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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much has been spent to date on the Tackling Gangs Action Programme in each of the four cities targeted under the plan, broken down by main category of expenditure.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much has been spent to date on the Tackling Gangs Action Programme in each of the four cities targeted under the plan, broken down by main category of expenditure.
Asked by
James Brokenshire
(Conservative)
Answered by
Alan Campbell
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 March 2009
For answer on
11 March 2009
Answered on
19 March 2009
More than £3 million has been invested in Birmingham, Liverpool, London and Manchester through the Tackling Gangs Action Programme (TGAP). TGAP saw a 51 per cent. reduction in firearms-related injuries (between October 2007 and February 2008). A breakdown of the funding allocated to each of the four participating cities are outlined in the following tables.
| Investment in the Tackling Gangs Action Programme | ||
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | ||
| Workstream | £ | |
| 2007-08 | Enforcement, intelligence and prevention work. Including community reassurance and third sector delivery of support | 304,037 |
| 2008-09 | Improve risk management processes | 200,000 |
| Implement approaches set out in Tackling Gangs: A Practical Guide | 200,000 | |
| Total allocation | 704,037 |
| Liverpool | ||
|---|---|---|
| Workstream | £ | |
| 2007-08 | Enforcement, intelligence and prevention work. Including community reassurance and third sector delivery of support | 313,855 |
| 2008-09 | Improve risk management processes | 200,000 |
| Implement approaches set out in Tackling Gangs: A Practical Guide | 200,000 | |
| Total allocation | 713,855 |
| London | ||
|---|---|---|
| Workstream | £ | |
| 2007-08 | Enforcement, intelligence and prevention work. Including community reassurance and third sector delivery of support | 573,473 |
| 2008-09 | Improve risk management processes | 200,000 |
| Implement approaches set out in Tackling Gangs: A Practical Guide | 400,000 | |
| Total allocation | 1,173,473 |
| Manchester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Workstream | £ | |
| 2007-08 | Enforcement, intelligence and prevention work. Including community reassurance and third sector delivery of support | 304,088 |
| 2008-09 | Improve risk management processes | 200,000 |
| Implement approaches set out in Tackling Gangs: A Practical Guide | 200,000 | |
| Total allocation | 704,088 | |
| Grand total | 3,295,453 |
Subjects
Crime prevention; Crimes of violence; Gangs
Date
19 March 2009
Reference
489 c1332-3W;489 c1334-5W; 263191
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many woundings were reported in each of the four cities targeted by the Tackling Gangs Action Programme where the weapon used was (a) a gun and (b) a sharp or pointed instrument in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many woundings were reported in each of the four cities targeted by the Tackling Gangs Action Programme where the weapon used was (a) a gun and (b) a sharp or pointed instrument in each of the last three years.
Asked by
James Brokenshire
(Conservative)
Answered by
Alan Campbell
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 March 2009
For answer on
11 March 2009
Answered on
17 March 2009
Available data for Manchester, Liverpool, London and Birmingham relate to offences recorded at police force area level by the following forces: Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Metropolitan and West Midlands. Figures in the following table are based upon headline figures presented in tables 1.03, 1.13 and 2b of "Homicides, Firearm Offences and Intimate Violence 2007/08" (HOSB 02/09), and table 3.09 of "Crime in England and Wales 2007/08" (HOSB 07/08).
