Failure to Appear warrants
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/26/9466
Version Date: 03/03/2026
The Police National Systems Manager has provided the following information:
Q.1. Please provide the total number of outstanding Failure to Appear warrants the force has yet to execute, as of today’s date.
422
This figure is as of the 26 February 2026
Please Note: Not all these warrants were issued for Devon & Cornwall Police cases, some of them have been imported from other forces who have asked us to make enquiries as the individual is believed to be in our force area.
Q2. Please state how many of the outstanding Failure to Appear warrants referenced in Q1 were issued in each of the following years:
a. 2025
b. 2024
c. 2023
d. 2022
e. 2021
f. 2020
g. Pre-2020
|
Year |
Count |
|
2025 |
124 |
|
2024 |
65 |
|
2023 |
35 |
|
2022 |
23 |
|
2021 |
10 |
|
2020 |
6 |
|
Pre 2020 |
34 |
Q3. Please state how many of the outstanding Failure to Appear warrants in your response to Q.1 are:
a. Category A offences
b. Category B offences
c. Category C offences
|
Category |
Count |
|
A |
79 |
|
B |
272 |
|
C |
60 |