HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Weapons

(asked on 30th November 2020) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many weapons in each category were confiscated on the HM Courts and Tribunals Service estate in each of the last three years.


Answered by
Chris Philp Portrait
Chris Philp
Minister of State (Home Office)
This question was answered on 7th December 2020

HM Courts and Tribunals Service has embedded a series of measures designed to keep its buildings, and the people within them (including staff, judiciary, contractor, jurors, and users) safe and secure. Among other things, security search on entry procedures are in place to ensure risks to personal safety are minimised. Details of the policy, including information on items not allowed into court and tribunal buildings are available online.

In each of the last three complete financial years, the numbers of confiscated weapons are as follows:

Financial Year

Knives (blade under 3”)

Knives (blade over 3”)

Other Blades

Firearms (Genuine)

Firearms (Other)

Sharps

Other Weapons

17/18

8621

467

N/A*

2

35

16,232

N/A*

18/19

10,027

553

2322

0

32

16,124

507

19/20

8075

598

4188

2

24

14,277

1081

Total

26,723

1618

6510

4

91

46,633

1588

* Category introduced in 2018/19

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