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<p>There was a significant change in the methodology used to record detections to
the new outcomes framework introduced in April 2013. The new outcomes framework includes
a broader range of “outcomes” for crimes dealt with by the police. This provides greater
transparency on how crimes are resolved when compared with the former detections framework
which only covered a subset of the new outcomes and, therefore, of the ways crimes
are "resolved".</p><p>Information on the new outcomes framework and data
for England and Wales were published by the Home Office in its “Crime Outcomes in
England and Wales 2014/15” bulletin, alongside the number of outcomes in each police
force area. www.gov.uk/government/statistics/crime-outcomes-in-england-and-wales-2014-to-2015</p><p>Figures
for year ending March 2015 for England and Wales and the Metropolitan Police are shown
in the table provided for all outcomes under the new framework. These show how crimes
recorded in 2014/15 were dealt with. It is not possible to provide data for Kingston
and Surbiton constituency as outcomes data are collected at police force area level.</p><p>Care
needs to be taken when making comparisons of crime outcomes between police forces
as different police forces use outcomes in different ways and will have a different
mix of crimes to deal with. In addition, the figures for the Metropolitan Police are
only available between December 2014 and March 2015, so a greater proportion of crimes
from this more recent period will remain under investigation.</p>
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