Written Question·Home Office·UIN 103902
Serious Violence Reduction Orders
Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 14 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Kim Johnson
Labour — Liverpool Riverside
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to Question 100020, Serious Violence Reduction Orders, what assessment was made by the independent evaluation of (a) the use of the SVRO stop and search power,
Answer
Sarah JonesSerious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs) were piloted for two years throughout Merseyside, Sussex, Thames Valley and West Midlands police force areas. The pilot took place between 19 April 2023 and 18 April 2025.The pilot has been independently evaluated...
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