§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list those areas which(a) have successfully bid for additional funding for the targeted policing initiative, and how much has been allocated in each case and (b) submitted unsuccessful bids; and if he will make a statement. [86124]
§ Mr. BoatengOf the £250 million three year Crime Reduction Programme which we announced on 21 July 1998, £32 million has been earmarked for the targeted policing initiative. The aim of this initiative is to help police forces, in collaboration with local crime and disorder partnerships, to improve the way in which they tackle crime. Rather than only responding to crime and dealing with its immediate consequences, the challenge is to reduce it by analysing the real crime problem and tackling its underlying causes. To this end we will be funding some 20 developmental projects over the next three years with an emphasis on developing and testing our new, effective and cost effective targeted policing tactics.
On 11 November last year, we wrote to all chief constables in England and Wales, copied to police authorities and local authority Chief Executives, inviting them to submit proposals under the first of two competitions in the targeted policing initiative. A total of 32 police forces submitted 73 outline proposals for funding a range of targeted policing initiatives in their areas. The bids contained a good mix of problems to be tackled and possible approaches to tackling them.
The proposals were assessed against the published criteria by a specially convened panel comprising representatives from the Home Office, the Association of Chief Police Officers, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and the Local Government Association. The panel identified 11 proposals (table 1) as strong contenders for further development and which are currently undergoing validation and development with the help of independent consultants appointed by the Home Office. The development of the proposals is due to be completed shortly and I expect to be able to announce the final results by the end of June.
The shortlisted proposals have an estimated bid cost to the crime reduction programme of £5.2 million, however the final allocation of funding will not be known until the development work is completed.
The 62 bids not selected for further development at this stage are shown in table 2. Of these, four have been designated by the assessment panel as reserve projects in case any of the 11 projects are not selected.
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Table 1: Crime reduction programme–Targeted policing initiative–Phase 1 Recommended Projects £000 Partners: Police Region Topic Bid from CRP Resources levered in 1 Rhondda Cynon Raff CBC South Wales Wales Partnership strategy to reduce crime and disorder problems associated with childrens homes 500 575 2 Cardiff CC/Bro Taf Health Authority South Wales Wales Reduction of street violence within the City of Cardiff 498 305 3 Kingston-upon-Hull CC Humberside York Reduction of anti-social behaviour and low level criminal behaviour 406 361 4 Calderdale MBC and Community safety Partnership West Yorkshire York Reduction of Vehicle Crime 138 475 5 Stoke-on-Trent UA/Community safety Partnership Staffordshire W Mid Reduction of acquisitive crime 412 645 6 Islington/Camden/Southwark Metropolitan London Reducing youth disorder and auto crime in the boroughs 542 967 7 Greenwich/Merton/Tower Hamlets/Hoimslow Metropolitan London Reduction on racially motivated crime 1,002 8,000 8 Hackney Metropolitan London Reducing 'hot spots' in the borough generated by luse of crackk cocaine 760 1,380 9 Tyndale Dc and Parish Councils Northumbria NE Tackling crime and disorder in rural locations 40 240 10 Medway Council Kent SE Reduction of acquisitive crime by disruption of market 450 50 11 Stockport MDC GMP NW Reduction of acquisitive crime by disruption of marketing using Crackdown Consolidation Cycle technique 445 447 5,193 13,445
