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437832

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Married People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the rate of allegations against a spouse of domestic violence or rape by women who have entered the UK on a spousal visa in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
	uin	HL4534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2015 answer text <p>Allegations of rape or domestic violence are a matter for individual police forces and not recorded in statistics relating to immigration control.</p><p>Information on grants of settlement due to domestic violence after leave to remain granted as a spouse, is given in the link below, table se_04, Immigration Statistics July-September 2015) and are available from the library of the House: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2015/list-of-tables#settlement</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 23/12/2015 12:03:30 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

439538

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Rights of Accused
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Home Secretary will discuss with the police whether a protocol should be agreed to rationalise and improve on the present system of names of persons interviewed by the police but not charged being made public on a case by case basis.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
	uin	HL4723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/12/2015 answer text <p>The decision to release the name or details of a suspect in an investigation is an operational one for the police to take.</p><p>The College of Policing’s Authorised Professional Practice (APP) ‘Guidance on ‘Relationships with the Media’, which was developed in full consultation with the police, makes clear that decisions on releasing the names of those who are arrested or suspected of a crime should be made on a case by case basis and that the police should not do so unless there are clearly identified circumstances to justify it, such as threat to life or the prevention or detection of crime. This guidance will be reviewed by the College early in the New Year.</p><p>It is the Government’s position that, in general, there should be a right to anonymity before the point of charge. However, there are circumstances where the police decide it is in the public interest that an arrested suspect should be named.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/12/2015 11:39:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

439546

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Homicide
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government under what powers the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) was able to recommend the suspension of a police officer while a homicide investigation is carried out, and whether Her Majesty’s Government are aware of whether any consultations took place between the IPCC and the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis beforehand.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Harris of Richmond
	uin	HL4731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/12/2015 answer text <p>The IPCC’s decision making processes are independent of the Government. As this is an ongoing IPCC criminal investigation, it would be inappropriate for the Home Office to comment further. This is a matter for the IPCC and the IPCC has indicated that it will respond to Baroness Harris directly. Interactions between the IPCC and police forces in respect of an investigation are a matter for those bodies.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/12/2015 11:39:12 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2505 label Biography information for Baroness Harris of Richmond

438488

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2015
	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 Her Majesty’s Government what new arrangements have been made in 2015, nationally, regionally, or locally, for police forces formally to share operational or support functions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Condon
	uin	HL4584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2015 answer text <p>Chief Constables and PCCs are best placed to consider whether and how their forces’ operational or support functions should be shared. The number of collaborations continues to increase, with at least 4 new alliances involving 9 forces announced in 2015.</p><p>Regional Organised Crime Units, the National Crime Agency and local law enforcement continue to develop specialist capabilities to tackle a range of threats, including serious and organised crime, child sexual abuse and cyber crime. The Government supports the current review by the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners into where specialist policing capabilities best sit, and how they should be delivered, to provide a common basis for future collaboration decisions.</p><p>To continue to strengthen and improve mutual aid arrangements, the National Police Coordination Centre is working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the College of Policing to develop consistent national standards.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 23/12/2015 12:09:18 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

436973

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Asians
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the incidence of domestic violence and rape against wives from Asia, and whether in making that assessment they have identified any trend.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
	uin	HL4439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>This government is committed to tackling violence against women and girls. We want victims to have the confidence to report these crimes, knowing they will get the support they need and that everything will be done to bring offenders to justice.</p><p>The 2014/15 Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) estimates that 6.1% of adults aged 16 to 59 experienced any form of domestic abuse in the last year, down from 8.9% in the 2004/05 survey. While the latest estimate is not statistically significantly different from recent years, it is the lowest since these questions were first asked in 2004/05.</p><p>The 2014/15 CSEW also estimates that 0.3% of adults aged 16 to 59 had been a victim of rape (including attempts) in the last year. Due to the low number of respondents to the survey that have been a victim of this crime, it is not possible to say whether this estimate differs from surveys conducted in other years. However, prevalence of less serious sexual assault has fallen from 2.3% in the 2004/05 CSEW to 1.5% in the 2014/15 survey.</p><p>Data from the CSEW cannot be disaggregated by ethnicity, nor by the relationship between the perpetrator and the victim.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL4440 question first answered 22/12/2015 15:25:31 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

436974

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse and Rape
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the changes in the rates of incidence of domestic violence and rape between 2005 and 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
	uin	HL4440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>This government is committed to tackling violence against women and girls. We want victims to have the confidence to report these crimes, knowing they will get the support they need and that everything will be done to bring offenders to justice.</p><p>The 2014/15 Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) estimates that 6.1% of adults aged 16 to 59 experienced any form of domestic abuse in the last year, down from 8.9% in the 2004/05 survey. While the latest estimate is not statistically significantly different from recent years, it is the lowest since these questions were first asked in 2004/05.</p><p>The 2014/15 CSEW also estimates that 0.3% of adults aged 16 to 59 had been a victim of rape (including attempts) in the last year. Due to the low number of respondents to the survey that have been a victim of this crime, it is not possible to say whether this estimate differs from surveys conducted in other years. However, prevalence of less serious sexual assault has fallen from 2.3% in the 2004/05 CSEW to 1.5% in the 2014/15 survey.</p><p>Data from the CSEW cannot be disaggregated by ethnicity, nor by the relationship between the perpetrator and the victim.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL4439 question first answered 22/12/2015 15:25:31 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

435727

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Care Homes: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 25 November (HL3916) concerning the 49 closed files with "children's home" and "London" in the catalogue description, to which care homes those files relate.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL4302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>Of the 49 references to ‘children’s home’ and ‘London’ in the National Archives catalogue description, some relate to open files and one to a home in London Road, Gloucester.</p><p>Once these have been discounted and allowing for homes which have more than one closed file, those children’s homes operated by London boroughs which have files identified as closed at The National Archives are as follows:</p><p>100 Balgores Lane Children's Home Gidea Park</p><p>4 King Edwards Grove Children's Home, Teddington</p><p>44 Princess Road Children's Home Teddington</p><p>54 Muswell Avenue Children's Home, Muswell Hill</p><p>68 King Edwards Grove Children's Home, Teddington</p><p>69 Kingston Lane Children's Home Teddington</p><p>7 The Ride Children's Home, Brentford</p><p>74 Goshawk Gardens Children's Home, Hayes</p><p>8/26 Crescent Road, South Woodford, London E18</p><p>82 Muswell Avenue Children's Home, Muswell Hill</p><p>9 Whitley Road Children's Home, Tottenham, N17</p><p>Abbey Wood Estate Children's Home 242 Panfield Road, London SE2</p><p>Abbeywood Estate Children's Home 52 Chalcombe Road, London SE2</p><p>Britwell Estate Small Children's Home, 2 Dove House Crescent, Britwell, Bucks</p><p>Britwell Estate Small Children's Home, 270 Longfurlong Drive, Britwell, Bucks</p><p>Chevington Children's Home, 25 Warham Road, Croydon, Surrey</p><p>Deaconbank Children's Home, 80 Aldersbrook, Wanstead London E11</p><p>Derwent House Children's Home, 10 Armdel Gardens, Winchmore Hill</p><p>Dr Barnardo's Children's Home and Mission, 8-26 Crescent Road, South Woodford, London E18</p><p>Hoblands Children's Home, Carlton Road, Sidcup, Kent</p><p>Langley House Children's Home 54 East India Dock Road, London E14</p><p>St Paul's Cray Estate Small Children's Home. 41 Highfield Road Chislehurst, Kent</p><p>Westleigh Children's Home 6 Dartmouth Park Avenue, London NW5</p><p>Wood Vale Children's Home 32 Elder Road, West Norwood London SE 27</p><p>Woodlands Children's Home 12 Charterhouse Road, Godalming, Surrey</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/12/2015 11:30:58 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

437027

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Deportation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government to which countries unsuccessful asylum seekers were deported in each year between 2010 and 2014, and in each of those years, how many unsuccessful asylum seekers were deported to each of those countries.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL4493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/12/2015 answer text <p>The data on removals and voluntary departures by type and destination are available in the latest Home Office release, Immigration Statistics: July to September 2015, in table rv.06. This publication is available from GOV.UK on the statistics web pages at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release.</p><p>Deportations are a specific subset of removals which are enforced either following a criminal conviction or when it is judged that a person’s removal from the UK is conducive to the public good. The deportation order prohibits the person returning to the UK until such time as it may be revoked. It is not possible to separately identify deportations from enforced removals. It is not possible within these figures to say at what stage in the asylum process individuals have reached at the time of their removal, including whether their claim has failed at that point.</p><p>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics on the number of persons removed or departed voluntarily from the UK and on persons refused entry to the United Kingdom within Immigration Statistics.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/12/2015 11:39:47 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name Immigration Statistics - removals and voluntary departures tables.xlsx title Removals and voluntary departures
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

437031

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Deportation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how many asylum seekers facing deportation committed self harm or suicide in the past year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL4497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/12/2015 answer text <p>The number of cases where individuals facing deportation have committed self harm or suicide cannot be extracted without incurring disproportionate cost. Figures therefore cannot be provided.</p><p>The Home Office is committed to ensuring adequate safeguards are in place for those where there are concerns about self harm or suicide. Guidance has been provided to immigration case workers, and there is a requirement to share concerns with other officers involved in the case by noting such concerns on the Department’s case information database (CID).</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/12/2015 11:38:57 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno