Public order arrests

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/24/007393/A

Version Date: 16/04/2025

The Performance & Analysis Department has provided the following information.

Data Source:                      

Force arrest recording system - Niche                

Stop and Search recording system - Niche                   

Data Processing:              

QlikSense report Detainee Management                       

Arrest Date: 03/05/2023 to 06/11/2024               

Arrest offence text searched for -             

Lock               

Transport                  

Infrastructure           

QlikSense Stop & Search app                  

Data tab                    

Legal power searched for - Public Order Act 2023                   

Data:             

Arrests under the Public Order Act 2023 from 3 May 2023 to 6th November 2024

My request relates to police use of new powers to police protests, passed in the Public Order Act 2023.

The list of offence codes 2023 has not been updated to include the new powers, so I am using the section name in the legislation to define each law.

Please note my request has six parts.

(1)  Between 03/05/2023 and 28/11/2024, how many arrests has your force made under Part One, Section One of the Public Order Act 2023 - the offence of locking on.

For each arrest, please provide the ethnicity of the suspect. Please provide these as totals (e.g. White British = 5; Black Caribbean = 2).

This is a Nil return.              

(2)  Between 03/05/2023 and 28/11/2024, how many arrests has your force made under Part One, Section two of the Public Order Act 2023 - offence of being equipped for locking on.

This is a Nil return.              

For each arrest, please provide the ethnicity of the suspect. Please provide these as totals (e.g. White British = 5; Black Caribbean = 2).

(3)  Between 02/07/2023 and 28/11/2024, how many arrests has your force made under Part One, Section six of the Public Order Act 2023 - obstruction of major transport works

For each arrest, please provide the ethnicity of the suspect. Please provide these as totals (e.g. White British = 5; Black Caribbean = 2).

This is a Nil return.

(4)  Between 02/07/2023 and 28/11/2024, how many arrests has your force made under Part One, Section seven of the Public Order Act 2023 - interfering with use or operation of key infrastructure

For each arrest, please provide the ethnicity of the suspect. Please provide these as totals (e.g. White British = 5; Black Caribbean = 2).

(5)  Between 20/12/2023 and 28/11/2024, how many times has your force used stop and search without suspicion powers allowed for under Section 11 - powers to stop and search without suspicion, of the Public Order Act 2023?

For each use of the powers, please provide the ethnicity of the suspect. Please provide these as totals (e.g. White British = 5; Black Caribbean = 2).

This is a Nil return.              

(6)  Between 20/12/2023 and 28/11/2024, how many arrests has your force made under Part One, Section 14 of the Public Order Act 2023 - offences relating to Section 11

For each arrest, please provide the ethnicity of the suspect. Please provide these as totals (e.g. White British = 5; Black Caribbean = 2).

This is a Nil return.