| Offences involving the use of a sharp instrument or firearm resulting in injury: TGAP forces, 2005-06 to 2007-08¹ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of offences | |||||
| Weapon type | Greater Manchester | Merseyside | Metropolitan | West Midlands | |
| 2005-06 | Homicide²: | ||||
| Shooting³ | 5 | 1 | 23 | 5 | |
| Sharp instrument4 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 22 | |
| Firearm offences5 resulting in injury (excluding fatal) | 347 | 248 | 1,627 | 368 | |
| Knife offences4, 6 resulting in injury (excluding fatal) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 2006-07 | Homicide²: | ||||
| Shooting³ | 4 | 5 | 29 | 3 | |
| Sharp instrument4 | 13 | 10 | 70 | 15 | |
| Firearm offences5 resulting in injury (excluding fatal) | 261 | 178 | 1,299 | 382 | |
| Knife offences4, 6 resulting in injury (excluding fatal) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 2007-08 | Homicide²: | ||||
| Shooting³ | 6 | 6 | 23 | 4 | |
| Sharp instrument4 | 15 | 9 | 78 | 15 | |
| Firearm offences5 resulting in injury (excluding fatal) | 307 | 134 | 1,494 | 351 | |
| Knife offences4, 6 resulting in injury (excluding fatal) | 915 | 364 | 1,747 | 931 | |
| n/a = Not available. These data have been collected centrally only since April 2007. | |||||
| ¹ Offences are shown according to the financial year (April to March) in which they were recorded by police. This is not necessarily the year in which the offence took place or the year in which any court decision was made. | |||||
| ² Currently recorded homicides as at 4 November 2008; figures are subject to revision as cases are dealt with by the police and by the courts, or as further information becomes available. | |||||
| ³ Includes air weapons, crossbows. Excludes cases where weapon used as a blunt instrument. | |||||
| 4 Includes knives and other sharp instruments. | |||||
| 5 Includes air weapons, excludes crossbows. Injury incurred by weapon being fired or used as a blunt instrument. | |||||
| 6 Relates only to offences recorded as 'wounding with intent to do GBH' or 'wounding or inflicting GBH' (i.e. without intent). |
Subjects
Crime prevention; Crimes of violence; Gangs
Date
17 March 2009
Reference
489 c1087-8W;489 c1089-90W; 263192
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she is taking to dissuade individuals from joining gangs.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she is taking to dissuade individuals from joining gangs.
Asked by
Neil Gerrard
(Labour)
Answered by
Alan Campbell
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 December 2008
For answer on
12 January 2009
Answered on
14 January 2009
In September 2007, the Home Secretary set up the Tackling Gangs Action Programme to focus renewed action in neighbourhoods in Birmingham, Liverpool, London and Manchester where guns and gangs have caused serious harm. The initial £1.5 million programme ran for six months to March 2008 but the work is ongoing.This targeted approach delivered rapid results—a 51 per cent. reduction in firearms-related injuries across the four cities in six months. Recent quarterly statistics show that firearms offences continue to fall, with a reduction of 22 per cent. in April to June 2008 compared with the same period in the previous year.A further £1 million of funds has been allocated to build on enforcement work, community reassurance and Third Sector delivery of support in the four TGAP areas. A Practical Guide was published in May to local partners highlighting examples of good practice on gang prevention. In September, we launched a gangs guide to parents to help prevent their children becoming involved in gangs and due to demand, a further 250,000 are being made available. More recently, £4.5 million of additional funding over the period 2009-12 was announced for local community groups in targeted areas. The new fund will provide grants for intensive work with young people most at risk of gun, gang or knife crime through mentoring and outreach work.
Subjects
Gangs
Date
14 January 2009
Reference
486 c804W; 246745
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the number of gang-related homicides in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the number of gang-related homicides in each of the last three years.
Asked by
James Brokenshire
(Conservative)
Answered by
Alan Campbell
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 October 2008
For answer on
16 October 2008
Answered on
16 October 2008
Available data were published in table 1.06 of ““Homicides, Firearm Offences and Intimate Violence 2005-06”” which was released as an internet-only Home Office Statistical Bulletin on 25 January 2007. At that time there were 10 homicides currently recorded under the apparent principal circumstance category of 'attributed to gang warfare, feud or faction fighting' for 2003-04, nine for 2004-05 and seven for 2005-06. However, with the introduction of a new database in March 2007, comparable data for 2006-07 are not available. It is hoped that figures for 2007-08 will be available after the next annual homicide chapter is published in January 2009.
Subjects
Homicide; Gangs
Date
16 October 2008
Reference
480 c1438W;480 c1428W; 226022
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment she has made of the extent and nature of gang-related criminal activity; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment she has made of the extent and nature of gang-related criminal activity; and if she will make a statement.
Asked by
James Brokenshire
(Conservative)
Answered by
Alan Campbell
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 October 2008
For answer on
16 October 2008
Answered on
16 October 2008
There is no single definition of a 'gang' and so it is difficult to assess the extent and nature of gang activity.However, the Tackling Gangs Action Programme (September 2007 to March 2008) was set up to tackle gangs who use serious violence and firearms as a central part of their activities. The focus was in the four cities with the highest number of firearms homicides: London, Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool.As part of this work, police forces in these cities identified 774 individuals, of whom 655 had on average 11 convictions each, of which the majority were for public order, harassment, drugs, violence and acquisitive offences.
Subjects
Organised crime; Gangs
Date
16 October 2008
Reference
480 c1430W;480 c1420W; 226023
House
House of Commons