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Sustainable Communities Bill

May I give the hon. Gentleman a further example of good practice when consulting local people? Recently, Greater Manchester police has established in every ward in Tameside a PACT—police and communities together—meeting, which is open to the general public, in which ward councillors, the neighbourhood policing team, Tameside patrollers and home watch co-ordinators discuss the problems in the ward and put together an action plan. In the following month’s meeting, the police have to explain to the public exactly what they have done.