Andrew Rosindell – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Rosindell on 2014-04-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure police officers record all crimes they deal with.

Damian Green

It is vital that recorded crime statistics are as robust as they can possibly be, and the Government has a strong record on reinforcing their independence and accountability.

The Home Office transferred responsibility for publishing them to the Independent Office for National Statistics and have made more crime data available to the public on street-level crime maps. My Rt. Hon. Friend the Home Secretary has also written to chief constables emphasising that the police must ensure that crimes are recorded accurately and honestly. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary is inspecting the quality of crime recording in every force in England and Wales, and will report back later this year. We look forward to the interim report this month.