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£ million
2006-07 2007-08( 7.8) 2008-09( 9)
Gloucestershire Total English police authorities Gloucestershire Total English police authorities Gloucestershire Total English police authorities

General Grant(5)

54.5

7,090.9

56.4

7,348.0

57.8

7,548.1

Additional Rule 2 Grant

1.8

182.0

1.8

182.0

2.1

197.5

Dedicated Security Post Grant(6)

212.5

212.5

224.5

Crime Fighting Fund

2.4

265.1

2.4

265.1

2.4

265.1

Police Community Support Officer Grant

0.5

40.5

0.5

41.8

3.0

308.3

Basic Command Unit Fund

0.4

47.7

0.4

47.7

0.3

38.2

Probationer Training Grant

0.2

16.2

(1) The term ‘Rule 2’ grant did not exist until 2006-07. The specific grants that make up rule 2 grants existing in 2001-02 and 2002-03 comprise Rural Policing Fund and Forensic (DNA) Grant for Gloucestershire. The total English figure also includes the London/SE Allowance.
(2) General grant adjusted for NCS and NCIS.
(3) ‘Rule 2’ grants includes from 2003-04 Special Priority Payments.
(4) Adjusted general grant for comparison purposes following the transfer of pensions and security funding from general grant in 2006-07.
(5) The total general grant for English police authorities includes City of London’s share of RSG and NNDR.
(6) For reasons of security, we do not disclose the level of funding provided to individual forces from the Dedicated Security Post (DSP) Grant. The total DSP grant for England and Wales between 2001-02 and 2008-09 is in the aforementioned table.
(7) The National Policing Improvement Agency vested in April 2007. Therefore data on probationer funding prior to 2007 is not held by NPIA.
(8) The £16.2 million for the IPLDP is for all England and Wales forces except the Metropolitan Police, who were not funded by the Home Office for this purpose.
(9) ‘Rule 2’ grant for 2008-09 includes Initial Police Learning and Development Programme Grant which was included for the first time this year. Allocations of IPLDP are distributed on the basis of allocations under that grant in the last two years.

Police: Gloucestershire

Mr. Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the (a) security grant, (b) crime fighting fund grant, (c) police community support officer grant, (d) basic crime unit grant and (e) probationer training grant will be for Gloucestershire in 2009-10. [240348]

Mr. Coaker: The Government announced a three year police funding settlement for policing 2008-09 to 2010-11 in December 2007. This provided a background of stability and continuity against which the police and all stakeholders could plan, in partnership, with much greater certainty and confidence.

On 26 November 2008 the Government confirmed that they are implementing the settlement for 2009-10 broadly unchanged from that announced last year.

The information requested is set out in the following table.

Gloucestershire 2009-10
£ million

Additional Rule 2 Grant(1)

2.1

Dedicated Security Post Grant(2)

Crime Fighting Fund

2.4

Neighbourhood Policing Fund/Police Community Support Officer Grant

3.1

Basic Command Unit Fund

0.3

(1) Additional Rule 2 Grant/Special Formula Grant comprises—Rural Policing Fund, Forensic (DNA) Grant, Special Priority Payments and the Initial Police Learning and Development Programme Grant.
(2 )The overall figure for Dedicated Security Post (DSP) grant in England and Wales for 2009-10 has not yet been decided. However, for reasons of security, we do not disclose the level of funding provided to individual forces from the DSP grant.

Proceeds of Crime

Mr. Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the answer of 14 October 2008, Official Report, column 1079W, on the proceeds of crime, what initiatives have been funded through allocations to police forces under the asset recovery incentive scheme. [241884]

Jacqui Smith: In 2007-08 police forces invested most of their monies from the incentive scheme in further developing their asset recovery and financial investigation capacity, with the funding of financial investigator posts, anti-money laundering teams, and asset recovery operations. In addition some funds were used on local projects to tackle gun and knife crime. The Metropolitan Police Service also made a grant to the Safer London Foundation. Other forces supported a range of community initiatives, including youth projects, road shows, prevention of doorstep crime, over-60s club, and equipment for a faith based community centre.

Prostitution

John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consideration she has given to the application of the definition of a prostitute controlled for another person's gain to male and female prostitutes in circumstances where the other person is (a) a receptionist, (b) also working as a prostitute, (c) working as a prostitute on the same premises, (d) a partner or a flatmate who shares premises with the prostitute, (e) a landlord letting the premises where the prostitute is working and (f) a dependant. [242658]

Mr. Alan Campbell: We have announced our intention to include the offence of controlling a prostitute for gain in the forthcoming Policing and Crime Bill, which will be introduced as soon as parliamentary time allows. An explanation of the intended application of this offence will be given during the passage of this Bill.

John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consideration she has
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given to the application of the definition of a prostitute controlled for another person's gain to male and female prostitutes in circumstances where the prostitute has voluntarily entered into a working relationship with another person. [242659]

Mr. Alan Campbell: We have announced our intention to include the offence of controlling a prostitute for gain in the forthcoming Policing and Crime Bill, which will be introduced as soon as parliamentary time allows. An explanation of the intended application of this offence will be given during the passage of this Bill.

John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the number of prostitutes working in the UK who are (a) women, (b) men, (c) under the age of 16 years, (d) addicted to drugs, (e) homeless, (f) supporting dependants and (g) working for another person's gain; on what research her estimates are based; and if she will place in the Library a copy of the research. [242661]

Mr. Alan Campbell: This information is not available.

Prostitution: Age

John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent estimate she has made of the average age of a person working as a prostitute in the UK; on what research her estimate is based; and if she will place in the Library a copy of the research. [242660]

Mr. Alan Campbell: This information is not available.

Prostitution: Public Consultation

John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consideration she gave to
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conducting a public consultation as part of her review of the demand for prostitution; and whether she plans to conduct a public consultation on the recommendations of the review. [242663]

Mr. Alan Campbell: The review of tackling the demand for prostitution engaged with key stakeholders and practitioners, including the police and the Crown Prosecution Service as well as a variety of organisations that provide support to individuals involved in prostitution, and considered a range of evidence from a number of sources. There are no plans to conduct a public consultation on the recommendations of the review.

Theft

Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of (a) theft and (b) burglary have been reported in (i) the UK, (ii) the North East, (iii) Tees Valley district and (iv) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each year since 1997. [242655]

Mr. Alan Campbell: The available information relates to offences of theft and burglary recorded by the police. Figures for England and Wales and the North East region are given in the following tables. The Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency comes within the Middlesbrough basic command unit for which these data are only available from 2000-01. Data for Tees Valley are not available.

Table 1: Offences of theft and burglary recorded by the police, 1997
Number of offences
1997
Area Theft Burglary

England and Wales

2,164,952

1,015,075

North East Region

112,327

63,225

Middlesbrough

n/a

n/a

n/a = Not available.

Table 2: Offences of theft and burglary recorded by the police, 1998-99 to 2001-02
Number of offences
1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02
Area Theft Burglary Theft Burglary Theft Burglary Theft Burglary

England and Wales

2,191,439

953,184

2,223,620

906,468

2,145,372

836,027

2,266,964

878,509

North East Region

114,392

58,286

92,697

51,163

101,175

47,619

103,315

48,626

Middlesbrough

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

12,378

6,340

13,068

7,163

n/a = Not available.
Notes:
1. The coverage was extended and counting rules revised from 1998-99. Figures from that date are not directly comparable with those for 1997.
2. The data in this table is prior to the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard. These figures are not directly comparable with those for later years.

Table 3: Offences of theft and burglary recorded by the police, 2002-03 to 2007-08
Number of offences
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
Area Theft Burglary Theft Burglary Theft Burglary

England and Wales(1)

2,411,583

890,099

2,312,890

820,013

2,067,728

680,358

North East Region

106,434

45,216

98,763

40,561

87,149

33,032

Middlesbrough

12,148

5,405

9,846

4,299

10,605

3,326



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Number of offences
2005 -0 6 2006 -0 7 2007 -0 8
Area Theft Burglary Theft Burglary Theft Burglary

England and Wales(1)

2,019,013

645,068

1,945,817

622,012

1,777,653

583,699

North East Region

84,690

29,971

80,258

28,724

75,153

24,935

Middlesbrough

9,679

3,329

8,863

2,619

8,160

2,926

(1) Includes British Transport police from 2002-03 onwards.
Note:
The data in this table takes account of the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard In April 2002. These figures are not directly comparable with those for earlier years.

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