Facebook: Prosecutions

(asked on 7th November 2023) - View Source

Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Attorney General, how many people were prosecuted for offences relating to posts made on Facebook in each year for which records exist.


Answered by
Michael Tomlinson Portrait
Michael Tomlinson
Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration)
This question was answered on 14th November 2023

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not hold data on the number of people prosecuted for offences relating to social media posts. This information could only be obtained by an examination of CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.

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