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Crime Statistics
Mr. Spring: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people trafficking offences were recorded by police forces in each county of the East of England region in each year since 1997. [55782]
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Hazel Blears: The introduction of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in May 2004, created the offence of 'trafficking for sexual exploitation'. For the period May 2004 to March 2005 in the Eastern region, only Bedfordshire police have recorded one such offence.
Mr. Spring: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drug-related offences were recorded by police forces in each county of the East of England region in each year since 1997. [55783]
Hazel Blears: There are no figures available specifically on drug-related crime. The available information relates to recorded drug offences only and is given in the tables.
| Police force area | 1997(1) |
|---|---|
| Bedfordshire | 223 |
| Cambridgeshire | 205 |
| Essex | 401 |
| Hertfordshire | 215 |
| Norfolk | 337 |
| Suffolk | 333 |
(1)Prior to 1998–99, data collected for 'trafficking in controlled drugs' only and by calendar year.
(2)Numbers affected by changes in the counting rules and expanded coverage of recorded crime. Data not comparable with earlier years.
(3)Boundary changes came into effect in 1999–2000.
| Police force area | 2002–03(7) | 2003–04 | 2004–05 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire | 1,069 | 1,130 | 1,131 |
| Cambridgeshire | 904 | 1,047 | 1,174 |
| Essex | 2,377 | 2,295 | 2,328 |
| Hertfordshire | 1,553 | 1,678 | 1,754 |
| Norfolk | 1,392 | 1,508 | 1,602 |
| Suffolk | 1,689 | 1,923 | 1,974 |
(4)Numbers affected by the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standards which came into effect in 2002–03. Data not comparable with earlier years.
Disorder Offences
David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many fixed penalty notices for disorder have been contested in each of the last two years; [42228]
(2) how much money has been raised from the collection of fixed penalty notices for disorder in each of the last two years; and how much money is expected to be raised from them over the next two years; [42230]
(3) how many fixed penalty notices for disorder offences have been issued in the past two years; and what total cash value they represent. [42231]
Hazel Blears:
In 2004 there were 63,639 Penalty Notices for Disorder issued representing a total cash
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value of £4.1 million. Of these, 33,078 penalty notices were paid with a total cash value of £2.1 million. 360 penalty notices were contested during this period.
In addition, penalty notices that are not paid in full are registered at the magistrates court and are then issued as fines at 150 per cent. of the original value of the notice. In 2004 28,180 penalty notices were re-issued in this way. Information on the amount raised by these is not collected. Research indicates that the overall payment rate for all notices including those paid initially and those re-issued as fines is around 70–75 per cent. Provisional data from January to September 2005 shows there were 97,684 Penalty Notices for Disorder issued representing a total cash value of £7.7 million.
Of these, 50,963 penalty notices were paid with a total cash value of £4.0 million. 1,216 penalty notices were contested during this period. In addition, 41,547 unpaid penalty notices were registered at the courts to be re-issued as fines, at 150 per cent. of the original value, but information on the amount raised by these is not collected.
Domestic Abuse
Mrs. James: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress police forces in England and Wales are making in tackling crimes related to domestic abuse. [55998]
Hazel Blears: The Police Performance Framework Assessment Framework includes a Statutory Performance Indicator for the domestic violence arrest rate among police forces in England and Wales. Overall, the domestic violence arrest rate national average demonstrated improvement: from 59.3 per cent. in 2003–04 to 64.4 per cent. in 2004–05—a 5 per cent. increase.
ACPO guidance on responding to and investigating domestic violence is now being implemented in police forces in England and Wales. In addition to this, every police force in England and Wales now has a Domestic Violence Co-ordinator; every new police recruit has mandatory training on domestic violence as part of their basic training; and there is extensive training for every frontline officer in England and Wales being rolled out between 2005 and 2008.
Drug Treatment Programmes
David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in each of the 10 most deprived constituencies in England and Wales have undertaken drug treatment programmes. [47693]
Caroline Flint: Deprivation data is available by local authority (LA) but not be constituency. Using the six district level summary measures of the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004" the table takes the top 10 most deprived LAs from each of the six measures to identify a list of 22. Some LAs are included only in one measure, and no single summary measure is favoured over another.
The table uses the latest numbers in treatment from drug action teams (DAT) for 2004–05 taken from the national drug monitoring system.
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(5)No numbers available—Easington Primary Care Trust does not have a DAT of the same name. County Durham is the local DAT for Easington, where the numbers in treatment for 2004–05 was 1,204.
Identity Cards
Mr. Spellar: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received from individuals and organisations in Warley constituency on identity cards. [56795]
Andy Burnham: The identity cards programme has received six representations from individuals in the Warley constituency since 2001 regarding the ID cards scheme. Of those received, two were opposed and four were in support of the scheme. The programme has not received representations from any organisations identifying themselves as located within the Warley constituency.
Life Expectancy
Mr. Spellar: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research his Department has evaluated on the impact of burglary on elderly victims; and whether this included research on the impact on life expectancy. [56490]
Fiona Mactaggart: In 2003, two studies were completed that dealt with the impact of burglary on older victims: Experiences of older burglary victims" and Distraction burglary amongst older adults and minority ethnic communities". Both provide some evidence of the impact these crimes can have on the health and quality of life of older people.
As partnership working is vital to combat this particularly distasteful crime, a development and practice report was also published in 2003, Older victims of burglary and distraction burglary—recommendations for practitioners", drew from the research in the findings report to give guidance to practitioners who work with older and vulnerable groups. Police, local authorities, voluntary groups and
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other relevant agencies are increasingly working together to address and reduce victimisation of the more vulnerable members of society.
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