§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the timetable is for assessment of each of the category of projects under the crime reduction programme; and if he will make a statement. [128524]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe provisional timetable is shown in the table.
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Outputs Programme/project 2000 2001 2002+ Local Initiatives Burglary Reduction Final process evaluation reports of round 1 projects November 2000 Final outcome evaluation reports of round 1 projects December 2001 Final cost-effectiveness evaluation reports of round 1 projects March 2002 Final programme evaluation report of round 2 and 3 projects December 2004 Local Initiatives Targeted Policing (Evaluation of Round 2 projects yet to be commissioned) Stop and search report on 'street population' October 2000 Final report of FSS pathfinder projects March 2001 Final outcome evaluation reports of round 1 projects March—June 2002 Final process evaluation reports on round 1 projects December 2001 Crime Stoppers report February 2001 Violence against women(Projects yet to be decided) Early Interventions Effective school management Final outcome evaluations December 2001 Early Interventions 'On Track' National evaluation year 1 report September 2001 National evaluation final report October 2002 Youth Inclusion Evaluation to be undertaken by the Youth Justice Board. Report expected March 2002 Neighbourhood Wardens (Main programme projects yet to be decided) Evaluation of selected existing schemes October 2000 Design against crime RSA assessment of student design award process January 2001. Evaluation of impact of Crime Prevention Foresight Panel's report on other Foresight Panels' report July 2001 Final evaluation report on Design Council initiative April 2004 Overall evaluation report of student design award process December 2004 Pilot virtual reality lighting impact evaluation report November 2001 Report on effectiveness of Foresight Panel dissemination process mid 2002 Evaluation of activities spawned by CP Panel, mid 2002, and their impact, mid 2003. Evaluation report on improvement in lighting design process early 2003 CCTV Capital Modernisation Fund (Projected dates—evaluations yet to be commissioned) In-depth scheme evaluation reports from December 2001 Programme level report mid 2002 Sentencing Policy Cost-effectiveness findings on existing adult Restorative Justice schemes July 2000 Cost-effectiveness report on enforcement of financial penalties schemes October 2001 Final outcome report on professional/sentencer awareness schemes February 2002 Drug arrest referrals Six month report due October 2000 (London). Evaluations outside London yet to be decided 12 month report due April 2001 and 18 month report due October 2001 (London) Two year report due April 2002 and final outcome evaluation report due April 2003 (London) Treatment of offenders Final outcome report of basic skills pathfinder project October 2004 Final outcome report of resettlement of short-term prisoners projects September 2004 Final outcome reports of community service pathfinder projects autumn 2004 Final outcome report of offending behaviour pathfinder projects autumn 2004
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the targets set by his Department for the reduction of crime, the date the targets were set and the timescale of the targets; what further targets he plans to introduce; and if he will make a statement. [128525]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeIn September 1998, the Government set a target for a 30 per cent. reduction in thefts of and from motor vehicles. This target covers the period 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2004.
In addition, by 31 March 2000, all police authorities in England and Wales were required to set for themselves five-year targets for reductions in domestic burglary and vehicle crime. The police authorities in Greater Manchester, Merseyside, the West Midlands and West Yorkshire and the Metropolitan Police Service were also required to set five-year targets for reductions in robbery. These targets cover the period 1 April 2000 to 31 March 2005 and have been published in each police authority's Best Value Performance Plan for 2000–01. The full list of these targets, as they appear in Best Value Performance Plans, is available on the website of the Association of Police Authorities—www.apa.police.uk.
In their Best Value Performance Plans, police authorities have also set a number of other crime reduction targets which reflect local priorities.
Local Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships will set targets for April 2001.
The Home Office Public Service Agreement, which will be published to coincide with the outcome of the Spending Review 2000, is also likely to contain targets reflecting key aspects of the Department's business.
£000 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Executive NDPBs: Net revenue cost 1. Alcohol Education and Research Council 0 0 0 2. Commission for Racial Equality 14,825 16,425 16,835 3. Community Development Foundation 1,090 14,363 14,643 4. Criminal Cases Review Commission 4,300 4,800 5,400 5. Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority1 125,200 142,100 214,600 6. Gaming Board 1 232 -336 7. Horserace Betting Levy Board 0 0 0 8. Horserace Totalisator Board (The Tote) 0 0 0 9. Office of the Data Protection Registrar -3,324 -880 3,143 10. Parole Board 2,669 2,672 3,100 11. Police Complaints Authority 3,410 3,444 3,468 12. Police Information Technology Organisation 36,229 52,055 33,781 13. Youth Justice Board (YJB) 900 36,528 234,019 Advisory NDPBs: Net revenue cost 1. Advisory Board on Restricted Patients 60 66 n/a 2. Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs 20 22 n/a 3. Animal Procedures Committee 285 315 295 4. Firearms Consultative Committee 4 6 20 5. Metropolitan Police Committee 29 36 8 6. Parliamentary Boundary Commission for England 299 797 1,731 7. Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Wales 29 39 61 8. Poisons Board 0 0 n/a 9. Police Negotiating Board 70 79 47 10. Race Relations Forum 4 23 23 1Compensation and Administration costs combined Note:
Cost rounded to the £000