To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to publish the Government’s evaluation of the effectiveness of crime and disorder reduction partnerships. (117743)

The Home Office published in January 2006 the findings of a review of Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs) which examined the provisions governing the work of CDRPs. While not an evaluation of effectiveness as such, the work sought to identify the conditions required for effective partnership based on the experience of CDRP working since 1998. The review made a number of recommendations, some of which were enacted through the Police and Justice Act 2006, with the remainder being delivered through secondary legislation and other non-statutory routes.

In addition, the Home Office, the Government Offices and Welsh Assembly Government monitor the performance of every CDRP using the latest crime reduction information available to the Department.