§ 27. Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, further to his reply of 4 May, Official Report, c. 10, what are the main factors which account for the variation in clear-up rates for serious crime between police forces.
§ Mr. MayhewThe factors, which are complex, include the pattern of recorded crime and the way in which offences come to the notice of the police. A study by the Home Office research and planning unit of variations in clear-up rates is well advanced.