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Police Funding
Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was provided by the Government to police authorities (a) from national non-domestic rates, (b) from revenue support grant, (c) from Home Office police principal grant, (d) from all other Home Office and other special grants excluding capital and (e) as capital grants were in each year since 1996–97. [148612]
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Ms Blears [holding answer 19 January 2004]: The information is set out in the table.
| (a) Redistribute ofnon-domestic rates(14) , (15) | (b) Revenue support grant(14) , (15) | (c) Home Office police grant | (d) Total other grants(16) | (e) Capital grants(17) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | 1,061 | 1,485 | 3,349 | — | 190 |
| 1997–98 | 1,035 | 1,516 | 3,473 | — | 170 |
| 1998–99 | 1,027 | 1,525 | 3,649 | — | 143 |
| 1999–2000 | 1,106 | 1,541 | 3,698 | — | 147 |
| 2000–01 | 1,201 | 1,486 | 3,823 | 73 | 143 |
| 2001–02(18) | 1,214 | 1,596 | 3,995 | 229 | 221 |
| 2002–03 | 1,311 | 1,504 | 4,005 | 349 | 316 |
| 2003–04 | 770 | 2,055 | 4,288 | 658 | 306 |
| 2004–05 | 744 | 2,222 | 4,380 | 657 | 281 |
(14) Source: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister & National Assembly for Wales.
(15) Revenue Support Grant (RSG) includes SSA Reduction Grant and Central Support Protection grant. RSG and NNDR for the City of London Police is provided in respect of ail its functions.
(16) Specific grants since 2000–01 for targeted programmes.
(17) Capital Grants include Home Office police capital grant, supplementary credit approvals, Air Support and Premises Improvement Fund, Airwave capital and C3i. Totals up to 2001–02 include an element for major capital schemes allocated under the Priority Planning List (PPL) scheme.
(18) The grant figures for 2001–02 and 2002–03 are not directly comparable, owing to changes from 2002–03 in the method of funding the National Crime Squad and the National Criminal Intelligence Service.
Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to ensure Chorley receives police funding which reflects population growth there. [161608]
Ms Blears: General grant funding for police authorities is allocated on the basis of an estimate of relative need for police resources, taking into account local resources. Resident population is the most significant single factor in the estimate of need. The latest population estimates available from the Registrar General are used.
The Chief Constable and the Police Authority allocate resources at force level according to local plans and operational priorities.
Lancashire Police Authority's grant in 2004–05 will be £182.9 million, an increase of £5.8 million or 3.25 per cent. over this year. It will also receive over £17 million for targeted programmes and capital provision.
I understand from the Chief Constable that Lancashire Constabulary have embarked on a significant community engagement programme. Additional community beat officers have been put in place across the constabulary over the last 12 months, including in Chorley. The constabulary plans to deploy an additional 15 officers to the Southern Division over the next 12 months, who will be split equally across each of the three borough areas. In addition, community support officers are in place. The constabulary has recently launched the Community Safety Accreditation Scheme to improve the quality of service to local communities.
Police Officers
Mr. McLoughlin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the training costs were (a) per officer and (b) in total for new police officers in (i) the East Midlands and (ii) West Derbyshire in each year since 1997. [163739]
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Ms Blears: Information concerning the training costs (a) per officer and (b) in total for new police officers in (i) the East Midlands and (ii) West Derbyshire in each year since 1997 is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Mr. McLoughlin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers were recruited in (a) the East Midlands and (b) West Derbyshire in each year since 1997; and what percentage of each year's intake remains as serving officers, in each case. [163741]
Ms Blears: Information on probationer wastage is not available. Data are in the form of police constables recruitment and wastage for the East Midlands Government Office Region and Derbyshire Police Force Area. Wastage comprises retirements, resignations, dismissals, deaths and transfers to police forces outside England and Wales. Wastage in a particular year does not necessarily relate to recruitment in that year.
The available information is given in the table.
(19) East Midlands comprises Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire Police Force Areas.
(20) Not comparable to previous recruitment figures as data include transfers from other England and Wales forces and officers returning after a period of secondment.
(21) Not comparable to previous wastage figures as data do not include transfers to other England and Wales forces and officers leaving after a period of secondment.
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Sentencing Statistics
Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were sentenced in England and Wales for motoring offences, excluding those causing death or serious injury, in each of the last 10 years; how many of those received a custodial sentence; and what the average custodial sentence length was. [163242]
Caroline Flint: The information requested is contained in the table and gives the number of offenders sentenced, those sentenced to immediate custody, the custody rate and the average custodial sentence length at all courts for motoring offences, other than those causing death or injury, England and Wales 1993 to 2002.
| England and Wales 1993 to 2002 | Total offenders sentenced | Sentenced to immediate custody(24) | Custody rate(25) (percentage) | Average custodial sentence length (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 675,868 | 9,280 | 1 | 3.7 |
| 1994 | 650,979 | 13,116 | 2 | 3.7 |
| 1995 | 653,671 | 14,766 | 2 | 3.7 |
| 1996 | 658,991 | 14,598 | 2 | 3.8 |
| 1997 | 658,822 | 15,967 | 2 | 3.8 |
| 1998 | 674,194 | 16,006 | 2 | 3.7 |
| 1999 | 641,160 | 17,412 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | 615,233 | 17,832 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | 591,220 | 18,867 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 2002 | 604,289 | 19,139 | 3 | 4.0 |
(22) These data are on the principal offence basis.
(23) Excludes offences involving death or injury, theft and unauthorised taking of motor vehicle and non-payment of vehicle excise licence.
(24) Includes unsuspended imprisonment, secure training orders, S91–92 of the Powers of the Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (replaced Section 53 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933), partly suspended sentences, detention in a young offender institution and detention and training orders.
(25) Proportion of offenders sentenced who were sentenced to immediate custody.
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Statistics on court proceedings for 2003 will be published in the autumn.
Shopkeepers (Harassment)
Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many shop workers in (a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England and Wales made formal complaints of harassment and violence in (i) 1997, (ii) 2001 and (iii) 2004 to date. [163603]
Ms Blears: This information is not collected centrally.
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