HC Deb 28 January 2004 vol 417 cc442-4W
Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which London boroughs run neighbourhood warden schemes; how many wardens each of these boroughs employed at the latest date for which figures are available; which London boroughs directly fund and employ police community support officers; how many police community support officers each borough funded or employed at the latest date for which figures are available; which London boroughs run community safety accreditation schemes; and if he will make a statement. [151076]

Ms Blears

[holding answer 26 January 2004]The following table shows London boroughs that have warden schemes funded by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's Neighbourhood Wardens Team and the number of wardens the council employs:

Borough Number of wardens
Barking and Dagenham 4
Barnet 12
Brent 9
Camden 15
City of Westminster 25
Croydon 12
Ealing 8
Greenwich 10
Hackney 25
Hammersmith and Fulham 6
Haringey 14
Harrow 6
Havering 11
Hounslow 7
Islington 28
Kingston-upon-Thames 3
Lambeth 12
Lewisham 27
Merton 12
Newham 12
Redbridge 5
Southwark 27
Sutton 4
Tower Hamlets 29
Waltham Forest 10
Wandsworth 23

We are unable to supply figures for other types of warden schemes or warden numbers in London as these data are not collected.

Community Support Officers (CSOs), as defined by the Police Reform Act 2002, are all employees of the local Police Authority. In London and elsewhere local authorities have contributed to the funding of CSOs but they cannot employ them.

The Commissioner for the Metropolis informs me that the following boroughs operate additional CSOs funded through Special Services Agreements under section 25 of the Police Act 1996.

Borough Number of CSOs
Camden 2
Greenwich 5
Hammersmith and Fulham 2
Hillingdon 7
Islington 4
Kensington and Chelsea 12
Tower Hamlets 8

At present the Metropolitan Police Service does not yet run a Community Safety Accreditation Scheme in any of the London boroughs.

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