Written question asked by Keith Darvill (Labour) on Monday, 10 July 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 July 2000. It was answered by Jack Straw (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 July 2000 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: Statement on what plans he has for the publication of crime statistics to assist comparison of performance at a local level. - Inc fact that Home Office will today publish a Policing and Reducing Crime Unit Briefing Note, copy in Library.

Answer: Mr. Darvill: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has for the publication of crime statistics to assist comparison of performance at a local level. [130291] Mr. Straw: The next publication of crime statistics is due on July 18. As in January, an Annex to the publication will give crime and detection figures for police Basic Command Units for six types of crime which are of particular public concern. But, for the first time, my Department will be publishing these crime figures in relation to Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships. The partnership data will be published in 13 groups, or `families', of partnerships. The families draw together areas with similar policing and crime reduction characteristics to assist comparison between the areas. There are 376 partnerships. The Home Office will today publish a Policing and Reducing Crime Unit Briefing Note to provide a description of how the family groups have been devised, which includes the list of the family groups. I have placed a copy of this briefing note in the Library.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 353 c512W;353 c510W; 130291
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Crime Statistics Detection rates Crime and disorder reduction partnerships
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk