Question follow-through · 22505

Dangerous Driving: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is provided to police forces on using social media evidence posted on platforms such as TikTok to prosecute individuals participating in organised joyriding.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
9 Sept 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is provided to police forces on using social media evidence posted on platforms such as TikTok to prosecute individuals participating in organised joyriding.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Home Office does not issue guidance on the use of social media evidence in prosecutions for organised joyriding. College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice provides guidance on investigations and digital intelligence and investigation. Decis...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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