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100213

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Judicial Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many judicial review cases have been successfully brought against her Department in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	211302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>No central records are kept of the number of judicial reviews successfully brought against the department since 2010 and it would incur disproportionate cost to try to acquire this information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 24/10/2014 16:02:04 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 24146 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

93845

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Internet: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to ensure that the public is properly informed of how to ensure the safety and security of their personal details online.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	210842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of cyber crime extremely seriously. Cyber Streetwise is the Government’s national campaign to increase online security by encouraging both members of the public and SMEs to take simple actions to protect themselves and their information online as they would do in ‘real life’. Cyber Streetwise first launched in January 2014 and is funded by the Government’s National Cyber Security Programme. Following its initial success, Phase 2 of the campaign launched this week with a newly designed website, including a dedicated section on protecting your online privacy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 22/10/2014 16:49:57 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

93851

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Egmont Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, through what secure means financial intelligence units of Egmont Group members exchange information; and how that means of exchange differs from information exchange through FIU.net.
tabling member constituency	North East Somerset
tabling member printed	Jacob Rees-Mogg
uin	210934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>Egmont Group members share financial intelligence through a dedicated secure network. Egmont Group membership consists of approximately 147 countries and jurisdictions and is underpinned by the principles of the Egmont Charter to which members are signatories. The service enables secure transmission of messages together with attachments and is email based.</p><p>FIU.Net is a European Union initiative which is available to the National Financial Intelligence Units of all EU Member States. FIU.Net provides a secure method of requesting and sharing financial intelligence between Member States. FIU.Net allows for transmission of messages together with attachments via dedicated secure servers in each jurisdiction. FIU.Net provides UK law enforcement agencies with additional functionality over Egmont secure web, such as anonymised case and data matching.</p><p>The UK’s domestic legislation allows for the exchange of intelligence data with overseas partners. Council Decision 2000/642/JHA provides a gateway for those member states, in the absence of specific domestic gateway legislation, to exchange data lawfully and efficiently. As a signatory to the decision the UK is able to exchange relevant information with countries lacking domestic gateway legislation.</p><p>If we ceased to be bound by the Framework Decision we may lose access to FIU.net. Further, we would no longer benefit from the deadlines for prompt exchange of information provided by the 'Swedish Initiative' (FD 2006/960/JHA) in conjunction with FD 2000/642/JHA.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 22/10/2014 16:45:53 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 23258 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

93854

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Schengen Agreement: ICT
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 2 September 2014, to Question 207060, whether UK police would be able to avoid arresting persons pursuant to an Article 26 alert under Council Decision 2007/533/JHA on grounds of lack of proportionality, should the UK connect to the Schengen Information System II, given the provisions of Article 25 of that Decision requiring a decision not to arrest to be taken by a judicial authority.
tabling member constituency	North East Somerset
tabling member printed	Jacob Rees-Mogg
uin	210932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>Council Decision 2007/533/JHA is legislative basis for governing the second generation of the Schengen Information System (SIS II) for the purposes of police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters. <br><br>In line with Article 25(2) of Council Decision 2007/533/JHA, the National Crime Agency has the authority to refuse to validate Article 26 alerts on <br>proportionality grounds where a general instruction has been issued. This means that UK police officers will not arrest people subject to an Article 26 alert where there is a lack of proportionality.<br><br>Concerning Article 34 alerts, under Article 35 the UK authorities are not required actively to ascertain the place of residence or domicile of relevant persons, only to communicate such information. Clearly, if they do not hold such information it cannot be communicated. However, if there is supporting information that justifies activity to ascertain proactively the place of residence or domicile of relevant persons action will be taken by UK authorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 22/10/2014 16:46:43 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 23260 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

93855

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Schengen Agreement: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of whether Framework Decision 2002/465/JHA would permit national legislation that required the relevant competent authorities to establish joint investigation teams under the Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, where that Protocol is available, rather than under the Framework Decision.
tabling member constituency	North East Somerset
tabling member printed	Jacob Rees-Mogg
uin	210933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>It is a matter for Member States to define how their competent authorities establish joint investigation teams. However, the Second Additional Protocol is not in force in Austria, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg and Spain and as such does not offer a basis for the UK to establish joint investigation teams with those Member States. To date the UK has participated in 54 joint investigation teams.</p><p>This includes six JITs with Member States that have not ratified the Second Additional Protocol, five of which are ongoing. A recent example of a Joint Investigation Team was Operation Birkhill, which was a joint operation with Hungary targeting a UK-Hungarian sex trafficking organised crime group. As a result of the operation, five people were sentenced to a total of 36 years imprisonment earlier this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 23/10/2014 15:13:29 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 23259 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

