Collection
Policing statistics
This collection brings together all documents relating to policing statistics.
Covers the following statistical series:
- Police workforce
- Police powers and procedures
- Police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000
- Police use of TASER ® X26 conducted energy devices statistics, England and Wales
- Police use of firearms
- Seizures of drugs
- Firearms and shotgun certificates
- Football-related arrests and banning orders
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Documents
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2017
- National Statistics
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Police workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2017
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2017
- National Statistics
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Football-related arrests and banning orders, England and Wales: season 2016 to 2017
- Official Statistics
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Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2017
- National Statistics
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Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2017 second edition
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000: quarterly update to June 2017
- National Statistics
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Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2016 to March 2017
- Official Statistics
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Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2017
- National Statistics
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Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales: financial year ending March 2017
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2017
- National Statistics
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Police use of TASER ® X26 conducted energy devices statistics, England and Wales: 1 January to 31 December 2016
- Official Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2016
- National Statistics
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Police workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2016
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2016
- National Statistics
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Football-related arrests and banning orders, England and Wales: season 2015 to 2016
- Official Statistics
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Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2016
- National Statistics
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Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2016
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2016
- National Statistics
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Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2015 to March 2016
- Official Statistics
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Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2016
- National Statistics
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Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales: financial year ending March 2016
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2016
- National Statistics
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Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: financial year ending 31 March 2015
- Official Statistics
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Police use of Taser statistics, England and Wales: 1 January to 31 December 2015
- Official Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2015
- Official Statistics
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Police workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2015
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2015
- Official Statistics
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Football-related arrests and banning orders season 2014 to 2015
- Official Statistics
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Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2015
- National Statistics
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Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2015
- National Statistics
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Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales, financial year ending 2015
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2015
- Official Statistics
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Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2015
- National Statistics
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Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: financial year ending 31 March 2014
- Official Statistics
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Police use of Taser statistics, England and Wales: 1 January to 31 December 2014
- Official Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2014
- Official Statistics
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Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2014
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2014
- Official Statistics
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Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2014
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2014
- Official Statistics
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Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2014
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2014
- Official Statistics
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Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales, financial year ending 2014
- National Statistics
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Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2014
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2013
- Official Statistics
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Police powers and procedures England and Wales 2012 to 2013
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2013
- Official Statistics
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Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2013
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2013
- Official Statistics
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Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2013
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, 2012 to 2013
- Official Statistics
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Terrorism arrests - analysis of charging and sentencing outcomes by religion
- Official Statistics
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Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales, financial year ending 2013
- National Statistics
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Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2013
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, quarterly update to December 2012
- Official Statistics
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Police powers and procedures England and Wales 2011/12
- National Statistics
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Statistics on the police use of firearms in England and Wales 2010 to 2011
- Official Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, quarterly update to September 2012
- Official Statistics
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Police service strength England and Wales, 30 September 2012
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, quarterly update to June 2012
- Official Statistics
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Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, 2011 to 2012: second edition
- National Statistics
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Police human tissue audit: 2010 to 2012
- Research and analysis
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, 2011 to 2012
- Official Statistics
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Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales, financial year ending 2012
- National Statistics
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Police service strength: England and Wales, 31 March 2012
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, quarterly update to December 2011
- Official Statistics
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Police powers and procedures England and Wales: 2010 to 2011, second edition
- Official Statistics
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Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales, financial year ending 2011
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, quarterly update to September 2011
- Official Statistics
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Police Service Strength England and Wales, 30 September 2011
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, quarterly update to June 2011
- Official Statistics
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Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, 2010 to 2011
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, 2010 to 2011
- Official Statistics
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Police Service Strength England and Wales, 31 March 2011
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, quarterly update to December 2010
- Official Statistics
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Police powers and procedures England and Wales: 2009 to 2010
- National Statistics
