§ 38. Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the Government's initiatives to increase the security of people in their homes. [40300]
§ Mr. MichaelThe Crime and Disorder Bill includes a range of measures to reduce crime and disorder, and the fear of crime. Foremost of these is the proposal for the police and local authorities together to undertake a crime and disorder audit in the district, borough or unitary authority area, in consultation with other agencies and the wider community. They will then have to develop a local 51W strategy to tackle the identified crime and disorder problems. The work of the partnerships created to implement the local strategies, which will include clear targets, will include action at a much more local level within the local authority area. I am confident that these measures will have a significant effect on local levels of crime and disorder, and that this will in turn help people to feel more secure both in their homes and their communities.