Key Benefits The Bill will help build safer communities by driving forward key elements of the Government's police reform programme and measures contained in the Respect Action Plan. The main measures in the Bill include: Establishing a National Policing Improvement Agency Revising the Home Secretary's powers to take action where a police force is underperforming Clarifying the role of Community Support Officers, and ensuring they have the powers they need Improving the inspection process with a single Inspectorate for Justice, Community Safety and Custody Reducing opportunities for smuggling and terrorism by allowing the police to stop and search people and vehicles in airports Increasing the effectiveness of Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (in Wales Community Safety Partnerships). Allowing communities to request action in areas where they think the police or local authorities have failed to adequately ensure community safety Allowing other parts of the local authority such as Anti-social Behaviour co-ordinators to enter into parenting contracts and apply for parenting orders

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The Bill builds on:

- The White Paper 'Building Communities, Beating Crime: a better police service for the 21st century' - published November 2004

- The consultation paper 'Inspection Reform: Establishing an Inspectorate for Justice and Community Safety' - published March 2005

- The consultation paper 'Standard Powers for Community Support Officers and a Framework for the Future Development of Powers' - August 2005

- The policy statement 'Inspection Reform: Establishing An Inspectorate For Justice, Community Safety And Custody' - published November 2005

- The Respect Action Plan - published January 2006