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HOME DEPARTMENT

Active Communities Unit

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total budget for expenditure by the Active Communities Unit on the voluntary sector (a) was for 2003–04 and (b) is for 2004–05. [171063]

Fiona Mactaggart: Last year, the work of the Active Community Unit was expanded to incorporate a Charities Unit and a Civil Renewal Unit in a new Active Communities Directorate. Through the Active Communities Directorate, the Home Office aims to build strong, thriving communities where everyone, regardless of age, race or social background has a stake in society.

The overall budgets for expenditure on active communities for financial years 2003–04, and planned for 2004–05, rounded to the nearest million pounds, is as follows:
£ million

	SR settlement	Futurebuilders fund
2003–04	81	10
2004–05	84	57

The figures show allocations for the Directorate based on the Department's Spending Review 2002 settlement. In addition, the futurebuilders fund is shown, which is being distributed by an independent provider under contract to the Home Office.

Anti-crime Initiatives

Mrs. Humble: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what public funds were spent on tackling drugs misuse in Blackpool, North and Fleetwood in (a) 1997–98 and (b) 2003–04. [175882]

Caroline Flint: Breakdown of financial allocation to local constituencies is not available to the Home Office. Funding is allocated to Drug Action Team (DAT) areas, in this case Blackpool DAT.

The period 1997–98 pre-dates National Drug Strategy, during this time the primary care trust (PCT) allocated funding for tackling drug misuse. The 1997–98 figure reported to us by Blackpool PCT is £198,776 which covered Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre (all within the health authority boundaries at the time).

In 2003–04 the total drugs allocation for Blackpool was £1,174,983. In order to ensure consistency figures supplied are based on funding streams associated with the National Drug Strategy and are readily verifiable. These funding streams are specifically targeted at tackling the harm caused to individuals, families and communities by the misuse of drugs. Other mainstream funding is made available at a local level, and this varies both in amount and origin so, as a result it is not possible to provide robust financial information.
 
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	2003–04 (£)
Partnership Capacity	66,872
Treatment Pooled Budget	740,000
Through Care After Care Pump Priming	35,000
Building Safer Communities(15)	207,193
Young people	125,918
Total	1,174,983

⁽¹⁵⁾   Contains non-drug elements.

Mr. Benton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much public funding has been spent on CCTV security cameras in Bootle since 1997. [175910]

Ms Blears: Since 1997, the Home Office has provided £132,623 to Bootle for CCTV schemes.

Allocation of that funding locally is a matter for Bootle council and Merseyside police. The information is not held centrally.

Mr. Benton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what public funds were spent on tackling drugs misuse in Bootle in (a) 1997–98 and (b) 2003–04. [175912]

Caroline Flint: Breakdown of financial allocation to local constituencies is not available in the form requested as funding is allocated to Drug Action Team (DAT) area (Sefton DAT).

1997–98 Sefton drugs allocation was as follows:

	1997–98 (£)
Local Health Authority Block contracts	728,671
JMU Database	20,000
Pharmacy costs	100,000
Social Work team	100,000
Drug Misuse special allocation from DoH	374,000

In 2003–04 the total drugs allocation for Sefton DAT was £2,142,399. In order to ensure consistency figures supplied are based on funding streams associated with the National Drug Strategy and are readily verifiable. These funding streams are specifically targeted at tackling the harm caused to individuals, families and communities by the misuse of drugs. Other mainstream funding is made available at a local level, this varies both in amount and origin so as a result it is not possible to provide robust financial information.

	2003–04 (£)
Partnership Capacity	71,500
Treatment Pooled Budget	1,336,000
Through Care After Care Pump Priming	35,000
Building Safer Communities(16)	484,700
Young People	215,199
Total	2,142,399

⁽¹⁶⁾ Contains non-drug elements.


 
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Anti-social Behaviour Orders

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many anti-social behaviour orders have been used in Lancashire, broken down by district; [175496]

(2) how many anti-social behaviour orders are awaiting decisions in Lancashire, broken down by district; [175497]

(3) how many anti-social behaviour orders have resulted in a custodial sentence in Lancashire, broken down by district. [175510]

Ms Blears: Information is given in Table A on the number of applications for anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) in Lancashire, by result, and local authority area, up to 31 December 2003 (latest available).

