HL Deb 11 July 2000 vol 615 cc19-20WA
Baroness Wilkins

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What plans they have for the publication of crime statistics to assist comparison of police detection performance at a local level. [HL3301]

Lord Bassam of Brighton

The next publication of crime statistics is due on July 18. As in January, an annex to the publication will give crime and detection figures for police basic command units for six types of crime which are of particular public concern. But for the first time my department will also be publishing these crime figures in relation to crime and disorder reduction partnerships. The partnership data will be published in 13 groups, or families, of partnerships.

The families draw together areas with similar policing and crime reduction characteristics to assist comparison between the areas. There are 376 partnerships. The Home Office will today publish a policing and reducing crime unit briefing note to provide a description of how the family groups have been devised, which includes the list of the family groups. I have placed a copy of this briefing note in the Library.