FOI 0211-2025/26 RASSO Procedure

Request
Q1. Is there a procedure that officers have to follow where they inform RASSO victims of their right to request their crime report via SAR? 

Q2. Is this stated on any internal procedure for the handling of these offences- such as when the offence is NFA'd and victims are offered referrals, are victims also informed of their right to access information on their crime report?

Q3. Would North Yorkshire Police consider making the subject access request process for RASSO victims more obvious/ more accessible/ transparent in terms of educating/informing victims that this is an option?

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
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Decision
Q1 & 2. No information held.

Q3. No information held. Section 84 of Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) relates to recorded information held by a public authority and that it does not extend to providing explanations unless the answers are already held in a recorded form. 

"Information is defined in section 84 of the Act as 'information recorded in any form'. The Act therefore only extends to requests for recorded information. It does not require public authorities to answer questions generally; only if they already hold the answers in recorded form. The Act does not extend to requests for information about policies or their implementation, or the merits or demerits of any proposal or action - unless, of course, the answer to any such request is already held in recorded form." (Day vs ICO & DWP – EA/2006/0069 Final Decision)

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.