Britain to introduce Internet crime measures

The British government is devising plans to allow the public to report

The British government is devising plans to allow the public to report

crimes to the police through the Internet.

Home Office Minister Charles Clarke today said he had commissioned work on the “exciting development”.

The Internet portal would enable members of the public to report minor crimes to the police, he said.

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The project is “part of a wider vision for delivering police services electronically to the public” which the government is currently working on.

“While many forces are already introducing services via their own websites, I believe that the public should be able to interact with their local force through a standard interface providing a wide range of services,” Mr Clarke said.

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