§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many stop and search warrants were made by police under the Terrorism Act 2000 in Gloucestershire in 2003, and how many of these resulted in(a) subsequent court action and (b) conviction. [152979]
§ Mr. BlunkettFigures on stops and searches under section 44(1) and section 44(2) of the Terrorism Act 2000 are published annually in a Home Office Statistical Bulletin.
The latest published figures are for the financial year 2002–03 and show that in the area of Gloucestershire constabulary, police conducted a total of 898 stops and searches under section 44(1) of the Act resulting in three arrests. 299 stops and searches under section 44(2) were carried out, resulting in nine arrests. Figures for 2003–04 are not yet available.
1122WThe data collected on stops and searches made under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 are not automatically cross-referenced by police forces with the data they hold on those charged. Therefore, this information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.