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443026

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Convictions
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 5 January 2016 to Question 20252, if she will collect information centrally on convictions for domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	21262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) publishes an annual violence against women and girls report, which includes national level data on the number of convictions for domestic abuse and supports the assessment of the effectiveness of Government policy on domestic violence.</p><p>The latest data, published in June 2015, showed that the volume of convictions in 2014-15 reached 68,601 – a rise of 10,325 convictions since 2013-14 and the highest volume ever.</p><p>The Office for National Statistics also publishes data on the prevalence of domestic abuse in the Crime Survey for England and Wales. Latest data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales shows that 6.1% of adults aged 16-59 were a victim of ‘Any Domestic Abuse’ in 2014-15 – the lowest estimate since these questions were first asked in the 2004-05 survey.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 21261 question first answered 11/01/2016 15:37:37 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

443036

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism
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 Government's Counter-Extremism Strategy, published in October 2015, what constitutes non-violent extremism.
tabling member constituency	Aldershot
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Howarth
uin	21384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government definition of extremism is 'vocal or active opposition to our fundamental values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and the mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs.' We have been consistent on this since 2011 and have reaffirmed this definition in the Counter-Extremism Strategy.</p><p>The overwhelming majority of people in this country support these values and condemn those who try to undermine them.</p><p>The Government would not consider the ‘claim’ that an individual’s religion is ‘the only one true faith’ to be extremist.</p><p>We are clear that Government should not restrict anyone’s freedom of speech or right to practise a faith. These are core values that help to make our country great. However we shouldn’t allow the extremist voice to go unchallenged, causing harm to our society and promoting hatred and division.</p><p>The Government has engaged on the strategy, and will continue to engage with partners - including faith groups, communities and civic society groups on the new proposed powers to tackle the most dangerous extremists. This provides an opportunity to consult on the proposed powers further, and ensure that sufficient safeguards are in place to protect our rights to free speech and debate.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 21382 21383 21385 21386 question first answered 14/01/2016 16:21:59 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	47 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Howarth

442706

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
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 5 January 2016 to Question 20252, how she intends to monitor incidence of convictions for offences of domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	21133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) publishes an annual violence against women and girls report, which includes national level data on the number of convictions for domestic abuse. The latest data, published in June 2015, showed that the volume of convictions in 2014-15 reached 68,601 – a rise of 10,325 convictions since 2013-14 and the highest volume ever.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 11/01/2016 15:32:55 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

442707

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases were referred to the National Referral Mechanism as potential victims of trafficking for domestic servitude in each year since 2009; and how many such cases had a (a) positive reasonable grounds decision and (b) positive conclusive grounds decision.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	21107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>Statistics relating to the National Referral Mechanism are published quarterly by the National Crime Agency in their “Human Trafficking: National Referral Mechanism Statistics” report, which includes information on exploitation type and decision outcomes. These can be found here:</p><p>http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</p><p>Data prior to April 2012 is held for internal use but has not been validated for publication.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 11/01/2016 15:29:51 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

442708

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on implementing the recommendations of her Department's Review of the National Referral Mechanism for victims of human trafficking, published in November 2014; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	21042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>Ensuring that the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is identifying and supporting potential victims of modern slavery continues to be a top priority. The Government is running pilots in the West Yorkshire police force area and the South West region to test the recommendations made in the NRM review. These pilots are due to conclude in summer 2016, after which the Government will reflect on lessons learned and announce next steps.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/01/2016 16:54:25 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

442710

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) requests were made for and (b) individuals passed Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) adult first checks in each year since 2012; what the average time taken was for that check to be carried out; and how many of those passed subsequently failed their DBS check, and were therefore not issued with a DBS certificate.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	21044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Adult First is a service provided by the Disclosure and Barring Service that can be used in cases where, exceptionally, and in accordance with the terms of Department of Health guidance, a person is permitted to start work with adults before a DBS Certificate has been obtained.</p><p>An individual neither passes nor fails an Adult First check and a certificate is not withheld if a person is on the Adults barred list. If a person is on the list, that fact will be disclosed on the completed DBS certificate.</p><p>There are two outcomes to an Adult First check and the Registered Body is either advised that no match exists for this person on the current Adults barred list, or they must wait for the full disclosure as a match against the Adults barred list cannot be ruled out at this stage. Further investigation is then carried out through the normal disclosure checking process and if a match against the Adults barred list is confirmed, it will be disclosed on the certificate.</p><p>The table below shows the number of requests that were made for DBS Adult First checks, the average time taken to complete Adult First checks and the number of times the Registered Body received a ‘wait for the full disclosure’ or ‘no match found’ response between December 2012 and November 2015.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Number of Adult First Requests</p></td><td><p>Average Number of Days to Conduct Adult First Check</p></td><td><p>Number of “No Match Found” responses</p></td><td><p>Number of “wait for full Disclosure” responses</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-12 to Mar-13</p></td><td><p>50,175</p></td><td><p>1.07</p></td><td><p>39,200</p></td><td><p>10,975</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-13 to Mar-14</p></td><td><p>166,287</p></td><td><p>1.08</p></td><td><p>130,333</p></td><td><p>35,954</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-14 to Mar-15</p></td><td><p>173,503</p></td><td><p>1.19</p></td><td><p>135,792</p></td><td><p>37,711</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-15 to Nov-15</p></td><td><p>116,602</p></td><td><p>1.06</p></td><td><p>91,782</p></td><td><p>24,820</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 18/01/2016 17:58:09 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

