Home Department written question – answered at on 4 May 2006.
Rosie Cooper
Labour, West Lancashire
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will set out with statistical evidence relating as closely as possible to West Lancashire Constituency the effects in West Lancashire of changes to his Department's policies since 1997.
Charles Clarke
Home Secretary
The Government have put into place policies in the areas of crime reduction, antisocial behaviour, policing and active communities that are yielding considerable benefits for the Constituency.
Between March 1997 and March 2005 the number of police officers in the Lancashire Police area increased by 339 from 3,247 to 3,586. The Government's introduction of Community Support Officers (CSOs) in 2002 has put 159 CSOs on the streets in the Lancashire Police Service area to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour.
Lancashire Police will receive £187 million in general grants for 2006–07, an increase of 3.1 per cent. (£5.6 million) over the comparable figure for 2005–06. General grants funding to Lancashire police has increased by 27.3 per cent. between 1997–98 and 2006–07. (Figures are not directly comparable, as adjustments to pay for NCS and NCIS centrally, and the transfer of pensions and security funding from general grant to specific in 2006–07 have reduced General Grant for Lancashire Police Authority compared with 1997). In addition to general grants, Lancashire police will also receive an estimated £33.8 million in specific grants funding for targeted initiatives and capital provision in 2006–07. Lancashire will also gain £0.6 million from the Amending Reports for 2004–05 and 2005–06. The distribution of resources locally is a matter for the Police Authority and the Chief Constable.
The Crime Reduction Programme (CRP) was a £340 million Intervention programme running for three years from April 1999.
Figures are not available for constituency or local level. In West Lancashire a total of 14 antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) have been issued. (The latest figures available).
| 1997 | |
|---|---|
| West Lancashire CDRP | |
| Domestic burglary | n/a |
| Theft of a vehicle | n/a |
| Theft from a vehicle | n/a |
| Lancashire police force area | |
| Domestic burglary | 14,833 |
| Theft of a vehicle | 8,160 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 18,993 |
n/a—not available.
(25)The data in this table is prior to the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard. These figures are not directly comparable with those for later years.
| 1998–99(27) | 1999–2000(28) | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Lancashire CDRP | ||||
| Domestic burglary | n/a | 422 | 383 | 591 |
| Theft of a vehicle | n/a | 598 | 546 | 577 |
| Theft from a vehicle | n/a | 681 | 706 | 872 |
| Lancashire police force area | ||||
| Domestic burglary | 12,186 | 10,561 | 10,643 | 12,102 |
| Theft of a vehicle | 7,350 | 6,504 | 6,151 | 6,154 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 16,122 | 14,308 | 14,202 | 14,861 |
n/a—not available.
(26)The data in this table is prior to the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard. These figures are not directly comparable with those for later years.
(27)The coverage was extended and counting rules revised from 1998–99. Figures from that date are not directly comparable with those for 1997.
(28)Recorded crime figures for CDRPs were collected for the first time for the 12 months to March 2000.
| Offence | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Lancashire CDRP | |||
| Domestic burglary | 550 | 469 | 327 |
| Theft of a vehicle | 459 | 514 | 376 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 731 | 787 | 659 |
| Lancashire police force area | |||
| Domestic burglary | 9,513 | 8,821 | 6,695 |
| Theft of a vehicle | 5,585 | 5,231 | 4,514 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 13,289 | 11,468 | 10,822 |
(29)The data in this table takes account of the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002. These figures are not directly comparable with those for earlier years.
| Scheme | Area | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Retailers in Deprived Areas | North West total CDRP | 470,667 | 941,211 | 942,205 | — | — | — |
| Communities against drugs | West Lancashire CDRP | 85,500 | 85,500 | — | — | — | — |
| Safer Communities Initiative | West Lancashire CDRP | — | 26,876 | — | — | — | — |
| Building Safer Communities Fund(30) | West Lancashire CDRP | — | — | 116,412 | 119,323 | 119,323 | — |
| Basic Command Unit Fund(31) | West Lancashire | — | — | 199,837 | 199,837 | 199,837 | 199,837 |
| Partnership Development Fund | West Lancashire CDRP | 1,800,000 | 1,970,000 | — | — | — | — |
| Home Office Regional Directors' Allocation (HORDs)(32) | North West Region | — | — | 1,164,100 | 1,164,100 | 1,164,100 | 1,164,100 |
| Safer Stronger Communities Fund (SSCF) (Home Office Contribution) | West Lancashire CDRP | — | — | — | — | — | 1,878,673 |
(30)In the years 2004–05 and 2005–06 the Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships received an additional £25,000 for ASB co-ordinator
(31)Figures for constituency level
(32)Figures for North West Region, not available for CDRP or constituency
(33)SSCF brought together a number of HO and ODPM funding streams and was rolled out to all areas for 2006–07.
The HO Contribution is made up of the total of the former BSCF, ASB Co-ordinator Grant and Drugs Partnership Support Grant.
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