Written question asked by Alun Michael (Labour) on Monday, 26 February 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 March 2001. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Monday, 12 March 2001 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that chief executives of local authorities and local police divisional commanders in England and Wales have agreed timetables and arrangements for completing the new crime and disorder audit, with the full participation of their local partners and the community, to have a fresh local strategy in place by April 2002.

Answer: Mr. Michael: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to ensure that chief executives of local authorities and local police divisional commanders in England and Wales have agreed timetables and arrangements for completing the new crime and disorder audit, with the full participation of their local partners and the community, to have a fresh local strategy in place by April 2002. [151712] Mr. Mike O'Brien: The timetable for completion of local audits is a matter for individual crime and disorder reduction partnerships. We have provided an extensive programme of support over the past two years to assist partnerships in the audit and strategy process. This has been complemented by the appointment of crime reduction directors in the regions of England and in Wales. They are working with partnerships to ensure that they have the necessary support to complete the audit process and develop local strategies by April 2002.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 151712; 364 c498W
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Crime prevention Audit Local government Police Crime and disorder reduction partnerships
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