§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list all the market tests that have taken place in his Department since November 1991; whether the result was the maintenance of in-house provision or whether the service was contracted out; what was the name of the successful contractor where appropriate; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Kenneth Clarke[holding answer 15 February 1993]: Market testing within the Home Office covers the following areas:
- Accommodation and Office Services
- Computing Services
- Internal Audit
- Pay Services
- Police Nationals Computer (Hendon Data Centre)
Prison Service
- College, Training and facilities management
- Computing Services
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Notifiable offences of burglary recorded by the police, police strength and number of offences per officer England and Wales 1979 1980 1991 Police force area Recorded Offences Police strength Offences per officer Recorded Offences Police strength Offences per officer Recorded offences Police strength Offences per officer Avon and Somerset 9,059 2,861 3.2 11,484 2,962 3.9 33,961 3,072 11.1 Bedfordshire 4,731 923 5.1 5,604 963 5.8 12,873 1,090 11.8 Cambridgeshire 4,182 1,087 3.8 4,859 1,086 4.5 11,897 1,239 9.6 Cheshire 6,679 1,803 3.7 8,176 1,833 4.5 16,537 1,867 8.9 Cleveland 7,902 1,411 5.6 8,962 1,454 6.2 17,278 1,477 11.7 Cumbria 3,801 1,072 3.5 4,064 1,104 3.7 10,826 1,183 9.2 Derbyshire 8,089 1,757 4.6 9,087 1,832 5.0 18,500 1,706 10.8 Devon and Cornwall 7,647 2,639 2.9 8,850 2,721 3.3 25,708 2,876 8.9 Dorset 3,998 1,159 3.4 4,567 1,167 3.9 9,287 1,280 7.3 Durham 6,017 1,313 4.6 7,711 1,345 5.7 13,565 1,378 9.8 Essex 10,296 2,503 4.1 11,347 2,609 4.3 24,980 2,878 8.7 Gloucestershire 3,009 1,099 2.7 3,930 1,119 3.5 12,601 1,178 10.7 Greater Manchester 39,124 6,653 5.9 46,949 6,923 6.8 97,715 6,975 14.0 Hampshire 12,518 2,945 4.3 13,297 3,058 4.3 32,003 3,177 10.1 Hertfordshire 4,603 1,466 3.1 5,807 1,518 3.8 10,890 1,679 6.5 Humberside 10,912 1,879 5.8 12,710 1,951 6.5 32,949 2,016 16.3 Kent 10,439 2,808 3.7 10,429 2,871 3.6 26,535 3,039 8.7 Lancashire 12,448 3,089 4.0 12,728 3,120 4.1 25,045 3,205 7.8 Leicestershire 5,701 1,701 3.4 7,162 1,720 4.2 21,526 1,808 11.9 Lincolnshire 3,281 1,167 2.8 3,532 1,183 3.0 8,991 1,198 7.5 London, City of 1,139 834 1.4 1,071 843 1.3 1,070 809 1.3 Merseyside 31,183 4,469 7.0 34,801 4,591 7.6 33,609 4,605 7.3 Metropolitan Police District 117,001 22,528 5.2 125,944 23,608 5.3 191,482 28,126 6.8 Norfolk 4,306 1,237 3.5 5,273 1,249 4.2 15,336 1,419 10.8 Northamptonshire 4,451 926 4.8 6,048 971 6.2 12,148 1,156 10.5 Northumbria 27,014 3,339 8.1 31,068 3,340 9.3 66,101 3,460 19.1 North Yorkshire 4,774 1,338 3.6 5,283 1,352 3.9 12,338 1,382 8.9 Nottinghamshire 16,494 2,125 7.8 18,161 2,209 8.2 30,568 2,334 13.1 South Yorkshire 12,601 2,644 4.8 15,641 2,842 5.5 35,261 2,989 11.8 Staffordshire 8,005 2,015 4.0 8,750 2,071 4.2 23,523 2,185 10.8 Suffolk 2,848 1,105 2.6 3,223 1,122 2.9 7,638 1,203 6.3 Surrey 4,790 1,460 3.3 5,084 1,589 3.2 11,437 1,681 6.8 Sussex 9,254 2,777 3.3 9,970 2,823 3.5 26,474 2,969 8.9 Thames Valley 13,858 2,764 5.0 15,227 3,043 5.0 34,065 3,722 9.2 Warwickshire 2,827 883 3.2 3,289 916 3.6 10,290 1,005 10.2 West Mercia 5,933 1,837 3.2 7,096 1,939 3.7 14,595 2,028 7.2 West Midlands 39,863 6,160 6.5 49,783 6,539 7.6 84,084 6,893 12.2 West Yorkshire 32,145 4,799 6.7 35,303 5,040 7.0 78,626 5,143 15.3 Wiltshire 3,526 1,007 3.5 3,780 1,032 3.7 8,158 1,212 6.7 Dyfed-Powys 1,714 918 1.9 1,829 929 2.0 4,696 944 5.0 Gwent 3,319 958 3.5 3,967 973 4.1 7,477 995 7.5 North Wales 4,656 1,271 3.7 6,107 1,290 4.7 10,184 1,343 7.6 South Wales 17,900 3,025 5.9 20,437 3,068 6.7 36,637 3,142 11.7 England and Wales 544,037 111,754 4.9 618,390 115,918 5.3 1,219,464 125,066 9.8
- Dog Services
- Prison Establishments
- Canteens (prisoners' shops)
- Warehousing, Distribution and fleet management
In addition the provision of prison education is the subject of competitive tender.
Work on market testing these projects is under way, but has not been completed.