Stop and Search: West Midlands — Written Question

Question

Sir Andrew Mitchell

Conservative — Sutton Coldfield

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 July 2025 to Question 69007 on Stop and Search: West Midlands, whether the number of times stop and search powers were used under Serious Violence Reduction Orders in the

Answer

Sarah Jones

Serious 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 SVRO pilot has been independently eval...

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