Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 7 December 2020 to question 122689 on HMCTS: Weapons, how many (a) arrests were made and (b) prosecutions were commenced as a result of those weapon confiscations.

HM Courts and Tribunals Service has a robust security screening process at the public entrance to its buildings to ensure any item that could be used as a weapon is removed from court and tribunal users. It keeps detailed information on those confiscations. Any article considered to be an illegal weapon is reported to the police for onward deliberation as to whether an offence has been committed.

HM Court and Tribunals service does not collate information on whether those referrals result in arrests or prosecutions.