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784676

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date	06/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: Organised Crime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to invite the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation to report on the increasing links between terrorist organisations and organised crime, including drug and people trafficking; and what assessment they have made of those links.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL2894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2017 answer text <p>The remit of the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation is set out at section 36 of the Terrorism Act 2006 (as amended) and does not include any legislation or operational matters related to serious and organised crime. Successive Governments have, on occasion, asked the Independent Reviewer to conduct exceptional reviews outside of his statutory remit; the Government has no current plans to do so on this issue. The Government continues to monitor links between terrorism and organised crime, and works closely with the police, the National Crime Agency and the security and intelligence agencies to support and invest in greater operational collaboration in this area.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/11/2017 09:39:41 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

784678

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	European Migrant Smuggling Centre
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the work of the European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC); how much the EMSC has cost to operate in each year since its inception; and whether they intend to continue to work with, or otherwise support the work of, the EMSC following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL2896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The intelligence exchange that the UK undertakes with the European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC) is a very important part of our efforts to tackle organised immigration crime in source, transit and destination countries.</p><p> </p><p>Europol funds the EMSC and the UK contributes indirectly through our contribution to the EU budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recently set out its proposals for an ambitious strategic agreement to support our future cooperation with the EU on security and law enforcement in “<em>Security, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice – a future partnership paper</em>” published on 18 September and available on the GOV.UK website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/security-law-enforcement-and-criminal-justice-a-future-partnership-paper" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/security-law-enforcement-and-criminal-justice-a-future-partnership-paper</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 15/11/2017 14:01:46 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Security__law_enforcement_and_criminal_justice_-_a_future_partnership_paper.pdf title Security, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice – a
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

784681

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Adoption
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they treat children who claim to be adopted differently from those who are not adopted in determining immigration cases; and if so, how many instances of such different treatment there have been in the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Eatwell
uin	HL2899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>Children who claim to be adopted are not treated differently to biological children in determining immigration cases.</p><p>The UK automatically recognises adoptions from the list of designated countries that can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/intercountry-adoption-information-for-adoption-agencies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/intercountry-adoption-information-for-adoption-agencies</a>. The adoption order is required as proof of such adoptions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL2900 HL2901 question first answered 14/11/2017 17:29:42 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2802 label Biography information for Lord Eatwell

784682

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Adoption
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 26 October (HL2021), which member states of the UN have adoption laws that are not recognised as lawful in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Eatwell
uin	HL2900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>Children who claim to be adopted are not treated differently to biological children in determining immigration cases.</p><p>The UK automatically recognises adoptions from the list of designated countries that can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/intercountry-adoption-information-for-adoption-agencies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/intercountry-adoption-information-for-adoption-agencies</a>. The adoption order is required as proof of such adoptions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL2899 HL2901 question first answered 14/11/2017 17:29:42 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2802 label Biography information for Lord Eatwell

784683

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Adoption
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proof of adoption is required for a child adopted in a foreign jurisdiction to be deemed lawfully adopted by the UK authorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Eatwell
uin	HL2901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>Children who claim to be adopted are not treated differently to biological children in determining immigration cases.</p><p>The UK automatically recognises adoptions from the list of designated countries that can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/intercountry-adoption-information-for-adoption-agencies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/intercountry-adoption-information-for-adoption-agencies</a>. The adoption order is required as proof of such adoptions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL2899 HL2900 question first answered 14/11/2017 17:29:42 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2802 label Biography information for Lord Eatwell

784711

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 2 November (HL Deb, col 1508), of the more than 9,000 children granted asylum or other leave to remain in 2016–2017, how many already had parents in the UK; and where the other children were located immediately before admission to the UK, broken down by country of birth or origin.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>In the year to June 2017, the UK granted asylum or another form of leave to over 9,000 children. This figure includes children granted asylum or another form of leave following an asylum claim, children resettled under our resettlement programmes and those children who were granted family reunion visas.</p><p> </p><p>The forms of leave granted to children who have made an asylum claim can include Refugee Leave, Humanitarian Protection, UASC Leave, Discretionary Leave, Grants of Family or Private Life Leave To Remain or Leave Outside The Rules. Children who are resettled to the UK under our resettlement programmes are granted Refugee status or Indefinite Leave to Remain depending on the specific resettlement programme. Family reunion visas can be granted to family members of those granted Refugee Status or Humanitarian Protection in the UK, and are granted Leave in line with their relative.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office publishes the number of Asylum applications made in the UK from main applicants, by age, sex and country of nationality in the Immigration Statistics release. The latest figures are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/593028/asylum2-q4-2016-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/593028/asylum2-q4-2016-tables.ods</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/11/2017 17:30:59 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

