HC Deb 08 April 2003 vol 403 cc205-6W
Mr. Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions he has had with(a) the Mayor of London and (b) the Metropolitan Police Authority regarding community support officers. [106860]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth

My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has recently met with the Metropolitan Police Authority and with the Mayor of London. Community Support Officers were discussed at these meetings.

Mr. Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many community support officers are being assigned to the outer London boroughs; and how many(a) have been assigned and (b) are planned to be assigned to the London Borough of Havering. [106867]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth

The posting of Community Support Officers (CSOs) within the Metropolitan Police District is a matter for the Metropolitan Police Authority and the Commissioner of police of the Metropolis. I have been informed by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) that the CSOs recruited from the first funding round have been assigned to the following boroughs:

Borough CSOs
Barnet 8
Brent 10
Croydon 10
Ealing 8
Greenwich 10
Hackney 11
Hammersmith 8
Haringey 11
Islington 10
Lewisham 10
Southwark 14
Enfield 9
Camden 30
Kensington and Chelsea 30
Lambeth 21
Westminster 200
Tower Hamlets 20
Newham 40
Heathrow 40

No CSOs have been assigned to Havering.

Later this month I will be considering the second round of bids for funding CSOs from forces throughout England and Wales including the MPS.