You asked

Will you please provide me with a list of the current members of the National Crime Recording Strategic Steering Group, together with their designations and department, or organisation.

We said

The current membership of the National Crime Recording Strategic Steering Group (NCRSSG) as at May 2015 is as follows:

  • Chief Statistician, Home Office (David Blunt) – CHAIR

  • Lead for Crime Statistics, National Police Chiefs’ Council (CC Jeff Farrar)

  • Crime Statistics Programme Director, Home Office

  • National Crime Registrar, Home Office

  • Policy Lead for Crime Statistics, Home Office

  • Crime Statistics Programme Director, Office for National Statistics

  • Staff Officer for Crime Data Inspection, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary

  • Crime Registrar (2 members), Police Forces

  • Chair of Crime Data Quality Assurance Working Group, Police Forces

Please note that individuals have only been named where they hold a Senior Civil Service post (or equivalent), as is standard practice. This complies with Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act concerning the release of personal information. Section 40(2) is an ‘absolute’ exemption, meaning that the public interest test does not apply.