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Mrs. Bridget Prentice
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which areas are currently covered by a community officer; and how many of these officers are currently operating in each area of the country. [11853]
Mr. Maclean
All police forces in England and Wales have community liaison departments and deploy community police officers.
Mrs. Prentice
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in what ways he is monitoring the effectiveness of the community officer programme. [11854]
Mr. Maclean
Community liaison activities in police forces are monitored by Her Majesty's inspectorate of constabulary.