table 2: Crime reduction programme—Targeted policing initiative—Phase 1 Reserve projects £000 Partners: Police Region Topic Bid from CRP Resources levered in Reading BC Thames Valley SE Youth crime, disorder, and educational disruption in South Reading 544 0 Wide range of linked agencies Dyfed-Powys Welsh Using Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras to target police resources against travelling criminals and drug dealers 789 736 Luton BC/Safer Luton Partnership Bedfordshire East Reduction of vehicle crime and associated issues 469 1,272 Leeds CC and Community Safety Partnership West Yorkshire York Multi Agency approach to areas of high victimisation 570 726 2,372 2,734 424W425W
Table 2: Crime reduction programme–Targeted policing initiative–Phase 1 Non-selected proposals Partners Police Area Region British CC and Chamber of Commerce Avon and Somerset Bristol N, S and Central SW British City Council Avon and Somerset Bristol N, S and Central SW Luton BC Bedfordshire Luton East Warrington BC and others Cheshire Warrington NW Redcar/Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Police force NE Cumbria CC and local Cumbria Cumbrian Police force area NW Derby CC/Other local Derbyshire Derby Division E Mid Devon CC Cornwall CC Devon and Cornwall Devon/Cornwall Police SW Poole Borough and County Dorset Poole SW DCs of Wear Valley Durham Wear and Tees Division NE
Table 2: Crime reduction programme—Targeted policing initiative—Phase 1 Non-selected proposals Partners Police Area Region DCs of Durham Durham Durham Police force area NE Force Area Agencies Dyfed-Powys Force Area Wales Manchester CC Greater Manchester N and s Manchester NW portsmouth City Council Hampshire Portsmouth South SE St. Albans CC/Herts CC Hertfordshire St. Albans East Herts CC Herts Probation Hertfordshire Hertfordshire Police force East S. Humber Humberside Scunthorpe East NE Lincolnshire Council Humberside Grimsby, Cleethorpes York Kingston-upon-Hull CC Humberside Kingston-upon-Hull York Kent CC/Youth Service Kent West Kent SE Kent CC/Thanet Dc Kent Thanet SE Kent CC/Canterbury Kent Canterbury SE Thanet DC/Canterbury Kent Canterbury/Thanet SE Blackburn BC Lancashire Blackburn with Darwen NW Blackpool BC Lancashire Blackpool Town Centre NW Lancaster CC/Lancashire Lancashire Lancaster Nw Lancashire CC/other Lancashire Pennine Police Division NW Leicester City Council Leicestershire Areas of Leicester E Mid Liverpool City Council Merseyside Liverpool NW St. Helens Merseyside St.Helens NW St. Helens Merseyside St.Helens NW Lewisham/Redbridge Metropolitan LBs of Lewisham London York CC and Uni; safer North Yorkshire City of York York York Cc LEA; Safer North Yorkshire City of York York Sunderland City Council Northumbria Sunderland City NE N Tyneside Council Northumbria North Tyneside NE Gateshead MBC Northumbria Gateshead West NW S Tyneside Community Northumbria South Tyneside Area NE Gateshead MBC Northumbria Gateshead East NE Notts CC and local Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire Police E Mid Local Country and Borough South wales S Wales Police force area Welsh Barnsley MBC/Chamber South Yorkshire S Yorkshie Police force York Rotherham MBC, Youth South Yorkshire Rotherham East and West York E staffs BC, Prob Ser Staffordshire Burton upon Trent W Mid Surrey CC/Surrey Health Surrey Guildfor/Waverley/East SE Various Sussex Sussex Eastbourne SE Reading BC Thames Valley Reading SE Aylesbury DC/Bucks CC Thames Valley Aylesbury SE ycombe/chiltern Thames Valley Chiltern Vale SE W Berkshire Council Thames Valley Newbury SE Slough Bc Thames Valley Slough SE Members of local Warwickshire Warwickshire Police force W Mid Stratford-upon-Avon Warwickshire Stratford-upon-Avon W Mid Nuneaton BC/N Warwickshire Northern Area Command W Mid Warwick District Safety Warwickshire N and S Warwick W Mid Wychavon/Worcester West Mercia Worcester WM Birmingham City Council West Midlands Birmingham W Mid Sandwell MBC/Safer West Midlands Sandwell WM Birmingham LA,LEA West Midlands SW Birmingham W Mid Leeds City Council West Yorkshire Leeds york City of Bradford MDC West Yorkshire Bradford City Centre York Kirklees MC West Yorkshire Huddersfield/Dewsbury York