§ 17. Mr. Weetchasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has any proposals to increase the information available to his Department and the public about the age, sex, race and occupation of victims of crime; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MellorWe have no plans to increase the centrally collated information on victims beyond that already available to the Home Office from the British crime survey and the statistics on homicide. Publications this year by the Home Office in this area include the research report "Personal Violence" and articles in the "Home Office Research Bulletin".