784719

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electronic Surveillance: USA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK participates in the US Prism surveillance programme; if so, what role the UK plays; how much that participation costs; and what assessment they have made of that programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL2937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2017 answer text <p>It is the long-standing policy of successive Governments not to comment in detail on matters of intelligence.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/11/2017 09:39:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

784722

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the finding in the report by Women for Refugee Women, We are still here, published on 1 November, that survivors of sexual and gender-based violence continue to be routinely held in immigration detention in apparent contravention of Home Office policy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL2940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2017 answer text <p>Home Office immigration policy operates with a presumption against detention. When people are detained, it is for the minimum time possible, and their dignity and welfare is of the utmost importance.</p><p>As part of its response to Stephen Shaw’s review of the welfare of vulnerable persons in immigration detention, the Government introduced the adults at risk in immigration detention policy, which came into force on 12 September 2016. The policy introduced a case-by-case evidence-based assessment of the appropriateness of detention for any individual who is considered vulnerable, balanced against the immigration control considerations that apply in their case. Having been a victim of sexual or gender based violence (including female genital mutilation) is expressly included as an indicator of risk for the purposes of the policy. This means that any such victim will be detained only when the immigration control considerations that apply in their case outweigh the risk factors. The policy is supported by the cross-cutting gatekeeper, which assesses vulnerability and provides challenge to decisions about who enters immigration detention, and scrutinises prospects and speed of removal.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/11/2017 11:09:24 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

784735

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the scale of sex grooming by organised gangs over the last 12 years; how many girls have suffered such grooming; and in which towns or areas of the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL2953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>Data relating to prosecutions and convictions for group-based child sexual exploitation are not held. Prosecutions for these crimes relate to a range of different offences. There is no specific offence for organised child sexual exploitation.</p><p> </p><p>While we know that child sexual exploitation (CSE) happens in all parts of the country, we are continuing to build a national picture of offending. We have introduced new requirements for the police to record information relating to CSE, and have funded a network of police regional CSE coordinators and analysts, located in Regional Organised Crime Units. Alongside this, we have committed £7.5m of funding to the new Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse to identify and generate high-quality evidence on the nature and scale of these crimes.</p><p> </p><p>In the year to December 2016 9,305 defendants were prosecuted for child sexual abuse-related offences (including imagery offences), a rise of 15% on the year to December 2015 (up from 8,470) and 6,763 were convicted, an increase of 15<strong>%</strong> on the number of convictions in 2015 (up from 5,879).</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL2954 question first answered 15/11/2017 11:53:01 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

784736

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many successful prosecutions of members of sex grooming gangs there have been in the last 12 years; and in which towns or areas of the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL2954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>Data relating to prosecutions and convictions for group-based child sexual exploitation are not held. Prosecutions for these crimes relate to a range of different offences. There is no specific offence for organised child sexual exploitation.</p><p> </p><p>While we know that child sexual exploitation (CSE) happens in all parts of the country, we are continuing to build a national picture of offending. We have introduced new requirements for the police to record information relating to CSE, and have funded a network of police regional CSE coordinators and analysts, located in Regional Organised Crime Units. Alongside this, we have committed £7.5m of funding to the new Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse to identify and generate high-quality evidence on the nature and scale of these crimes.</p><p> </p><p>In the year to December 2016 9,305 defendants were prosecuted for child sexual abuse-related offences (including imagery offences), a rise of 15% on the year to December 2015 (up from 8,470) and 6,763 were convicted, an increase of 15<strong>%</strong> on the number of convictions in 2015 (up from 5,879).</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL2953 question first answered 15/11/2017 11:53:01 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch