§ Mr. JackTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the measures to improve policing in Lancashire for 1988.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggI understand that among the measures taken in 1988 by the chief constable and his police authority are the civilianisation of 52 posts previously occupied by police officers; successful operations against crime, including one focusing on crimes committed mainly against the elderly by persons posing as officials; a number of schemes to streamline administrative procedures; the trial use of a computerised custody office system; and a number of successful community and crime prevention initiatives.
The chief constable would be pleased to discuss with my hon. Friend these and other examples of effective and efficient policing in Lancashire.