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176508

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Employment Agencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in her Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	222520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Home Department does not centrally hold details of the number of staff employed through employment or recruitment agencies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/02/2015 14:13:42 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176515

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what further steps she is taking to protect UK citizens from telephone scammers.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	222361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes all types of fraud, including those operating through telephones, extremely seriously. We consider all types of fraud to have been committed by criminals, not scammers. We are working closely with Action Fraud <br>and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau to ensure that the public has the information they need to protect themselves. When a serious threat or a new type of fraud is identified, Action Fraud places an alert on its website with <br>advice for individuals to protect themselves from becoming victims. Members of the public can sign up to receive these alerts by email. We are supporting local forces and agencies to deliver effective protective advice to the public <br>on fraud, including telephone scams, in collaboration with the City of London Police. <br><br>We are also working closely with Financial Fraud Action UK and the British Bankers’ Association who have issued advice to consumers on how to protect themselves from fraudsters who target people on the phone.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/02/2015 14:10:49 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

176129

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ban the sale of spyware to individuals across the internet.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
uin	222228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Installing spyware on a computer without the owners consent is already covered by the offences in the Computer Misuse Act 1990. Any unauthorised access to a computer however that is achieved, whether by spyware or another programme is an offence under the Computer Misuse Act. It is also an offence to make or supply an article (which includes spyware) intending it to be used to gain unauthorised access to a computer. Similarly, it is an offence to obtain an article with a view to it being supplied for use to commit such an offence. Amendments to section 3A of the Computer Misuse Act in the Serious Crime Bill will also make it an offence to obtain an article intending it to be used to commit such an offence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/02/2015 14:16:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd

176131

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Internet
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 spyware devices sold to residents of England and Wales in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
uin	222227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 222226 question first answered 02/02/2015 14:15:38 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd

176132

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Money Laundering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which trustees or directors of organisations subject to suspicious activity reports who have subsequently become trustees or directors of other organisations have received public funds in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Barclay
uin	222224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The requirement to submit suspicious activity reports related to money laundering is set out in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA). The information in the suspicious activity reports provided to the NCA is used for intelligence <br>or investigative purposes. The contents of the reports are not disclosed, in order to prevent prejudicing investigations which may be taking place.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/02/2015 14:11:14 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay

176137

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Internet
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 spyware downloads by residents of Engand and Wales in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
uin	222226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 222227 question first answered 02/02/2015 14:15:38 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd

175770

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many instances of online (a) stalking, (b) harassment, (c) fraud and (d) identity theft were reported to the police in the most recent year for which figures are available; and how many of each category of reported instance resulted in a criminal charge.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	221994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the requested information. Information on the number of crimes that take place online or involve an online element is not routinely collected from all police forces.<br><br>In order to understand the scale of online offences the Home Office has introduced a voluntary ‘online flag’ as part of the police recorded crime data collection. This allows police forces to record online instances of crimes such <br>as stalking and harassment. These offences could have taken place solely online, or had an online element to them.<br><br>The ‘online flag’ was introduced at the beginning of 2014/15, and data have been provided by a small number of forces on a voluntary basis since then. These data are currently still in development. The online flag will become <br>mandatory for all police forces from the start of 2015/16, allowing statistics to be published once the data have been quality assured.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 221992 question first answered 02/02/2015 14:12:51 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

175771

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what proportion of complaints of crime reported to the police there was a digital or cyber element in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	221992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the requested information. Information on the number of crimes that take place online or involve an online element is not routinely collected from all police forces.<br><br>In order to understand the scale of online offences the Home Office has introduced a voluntary ‘online flag’ as part of the police recorded crime data collection. This allows police forces to record online instances of crimes such <br>as stalking and harassment. These offences could have taken place solely online, or had an online element to them.<br><br>The ‘online flag’ was introduced at the beginning of 2014/15, and data have been provided by a small number of forces on a voluntary basis since then. These data are currently still in development. The online flag will become <br>mandatory for all police forces from the start of 2015/16, allowing statistics to be published once the data have been quality assured.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 221994 question first answered 02/02/2015 14:12:50 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

175469

registered interest
date	23/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Forced Labour
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training regional organised crime units have received on enforcement of labour standards as a means of preventing human trafficking for labour exploitation.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	221876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Regional organised crime units (ROCUs) are the primary interface between the National Crime Agency (NCA) and local police forces. They support the effort against serious and organised crime by providing capabilities which enhance the <br>police response against regionally impacting activity, including Modern Slavery. Minimum standards, including mandatory training and accreditation, have been set by the College of Policing, for some of the ROCUs’ core capabilities. <br>This does not include specific training on the enforcement of labour standards; anything undertaken above the minimum requirements is at the discretion of each ROCU’s leadership to provide.<br><br>As set out in the Modern Slavery Strategy, the National Policing Lead, Shaun Sawyer, is leading work to promote a requirement that all officers and staff responsible for tackling modern slavery have received appropriate training, <br>drawing on the training packages developed by the College of Policing. In addition, a human trafficking awareness package is available to NCA officers, while human trafficking, relevant legislation and obligations feature in the <br>training undertaken by all NCA investigators.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/02/2015 14:12:07 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

175470

registered interest
date	23/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gangmasters Licensing Authority
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 paragraph 4.31 of the Modern Slavery Strategy, published in December 2014, what the role the Gangmasters Licensing Authority will be in the work of the proposed Joint Border Intelligence units.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	221900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Gangmasters Licensing Authority is an important partner in the fight against worker exploitation and modern slavery. The Gangmasters Licensing Authority will continue to develop partnerships with enforcement bodies, <br>including the police, National Crime Agency, Border Force, HMRC and others including through the Joint Border Intelligence Units. This will involve sharing information as well as conducting joint operations to prevent <br>exploitative practices from occurring. The Gangmasters Licensing Authority is also working with the regulated sectors to raise awareness of exploitation and improve standards of worker treatment through the entire supply chain. This <br>will include accredited training delivered via the academy being developed with the University of Derby to supply chain auditors, labour users, supermarket executive directors with responsibility for modern slavery and local authority <br>chief executives.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/02/2015 14:14:28 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield