United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 74476
Social Media: Arrests and Convictions
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2 September 2025
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10 September 2025 · Answer
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10 September 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) charged and (c) convicted for social media posts in each of the last five years.
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2 September 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) charged and (c) convicted for social media posts in each of the last five years.
Source: Commons
10 September 2025
Answer
The Ministry of Justice does not collect data on arrests or charging decisions. This is a matter for the police and the Crown Prosecution Service.The Ministry of Justice publishes data on convictions for a wide range of offences in England and Wales withi...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-02/74476
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1831480
- uk · wq-1831480 · source updated 10 September 2025