§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which London boroughs run neighbourhood warden schemes; how many wardens each of these boroughs employed at the latest date for which figures are available; which London boroughs directly fund and employ police community support officers; how many police community support officers each borough funded or employed at the latest date for which figures are available; which London boroughs run community safety accreditation schemes; and if he will make a statement. [151076]
§ Ms Blears[holding answer 26 January 2004]The following table shows London boroughs that have warden schemes funded by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's Neighbourhood Wardens Team and the number of wardens the council employs:
Borough Number of wardens Barking and Dagenham 4 Barnet 12 Brent 9 Camden 15 City of Westminster 25 Croydon 12 Ealing 8 Greenwich 10 Hackney 25 Hammersmith and Fulham 6 Haringey 14 Harrow 6 Havering 11 Hounslow 7 Islington 28 Kingston-upon-Thames 3 Lambeth 12 Lewisham 27 Merton 12 Newham 12 Redbridge 5 Southwark 27 Sutton 4 Tower Hamlets 29 Waltham Forest 10 Wandsworth 23 We are unable to supply figures for other types of warden schemes or warden numbers in London as these data are not collected.
Community Support Officers (CSOs), as defined by the Police Reform Act 2002, are all employees of the local Police Authority. In London and elsewhere local authorities have contributed to the funding of CSOs but they cannot employ them.
The Commissioner for the Metropolis informs me that the following boroughs operate additional CSOs funded through Special Services Agreements under section 25 of the Police Act 1996.
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Borough Number of CSOs Camden 2 Greenwich 5 Hammersmith and Fulham 2 Hillingdon 7 Islington 4 Kensington and Chelsea 12 Tower Hamlets 8 At present the Metropolitan Police Service does not yet run a Community Safety Accreditation Scheme in any of the London boroughs.