
1 
This Order may be cited as the Police (Secretary of State’s Objectives) (No. 3) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000.
2 
The Police (Secretary of State’s Objectives) (No. 2) Order 1999 is hereby revoked.
3 
The objectives for the policing of the areas of all police authorities established under section 3 of the Police Act 1996 are—
(a) to reduce local problems of crime and disorder in partnership with local authorities, other local agencies and the public; and
(b) to increase trust and confidence in policing amongst minority ethnic communities.
Jack Straw
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
20th December 1999