Criminal Investigation
Commons · Question 29242 · Tabled 5 Feb 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of cases under investigation by police for over one year.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 13 Feb 2025
Timely investigation of crime is important for victims and to ensure swift justice. Official statistics on crime outcomes, published by the Home Office for the year ending September 2024, shows that 86% of all offences (without fraud) are closed within 10...