http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4057095.stm
"Crime reduction projects funded by the Home Office are being hampered by red tape, a study has concluded.
The government department has spent almost £1bn on such projects in the past five years.
The National Audit Office report said many were 'innovative and successful' but the funding arrangements for them were too complicated.
It said crime could be cut 'considerably' if less time and money was spend arranging funding. "
Reducing Crime: the Home Office working with Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships - http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/nao_reports/04-05/040516.pdf
