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1000248

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery: Gangs
	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 Answer to Question 183314 on Children: Death, if he will make an assessment of the (a) number and (b) proportion of (i) referrals and (ii) successful referrals that have been made to the National Referral Mechanism as a result of gang involvement in each of the past five years.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	187328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency (NCA) regularly publishes National Referral Mechanism (NRM) data but does not publish data about the number, proportion and referrals that have been made to the National Referral Mechanism as result of gang involvement. Latest statistics on NRM referrals and decisions are available at the following link: <a href="http://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics/2018-nrm-statistics" target="_blank">http://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics/2018-nrm-statistics</a></p><p>Further information is also available in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/749346/2018_UK_Annual_Report_on_Modern_Slavery.pdf" target="_blank">2018 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery</a> which was published on 18 October 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/11/2018 16:51:49 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

628167

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2016
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers in each force area were assigned to response in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	51782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office collects data annually on the function of police workers. Workers with multiple responsibilities or designations are recorded under their primary function. The data do not therefore provide a complete picture of all officers assigned to response functions.</p><p>The number of full time equivalent police officers primarily employed in ‘Incident (Response) Management’ roles can be found in the data tables published alongside the annual police workforce statistics publication.</p><p>Data as at 31 March 2015 and 31 March 2016 can be found in the Table F1 and Table F4 of the police workforce statistics published in July 2016:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/544954/police-workforce-tabs-jul16.ods</p><p>Data as at 31 March 2014 were collected under a different framework, with different definitions, and are therefore not directly comparable with data as at 31 March 2015 or 2016. Data on the number of officers primarily employed in ‘Response’ roles as at 31 March 2014 can be found in the supplementary tables of the police workforce statistics published in July 2014:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/330345/police-workforce-supptabs-mar14.ods</p><p>Decisions on the size and composition of the police workforce are operational matters for Chief Officers working with their Police and Crime Commissioners and taking into account local priorities. What matters is how officers are deployed, not how many of them there are.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/11/2016 13:31:11 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

650348

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the savings to be achieved in the police force through the use of joint procurement.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	56019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>The police spend about £2.5bn per year on third party goods and services.</p><p>The Department has enacted a number of price comparison exercises whereby the police have been required to report more detailed information about their procurement spend on individual items which have been published on police.uk.</p><p>Over the last 18 months Forces have reported procurement savings of £140m; of which £49.5m have been collaborative.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/12/2016 11:00:04 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

650349

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Mergers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government has taken to encourage voluntary mergers between police forces.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	55965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>Decisions on whether to merge with another police force are for individual Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and Chief Constables who are accountable to their local communities and best placed to determine what would be in local interests. PCCs and Chief Constables up and down the country are demonstrating that they can deliver more efficient and effective policing through collaboration without sacrificing local accountability and identity. Requests for voluntary mergers would be considered only where they are supported by a robust business case and have community consent.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 08/12/2016 16:15:42 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

670839

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on development of the planned online system for firearms licensing.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	59293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>Firearm and shotgun licensing is administered by the police. The programme of work to introduce a new licensing system for England and Wales is being managed by the Police ICT Company in conjunction with police forces.</p><p>Licensing of section 5 prohibited firearms is administered by the Home Office. A separate small scale IT system is being developed for the Home Office firearms licensing unit to oversee section 5 licensing applications with a view to implementation in spring 2017.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 59294 question first answered 12/01/2017 07:41:24 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

670840

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for introduction of the planned online system for firearms licensing.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	59294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>Firearm and shotgun licensing is administered by the police. The programme of work to introduce a new licensing system for England and Wales is being managed by the Police ICT Company in conjunction with police forces.</p><p>Licensing of section 5 prohibited firearms is administered by the Home Office. A separate small scale IT system is being developed for the Home Office firearms licensing unit to oversee section 5 licensing applications with a view to implementation in spring 2017.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 59293 question first answered 12/01/2017 07:41:24 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

674307

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Harassment: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent from the policing budget for England and Wales on the prevention of online harassment in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	60360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information. How much of the policing budget is allocated to a specific workstream or activity within a police force area is a matter for individual Police and Crime Commissioners in consultation with their Chief Constable. The Government is absolutely clear that harassment and abuse in whatever form and whoever the target is totally unacceptable. This includes harassment committed in person, or using phones or the internet.</p><p>There is a robust legal framework to tackle offline and online harassment and abuse provided by the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, and offences in the Malicious Communications Act 1998 and the Communications Act 2003.</p><p>New Authorised Police Professional Practice on stalking and harassment is currently being developed by the College of Policing, and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate will shortly be commencing a joint inspection of how stalking and harassment are handled by police forces and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), including the service received by victims.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 60216 60218 60359 question first answered 25/01/2017 17:23:38 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

674308

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Fraud: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the policing budget for England and Wales was spent on the prevention of online fraud in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	60361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information. How much of the policing budget is allocated to a specific workstream or activity within a police force area is a matter for individual Police and Crime Commissioners in consultation with their Chief Constable.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 60217 60355 60358 question first answered 19/01/2017 15:44:08 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

674310

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Fraud: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent from the policing budget for England and Wales on the prevention of online fraud in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	60358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information. How much of the policing budget is allocated to a specific workstream or activity within a police force area is a matter for individual Police and Crime Commissioners in consultation with their Chief Constable.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 60217 60355 60361 question first answered 19/01/2017 15:44:08 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

674311

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Harassment: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent from the policing budget for England and Wales on the investigation of online harassment in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	60359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information. How much of the policing budget is allocated to a specific workstream or activity within a police force area is a matter for individual Police and Crime Commissioners in consultation with their Chief Constable. The Government is absolutely clear that harassment and abuse in whatever form and whoever the target is totally unacceptable. This includes harassment committed in person, or using phones or the internet.</p><p>There is a robust legal framework to tackle offline and online harassment and abuse provided by the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, and offences in the Malicious Communications Act 1998 and the Communications Act 2003.</p><p>New Authorised Police Professional Practice on stalking and harassment is currently being developed by the College of Policing, and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate will shortly be commencing a joint inspection of how stalking and harassment are handled by police forces and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), including the service received by victims.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 60216 60218 60360 question first answered 25/01/2017 17:23:38 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown