FOI Request - Confiscated Items in Schools
Request 101003191171
I would like to request the following information, please.
1. In each of the past five years how many bladed weapons have been confiscated from pupils broken down by school?
2. In each of the past five years how many other types of weapon have been confiscated from pupils broken down by school and weapon type?
3. In each of the past five years how many tobacco products have been confiscated from pupils broken down by school?
4. In each of the last five years how many vaping products have been confiscated from pupils broken down by school?
Response 05-01-2023
1. & 2.
| 1. Bladed Weapon | 2. Other Weapons | Types of Other Weapons | |
| 2017-18 | 10 | 1 | BB Gun |
| 2018-19 | 12 | 5 | Pencil x 2, Steel Corn on the Cob Holder, Hypodermic Needle, Toy Gun |
| 2019-20 | 21 | 6 | Screwdrivers x 2, Fork, Large Screw, Air Gun, Dart |
| 2020-21 | 10 | 2 | Baseball Bat, Goal Marker Post with Spike on End |
| 2021-22 | 16 | 7 | Fork x 2, Screwdriver, Sewing Needle Stuck into BluTac, Lighter x 2, Aerosol |
| 2022-23 | 3 | 4 | BB Gun, Lighter, Screwdriver, Steel Foot from Room Divider |
3. & 4. We would have to look in every pupil file to get this information. This would take many hours and would cost the Council in excess of £600 of staff time. In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, excessive cost, we are therefore unable to comply with your request.