Policing in the 21st Century Debate

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Department: Home Office

Policing in the 21st Century

George Howarth Excerpts
Monday 26th July 2010

(14 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait Mrs May
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It is one of the characteristics of the previous Government that they set more store by setting targets than by ensuring outcomes and giving bodies the freedom to do what was necessary to get on with the job and fight crime.

George Howarth Portrait Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab)
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Can the Home Secretary tell the House whether she has had any independent assessment made of the likely impact of these proposals on crime rates?

Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait Mrs May
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The Government’s intention throughout the actions that we have announced today is to strengthen the fight against crime at local, regional and national levels.