Question follow-through · 361

Motorcycles: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the regulations governing the powers of the police to (a) pursue and (b) detain people using off-road bikes illegally.

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
17 Jul 2024
Target answer date
22 Jul 2024
Answer
22 Jul 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the regulations governing the powers of the police to (a) pursue and (b) detain people using off-road bikes illegally.

  2. 22 Jul 2024

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  3. 22 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission to take back our streets.The police are able to pursue off road bikers but any decision on whether to undertake a pursuit is an operational o...

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