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1047674

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with Police and Crime Commissioners across the country on protecting the rights of victims of modern slavery against criminal conviction.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	212367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC’s) have a national anti-trafficking and modern slavery network, where members of the group meet regularly with representatives from the Home Office and law enforcement agencies.</p><p>Although no recent discussions have taken place, this issue has been previously highlighted at the national network for PCC’s and at the recent Home Affairs Select Committee evidence session on modern slavery. This was also due to be discussed at a recent meeting between the Home Secretary and PCC Mark Burns-Williamson, which was cancelled.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 29/01/2019 17:05:56 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1047774

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Victims
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 is taking to support (a) people who have been victims of domestic abuse and (b) women and children who have suffered domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	212336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>On 21 January the Government published a draft Domestic Abuse Bill and consultation response on transforming the response to domestic abuse, a ground-breaking series of measures to promote awareness, support victims, tackle perpetrators and improve services.</p><p>We have also published a package of non-legislative actions that will see further support for children affected by domestic abuse, the elderly, disabled, male and migrant victims and those in the LGBTQ community.</p><p>We have pledged funding of £100m to support victims of violence against women and girls, which includes £20m for victims of domestic abuse. £8m has been allocated specifically for children affected by domestic abuse and we have also provided £163,000 to expand the Operation Encompass scheme which supports children at school if they have been affected by a domestic abuse incident.</p><p>Ending domestic abuse remains an absolute priority for this government.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 29/01/2019 17:04:25 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1045553

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to provide independent legal guardianships for (a) unaccompanied and (b) trafficked children in (i) Oxfordshire and (ii) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	210687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Independent Child Trafficking Advocate (ICTA) service was rolled out in three early adopter sites in Greater Manchester, Hampshire and Wales in January 2017.</p><p>We have invested an additional £2m to expand the ICTA provision into West Midlands, East Midlands and Croydon. This will mean the service will be available in one third of all local authorities by April 2019.</p><p>Section 48 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, which makes provisions for ICTAs, is being considered in the Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act led by Frank Field, Baroness Butler-Sloss and Maria Miller. The Government will carefully consider any recommendations for the national rollout of ICTAs which come out of the review.</p><p>Unaccompanied children are looked after by the relevant local authority and are entitled to the same services as any other looked after child. Under these arrangements, unaccompanied children will have a professional social worker and an independent reviewing officer to oversee their care arrangements. All unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in England are referred to the Refugee Council’s Children’s Panel and they are also entitled to legal assistance in pursuing their asylum claim. The Government believes that these arrangements ensure unaccompanied children are provided with the independent support and advice that they need.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 29/01/2019 17:19:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1045586

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to (a) decrease the total number of knife crimes and (b) support programmes that aim to educate young people of the dangers and consequences of carrying such weapons.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	210694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is very concerned about increases in knife crime and its impact on victims, families and communities. The action we are taking is set out in our Serious Violence Strategy and includes new legislation in the Offensive Weapons Bill and continuing police action under Operation Sceptre. We have also been supporting the #knifefree media campaign to raise awareness of the consequences of knife crime and discourage young people from carrying knives. The campaign features real testimonies of young people, and it is being promoted via social media as well as traditional channels of communication, including lesson plans for schools.</p><p>The Serious Violence Strategy includes a strong focus on prevention and early intervention to stop young people being drawn in to knife crime. We are supporting early intervention and prevention with children and young people through 29 projects announced in November that we are funding with £17.7m through the Early Intervention Youth Fund and we are supporting 68 small community projects this year through £1.5 million from the anti-knife crime Community Fund. In addition, we have extended our support for Redthread in hospital emergency departments to introduce its “teachable moment” youth violence intervention work to hospitals in Birmingham and Nottingham.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 29/01/2019 17:20:17 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1045689

