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Confirmed that Essex Police no longer take anyone into custody as a place of safety and Section 136 is recorded as an investigation type.

Confirmed that it is not possible to give the numbers of those vetted who went on to have a vetting interview and of those who were arrested due to the information given as it would require individually reviewing each file.

Confirmed it is not possible to accurately extract and verify data on incorrect use or misuse of Body Worn Video (BWV) and complaints or misconduct cases relating to incorrect use or misuse of BWV from the Centurion database used by the Professional Standards Department (PSD).

Provided link to document H0501 Procedure - Road Incident Video Submissions (Extra Eyes Investigations). Also provided two links to Crown Prosecution Service guidance on prosecution policy.

Gave details of one recorded offence of kerb crawling in 2019.

Confirmed that Essex Police no longer take people into custody under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act and Section 136 is recorded as an Investigation Type.

Provided figures for Sexual Offence Crimes recorded from 01 January 2017 to 31 December 2020 where the victim was under 18 years of age with further breakdowns by familial relationships between suspect and victim, age, gender and offence type.

Confirmed it is not possible to give the spend on Wellbeing programmes and events as it is part of the overall Occupational Health budget.

Confirmed that this matter is defined by Legislation. (Sec 87 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984) The Law does not define that it relates solely to Standard Level drivers and it provides an exemption if the vehicle is being used for Policing purposes.

Confirmed that a search on the Athena crime recording system on the Full Offence Title “Hunting Act 2004” plus a keyword search on the Modus Operandi (MO) Field for the phrases “illegal hunt”, “hunt” and “hunting” returned no results. Provided links to Essex Police publications on Wildlife Crime and Animal Crime.