Corruption (Hansard, 23 March 2004)

§ Malcolm Bruce
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment his Department has made of the actions the UK needs to take to ratify the UN Convention Against Corruption; and if he will place a copy in the Library. [158307]

§ Caroline Flint
Officials of the responsible Government Departments are considering what, if any, legislative or administrative amendments are required to

Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership data from April 1999 to March 2003

CDRP: Sefton Force: Merseyside 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03¹

Violence against the person 2,034 2,307 2,225 3,016

Sexual offences 156 148 130 185

Robbery 288 224 346 334

Burglary dwelling 1,712 1,528 2,269 2,533

Theft of a motor vehicle 2,285 2,014 1.926 1,542

Theft from a vehicle 2,250 1,852 2,009 1,629

¹ Merseyside police implemented the principles of the Nationals Crime Recording Standard (NCRS) on 1 April 2002. Broadly, the NCRS had the effect of increasing the number of crimes recorded by the police. Therefore, following the introduction of the standard, numbers of recorded crimes are not directly.

§ Mr Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many violent crimes were committed in(a) the London Borough of Havering and (b) Romford in the last 12 months; [154851]
(2) what estimate he has made of the level of crime in (a) the London Borough of Havering and (b) Romford which is drug related. [154852]

§ Ms Blears
Recorded crime statistics below police force area level are collected on a basic command unit (BCD) basis. In London, BCD areas equate to London boroughs. The total number of violent crimes (violence against the person, sexual offences and robbery offence groups) recorded in Havering BCU in 2002–03 was 4,558. The Metropolitan police introduced the National Crime Recording Standard on 1 April 2002, and this may have increased the number of crimes recorded in the violence against the person offence group.
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enable the UK to meet its commitments under the Convention. Should any amendments be required, these will be enacted or put in place at the earliest opportunity. It is not possible to indicate when this process will be completed. The UK will be in a position to ratify the Convention once the Government are satisfied that the UK can fulfil the Convention's provisions.

Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership data from April 1999 to March 2003
CDRP: Sefton Force: Merseyside	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03¹
Violence against the person	2,034	2,307	2,225	3,016
Sexual offences	156	148	130	185
Robbery	288	224	346	334
Burglary dwelling	1,712	1,528	2,269	2,533
Theft of a motor vehicle	2,285	2,014	1.926	1,542
Theft from a vehicle	2,250	1,852	2,009	1,629
¹ Merseyside police implemented the principles of the Nationals Crime Recording Standard (NCRS) on 1 April 2002. Broadly, the NCRS had the effect of increasing the number of crimes recorded by the police. Therefore, following the introduction of the standard, numbers of recorded crimes are not directly.