviction in the Youth Court/ Crown Court
- Offence Categorisation: For the data provided in response to question 1, please provide a further disaggregation by:
. Number and proportion of proven offences committed by children by offence group ( the statutory categorisation of the offence e.g violence with injury, violence without injury, rape, other sexual offences )
- Case Closure Rates :
Please specify the proportion of reported offences that are closed without the filing of formal charges. Further please provide a breakdown of the principal reasons for such closures ( e.g. insufficiency of evidence ,withdrawal of complaint by the aggrieved party) and where alternative out of court disposals were utilised, the number that culminated in out of court disposals and a breakdown of the type of those out of court disposals( e.g youth causation, youth conditional causation, youth restorative disposal).
No Information held
I wanted to clarify the differences between the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) and Gwent Police and to explain who you need to contact when requesting information. The OPCC and Gwent Police are two separate organisations. The role of the OPCC is to hold the police to account, we are not able to get involved in operational policing matters. Therefore, you may wish to contact Gwent Police directly to request the information using the following https://www.gwent.police.uk/rqo/request/ri/request-information/rip/request-information-police/
The Freedom of Information Act is a public disclosure regime, not a private regime. Any information disclosed under the Act is thereafter deemed to be in the public domain, and therefore freely available to the general public and will be published on the OPCC website.
You have the right to appeal our decision if you think it is incorrect. Should you feel dissatisfied with this response or the way in which your request was handled, information on the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent FOI Appeals Procedure can be found on our website:
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You can also write to the Information Commissioner’s Office at the following address:
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF