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Organised Crime: Northern Ireland

Commons · Question 18999 · Tabled 15 Jul 2026 · Northern Ireland Office · Official record

Answered 7 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment has been made of the level of threat from organised crime and gang activity in Northern Ireland.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Owen, 7 Sep 2026

Policing and Justice, apart from National Security, are devolved. The Police Service of Northern Ireland monitors the threat from organised crime groups in order to inform their operational response. The Executive Programme on Paramilitarism and Organised...