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Published: 17 February 2023

FOI 2023-005 - Early evidence kits in rape cases - Information not held by SPA

Category: FOI

Report Summary

Issued 8 February, this FOI response advises that information regarding early evidence kits in rape cases is not held by SPA Forensic Services.


Request

I am looking for the following information under FOI as it relates to early evidence kits in rape cases between the calendar years of 2015 and 2022:
1) How many early evidence kits were used?
2) What was the longest wait for a kit to be fully processed during that time frame?
3) How many kits took more than six months to be processed?
4) How many kits took longer than 12 months to process?
5) How many kits remain outstanding?
6) Of those that remain outstanding, how long was the longest wait?
7) Of those that remain outstanding, what was the average wait time?


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