Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces on policing strategies to help protect older and more vulnerable citizens against crime.

It is for democratically accountable Police and Crime Commissioners to establish priorities for their area based on local community needs and to set these out in their Police and Crime Plan.

The Government recognises that older and more vulnerable citizens can be particularly vulnerable to a range of crimes from domestic and sexual abuse to fraud and organised crime, and routinely engages with police forces on improving the response to these crimes in line with the relevant Government strategies and programmes.