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<p><del class="ministerial">The Government is committed to tackling vehicle crime
and catalytic converter theft.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">We are working
closely with police and motor manufacturers through the National Vehicle Crime Working
Group (NVCWG), chaired by ACC Jennifer Sims, the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead
for vehicle crime, to take forward a programme of work to prevent and reduce theft
of and from vehicles. This includes training police officers on methods used to steal
vehicles, encouraging vehicle owners to secure their vehicles and working with industry
to prevent theft. Through the NVWG a network of vehicle crime specialists has been
established, involving every police force in England and Wales, to ensure better sharing
of information and intelligence.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Metropolitan
Police Service is represented on the Working Group and the Home Office regularly engages
with the NCA on crime related to criminal gangs.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The
most recent meeting of the NVCWG took place on 4<sup>th</sup> May 2023.</del></p><p><del
class="ministerial">The Government is also working closely with the National Infrastructure
Crime Reduction Partnership (NICRP) to tackle theft of catalytic converters. The Home
Office provided funding in 2021 to set-up the NICRP, the work of which ensures national
co-ordination of policing and law enforcement partners to tackle metal theft, providing
training, sharing intelligence to target offenders, and implementing crime prevention
measures.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Crime Survey data on vehicle theft
since 2010 being down 42%. The Home Office collects and publishes information on the
number of car thefts recorded by the police in England and Wales, including data by
London Boroughs.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial"><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fpolice-recorded-crime-open-data-tables&data=05%7C01%7CKhadijah.Ishaq%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C8101a2ee1ff24b082b3a08db4189c45f%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638175832171247224%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ov8HWmSBBVwEaoI8aQDf7NOrliWppB7pKwZtgQyhZdg%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">Police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></del></p><p><del
class="ministerial">Table 1 Volume of Police recorded offences for ‘Theft of a motor
vehicle’, Outer London Boroughs</del></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Area</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial"><strong>2019/20</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2020/21</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial"><strong>2021/22</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Apr
to Dec 22</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Hounslow</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">876</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">792</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">744</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">562</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial">Outer London Boroughs</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">19,305</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">16,154</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">17,978</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">15,472</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The
Government is committed to tackling vehicle crime and catalytic converter theft.</ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">We are working closely with police and motor manufacturers through
the National Vehicle Crime Working Group (NVCWG), chaired by ACC Jennifer Sims, the
National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for vehicle crime, to take forward a programme
of work to prevent and reduce theft of and from vehicles. This includes training police
officers on methods used to steal vehicles, encouraging vehicle owners to secure their
vehicles and working with industry to prevent theft. Through the NVWG a network of
vehicle crime specialists has been established, involving every police force in England
and Wales, to ensure better sharing of information and intelligence. </ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">The Metropolitan Police Service is represented on the Working
Group and the Home Office regularly engages with the NCA on crime related to criminal
gangs.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The most recent meeting of the NVCWG took
place on 4th April 2023. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government is also
working closely with the National Infrastructure Crime Reduction Partnership (NICRP)
to tackle theft of catalytic converters. The Home Office provided funding in 2021
to set-up the NICRP, the work of which ensures national co-ordination of policing
and law enforcement partners to tackle metal theft, providing training, sharing intelligence
to target offenders, and implementing crime prevention measures.</ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">Crime Survey data on vehicle theft since 2010 being down 42%.
The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of car thefts recorded
by the police in England and Wales, including data by London Boroughs.</ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial"><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fpolice-recorded-crime-open-data-tables&data=05%7C01%7CKhadijah.Ishaq%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C8101a2ee1ff24b082b3a08db4189c45f%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638175832171247224%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ov8HWmSBBVwEaoI8aQDf7NOrliWppB7pKwZtgQyhZdg%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">Police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">Table 1 Volume of Police recorded offences for ‘Theft of a motor
vehicle’, Outer London Boroughs</ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Area</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>2019/20</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2020/21</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>2021/22</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Apr
to Dec 22</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Hounslow</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">876</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">792</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">744</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">562</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Outer London Boroughs</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">
19,305</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 16,154</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> 17,978</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 15,472</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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