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1139832

	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Under the EU Settlement Scheme, we conduct automated checks of certain tax and benefits records held by HM Revenue &amp; Customs and the Department for Work and Pensions, where the applicant chooses to provide their National Insurance number. The checks help to provide evidence of the applicant’s residence in the UK and remove or reduce the need for them to submit documentary evidence of this.</p><p>The business logic of how the checks calculate the period of residence is available on gov.uk at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-settlement-scheme-uk-tax-and-benefits-records-automated-check" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-settlement-scheme-uk-tax-and-benefits-records-automated-check</a></p><p>We have also published there the memorandum of understanding with each department, reasons why records may not be found, and guidance on the wide range of other evidence we can use to confirm UK residence.</p><p>All applications under the scheme are decided by a caseworker.</p>
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1139298

	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Customers making immigration applications can no longer use Post Office branches to enrol their biometrics in the majority of cases. Most customers now enrol their biometrics at a UK Visas &amp; Citizenship Application Service (UKVCAS) centre.</p><p>The previous service offered by the Post Office was biometric enrolment only, whereas the new UKVCAS service brings together multiple services to make the application process more streamlined.</p><p>The UKVCAS service is run by our commercial partner, Sopra Steria Ltd (SSL), who undertook market research to identify service locations; their research included the impact on customer travel time, cost and accessibility. The results of this were that 62% of customers will, on average, have to travel less than 25 miles to visit a core service point, with 78% travelling less than 50 miles.</p><p>SSL can also cater for customers who wish to have more flexible, on-demand, mobile application services, for example at university campuses, employers’ offices or individual customers’ homes.</p><p>As part of this contract SSL continuously captures and analyses customer feedback and reviews customer demand to ensure there is sufficient capacity. During May and June SSL opened six additional sites: Manchester, Cardiff, Exeter, Leeds, Sheffield and Edinburgh, with the view to open more.</p><p>For information on the closest core and enhanced service points to Luton, please see the UKVCAS website at: <a href="https://www.ukvcas.co.uk/locations.%20" target="_blank">https://www.ukvcas.co.uk/locations. </a></p>
	tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

1139314

	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The proportionality test related to the immigration exemption in the Data Protection Act 2018 requires the rights of the individual data subject to be weighed against the likely prejudice to the maintenance of effective immigration control in so allowing such rights. It is not targeted at any individual cohort or schemes and may only be applied on a case by case basis</p>
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1138793

	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government fully appreciates that this is an important and complex issue which we need to consider in further detail.</p><p>That is why the Home Secretary has committed to review the policy.</p><p>We are continuing productive discussions with key partners, listening carefully to the arguments and considering the evidence put forward on this issue</p>
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1138831

	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The requested information on the number of cases referred to and prioritised by the Rough Sleeping Support Service (RSSS) and status checks conducted by the RSSS do not form part of the body of published official immigration statistics and we are unable to release unverified management information.</p><p>The team of up to five casework staff were assigned to the RSSS from within Immigration Enforcement.</p>
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1138833

	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The requested information on the number of cases referred to and prioritised by the Rough Sleeping Support Service (RSSS) and status checks conducted by the RSSS do not form part of the body of published official immigration statistics and we are unable to release unverified management information.</p><p>The team of up to five casework staff were assigned to the RSSS from within Immigration Enforcement.</p>
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1138834

	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The requested information on the number of cases referred to and prioritised by the Rough Sleeping Support Service (RSSS) and status checks conducted by the RSSS do not form part of the body of published official immigration statistics and we are unable to release unverified management information.</p><p>The team of up to five casework staff were assigned to the RSSS from within Immigration Enforcement.</p>
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1138835

	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The requested information on the number of cases referred to and prioritised by the Rough Sleeping Support Service (RSSS) and status checks conducted by the RSSS do not form part of the body of published official immigration statistics and we are unable to release unverified management information.</p><p>The team of up to five casework staff were assigned to the RSSS from within Immigration Enforcement.</p>
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1138910

	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>EU citizens make a huge contribution to our economy and society, and we want them to stay. The EU Settlement Scheme enables them to do so. The ‘EU Exit: Identity Document Check’ app is an optional aspect of the service which allows applicants to prove their identity remotely using their biometric identity document and an android smartphone device.</p><p>The app requires applicants to complete four quick steps – to take a photo of their identity document photo page, read the chip, complete a liveness check and take a photo of themselves using the device camera. The app process can be completed by the applicant alone, or with support from a third party, for example the applicant can choose to take the photo themselves using the front facing camera, or have a third party take the photo using the back camera.</p><p>So far, the app has undergone two separate accessibility audits, the first prior to the beta test phase and the second during the testing phase. The app development team have implemented recommendations from both audits, for example enabling users to utilise accessibility tools native to their device. User Research is ongoing, including with users with specific accessibility needs and those at the lower end of the digital inclusion scale.</p>
	tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1138954

	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Paragraph 169 of the Immigration Rules defines the role of a Minister of Religion. Further detail can be found within our guidance products, including our guidance for Tier 2 and Tier 5 sponsors, which can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sponsor-a-tier-2-or-5-worker-guidance-for-employers" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/sponsor-a-tier-2-or-5-worker-guidance-for-employers </a></p>
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady