FOI 708/25
REQUEST
- Please can you tell me how many people are currently released under investigation (as of 23 May 2025), the offence/s they were arrested for and how long they have been RUI.
- How many suspects currently RUI have been re-arrested for another offence - please state the offence/s they were rearrested for and the date they were re-arrested.
RESPONSE
We have consulted with our analysts who have provided the below response.
Please see the attached document entitled ‘Response Data 708_25’ that provides the information to answer your request.
Within the attached, the tables provided help to map this information out to show the number of custody records, how many offences related to RUI (released under investigation) and in question 2, how many subsequent re-arrest offences related to those in question 1 where applicable.
Please be advised, the figures provided in the attached document are a snapshot of the figures held on 23rd May 2025 (the date of your request) and therefore, the figures may differ on other dates.
It is also worth noting that the total figures in the value column at the bottom of each table (highlighted in red) for questions 1 and 2 are for distinct persons. The figure for distinct persons has been provided as the request specifically asks for the number of people currently* RUI and number of people on RUI that have been re-arrested for other offences**.
*As at 23rd May 2025.
**This figure has been retrieved regardless of whether the subsequent arrest offence reason matches the offence that the person was RUI for.
If you add up the individual rows, you will get higher values than the number of distinct persons for each question. This is because there can be multiple offences for each arrest and multiple offences when it comes to the subsequent re-arrests where applicable.
A person may also have more than one custody record linked to them as they may be arrested more than once before they are RUI. Therefore, the number of custody records will be higher than the total number of distinct persons.
Therefore, it is worth noting that the rows cannot be simply aggregated as the total number is set to count the distinct number of persons and not the total rows.
In relation to the number of days on RUI, some of the figures appear to be very high. Please note that this is based on the quality of the data. This is calculated based on the crime being finalised or receiving a crime outcome. There can be occasions where there are multiple offences and only one offence is end-dated, leaving the other offences open. This can therefore increase the numbers. Therefore, the figures provided should not be considered accurate and care should be taken when quoting this.
In relation to your request for the re-arrest date, your request for information has now been considered and I am not obliged to supply the information you have requested.
In relation to your request, the following exemption applies:
Section 40(2) - Personal Information
Section 40(2) is an absolute class based exemption and therefore the authority is not required to consider the public interest in disclosure.
The Data Protection Act covers processing of personal data about a living individual. Personal data means data which relate to a living individual who can be identified-
- from those data, or
- from those data and other information which is in the possession of, or is likely to come into the possession of, the data controller or any other person in respect of the individual.
Information will “relate to” a person if it is about them, linked to them, has some biographical significance for them, is used to inform decisions affecting them, has them as its main focus or impacts on them in any way.
If we disclosed these details, this could identify an individual and would breach the first principle of the Data Protection Act 2018.
In accordance with the Act, this letter represents a refusal notice for this part of your request.