“A Bill will be brought forward to increase the effectiveness and public accountability of policing, to reduce crime and disorder and enhance airport security.”
The purpose of the Bill is to:
Increase the effectiveness and public accountability of policing, protect particularly vulnerable members of our society including women and children, prevent crime and disorder from taking root in our communities, reduce crime by improving the recovery of criminal assets and international judicial co-operation and enhance security planning at UK airports.
The main benefits of the Bill would be:
· Increase police accountability and effectiveness by providing a clear and powerful voice for the public through directly elected representatives.
· Protect the public by facilitating and strengthening collaborative working of police forces at all levels from local neighbourhood policing through to the regional and national levels.
· Protect vulnerable groups, particularly women and children by tackling demand for prostitution and strengthening arrangements around sex offender prevention orders and foreign travel orders.
· Prevent low level crime and disorder taking root in our communities by tightening controls around lap dancing clubs and the misuse of alcohol, including the sale of alcohol.
· Strengthen our ability to fight serious and organized crime through improved recovery of criminal assets and improved international judicial co-operation.
· Provide greater clarity for all in airport security by improving inter-agency co-operation in establishing airport security arrangements.
Related documents:
· Further information on the Government’s vision for the future of policing can be found on the Home Office website. (Opens new browser window)
· Further information on the 2006 Independent Review of Airport Policing can be found on the DfT website. (Opens new browser window)
· Further information on the Asset Recovery Action Plan can be found on the Home Office website. (Opens new browser window)
· Further information on the Government’s youth alcohol action plan can be found on the Home Office website. (opens new browser window)
· The review Casey Review, ‘Engaging Communities in Fighting Crime’, is published on the Cabinet Office website. (opens enw browser window)
· Further information on the Government’s Prostitution Strategy can be found on the Home Office website. (opens new browser window)
Policy Areas where the Bill will amend/replace existing legislation include:
· Directly Elected Policing Reps/Police Collaboration (Amends Police Act 1996)
· Proceeds of Crime provisions (Amends Proceeds of Crime Act 2002)
· Prostitution (Amends Street Offences Act 1959, Sexual Offences Act 2003)
· Extradition (Extradition Act 2003)
Devolution:
· The Bill applies to England and Wales. In addition, some elements extend to Northern Ireland and Scotland.
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