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Gangs: Databases

Commons · Question 26574 · Tabled 27 Jan 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 30 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Kim Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to contact people who were included on the Gang Violence Matrix to enable them to access their information before its deletion on 13 February 2025.

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 30 Jan 2025

The Gang Violence Matrix (GVM) was an operational intelligence tool used by the Metropolitan Police to identify and risk-assess individuals involved with gangs across London.The deletion of the data held on the GVM is an operational matter for the Metropo...