An outline to tackle crime

Today I delivered a speech at the annual conference of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Manchester. I think it went well, and was tickled pink to hear that David Davis was crying on Iain Dale's shoulders that he had been upstaged and outwitted. Where they get the idea from that I should keep them informed of my movements is anybody's guess.

The speech was wide-ranging and focused on crime. I promised a radical review of the government's anti-drug strategy. Research has identified 30,000 families who are more likely to get involved in crime, therefore it is intended to extend the family intervention project to target the parents and their children to prevent them getting caught up in gang culture and falling into a life of crime.

I fully support neighbourhood policing, and community support officers, and police forces around the country will be allowed more flexibility in dealing with issues particular to their areas.

There will be more funding to provide for more prison places.

The government is to examine the possibility of making serious crimes committed on public transport a aggravating factor at sentencing.

The government intends a review of fixed penalties to ensure that they are not being used simply to meet targets or generate revenue.