The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 6th February 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government how many reported instances of stop-and-search occurred in Hertfordshire in (1) 2022, (2) 2021, (3) 2020, and (4) 2019.
Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con): The Home Office collects and publishes stop and search data on a financial year basis. The table below shows the number of stop and searches recorded by Hertfordshire Constabulary in the last four financial years. This includes searches under section 1 of the Policing and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (and associated legislation) and section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.
| Financial Year | Number of stop and searches |
| 2018/19 | 7,131 |
| 2019/20 | 7,931 |
| 2020/21 | 9,881 |
| 2021/22 | 7,335 |
The data can be accessed in full here: Police powers and procedures: Stop and search and arrests, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2022 – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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