Firearms, equipment and uniform lost/stolen from South Yorkshire Police

Reference number: 
20100369
Request date: 
07/2010
Response date: 
18/08/2010 (All day)
Request details: 

In the past five years how many firearms have been lost or stolen?
In the past five years how many rounds of firearms ammunition have been lost or stolen?
In the past five years how many pairs of handcuffs have been lost or stolen?
In the past five years how many non firearm police weapons (ie batons, tasers,cs gas) have been lost or stolen?
In the past five years how many items of police uniform have been lost or stolen? (please provide a list of the type of uniform)

Please could you distinguish between the number lost and the number stolen.
 
Please could you provide a breakdown for each year.
 
Please could you prioritise the most recent of these years.
Exemptions Applied: 

None.

SYP response: 

 1) In the past five years how many firearms have been lost or stolen?

2) In the past five years how many rounds of firearms ammunition have been lost or stolen?

In the last five years, there have been no firearms or ammunition stolen from South Yorkshire Police.

3) In the past five years how many pairs of handcuffs have been lost or stolen?

Unfortunately, when issuing this type of equipment we only record the fact that the item has been issued. We do not record the reason why, meaning that there is no way of distinguishing between lost, stolen, damaged or routine replacement. 

4) In the past five years how many non firearm police weapons (ie batons, tasers,cs gas) have been lost or stolen?

As Q1&2. 

5) In the past five years how many items of police uniform have been lost or stolen? (please provide a list of the type of uniform)

As Q3.