Police: Officer Numbers Debate

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Health and Social Care Bill

Police: Officer Numbers

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Adoption
Tuesday 13th December 2011

(12 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Henley Portrait Lord Henley
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My Lords, I have always accepted that there is a cost to appointing police and crime commissioners, but we believe they will bring accountability. Accountability will be good for that service, and we will get even better value for money.

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Does the noble Lord think it is good value for money if the crime rate is going up?

Lord Henley Portrait Lord Henley
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I have just quoted the figures relating to the period that I cited in the original Answer, which showed that recorded crime is going down.

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