§ Mr. GerrardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many stops and searches have been carried out during 2003 by each police force in the UK under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000. [131585]
§ Mr. BlunkettFigures on stops and searches under Section 44(1) and Section 44(2) of the Terrorism Act 2000 are published annually in the Home Office Statistical Bulletin. The latest published figures are for the financial year 2001–02. These are set out in the table. Figures for 2002–03 are due to be published in November this year. Figures for 2003–04 will be published when the relevant data has been collated and verified.
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Table P3 Searches of vehicles and occupants under section 44(1) and searches of pedestrians under section 44(2) of the Terrorism Act 20001 and resultant arrests, by police force area England and Wales 2001–02 Number Stops and searches of vehicles and occupants under 44(1) Stops and searches of pedestrians under 44(2) Police force area Searches Resultant arrests Searches Resultant arrests Avon and Somerset — — — — Bedfordshire 8 — — — Cambridgeshire — — — — Cheshire 385 4 2 — Cleveland — — — — Cumbria — — — — Derbyshire 20 — — — Devon and Cornwall 129 — — — Dorset — — — — Durham 235 — 3 — Essex — — — — Gloucestershire 36 — — — Greater Manchester 36 1 — — Hampshire 0 — — — Hertfordshire 4 — — — Humberside — — — — Kent 55 — — — Lancashire — — — — Leicestershire 8 — 8 — Lincolnshire — — — — London, City of 3,409 92 86 8 Merseyside — — — — Metropolitan police 3,598 63 473 11 Norfolk 2 — — — Northamptonshire — — — — Northumbria — — — — North Yorkshire 8 — — — Nottinghamshire — — — — South Yorkshire 263 — — —
Table P3 Searches of vehicles and occupants under section 44(1) and searches of pedestrians under section 44(2) of the Terrorism Act 20001 and resultant arrests, by police force area England and Wales 2001–02 Number Stops and searches of vehicles and occupants under 44(1) Stops and searches of pedestrians under 44(2) Police force area Searches Resultant arrests Searches Resultant arrests Staffordshire — — — — Suffolk — — — — Surrey 1 1 1 — Sussex 767 1 310 T Thames Valley — — — — Warwickshire — — — — West Mercia 5 — — — West Midlands — — — — West Yorkshire — — — — Wiltshire — — — — Dyfed Powys — — — — Gwent — — — — North Wales — — — — South Wales — — — — Total 9,239 169 947 20 1 Formerly section 13A and 13B of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 and repealed under the Terrorism Act 2000 which came into force on 19 February 2001.
§ Mr. GerrardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of those stopped and searched during the current year under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 have been(a) arrested, (b) charged with an offence and (c) charged with a terrorism offence. [131586]
§ Mr. BlunkettThe data collected on stops and searches made under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 is not automatically cross-referenced by the forces with the data they hold on arrests or on those charged. This information could therefore be obtained only at disproportionate cost.