The new regional agencies have been told by Richard Caborn, Minister for the Regions and Regeneration, that their first task is to developing a new strategic vision for their region. Following discussions with the Department of Trade and Industry, the Department for Education and Employment and wide public consultation the agencies are being urged to adopt an integrated and sustainable approach in developing their strategies. 

The first joint strategy put together by the Home Office, the Lord Chancellor’s Department and the Attorney General’s Office has been launched. It embraces the total criminal justice system and involves the police, the Crown Prosecution Service, the courts and the Prison and Probation services.
The aim of the five year strategy is to reduce crime, the fear of crime and its social and economic costs.