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Commons · Question 68397 · Tabled 16 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 23 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been arrested in the UK for gathering intelligence.

Answer

Answered by Dan Jarvis, 23 Jul 2025

The Home Office collects and publishes data on arrests in England and Wales by offence group, as part of the ‘Police Powers and Procedures’ statistical series. The most recent data can be accessed here: Stop and search, arrests and mental health detention...