To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to publish the next statistical bulletin on the operation of certain powers under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. (274718)

The latest publication, “Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales 2007/08”, was published on 30 April 2009.

Chapter 2 contains statistics on stops and searches and certain other powers under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act.

The bulletin can be accessed from the following link:

www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs09/hosb0709.pdf

Publication of the 2008-09 bulletin is expected be within the next 12 months but a date has not yet been announced.