93593

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
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: Internet
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 2 September 2014 to Question 207065, in which rulings the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) or its predecessor courts has interpreted or applied (a) Article 72 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or the same provision in previous versions of the EU treaties and (b) Article 276 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or the same provision in previous versions of the EU treaties; and on what provisions of those rulings the Government bases its assertion that opting back into Council Decision 2000/375/JHA will not bring the UK's strategy for tackling indecent images of children online or any action by UK law enforcement pursuant to that strategy under the jurisdiction of the CJEU.
tabling member constituency	North East Somerset
tabling member printed	Jacob Rees-Mogg
uin	210805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of indecent images of children very seriously, and is working with a wide range of international partners to tackle these appalling images. We work with both EU and non-EU States, and will continue to do so. As explained in the Government’s answer of 2 September 2014 to PQ 207065, the Government has considered the potential impacts of CJEU jurisdiction very carefully in deciding which of the pre-Lisbon police and criminal justice measures it is in the interests of the UK to rejoin.</p><p><br>While the CJEU has not yet ruled in a relevant case, Article 72 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) makes clear that the maintenance of law and order and the safeguarding of internal security is a responsibility for Member States. In addition, Article 276 of the TFEU states that the CJEU shall have no jurisdiction to review the validity or proportionality of operations carried out by the police or other law enforcement services of a Member State, or the exercise of responsibilities incumbent upon Member States with regard to the maintenance of law and order and the safeguarding of internal security.</p><p><br>The decision to seek to opt in to Council Decision 2000/375/JHA will therefore not bring the Government’s strategy in tackling indecent images of children under the jurisdiction of the CJEU or any action taken by UK law enforcement pursuant to that strategy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 23/10/2014 15:24:42 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 22881 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

93596

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) training and (b) financial assistance the Government has provided to local authorities to tackle human trafficking and modern slavery in each year from 2011 to 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	210792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>No training or financial assistance has been provided directly to local authorities, by the Home Office, to tackle human trafficking and modern slavery in the years 2011-2014. <br><br>In 2013, three Non-Government Organisations were awarded total grant funding of approximately £75,000 by the Home Office to provide training to a range of local professionals, including those working in local authorities. <br><br>Home Office funding of £420,000 is being provided to Barnardo’s to fund independent child advocacy service trials for a period of twelve months in 23 local authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/10/2014 16:15:13 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 22866 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

93597

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
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 procedures her Department has in place to ensure that reliable victim evidence can be gathered and presented in court during prosecutions for trafficking.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	210793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government funds the Adult Human Trafficking Care and Co-ordination contract which ensures that potential victims of trafficking receive <br>appropriate care and support once they have been identified. As part of this contract and in compliance with our international obligations (Council of Europe Convention and the EU Directive on Trafficking in Human Beings), the Home Office has made it a core requirement for the Contractor to provide assistance to victims at appropriate stages of criminal proceedings against offenders. The Contractor is also required to cooperate with the police and judicial service in order to assist in the prosecution of potential offenders particularly when requests for information are made.<br><br>Such assistance includes:<br>• explaining to victims the relevant procedures relating to the prosecution of offenders; <br>• encouraging victims to cooperate with any police enquiries and with the wider justice system. <br>• explaining to victims where relevant, what role they will have in court proceedings; and <br>• facilitating access to independent legal support for victims and where appropriate assisting victims to apply for Legal Aid. <br><br>In addition, the police have raised awareness amongst its officers about the need to ensure that victims are at the centre of any modern slavery <br>investigation, this awareness includes how to conduct interviews with traumatised potential victims in order to ensure that they are able to provide <br>the most comprehensive information required to assist in prosecutions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/10/2014 16:17:39 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 22868 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

93598

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on (a) raising greater public awareness of modern slavery, (b) providing detailed information on the numbers and locations of victims of trafficking and traffickers and (c) specific police forces' campaigns to tackle modern slavery.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	210790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office is spending £2.3million on a modern slavery publicity campaign to raise greater public awareness of modern slavery and encourage reporting to the new modern slavery helpline, launched on 31 July. This includes the costs of all planning, media buying, agency fees and production. <br><br>Detailed information on the numbers and locations of victims of trafficking and traffickers is provided by the Salvation Army and the National Crime Agency. Specific funding is not provided by the Home Office for this purpose; it is funded through existing resource costs.<br><br>The Home Office does not hold information on the costs of specific police force campaigns. This information is held by the individual police forces.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/10/2014 16:16:26 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 22864 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

93599

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Football
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 8 September 2014 to Question 207071, for what reasons the correct agencies for exchanging information relevant to policing international football matches would be difficult to identify if the UK ceased to be bound by Council Decision 2002/348/JHA.
tabling member constituency	North East Somerset
tabling member printed	Jacob Rees-Mogg
uin	210782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>If the UK ceased to be bound by Council Decision 2002/348/JHA, it would cease to be a member of the National Football Information Points (NFIPs) network. <br><br>Information exchange between Member States independent of the structure and obligations of the NFIP risks making it more difficult to guarantee appropriate high-quality information. The lack of structure and obligations would make it more difficult to identify the correct agency with which to deal and could lead to a reduction in the quality and quantity of information exchanged, making it harder to protect the public.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 22/10/2014 16:47:50 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg