Police and Justice Bill

: My right hon. Friend mentions neighbourhood teams. Does he agree that one way of cementing and developing neighbourhood accountability would be to establish a more formal relationship between basic command units—or, perhaps, neighbourhood units—and neighbourhood watch associations? I went to the launch of the county neighbourhood watch association in Leicestershire and Rutland last Thursday and was immensely impressed by the work that is done. Leicestershire constabulary is good at the process, but there is no obligation on police authorities to have such relationships. Would those relationships not represent a way ahead?