Under 16’s arrested for drug offences
Date of request: 1 August 2023
Reference: 917-23
Request
I write under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act to request the number of under 16’s who were arrested for drug offences (including possession and intent to supply) between August 2022 and June 2023.
As part of this request, I would like the information to be broken down into the following;
i) The number of under 16’s arrested for drug offences, broken down into months and a grand total;
ii) The number of under 16’s arrested for drug offences, broken down into offence type (e.g. possession, intent to supply);
iii) Out of the grand total, how many under 16’s were arrested for possession and supply of Class A substances, and how many under 16’s were arrested for supply of Class A substances;
iv) Out of the grand total, how many under 16’s were arrested for possession and supply of Class C substances, and how many under 16’s were arrested for supply of Class C substances;
Response
The following tables show the recorded number of arrests in relation to drug offences for individuals aged under 16 in the requested time frame.
The first table is broken down by month in order to answer question 1. The second table shows a breakdown by offence type to answer your remaining questions.
| Aug 2022 | Sep 2022 | Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 | Dec 2022 | Jan 2023 | Feb 2023 | Mar 2023 | Apr 2023 | May 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sum: |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 51 |
| Concerned in supply of cocaine | 1 |
| Concerned in supply of heroin | 1 |
| Concerned in the supply of a class A drug – other | 7 |
| Concerned in the supply of a controlled drug of Class B – cannabis | 4 |
| Concerned in the supply of class B drug – other | 2 |
| Concerned in the supply of crack cocaine | 1 |
| Conspire to supply a class B controlled drug – other | 1 |
| Obstruct an authorised person in exercise of a section 23 power to detain / search a person / vehicle / vessel re drugs | 1 |
| Offer to supply a controlled drug of Class B – Cannabis | 1 |
| Possess a controlled drug of Class A – Crack Cocaine | 1 |
| Possess a controlled drug of Class A – Other | 1 |
| Possess a controlled drug of Class B – Cannabis / Cannabis Resin | 18 |
| Possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class A – Cocaine | 3 |
| Possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class A – Crack Cocaine | 1 |
| Possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class A – Heroin | 1 |
| Possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class A – Other | 4 |
| Possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class B – Cannabis | 3 |
| Sum: | 51 |