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Change description : 2025-10-07 18:00:00: Updated to include data from April to June 2025. Added West Yorkshire to the list of areas with a county lines taskforce. [Guidance and regulation]

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Guidance

County Lines Programme

Information about the government's County Lines Programme.

From:
Home Office
Published
25 May 2022
Last updated
37 JuneOctober 2025 — See all updates

Documents

County Lines Programme overview

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Details

In response to the threat of county lines, the Home Office established the County Lines Programme. This guidance explores the programme and its impact since July 2024.

Updates to this page

Published 25 May 2022
Last updated 37 JuneOctober 2025 + show all updates

  2. Figures in 'impact' section updated.

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Update history

2025-10-07 18:00
Updated to include data from April to June 2025. Added West Yorkshire to the list of areas with a county lines taskforce.

2025-06-03 11:57
Figures in ‘impact’ section updated.

2025-06-03 08:00
Updated County Lines Programme data.

2024-12-16 15:55
Updated to reflect the current government’s progress in relation to County Lines.

2024-12-06 12:00
Updated information published.

2023-12-11 09:30
Updated statistics under ‘Impact’ section.

2023-12-06 13:22
Updated statistics under ‘Impact’ section.

2023-11-13 15:12
Updated with the latest County Lines Programme figures.

2023-03-14 11:14
Updated the figures showing the impact of the County Lines Programme and added a link to the latest data.

2022-05-25 17:28
First published.