Child Sexual Abuse

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Our Ref: CRM 2018/567.

Dear Ms Joy,

YOUR FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

I refer to your application dated 12 April 2018 in which you seek access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act) as follows:

"Could you please send through the latest documents that include the following:
1. Process of filling a notification for child sexual abuse 2. Process of selecting child sexual abuse notifications to review 3. Statistics of child sexual abuse cases 4. Statistics of child grooming cases 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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-----Original Message-----
From: Nicole Joy [mailto:[FOI #4492 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 12 April 2018 10:25 PM
To: FOI
Subject: [SPAM] Freedom of Information request - Child Sexual Abuse

Dear Australian Federal Police,

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

1. Process of filling a notification for child sexual abuse 2. Process of selecting child sexual abuse notifications to review 3. Statistics of child sexual abuse cases 4. Statistics of child grooming cases

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

As a result of our preliminary enquiries, we require further information about the types of documents/statistics you seek concerning child sexual abuse. Are you referring to matters of reported child sexual abuse to ACT Police?

Regards,

JACQUELINE (AFP12306)
PRINCIPAL FOI OFFICER/TEAM LEADER, FREEDOM OF INFORMATION CHIEF COUNSEL AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE

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-----Original Message-----
From: Nicole Joy [mailto:[FOI #4492 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 12 April 2018 10:25 PM
To: FOI
Subject: [SPAM] Freedom of Information request - Child Sexual Abuse