Accredited official statistics

Pre-release access list for: Police powers and procedures: Stop and search, arrests and mental health detentions, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2025

Published 6 November 2025

Applies to England and Wales

This statistical bulletin was produced by analytical professionals and production staff in Home Office Analysis and Insight Directorate. Pre-release access was given to the following persons 24 hours in advance of release:

Home Office

  • Secretary of State for the Home Department
  • Minister for Policing and Crime
  • Minister for Security
  • Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls
  • Lords Minister of State
  • Permanent Secretary
  • Second Permanent Secretary
  • Special Advisors (3)
  • Director, Home Office Analysis and Insight Directorate
  • Chief Scientific Adviser and Director General, Science, Technology, Analysis and Research Group
  • Director General, Public Safety Group
  • Director of Policing Policy
  • Deputy Director of Police Powers Unit
  • Deputy Director of Health and Policing Team
  • Press Officers, Comms-Crime and Policing (3)
  • Policy leads, Police Powers Unit (3)
  • Policy leads, Health and Policing Team (3)

In addition, Private Secretaries in the Ministers’ and Special Advisers’ Private Offices will have access to pre-release figures for handling arrangements.

Pre-release access was also given to the following persons from outside the Home Office 24 hours in advance of release:

National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC)

  • National Policing lead, Stop and Search
  • National Policing lead, Mental Health and Policing
  • Staff Officer

In addition to staff in the Home Office responsible for production of the statistics, the following staff also have access to pre-release figures for quality assurance purposes.

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