Vandalism in schools (FOI)Vandalism in schools (FOI)
Produced by the Freedom of Information officeAuthored by States of Jersey and published on
19 May 2017.Request
A
How much money has been spent on repairing acts of vandalism in schools in Jersey?
B
How many acts of vandalism have been reported in schools in Jersey in the past three years?
C
How many young people have been prosecuted for vandalism in the past three years?
D
How many young people have been prosecuted for vandalism in schools in the past three years?
Response
A
| Money spent on repairing acts of vandalism | £6,626.95 | £8,733.42 | £8,120.05 |
B
| Number of acts of vandalism in schools | 31 | 33 | 37 |
Please note that the data in response A and B represents all States of Jersey primary and secondary schools and all special schools. It does not include the private schools, Beaulieu Convent, De la Salle College and FCJ.
The data is presented in the academic year that the vandalism occurred and is limited to acts of vandalism only.
Minor instances of vandalism within schools are managed through general cleaning and maintenance work. Where maintenance is carried out internally in response to vandalism, the cost cannot always be quantified, and is often not recorded.
C
| Number of young people prosecuted for malicious damage | 18 | 19 | 39 |
D
| Number of young people prosecuted for malicious damage in schools | <5 | <5 | <5 |
Due to the small number of young people prosecuted for malicious damage in schools, some data is considered disclosive, ie it may be possible to identify someone and / or learn something about them from the dataset. This information is therefore absolutely exempt under with Article 25 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011. For this reason, any cell that represents fewer than five students has been denoted with ‘<5’.
Please note that the data in response C and D is presented in calendar years, and has been provided by the States of Jersey Police.
Please also note that the States of Jersey Police record offences under the term ‘malicious damage’ which includes vandalism but also reckless damage. For example, where a door was slammed in anger and the glass was broken as a result.
Exemptions applied
Article 25 - Personal information
(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005.
(2) Information is absolutely exempt information if –
(a) it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005; and
(b) its supply to a member of the public would contravene any of the data protection principles, as defined in that Law.
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