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation: Victims
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 average cost of supporting an FGM victim in the UK, including the provision of (a) mental health support, (b) safeguarding costs, (c) medical support, and (d) other associated costs.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	210636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a crime and it is child abuse. The Government is clear that we will not tolerate a practice that can cause extreme and lifelong suffering to women and girls</p><p>The Government has significantly strengthened the law in 2015 to improve protection for victims and those at risk, and to break down the barriers to prosecution.</p><p>Work to tackle FGM is an integral part of our cross-Government Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy, published in March 2016. The Strategy commits to continue to challenge deep-rooted social norms, attitudes and behaviours that discriminate against and limit women and girls across all communities. As part of our commitment to tackling all forms of VAWG, we have pledged £100 million in funding, including the £17 million VAWG transformation fund. This year, we will refresh the strategy to ensure that we are doing all that we can to tackle crimes which disproportionately affect women.</p><p>In July 2017, the National FGM Centre received additional funding through the Department for Education’s Social Care Innovation Programme to sup-port its work through to the end of March 2020. The intention was for this funding to be time limited, with the Centre to be self-sustaining from April 2020. Therefore, the Home Office have no plans to contribute to the funding of the Centre beyond March 2020.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold information on the average cost of supporting an FGM victim in the UK. However, we are committed to continuing our work to protect and support victims and those at risk of this terrible crime.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 210637 210638 question first answered 29/01/2019 17:10:04 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1045692

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation
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 the Government has taken to develop a cross-departmental strategy on tackling FGM.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	210637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a crime and it is child abuse. The Government is clear that we will not tolerate a practice that can cause extreme and lifelong suffering to women and girls</p><p>The Government has significantly strengthened the law in 2015 to improve protection for victims and those at risk, and to break down the barriers to prosecution.</p><p>Work to tackle FGM is an integral part of our cross-Government Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy, published in March 2016. The Strategy commits to continue to challenge deep-rooted social norms, attitudes and behaviours that discriminate against and limit women and girls across all communities. As part of our commitment to tackling all forms of VAWG, we have pledged £100 million in funding, including the £17 million VAWG transformation fund. This year, we will refresh the strategy to ensure that we are doing all that we can to tackle crimes which disproportionately affect women.</p><p>In July 2017, the National FGM Centre received additional funding through the Department for Education’s Social Care Innovation Programme to sup-port its work through to the end of March 2020. The intention was for this funding to be time limited, with the Centre to be self-sustaining from April 2020. Therefore, the Home Office have no plans to contribute to the funding of the Centre beyond March 2020.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold information on the average cost of supporting an FGM victim in the UK. However, we are committed to continuing our work to protect and support victims and those at risk of this terrible crime.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 210636 210638 question first answered 29/01/2019 17:10:04 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1045694

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	National FGM Centre: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has plans to allocate future funding to the National FGM Centre.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	210638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a crime and it is child abuse. The Government is clear that we will not tolerate a practice that can cause extreme and lifelong suffering to women and girls</p><p>The Government has significantly strengthened the law in 2015 to improve protection for victims and those at risk, and to break down the barriers to prosecution.</p><p>Work to tackle FGM is an integral part of our cross-Government Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy, published in March 2016. The Strategy commits to continue to challenge deep-rooted social norms, attitudes and behaviours that discriminate against and limit women and girls across all communities. As part of our commitment to tackling all forms of VAWG, we have pledged £100 million in funding, including the £17 million VAWG transformation fund. This year, we will refresh the strategy to ensure that we are doing all that we can to tackle crimes which disproportionately affect women.</p><p>In July 2017, the National FGM Centre received additional funding through the Department for Education’s Social Care Innovation Programme to sup-port its work through to the end of March 2020. The intention was for this funding to be time limited, with the Centre to be self-sustaining from April 2020. Therefore, the Home Office have no plans to contribute to the funding of the Centre beyond March 2020.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold information on the average cost of supporting an FGM victim in the UK. However, we are committed to continuing our work to protect and support victims and those at risk of this terrible crime.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 210636 210637 question first answered 29/01/2019 17:10:04 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1045701

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Disability
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 staff in his Department including those employed in executive agencies and non-ministerial Departments declared a disability in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	210483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The 2018 Annual Civil Service Employment Survey showed that as at 31 March 2018, the proportion of Home Office staff who declared a disability is 8.9%.</p><p><strong>Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC):</strong></p><p>As at 31 March 2018, figures for staff who have declared a disability are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Disability</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>996</p></td><td><p>95.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yes</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>total</p></td><td><p>1044</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>College of Policing:</strong></p><p> </p><p>The table below summarises the makeup of the College at 31 March 2018. This includes secondees and contractors in addition to College staff.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Disability </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disability declared</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>3.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No disability</p></td><td><p>301</p></td><td><p>46.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prefer not to say</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown/blank</p></td><td><p>307</p></td><td><p>47.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>total</p></td><td><p>643</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Gangmasters &amp; Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA): </strong></p><p> </p><p>1.63% of employees (FTE) declared a disability in 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Security Industry Authority (SIA):</strong></p><p> </p><p>3.92% of the total staff headcount declared a disability in 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC):</strong></p><p> </p><p>1.88% of employees (FTE) declared a disability in 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Disclosure &amp; Barring Service (DBS):</strong></p><p> </p><p>6.94% of the total staff headcount declared a disability in 2017/18</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 29/01/2019 15:20:39 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1045740

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
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: Social Media
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 Answer of 15 January 2019 to Question 205952 on Offences against Children: Internet, whether be plans to bring forward proposals for statutory regulation to enforce safety rules on social media platforms.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	210662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>On 7-8 November the Home Secretary co-hosted a Hackathon with Microsoft and the WePROTECT Global Alliance. Leading companies, including Facebook and Snapchat, worked to develop a prototype tool to detect online grooming, which will be provided licence free to small and medium companies worldwide.</p><p>The Home Secretary met with the senior leadership of Facebook, Snapchat and other technology companies to urge them to promote the use of the new prototype to tackle potential instances of online grooming.</p><p>Since the Hackathon, the Home Office have been engaging with technology companies, including Facebook and Snapchat, and discussing how to fulfil the Home Secretary’s priority asks of the technology industry, as outlined in his speech at the NSPCC on 3 September. While progress has been made on detection and disruption of online grooming, on these platforms and others, significant challenges remain. We continue to work with companies to drive greater transparency on online grooming and foster greater sharing of best practice and technology between companies.</p><p>The Home Office is also engaging with key industry stakeholders on the Online Harms White Paper. The White Paper will set out a range of legislative and non-legislative measures detailing how we will tackle online harms and set clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep UK citizens safe online. Protecting children from abuse and exploitation online will be a central component of the White Paper.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 210663 210664 question first answered 29/01/2019 17:15:16 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1045742

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Facebook: Offences against Children
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 Answer of 15 January 2019 to Question 205952 on Offences against Children: Internet, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Facebook’s use of technology to proactively detect grooming on Instagram, WhatsApp and other sites owned by Facebook.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	210663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>On 7-8 November the Home Secretary co-hosted a Hackathon with Microsoft and the WePROTECT Global Alliance. Leading companies, including Facebook and Snapchat, worked to develop a prototype tool to detect online grooming, which will be provided licence free to small and medium companies worldwide.</p><p>The Home Secretary met with the senior leadership of Facebook, Snapchat and other technology companies to urge them to promote the use of the new prototype to tackle potential instances of online grooming.</p><p>Since the Hackathon, the Home Office have been engaging with technology companies, including Facebook and Snapchat, and discussing how to fulfil the Home Secretary’s priority asks of the technology industry, as outlined in his speech at the NSPCC on 3 September. While progress has been made on detection and disruption of online grooming, on these platforms and others, significant challenges remain. We continue to work with companies to drive greater transparency on online grooming and foster greater sharing of best practice and technology between companies.</p><p>The Home Office is also engaging with key industry stakeholders on the Online Harms White Paper. The White Paper will set out a range of legislative and non-legislative measures detailing how we will tackle online harms and set clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep UK citizens safe online. Protecting children from abuse and exploitation online will be a central component of the White Paper.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 210662 210664 question first answered 29/01/2019 17:15:16 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion