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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-06more like thismore than 2018-11-06
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Cystic Fibrosis more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with cystic fibrosis have qualified for (a) personal independence payments and (b) disability living allowance in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North remove filter
tabling member printed
Diana Johnson more like this
uin 188757 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2018-11-12more like thismore than 2018-11-12
answer text <p>Statistics on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claim outcomes (clearances) at disability level are not readily available and have not previously been published as Official Statistics. We are producing the statistics requested and issuing them in an Official Statistics release on 11<sup>th</sup> December 2018 in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information requested is not readily available for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the number of individuals in receipt of Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence payments broken down by disability, age and date are already available on Stat Xplore:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>
answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth remove filter
answering member printed Sarah Newton more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-12T17:16:06.577Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-12T17:16:06.577Z
answering member
4071
label Biography information for Sarah Newton more like this
tabling member
1533
label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson more like this
872685
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-03-27more like thismore than 2018-03-27
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Appeals more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spent on facilitating mandatory reconsiderations relating to (a) employment support allowance and (b) personal independence payment claims in each year since 2009-10. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North remove filter
tabling member printed
Diana Johnson more like this
uin 134499 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2018-04-16more like thismore than 2018-04-16
answer text <p>Direct costs can be provided only for the years included in the following table-</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Mandatory Reconsiderations <strong>£000's</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>ESA Direct Cost</p></td><td><p>PIP Direct Costs</p></td><td><p>PIP Reassessments Direct Costs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£ 3,127</p></td><td><p>£ 279</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£ 14,552</p></td><td><p>£ 2,810</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£ 9,692</p></td><td><p>£ 5,352</p></td><td><p>£ 2,149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£ 10,712</p></td><td><p>£ 8,895</p></td><td><p>£ 5,005</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The above table represents Operating costs only. These are defined as direct costs relating to staff undertaking the activities (staff and local non-staff costs only). They do not include wider DWP overheads.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>PIP Reassessments Direct Costs are shown separately and are costs attributed to transfer of the DLA caseload.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>In terms of years asked for, please note the Departments DABM system began recording these benefits as follows:</li></ol><p>ESA began in 2013/14 &amp; PIP began late 2013/14</p><ol start="4"><li>This data is derived from the Departments Activity Based Model (ABM) and/or Departmental Activity Based Model (DABM) and is unpublished management information which was collected for internal Departmental use only. It has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standards. The data is frequently revised and changes to the definitions/benefits effect comparisons over time. <strong>It should therefore be treated with caution and as an indication and not as a definitive cost. </strong></li></ol>
answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth remove filter
answering member printed Sarah Newton more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-04-16T13:55:01.077Zmore like thismore than 2018-04-16T13:55:01.077Z
answering member
4071
label Biography information for Sarah Newton more like this
tabling member
1533
label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson more like this
872687
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-03-27more like thismore than 2018-03-27
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Appeals more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the HM Courts and Tribunals Service data published by her Department on 8 March 2018 on appeals to the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal, if she will publish the data on (a) employment support allowance and (b) personal independence payment appeals as a proportion of the total number of such claims submitted in each year since 2009-10. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North remove filter
tabling member printed
Diana Johnson more like this
uin 134501 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2018-04-16more like thismore than 2018-04-16
answer text <p>The number of Personal Independent Payment's (PIP) cleared, by decision type, can be via Stat X-Plore:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required from Stat-Xplore can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html." target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html.</a></p><p> </p><p>The number of Employment Support Allowance (ESA) clearances, by decision type, can be found in the official published statistics: “ESA: outcomes of Work Capability Assessments including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals: March 2018”. The relevant data can be found in Table 1a.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-including-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-including-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-march-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>The latest available data on volumes of appeals lodged for both Personal Independence Payment and Employment Support Analysis can be found in quarterly published statistics from the Ministry of Justice: “Tribunals and gender recognition certificate statistics quarterly: October to December 2017”. The relevant data can be found in table SSCS.1 in the Main Tables document:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-including-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-including-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-march-2018</a></p>
answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth remove filter
answering member printed Sarah Newton more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-04-16T15:34:42.157Zmore like thismore than 2018-04-16T15:34:42.157Z
answering member
4071
label Biography information for Sarah Newton more like this
tabling member
1533
label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson more like this
756375
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-09-04more like thismore than 2017-09-04
