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Police: Social Media

Asked by Sir Oliver DowdenConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 9 June 2025UIN 54856

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of police forces have dedicated teams for monitoring social media for malicious communications.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The requested data is not centrally held, and could only be collated for the purpose of answering these queries at disproportionate cost.

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