HC Deb 04 March 2002 vol 381 c49W
Norman Baker

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many performance targets have been set by his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies since May 1997 on(a) prisons policy, (b) police policy, (c) fire and emergency planning policy, (d) probation policy, (e) immigration, asylum and

Number of targets Amended Revoked Achieved
(a) Prisons policy 5 1
(b) Police policy 2 1
(c) Fire and emergency planning policy1 3
(d) Probation policy 1
(e) Immigration, asylum and nationality 4 2
(f) Constitutional policy2 3 2
(g) Reducing crime 7 1
(h) The prevention of terrorism and the reduction of organised and international crime 4 1 2
(i) Sentencing 1 1
(j) Youth justice policy 2 1
(k) Crime prevention policy 3 1
(l) Policy relating to victims and witnesses 1 1
(m) Community and voluntary sector policy 1 1
1 Responsibility for Fire and Emergency Planning was transferred to the Cabinet Office and the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions in 2001.
2 Responsibility for Constitutional Policy was transferred to the Lord Chancellor's Department in 2001.

The targets listed were set in the public service agreements in 1998 and 2000.

These are the published high level targets only. Each business area has more detailed internal management targets.