FOI 0117-2026/27- Amnesty bins

Request:

The information being sought relates to the data sets gathered by various public safety bodies in your area. This information is sought under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA 2000). We are requesting the following data for the 2025 financial year:

Q1. The number of weapons recovered from amnesty bins in North Yorkshire.

Q2. The number of amnesty bins operated by North Yorkshire Police Force.

Q3. The dates when each bin was installed (and removed, if applicable).

Q4. The general location of each bin (e.g. ward, borough, or postcode sector - precise addresses are not required if sensitive)

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.

The below answers are based on North Yorkshire Police Amnesty bins- which are placed in the certain station sights for the 2 weeks of action for OP Sceptre in May and November.

There are knife amnesty bins which are placed in the community which were placed by community safety hubs. These are council led.  These stats or locations have not been included as they are council led.

Q1. 168 surrendered into North Yorkshire Police Amnesty Bins

Q2. 4 North Yorkshire Police Amnesty Bins during Op Sceptre weeks

Q3. OP Sceptre Weeks 2025 19 - 25 May 2025.  17 – 23 November 2025.

Q4. Scarborough, York, Harrogate, Northallerton

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.