Written question asked by Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Neville-Jones (Conservative) on Monday, 21 March 2011.

Police: Databases

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether HM Inspectorate of Constabulary or the Association of Chief Police Officers will investigate and report on the installation and use of databases, including proposed databases, by the South Wales Police and their partner members for recording alleged andactual anti-social behaviour; if so, how; on what timescale; and whether they will place all reports in the Library of the House.

Answer: HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) have no plans to specifically investigate and report on the installation and use of databases, including proposed databases, by the South Wales Police and their partner members for recording alleged and actual anti-social behaviour. However, South Wales Police are taking part in the anti-social behaviour call handling and casework management trials which were launched by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Crime Prevention on 4 January and which are supported by the Home Office, ACPO and HMIC. The trials will explore better ways to respond to calls and identify and protect vulnerable people. This includes installing IT systems to enhance sharing of information on cases between agencies, but not establishing new databases. An assessment of how this improves service delivery will be published in due course.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 7281; 726 c121-2WA
Session: 2010-12
Subjects: Databases Anti-social behaviour Association of Chief Police Officers HM Inspectorate of Constabulary Police South Wales Police
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk