§ Mr. HendryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what crime prevention projects in schools are funded by his Department. [62096]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 17 June 2002]: We have funded a number of schools based projects and diversionary schemes as part of the Home Office Crime Reduction Programme and through the Youth Justice Board's youth crime prevention programme.
These include, the Crime Reduction in Secondary Schools (CRISS) programme which comprises of 34 projects covering 105 schools at a cost of £12 million over three years, and the Youth Justice Board Youth Inclusion programme at a cost of over £8 million which include school based elements.
We are also supporting the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) led Police in Schools initiative which will deliver 100 police officers in schools in 34 identified London Education Authorities (LEAs) by September 2002.