HC Deb 23 June 1998 vol 314 cc444-5W
Mr. Maclean

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will conduct research into the effectiveness of community policing in the United Kingdom relative to such policing in (a) the USA, (b) South Africa, and (c) other EU countries. [47214]

Mr. Michael

We have no current plans for formal research on the effectiveness of community policing in the United Kingdom in comparison with the United States, South Africa or other European Union countries. We do, however, have regular contacts with the police and others covering a wide range of jurisdictions, including those listed.