§ The Earl of Winchilsea and Nottinghamasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the total number of community policing schemes operating in the United Kingdom at the present time, and which police forces operate them.
§ The Earl of Winchilsea and Nottinghamasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many community policing schemes have been introduced since the summer of 1981 as a direct result of the Scarman Report, and how many were already in the planning stage before the riots in Brixton, Toxteth and Manchester Moss Side.
§ The Earl of Winchilsea and Nottinghamasked Her Majesty's Government:
Which forces have instigated schemes similar to that which is operating in Handsworth, West Midlands, involving co-operation between local community leaders, the social services and the education service, and how long these schemes have been in operation.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Elton)The police service generally has responded well to the Scarman Report, and many forces have introduced community policing schemes 607WA tailored to local conditions. I regret, however, that statistical information about them is not collated centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.