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1121720

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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 steps the Government is taking to ensure that employees do not suffer financial hardship as a result of untimely CRB processes.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	910444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) was established in 2012 and carries out the functions previously undertaken by the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).</p><p>The DBS’s complaints policy can be found at the following link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/494019/Complaint_Policy_v2_7_Web_version.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/494019/Complaint_Policy_v2_7_Web_version.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/04/2019 13:25:36 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1121744

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the potential links between retail crime incidents and illegal drug use.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	245982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>We know that there is a strong link between drug misuse and offending, and offenders who use heroin and crack cocaine are estimated to commit 45% of all acquisitive crime.</p><p>The Government recognises that there are strong links between drug misuse and offending. Our Drug Strategy is clear that supporting people to address their dependence on drugs through treatment and recovery support is critical to tackling the risk of reoffending. This includes the use of health-based, rehabilitative interventions within the criminal justice system to help prevent further substance misuse and offending.</p><p>In addition, I chair the National Retail Crime Steering Group which brings together key partners to drive forward progress on tackling retail crime.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/05/2019 15:59:34 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1121822

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: British National (Overseas)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether British National (Overseas) Passport Holders from Hong Kong should be able to use the United Kingdom’s e-passport gates.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	245815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is prepared to consider whether British National (Over-seas) passport holders can be added to the list of those able to use ePass-port gates routinely. In doing so, they will be assessed against the full range of factors used to determine ePassport gate access including immigration abuse, security, cooperation on border matters, prosperity etc). If this group are found to be suitable, we will endeavor to add them at the next available opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 245816 question first answered 25/04/2019 12:58:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1121823

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the criteria are for selecting which passport holders have access to e-passport gates; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of granting access to those gates to British National (Overseas) Passport Holders.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	245816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is prepared to consider whether British National (Over-seas) passport holders can be added to the list of those able to use ePass-port gates routinely. In doing so, they will be assessed against the full range of factors used to determine ePassport gate access including immigration abuse, security, cooperation on border matters, prosperity etc). If this group are found to be suitable, we will endeavor to add them at the next available opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 245815 question first answered 25/04/2019 12:58:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1121875

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police Custody: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of forensic beds available for people with severe mental health conditions held in police custody.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	245893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>As mentioned in Professor Sir Simon Wessely’s review of the Mental Health Act, the Home Office is aware that some individuals who require detention under the Mental Health Act for in-patient assessment or treatment are left for extended periods in police custody pending identification of a suitable bed. The Home Office is working with the Department of Health and Social Care to ensure that local Clinical Commissioning Groups fulfil their respon-sibilities to put arrangements in place for the reception of patients in cases of special urgency</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/04/2019 12:49:11 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1121879

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason rural police forces receive less police funding than urban police forces.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	245733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>There is no specific definition of “rural” or “urban” forces used by the Home Office in determining the distribution of police funding. Many police forces contain a mixture of urban and rural areas. Some of the socio-demographic indicators used to determine the distribution of police funding by force area include measures of population density, while a small proportion of total funding is distributed based on sparsity.</p><p><br>More information on the distribution formula is included in the Police Grant Report published annually at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-finance%20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-finance </a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/04/2019 12:47:22 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1121881

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the criteria is for selecting which passport holders have access to e-passport gates; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending that criteria to include British national (overseas) passport holders.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	245894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is prepared to consider whether British National (Over-seas) passport holders can be added to the list of those able to use ePass-port gates routinely. In doing so, they will be assessed against the full range of factors used to determine ePassport gate access including immigration abuse, security, cooperation on border matters, prosperity etc). If this group are found to be suitable, we will endeavor to add them at the next available opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/04/2019 13:54:40 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1121956

