§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the police forces in England and Wales which are using women police officers acting as prostitutes to apprehend kerb crawlers.
§ Mr. HurdThe deployment of his officers is an operational matter for each individual chief officer of police. The information requested is not collected centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with senior police officers about the use of women police officers acting as prostitutes to seek to apprehend kerb crawlers; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HurdMy right hon. and learned Friend has had no discussions on this topic with chief officers of police. 397W The deployment of their officers in any particular circumstance is an operational matter for individual chief officers. They are aware of the principle that no police officer should incite the commission of a criminal offence.