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1281569

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Covert Human Intelligence Sources: Children
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 is taking to limit the use of child sources in criminal investigations.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	911869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>Young people under 18 years of age are only deployed as Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS) in extremely rare and exceptional circumstances and are authorised in very small numbers.</p><p>For example, the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office (IPCO) confirmed that between January 2015 and December 2018, there were only 17 instances where law enforcement bodies deployed under 18s as CHIS.</p><p>In his response on this issue to the Joint Committee on Human Rights, the then Investigatory Powers Commissioner noted that in the “vast majority of cases” deployment of young people as CHIS is only considered “when the juvenile is already engaged in the relevant criminality or is a member of a criminal gang, and that they are not asked to participate in activity that they were not already undertaking.”</p><p>While investigators may wish to avoid the use of young people as CHIS, we must recognise that some young people are involved in serious crimes, as perpetrators and victims. Consequently, young people may have unique access to information that is important in preventing and prosecuting gang violence and terrorism. This includes the troubling ‘county lines’ phenomenon which, along with the associated violence, drug dealing and exploitation, has a devastating impact on young people, vulnerable adults and local communities.</p><p>Those operating these powers have a duty to ensure they promote the best interests of the young person as a primary consideration. Extensive guidance and enhanced safeguards exist to ensure that the powers are used appropriately, and that young people are suitably safeguarded.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 04/02/2021 15:22:42 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1281622

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drivers were summonsed for driving (a) without insurance and (b) without a valid MOT using evidence from ANPR technology in England and Wales in the latest 12 month period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	144982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of vehicle insurance offences and vehicle test offences that resulted in court action.</p><p>The latest published data can be found in the accompanying table FPN_03 of ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, which can be accessed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales</a></p><p>Information on whether or not evidence from ANPR technology was used to detect these offences is not collected by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 04/02/2021 09:35:19 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1281751

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Shoplifting
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 assessing the effectiveness of section 176 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing 2014 Act.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	145096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>Review of the effectiveness of Section 176 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing 2014 Act would form part of wider post-legislative review of the Act. No date has been set for this.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 04/02/2021 09:16:00 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1281752

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Shoplifting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Police and Crime Commissioners since her letter to PCCs and Chief Constables setting out that the theft of goods valued up to £200 from a shop should be prosecuted as a criminal offence.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	145097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>I wrote to all chief constables and Police and Crime Commissioners in September 2020, stating that section 176 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 does not constrain the ability of the police to arrest or prosecute someone for shop theft in the way they feel is most appropriate, and urging them to consider the impact on local shops when dealing with this crime type. It is for the police and the Crown Prosecution Service to decide on individual cases.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 04/02/2021 09:24:03 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1281776

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Dangerous Dogs: Police Custody
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 is taking to ensure that dogs taken into custody under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 are not abused, harmed or mistreated while being apprehended.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	144955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>Dogs seized by police in England under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 are held in confidence in kennels licensed under The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018. Such kennels must meet statutory minimum animal welfare conditions. The 2018 Regulations are enforced by local authorities.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 04/02/2021 09:31:01 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1281779

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Prevent Independent Review
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 publish the recruitment process for the independent review of the Prevent strategy; and what representations has she received on the effectiveness of that recruitment process.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	145137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>Prevent plays an essential role in stopping vulnerable people being drawn into terrorism.</p><p>The Independent Review of Prevent will look at the effectiveness of the Government’s strategy to protect vulnerable people from being drawn into terrorism. It will also make recommendations for the future.</p><p>The process for the appointment of the Independent Reviewer of Prevent was published on 27 April 2020. A fair and open competition to appoint the next Independent Reviewer invited applicants to demonstrate their independence, expertise, credibility, written and analytical skills, and resilience. A panel, led by an independent chair, convened to assess each application against the essential criteria and decide who to recommend to Ministers for interview.<em> </em>Following the interviews, the panel’s advice on the appointable candidates was sent to Ministers for a decision on who to appoint. Ministers found that Mr Shawcross met these criteria and possessed the right range of skills and experience to conduct this important Review. To protect the confidentially of candidates, details of applications are only shared with relevant stakeholders in the recruitment process. The appointment was completed in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments, which sets out the regulatory framework for public appointments processes. It is not part of that process to consult external bodies in advance of the appointment being made.</p><p>As Mr Shawcross has accepted the appointment, he is responsible for the conduct and recommendations of the Independent Review. The Home Secretary cannot predetermine the findings of the Review.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 145138 145139 question first answered 02/02/2021 16:46:57 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1281780

