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Written question asked by Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru) on Monday, 9 October 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 October 2017. It was answered by Jeremy Wright (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 October 2017 on behalf of the Attorney General.


Social Media: Misuse

Question

To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions there were for abusive behaviour on social media platforms in each of the last three years; and how many of those prosecutions resulted in a conviction.

Answer

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of prosecutions or convictions for abusive behaviour on social media platforms. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
106636
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Convictions Prosecutions Misuse Social media
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk