# The Police (Secretary of State’s Objectives) Order 2002, Article 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/695/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-secretary-of-states-objectives-order-2002/article-3
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