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Written question asked by Chris Philp (Conservative) on Thursday, 9 January 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 January 2025. It was answered by Diana Johnson (Labour) on Friday, 17 January 2025 on behalf of the Home Office.


Police Custody: Databases

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average number of open custody records was in (a) 2019, (b) 2022, (c) 2023 and (d) 2024.

Answer

The information requested is not currently held centrally.

The Home Office collects and publishes data on detentions in police custody in England and Wales, available here: Police powers and procedures England and Wales statistics - GOV.UK.

This data includes the number of detentions by financial year, with the most recently available data up to March 2023. Data for the year ending March 2024 will be available in February 2025.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
22938
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Databases Police custody
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk