Serious Violence Reduction Orders
Commons · Question 103902 · Tabled 7 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to Question 100020, Serious Violence Reduction Orders, what assessment was made by the independent evaluation of (a) the use of the SVRO stop and search power,
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 14 Jan 2026
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 has been independently evaluated...