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FOI / 3803 / 2018 - Illegal Raves

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

I can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does hold this information.

Initial request:

Please can I request the following information:

1. Please can you provide how many call outs to attend any illegal raves, also known as unlicensed music events (UMEs) in each of the following years: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018?

2. If possible, please could you provide the reason for the call out.

Final response:

Please see below the answer to your request.

1. Please can you provide how many call outs to attend any illegal raves, also known as unlicensed music events (UMEs) in each of the following years: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018?

2. If possible, please could you provide the reason for the call out.

We have one recorded incident of a call out to an unlicensed music event between 2015 and 2018.

See table below.

Year Number of callouts Reason for callout

2015 1 Did not attend

2016 0 N/A

2017 0 N/A

2018 0 N/A