Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review Police Information Notices to introduce (a) safeguards against their improper use and (b) an appeals process.

The issuance of Police Information Notices (PINs) is an operational matter for police forces and responsibility for the usage of PINs rests with Chief Constables.

We will continue to work closely with police colleagues to drive progress against the recommendations of the 2017 Her Majesty’s Inspectorate Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services/Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate report on the criminal justice response to stalking and harassment, including the use of PINs, including through a Home Secretary chaired National Oversight Group.