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<p>Home Office Ministers have regular meetings with Ministerial colleagues and others
as part of the process of policy development and delivery. As was the case with previous
administrations, it is not the Government's practice to provide details of all such
meetings.<br><br>According to the latest crime figures published by the Office for
National Statistics, the Crime Survey for England and Wales shows violent crime is
down by 23% under this Government, and this is supported by NHS data on hospital admissions
for assault which also indicates violence is falling. <br><br>The number of violence
offences recorded by the police in the year to September 2014 rose by 16% compared
with the previous year, with the Metropolitan Police one of the forces seeing a rise.
The Office for National Statistics noted that the increase in police recorded violence
is partly due to improved reporting and recording of violence and particularly of
domestic abuse. This improvement follows Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary's
inspection of crime recording in every police force in England and Wales, which the
Home Secretary commissioned in 2013, and which found significant under-recording of
crime. The data shows that forces are acting on the findings.<br><br>We also know
that some violent crimes like domestic and sexual violence are under-reported. We
welcome more people reporting them to the police and we want to see more cases being
brought to justice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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