Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation

Product Description

This release covers the use of police powers under terrorism and subsequent legislation in Great Britain on a quarterly basis up to the year ending 31 December 2025. It also covers arrests for terrorist-related activity under other legislation such as the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE).

The statistics in this release come from a range of sources. Information on what is included in each section is outlined in the statistics covered section below. The Home Office considers the data to be sufficiently robust, and the quality assurance process undertaken by data providers and Home Office statisticians ensure the risk of any data errors are minimised. Further details on the strength and limitations of each dataset are provided in the quality assurance section below.

• data for the ‘arrests and outcomes’ section is provided by the Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters (CTPHQ) Coordination Centre
• data for the ‘court proceedings’ section is provided by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)
• data for the ‘terrorist prisoners’ section is provided by His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) and the Scottish Prison Service (SPS)
• data on section 43 (s.43) ‘stop and search’ is provided by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)
• data on powers under Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 is provided by CTPHQ