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Commons · Question 22933 · Tabled 9 Jan 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 17 Jan 2025

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Asked by Chris Philp

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time spent by people in custody in police holding cells was in the two years (a) before and (b) after the introduction of the CONNECT software; and how many people have been detained

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Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 17 Jan 2025

Police forces and Policing and Crime Commissioners are responsible for their procurement and commercial strategies for Records Management Systems.Each force is responsible for evaluating the performance of their Record Management System in line with those...