Written Question·Home Office·UIN 26572

Gangs: Databases

Tabled: 27 January 2025
Answered: 30 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Kim Johnson

LabourLiverpool Riverside

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure people who were convicted using information from the Gang Violence Matrix can appeal their convictions after the database is deleted.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
The Gang Violence Matrix (GVM) was an operational intelligence tool used by the Metropolitan Police to identify and risk-assess individuals involved with gangs across London.The deletion of the data held on the GVM is an operational matter for the Metropo...

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