Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to encourage police forces to make use of social media to (a) pass information onto communities which they serve and (b) assist in tackling crime; and if she will make a statement.

The Modern Crime Prevention Strategy published in March 2016 sets out the Government’s strategy recognising that using modern technology effectively is critical to preventing crime. Using social media is part of this.