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1136920

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Extradition: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 20 June 2019 to Questions 265420, 265421 and 265422 on Extradition: USA, for what reason the figures are collected from local government level and not held centrally.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	273322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Answers stated that all the figures given were from local management information. The statistics are collated from management information held by the UK Central Authority.</p><p>They have not been quality assured to the level of published National Statistics, and as such they should be treated as provisional and therefore subject to change. I can confirm that they are not collected from local government and are held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 09/07/2019 14:23:29 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1136921

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Extradition: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many extradition requests have been made by the UK for US citizens in each year since 2014; and how many of those requests were (a) successful and (b) remain outstanding.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	273323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>As a matter of long-standing policy and practice, we do not disclose whether an extradition request has been made or received until such time as a person is arrested in relation to the request. We therefore cannot provide the total number of extradition requests made by the UK for US citizens in each year since 2014.</p><p>We can however provide the total number of US citizens (including dual nationals) arrested in relation to extradition requests made by the UK to the US since 2014. The figure for 2019 is up to 4 July 2019.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of US citizens arrested</p></td><td><p>Number extradited</p></td><td><p>Number outstanding</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>- (one request withdrawn)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>All figures are from local management information, and have not been quality assured to the level of published National Statistics. As such they should be treated as provisional and therefore subject to change. The figures do not include Scotland, which deals with its own extradition cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 09/07/2019 14:27:45 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1137028

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps his Department is taking to increase fire safety in (a) care homes and (b) other residential blocks.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	273379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to care homes and the parts of multi-occupied residential premises that are used in common by occupants of more than one dwelling. The Fire Safety Order requires those responsible for a premises to undertake and review regularly a fire risk assessment and put in place and maintain adequate and appropriate fire protection measures to mitigate the risk to life from fire to as low as is reasonably practicable.</p><p><br>The Home Office recently launched a Call for Evidence on the Fire Safety Order to ensure it remains fit for purpose. The call for evidence runs until 31 July 2019.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 09/07/2019 15:56:46 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1137030

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether fire evacuation guidance issued by his Department includes information on the additional time required to evacuate vulnerable people.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	273380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to all non-domestic premises, including parts of multi-occupied residential premises that are used in common by occupants of more than one dwelling. The Government makes available a suite of premises-specific guidance to help those with responsibilities under the Fire Safety Order to comply, including the requirement to provide suitable escape routes and emergency exits.</p><p><br>Supplementary guidance, which provides extra information on accessibility and means of escape for disabled people, is also made available on Gov.UK.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 09/07/2019 11:08:34 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1136698

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Assaults on Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of work days lost by police officers from sick leave as a result of an assault while on duty.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	272817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The number of working days lost by police forces in England and Wales because of an assault while on duty is not collected centrally by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 08/07/2019 14:04:53 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1136706

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the Government spent on legal costs on the court case on reforms to firefighters pensions.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karen Lee
uin	272935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>Following the Court of Appeal’s recent judgment which deemed transitional protection in the 2015 firefighters’ pension scheme to be unlawful, the claims will now be referred back to the Employment Tribunal for remedy. To date the legal costs for Government are in the region of £495,000.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 08/07/2019 14:06:51 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

1135911

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Extradition: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were extradited from the UK to the United States for non-violent crimes in each year from 2013 to 2019.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	271379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>The following table provides the information requested:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total number extradited from UK to US</p></td><td><p>Number extradited for non-violent offences</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019(to 30 June)</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We have taken non-violent offences to include:</p><p>• Fraud<br>• Drug related offences<br>• Making false statements<br>• Extortion<br>• Illegally exporting restricted goods <br>• Money laundering<br>• Illegal trafficking in wildlife<br>• Bigamy<br>• Forgery<br>• Grand Larceny<br>• Identity Theft<br>• Racketeering<br>• Tax Offences</p><p>All figures are from local management information, and have not been quality assured to the level of published National Statistics. As such they should be treated as provisional and therefore subject to change. The figures do not include Scotland, which deals with its own extradition cases.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 271378 question first answered 04/07/2019 16:05:53 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1136202

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to ensure that police officers receive training on understanding autism.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	272234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>The College of Policing sets the standards for training and professional development for police forces in England and Wales. It has produced Authorised Professional Practice and a range of training materials to support officers to help vulnerable people effectively, including those with mental health problems and autism.</p><p>Training on mental health and vulnerabilities issues is integrated throughout the initial police learning programme which all new recruits – police constables, special constables and PCSOs – must complete. Ongoing training is the responsibility of individual police forces, through Chief Constables, to ensure officers and police staff receive appropriate training for their roles and that they have regard to the appropriate Authorised Professional Practice when discharging their responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 04/07/2019 16:18:42 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1136210

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance his Department has issued to police forces in England and Wales on the use of algorithms in decision-making for (a) bail and (b) release from custody.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	272179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p><strong></strong>All decisions around the application of pre-charge bail and release from custody must comply with the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) 1984 its associated Codes of Practice.</p><p>The use of pre-charge bail must be necessary and proportionate, and all persons in custody must be dealt with expeditiously, and released as soon as the need for detention no longer applies, as set out in PACE Code C.</p><p>The Home Office has not published guidance specifically on the use of algorithms for pre-charge bail and release from custody.</p><p>However, the Home Office recognises that emerging data enabled technologies have the potential to transform policing, creating a more efficient and effective service. The Government set up the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) as an advisory body set up by Government and led by an independent board of expert members to investigate and advise on how we can maximise the benefits of these technologies.</p><p>The CDEI is conducting a review into the issue of algorithmic bias in various sectors, including crime and justice. The review will aim to support the development of technical means for identifying algorithmic bias that have scope to be applied across different sectors and produce recommendations to government about how any potential harms can be identified and minimised.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 08/07/2019 13:52:23 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

1136211

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the sharing of information between (a) police forces, (b) probation services and (c) community rehabilitation companies on the decision-making process for (a) bail and (b) release from custody.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	272180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Home Secretary has regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on a range of topics.</p><p>Decisions about pre-charge bail and release from custody must be made according to the criteria set out in relevant legislation, and where information from other agencies is used to inform such decisions it must be processed in accordance with relevant legal parameters.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 08/07/2019 13:49:47 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas