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Police Custody: Photographs

Asked by Vicky FoxcroftLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 18 May 2026UIN 137

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many custody images held are of individuals who have not been (a) charged with and (b) convicted of a crime.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The Home Office does not hold data on whether the people in the gallery of custody images on the Police National Database have been charged or convicted.

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