[holding answer 20 March 2007]: Information on how much each local authority in England spent on community safety in 2005-06 has been made available in a table which has been placed in the Library of the House. The data are as recorded on revenue and capital outturn returns submitted to this Department by each local authority.
Information for Welsh local authorities is a matter for the Welsh Assembly Government.
[holding answer 20 March 2007]: The information requested for English local authorities is shown in the following table.
Average expenditure (£ million) Proportion of total expenditure (Percentage) London boroughs 5 1 Metropolitan districts 3 0 Unitary authorities 2 1 Shire counties 11 1 Shire districts 0 2 Police authorities 225 78 Fire authorities 46 72 Greater London Authority 3,561 48 Other authorities 0 0 Source: Communities and Local Government Revenue Outturn and Capital Outturn Returns
Community safety is defined as the whole of expenditure on police and fire services plus the revenue spending on crime reduction and safety services and capital spending on community safety. These categories capture spending on community safety which authorities cannot clearly or properly allocate to a specific service.