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Independent Sexual Violence Advisers more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) how many independent sexual violence advisers were employed in each of the 42 Crown Prosecution Service areas and (b) how much was spent on those advisers in each year since 2009-10. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North remove filter
tabling member printed
Diana Johnson more like this
uin 8430 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2017-09-12more like thismore than 2017-09-12
answer text <p>The Government does not hold information on the number of Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (ISVAs) employed across England and Wales or in any given geographical area.</p><p>While the provision of ISVAs is a matter for local areas, the Home Office provided £1.72 million per year up to March 2017 to part-fund 87 ISVAs in England and Wales, with the aim of embedding these services into local commissioning.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is continuing to fund additional ISVA support through successful bids into the 17m VAWG Service Transformation Fund announced in July 2017, and has published a VAWG National Statement of Expectations which sets out a clear blueprint for local action on VAWG and the importance of the ISVA role in supporting victims of sexual violence.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth remove filter
answering member printed Sarah Newton more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-09-12T16:47:20.773Zmore like thismore than 2017-09-12T16:47:20.773Z
answering member
4071
label Biography information for Sarah Newton more like this
tabling member
1533
label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson more like this
749680
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-07more like thismore than 2017-07-07
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Violent and Sex Offender Register more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people classified as low risk on the Sex Offenders Register are recorded in the Disclosure and Barring Service's automatic barring list (a) with and (b) without representations. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North remove filter
tabling member printed
Diana Johnson more like this
uin 3639 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2017-07-12more like thismore than 2017-07-12
answer text <p>The Government does not hold data on the number or proportion of people classified as Low Risk on the Sex Offenders Register. Statistical information from the ViSOR dangerous persons database is owned by the police, and the Home Office does not have access to this information.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth remove filter
answering member printed Sarah Newton more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-12T12:21:54.003Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-12T12:21:54.003Z
answering member
4071
label Biography information for Sarah Newton more like this
tabling member
1533
label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson more like this
747490
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-03more like thismore than 2017-07-03
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Violent and Sex Offender Register more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of how many people on the sex offenders register will be moved to a reactive management monitoring regime in each of the next five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North remove filter
tabling member printed
Diana Johnson more like this
uin 2388 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2017-07-06more like thismore than 2017-07-06
answer text <p>The UK has some of the toughest powers in the world to deal with sex offenders and we are committed to ensuring that the system is as robust as it can be.</p><p> </p><p>Registered sex offenders are managed by the police, who are in the best position to identify the risk posed by individuals. There is a range of legislative measures available to the police including civil orders to manage known sex offenders living in the community.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On 25 January a new policing practice was rolled out nationally to address the increasing rise in the number of sexual offenders. This practice provides for a bespoke visit regime based upon the individual risk management plan for every offender, introducing reactive management for only those offenders who have been assessed as a low risk consistently for at least three years and have not reoffended. The offence people on the register have been convicted of, and whether they are on the barred list, are factors but not determining factors in assessing offenders risk.</p><p> </p><p>Other criminal justice partners and social care agencies contribute to the effective management of sex offenders through Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA). These are statutory arrangements that seek to reduce the serious re-offending behaviour of sexual and violent offenders by the sharing of information. The MAPPA annual report contains statistical information on Registered Sex Offenders, including those who breach their notification requirements. The report can be found on the GOV.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/563117/MAPPA_Annual_Report_2015-16.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/563117/MAPPA_Annual_Report_2015-16.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>We are very clear that the police are best placed to assess the risk of an offender committing another crime, and they will rightly put the public first. No offender who continues to pose a risk to the public will be subject to reactive management but will continue to be managed closely by the police. Those offenders who are considered for reactive management are still subject to the annual notification requirements and monitoring through police intelligence systems. If at any point there are any concerns about an offender in reactive management, they will be reverted back to active management. The police estimate that of the 52,000 Registered Sex Offenders in England and Wales, those subject to the reactive management regime will, at this moment in time, be in the low hundreds.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work with the Police and other law enforcement agencies to ensure that the right powers are available for the authorities to tackle sexual crimes and to bring perpetrators to justice.</p>
answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth remove filter
answering member printed Sarah Newton more like this
grouped question UIN
2389 more like this
2390 more like this
2391 more like this
2646 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-06T15:48:39.76Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-06T15:48:39.76Z
answering member
4071
label Biography information for Sarah Newton more like this
tabling member
1533
label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson more like this
747491
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-03more like thismore than 2017-07-03
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Violent and Sex Offender Register more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what offences people on the sex offenders register, who are due to be subject to a reactive management regime, have been convicted of. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North remove filter
tabling member printed
Diana Johnson more like this
uin 2389 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2017-07-06more like thismore than 2017-07-06
