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1659260

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Metropolitan Police: ICT
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect police officers following a security breach of an IT supplier to the Metropolitan Police.
	tabling member printed	Earl Russell
	uin	HL9995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>Digital ID, an IT supplier to the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) advised them on 26 August 2023 that they had been subject to a ransomware attack, potentially putting at risk data for officers and staff.</p><p> </p><p>The MPS immediately put in place appropriate security measures following the incident and reported the incident to the National Crime Agency and the Information Commissioner’s Office.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office, along with the National Crime Agency and National Cyber Security Centre is engaged with both the MPS and Digital ID to investigate and provide support.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 20/09/2023 13:31:30 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4983 label Biography information for Earl Russell

1659248

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Resignations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many police officers left the police force in each year since 2019.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Harris of Richmond
	uin	HL9983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes information on the size and composition of the police workforce, including officer numbers and leavers, in England and Wales, broken down by Police Force Area (PFA), annually in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin which can be accessed here: <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><p>Data on the number of police officers in the police service, as at 31 March in each year from 2007 to 2023, can be found in the ‘Police Workforce Open Data Table’ here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1172892/open-data-table-police-workforce-260723.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1172892/open-data-table-police-workforce-260723.ods</a></p><p>This data is available on both a full-time equivalent (FTE) and headcount basis and includes officers seconded into forces as well as officers on career breaks or parental leave.</p><p>Table 1 below shows the number of police officers employed in the England in Wales, by year, in both headcount and full-time equivalent (FTE) terms.</p><p><strong>Table 1: Police officer numbers, by year, England and Wales</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>As at 31 March</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of officers (headcount)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of officers (FTE)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>125,811</p></td><td><p>123,189</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>131,576</p></td><td><p>129,110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>137,690</p></td><td><p>135,301</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>142,505</p></td><td><p>140,228</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>149,566</p></td><td><p>147,430</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data on the number of police officers leaving the police service, in the years ending 31 March 2007 to 2023, can be found in the ‘Leavers Open Data Table’ here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1172932/open-data-table-police-workforce-leavers-260723.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1172932/open-data-table-police-workforce-leavers-260723.ods</a><br> <br> The table 2 below shows the number of police officers leavers (excluding transfers between forces) in the England in Wales, by year, in FTE terms.</p><p><strong>Table 2: Police officer leavers (excluding transfers) by year, England and Wales</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year ending 31 March</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Police officer leavers (FTE)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>7,387</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>7,141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>6,018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>8,117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>9,192</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL9982 question first answered 20/09/2023 13:37:00 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	2505 label Biography information for Baroness Harris of Richmond

1659247

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total number of serving police officers in each year since 2019.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Harris of Richmond
	uin	HL9982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes information on the size and composition of the police workforce, including officer numbers and leavers, in England and Wales, broken down by Police Force Area (PFA), annually in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin which can be accessed here: <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><p>Data on the number of police officers in the police service, as at 31 March in each year from 2007 to 2023, can be found in the ‘Police Workforce Open Data Table’ here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1172892/open-data-table-police-workforce-260723.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1172892/open-data-table-police-workforce-260723.ods</a></p><p>This data is available on both a full-time equivalent (FTE) and headcount basis and includes officers seconded into forces as well as officers on career breaks or parental leave.</p><p>Table 1 below shows the number of police officers employed in the England in Wales, by year, in both headcount and full-time equivalent (FTE) terms.</p><p><strong>Table 1: Police officer numbers, by year, England and Wales</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>As at 31 March</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of officers (headcount)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of officers (FTE)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>125,811</p></td><td><p>123,189</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>131,576</p></td><td><p>129,110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>137,690</p></td><td><p>135,301</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>142,505</p></td><td><p>140,228</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>149,566</p></td><td><p>147,430</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data on the number of police officers leaving the police service, in the years ending 31 March 2007 to 2023, can be found in the ‘Leavers Open Data Table’ here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1172932/open-data-table-police-workforce-leavers-260723.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1172932/open-data-table-police-workforce-leavers-260723.ods</a><br> <br> The table 2 below shows the number of police officers leavers (excluding transfers between forces) in the England in Wales, by year, in FTE terms.</p><p><strong>Table 2: Police officer leavers (excluding transfers) by year, England and Wales</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year ending 31 March</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Police officer leavers (FTE)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>7,387</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>7,141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>6,018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>8,117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>9,192</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL9983 question first answered 20/09/2023 13:37:00 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	2505 label Biography information for Baroness Harris of Richmond

1658889

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Pedestrian Areas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect disabled people from people riding bicycles, e-bikes, and e-scooters illegally on the pavement.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
	uin	HL9955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The police have the powers they need within road traffic and anti-social behaviour legislation to enforce the law, including in relation to illegal e-scooter use and illegal driving. Decisions on when to use these powers are an operational matter for individual Chief Officers of police who will decide how to deploy available resources, taking into account any specific local problems and demands.</p><p> </p><p>The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 provides the police, local authorities and other local agencies with a range of tools and powers that they can use to respond quickly and effectively to anti-social behaviour (ASB). This includes Civil Injunctions and Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs).</p><p> </p><p>It is for local authorities, forces and agencies to decide how best to use these powers depending on the specific circumstances as they are best placed to understand what is causing the behaviour in question, the impact that it is having, and to determine the most appropriate response.</p><p> </p><p>The police have powers under the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Police Reform Act 2002 to seize vehicles being driven illegally without a valid driving licence or insurance or in an anti-social manner. It is for the officer dealing with an incident to collect and consider in each case the evidence available and decide whether there might have been an offence and if so what action to take.</p><p>We expect the police to work collaboratively with local authorities to deal with these matters.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL9953 HL9954 question first answered 20/09/2023 16:32:24 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

1658888

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Westminster Council about the (1) misuse, and (2) inappropriate parking, of e-bikes and e-scooters within a one-mile radius of the parliamentary estate.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
	uin	HL9954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The police have the powers they need within road traffic and anti-social behaviour legislation to enforce the law, including in relation to illegal e-scooter use and illegal driving. Decisions on when to use these powers are an operational matter for individual Chief Officers of police who will decide how to deploy available resources, taking into account any specific local problems and demands.</p><p> </p><p>The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 provides the police, local authorities and other local agencies with a range of tools and powers that they can use to respond quickly and effectively to anti-social behaviour (ASB). This includes Civil Injunctions and Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs).</p><p> </p><p>It is for local authorities, forces and agencies to decide how best to use these powers depending on the specific circumstances as they are best placed to understand what is causing the behaviour in question, the impact that it is having, and to determine the most appropriate response.</p><p> </p><p>The police have powers under the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Police Reform Act 2002 to seize vehicles being driven illegally without a valid driving licence or insurance or in an anti-social manner. It is for the officer dealing with an incident to collect and consider in each case the evidence available and decide whether there might have been an offence and if so what action to take.</p><p>We expect the police to work collaboratively with local authorities to deal with these matters.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL9953 HL9955 question first answered 20/09/2023 16:32:24 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

1658887

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police to ensure that concerns about (1) anti-social behaviour, (2) illegal driving, and (3) crime, around Westminster Bridge raised in the Policy Exchange paper A Culture of Impunity: The ongoing erosion of disabled people’s access to Parliament and Westminster, published on 8 June, are addressed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
	uin	HL9953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The police have the powers they need within road traffic and anti-social behaviour legislation to enforce the law, including in relation to illegal e-scooter use and illegal driving. Decisions on when to use these powers are an operational matter for individual Chief Officers of police who will decide how to deploy available resources, taking into account any specific local problems and demands.</p><p> </p><p>The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 provides the police, local authorities and other local agencies with a range of tools and powers that they can use to respond quickly and effectively to anti-social behaviour (ASB). This includes Civil Injunctions and Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs).</p><p> </p><p>It is for local authorities, forces and agencies to decide how best to use these powers depending on the specific circumstances as they are best placed to understand what is causing the behaviour in question, the impact that it is having, and to determine the most appropriate response.</p><p> </p><p>The police have powers under the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Police Reform Act 2002 to seize vehicles being driven illegally without a valid driving licence or insurance or in an anti-social manner. It is for the officer dealing with an incident to collect and consider in each case the evidence available and decide whether there might have been an offence and if so what action to take.</p><p>We expect the police to work collaboratively with local authorities to deal with these matters.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL9954 HL9955 question first answered 20/09/2023 16:32:24 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

