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Written question asked by Louise Haigh (Labour) on Monday, 3 June 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 June 2019. It was answered by Victoria Atkins (Conservative) on Monday, 10 June 2019 on behalf of the Home Office.


Police: Informers

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many child informants have been used by the police in county lines operations in each of the last five years.

Answer

The statutory framework for the deployment of juveniles as covert human intelligence sources is designed to ensure that they are deployed with great care and only in very limited and carefully managed circumstances.

The Home Office does not collect information on covert human intelligence sources in county line crimes as this is an operational matter.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
259325
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Children Drugs Informers Police Organised crime
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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