Written question asked by Max Wilkinson (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 5 February 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 February 2026. It was answered by Sarah Jones (Labour) on Monday, 16 February 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.
Anti-social Behaviour
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Section 22 of the Department's White Paper entitled From local to national: a new model for policing, published on 26 January 2026, how does her Department define dangerous behaviour; and what criteria do they use to identify it.
- Answer
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There is no one specific definition of ‘dangerous behaviour’ or any exhaustive list of the criteria for identifying it, as this changes as crime changes and evolves. However, the College of Policing (CoP) provide a non-statutory definition of Potentially Dangerous Persons (PDPs) which states that:
'A PDP is a person who is not currently managed under one of the three Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) categories, but reasonable grounds exist for believing that there is a risk of them committing an offence or offences that will cause serious harm.’
The MAPPA categories are explained Multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA) | College of Policing
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- Written question
- Reference
- 111244
- Session
- 2024-26
- Related items
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From Local to National: A New Model for Policing
Monday, 26 January 2026
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House of Commons
House of Lords
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- Anti-social behaviour
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