Online Child Grooming Statistics

Nicole Joy made this Freedom of Information request to Australian Federal Police

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Dear Australian Federal Police,

Could you please send through the latest documents that include the following:

1. Statistics of online child grooming cases in Australia
2. Statistics of online child grooming cases investigated by the AFP under CPO team
3. AFP's process or requirements in selecting online child grooming cases to investigate

If possible, please treat this as an administrative/informal request. Otherwise, please proceed with my request as a formal information request under the Act.

Yours faithfully,
Nicole Joy.

FOI, Australian Federal Police

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Dear Nicole,

YOUR FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

I refer to your application dated 23 April 2018 in which you seek access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act) as follows:

1. Statistics of online child grooming cases in Australia 2. Statistics of online child grooming cases investigated by the AFP under CPO team 3. AFP's process or requirements in selecting online child grooming cases to investigate

If possible, please treat this as an administrative/informal request. Otherwise, please proceed with my request as a formal information request under the Act.


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Your request was received by this agency on 23 April 2018 , and the 30 day statutory period for processing your request commenced from that date.

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Yours sincerely

Jane (AFP18764)
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Tel +61(0) 2 61316131
www.afp.gov.au

-----Original Message-----
From: Nicole Joy [mailto:[FOI #4530 email]]
Sent: Monday, 23 April 2018 3:05 PM
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Online Child Grooming Statistics

Dear Australian Federal Police,

Could you please send through the latest documents that include the following:

1. Statistics of online child grooming cases in Australia 2. Statistics of online child grooming cases investigated by the AFP under CPO team 3. AFP's process or requirements in selecting online child grooming cases to investigate

If possible, please treat this as an administrative/informal request. Otherwise, please proceed with my request as a formal information request under the Act.

Yours faithfully,
Nicole Joy.

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Good afternoon Nicole,

If possible, would you be able to call the FOI team on 61316131, to discuss the scope request.

Thank you

Sincerely

Jane (AFP18764)
FOI OFFICER
CHIEF COUNSEL PORTFOLIO
Tel +61(0) 2 61316131
www.afp.gov.au

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From: Thompson, Jane On Behalf Of FOI
Sent: Tuesday, 8 May 2018 11:20 AM
To: 'Nicole Joy'
Cc: FOI
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Online Child Grooming Statistics [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

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Dear Nicole,

YOUR FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

I refer to your application dated 23 April 2018 in which you seek access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act) as follows:

1. Statistics of online child grooming cases in Australia 2. Statistics of online child grooming cases investigated by the AFP under CPO team 3. AFP's process or requirements in selecting online child grooming cases to investigate

If possible, please treat this as an administrative/informal request. Otherwise, please proceed with my request as a formal information request under the Act.


Information considered irrelevant to the scope of your request

The AFP, in its management of FOI requests, excludes the following information on the basis that is irrelevant to the scope of a request:

- Names of AFP members, other than the Senior Executive.
- Direct telephone numbers, signatures and mobile telephone numbers of AFP members.
- Duplicate documents, including duplicate emails. The AFP will only provide emails where they form a final email chain and the authors/recipients are contained within the final email.
- Information that is publicly available, for example, newspaper articles, online publications including information available on the AFP Information Publication Scheme and the AFP disclosure log.

If you object to the AFP excluding any of the above information, please advise this office within seven days of receipt of this letter.

Disclosure of your Identity

In addition, should the AFP be required to consult with third parties in accordance with the sections 26A (Commonwealth/State information), 27 (business affairs) and 27A (personal information) of the Act, do you have any objections to those parties/organisations knowing your identity for the purposes of the consultation? If we do not receive your consent or do not receive a response, we will not disclosure your identity to third parties.

Timeframe

Your request was received by this agency on 23 April 2018 , and the 30 day statutory period for processing your request commenced from that date.

Charges

You will be notified of any charges in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Fees and Charges) Regulations, should they apply, in relation to your request as soon as practicable.

Yours sincerely

Jane (AFP18764)
FOI OFFICER
CHIEF COUNSEL PORTFOLIO
Tel +61(0) 2 61316131
www.afp.gov.au

-----Original Message-----
From: Nicole Joy [mailto:[FOI #4530 email]]
Sent: Monday, 23 April 2018 3:05 PM
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Online Child Grooming Statistics

Dear Australian Federal Police,

Could you please send through the latest documents that include the following:

1. Statistics of online child grooming cases in Australia 2. Statistics of online child grooming cases investigated by the AFP under CPO team 3. AFP's process or requirements in selecting online child grooming cases to investigate

If possible, please treat this as an administrative/informal request. Otherwise, please proceed with my request as a formal information request under the Act.

Yours faithfully,
Nicole Joy.

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Dear Ms Joy

 

I refer to your request concerning statistics for online child grooming
cases in Australia, please note the AFP does not hold statistics for State
and Territory police and you should seek that information separately from
those jurisdictions.  The AFP will provide the statistics for AFP cases,
however, I would be grateful if you would advise a time period for the
statistics you seek, for example 2016/17 FY?

 

Once we receive that information we will continue processing your request.

 

Regards

 

 

JACQUELINE (AFP12306)

PRINCIPAL FOI OFFICER/TEAM LEADER, FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
CHIEF COUNSEL

Tel +61(0) 2 6131 6131

[1]www.afp.gov.au
[2]Australian Federal Police

 

 

 

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Dear Jacqueline,

Thanks for the reply.
The statistics I seek are of the latest years, so that would be 2016/2017.

Yours sincerely,
Nicole Joy.

FOI, Australian Federal Police

Thank you for your email.

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Dear Ms Joy,

 

Please find attached our decision in relation to your Freedom of
Information request received on 23 April 2018.

 

We apologise for the delay and any inconvenience this may have caused.

 

Kind regards,

 

TANYA (AFP14692)
ACTING SENIOR TEAM MEMBER

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
CHIEF COUNSEL

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