Written question asked by Apsana Begum (Labour) on Monday, 15 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 June 2026. It was answered by Sarah Jones (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 June 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.
Elections: Crime
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences were handled over the course of the 2026 local elections by the national police unit established for protecting people standing for public office.
- 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 collect data on numbers of offences directly related to Operation Ford or offences recorded during the 2026 local elections.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 9707
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Crime Candidates Elections Protection
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2026-06-23 16:00:25 +0100
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