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1037925

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Criminal Investigation: Medical Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government has plans to ensure police forces can access the medical records of suspects in (a) rape, (b) transmitted disease, (c) grievous bodily harm with intent and (d) other cases.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	206380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The general position is that if information is given in circumstances where it is expected that a duty of confidence applies, that information cannot normally be disclosed without the information provider's consent.</p><p>Three circumstances making disclosure of confidential information lawful are:</p><p>• where the individual to whom the information relates has consented;<br>• where disclosure is in the public interest; and<br>• where there is a legal duty to do so, for example a court order.</p><p>So, under the common law, a healthcare provider wishing to disclose a patient's personal information to anyone outside the team providing care should first seek the consent of that patient.</p><p>There are legal gateways for sharing data and the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE and Codes issued under the Act). These include a range of explicit and implied powers enabling the police to seek and share information, in pursuit of their policing purposes, including preventing a crime and protecting persons from harm.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 24/01/2019 17:40:35 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1037928

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sexually Transmitted Infections: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government has plans to provide police with additional powers police to assist investigations into cases involving the deliberate transmission of sexual diseases.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	206383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">There is no specific offence of deliberately transmitting a sexual disease. This behaviour can be charged under Sections 18 and 20 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">There are no current plans to make persons convicted of these offences subject to notification requirements (commonly referred to as being placed on the Sex Offenders Register).</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Where an allegation is made to the police of deliberate transmission of a sexual disease, the police already have powers to investigate under Sections 18 and 20 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.</ins></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 24/01/2019 17:44:42 question first ministerially corrected 28/01/2019 15:29:11 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd previous answer version 97338 answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1037064

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Forensic Science
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment his Department has made of the quality of forensic science investigation work in police forces, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	205814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) monitors the quality of forensic science investigations by police forces.</p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that policing meets appropriate quality standards across the system and fully supports the Forensic Science Regulator's timetable for accreditation and is committed to giving her statutory powers.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/01/2019 16:56:12 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1037159

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Home Affairs, how many cases of sexual abuse of children by sports coaches are under investigation by the police.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	205996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Child sexual abuse investigations are an operational matter for the police. Police and Crime Commissioners and chief constables are best placed to decide how to deploy their officers to investigate these crimes. The police are operationally independent of Government; therefore, the Government does not hold information about the number of police officers allocated to investigate these crimes.</p><p>The Home Office is providing £1.9m financial support through Police Special Grant funding to Operation Hydrant towards the coordination of child sexual abuse and exploitation investigations concerning institutional settings. Operation Hydrant publishes statistics quarterly at: <a href="https://www.npcc.police.uk/NPCCBusinessAreas/OtherWorkAreas/OpHydrant/Statistics.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.npcc.police.uk/NPCCBusinessAreas/OtherWorkAreas/OpHydrant/Statistics.aspx</a>.</p><p>Latest published statistics by Operation Hydrant feature 329 sport institutions on the Operation Hydrant database up to and including the 30 September 2018. In relation to abuse in football specifically, 300 alleged suspects have been identified up to and including 29 March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 205997 question first answered 15/01/2019 17:23:38 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1037160

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Home Affairs, how many police officers have been allocated to investigate claims of child sexual abuse by sports coaches in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	205997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Child sexual abuse investigations are an operational matter for the police. Police and Crime Commissioners and chief constables are best placed to decide how to deploy their officers to investigate these crimes. The police are operationally independent of Government; therefore, the Government does not hold information about the number of police officers allocated to investigate these crimes.</p><p>The Home Office is providing £1.9m financial support through Police Special Grant funding to Operation Hydrant towards the coordination of child sexual abuse and exploitation investigations concerning institutional settings. Operation Hydrant publishes statistics quarterly at: <a href="https://www.npcc.police.uk/NPCCBusinessAreas/OtherWorkAreas/OpHydrant/Statistics.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.npcc.police.uk/NPCCBusinessAreas/OtherWorkAreas/OpHydrant/Statistics.aspx</a>.</p><p>Latest published statistics by Operation Hydrant feature 329 sport institutions on the Operation Hydrant database up to and including the 30 September 2018. In relation to abuse in football specifically, 300 alleged suspects have been identified up to and including 29 March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 205996 question first answered 15/01/2019 17:23:38 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1037228

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
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, How many police officers have completed the training contained within the National Disclosure Plan by police force area.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	205830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Statistics published by the College of Policing on 20 December 2018 show the number of officers and staff that had completed new 'disclosure and relevancy – conducting fair investigations' training as at 30 November 2018. This includes a breakdown by police force area. These are available at <a href="https://www.college.police.uk/News/College-news/Documents/Disclosure_programme_completion_figures191218v3.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.college.police.uk/News/College-news/Documents/Disclosure_programme_completion_figures191218v3.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 15/01/2019 17:10:29 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

1037240

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Metropolitan Police: Emergency Calls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many 999 calls were received by the Metropolitan Police in each month of 2018.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	205980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collect this data. Law enforcement, including the handling of 999 calls is an operational matter for the police.</p><p>It is for elected Police Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables to decide how best to manage their communications and response to the public.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 205981 205982 question first answered 18/01/2019 17:09:55 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1037242

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Emergency Calls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many 999 calls were graded as (a) S grade and (b) I grade in each month of 2018.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	205981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collect this data. Law enforcement, including the handling of 999 calls is an operational matter for the police.</p><p>It is for elected Police Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables to decide how best to manage their communications and response to the public.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 205980 205982 question first answered 18/01/2019 17:09:55 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1037244

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Emergency Calls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many 999 calls were downgraded from I to S grade within 15 minutes of receiving the initial call in each month of 2018.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	205982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collect this data. Law enforcement, including the handling of 999 calls is an operational matter for the police.</p><p>It is for elected Police Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables to decide how best to manage their communications and response to the public.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 205980 205981 question first answered 18/01/2019 17:09:55 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1037249

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers, (b) police community support officers, (c) non-uniformed police staff, (d) special constables, (e) designated officers, (f) dogs and (g) horses were deployed in (i) the London Borough of Redbridge and (ii) the Metropolitan Police Service area in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	205984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of police officers, police staff, designated officers, police community support officers and special constables employed by each police force in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis. These data are published in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletins.</p><p>The Home Office collects this information at Police Force Area level only. Data on the number of police officers, police staff, designated officers, police community support officers and special constables in the Metropolitan Police Service, as at 31 March each year and going back to March 2007, can be found in the accompanying Open Data Table: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629362/open-data-table-police-workforce.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629362/open-data-table-police-workforce.ods</a></p><p>The Home Office does not hold information on the total number of dogs or horses deployed by police forces.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/01/2019 17:13:18 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting