§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has had from(a) hon. Members, (b) chief constables and (c) chairmen or members of police authorities, asserting that police beat cover has been reduced in their areas since 1992; and if he will make a statement on the measures he is taking to ensure that any increase in the number of police officers is reflected by more police actually on the beat.
§ Mr. Charles WardleViews about policing levels and beat cover feature regularly in the numerous representations and correspondence which we receive on the general subject of policing. Information in the form requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Current initiatives designed to put more officers on the beat include reducing paperwork, civilianisation and reorganising management structures. One of the key objectives set for the service is to provide high visibility policing so as to reassure the public
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Number of males aged under 21 prosecuted at the magistrates courts and convicted1 at all courts of buggery offences—1982 to 1986 England and Wales 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Prosecutions Convictions Prosecutions Convictions Prosecutions Convictions Prosecutions Convictions Prosecutions Convictions With a boy under the age of 16 or with a woman or an animal 18 17 32 23 30 23 25 23 31 31 By a man with a male person of the age of 16 or over without consent 5 5 2 1 4 4 5 2 4 4 By a man of the age of 21 or over with another male person under the age of 21 with consent 2 1 1 3 1 — 4 2 4 5 By a man with another male person other than above 5 3 11 5 2 1 10 6 3 2 Male member of staff of hospital or mental nursing home committing buggery or an act of gross indecency on a male patient — — — — — — — — — — Man committing buggery or an act of gross indecency with mentally disordered male patient who is subject to his care — — — — — — — — — — Attempt to commit buggery with a boy under the age of 16 or with a woman or an animal — — — — 1 3 1 1 2 7 Attempt by a man to commit buggery with a male person of the age of 16 or over without consent — — — — — — 2 — 2 1 Attempt by a man of the age of 21 or over to commit buggery with another male person under the age of 21 with his consent — — — — — — — — — — Attempt by a man to commit buggery with another male person other than above — — — — 1 — — — — —