# Provision of Development of Survey Questions of Youth Gangs and Knife Carrying

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Office for National Statistics.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Office for National Statistics](/buyers/office-for-national-statistics/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [CREST ADVISORY \(UK\) LIMITED](/suppliers/crest-advisory-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £52,685
- Tender value: £52,685
- Award date: 8 August 2022
- Published: 18 August 2022
- Contract start: 17 August 2022
- Contract end: 31 January 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 890380cc-b64a-4ca4-aa5c-eb9276db1476-564879
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ec079568-7f79-48df-a356-738740fa8742

## Description

The Crime Survey for England and Wales \(CSEW\) is a face-to-face victimisation survey which asks individuals about their experiences of a range of crimes in the 12 months prior to the interview, as well as their experience of a range of crime-related issues\. Questions relating to gang membership and knife carrying are asked of 10-29-year-olds within the self-completion section of the adult and child questionnaire\. There are also a small number of questions in the victimisation module, which ask all respondents who report being a victim of crime about whether they think the incident was gang related and whether the person who did it was a member of a gang\. Following a consultation with key stakeholders and users of our data, we have identified issues with the existing survey questions on gangs and knife carrying\. This includes: • The nature of gangs and policy priorities have evolved since the questions were first developed, such as the expansion of County Lines\. • The definition of gangs is too broad and doesn't differentiate between gangs where crime is and isn't involved • The need for more granular questions to understand the nature of gang involvement Therefore, re-development of the existing survey questions on gangs and knife carrying is required to address these issues and ensure the questions reflect policy priorities\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/890380cc-b64a-4ca4-aa5c-eb9276db1476-564879)