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Police

Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the areas to which police neighbourhood teams have been allocated in each London local authority area. [24224]

Hazel Blears: The roll-out of Safer Neighbourhoods Teams is a matter for the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service.

A list of areas where Safer Neighbourhoods teams are currently operating has been provided by the Metropolitan Police Service and is contained in the table.
Safer Neighbourhoods Teams

Local authority	District
Barking and Dagenham	Abbey
Barking and Dagenham	Chadwell Heath
Barking and Dagenham	Gascoigne
Barking and Dagenham	Goresbrook
Barking and Dagenham	Mayesbrook
Barking and Dagenham	River
Barking and Dagenham	Thames
Barking and Dagenham	Village
Barking and Dagenham	Whalebone
Barnet	Burnt Oak
Barnet	Childs Hill
Barnet	Colindale
Barnet	East Barnet
Barnet	East Finchley
Barnet	Edgware
Barnet	High Barnet
Barnet	West Hendon
Bexley	Belvedere
Bexley	Christchurch
Bexley	Colyers
Bexley	Cray Meadows
Bexley	East Wickham
Bexley	Erith
Bexley	Falconwood and Welling
Bexley	North End
Bexley	St Mary's
Bexley	Thamesmead East
Brent	Dudden Hill
Brent	Fryent
Brent	Harlesden
Brent	Kensal Green
Brent	Kilburn
Brent	Stonebridge
Brent	Wembley Central
Brent	Willesden Green
Bromley	Biggin Hill
Bromley	Bromley Town
Bromley	Copers Cope
Bromley	Cray Valley East
Bromley	Darwin
Bromley	Hayes and Coney Hall
Bromley	Mottingham and Chislehurst North
Bromley	Orpington
Bromley	Penge and Cator
Camden	Cantelowes
Camden	Gospel Oak
Camden	Hampstead Town
Camden	Haverstock
Camden	Kilburn
Camden	Regent's Park
Camden	St. Pancras and Somers Town
Camden	Swiss Cottage
Croydon	Bensham Manor
Croydon	Broad Green
Croydon	Coulsdon East
Croydon	Fieldway
Croydon	New Addington
Croydon	Selhurst
Croydon	South Norwood
Croydon	Thornton Heath
Croydon	Triangle
Croydon	Waddon
Croydon	Woodside
Ealing	Dormers Wells
Ealing	Ealing Broadway
Ealing	East Acton
Ealing	Northolt West End
Ealing	Norwood Green
Ealing	South Acton
Ealing	Southall Broadway
Ealing	Southall Green
Enfield	Edmonton Green
Enfield	Enfield Highway
Enfield	Enfield Lock
Enfield	Lower Edmonton
Enfield	Palmers Green
Enfield	Southbury
Enfield	Southgate
Enfield	Town
Enfield	Upper Edmonton
Greenwich	Abbey Wood
Greenwich	Charlton
Greenwich	Coldharbour and New Eltham
Greenwich	Eltham West
Greenwich	Greenwich West
Greenwich	Middle Park and Sutcliffe
Greenwich	Woolwich Common
Greenwich	Woolwich Riverside
Hackney	Brownswood
Hackney	Chatham
Hackney	Dalston
Hackney	Hackney Central
Hackney	Haggerston
Hackney	Leabridge
Hackney	New River
Hackney	Queensbridge
Hammersmith and Fulham	Addison
Hammersmith and Fulham	Askew
Hammersmith and Fulham	College Park and Old Oak
Hammersmith and Fulham	Fulham Broadway
Hammersmith and Fulham	Hammersmith Broadway
Hammersmith and Fulham	North End
Hammersmith and Fulham	Parsons Green and Walham
Hammersmith and Fulham	Ravenscourt Park
Hammersmith and Fulham	Sands End
Hammersmith and Fulham	Shepherd's Bush Green
Hammersmith and Fulham	Town
Hammersmith and Fulham	Wormholt and White City
Haringey	Crouch End
Haringey	Hornsey
Haringey	Muswell Hill
Haringey	Stroud Green
Haringey	Tottenham Green
Haringey	West Green
Haringey	White Hart Lane
Haringey	Woodside
Harrow	Edgware
Harrow	Greenhill
Harrow	Kenton West
Harrow	Marlborough
Harrow	Pinner
Harrow	Roxbourne
Harrow	Roxeth
Harrow	Wealdstone
Havering	Brooklands
Havering	Elm Park
Havering	Heaton
Havering	Hylands
Havering	Rainham and Wennington
Havering	South Hornchurch
Havering	St. Andrew's
Havering	Upminster
Hillingdon	Botwell
Hillingdon	South Ruislip
Hillingdon	Townfield
Hillingdon	Uxbridge North
Hillingdon	Uxbridge South
Hillingdon	West Drayton
Hillingdon	Yeading
Hillingdon	Yiewsley
Hounslow	Bedfont
Hounslow	Cranford
Hounslow	Feltham North
Hounslow	Heston East
Hounslow	Heston West
Hounslow	Hounslow Central
Hounslow	Hounslow West
Hounslow	Osterley and Spring Grove
Islington	Bunhill
Islington	Caledonian
Islington	Clerkenwell
Islington	Finsbury Park
Islington	Hillrise
Islington	Holloway
Islington	Mildmay
Islington	St. Mary's
Islington	Tollington
Kensington and Chelsea	Brompton
Kensington and Chelsea	Colville
Kensington and Chelsea	Courtfield
Kensington and Chelsea	Cremorne
Kensington and Chelsea	Earl's Court
Kensington and Chelsea	Golborne
Kensington and Chelsea	Holland
Kensington and Chelsea	St. Charles
Kingston upon Thames	Berrylands
Kingston upon Thames	Beverley
Kingston upon Thames	Canbury
Kingston upon Thames	Chessington South
Kingston upon Thames	Coombe Hill
Kingston upon Thames	Norbiton
Kingston upon Thames	St. Mark's
Kingston upon Thames	Tolworth and Hook Rise
Lambeth	Bishop's
Lambeth	Clapham Town
Lambeth	Coldharbour
Lambeth	Ferndale
Lambeth	Herne Hill
Lambeth	Oval
Lambeth	Streatham Wells
Lambeth	Vassall
Lewisham	Blackheath
Lewisham	Brockley
Lewisham	Evelyn
Lewisham	Forest Hill
Lewisham	New Cross
Lewisham	Perry Vale
Lewisham	Sydenham
Lewisham	Telegraph Hill
Merton	Abbey
Merton	Colliers Wood
Merton	Cricket Green
Merton	Figge's Marsh
Merton	Graveney
Merton	Lavender Fields
Merton	Longthornton
Merton	Pollards Hill
Merton	Ravensbury
Merton	St. Helier
Newham	Beckton
Newham	Boleyn
Newham	Canning Town North
Newham	Canning Town South
Newham	Custom House
Newham	East Ham North
Newham	Little llford
Newham	Stratford and New Town
Redbridge	Bridge
Red bridge	Church End
Redbridge	Clementswood
Redbridge	Goodmayes
Redbridge	Hainault
Redbridge	Loxford
Redbridge	Mayfield
Redbridge	Wanstead
Richmond upon Thames	Barnes
Richmond upon Thames	Ham Petersham and Richmond Riverside
Richmond upon Thames	Hampton North
Richmond upon Thames	Heathfield
Richmond upon Thames	Mortlake and Barnes Common
Richmond upon Thames	South Richmond
Richmond upon Thames	Teddington
Richmond upon Thames	Twickenham Riverside
Southwark	Camberwell Green
Southwark	Cathedrals
Southwark	East Walworth
Southwark	Faraday
Southwark	Livesey
Southwark	Peckham
Southwark	Rotherhithe
Southwark	South Bermondsey
Southwark	Surrey Docks
Southwark	The Lane
Sutton	Beddington South
Sutton	Belmont
Sutton	Carshalton Central
Sutton	Carshalton South and Clockhouse
Sutton	Cheam
Sutton	Nonsuch
Sutton	St. Helier
Sutton	Sutton Central
Sutton	Sutton South
Sutton	Wellington South
Sutton	Wandle Valley
Sutton	Worcester Park
Tower Hamlets	Bethnal Green North
Tower Hamlets	Bethnal Green South
Tower Hamlets	Blackwall and Cubitt Town
Tower Hamlets	Bow East
Tower Hamlets	Bow West
Tower Hamlets	Bromley-by-Bow
Tower Hamlets	East India and Lansbury
Tower Hamlets	Limehouse
Tower Hamlets	Mile End and Globe Town
Tower Hamlets	Mile End East
Tower Hamlets	Millwall
Tower Hamlets	Shadwell
Tower Hamlets	Spitalfields and Banglatown
Tower Hamlets	St. Dunstan's and Stepney Green
Tower Hamlets	St. Katherine's and Wapping
Tower Hamlets	Weavers
Tower Hamlets	Whitechapel
Waltham Forest	Cann Hall
Waltham Forest	Cathall
Waltham Forest	High Street
Waltham Forest	Lea Bridge
Waltham Forest	Leyton
Waltham Forest	Leytonstone
Waltham Forest	Valley
Waltham Forest	Wood Street
Wandsworth	Graveney
Wandsworth	Latchmere
Wandsworth	Queenstown
Wandsworth	Roehampton
Wandsworth	Shaftesbury
Wandsworth	St. Mary's Park
Wandsworth	Tooting
Wandsworth	West Putney
Westminster	Church Street
Westminster	Churchill
Westminster	Harrow Road
Westminster	Hyde Park
Westminster	Lancaster Gate
Westminster	Queen's Park
Westminster	St. James's
Westminster	Tachbrook
Westminster	Vincent Square
Westminster	Warwick
Westminster	Westbourne

