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48992

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK Border Agency staff in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) the UK were (i) on zero-hours contracts and (ii) temporary staff in each of the last two years up to the most recent period for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	107179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The UK Border Agency was absorbed into the Home Office on 1 April 2013; its <br>successor business areas are UK Visas &amp; Immigration and Immigration Enforcement.<br><br>(i) The Home Office and its Agencies do not employ and have not employed staff <br>on zero-hours contracts. <br><br>(ii) A geographical breakdown of temporary staff employed in UK Border Agency <br>successor business areas in each of the last two years is shown at Table 1.</p><p>[ATTACH TABLE]</p><p><br>NOTE: Office for National Statistics defines temporary staff as those civil <br>servants with contracts of employment of less than one year; staff with Fixed <br>Term Appointments and Permanent staff are reported separately by all government <br>departments, as are Agency and Contingent Workers.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name PQ 107079 Table 1 V1.xlsx title TABLE 1
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

48848

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings of the Overseas Domestic Workers Steering Group have been held since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	196824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Overseas Domestic Worker Steering Group no longer meets, therefore there is <br>no current membership. The last meeting was on 19 November 2010.<br><br>The Home Office is carefully considering all the recommendations of the <br>Pre-Legislative Scrutiny Committee's report on the Modern Slavery Bill.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 196825 196826 question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

48849

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current membership is of the Overseas Domestic Workers Steering Group.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	196825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Overseas Domestic Worker Steering Group no longer meets, therefore there is <br>no current membership. The last meeting was on 19 November 2010.<br><br>The Home Office is carefully considering all the recommendations of the <br>Pre-Legislative Scrutiny Committee's report on the Modern Slavery Bill.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 196824 196826 question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

48850

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the last meeting of the Overseas Domestic Workers Steering Group was held.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	196826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Overseas Domestic Worker Steering Group no longer meets, therefore there is <br>no current membership. The last meeting was on 19 November 2010.<br><br>The Home Office is carefully considering all the recommendations of the <br>Pre-Legislative Scrutiny Committee's report on the Modern Slavery Bill.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 196824 196825 question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

48601

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the nationality and gender was of each suspected victim of trafficking referred to the Trafficking Victim Support Scheme operated by the Salvation Army in February 2014; in which (a) region and (b) county each of the suspected victims was found; which agency referred each person to the scheme; in which town the shelter in which they were placed was for the relevant period; and what contact has been made with each victim to ensure they are not re-trafficked.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Angie Bray
uin	196685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In February 2014, there were 126 referrals to the Government-funded support <br>service for adult victims of human trafficking in England and Wales <br>administered by the Salvation Army. In the interests of victim safety, only the <br>region in which the victim was encountered is provided, and not which town they <br>were placed in. Once an individual receives a Conclusive Grounds decision they <br>will be given tailored support to safely return home or integrate in the UK. <br>Once they exit the service, no formal mechanisms exist to maintain contact.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	3979 label Biography information for Baroness Bray of Coln

48602

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria were used to select organisations or local authorities to pilot the advocacy scheme for trafficked children; how that scheme was commissioned; when such schemes will start in which location and for what duration; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Angie Bray
uin	196686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>The Modern Slavery Bill will enable us to strengthen our response to human trafficking and modern slavery for both adults and children. We announced in January our intention to trial specialist independent advocates for victims of child trafficking. <br><br>23 local authorities have agreed to participate in the trial: Greater Manchester including Manchester City, Stockport, Tameside, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Bolton, Wigan, Salford, Trafford; West Midlands including, Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton; Croydon; Derbyshire; Kent; Lancashire; Oxfordshire; and West Sussex. <br><br>These local authorities represent a wide demographic range as well as major transport hubs and asylum screening units. These areas also have the highest rates of trafficking referrals to the National Referral Mechanism or are areas where we are aware of a high number of trafficking investigations by law enforcement agencies.<br><br>We remain committed to trialing this approach. We are currently considering bids from a number of voluntary and community services organisations that were identified as potential providers of the advocacy service because of the particular expertise they hold. We will announce the outcome of the process in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 7989 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	3979 label Biography information for Baroness Bray of Coln

48605

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to implement the Bling-Back scheme recommended in Baroness Newlove's report, Our Vision for Safe and Active Communities, published in March 2011.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	196647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There has been a scheme since 2004 whereby a proportion of the proceeds of <br>crime recovered from drug dealers and other criminals are returned to law <br>enforcement agencies. The money returned to law enforcement has been used to <br>support a continued increase in the amounts recovered from criminals and can be <br>invested in community projects.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

48615

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is mandatory for a police force to include details of the last school where a teacher was employed when notifying the National College of Teaching and Leadership of any teacher arrested on allegations of abuse.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	196567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The police service may notify arrests to regulators in certain circumstances <br>under the Notifiable Occupations Scheme, which is based on common law powers to <br>provide information which is necessary to prevent or detect crime. The scheme <br>is not based on statute and there is therefore no mandatory requirement. <br>Guidance to police forces has been issued by the Chief Constables Council.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

48286

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what powers advocates will have during the pilot advocate scheme.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	196476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In January 2014 the Home Office announced proposals to trial specialist, <br>independent advocates for trafficked children which is due to begin this <br>summer. This trial forms part of the Government's work to eradicate modern day <br>slavery and as such there are no plans for this trial to be extended to <br>unaccompanied children. <br><br>The Child Trafficking Advocate will be fully independent from the local <br>authority, but will need to work with the existing structures around the Child <br>Trafficking Victim, such as children's services, education, criminal justice <br>system and immigration system.<br><br>The advocate role is intended to deliver the best outcomes for children. The <br>advocate's role will include the following activities but this is not an <br>exhaustive list and we expect the advocate to respond to the specific needs of <br>the child. <br><br>• being a consistent point of contact for the Child Trafficking Victim;<br>• assisting the local authority to assess the needs of the Child Trafficking <br>Victim as a victim of trafficking, thereby promoting the safety and wellbeing <br>of the Child Trafficking Victim (in particular in light of the risk of <br>re-trafficking);<br>• making recommendations for referrals to other services (e.g. mental health <br>services) to ensure the Child Trafficking Victim receives educational, medical, <br>practical and legal support they need and deserve;<br>• accompanying the Child Trafficking Victim to certain meetings - e.g. with an <br>immigration lawyer;<br>• supporting the Child Trafficking Victim in any age assessment process;<br>• supporting the Child Trafficking Victim in overcoming language and cultural <br>barriers;<br>• supporting witnesses through the criminal justice system;<br>• supporting looked after children and children in need through the care <br>system, in particular in safety planning, age assessment and future planning;<br>• assisting the local authority to plan for the Child Trafficking Victim's <br>future and receive any compensation that they may be entitled to;<br>• helping prevent the Child Trafficking Victim from facing further exploitation <br>or harm from traffickers (and the risks of going missing);<br>• providing advice on immigration, criminal justice and welfare matters to the <br>Child Trafficking Victim and arranging effective legal representation;<br>• involvement in the key decisions relating to the Child Trafficking Victim <br>(but final decisions would remain the responsibility of the local authority or <br>Home Office, where relevant).<br><br>The Home Office is commissioning an independent evaluation of the trial which <br>will report six months after the trial commences. The evaluation will include <br>the terms of reference for the trial.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 196473 196474 196475 196477 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

48287

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the pilot advocate scheme will begin.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	196477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In January 2014 the Home Office announced proposals to trial specialist, <br>independent advocates for trafficked children which is due to begin this <br>summer. This trial forms part of the Government's work to eradicate modern day <br>slavery and as such there are no plans for this trial to be extended to <br>unaccompanied children. <br><br>The Child Trafficking Advocate will be fully independent from the local <br>authority, but will need to work with the existing structures around the Child <br>Trafficking Victim, such as children's services, education, criminal justice <br>system and immigration system.<br><br>The advocate role is intended to deliver the best outcomes for children. The <br>advocate's role will include the following activities but this is not an <br>exhaustive list and we expect the advocate to respond to the specific needs of <br>the child. <br><br>• being a consistent point of contact for the Child Trafficking Victim;<br>• assisting the local authority to assess the needs of the Child Trafficking <br>Victim as a victim of trafficking, thereby promoting the safety and wellbeing <br>of the Child Trafficking Victim (in particular in light of the risk of <br>re-trafficking);<br>• making recommendations for referrals to other services (e.g. mental health <br>services) to ensure the Child Trafficking Victim receives educational, medical, <br>practical and legal support they need and deserve;<br>• accompanying the Child Trafficking Victim to certain meetings - e.g. with an <br>immigration lawyer;<br>• supporting the Child Trafficking Victim in any age assessment process;<br>• supporting the Child Trafficking Victim in overcoming language and cultural <br>barriers;<br>• supporting witnesses through the criminal justice system;<br>• supporting looked after children and children in need through the care <br>system, in particular in safety planning, age assessment and future planning;<br>• assisting the local authority to plan for the Child Trafficking Victim's <br>future and receive any compensation that they may be entitled to;<br>• helping prevent the Child Trafficking Victim from facing further exploitation <br>or harm from traffickers (and the risks of going missing);<br>• providing advice on immigration, criminal justice and welfare matters to the <br>Child Trafficking Victim and arranging effective legal representation;<br>• involvement in the key decisions relating to the Child Trafficking Victim <br>(but final decisions would remain the responsibility of the local authority or <br>Home Office, where relevant).<br><br>The Home Office is commissioning an independent evaluation of the trial which <br>will report six months after the trial commences. The evaluation will include <br>the terms of reference for the trial.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 196473 196474 196475 196476 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham