Policing statistics
This collection brings together all documents relating to policing statistics.
Covers the following statistical series:
- Police workforce
- Police powers and procedures
- Police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000
- Police use of force statistics
- Police use of firearms
- Seizures of drugs
- Firearms and shotgun certificates
- Football-related arrests and banning orders
- Police funding for England and Wales
- Police officer uplift statistics
- Police misconduct
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Documents
Data tables
Guidance
Last updated 19 April 2024 + show all updates
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Updated 'Other PACE powers, year ending March 2023' to second edition.
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Updated 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2023' to 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2023 (second edition)'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under TACT 2000, to December 2023' and updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'. Updated to 'Stop and search and arrests, year ending March 2023' to second edition.
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Added 'Other PACE powers, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2023', updated 'User guide to police powers and procedures'.
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Added 'Police misconduct, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2023', 'Police misconduct open data tables' and updated 'User guide to police misconduct statistics'.
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Added 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2023' and updated 'User guide to police workforce statistics'.
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Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2023' and updated 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under TACT 2000, to September 2023'.
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Added 'Police use of force statistics, April 2022 to March 2023' and updated 'User guide to Police use of force statistics, England and Wales'.
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Added 'Football-related arrests and banning orders: 2022 to 2023 season' and 'User guide to football-related arrests and banning order statistics'.
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Added 'Stop and search and arrests, year ending March 2023' and updated 'User guide to police powers and procedures'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2023', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
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Added 'Police funding for England and Wales 2015 to 2024' and updated 'Police funding for England and Wales: user guide'.
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Added 'Police officer uplift, final position as at March 2023' and 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2023'.
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Added 'Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2022 to March 2023'.
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Added 'Statistics on firearm and shotgun certificates, England and Wales: April 2022 to March 2023', updated 'User guide to statistics on firearm and shotgun certificates, England and Wales'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to March 2023'.
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Added 'Police Officer Uplift, quarterly update to 31 March 2023'.
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Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2022', updated 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2022'.
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Added 'Update to stop and search and arrests statistics using 2021 Census estimates'.
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Added 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2022' and 'Police Officer Uplift, quarterly update to December 2022'.
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Added 'Police misconduct, England and Wales: year ending 31 March 2022' and 'User Guide to Police Misconduct Statistics'.
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Added 'Police use of force statistics, England and Wales: April 2021 to March 2022'. Added 'User guide to Police use of force statistics, England and Wales'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2022', updated.
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Added 'Police powers and procedures: Other PACE powers, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2022', updated 'User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures'.
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Added 'Police powers and procedures: Stop and search and arrests, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2021', updated 'User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures'.
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Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to September 2022'.
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Added 'Football-related arrests and banning orders, England and Wales: 2021 to 2022 season'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2022'
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Added 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2022' and 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to June 2022'. Updated 'Police workforce open data tables' and 'User Guide to Police Workforce Statistics'.
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Added 'Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2021 to March 2022'.
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Added 'Police funding for England and Wales 2015 to 2023' and updated 'Police funding for England and Wales: user guide'.
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Added 'Statistics on firearm and shotgun certificates, England and Wales: April 2021 to March 2022', updated 'User guide to statistics on firearm and shotgun certificates, England and Wales'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to March 2022', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
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Added 'Police misconduct, England and Wales: year ending 31 March 2021'.
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Updated 'Police powers and procedures: Stop and search and arrests, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2021' to second edition.
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Amended 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to December 2021'. Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to March 2022'.
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'Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2021' has been updated to second edition. Updated 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2021: age open data table'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2021', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
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Updated 'Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2020 to March 2021'.
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Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2021', updated 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide'.
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Added 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2021' and 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to December 2021'.
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Added 'Police use of force statistics, England and Wales: April 2020 to March 2021'.
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Added 'Police powers and procedures: Other PACE powers, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2021', updated 'User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2021', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
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Added 'Police powers and procedures: Stop and search and arrests, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2021', updated 'User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures'.
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Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to September 2021'.
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Added 'Football-related arrests and banning orders, England and Wales: 2020 to 2021 season'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2021', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
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Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to June 2021' and 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2021', updated 'Police workforce open data tables' and 'User guide to police workforce statistics'.
