Police: Spit Guards
Lords · Question HL9289 · Tabled 9 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Porter of Spalding
To ask His Majesty's Government how many times spit hoods have been used on members of the public in each of the English territorial police forces in each of the last three full years for which figures are available.
Answer
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint, 23 Jul 2025
The Home Office collects and publishes information annually on the number of times a spit hood was used on members of the public by police force area in the statistical publication on the police use of force. The latest available data is for the year endi...