HC Deb 19 March 2003 vol 401 c826W
Mr. Ben Chapman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 20 January,Official Report, column 186W, on Operation Street Cred, if he will make a statement on the timescale of review of Operation Street Cred in Wirral. [102687]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth

Further to my right hon. Friend's (John Denham) answer to my right hon. Friend of 20 January 2002,Official Report, column 180W. I am advised by Merseyside police that they have now completed their formal review of Operation Street Cred which shows that it is proving a success. There has been a 16 per cent. decline in youth disorder over the past six months and of the 700 young people who came to the notice of the police for anti-social behaviour only 20 came to notice for a second time and only one for a third time. The Street Cred database will also provide useful information to local agencies dealing with anti-social behaviour and will ensure that young people can be dealt with in the most effective and appropriate way for their own good and that of the community.

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