Question follow-through · 14364

Police: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many personnel were assigned to monitoring social media by the police in of the last ten years.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
14 Nov 2024
Target answer date
18 Nov 2024
Answer
21 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many personnel were assigned to monitoring social media by the police in of the last ten years.

  2. 18 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Police forces do not routinely monitor social media but will investigate allegations of suspected criminal activity committed on social media platforms that are brought to their attention.The Home Office does not hold information on how much police forces...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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