Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2024 to Question 15519 on Cars: Theft, when the National Vehicle Crime Working Group last met.

The Crime survey of England & Wales for year ending September 2023 shows that vehicle related offences since March 2010 has reduced by 39%.

The National Vehicle Crime Working Group is a National Police Chief’s Council led group which is chaired ACC Jenny Sims. The group takes forward a programme of work to prevent and reduce vehicle crime nationally. The group includes representatives from police forces, vehicle manufacturers, Thatcham Research, the insurance industry, and relevant Government departments.

The National Vehicle Crime Working Group last met on 29^th June 2023, and I am due to join the next meeting, scheduled to take place on 20^th March.

Furthermore, in November 2023, I hosted a roundtable with vehicle manufacturers and law enforcement to discuss vehicle security.