
1 
This Order may be cited as the Police (Secretary of State’s Objectives) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.
2 
The Police (Secretary of State’s Objectives) (No. 3) 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 and of the Metropolitan Police Authority are—
(a) to help create safe communities by reducing crime, anti-social behaviour and disorder through effective partnership working, including reducing the availability and use of Class A drugs;
(b) to reduce the fear of crime in all sections of the community and in particular to increase the trust and confidence in policing amongst minority ethnic communities; and
(c) to increase the number of offences for which offenders, and particularly persistent offenders, are caught and brought to justice, in partnership with other criminal justice agencies.
John Denham
Minister of State
Home Office
13th March 2002