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1696578

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Organised Crime: Rural Areas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what additional resources they have provided to police forces to combat the increase in organised crime in rural areas.
	tabling member printed	Lord Swire
	uin	HL3335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office ensures that the police have the resources they need. Ultimately, it is for Chief Constables and directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), and Mayors with PCC functions, to make operational decisions based on their local knowledge and experience. This includes how to allocate resources to reduce levels of organised crime.</p><p>Chief Constables, PCCs and Mayors with PCC functions have provided significant resource to the Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) network by allocating 725 extra officers to ROCUs between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2023. Those officers are tackling the range of SOC threats, helping to reduce crime and keep communities safe.</p><p>The Government also recognises that there can be particular challenges in responding to rural crime and welcomed the rural and wildlife crime strategy published by the National Police Chiefs’ Council in September 2022.</p><p>Additionally, the Home Office provided £200,000 for the National Rural Crime Unit to tackle rural crime including the theft of farming or construction machinery, livestock theft, rural fly tipping, rural fuel theft and equine crime.</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling the threat from Serious and Organised Crime (SOC). It has recently published a new SOC strategy that commits to reducing SOC in the UK by disrupting and dismantling organised crime groups and networks operating in and against the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 03/04/2024 12:47:37 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1696579

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Crime: Rural Areas
	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 College of Policing about updating their THRIVE guidance with regard to reporting and combating rural crime.
	tabling member printed	Lord Swire
	uin	HL3336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>Guidelines on the use of THRIVE are published by the College of Policing here: <a href="https://www.college.police.uk/guidance/vulnerability-related-risks/introduction-vulnerability-related-risk" target="_blank">https://www.college.police.uk/guidance/vulnerability-related-risks/introduction-vulnerability-related-risk</a>.</p><p>The Home Office has not had conversations recently with College of Policing about updating their THRIVE guidance with regard to reporting and combating rural crime.</p><p>We are committed to driving down rural crime and the Home Office continues to work closely with the National Rural Crime Unit to help ensure an effective police response to rural crime.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 03/04/2024 12:44:33 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom attachment 1 file name introduction-to-vulnerabilityrelated-risk--1710867016 (1).pdf title Introduction to vulnerability related risk
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1696353

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Shoplifting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what has been the loss to the UK economy because of shoplifting for each of the last three years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Swire
	uin	HL3299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the significant impact shoplifting and violence towards shopworkers has on businesses, communities, and consumers, as well as the loss to the economy. The Government has been clear we expect a zero-tolerance approach to retail crime and shoplifting.</p><p>It’s difficult to produce reliable estimates of the cost of shoplifting. Many incidents do not come to the attention of the police, so data on the number of shoplifting crimes recorded by them only provide a partial picture. While official statistics from the Commercial Victimisation Survey (CVS) provide reliable estimates of the prevalence and frequency of shoplifting, the CVS no longer collects data the number of shoplifting offences or the overall cost of these crimes. When the CVS has collected this information in the past, retailers found it difficult to recall precise numbers of crimes they experienced, and the associated costs. As a result, these estimates we judged to be insufficiently reliable.</p><p>Home Office ministers have not met Retail Against Crime. The National Retail Crime Steering Group (NRCSG), which the Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire, the Rt Hon Chris Philp, co-chairs alongside the British Retail Consortium, ensures the response to retail crime is as robust as it can be. The NRCSG meets quarterly and comprises senior representatives from policing, the retail sector, retail trade associations, security providers and Government departments.</p><p>At this forum, the Retail Crime Action Plan is a standing agenda item. At the last NRCSG, policing colleagues updated me on the implementation of the plan. Statistics published by the National Police Chiefs’ Council show early signs of progress. A dip-sample of data from 31 police forces of over 1,500 crimes show police attended 60% of incidents reported by retailers where violence had been used, with 16% of forces sampled reporting 100% attendance to this type of incident.</p><p>The Government is supporting Pegasus, a unique private-public partnership, which involves retailers providing data, intelligence and evidence to Opal, the national police intelligence unit on organised acquisitive crime, to develop a better strategic picture and help forces crack down on serious offenders.</p><p>The Home Office will continue to work with members of the NRCSG, including policing and retailers to tackle shoplifting, including organised, as well as other crime experienced within retail settings through our wider work.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL3301 HL3302 question first answered 28/03/2024 15:35:27 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1696355

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Shoplifting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with police forces in England and Wales about their response to shoplifting, in the light of the Retail Crime Action Plan.
	tabling member printed	Lord Swire
	uin	HL3301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the significant impact shoplifting and violence towards shopworkers has on businesses, communities, and consumers, as well as the loss to the economy. The Government has been clear we expect a zero-tolerance approach to retail crime and shoplifting.</p><p>It’s difficult to produce reliable estimates of the cost of shoplifting. Many incidents do not come to the attention of the police, so data on the number of shoplifting crimes recorded by them only provide a partial picture. While official statistics from the Commercial Victimisation Survey (CVS) provide reliable estimates of the prevalence and frequency of shoplifting, the CVS no longer collects data the number of shoplifting offences or the overall cost of these crimes. When the CVS has collected this information in the past, retailers found it difficult to recall precise numbers of crimes they experienced, and the associated costs. As a result, these estimates we judged to be insufficiently reliable.</p><p>Home Office ministers have not met Retail Against Crime. The National Retail Crime Steering Group (NRCSG), which the Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire, the Rt Hon Chris Philp, co-chairs alongside the British Retail Consortium, ensures the response to retail crime is as robust as it can be. The NRCSG meets quarterly and comprises senior representatives from policing, the retail sector, retail trade associations, security providers and Government departments.</p><p>At this forum, the Retail Crime Action Plan is a standing agenda item. At the last NRCSG, policing colleagues updated me on the implementation of the plan. Statistics published by the National Police Chiefs’ Council show early signs of progress. A dip-sample of data from 31 police forces of over 1,500 crimes show police attended 60% of incidents reported by retailers where violence had been used, with 16% of forces sampled reporting 100% attendance to this type of incident.</p><p>The Government is supporting Pegasus, a unique private-public partnership, which involves retailers providing data, intelligence and evidence to Opal, the national police intelligence unit on organised acquisitive crime, to develop a better strategic picture and help forces crack down on serious offenders.</p><p>The Home Office will continue to work with members of the NRCSG, including policing and retailers to tackle shoplifting, including organised, as well as other crime experienced within retail settings through our wider work.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL3299 HL3302 question first answered 28/03/2024 15:35:27 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1696356

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Shoplifting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Retailers Against Crime on the rise in organised shoplifting.
	tabling member printed	Lord Swire
	uin	HL3302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the significant impact shoplifting and violence towards shopworkers has on businesses, communities, and consumers, as well as the loss to the economy. The Government has been clear we expect a zero-tolerance approach to retail crime and shoplifting.</p><p>It’s difficult to produce reliable estimates of the cost of shoplifting. Many incidents do not come to the attention of the police, so data on the number of shoplifting crimes recorded by them only provide a partial picture. While official statistics from the Commercial Victimisation Survey (CVS) provide reliable estimates of the prevalence and frequency of shoplifting, the CVS no longer collects data the number of shoplifting offences or the overall cost of these crimes. When the CVS has collected this information in the past, retailers found it difficult to recall precise numbers of crimes they experienced, and the associated costs. As a result, these estimates we judged to be insufficiently reliable.</p><p>Home Office ministers have not met Retail Against Crime. The National Retail Crime Steering Group (NRCSG), which the Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire, the Rt Hon Chris Philp, co-chairs alongside the British Retail Consortium, ensures the response to retail crime is as robust as it can be. The NRCSG meets quarterly and comprises senior representatives from policing, the retail sector, retail trade associations, security providers and Government departments.</p><p>At this forum, the Retail Crime Action Plan is a standing agenda item. At the last NRCSG, policing colleagues updated me on the implementation of the plan. Statistics published by the National Police Chiefs’ Council show early signs of progress. A dip-sample of data from 31 police forces of over 1,500 crimes show police attended 60% of incidents reported by retailers where violence had been used, with 16% of forces sampled reporting 100% attendance to this type of incident.</p><p>The Government is supporting Pegasus, a unique private-public partnership, which involves retailers providing data, intelligence and evidence to Opal, the national police intelligence unit on organised acquisitive crime, to develop a better strategic picture and help forces crack down on serious offenders.</p><p>The Home Office will continue to work with members of the NRCSG, including policing and retailers to tackle shoplifting, including organised, as well as other crime experienced within retail settings through our wider work.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL3299 HL3301 question first answered 28/03/2024 15:35:27 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1669354

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Fenethylline
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to stop the availability of Captagon in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Swire
	uin	HL246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>In December 2021, the Government launched its ten-year drugs strategy, <em>From Harm to Hope,</em> to cut crime and save lives<em>. </em>As part of this, £300 million has been allocated to fund activity to break drug supply chains from end-to-end, this includes restricting upstream flow, securing the UK border, and ensuring we remain agile in the face of changing threats. Further, an additional £780 million will fund the first three years of an ambitious, decade-long transformation of drug treatment and wider recovery support in England.</p><p>Specifically, in relation to captagon, the UK remains engaged with likeminded partners and regional states to combat this and is drawing international attention to the issue (for example at the UN Security Council including the most recent meeting on Syria on 30 October).</p><p>The UK recognises that the production and smuggling of captagon is a lucrative trade, which provides illicit revenue streams to multiple actors, notably the Asad regime and its supporters . We have not assessed the value of the global captagon market and independent estimates vary significantly.</p><p>The National Crime Agency regularly assess the threat posed to the UK by the trafficking of illicit drugs, and currently assess that there is no direct UK facing threat. To date, no instances of captagon being seized at a UK border have been recorded.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL247 HL249 question first answered 27/11/2023 17:15:45 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1669355

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Fenethylline
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the availability of Captagon in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Swire
	uin	HL247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>In December 2021, the Government launched its ten-year drugs strategy, <em>From Harm to Hope,</em> to cut crime and save lives<em>. </em>As part of this, £300 million has been allocated to fund activity to break drug supply chains from end-to-end, this includes restricting upstream flow, securing the UK border, and ensuring we remain agile in the face of changing threats. Further, an additional £780 million will fund the first three years of an ambitious, decade-long transformation of drug treatment and wider recovery support in England.</p><p>Specifically, in relation to captagon, the UK remains engaged with likeminded partners and regional states to combat this and is drawing international attention to the issue (for example at the UN Security Council including the most recent meeting on Syria on 30 October).</p><p>The UK recognises that the production and smuggling of captagon is a lucrative trade, which provides illicit revenue streams to multiple actors, notably the Asad regime and its supporters . We have not assessed the value of the global captagon market and independent estimates vary significantly.</p><p>The National Crime Agency regularly assess the threat posed to the UK by the trafficking of illicit drugs, and currently assess that there is no direct UK facing threat. To date, no instances of captagon being seized at a UK border have been recorded.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL246 HL249 question first answered 27/11/2023 17:15:45 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1669357

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Fenethylline: Smuggling
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the value of the illegal trade in Captagon.
	tabling member printed	Lord Swire
	uin	HL249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>In December 2021, the Government launched its ten-year drugs strategy, <em>From Harm to Hope,</em> to cut crime and save lives<em>. </em>As part of this, £300 million has been allocated to fund activity to break drug supply chains from end-to-end, this includes restricting upstream flow, securing the UK border, and ensuring we remain agile in the face of changing threats. Further, an additional £780 million will fund the first three years of an ambitious, decade-long transformation of drug treatment and wider recovery support in England.</p><p>Specifically, in relation to captagon, the UK remains engaged with likeminded partners and regional states to combat this and is drawing international attention to the issue (for example at the UN Security Council including the most recent meeting on Syria on 30 October).</p><p>The UK recognises that the production and smuggling of captagon is a lucrative trade, which provides illicit revenue streams to multiple actors, notably the Asad regime and its supporters . We have not assessed the value of the global captagon market and independent estimates vary significantly.</p><p>The National Crime Agency regularly assess the threat posed to the UK by the trafficking of illicit drugs, and currently assess that there is no direct UK facing threat. To date, no instances of captagon being seized at a UK border have been recorded.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL246 HL247 question first answered 27/11/2023 17:15:45 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1646558

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Misconduct
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) revisit, or (2) replace, police regulations to enable the easier dismissal of police officers who have committed misconduct.
	tabling member printed	Lord Swire
	uin	HL8704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>The Home Secretary has been clear that standards in policing must improve and, in January, launched a review into the process of police officer dismissals, ensuring that the system is fair and effective at removing those officers who are not fit to serve. The Terms of Reference for the review can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-officer-dismissals-review-terms-of-reference" target="_blank">Police officer dismissals review: terms of reference - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><br> The Government is considering the findings of the review carefully before determining next steps and announcements on any changes to the system will be made in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 05/07/2023 14:02:40 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1628713

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: EU Countries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether foreign nationals entering the UK from Schengen countries are subject to the same rules on the validity of passports as UK nationals travelling to Schengen countries.
	tabling member printed	Lord Swire
	uin	HL7923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2023 answer text <p>Visitors to the UK can enter using a passport which is valid for the whole of the intended visit. UK border measures are set in the interests of the UK.</p><p>The border measures and passport eligibility requirements of other countries vary globally and are a matter for their governments.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 01/06/2023 14:38:55 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire