Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 12752
Emergency Calls: Hoaxes and False Alarms
Tabled: 5 November 2024
Answered: 12 November 2024
Question
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour — Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for making hoax calls to the emergency services in each of the last five years.
Answer
Heidi AlexanderThe Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of defendants prosecuted and convicted, including for ‘Improper use of public electronic communications network’ which will include hoax calls. This can be obtained by using HO offence code 19607 in the...
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