Stop and Search: West Midlands
Commons · Question 69007 · Tabled 18 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times stop and search powers have been used under Serious Violence Reduction Orders in the West Midlands.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 28 Jul 2025
Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs) were piloted for two years throughout Merseyside, Sussex, Thames Valley and West Midlands police force areas. The pilot took place between 19 April 2023 and 18 April 2025.The pilot is being independently evaluated...