Question follow-through · 524
Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to police forces on responding to reports of unmanned drones posing a potential risk to residential security.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 13 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 18 May 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to police forces on responding to reports of unmanned drones posing a potential risk to residential security.
18 May 2026
Target answer date
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18 May 2026
Answer published
The Home Office coordinates the government’s counter-drone policy. We lead work to understand potential risks posed by the misuse of drones and emerging technologies to ensure we have the right capabilities, personnel, training and powers to address these...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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