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Proscribed group arrests

Questions to the Mayor of London – answered at on 19 January 2022.

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For each year Dec 15 to Nov 16, Dec 16 to Nov 17, Dec 17 to Nov 18, Dec 18 to Nov 19, Dec 19 to Nov 20 and Dec 20 to Nov 21, how many people were arrested for being members of proscribed groups by the Met, broken down by group?

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Arrest figures for the offence of ‘membership of a proscribed organisation’ (contrary to Section 11 of the Terrorism Act, 2000) are as follows.

The figures are provided on a calendar year basis i.e., January – December.

Year

Count of Date of Arrest

2015

0

2016

0

2017

4

2018

3

2019

12

2020

4

2021

3

Total

(2015 – 21)

26

SO15 Counter Terrorism Command do not provide details of which groups the individuals arrested were suspected of belonging to.

To note, the figures above relate solely to the specified offence. These figures do not capture arrests for other offences under the Terrorism Acts 2000 and 2006.