FOI 0277-2025/26- Independent Advisory Group s

Request:

Please provide the number of child sexual abuse (CSA) and child sexual exploitation (CSE) allegations/reports or cases that were referred to or assessed by any Independent Advisory Group (IAG) within your force for the purposes of advising on whether the case should proceed to charge and/or prosecution.

Please provide this information broken down by calendar year or financial year from 2000 to 2024 (or as far back as records permit).

If available, please also indicate:

Q1. Whether the IAG advice was formally recorded in case files or meeting minutes.

Q2. What proportion of CSA/CSE cases were referred to an IAG in each year.

Q3. The role or remit of IAGs in influencing charging/prosecution decisions in such cases.

If no such referrals have ever taken place, or if your force does not involve IAGs in such decisions, please confirm this.

Response: 

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police.

I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police. 

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.

Q1- Q3. No information held

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.