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Prevent Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) discussions and (b) engagement she had with (i) civil liberties groups, (ii) the Muslim Council of Britain and (iii) other Muslim organisations prior to the appointment of the independent reviewer of Prevent.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	145138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>Prevent plays an essential role in stopping vulnerable people being drawn into terrorism.</p><p>The Independent Review of Prevent will look at the effectiveness of the Government’s strategy to protect vulnerable people from being drawn into terrorism. It will also make recommendations for the future.</p><p>The process for the appointment of the Independent Reviewer of Prevent was published on 27 April 2020. A fair and open competition to appoint the next Independent Reviewer invited applicants to demonstrate their independence, expertise, credibility, written and analytical skills, and resilience. A panel, led by an independent chair, convened to assess each application against the essential criteria and decide who to recommend to Ministers for interview.<em> </em>Following the interviews, the panel’s advice on the appointable candidates was sent to Ministers for a decision on who to appoint. Ministers found that Mr Shawcross met these criteria and possessed the right range of skills and experience to conduct this important Review. To protect the confidentially of candidates, details of applications are only shared with relevant stakeholders in the recruitment process. The appointment was completed in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments, which sets out the regulatory framework for public appointments processes. It is not part of that process to consult external bodies in advance of the appointment being made.</p><p>As Mr Shawcross has accepted the appointment, he is responsible for the conduct and recommendations of the Independent Review. The Home Secretary cannot predetermine the findings of the Review.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 145137 145139 question first answered 02/02/2021 16:46:57 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1281785

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Prevent Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	(FAO Amelia) To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to comments made by William Shawcross, then Director at the Henry Jackson Society, in a speech on 17 January 2012, that Europe and Islam is one of the greatest, most terrifying problems of the future, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the independence of the Prevent review.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	145139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>Prevent plays an essential role in stopping vulnerable people being drawn into terrorism.</p><p>The Independent Review of Prevent will look at the effectiveness of the Government’s strategy to protect vulnerable people from being drawn into terrorism. It will also make recommendations for the future.</p><p>The process for the appointment of the Independent Reviewer of Prevent was published on 27 April 2020. A fair and open competition to appoint the next Independent Reviewer invited applicants to demonstrate their independence, expertise, credibility, written and analytical skills, and resilience. A panel, led by an independent chair, convened to assess each application against the essential criteria and decide who to recommend to Ministers for interview.<em> </em>Following the interviews, the panel’s advice on the appointable candidates was sent to Ministers for a decision on who to appoint. Ministers found that Mr Shawcross met these criteria and possessed the right range of skills and experience to conduct this important Review. To protect the confidentially of candidates, details of applications are only shared with relevant stakeholders in the recruitment process. The appointment was completed in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments, which sets out the regulatory framework for public appointments processes. It is not part of that process to consult external bodies in advance of the appointment being made.</p><p>As Mr Shawcross has accepted the appointment, he is responsible for the conduct and recommendations of the Independent Review. The Home Secretary cannot predetermine the findings of the Review.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 145137 145138 question first answered 02/02/2021 16:46:57 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1281802

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Anti-social Behaviour: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to publish the number of reports of anti-social behaviour received by police each year since 2015 across (a) Pontypridd constituency and (b) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	145183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office collects information on the number of incidents of Anti-social behaviour recorded by the police in England and Wales. This is published annually by the Office for National Statistics in Table P9 of its Police Force Area tables. The latest available data for 2019/20 including trends back to 2007/08 can be found here:</p><p>https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables</p><p>Information below Police Force Area level is not held centrally.</p><p>Data is currently only collected by the Home Office from police forces on a quarterly basis, so it is not possible to provide monthly breakdowns.</p><p>The Home office does not currently collect data on the number of Criminal Behaviour Orders issued.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 145184 145185 question first answered 02/02/2021 16:59:11 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1281803

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Anti-social Behaviour
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 anti-social behaviour were reported to the police in England and Wales in each month from January 2020 to January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	145184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office collects information on the number of incidents of Anti-social behaviour recorded by the police in England and Wales. This is published annually by the Office for National Statistics in Table P9 of its Police Force Area tables. The latest available data for 2019/20 including trends back to 2007/08 can be found here:</p><p>https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables</p><p>Information below Police Force Area level is not held centrally.</p><p>Data is currently only collected by the Home Office from police forces on a quarterly basis, so it is not possible to provide monthly breakdowns.</p><p>The Home office does not currently collect data on the number of Criminal Behaviour Orders issued.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 145183 145185 question first answered 02/02/2021 16:59:11 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones