§ Mr. ReedTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many priorities he has set each police authority in England and Wales in the last three years. [10142]
§ Mr. DenhamThe Police Act 1996 allows the Home Secretary to set objectives for policing, normally referred to as Ministerial Priorities.
For each of the years 1999–2000,2000–01, 2001–02 financial years there have been the same two Ministerial priorities. 721W
1—to reduce crime and disorder in partnership with local authorities, other agencies and the public.2—to increase trust and confidence in policing among minority ethnic communities.In the first of these years, there were two additional priorities:
1—to deal speedily and effectively with young offenders and to work with other agencies to reduce offending and re-offending.2—to target and reduce drug related crime in partnership with other local agencies, via the local Drug Action Team1 in line with the Government's strategy "Tackling Drugs to Build a Better Britain".1Drug and Alcohol Action Teams in Wales.