HC Deb 15 March 1999 vol 327 cc493-4W
29. Ms Beverley Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the crime audits completed to date by local partnerships. [74605]

Mr. Boateng

The audits are a necessary and important step in the formulation of the local crime and disorder reduction strategies—which have to be completed by 1 April 1999. I am encouraged by the commitment I see on the part of the local partnerships to completing the tasks set for them in a timely and effective way.