442713

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many referrals the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) received for DBS checks from (a) local authorities, (b) keepers of statutory professional registers and (c) supervisory authorities in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	21045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>The following table provides the number of disclosure checks received for “Keepers of Registers” and “Supervisory Authorities” in each year since December 2012. Information relating to local authorities cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of disclosure check receipts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Keepers of Registers</p></td><td><p>Supervisory Authorities</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December -12 to March-13</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>5,140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April -13 to March -14</p></td><td><p>2,624</p></td><td><p>42,694</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April -14 to March -15</p></td><td><p>2,156</p></td><td><p>70,966</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April -15 to November -15</p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p>43,474</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> <br></p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 18/01/2016 17:56:22 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

442715

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken was for the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to (a) process the DBS application and either scan or return to the applicant for amendments, (b) search the Police National Computer, (c) search the Children's Barred List where appropriate, (d) search the Adults' Barred List where appropriate, (e) search the records held by local police where appropriate and (f) print the DBS certificate and return all necessary documentation to the applicant (i) nationally, (ii) in London and (iii) in Hampstead and Kilburn constituency in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	21065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>Table 1 shows the average number of days taken by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to search the Police National Computer, search the records held by local police where appropriate and to print the DBS certificate and return all necessary documentation to the applicant nationally.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Time to Search PNC (days)</p></td><td><p>Time to search Local Police Records (days)</p></td><td><p>Time to Print Certificate (days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December -12 to March -13</p></td><td><p>1.12</p></td><td><p>4.22</p></td><td><p>1.28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April -13 to March -14</p></td><td><p>1.64</p></td><td><p>6.53</p></td><td><p>1.39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April -14 to March -15</p></td><td><p>3.04</p></td><td><p>7.04</p></td><td><p>2.08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April -15 to November -15</p></td><td><p>2.68</p></td><td><p>8.08</p></td><td><p>1.74</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Table 2 shows the average number of days taken by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to search the Police National Computer, search the records held by local police where appropriate and to print the DBS certificate and return all necessary documentation to applicants with a London postcode.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>(b) Search PNC</p></td><td><p>(e) Search Local Police Records</p></td><td><p>(f) Print Certificate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December -12 to March -13</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>5.14</p></td><td><p>1.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April -13 to March -14</p></td><td><p>1.63</p></td><td><p>8.23</p></td><td><p>1.28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April -14 to March -15</p></td><td><p>2.83</p></td><td><p>10.78</p></td><td><p>1.90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April -15 to Nov-15</p></td><td><p>2.58</p></td><td><p>14.53</p></td><td><p>1.60</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>It is not possible to provide figures for the Hampstead and Kilburn constituency as this information is not collected.</p><p>Figures for the average processing time for scanning and returning paper applications cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p>Checks of the Children’s barred list and the Adults’ barred list are carried out in parallel to the local police checks and data on the average time taken to conduct these checks cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 20/01/2016 17:03:09 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

442716

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting
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 applications for Disclosure and Barring Service checks (a) nationally, (b) in London and (c) in Hampstead and Kilburn constituency met each of the service's published service standards for waiting times in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	21066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The following tables shows the proportion of applications for DBS checks that met the Published Service Standards for waiting times nationally and for applications received from people residing in London postcodes in each year since December 2012:</p><p>Table 1: All applications nationally</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Total Apps Despatched</p></td><td><p>21 Calendar Day Target</p></td><td><p>21 Day Achievement</p></td><td><p>56 Calendar Day Target</p></td><td><p>56 Day Achievement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-12 to Mar-13</p></td><td><p>1,223,773</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>89.4%</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td><td><p>99.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-13 to Mar-14</p></td><td><p>3,948,733</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>85.2%</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td><td><p>97.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-14 to Mar-15</p></td><td><p>4,111,856</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>85.3%</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td><td><p>95.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-15 to Nov-15</p></td><td><p>2,911,934</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>86.5%</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td><td><p>94.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Table 2: Applications from London postcodes</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Total Apps Despatched</p></td><td><p>21 Calendar Day Target</p></td><td><p>21 Day Achievement</p></td><td><p>56 Calendar Day Target</p></td><td><p>56 Day Achievement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-12 to Mar-13</p></td><td><p>124,908</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>83.4%</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td><td><p>98.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-13 to Mar-14</p></td><td><p>398,168</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>80.2%</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td><td><p>95.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-14 to Mar-15</p></td><td><p>420,783</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>81.8%</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td><td><p>89.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-15 to Nov-15</p></td><td><p>293,549</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>84.1%</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td><td><p>86.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>It is not possible to provide the figure for applications from Hampstead and Kilburn constituency as this information is not collected.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/01/2016 16:07:47 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

442363

registered interest
date	04/01/2016
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional steps her Department is taking to ensure that all victims of historic child abuse are encouraged to come forward with evidence which may result in the prosecution of offenders.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	20841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>Tackling child sexual abuse is a top priority for this government. We have prioritised child sexual abuse as a national threat in the Strategic Policing Requirement, setting a clear expectation on police forces to safeguard children.</p><p>We have provided £1.7 million to fund Operation Hydrant, which co-ordinates the handling of multiple non-recent child sexual abuse investigations specifically concerning institutions or persons of public prominence, and up to £1.5 million to support a new network of regional co-ordinators and analysts to improve the police response to child sexual exploitation.</p><p>In addition, the Home Secretary has established an independent statutory inquiry into child sexual abuse. The Inquiry has the power to compel witnesses and call for evidence and any specific allegation will, where necessary, be referred by the Inquiry to the police for consideration for criminal investigation.</p><p>No case of child abuse is ‘historic’ for victims and survivors. They must live with the consequences of their abuse each and every day of their lives.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 11/01/2016 15:31:40 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth