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date	26/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inspectors appointed under section 18 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 are currently in post; what the complement for such inspectors is; how many of the inspectors are former personal or project licence holders; and what the turnover of inspectors so appointed has been over the last three calendar years.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	28762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>There are 19 inspectors currently in post appointed under Section 18 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. This figure includes the position of Chief Inspector. The Home Office is in the process of recruiting three further inspectors to bring the headcount to a complement of 22.</p><p>The turnover of inspection staff over the last three years is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of inspectors left post</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of inspectors recruited</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We do not hold information on whether inspectors are former project or personal licence holders. None of our inspectors currently hold either a personal or project licence.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/03/2016 15:51:43 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

455755

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Nature Conservation: 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 her Department is taking to reduce crimes against wildlife in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	28748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>We fully understand the importance of tackling wildlife crime. This is reflected in the fact that, along with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Home Office provides specific funding to support the work of the National Wildlife Crime Unit.</p><p>The funding for the National Wildlife Crime Unit is in addition to the funding central Government provides to the police in England and Wales to tackle all types of crime, including wildlife crime. Additionally, Border Force leads the operational response in respect of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/03/2016 15:32:54 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

455756

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to reduce the time taken for London applicants to receive a response from Disclosure and Barring Service checks.
tabling member constituency	Bromley and Chislehurst
tabling member printed	Robert Neill
uin	28736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is working closely with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to help MPS meet its Service Level Agreement targets. The performance of police disclosure units is an operational issue for individual police forces and the Disclosure and Barring Service.</p><p>The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has established a Gold Group, on which DBS is represented, to oversee the recovery plan in place to reduce the time taken for applicants awaiting a response to Disclosure and Barring checks. I have made clear to the MPS that its current delays must be addressed as a matter of priority and I continue to maintain close oversight of the progress being made.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 28735 question first answered 02/03/2016 15:22:37 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1601 label Biography information for Sir Robert Neill

455757

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Disclosure and Barring Service Statistics, published on 28 January 2016, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of the Metropolitan Police disclosure unit against the Disclosure and Barring Service service standards.
tabling member constituency	Bromley and Chislehurst
tabling member printed	Robert Neill
uin	28735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is working closely with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to help MPS meet its Service Level Agreement targets. The performance of police disclosure units is an operational issue for individual police forces and the Disclosure and Barring Service.</p><p>The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has established a Gold Group, on which DBS is represented, to oversee the recovery plan in place to reduce the time taken for applicants awaiting a response to Disclosure and Barring checks. I have made clear to the MPS that its current delays must be addressed as a matter of priority and I continue to maintain close oversight of the progress being made.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 28736 question first answered 02/03/2016 15:22:37 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1601 label Biography information for Sir Robert Neill