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<p>The Home Office has no current plans to establish a cross-departmental task force
to tackle illegal motorcycling. Enforcement of road traffic law and how available
resources are deployed is the responsibility of individual Chief Officers and Police
and Crime Commissioners, taking into account the specific local problems and demands
with which they are faced.</p><p>The Government has established a joint Home Office,
Department for Transport and National Police Chiefs’ Council Roads Policing Review
to understand what can be done better to tackle road crime and improve road safety.</p><p>In
addition, last year the Government launched the Anti-social Behaviour Action Plan
(<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/anti-social-behaviour-action-plan"
target="_blank">Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> ensuring
the police, local authorities and other relevant agencies have the powers they need
to tackle the blight of anti-social behaviour, including motorcycle nuisance, facing
communities across England and Wales.</p><p>The plan is backed by £160m of funding
and includes supporting an increased police and other uniformed presence to target
anti-social behaviour hotspots. Initially we worked with 10 police force areas, including
Durham Constabulary, but from April we are providing funding of £66m to every police
force in England and Wales to support a hotspot enforcement approach for both anti-social
behaviour and serious violence. Hotspot patrols could be used in areas where anti-social
behaviour involving motorcycles is an issue.</p><p>The Government will continue to
support the police to ensure they have the tools needed to enforce road traffic legislation,
including in relation to offences involving motorcycles.</p>
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