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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Answer

Ms Keeble: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the impact on police funding of the Government's proposals for housing growth in the South Midlands and Milton Keynes area. [197604] Keith Hill: I have been asked to reply. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Home Office are working together to assist police authorities in planning future needs in the Milton Keynes-South Midlands (MKSM) Growth Area. Funding for policing is based on an assessment of the relative need for police resources across the 43 police areas in England and Wales. That assessment is based on the police funding formula, which takes account of population data and socio-demographic factors including density, sparsity and deprivation. In addition, the three relevant police forces (Thames Valley, Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire) have recently commenced a joint project to consider the implications for policing of the proposals contained within the revised draft MKSM sub-regional strategy. This includes community safety (as understood in the context of section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and subsequently by Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships) particularly in relation to the physical design of neighbourhoods and infrastructure, but also the wider context of crime, disorder and accident reduction.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

426 c2059W;426 c2065-6W; 197604

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Housing Finance Police Regional planning and development Milton Keynes South Midlands

Link

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