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many potential victims of modern slavery referred to the National Referral Mechanism in 2018 continue to be safeguarded.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	245916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to identifying and supporting victims of modern slavery. When a potential victim is referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) and the competent authority finds reasonable grounds to believe they are victim, that person becomes entitled to support. Potential victims are entitled to support for a minimum of 45 days for recovery and reflection, or until they receive a conclusive grounds decision confirming their victim status. Since 1st February confirmed victims receive a further 45 days of move-on support to help them transition to the next phase of their lives.</p><p><br>Child victims of modern slavery are supported by local authorities under existing statutory child protection arrangements.</p><p><br>The National Crime Agency regularly publishes NRM data, including the “National Referral Mechanism Statistics End of Year Summary 2018” which was published on 20th March 2019. The number of potential victims referred into the NRM for 2018 is available online here:</p><p><br><a href="https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/component/finder/search?q=national+referral+mechanism+end+of+year+2018&amp;Search=" target="_blank">https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/component/finder/search?q=national+referral+mechanism+end+of+year+2018&amp;Search=</a></p><p><br>The statistics also show the outcomes of conclusive grounds decisions.</p><p><br>Responsibility for NRM data will pass to the Home Office when the new Single Competent Authority for NRM decision making goes live later this month. We will then review what data we publish going forward.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 245918 question first answered 01/05/2019 13:33:00 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1121957

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many potential victims of modern slavery referred to the National Referral Mechanism in 2018 have (a) been granted residency in the UK as a consequence of their exploitation and (b) agreed to return to their country of origin.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	245917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2019 answer text <p>Identified victims of modern slavery may be eligible for discretionary leave in line with the Discretionary Leave Policy for victims of modern slavery: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/739436/dl-for-victims-of-modern-slavery-v2.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/739436/dl-for-victims-of-modern-slavery-v2.pdf</a></p><p>The specific information you have requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. This is because a manual search through individual records would be required to identify victims of modern slavery who were granted protection-based leave or another form of leave more favourable than discretionary leave as a consequence of their exploitation.</p><p>As identified victims include EEA nationals who may be exercising treaty rights it is not possible to provide a compete figure for the number of vic-tims who have agreed to return to their country of origin.</p><p>The National Crime Agency publishes statistics on referrals into the National Referral Mechanism on a quarterly basis. Further analysis is contained within the 2018 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery. These reports are available via the following links:<br><a href="https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/282-national-referral-mechanism-statistics-end-of-year-summary-2018%20 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/749346/2018_UK_Annual_Report_on_Modern_Slavery.pdf" target="_blank">https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/282-national-referral-mechanism-statistics-end-of-year-summary-2018 </a><br><a href="https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/282-national-referral-mechanism-statistics-end-of-year-summary-2018%20 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/749346/2018_UK_Annual_Report_on_Modern_Slavery.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/749346/2018_UK_Annual_Report_on_Modern_Slavery.pdf</a></p><p>Migration statistics including the number of people granted residency and those leaving the UK are available via the following link:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2018/summary-of-latest-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2018/summary-of-latest-statistics</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/04/2019 12:06:55 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1121958

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish the outcomes of the potential victims of modern slavery referred to the National Referral Mechanism in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	245918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to identifying and supporting victims of modern slavery. When a potential victim is referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) and the competent authority finds reasonable grounds to believe they are victim, that person becomes entitled to support. Potential victims are entitled to support for a minimum of 45 days for recovery and reflection, or until they receive a conclusive grounds decision confirming their victim status. Since 1st February confirmed victims receive a further 45 days of move-on support to help them transition to the next phase of their lives.</p><p><br>Child victims of modern slavery are supported by local authorities under existing statutory child protection arrangements.</p><p><br>The National Crime Agency regularly publishes NRM data, including the “National Referral Mechanism Statistics End of Year Summary 2018” which was published on 20th March 2019. The number of potential victims referred into the NRM for 2018 is available online here:</p><p><br><a href="https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/component/finder/search?q=national+referral+mechanism+end+of+year+2018&amp;Search=" target="_blank">https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/component/finder/search?q=national+referral+mechanism+end+of+year+2018&amp;Search=</a></p><p><br>The statistics also show the outcomes of conclusive grounds decisions.</p><p><br>Responsibility for NRM data will pass to the Home Office when the new Single Competent Authority for NRM decision making goes live later this month. We will then review what data we publish going forward.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 245916 question first answered 01/05/2019 13:33:00 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts