§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many local child curfew schemes were in force in each month between(a) October 1998 and July 2001 and (b) August 2001 and the latest month for which figures are available. [86181]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 9 December 2002]No applications have yet been received to establish a local child curfew scheme under section 14 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. Some local authorities and police forces have considered the possibility, but concluded that other measures should be taken to tackle relevant local problems.