answer text <p>The UK has some of the toughest powers in the world to deal with sex offenders and we are committed to ensuring that the system is as robust as it can be.</p><p> </p><p>Registered sex offenders are managed by the police, who are in the best position to identify the risk posed by individuals. There is a range of legislative measures available to the police including civil orders to manage known sex offenders living in the community.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On 25 January a new policing practice was rolled out nationally to address the increasing rise in the number of sexual offenders. This practice provides for a bespoke visit regime based upon the individual risk management plan for every offender, introducing reactive management for only those offenders who have been assessed as a low risk consistently for at least three years and have not reoffended. The offence people on the register have been convicted of, and whether they are on the barred list, are factors but not determining factors in assessing offenders risk.</p><p> </p><p>Other criminal justice partners and social care agencies contribute to the effective management of sex offenders through Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA). These are statutory arrangements that seek to reduce the serious re-offending behaviour of sexual and violent offenders by the sharing of information. The MAPPA annual report contains statistical information on Registered Sex Offenders, including those who breach their notification requirements. The report can be found on the GOV.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/563117/MAPPA_Annual_Report_2015-16.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/563117/MAPPA_Annual_Report_2015-16.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>We are very clear that the police are best placed to assess the risk of an offender committing another crime, and they will rightly put the public first. No offender who continues to pose a risk to the public will be subject to reactive management but will continue to be managed closely by the police. Those offenders who are considered for reactive management are still subject to the annual notification requirements and monitoring through police intelligence systems. If at any point there are any concerns about an offender in reactive management, they will be reverted back to active management. The police estimate that of the 52,000 Registered Sex Offenders in England and Wales, those subject to the reactive management regime will, at this moment in time, be in the low hundreds.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work with the Police and other law enforcement agencies to ensure that the right powers are available for the authorities to tackle sexual crimes and to bring perpetrators to justice.</p>
answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth remove filter
answering member printed Sarah Newton more like this
grouped question UIN
2388 more like this
2390 more like this
2391 more like this
2646 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-06T15:48:39.847Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-06T15:48:39.847Z
answering member
4071
label Biography information for Sarah Newton more like this
tabling member
1533
label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson more like this
747492
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-03more like thismore than 2017-07-03
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Violent and Sex Offender Register more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of the people on the sex offenders register, who are due to be subjected to a reactive management regime, are on the Disclosure and Barring Services automatic barring list (i) with and (ii) without representations. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North remove filter
tabling member printed
Diana Johnson more like this
uin 2390 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2017-07-06more like thismore than 2017-07-06
answer text <p>The UK has some of the toughest powers in the world to deal with sex offenders and we are committed to ensuring that the system is as robust as it can be.</p><p> </p><p>Registered sex offenders are managed by the police, who are in the best position to identify the risk posed by individuals. There is a range of legislative measures available to the police including civil orders to manage known sex offenders living in the community.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On 25 January a new policing practice was rolled out nationally to address the increasing rise in the number of sexual offenders. This practice provides for a bespoke visit regime based upon the individual risk management plan for every offender, introducing reactive management for only those offenders who have been assessed as a low risk consistently for at least three years and have not reoffended. The offence people on the register have been convicted of, and whether they are on the barred list, are factors but not determining factors in assessing offenders risk.</p><p> </p><p>Other criminal justice partners and social care agencies contribute to the effective management of sex offenders through Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA). These are statutory arrangements that seek to reduce the serious re-offending behaviour of sexual and violent offenders by the sharing of information. The MAPPA annual report contains statistical information on Registered Sex Offenders, including those who breach their notification requirements. The report can be found on the GOV.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/563117/MAPPA_Annual_Report_2015-16.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/563117/MAPPA_Annual_Report_2015-16.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>We are very clear that the police are best placed to assess the risk of an offender committing another crime, and they will rightly put the public first. No offender who continues to pose a risk to the public will be subject to reactive management but will continue to be managed closely by the police. Those offenders who are considered for reactive management are still subject to the annual notification requirements and monitoring through police intelligence systems. If at any point there are any concerns about an offender in reactive management, they will be reverted back to active management. The police estimate that of the 52,000 Registered Sex Offenders in England and Wales, those subject to the reactive management regime will, at this moment in time, be in the low hundreds.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work with the Police and other law enforcement agencies to ensure that the right powers are available for the authorities to tackle sexual crimes and to bring perpetrators to justice.</p>
answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth remove filter
answering member printed Sarah Newton more like this
grouped question UIN
2388 more like this
2389 more like this
2391 more like this
2646 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-06T15:48:39.94Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-06T15:48:39.94Z
answering member
4071
label Biography information for Sarah Newton more like this
tabling member
1533
label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson more like this
747493
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-03more like thismore than 2017-07-03