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Added 'Statistics on firearm and shotgun certificates, England and Wales: April 2020 to March 2021'.
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Added 'Statistics on firearm and shotgun certificates, England and Wales: April 2020 to March 2021', 'Police funding for England and Wales 2015 to 2022' and 'Police funding for England and Wales: user guide', updated 'User guide to statistics on firearm and shotgun certificates, England and Wales'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2021', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
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Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to March 2021'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2020', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
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Text, 'Police use of TASER ® X26 conducted energy devices statistics, England and Wales', replaced with 'Police use of force statistics'.
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A HTML version has been added to ‘Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2019 to March 2020’. There has been no textural or statistical update to the contents of the release.
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'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to December 2020' has been updated.
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Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to December 2020'. Added 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2020', updated 'Police workforce open data tables'.
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Updated 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2020 second edition' to third edition.
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'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2020' has been amended.
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Added 'Police use of force statistics, England and Wales: April 2019 to March 2020'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2020', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
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Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2020', updated 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide'.
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Updated 'Police powers and procedures, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2020 second edition'.
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Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to September 2020'.
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Added 'Police powers and procedures, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2020', updated 'User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures'.
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Added 'Football-related arrests and banning orders, England and Wales: 2019 to 2020 season'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2020'.
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Updated 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2020' to second edition.
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Added 'Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2019 to March 2020'.
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Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to June 2020' and 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2020', updated 'Police workforce open data tables' and 'User Guide to Police Workforce Statistics'.
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Added 'Statistics on firearm and shotgun certificates, England and Wales: April 2019 to March 2020', updated 'User guide to statistics on firearm and shotgun certificates, England and Wales'.
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Added 'Police funding for England and Wales 2015 to 2021'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2020', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
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Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to March 2020'.
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Added 'Operation of Police Powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2019'.
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Added 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2019' and 'Plans for statistical reporting on progress with the recruitment of an additional 20,000 police officer in England and Wales', updated 'Police workforce open data tables'.
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'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2019' has been updated to a second edition.
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Added 'Police use of force statistics, England and Wales: April 2018 to March 2019'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2019' and 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2019', updated 'User guide to Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation' and 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide'.
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Added 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2019’, updated 'User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures'.
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'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2019' has been updated to a second edition.
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Added 'Football-related arrests and banning orders, England and Wales: 2018 to 2019 season'.
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'Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2019' has been updated to a second edition.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2019', updated 'User guide to: Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
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Added release 'Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2018 to March 2019'.
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Added ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2019’ and ‘Police workforce open data tables’, updated ‘User Guide to Police Workforce Statistics’.
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Added 'Police funding for England and Wales 2015 to 2020'.
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Added 'Statistics on firearm and shotgun certificates, England and Wales: April 2018 to March 2019', updated 'User guide to statistics on firearm and shotgun certificates, England and Wales'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2019'.
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Updated ‘Annual data requirement from police forces in England and Wales’.
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Updated ‘Annual data requirement from police forces in England and Wales’.
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Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2018’.
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Added 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2018', updated 'Police workforce open data tables'.
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Added 'Police use of force statistics, England and Wales: April 2017 to March 2018'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2018'.
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Added 'Football-related arrests and banning orders, England and Wales: season 2017 to 2018'.
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Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2018', updated 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide'.
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Added 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2018', updated 'User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures'.
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Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2018’.
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Added 'Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2017 to March 2018'.
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Added ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2018’ and ‘Police workforce open data tables’, updated ‘User Guide to Police Workforce Statistics’.
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Added 'Police funding for England and Wales 2015 to 2019'.
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Added 'Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales, financial year ending 31 March 2018', updated 'User guide to firearm and shotgun certificate statistics'.
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Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2018’, updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
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Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2017’, updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
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Updated ‘Annual data requirement from police forces in England and Wales’.
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Added 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2017', updated 'User Guide to Police Workforce Statistics' and 'Police workforce open data tables'.
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Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2017’, updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
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Added 'Football-related arrests and banning orders, England and Wales: season 2016 to 2017'.
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Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2017', updated 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide' and 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2017'.
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Added 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2017', updated 'User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures'.
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Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2017’, updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
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Added 'Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2016 to March 2017' and 'Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2016 to March 2017: data tables', updated 'Police use of firearms statistics: user guide'.
