To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which recommendations of the O'Dowd report remain unimplemented because of a need for (a) legislation, (b) developments in IT and (c) wide-ranging changes in the criminal justice system; and what steps are being taken to adopt these recommendations.

The outstanding recommendations that require legislation are as follows:

To remove the bureaucracy concerned with producing documents at a police station.

To pass to local authorities responsibility for dealing with stray dogs and other animals.

To pass to local authorities responsibility for dealing with gaming and betting regulation.

To pass to local authorities responsibility for dealing with abandoned non-stolen vehicles.

The outstanding recommendations that require developments in information technology are as follows:

To rollout NSP1S Custody and Case applications.

To make best use of remote access to information.

To implement Biometric facial technology.

The outstanding recommendations that require wide-ranging changes in the criminal justice system are as follows:

To improve the court listing process.

To address blockages in the criminal justice system.

Good progress has already been made and we are working closely with the police and key stakeholders to deliver each of these recommendations as soon as practicable.