Data are not collected centrally on the status of orders currently being processed.

ASBOs are civil orders introduced under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, and do not of themselves result in a custodial sentence. Breach of an ASBO is a criminal offence and a custodial sentence may result following conviction. Information on breaches of ASBOs are compiled from data reported on the Home Office Court Proceedings Database. Available information for ASBOs breached in Lancashire is given in Table B.
 
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Table A: The number of ASBOs, as notified to the Home Office by all courts within Lancashire, by local authority area and result, 1 April 1999 to 31 December 2003

Local authority area	Total issued	Total refused
Lancashire	72	0
of which:
from 1 April 1999 to 31 May 2000 by pfa	5	0
from 1 June 2000 to 31 December 2003 by local authority area	67	0
Blackburn with Darwen BC	3	0
Blackpool BC	10	0
Burnley BC	17	0
Chorley BC	5	0
Fylde BC	3	0
Hyndburn BC	4	0
Lancaster CC	2	0
Oswaldtwistle	1	0
Pendle BC	3	0
Preston BC	5	0
Ribble Valley BC	1	0
Rossendale BC	9	0
South Ribble BC	1	0
West Lancashire DC	2	0
Wyre BC	1	0

Note:
Between 1 April 1999 to 31 May 2000 data available by police force area (pfa) only.




Table B: ASBOs breached in Lancashire, by type of sentence imposed and period, from 1 June 2000 to 31 December 2002⁽¹⁷⁾,England and Wales

	Type of sentence imposed for breach of ASBO
	Immediate custody
Period (by appearance date)	Unsuspended imprisonment	Detention in a young offender institution	Detention and training orders	Other	Total
1 June to 31 December 2000	—	—	—	—	—
1 January to 31 December 2001	2	1	—	3	6
1 January to 31 December 2002	2	1	2	2	7
Total	4	2	2	5	13

⁽¹⁷⁾   Breach data are compiled from breaches reported on the Home Office Court Proceedings Database. Data for 2003 will be available in the autumn.
Note:
Individuals breaching their ASBO more than once in the same year are counted only once for that year, based on the principal disposal (severest penalty imposed). Individuals breaching more than once, but in different years, are counted separately for each year.

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children and young people who have broken anti-social behaviour orders are in (a) local authority secure units, (b) secure training centres and (c) young offender institutions; and if he will make a statement. [175465]

Ms Blears: Information on breaches of anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) are compiled from data reported on the Home Office Court Proceedings Database. We are unable to tell the number of offenders currently held for breach of an ASBO in local authority secure units or secure training centres. The number of offenders sentenced to a period of detention in young offender institutions for a breach of an ASBO, for the period 1 June 2000 to 31 December 2002, is shown in the table, together with other sentences imposed. Breach data for 2003 will be available in the autumn.
ASBOs breached by persons aged 10 to 20 years, by type of sentence imposed and period, from 1 June 2000 to 31 December 2002⁽¹⁸⁾

Period (by appearance date)	Detention in a Young Offender Institution(19)	Detention and Training Orders(20)	Other	Total
1 June to 31 December 2000	—	4	5	9
1 January to 31 December 2001	13	24	44	81
1 January to 31 December 2002	25	53	103	181
Total	38	81	152	271

⁽¹⁸⁾   Breach data are compiled from breaches reported on the Home Office Court Proceedings Database. Data for 2003 will be available in the autumn.
⁽¹⁹⁾   Persons aged 18 to 20 years.
⁽²⁰⁾   Persons aged 10 to 17 years. Offenders may be sent to a local authority secure unit, secure training centre or (over 15 years of age), to a young offender institution.
Note:
Individuals breaching their ASBO more than once in the same year are counted only once for that year, based on the principal disposal (severest penalty imposed). Individuals breaching more than once, but in different years, are counted separately for each year.





 
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