HC Deb 24 June 2004 vol 422 c1517W
Mr. Wyatt

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who would be responsible, in the event of the closure of the National Neighbourhood Watch Association, for running a national support network for the Neighbourhood Watch movement; and if he will make a statement. [178572]

Ms Blears

The Home Office has made contingency arrangements for the Crime Reduction Centre to provide website and telephone advice in the event of the National Neighbourhood Watch Association's closure.

In the longer term, all the stakeholders that make up the Neighbourhood Watch partnership: the Police, community safety departments in local authorities and the many members of Neighbourhood Watch schemes should have a say in how any future support network should be run.

Mr. Hoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what arrangements are planned for the data used by local neighbourhood watch associations