Stop and Search: West Midlands
Commons · Question 70321 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 July 2025 to Question 69007 on Stop and Search: West Midlands, whether the number of times stop and search powers were used under Serious Violence Reduction Orders in the
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 8 Sep 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 SVRO pilot has been independently eval...