 
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Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what long-term funding has been allocated to (a) rural policing, (b) community support officers and (c) neighbourhood police teams. [18666]

Hazel Blears: We have provided £165 million to police authorities from the Rural Policing Fund since 2000–01. The annual provision is £30 million. We are currently considering rolling up a number of specific grants, including the Rural Policing Fund, into a single pot for each authority, to give police authorities greater financial flexibility. There are no plans to reduce the current level of funding for each authority.

The Neighbourhood Policing Fund will provide £88 million in 2006–07 and £340 million in 2007–08. In addition, we will continue to support the costs of community support officers (CSOs) recruited in the first three rounds from 2002 onwards. The grant will assist the police service to reach our target of 24,000 CSOs by 2008 and will support police authorities in building their own Neighbourhood Policing Teams.

Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers there were as of 1 April 2005 in each police force in England and Wales; and what the percentage at each rank was of the total establishment. [23933]

Hazel Blears: The breakdown of Police Service strength for 31 March 2005 was published on 25 July 2005 and is available in the Library and on www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs05/hosb1205.pdf.
 
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Mrs. Dorries: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps the Government is taking to improve (a) community engagement and (b) neighbourhood policing in Bedfordshire; and if he will make a statement. [24367]

Hazel Blears: The Government is committed to every area in England and Wales benefiting from dedicated, visible, accessible and responsive neighbourhood policing teams by 2008. A key aim of these teams will be to build more effective engagement with the public.

To support this, the Home Office and the Association of Police Authorities convened the National Practitioner Panel for Community Engagement in Policing. The panel has created a Guide to Community Engagement which is a resource for all policing practitioners, and which contains both practical and strategic advice for practitioners who want to develop or improve their approach to engagement. The guide is supported by a database of case studies which showcases recent and ongoing work around the country, and encourages policing practitioners to network with, and learn from, their peers.

The Government is working closely with the police service to develop neighbourhood policing, initially within pathfinder areas in every force. In Bedfordshire, this is Luton Division.

Mr. Hollobone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide additional financial and other support to the Northamptonshire police. [24190]

Hazel Blears [holding answer 1 November 2005]: Northamptonshire received an excellent grant settlement this year. General grants increased by 5.5 per cent. to £67.8 million, significantly higher than the 3.75 per cent. minimum increase guaranteed to all police authorities. The force has also received around £7.5 million for specific grants for initiatives such as the crime fighting fund, which has helped maintain the record number of police officers, and for capital.

Details of the provisional police funding settlement for 2006–07, and for 2007–08 as part of the move towards three-year settlements, will be announced in late November/early December.

The police standards unit have been working with Northamptonshire police since spring 2004 on a number of projects to help improve performance and the force has been provided with just under £1 million to support this work.

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