Datasets / Proposed changes to recorded crime classifications and presentation of recorded crime statistics


Proposed changes to recorded crime classifications and presentation of recorded crime statistics

Published By Home Office

Issued almost 10 years ago

GB
final

Summary

Type of release
ongoing release of a series of related datasets

Licence
UK Open Government Licence

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

Home Office response to the consultation on the proposed changes to collection of recorded crime statistics. This summarises the response from users to the consultation and the subsequent advice the Crime Statistics Advisory Committee gave to the Home Secretary on the issue. The outlined changes to the classifications used for the collection of police recorded crime will come into effect on 1 April 2012.