§ Lord Cope of Berkeleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What progress they have made in the development of (a) a measure and (b) a target for their objective of reducing in the long run the rate of the growth of crime. [HL3487]
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Williams of Mostyn)A number of options for defining the measure are currently being considered and the measure and target are on course to be finalised by 31 October 1999 as noted in theCriminal Justice System Strategic and Business Plan published in March this year.
§ Lord Cope of Berkeleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What will be the baselines against which the achievement of the objectives (a) to reduce the level of disorder and (b) to reduce the fear of crime will be measured. [HL3488]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThe baselines to be used in measuring achievement of the objectives to reduce the level of disorder and the fear of crime are still being considered.
The Criminal Justice System Strategic and Business Plan published in March this year stated that the measures would be based on supporting data from the British Crime Survey.
§ Lord Cope of Berkeleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What progress has been made in the development of a measure for the objective of reducing the economic cost of crime. [HL3489]
§ Lord Williams of MostynWork on the measure to assess the economic costs of crime is on course for development by 31 March 2000, as noted in theCriminal Justice System Strategic and Business Plan published in March this year.