Written question asked by Lord Cotter (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 16 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 September 2002. It was answered by Patricia Hewitt (Labour) on Thursday, 19 September 2002 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the crime prevention panel of the Foresight projects.

Answer: Brian Cotter: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the crime prevention panel of the Foresight projects. [71225] Ms Hewitt: The Foresight Crime Prevention Panel was set up in April 1999 to run for three years. The Panel considered the likely developments in science, technology and society up to 20 years ahead and how these might impact on crime. The aim was to try and help UK Government, law enforcement, business, science and society prepare for the future. In December 2000 the Panel published a report "Turning the Corner" which included five key recommendations for change. The Panel spent until March 2002 taking forward these recommendations, the three key outputs were: a framework for a national e-crime strategy for the Home Office. a wide range of research projects. Many of these will assist the Home Office in its future strategy on business crime: the impact of crime on business; the scope for a crime-proofing code of practice for manufacturers; the incentives needed for the adoption of such a code; and the new crime threats from e-tailing. a benchmarking research project which reviewed scientific research on crime prevention in the UK and identified capability gaps. This has paved the way for proposals for a dedicated programme of scientific research, led by the Home Office, to support crime prevention.

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