Written Question·Home Office·UIN 18635
Arrests: Personal Property
Tabled: 9 December 2024
Answered: 12 December 2024
Named DayQuestion
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Labour — Clapham and Brixton Hill
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many items of property which were confiscated after an arrest were recorded as lost by the Metropolitan Police in the last year.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonUnder 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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