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Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales, financial year ending 2010
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, quarterly update to September 2010
- Official Statistics
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Police Service Strength England and Wales, 30 September 2010
- National Statistics
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Police grant report (England and Wales) 2011/12
- Corporate report
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Public perceptions of policing, engagement with the police and victimisation
- National Statistics
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Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, 2009 to 2010
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, 2009 to 2010
- Official Statistics
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Police Service Strength England and Wales, 31 March 2010
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, quarterly update to December 2009
- Official Statistics
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Statistics on the police use of firearms in England and Wales 2007-08
- Official Statistics
Data tables
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Police workforce open data tables
- National Statistics
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Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2016 to March 2017: data tables
- Official Statistics
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Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales: financial year ending March 2017: data tables
- National Statistics
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Police use of TASER ® X26 conducted energy devices statistics, England and Wales: 1 January to 31 December 2016: data tables
- Official Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2016: data tables
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2016: data tables
- National Statistics
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Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2015 to March 2016: data tables
- Official Statistics
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Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales, financial year ending 2016: data tables
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2016: data tables
- National Statistics
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Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: financial year ending 31 March 2015: data tables
- Official Statistics
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Police use of Taser statistics, England and Wales: 1 January to 31 December 2015: data tables
- Official Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2015: data tables
- Official Statistics
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Police workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2015: data tables
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2015: data tables
- Official Statistics
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Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2015: data tables
- National Statistics
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Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales, financial year ending 2015: data tables
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2015: data tables
- Official Statistics
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Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2015: data tables
- National Statistics
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Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: financial year ending 31 March 2014: data tables
- Official Statistics
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Police use of Taser statistics, England and Wales: 1 January to 31 December 2014: data tables
- Official Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2014: data tables
- Official Statistics
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Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2014: data tables
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2014: data tables
- Official Statistics
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Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2014: data tables
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2014: data tables
- Official Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000: data tables, financial year ending March 2014
- Official Statistics
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Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales, financial year ending 2014: data tables
- National Statistics
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Tables for 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2014'
- National Statistics
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Tables for ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2013’
- Official Statistics
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Tables for 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales 2012 to 2013'
- National Statistics
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Tables for ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2013’
- Official Statistics
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Tables for 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2013'
- National Statistics
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Tables for ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2013’
- Official Statistics
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Tables for 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2013'
- National Statistics
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Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, 2012 to 2013: data tables
- Statistical data set
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Terrorism arrests - analysis of charging and sentencing outcomes by religion: data tables
- Statistical data set
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Tables for 'Drug misuse: findings from the 2012 to 2013 CSEW'
- National Statistics
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Tables for 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2013'
- National Statistics
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Tables for ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, quarterly update to December 2012’
- Official Statistics
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Tables for 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales 2011/12'
- National Statistics
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Tables for 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation, quarterly update to June 2012'
- Official Statistics
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Tables: Police powers and procedures, England and Wales 2010 to 2011
- National Statistics
Guidance
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Annual data requirement from police forces in England and Wales
- Guidance
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User Guide to Police Workforce Statistics
- Guidance
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User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation
- Guidance
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Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide
- Guidance
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User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures
- Guidance
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Police use of firearms statistics: user guide
- Guidance
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User guide to firearm and shotgun certificate statistics
- Guidance
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Police use of TASER ® X26 conducted energy devices statistics, England and Wales: user guide
- Guidance
Published 12 September 2013
Last updated 8 March 2018 + show all updates
Last updated 8 March 2018 + show all updates
- Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2017’, updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
- Updated ‘Annual data requirement from police forces in England and Wales’.
- Added 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2017', updated 'User Guide to Police Workforce Statistics' and 'Police workforce open data tables'.
- Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2017’, updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
- Added 'Football-related arrests and banning orders, England and Wales: season 2016 to 2017'.
- Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2017', updated 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide' and 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2017'.
- Added 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2017', updated 'User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures'.
- Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2017’, updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
- Added 'Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2016 to March 2017' and 'Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2016 to March 2017: data tables', updated 'Police use of firearms statistics: user guide'.
- Added 'Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales, financial year ending 2017' and 'Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales, financial year ending 2017: data tables', updated 'User guide to firearm and shotgun certificate statistics'.
- Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2017', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
- Updated ‘Annual data requirement from police forces in England and Wales’.
- Added 'Police use of TASER ® X26 conducted energy devices statistics, England and Wales: 1 January to 31 December 2016' and 'Police use of TASER ® X26 conducted energy devices statistics, England and Wales: 1 January to 31 December 2016: data tables', updated 'Police use of TASER ® X26 conducted energy devices statistics, England and Wales: user guide'.
- Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2016’, updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
- Added 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2016', updated 'Police workforce open data tables' and 'User Guide to Police Workforce Statistics'.
- Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2016’ and ’Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2016: data tables’, updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
- Added 'Football-related arrests and banning orders, England and Wales: season 2015 to 2016'.
- Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2016', updated 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide'.
- Added 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2016' and updated 'User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures'.
- Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2016’ and ’Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2016: data tables’.
- Added ‘Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2015 to March 2016’ and ‘Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2015 to March 2016: data tables’, updated ‘Police use of firearms statistics: user guide’.
- Added ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2016’ and ‘Police workforce open data tables’, updated ‘User Guide to Police Workforce Statistics’
- Updated ‘User guide to firearm and shotgun certificate statistics’, 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation' and ‘User guide to Police powers and procedures’.
- Added 'Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales financial year ending March 2016’, 'Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales financial year ending March 2016: data tables’, 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2016' and ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2016: data tables’, updated ‘User guide to: Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation: Arrests, outcomes and stop and search, Great Britain’.
- Added 'Police use of Taser statistics, England and Wales: 1 January to 31 December 2015', 'Police use of Taser statistics, England and Wales: 1 January to 31 December 2015:data tables', 'User guide to police use of Taser statistics', 'Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: financial year ending 31 March 2015', 'Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: financial year ending 31 March 2015: data tables' and 'User guide to police use of firearms statistics'.
- Updated ‘User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation’.
- Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2015’ and ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2015: data tables’.
- Added ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2015’ and ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2015: data tables’, updated ‘User Guide to Police Workforce Statistics’ and ‘Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2015: data tables’.
- Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2015' and 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2015: data tables', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation: Arrests, outcomes and stops and searches, Great Britain'.
- Added Football-related arrests and banning orders season 2014 to 2015
- Added 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2015' and 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2015: data tables'.
- Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2015' and updated 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide'.
- Added 'Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales financial year ending March 2015', 'Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales financial year ending March 2015: data tables', updated 'User guide to firearm and shotgun certificate statistics'.
- Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2015' and 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2015: data tables', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation: Arrests, outcomes and stops and searches, Great Britain'.
- Added a list of related document collections.
- Updated 'Annual Data Requirement from police forces in England and Wales'.
- Added 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2015' and 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2015: data tables', updated 'User Guide to Police Workforce Statistics'.
- Added 'Police use of Taser statistics, England and Wales: 1 January to 31 December 2014', 'Police use of Taser statistics, England and Wales: 1 January to 31 December 2014: data tables', 'Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: financial year ending 31 March 2014' and 'Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: financial year ending 31 March 2014: data tables'.
- Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2014' and 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2014: data tables', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation: Arrests, outcomes and stops and searches, Great Britain'.
- Added 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2014' and 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2014: data tables', updated 'User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures Statistics'.
- Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2014' and 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2014: data tables', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation: Arrests, outcomes and stops and searches, Great Britain'.
- Added 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2014' and 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2014: data tables', updated 'User Guide to Police Workforce Statistics'.
- Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2014' and 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2014: data tables', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
- Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2014' and 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide'.
- Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000: financial year ending March 2014', 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000: data tables, financial year ending March 2014' and updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
- Added 'Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales financial year ending March 2014' and 'User guide to firearm and shotgun certificate statistics'.
- Added 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2014'.
- Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2013', 'Tables for 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2013'' and updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
- Added 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales 2012 to 2013'.
- 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2013' publication added.
- Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2013' and 'Tables for ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2013’' and updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
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