1658886

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what steps are being taken to ensure disabled people have unimpeded access to the House of Lords areas of the Parliamentary estate during protests in and around Parliament Square.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
	uin	HL9952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The management of public protests and access to roads and pavements around Parliament are matters for the Metropolitan Police Service, Westminster City Council, and the Greater London Authority, who are all independent of the Government.</p><p>Through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, the Government expanded the list of prohibited activities in the controlled area of Parliament Square to include the obstruction of vehicular access to the Parliamentary Estate. It is a criminal offence to ignore a constable’s direction to cease such an activity.</p><p>In addition, Parliament has approved a Statutory Instrument providing the police with greater flexibility and clarity over when to intervene to stop disruptive protest tactics such as blocking roads and slow walking. We have done this to support the police in striking the right balance between the rights of the public and the rights of protesters, and to ensure public order legislation is clear, consistent and current.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL9951 question first answered 20/09/2023 13:24:52 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

1658885

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that disabled people have unimpeded access to (1) disabled parking bays, and (2) paths and pavements around Westminster and Parliament Square, during protests in the vicinity of Parliament.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
	uin	HL9951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The management of public protests and access to roads and pavements around Parliament are matters for the Metropolitan Police Service, Westminster City Council, and the Greater London Authority, who are all independent of the Government.</p><p>Through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, the Government expanded the list of prohibited activities in the controlled area of Parliament Square to include the obstruction of vehicular access to the Parliamentary Estate. It is a criminal offence to ignore a constable’s direction to cease such an activity.</p><p>In addition, Parliament has approved a Statutory Instrument providing the police with greater flexibility and clarity over when to intervene to stop disruptive protest tactics such as blocking roads and slow walking. We have done this to support the police in striking the right balance between the rights of the public and the rights of protesters, and to ensure public order legislation is clear, consistent and current.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL9952 question first answered 20/09/2023 13:24:52 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

1658873

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Appeals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what High Court and Court of Appeal cases have been lost by the Home Office in 2022–23; and what the total cost to the taxpayer of such cases has been.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL9939
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not keep a central record of all judgments handed down where it was a party to legal proceedings before the High Court or Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Accordingly, it does not have a central record of all the cases that the Home Office won or lost during 2022-23. This also means that it does not have a central record of the costs which have arisen in each of those cases. This would require a review of each case to collate the information sought. Accordingly, the Department considers the disproportionate cost threshold applies for the collection of this information.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 20/09/2023 13:28:08 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1658867

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	White Ribbon Day
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to mark White Ribbon Day on 25 November.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Gale
	uin	HL9933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>We are considering our activity to mark the day. Last year, there was a programme of cross-Governmental activity around the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and the 16 days of activism that followed. This included Ministers across Government conducting visits, attending events, making speeches, debating these important issues in Parliament and a series of announcement on action to tackle VAWG.</p><p>Tackling VAWG is a Government priority. We have made significant progress since we published the Tackling VAWG Strategy in July 2021 and the complementary Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan in March 2022.</p><p>In July, we launched the fifth round of the Safer Streets Fund which provides an additional £43 million in funding to projects focused on protecting women in their communities across England and Wales. We also announced the launch of a new national operating model for the investigation and prosecution of rape, which all forces and CPS Areas in England and Wales are implementing to ensure investigations of rape are suspect-focused and considerate to the needs of victims.</p><p>To improve the police response to tackling these crimes, we have supported the introduction of a new full-time National Policing Lead for VAWG, DCC Maggie Blyth, and have added VAWG to the Strategic Policing Requirement, meaning it is now set out as a national threat for forces to respond to alongside other threats such as terrorism, serious and organised crime and child sexual abuse.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 20/09/2023 13:30:09 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	2503 label Biography information for Baroness Gale