Gloucestershire Constabulary Police Headquarters No.1 Waterwells, Waterwells Drive Quedgeley, . GL2 2AN Tel: 101 | www..police.uk

Dear Jessica Branch,

Gloucestershire Constabulary Freedom of Information request 2020.0106

On the 23rd January 2020 you sent an email constituting a request under the Freedom of Information Act asking the following:

I request information on the stations and custody suites throughout your policing area. Can you please provide information on:

-Police Stations containing custody areas. Both Staffed and reserve locations. -Number of cells and detention rooms at each location. -Front Counter opening hours. -Direct contact information for the front desk or custody suite contact person. -Any stations closed since 2010.

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 s1, I can confirm that Gloucestershire Gloucestershire Constabulary has one designated, purpose built custody suite made up of 50 cells, 8 interview rooms and one Voluntary Attendance room. There is no public-facing front desk at this location.

Stations closed since 2010 Longford Police Station, Gloucester Leckhampton Police Station, St Marks Police Station, Cheltenham Wotton Under Edge Police Station, Wotton Under Edge Berkeley Police Station, Berkeley Tutshill Police Station, Chepstow Newent Police Station, Newent Brockworth Police Station, Gloucester Police Station, Tetbury Police Station, Cheltenham Moreton in Marsh Police Station, Moreton in Marsh Bussage Police Station, Whaddon Police Station, Cheltenham Stonehouse Police Station, Stonehouse Police Station, Nailsworth Bishops Cleeve Police Station, Cheltenham Cheltenham Road East Police Station Gloucester Fairford Police Station, Fairford Police Station, Tewkesbury Bourton on the Water, Bourton on the Water Cinderford Police Station, Cinderford

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Holland House (Old), Cheltenham Police Station, Lydney Talbot House, Cheltenham

Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires Gloucestershire Constabulary, when refusing to provide information (because the information is exempt) to provide you the applicant with a notice which: (a) states the fact, (b) specifies the exemption in question and (c) states (if not otherwise apparent) why the exemption applies.

The following exemptions apply:

Section 21 – Information reasonably accessible by other means

The above exemption is absolute and class-based and therefore no Public Interest Test or Harm Test is required.

The information that you have requested is already reasonably accessible to you by other means and is therefore exempt by virtue of Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Gloucestershire Constabulary are required to make certain information available to the public as part of a publication scheme.

Please find below a list of Gloucestershire Constabulary Police Stations housing a public- facing front desk:

Cheltenham Coleford Gloucester Stow on the Wold Stroud Tewkesbury

Further details of the stations, such as opening hours can be found on the Gloucestershire Constabulary website, or by clicking on the following link and using the Visit Us section: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/contact/af/contact-us/

If you are not satisfied with this response or any actions taken in dealing with your request, you have the right to ask that we review your case under our internal procedure. Please note that a request for an internal review must be made within 20 working days of the response to your original request.

If you decide to request that such a review is undertaken and following this process you are still unsatisfied, you then have the right to direct your complaint to the Information Commissioner for consideration.

Yours sincerely,

Miss N Cramb Disclosure Officer Gloucestershire Constabulary

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