Oral evidenceSelect & Joint CommitteesTuesday, 16 June 202614:00

Home Affairs Committee: The impact of serious and organised crime on local neighbourhoods

Committee hears from witnesses

The Home Affairs Committee is holding an oral evidence session to investigate how serious and organised crime affects local neighbourhoods. The inquiry will examine the scale of the problem, how criminal networks operate at street level, and what impact they have on residents' safety and community cohesion. The evidence session feeds into the committee's wider scrutiny of whether the police and local authorities are responding effectively.

Serious and organised crime costs the UK economy billions annually and destroys the quality of life in affected neighbourhoods, making it a critical test of the government's crime-fighting strategy. The findings will shape parliamentary pressure on the Home Office and police to prioritise tackling the local harms caused by drug trafficking, violence, and other organised criminal activity.

Crime & Policing Local Government

Committee mentioned:Home Affairs Committee