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Deposited by
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Deposited papers
Date
8 December 2015
Reference
DEP2016-0105
House
House of Lords

This written ministerial statement confirms that responsibility for promoting high quality design in the built environment will transfer from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to the Department for Communities and Local Government. This change will be effective immediately.

Member
Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Conservative)
Department
Prime Minister
Type
Written statements
Date
26 March 2015
Reference
HCWS503
House
House of Commons

What research her Department has undertaken on how architecture and urban design may assist crime prevention.

Asked by
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Answering body
Home Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
9 February 2015
Reference
907503; 592 cc546-7
House
House of Commons

We have not conducted any recent research in this area, but a strong body of evidence shows how the design and build of our homes, schools and public places can prevent crime and antisocial behaviour.

Answered by
Baroness Featherstone (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
9 February 2015
Reference
592 c546
House
House of Commons

We do not need research to tell us that—it is common sense. Without sounding too much like that most estimable man the Prince of Wales, may I urge the Home Office to do more to encourage new urbanist principles in urban design that are developing on the continent: walkability; high density, as in European cities and as opposed to urban sprawl; and modernist projects? All these ideas of involving the community in their community can only help to defeat crime.

Asked by
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Answering body
Home Office
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
9 February 2015
Reference
592 c546
House
House of Commons

I thank my hon. Friend, who is almost indistinguishable from the Prince of Wales. We have no current plans to conduct research on the impact of modern architecture and design on crime and antisocial behaviour, but we keep an open mind on all ideas. A Home Office-funded project published in 2010 looked at the crime experience of six contemporary housing schemes and its findings led to the development of valuable design principles on creating safe places to live

for use by the police, architects and others. Anyone using their common sense when commissioning and designing a building would, obviously, wish to design out crime.

Answered by
Baroness Featherstone (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
9 February 2015
Reference
592 c546
House
House of Commons