The best measure of trends in crime experienced by the general public, according to the independent Office for National Statistics, is the Crime Survey for England and Wales which is unaffected by changes to the Home Office Counting Rules (HOCR) for recorded crime.<\/p>
The HOCR is a victim-based recording system and the changes return us to a position where when a victim reports several crimes to the police at the same time which were committed by the same offender only a \u201cprincipal crime\u201d is reported to the Home Office. The Police will continue to be expected to log the details of all relevant offences disclosed by the victim within the principal crime record. The Government continues to expect the Police to investigate all crimes reported to them regardless of the fact that many will not be reported to the Home Office, and this position remains unchanged.<\/p>
The changes in the HOCR will give a more accurate picture of police caseload and better hold them to account for their response.<\/p>
As well as reducing bureaucracy, the latest changes are designed to help provide a clearer picture of the actual levels of crime that are being reported to the police and to free up more of their time to support victims, pursue perpetrators and prioritise the investigation of crimes which matter most to the public.<\/p>
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There have been no recent discussions.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1481", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Mid Bedfordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Ms Nadine Dorries"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-04-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-04-20T12:03:54.453Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-04-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Maternity Services"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Minister for Woman and Equalities on the effect on women\u2019s well-being of not having a partner attend due to public health restrictions on (a) maternity, (b) neonatal and (c) post-natal appointments for women in the UK.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4243", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dan Jarvis"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Barnsley Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Dan Jarvis"} ], "uin" : "181274"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/990407", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/990407/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The official statistics relating to crime and policing are maintained by the Home Office. Official statistics relating to sentencing, criminal court proceedings, offenders brought to justice, the courts and the judiciary are maintained by the Ministry of Justice.<\/ins><\/p> The number of prosecutions and convictions for offences under sections 327-330 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 can be found here<\/a>.<\/ins><\/p> <\/p> Number of prosecutions and convictions for offences under sections 327-330 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, 2013-2017<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2013<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2014<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2015<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2016<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2017<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Prosecutions<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Section 327<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 981<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 880<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 1,063<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 841<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 878<\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Section 328<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 310<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 266<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 317<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 355<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 288<\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Section 329<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 1,050<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 944<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 921<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 797<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 737<\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Section 330<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 3<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 3<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 5<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 1<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 1<\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Convictions<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Section 327<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 520<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 447<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 550<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 601<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 537<\/ins><\/p><\/td> <\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Section 328<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 213<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 150<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 188<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 257<\/ins><\/p><\/td>