Emergency Calls: Hoaxes and False Alarms

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for making hoax calls to the emergency services in each of the last five years.

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1. 5 November 2024

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for making hoax calls to the emergency services in each of the last five years.

   Source: Commons

2. 12 November 2024

   Answer

   The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of defendants prosecuted and convicted, including for ‘Improper use of public electronic communications network’ which will include hoax calls. This can be obtained by using HO offence code 19607 in the...

   Source: Written answer

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