HC Deb 22 July 2002 vol 389 c832W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which police authorities in the United Kingdom have a vice unit. [70284]

Mr. Denham

There are four police forces in England and Wales who have dedicated vice units: Metropolitan, Nottinghamshire and West Midlands police forces and Hampshire constabulary. In the remaining forces issues such as prostitution and pornography are investigated in a variety of ways most often at the level of basic command units (BCU) who would have discretion to form vice units locally. To contact all the BCUs in England and Wales to find out if they have a vice unit would incur disproportionate cost.