Part of Prayers – in the House of Commons at 11:05 am on 17 July 1987.
The reverse is true. We want to see effective community participation in policing strategy, but we do not see those consultative groups offering any real hope, of achieving that. Were they to do so, we would embrace them with open arms. They are mere talking shops that do not enable the police and the community to come together in terms of equality. That is another way, and we intend to pursue it because we are anxious to see more effective police operations.