§ Mr. BoatengTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what effect on the security of court buildings will result from the Home Office scrutiny of police duties; and if he will make a statement [35737]
§ Mr. MacleanThe recommendations of the recent efficiency scrutiny, which examiend the administrative burdens on the police in the context of their role in the criminal justice system, are still under consideration.
§ Mr. BoatengTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the decision was taken, and by whom, to end the police presence at Liverpool combined court centre; when that decision was implemented; how many complaints have been made about that decision; and what security incidents have taken place since that decision was implemented. [35742]
§ Mr. MacleanDecisions regarding the level of policing in public places, for example the Crown court, are operational matters for the chief officer of the force concerned.
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