Crime: Freight
Commons · Question 27553 · Tabled 7 Sep 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 10 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Greg Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has received all data returns from the forces who participated in the pilot of the freight crime recording flag, and if she will published the assessment of the effectiveness of
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 10 Sep 2026
The Home Office have conducted a pilot initiative within a small number of police forces, which trialled the use of a hashtag to identify freight-related offences within their crime reporting systems. This approach aimed to improve visibility and tracking...