Lost and Found - Firearm or Ammunition

KEYWORDS

Firearms, Ammunition, Missing, Lost, Stolen

PUBLICATION NUMBER

PUB 1103

FOI REFERENCE NUMBER(S)

FOI 14875

REQUEST TITLE

EP Lost and Found - Firearm or Ammunition

DATE RANGE

01/01/2019 – 06/10/2020

INFORMATION REQUESTED

1) From the 1st of January 2019 to the date that this request is processed, any occasion where a) a firearm or b) ammunition belonging to your force (that is, any firearm or ammunition which is used by firearms officers) was reported as missing, lost or stolen.

2) For each of these incidents, please could you inform me how long it took before the firearm or ammunition was recovered, or any incidents where the firearm or ammunition was not recovered and is still missing.

DISCLOSURE WITH EXEMPTIONS

Full Disclosure

INFORMATION CORRECT AS AT

06/10/2020

DATE OF DISCLOSURE

29/10/2020

RELATED DOCUMENTS

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FOI 14875 RESPONSE

1) From the 1st of January 2019 to the date that this request is processed, any occasion where a) a firearm or b) ammunition belonging to your force (that is, any firearm or ammunition which is used by firearms officers) was reported as missing, lost or stolen.

We’ve had no incidents, since January, where a weapon or ammunition has been reported as missing, lost or stolen in the public domain.

2) For each of these incidents, please could you inform me how long it took before the firearm or ammunition was recovered, or any incidents where the firearm or ammunition was not recovered and is still missing.

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