Written question asked by Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 3 June 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 June 2008. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Monday, 16 June 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.
Offensive Weapons
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were arrested for an offence of possession of an offensive weapon or bladed article as a result of police usage of metal detection devices in the most recent period for which figures are available.
- Answer
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Information collected centrally by the Ministry of Justice on number of persons arrested is based on aggregated data reported by the 43 police forces in England and Wales. From these data we are not able to determine the circumstances of an arrest.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 209301; 477 c681W
- Session
- 2007-08
- Subjects
- Arrests Offensive weapons
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