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Added 'Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales, financial year ending 2017' and 'Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales, financial year ending 2017: data tables', updated 'User guide to firearm and shotgun certificate statistics'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2017', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
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Updated ‘Annual data requirement from police forces in England and Wales’.
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Added 'Police use of TASER ® X26 conducted energy devices statistics, England and Wales: 1 January to 31 December 2016' and 'Police use of TASER ® X26 conducted energy devices statistics, England and Wales: 1 January to 31 December 2016: data tables', updated 'Police use of TASER ® X26 conducted energy devices statistics, England and Wales: user guide'.
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Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2016’, updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
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Added 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2016', updated 'Police workforce open data tables' and 'User Guide to Police Workforce Statistics'.
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Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2016’ and ’Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2016: data tables’, updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
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Added 'Football-related arrests and banning orders, England and Wales: season 2015 to 2016'.
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Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2016', updated 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide'.
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Added 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2016' and updated 'User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures'.
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Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2016’ and ’Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2016: data tables’.
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Added ‘Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2015 to March 2016’ and ‘Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: April 2015 to March 2016: data tables’, updated ‘Police use of firearms statistics: user guide’.
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Added ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2016’ and ‘Police workforce open data tables’, updated ‘User Guide to Police Workforce Statistics’
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Updated ‘User guide to firearm and shotgun certificate statistics’, 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation' and ‘User guide to Police powers and procedures’.
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Added 'Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales financial year ending March 2016’, 'Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales financial year ending March 2016: data tables’, 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2016' and ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2016: data tables’, updated ‘User guide to: Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation: Arrests, outcomes and stop and search, Great Britain’.
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Added 'Police use of Taser statistics, England and Wales: 1 January to 31 December 2015', 'Police use of Taser statistics, England and Wales: 1 January to 31 December 2015:data tables', 'User guide to police use of Taser statistics', 'Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: financial year ending 31 March 2015', 'Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: financial year ending 31 March 2015: data tables' and 'User guide to police use of firearms statistics'.
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Updated ‘User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation’.
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Added ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2015’ and ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2015: data tables’.
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Added ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2015’ and ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2015: data tables’, updated ‘User Guide to Police Workforce Statistics’ and ‘Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2015: data tables’.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2015' and 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2015: data tables', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation: Arrests, outcomes and stops and searches, Great Britain'.
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Added Football-related arrests and banning orders season 2014 to 2015
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Added 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2015' and 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2015: data tables'.
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Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2015' and updated 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide'.
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Added 'Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales financial year ending March 2015', 'Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales financial year ending March 2015: data tables', updated 'User guide to firearm and shotgun certificate statistics'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2015' and 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, financial year ending March 2015: data tables', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation: Arrests, outcomes and stops and searches, Great Britain'.
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Added a list of related document collections.
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Updated 'Annual Data Requirement from police forces in England and Wales'.
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Added 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2015' and 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2015: data tables', updated 'User Guide to Police Workforce Statistics'.
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Added 'Police use of Taser statistics, England and Wales: 1 January to 31 December 2014', 'Police use of Taser statistics, England and Wales: 1 January to 31 December 2014: data tables', 'Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: financial year ending 31 March 2014' and 'Police use of firearms statistics, England and Wales: financial year ending 31 March 2014: data tables'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2014' and 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2014: data tables', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation: Arrests, outcomes and stops and searches, Great Britain'.
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Added 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2014' and 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2014: data tables', updated 'User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures Statistics'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2014' and 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to September 2014: data tables', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation: Arrests, outcomes and stops and searches, Great Britain'.
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Added 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2014' and 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2014: data tables', updated 'User Guide to Police Workforce Statistics'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2014' and 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2014: data tables', updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
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Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2014' and 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000: financial year ending March 2014', 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000: data tables, financial year ending March 2014' and updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
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Added 'Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales financial year ending March 2014' and 'User guide to firearm and shotgun certificate statistics'.
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Added 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2014'.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2013', 'Tables for 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to December 2013'' and updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
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Added 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales 2012 to 2013'.
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'Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2013' publication added.
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Added 'Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2013' and 'Tables for ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, quarterly update to June 2013’' and updated 'User guide to operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation'.
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