Question follow-through · 28428
Motor Vehicles: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the use by police forces of social media content posted by suspected offenders as evidence in the investigation of (a) vehicle theft, (b) dangerous
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 9 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 14 Sept 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the use by police forces of social media content posted by suspected offenders as evidence in the investigation of (a) vehicle theft, (b) dangerous
11 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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14 Sept 2026
Answer published
Police forces have statutory powers, supported by guidance, to obtain and preserve data, including social media content. These include the online information powers under the Crime and Policing Act 2026 once commenced, powers under the Investigatory Power...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
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