Written question asked by Mark Pritchard (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 October 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 October 2006. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 November 2006 on behalf of the Home Office.

Police

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures are being put in place to stop vandalism of the National Police Memorial located on The Mall.

Answer: [holding answer 26 October]: The National Police Memorial in the Mall sits within the jurisdiction of the Royal Parks. The area is covered by CCTV, which is fed into the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and is patrolled hourly as part of the Government Security Zone by Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) from Charing Cross Police station.The Metropolitan police regularly review their tasking based on incidents and intelligence and will change their response should the circumstances require it.Addressing criminal damage is an important part of the strategy to meet the Home Office’s target on reducing overall crime. Where criminal damage is a local priority, the Home Office is working with partners to identify and implement ways to tackle it.

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