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770010

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training her Department provides to senior officers in the (a) Metropolitan Police and (b) Hertfordshire Constabulary to assist and support police officers who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
tabling member constituency	Hertsmere
tabling member printed	Oliver Dowden
uin	107695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of Chief Officers supported by the College of Policing to ensure the welfare of their employees which includes supporting officers with specific welfare needs by signposting to relevant services and additional support. This responsibility also includes ensuring that good management systems are in place to support officers in their work.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategic Command Course (SCC), which prepares police officers and staff for promotion to the most senior ranks in the service, includes specific content on staff wellbeing and the importance of supporting staff as well as being a theme that runs throughout the course. The style of delivery includes practising techniques such as peer coaching.</p><p> </p><p>The College of Policing have produced specific risk-management guidance to forces regarding how to assess and manage areas of policing where there is a higher level of exposure to psychological hazards known to be associated with an increased risk of anxiety, depression, primary and secondary trauma.</p><p> </p><p>Specific sections of the National Policing Curriculum in the new degree apprenticeship, for police constables, also cover health and wellbeing in which post traumatic stress disorder is covered specifically.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2017, the Home Secretary awarded £7.5million from the Police Transformation Fund over three years to pilot and, if it is successful, fund a dedicated national service to help provide enhanced welfare support. The new service will complement the support already delivered at force level to serving police officers and staff, covering mental health advice and welfare support.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/10/2017 15:54:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden

770038

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have been employed by (a) Greater Manchester Police and (b) Bury Police Service in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	107673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of police officers employed by each police force in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis. These data are published in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletins, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not collect this information by constituency. Data on the number of police officers in Greater Manchester Police, as at 31 March each year, can be found in the Open Data Tables accompanying the main release: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629362/open-data-table-police-workforce.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629362/open-data-table-police-workforce.ods</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/10/2017 15:54:54 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

770069

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to review the rules on Disclosure and Barring Service checks that cover the criminal convictions of children being carried over into adulthood.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	107718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government keeps the framework governing the disclosure of criminal records under constant consideration in order to ensure the disclosure and barring arrangements continue to strike the right balance between safeguarding vulnerable groups and enabling offenders, including those who have received a conviction or caution aged under 18, to put their offending behind them.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 18/10/2017 12:00:29 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

770072

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	College of Policing: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the interview for the new chief executive of the College of Policing took place; and when she will announce the successful candidate.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	107714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Interviews for the Chief Executive of the College of Policing took place on 10 July 2017. A successful candidate will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/10/2017 14:56:48 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

770073

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Intercountry Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish new guidance on inter-country adoptions to replace the guidance that was removed and archived on 7 January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	107667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>We aim to publish new guidance on intercountry adoptions on GOV.UK before the end of this year.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/10/2017 11:25:07 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

770099

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Proscribed Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have been (a) accused, (b) suspended and (c) discharged from the service for being affiliated to a proscribed organisation in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	107697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office collects and publishes information on the outcomes of misconduct meetings, misconduct hearings and criminal investigations in the police service, following a public complaint or internal conduct allegation. These data were first collected for the 2015/16 financial period. The Home Office does not collect any information on the incident or reasons that led to a misconduct matter arising.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the outcomes of misconduct meetings, hearings, and criminal investigations in 2015/16 can be found in the misconduct section of the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/10/2017 14:56:06 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

769722

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has of the potential merits of introducing a licensing system for online purchases of knives for certain trades.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	107316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>We have no plans to introduce a licensing system for the online purchases of knives. We have published a consultation on new legislation on offensive and dangerous weapons, which includes proposals to prevent knives sold online being delivered to a private residential address, and ensuring instead they are collected in person at a place where age ID can be checked.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 18/10/2017 11:58:39 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

769723

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to meet knife manufacturers and suppliers in advance of the proposed changes to regulation of the sale of knives online.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	107315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>I have no plans to meet specific knife manufacturers and suppliers in relation to the proposals outlined in the consultation launched on 14 October. We invite interested parties to provide their views to the consultation, which will be taken into account in our response. The consultation is available on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 18/10/2017 11:56:35 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

769724

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gambling: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of problem gambling and gambling addiction on acquisitive crime.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	107321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>I have not undertaken an assessment. The Modern Crime Prevention Strategy published in March 2016 sets out how we analyse and respond to crime through the consideration of six drivers of crime (opportunity, character, effectiveness of the criminal justice system, profit, drugs and alcohol). This includes looking at new and emerging trends in acquisitive crime where we work closely with the police and relevant industry leads.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 17/10/2017 16:44:48 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

769725

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to issue consultation on the sale of knives online.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	107319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The consultation on proposed new legislation on offensive and dangerous weapons has been published on 14 October. The consultation is available in gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 18/10/2017 11:57:47 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake