Arson: Churches

(asked on 7th May 2019) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they hold on the number of, and circumstances behind, arson attacks on churches in (1) the UK, and (2) overseas, in the last two years; how many prosecutions there have been for such attacks in the UK; and what assessment they have made of the motives of those responsible.


Answered by
Lord Keen of Elie Portrait
Lord Keen of Elie
Shadow Minister (Justice)
This question was answered on 21st May 2019

We have consulted Home Office, who do not hold detailed information for all police forces around the circumstances and location of offences. Detailed information on the location of arson offences, such as churches, may be held on court record but to be able to identify these cases, as they are not held centrally, we would have to access individual court records which would be of disproportionate cost. Matters relating to Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for those respective devolved administrations.

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