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225916

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime Museum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of reopening the Metropolitan Police Crime Museum.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	226710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information. The operating cost of the Crime Museum is a matter for the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime working with the Metropolitan Police Service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/03/2015 14:37:16 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

226041

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hunting: Demonstrations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps police forces are taking to prosecute anti-hunt protestors who wear masks and balaclavas to hide their identities.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	226756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>Face coverings can be worn in public places for a variety of legitimate <br>reasons. In the context of a public order situation, where face coverings are <br>being worn with the express intention of concealing identity, section 60AA of <br>the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 enables a police officer in <br>uniform to require any person to remove any item which the officer reasonably <br>believes is being worn wholly or mainly for the purpose of concealing their <br>identity. Section 60AA also enables a police officer in uniform to seize any <br>item which they reasonably believe any person intends to use to conceal their <br>identity. <br><br>A refusal to comply with a direction under this section of the Act is <br>punishable by a fine of up to £1,000 and/or one month’s imprisonment.<br><br>These powers only apply in the locality and for the period for which an <br>authorisation under section 60 or section 60AA of the Act has been given by a <br>police officer of the rank of inspector or above. An inspector’s authorisation <br>lasts for a maximum period of 24 hours, unless a police officer of the rank of <br>superintendent or above authorises their use for a further 24 hours.<br><br>Where applicable those in the office of constable must observe the requirements <br>of the Codes of Practice under The Police &amp; Criminal Evidence Act 1984 <br>governing the removal of headgear a copy of which is available in the House of <br>Commons Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/03/2015 14:37:35 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

226054

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offensive Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects Section 28 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 to come into force.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	226835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>Knives on our streets are a social scourge, and under this Government, criminals carrying knives are more likely to go to prison and to get longer sentences. Unlawful possession of a knife or offensive weapon is already a serious criminal offence (which carries a maximum 4 year custodial sentence). We have built on that in the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, to make it absolutely clear that cautions should no longer be used for these offences.</p><p> </p><p>Parliament has also decided that those caught for a second time in possession of a knife should face a minimum custodial sentence. The Ministry of Justice is currently considering how best to implement this provision, alongside the other legislative changes contained in the Act.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 12/03/2015 17:02:28 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

225495

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to commemorate the centenary of the first recruitment of women police officers in 1915.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	226512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>I am aware of this milestone and I think it is very important to mark it. In doing so we recognise the successes of women in policing over the last 100 years. <br><br>I am in discussions over how best to celebrate this significant anniversary, working in conjunction with the British Association of Women in Policing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/03/2015 15:09:17 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

225216

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mark Jenner
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the decision to send Mark Jenner of the Special Demonstration Squad into a covert long-term surveillance operation in the 1990s was approved by (a) officials and (b) Ministers in her Department.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	226443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information. On 10 March 2014 the Permanent Secretary commissioned Stephen Taylor, a former Director of Audit at the Audit Commission, to carry out a forensic review to establish the full extent of the Home Office’s knowledge of the Special Demonstration Squad for the 40 year period from 1968 to 2008. This review will be published soon.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/03/2015 15:10:07 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 48548 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

225218

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Metropolitan 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 have been recruited by the Metropolitan Police Service in each year since 2010; and how many such officers are (a) of BAME origin and (b) women.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	226277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>The tables provided show the number of police officer and police staff joiners, <br>by joining type, for the Metropolitan Police Service from 2009/10 to 2013/14. <br>The tables include minority ethnic and female breakdowns.<br><br>Of the 79 people who provisionally accepted a place on the Metropolitan <br>Police’s innovative new programme Police Now, 16% are from an ethnic minority <br>background (correct as of January 2015).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 226278 question first answered 11/03/2015 14:36:35 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name PQ226277 & 226278 tables.xlsx title Police officer and police staff joiners previous answer version 48544 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

225219

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Metropolitan 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 administrative staff have been recruited by the Metropolitan Police Service in each year since 2010; and how many such staff are (a) of BAME origin and (b) women.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	226278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>The tables provided show the number of police officer and police staff joiners, <br>by joining type, for the Metropolitan Police Service from 2009/10 to 2013/14. <br>The tables include minority ethnic and female breakdowns.<br><br>Of the 79 people who provisionally accepted a place on the Metropolitan <br>Police’s innovative new programme Police Now, 16% are from an ethnic minority <br>background (correct as of January 2015).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 226277 question first answered 11/03/2015 14:36:35 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name PQ226277 & 226278 tables.xlsx title Police officer and police staff joiners previous answer version 48545 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

225221

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when full details of the new police pension scheme CARE 2015 were communicated to serving police officers.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	226285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The 2015 Police Pension Regulations were laid before Parliament on Thursday 5 <br>March to allow the new pension scheme for police officers to come into force on <br>1 April. The Home Office is publishing guidance for members of the scheme <br>alongside this which is available at:<br>https://www.gov.uk/police-pension-reform<br><br>Information about the principles of the reforms has been in the public domain <br>for some time. This includes: the Reform Design Framework which was published <br>on the Home Office Website in September 2012; an online calculator which allows <br>officers to determine what benefits they might receive under the new <br>arrangements; and guidance that specifies which officers qualify for <br>transitional protection.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 09/03/2015 15:25:33 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

225225

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Warrington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of police officers in Warrington who (a) will be eligible for the new police pension scheme and (b) have received a statement of their likely benefits under that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	226302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>All police officers are entitled to become a member of the 2015 police pension <br>scheme if they do not qualify to remain in the existing pension schemes under <br>transitional protection arrangements.<br><br>No such estimate has been made. The administration of the police pension <br>schemes is a local matter for chief constables and police forces.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 09/03/2015 15:26:04 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

225228

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Post Boxes: Christchurch
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to detect and deter the theft of postboxes in Christchurch constituency.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	226391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>Action to detect and deter the theft of postboxes in Christchurch constituency <br>is a matter for Dorset police in the first instance. Concerns about such <br>thefts can also be raised with the office of the Police and Crime Commissioner <br>for Dorset, who will want to ensure that the police are responding to the <br>concerns and priorities of the local community.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 09/03/2015 15:26:29 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope