HC Deb 15 December 1988 vol 143 cc701-2W
17. Mr. Key

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the code of practice on police and schools produced by the police/school liaison group.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

The Government welcome the spirit of co-operation between teachers and the police which is reflected in the production of their code of practice.

I have to say that we do not agree with some of the detailed recommendations in the code, but we share the authors' view that police work in schools has an extremely important role to play in helping to develop the concept of social responsibility among young people and in maintaining the essential relationship of confidence and trust between the police and the public.