§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the relative effectiveness of the different ways police resources are spent on road policing in England and Wales. [48154]
§ Mr. MichaelHer Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary is conducting a thematic inspection of the policing of road users and traffic. It will include an analysis of the key issues and identify good practice. The report on the inspection will be published later this year.
Our Police Research Group has published a study. "Cost Benefit Analysis of Traffic Light and Speed Cameras", which shows the effectiveness and efficiency of those technologies.
We are working closely with colleagues at the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions and with the Association of Chief Police Officers on ways to improve road policing and action to tackle vehicle crime.