§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which police authorities have been classified as property hot spots as part of his plan to assist with police recruitment. [137414]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeNo such classification is used in relation to plans to assist police recruitment.
Forces are receiving assistance through the Crime Fighting Fund, which will enable them to recruit 9,000 police officers over and above the number they had otherwise planned to recruit over the three years commencing April 2000.
The first ever national advertising campaign aimed at supporting local police recruitment was launched on 30 August. It will be a three-year campaign.