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Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 November 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 November 2023. It was answered by Michael Tomlinson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 November 2023 on behalf of the Attorney General.


Facebook: Prosecutions

Question

To ask the Attorney General, how many people were prosecuted for offences relating to posts made on Facebook in each year for which records exist.

Answer

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not hold data on the number of people prosecuted for offences relating to social media posts. This information could only be obtained by an examination of CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
29
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Prosecutions Facebook
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk