Written Question·Home Office·UIN 18634

Arrests: Personal Property

Tabled: 9 December 2024

Answered: 12 December 2024

Named Day

Question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many items of property confiscated after an arrest have been (a) returned, (b) returned after six months, (c) returned after 12 months and (d) not returned by the Metropolitan Police Force once th

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson

Under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act, and associated Codes of Practice, property seized as evidence may only be retained for so long as is necessary and that the officer in charge of the investigation is responsible for ensuring that the property is...

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