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1123716

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Surveillance: Cameras
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what date the updated guidelines for the Surveillance Camera Code of Conduct will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	248657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government committed in the Home Office Biometrics Strategy 2018 to review the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice and it will be updated in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/09/2019 13:49:33 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1127687

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Termination of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of asylum decision makers left their jobs within the first 12 months of employment in Asylum Operations Offices in (a) Bootle, (b) Croydon, (c) Leeds, (d) Liverpool, (e) Newcastle and (f) Solihull in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	256309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is unable to report how many and what proportion of asylum decision makers left their jobs within the first 12 months of employment, to obtain this information would require a manual trawl of staffing records and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p><br>The Home Office can provide the total headcount of decision makers that left Asylum Operations Offices in (a) Bootle, (b) Croydon, (c) Leeds, (d) Liverpool, (e) Newcastle and (f) Solihull over the past three years.</p><p><br>This is broken down in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Bootle*</td><td>Croydon**</td><td>Leeds</td><td>Liverpool</td><td>Newcastle</td><td>Solihull</td><td>Total</td></tr><tr><td>Apr 16-Mar 17</td><td>N/a</td><td>39</td><td>16</td><td>11</td><td>1</td><td>27</td><td>94</td></tr><tr><td>Apr 17-Mar 18</td><td>33</td><td>50</td><td>8</td><td>30</td><td>2</td><td>23</td><td>146</td></tr><tr><td>Apr 18-Mar 19</td><td>71</td><td>39</td><td>13</td><td>15</td><td>1</td><td>8</td><td>147</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>104</td><td>128</td><td>37</td><td>56</td><td>4</td><td>58</td><td>387</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Bootle established April 2017</p><p>** Croydon – includes Third Country Unit (TCU) Decision Makers however TCU was not included in decision makers data in 2016</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/05/2019 15:32:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1125425

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum decision maker posts are currently vacant.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	252088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>As of week ending 10 May 2019, the number of asylum decision makers that are currently employed in asylum operations offices in (a) Bootle, (b) Croydon, (c) Leeds, (d) Liverpool, (e) Newcastle and (f) Solihull are:</p><p>Bootle 113.76 FTE<br> Croydon 69.40 FTE<br>Leeds 54.37 FTE<br>Liverpool 57.66 FTE<br>Newcastle 32.64 FTE<br>Solihull 34.16 FTE<br>Total 362.00 FTE</p><p>Additionally, the Home Office currently employs 171.40 FTE decision makers in other locations; a total of 533.40 FTE. Of the 533.40 FTE are employed, 532.40 FTE are on permanent contracts and 1.00 FTE is employed on a Fixed Term Appointment (FTA) contract. The Home Office is currently recruiting and working towards 632.00 FTE asylum decision makers.</p><p>The Home Office is unable to report how many asylum decision makers have had their six-month probation contracts as advertised extended in (a) 2018 and (b) 2019, as to obtain this information would require a manual trawl and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 252085 252086 252087 question first answered 13/05/2019 15:53:13 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1125423

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Asylum Decision Makers have had their six-month probation contracts as advertised extended in (a) 2018 and (b) 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	252087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>As of week ending 10 May 2019, the number of asylum decision makers that are currently employed in asylum operations offices in (a) Bootle, (b) Croydon, (c) Leeds, (d) Liverpool, (e) Newcastle and (f) Solihull are:</p><p>Bootle 113.76 FTE<br> Croydon 69.40 FTE<br>Leeds 54.37 FTE<br>Liverpool 57.66 FTE<br>Newcastle 32.64 FTE<br>Solihull 34.16 FTE<br>Total 362.00 FTE</p><p>Additionally, the Home Office currently employs 171.40 FTE decision makers in other locations; a total of 533.40 FTE. Of the 533.40 FTE are employed, 532.40 FTE are on permanent contracts and 1.00 FTE is employed on a Fixed Term Appointment (FTA) contract. The Home Office is currently recruiting and working towards 632.00 FTE asylum decision makers.</p><p>The Home Office is unable to report how many asylum decision makers have had their six-month probation contracts as advertised extended in (a) 2018 and (b) 2019, as to obtain this information would require a manual trawl and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 252085 252086 252088 question first answered 13/05/2019 15:53:13 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1125420

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (a) how many and (b) what proportion of Asylum Decision Makers are employed on permanent contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	252086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>As of week ending 10 May 2019, the number of asylum decision makers that are currently employed in asylum operations offices in (a) Bootle, (b) Croydon, (c) Leeds, (d) Liverpool, (e) Newcastle and (f) Solihull are:</p><p>Bootle 113.76 FTE<br> Croydon 69.40 FTE<br>Leeds 54.37 FTE<br>Liverpool 57.66 FTE<br>Newcastle 32.64 FTE<br>Solihull 34.16 FTE<br>Total 362.00 FTE</p><p>Additionally, the Home Office currently employs 171.40 FTE decision makers in other locations; a total of 533.40 FTE. Of the 533.40 FTE are employed, 532.40 FTE are on permanent contracts and 1.00 FTE is employed on a Fixed Term Appointment (FTA) contract. The Home Office is currently recruiting and working towards 632.00 FTE asylum decision makers.</p><p>The Home Office is unable to report how many asylum decision makers have had their six-month probation contracts as advertised extended in (a) 2018 and (b) 2019, as to obtain this information would require a manual trawl and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 252085 252087 252088 question first answered 13/05/2019 15:53:13 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1125418

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum decision makers are employed in asylum operations offices in (a) Bootle, (b) Croydon, (c) Leeds, (d) Liverpool, (e) Newcastle and (f) Solihull.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	252085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>As of week ending 10 May 2019, the number of asylum decision makers that are currently employed in asylum operations offices in (a) Bootle, (b) Croydon, (c) Leeds, (d) Liverpool, (e) Newcastle and (f) Solihull are:</p><p>Bootle 113.76 FTE<br> Croydon 69.40 FTE<br>Leeds 54.37 FTE<br>Liverpool 57.66 FTE<br>Newcastle 32.64 FTE<br>Solihull 34.16 FTE<br>Total 362.00 FTE</p><p>Additionally, the Home Office currently employs 171.40 FTE decision makers in other locations; a total of 533.40 FTE. Of the 533.40 FTE are employed, 532.40 FTE are on permanent contracts and 1.00 FTE is employed on a Fixed Term Appointment (FTA) contract. The Home Office is currently recruiting and working towards 632.00 FTE asylum decision makers.</p><p>The Home Office is unable to report how many asylum decision makers have had their six-month probation contracts as advertised extended in (a) 2018 and (b) 2019, as to obtain this information would require a manual trawl and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 252086 252087 252088 question first answered 13/05/2019 15:53:13 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1123715

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Biometrics: Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to regulate the use of facial recognition technology, including at airports.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	248656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>The government committed in the Home Office Biometrics Strategy 2018 to develop options to simplify and extend governance and oversight of biometrics across the Home Office sector. This includes law enforcement, border and immigration control use of biometrics.</p><p><br>We are currently considering options for review. The review will also look at other measures that can be taken to improve governance and use of biometrics in advance of possible legislation.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 02/05/2019 15:43:19 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1059959

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hospitals: Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Huffington Post article entitled Police Driving Mental Health Patients To Hospital In 48 per cent Of All Crisis Cases, published on the 11 February 2019, what assessment he has made of the cost to his Department of mental health crisis cases being transferred to hospital in a police car, not an NHS vehicle, in the last twelve months.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	220201
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>While it is expected that a person experiencing a mental health crisis should normally be transported by ambulance, there are circumstances in which for public safety reasons use of a police vehicle may be deemed necessary. Where police vehicles were used during 2017/18 in 62% of cases this was due to a risk assessment or an ambulance was not requested or the reasons was not recorded.</p><p>The costs of such use will vary depending on the circumstances of individual cases and cannot easily be calculated. Nevertheless the Government has been very clear that the inappropriate use of police vehicles is undesirable from a patient perspective and abstracts police from their core policing duties.</p><p>The Home Office is therefore working with police and health partners to find ways of identifying the reasons for and reducing conveyance by police vehicle. In addition the NHS Long Term Plan includes plans to introduce new mental health vehicles to reduce inappropriate use of ambulances and police vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/02/2019 15:58:11 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1020722

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Mental Health Act 1983 Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Final report of the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act 1983, published on 6 December 2018, what steps his Department plans to take in respect of the recommendation that the Government should encourage ongoing work to explore how the use of restraint by police is reduced when supporting people experiencing mental distress.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	199857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministerial Board on Deaths in Custody is overseeing work to consider whether there are alternatives to police use of prolonged physical restraint that could increase detainee safety, especially in the context of mental health crises. This work is being undertaken in consultation with police and healthcare partners.</p><p>Alongside this, the College of Policing will publish evidence based guidelines on ‘Safer Resolution’ early next year. These guidelines will provide recommendations to police forces on how they can develop de-escalation training to reduce the likelihood that officers will need to use restraint to resolve issues.</p><p>The College is also working with police forces to develop and pilot de-escalation training in the new financial year which will help to strengthen the evidence base for effective de-escalation training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 11/12/2018 16:04:31 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1017520

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services entitled Policing and Mental Health: Picking Up the Pieces, published on 26 November 2018, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of Merseyside Police's estimate that 25 per cent of its officers' time is spent on mental health issues.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	197622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>Over the last several years police forces have estimated that mental health cases may represent between 20 and 40 percent of total demand. In some such cases, including for example those involving criminality or public safety, police involvement may well be necessary.</p><p>However, the Government has been clear that the police should not be expected to care on an ongoing basis for those who have committed no offence but who require professional healthcare. The Government is working closely with the police and health services to better understand the precise scale and nature of mental health demands, and how these may best be addressed.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 05/12/2018 16:42:11 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger