§ Mr. DjanoglyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how Chief Officers of police forces are held to account in relation to their force's actions concerning animal rights protesters' crimes. [175253]
§ Caroline FlintChief Officers are responsible for the day to day operational management of their force. Police authorities through their statutory duty maintain an efficient and effective police force for their area. I am in regular contact with Senior Police Officers to discuss the action the police are taking to deal with animal rights related crime.
§ Mr. DjanoglyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which police forces are subject to key performance targets in relation to crimes committed by animal rights protesters. [175254]
§ Caroline FlintThere are no key performance targets in relation to crimes committed by animal rights protesters.
§ Mr. DjanoglyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether central Home Office records are maintained of individuals who are convicted of crimes associated with animal rights protests. [175255]
§ Caroline FlintNo central Home Office records are maintained of individuals who are convicted of crimes associated with animal rights protests.
§ Mr. DjanoglyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many areas have been made a designated public place for the purpose of curfew orders in each year since 2001 in(a) England and Wales and (b) in each county. [175257]
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§ Paul GogginsThe reference to designated public places for the purpose of curfew order since 2001 is taken to refer to local child curfew schemes, which were revised during that year. There have been no such designations for the purpose of a local child curfew scheme. The Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 contains powers for the dispersal of groups and removal of persons under 16 to their homes. These powers were implemented in January 2004 and reports indicate they have already been used. Statistics are not yet available from the police on the use of these new powers but will be available later in the year.
§ Mr. DjanoglyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many curfew orders have been breached in each year since 1998; and how many of these breached curfew orders were punished by(a) fines and (b) prison sentences [175258]
(2) how many curfew orders have been issued since 1998 in (a) England and Wales and (b) each county. [175259]
§ Paul GogginsThe information requested relating to England and Wales for the years 1998 to 2002 is contained in the table.
Statistics on court proceedings for 2003 will be published in the autumn.
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Number of persons of all ages sentenced to a curfew order at all courts for all offences, by police force area, and those persons dealt with for breaching such orders England and Wales 1998 to 20021 Sentenced to a curfew order Police force area 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Avon and Somerset — — 54 181 487 Bedfordshire — — 12 15 26 Cambridgeshire 10 58 75 65 79 Cheshire — 1 10 16 45 Cleveland — — 4 31 69 Cumbria — 1 10 15 22 Derbyshire — — 28 97 136 Devon and Cornwall — 4 52 78 113 Dorset — — 13 63 106 Durham — 1 29 26 55 Essex — — 10 16 51 Gloucestershire — — 6 4 14 Greater Manchester 539 776 638 714 896 Hampshire — 7 106 203 290 Hertfordshire — — 18 54 114 Humberside — 5 19 27 34 Kent 1 1 19 69 122 Lancashire — 1 58 61 195 Leicestershire — 1 65 119 214 Lincolnshire — — 4 8 7 London, City of — — 2 2 1 Merseyside — — 4 39 61 Metropolitan Police 50 63 151 284 589 Norfolk 272 340 312 320 308 Northamptonshire — — — — 3 Northumbria — 1 42 100 146 North Yorkshire — — 4 11 28 Nottinghamshire — — 9 28 96 South Yorkshire — 3 129 131 218 Staffordshire — 1 16 59 76 Suffolk 34 69 88 79 84 Surrey — 1 7 21 19 Sussex — 2 35 90 148 Thames Valley 41 58 83 155 186 Warwickshire 1 1 9 12 19 West Mercia — 2 25 65 82 West Midlands — 2 44 68 220 West Yorkshire 31 168 303 338 557 Wiltshire — 1 18 24 17
Number of persons of all ages sentenced to a curfew order at all courts for all offences, by police force area, and those persons dealt with for breaching such orders England and Wales 1998 to 20021 Sentenced to a curfew order Police force area 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Dyfed Powys — — 10 38 35 Gwent — — — — 13 North Wales — 1 33 69 118 South Wales — 8 43 68 167 Total England and Wales 979 1,577 2,597 3,863 6,266 Persons dealt with for breaching curfew orders
204 280 473 761 960 of whom: Number fined 88 121 215 345 354 Number sentenced to immediate custody
64 83 116 185 240 1These data are on the principal offence basis
§ Mr. DjanoglyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make animal rights-related crimes a priority item in the next National Policing Plan. [175464]
§ Caroline FlintNo decisions have been made on the contents of the National Policing Plan for 2005–08.