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Violent and Sex Offender Register more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals on the sex offenders register who are deemed low risk (a) committed offences whilst on the register and (b) breached their notification requirements in each year since 2009-10. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North remove filter
tabling member printed
Diana Johnson more like this
uin 2391 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2017-07-06more like thismore than 2017-07-06
answer text <p>The UK has some of the toughest powers in the world to deal with sex offenders and we are committed to ensuring that the system is as robust as it can be.</p><p> </p><p>Registered sex offenders are managed by the police, who are in the best position to identify the risk posed by individuals. There is a range of legislative measures available to the police including civil orders to manage known sex offenders living in the community.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On 25 January a new policing practice was rolled out nationally to address the increasing rise in the number of sexual offenders. This practice provides for a bespoke visit regime based upon the individual risk management plan for every offender, introducing reactive management for only those offenders who have been assessed as a low risk consistently for at least three years and have not reoffended. The offence people on the register have been convicted of, and whether they are on the barred list, are factors but not determining factors in assessing offenders risk.</p><p> </p><p>Other criminal justice partners and social care agencies contribute to the effective management of sex offenders through Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA). These are statutory arrangements that seek to reduce the serious re-offending behaviour of sexual and violent offenders by the sharing of information. The MAPPA annual report contains statistical information on Registered Sex Offenders, including those who breach their notification requirements. The report can be found on the GOV.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/563117/MAPPA_Annual_Report_2015-16.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/563117/MAPPA_Annual_Report_2015-16.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>We are very clear that the police are best placed to assess the risk of an offender committing another crime, and they will rightly put the public first. No offender who continues to pose a risk to the public will be subject to reactive management but will continue to be managed closely by the police. Those offenders who are considered for reactive management are still subject to the annual notification requirements and monitoring through police intelligence systems. If at any point there are any concerns about an offender in reactive management, they will be reverted back to active management. The police estimate that of the 52,000 Registered Sex Offenders in England and Wales, those subject to the reactive management regime will, at this moment in time, be in the low hundreds.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work with the Police and other law enforcement agencies to ensure that the right powers are available for the authorities to tackle sexual crimes and to bring perpetrators to justice.</p>
answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth remove filter
answering member printed Sarah Newton more like this
grouped question UIN
2388 more like this
2389 more like this
2390 more like this
2646 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-06T15:48:40.037Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-06T15:48:40.037Z
answering member
4071
label Biography information for Sarah Newton more like this
tabling member
1533
label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson more like this
747498
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-03more like thismore than 2017-07-03
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Violent and Sex Offender Register more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her oral contribution of 3 July 2017, on the child sexual abuse inquiry, which police forces (a) are and (b) are not planning to implement a reactive management regime for some people on the sex offenders register in their areas. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North remove filter
tabling member printed
Diana Johnson more like this
uin 2646 more like this
answer
answer
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date of answer less than 2017-07-06more like thismore than 2017-07-06
answer text <p>The UK has some of the toughest powers in the world to deal with sex offenders and we are committed to ensuring that the system is as robust as it can be.</p><p> </p><p>Registered sex offenders are managed by the police, who are in the best position to identify the risk posed by individuals. There is a range of legislative measures available to the police including civil orders to manage known sex offenders living in the community.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On 25 January a new policing practice was rolled out nationally to address the increasing rise in the number of sexual offenders. This practice provides for a bespoke visit regime based upon the individual risk management plan for every offender, introducing reactive management for only those offenders who have been assessed as a low risk consistently for at least three years and have not reoffended. The offence people on the register have been convicted of, and whether they are on the barred list, are factors but not determining factors in assessing offenders risk.</p><p> </p><p>Other criminal justice partners and social care agencies contribute to the effective management of sex offenders through Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA). These are statutory arrangements that seek to reduce the serious re-offending behaviour of sexual and violent offenders by the sharing of information. The MAPPA annual report contains statistical information on Registered Sex Offenders, including those who breach their notification requirements. The report can be found on the GOV.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/563117/MAPPA_Annual_Report_2015-16.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/563117/MAPPA_Annual_Report_2015-16.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>We are very clear that the police are best placed to assess the risk of an offender committing another crime, and they will rightly put the public first. No offender who continues to pose a risk to the public will be subject to reactive management but will continue to be managed closely by the police. Those offenders who are considered for reactive management are still subject to the annual notification requirements and monitoring through police intelligence systems. If at any point there are any concerns about an offender in reactive management, they will be reverted back to active management. The police estimate that of the 52,000 Registered Sex Offenders in England and Wales, those subject to the reactive management regime will, at this moment in time, be in the low hundreds.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work with the Police and other law enforcement agencies to ensure that the right powers are available for the authorities to tackle sexual crimes and to bring perpetrators to justice.</p>
answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth remove filter
answering member printed Sarah Newton more like this
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