§ Mr. StreeterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what non-governmental agencies are funded by the Government to work in crime prevention; and what initiatives they are undertaking.
§ Mr. MacleanThe Government provide a contribution to the core costs of Crime Concern, whose main objectives are to establish local crime reduction schemes and to develop new approaches to crime prevention. The 313W Government have also contracted Crime Concern, the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders and the Society of Voluntary Associates to manage safer cities projects in 30 towns in England and Wales. The projects in turn provide grants for local crime prevention schemes. In addition, we have made extra funds available in 1994–95 for local partnerships which wish to install closed circuit television schemes in their areas as a crime prevention measure.