§ 48. Mr. Holtasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will facilitate the use of the services of private security companies to assist police in the maintenance of law and order.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggPrivate security companies have an important role to play—for example, in protecting private property—but their role is not to patrol streets or other areas of public resort. The maintenance of law or order must remain the task of a properly trained and equipped police force with the support of the public as members, for example, of the special constabulary or of neighbourhood watch schemes.