Question follow-through · 93975

Churches: Vandalism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests and prosecutions have resulted from reported offences against churches in each of the last five years.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
24 Nov 2025
Target answer date
26 Nov 2025
Answer
4 Dec 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests and prosecutions have resulted from reported offences against churches in each of the last five years.

  2. 26 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to protecting the right of individuals to freely practise their religion and will not tolerate anti-Christian hatred in any form.The Home Office does not hold arrest or crime data specifically relating to Christian places of wo...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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