Piantedosi at Question Time: security issues: the Revolut case, crime, minors and immigration

The Cyber Security Service at the Ministry of the Interior has also taken action. The Cyber Security Analysis Committee has been convened to identify the best technical solutions within the framework of the Consip contract on certified email (PEC), without ruling out the possibility of taking action against the supplier for any breaches of contract relating to the disruption to the service and the resulting penalties.

The second area concerns online crime and the involvement of minors in radicalisation and deviant behaviour. Piantedosi refers to Law 90 of 2024 on cybersecurity and cybercrime, and Legislative Decree 107 of 2023 against the dissemination of terrorist content online.

The minister rejects any link with the ‘security decrees’ and refers to Decree-Law No. 168, approved at the last Cabinet meeting, in which ‘the powers of the National Anti-Mafia and Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor in proceedings relating to offences committed by minors have been more clearly defined’.

Piantedosi highlights the cooperation between the police, law enforcement agencies in other Member States and internet service providers in the fight against radicalisation and terrorism in the digital sphere. Among the most recent operations, he cites the joint operation by ROS and DIGOS in various Italian cities: 17 people were involved, 14 of whom were minors, and materials bearing Nazi symbols, documents containing extremist content and knives were seized. On the issue of Islamist radicalisation, he reports that 257 individuals posing a threat to national security have been deported during the current government’s term. Repression is complemented by prevention efforts involving the Postal Police, the ‘Una vita da social’ and ‘Cuoriconnessi’ campaigns, and the YouPol app.

But the report on young people is not limited to the internet. According to Piantedosi, a repressive response and the criminalisation of the most anti-social behaviour are necessary, but action must also be taken to address the root causes of juvenile delinquency, starting with the school and family environments.

It is against this backdrop that the minister refers to the Caivano decree: repressive measures have been complemented by urban regeneration initiatives, the creation of spaces for socialising and sporting activities, and greater accountability on the part of parents in tackling early school leaving. On this last front, a specific offence has been introduced, punishable, amongst other things, by the withdrawal of the inclusion allowance.

Piantedosi links this strategy to a reduction in early school leaving, which is set to fall from 14 per cent in 2020 to 8 per cent in 2025 – bringing it below the 9 per cent threshold set by the 2030 Agenda five years ahead of schedule. This brings the role of the family back to the fore: respect for the law and for the individual must become an autonomous and responsible choice for young people. Hence the support for the initiative by the mayor of Legnago and for proposals aimed at increasing the responsibility of parents of minors involved in criminal behaviour.

The third section concerns crime trends. Piantedosi presents to the House a comparison between the first half of 2026 and the same period in 2025: a 10 per cent decrease in the total number of offences, a 15 per cent decrease in homicides, an 11 per cent decrease in thefts, a 12 per cent decrease in robberies, a 7 per cent decrease in sexual assaults and a 9 per cent decrease in fraud and cybercrime.

According to the minister, the results are linked to an increase in staffing levels and the stepping up of checks. Through ‘high-impact’ operations, between 2023 and 30 June 2026, more than 1,110,000 people were checked, resulting in 2,373 arrests, 13,887 reports filed and around 2,000 foreign nationals deported. In the ‘red zones’, checks were carried out on more than 2,330,000 people: 12,886 individuals were removed, 73 per cent of whom – 9,430 – were foreign nationals.

Piantedosi links these figures to a broader strategy: more resources and safeguards for the police force, higher salaries, investment in technology and urban security, as well as the fight against subversion, terrorism and organised crime.

Finally, the minister announced 800 additional officers assigned to railway stations and a further 1,000 officers in the ‘Safe Roads’ contingent, bringing the total to 6,800 compared with the 5,000 originally planned. It is on this two-pronged approach – physical security and digital security – that Piantedosi bases the Home Office’s response during Question Time.

Landings have fallen by more than 80 per cent in two years compared with the peak in 2023. According to Piantedosi, this is the result of agreements with countries of origin and transit: Libya and Tunisia have prevented over 275,000 departures, whilst more than 97,500 assisted voluntary returns have been carried out from Libya, Tunisia and Algeria with the support of the IOM. In 2026, there have already been over 6,500 repatriations, including both forced and assisted voluntary returns, a figure the minister describes as unprecedented for the same period in recent years. Decree-Law 144 also provides for 500 additional recruitment posts within the State Police to combat irregular immigration and enforce border controls.