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Written question asked by Kim Johnson (Labour) on Monday, 15 December 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 December 2025 (named day). It was answered by Sarah Jones (Labour) on Monday, 5 January 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.


Serious Violence Reduction Orders

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the evaluation of the serious violence reduction order pilot.

Answer

Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs) were piloted for two years throughout Merseyside, Sussex, Thames Valley and West Midlands police force areas. The pilot took place between 19 April 2023 and 18 April 2025.

The pilot has been independently evaluated and looks at the effectiveness of SVROs, including the use of the SVRO stop and search power and the effectiveness of SVROs in reducing reoffending and knife carrying.


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Type
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Reference
100020
Session
2024-26
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