Written question asked by Apsana Begum (Labour) on Thursday, 21 May 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 June 2026. It was answered by Dan Jarvis (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 June 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.
Domestic Abuse and Harassment: Arrests
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests, investigations and charges there have been relating to Operation Ford for offences of a) stalking, b) harassment, c) controlling or coercive behaviour d) domestic abuse.
- Answer
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Operation Ford is the policing support for locally elected representatives, including Metropolitan Mayors, Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and Local Councillors.
Working with the police, the Home Office has established the Operation Ford Threat Assessment Centre to coordinate and collate intelligence to build a national picture of threats, including harassment and intimidation, against locally elected representatives across the UK.
The Home Office do not hold data on numbers of arrests, investigations, and charges directly related Operation Ford. Arrest and charge data is published at an aggregate level through the Home Office’s official crime statistics.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 3847
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Arrests Domestic abuse Harassment Politics and government
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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