§ 29. Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proposals he has to reduce the level of crime committed by young people of school age.
§ Mr. JackWe pursue a wide range of policies against crime. Most are relevant to offenders of school age, including action to reduce the opportunities for crime. Local initiatives aim to prevent offending, and include police schemes for activities for school children during the holidays, projects funded through the safer cities programme, and approximately 350 youth crime prevention panels. The Government are examining the effectiveness of local schemes, in order to pull together experience from all over the country and help local people to translate it into good practice.