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999504

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Law Enforcement Data Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the new Law Enforcement Data Service on the prospects for securing a data adequacy agreement when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	187077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>The Law Enforcement Data Service is being designed in line with the UK's Data Protection Act 2018.</p><p>The Act already meets, and in a number of areas exceeds, European data protection standards, which we believe will put us in a good position for negotiations with the EU on continued data flows after the UK leaves the EU.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 08/11/2018 15:30:05 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

999505

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the decrease in charge and summons rates for crimes.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	187078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>The likelihood of a crime resulting in a charge and summons can vary for several reasons. Improved crime recording by the police has resulted in increased caseloads and a changing crime mix. These include more complex crimes which take longer to receive an outcome, such as domestic abuse or sexual offences.</p><p>The Government recognises the impact that crime can have on its victims and we want offenders charged and brought to justice in the courts. It is the responsibility of Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners to make sure criminal cases are investigated properly and together with the Crown Prosecution Service, ensure cases are charged where there is sufficient evidence, and it is in the public interest to do so.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 08/11/2018 15:37:46 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

999518

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his policy is on achieving parity of approach from law enforcement and the security services between domestic extremism and international counter-terrorism.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	187080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s updated strategy for countering terrorism, CONTEST, was launched on June 4<sup>th</sup> this year. We have been clear that it is a strategy for countering all forms of terrorism. The strategy reflects the findings of a fundamental review of all aspects of counter-terrorism, and includes lessons from the attacks in London and Manchester in 2017, to ensure we have the best response to the heightened threat in coming years.</p><p>One of those reviews, the joint Counter-Terrorism Policing and MI5 Operational Improvement Review, which took place following the attacks last year, said that there should be equivalence of processes in analysing and dealing with all kinds of terrorism, irrespective of the ideology that inspires them. This included recommending an increased role for the intelligence services on, in particular, work to counter extreme right-wing terrorism. The recommendations in the review were summarised in Lord Anderson’s assurance report which was published in December 2017. Work has been ongoing since then to implement the review recommendations. Lord Anderson has agreed to provide the Home Secretary with a stocktake on the delivery of the recommendations early in 2019.</p><p>The Operational Improvement Review recommended that the terminology we use should be specific to the particular terrorist threat, for example, extreme right-wing terrorism or Daesh-inspired terrorism. This recommendation was applied in the writing of CONTEST.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 08/11/2018 16:15:15 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

999617

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Young People: Crime Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what specific projects his Department is leading on to divert young people from becoming involved in serious and organised crime.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	187087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>Since 2013 the Home Office has provided funding to a number of innovative local projects across the country. These projects are aimed at different groups with different risk factors making them vulnerable to being drawn into SOC. During that time, our interventions have reached hundreds of young people. We have funded four local intervention projects this year:</p><p>Ceredigion Youth Justice will target young people in the area who are at medium- or high-risk of being exploited by SOC-related individuals.</p><p>Leap Confronting Conflict will support young people identified as being at risk of involvement in serious and organised crime within the Borough of Southwark, specifically those at risk of grooming for involvement in running county lines.</p><p>Exeter Council for Voluntary Services, will proactively engage young people in the area who are at risk of exploitation or SOC offending.</p><p>Northumbria Police are working with individuals at risk of being drawn into SOC.</p><p>We are also investing in pilot local community coordinators, to build community resilience and deliver targeted interventions in five locations in the UK; Bradford, Brighton, Newport, Sedgemoor and Speke/Halton. These interventions are designed and delivered locally and several projects are in development.</p><p>In addition, existing programmes are also helping to deliver SOC Prevent interventions. This includes the Troubled Families Programme, the Trusted Relationships fund and the Early Intervention Youth Fund, which collectively reach thousands of young people in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 08/11/2018 16:14:19 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

999620

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Organised Crime
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 Serious and Organised Crime Strategy, published on 1 November 2018, whether he plans to publish the key performance indicators for that strategy.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	187089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government included in the published Serious and Organised Crime Strategy (CM9718) a series of success measures relating to the four overarching objectives that will be used to assess the impact of the new strategy (see pages 37, 47, 51, 57, 60 and 61).</p><p>The success measures will draw on information that is published routinely within, for example, the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised Crime, HMICFRS PEEL effectiveness assessments of police forces in England and Wales, and the annual departmental reports for the Home Office and for the NCA.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 08/11/2018 16:24:27 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

999621

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Regional Organised Crime Units
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many disruptions as a result of ROCU operations were achieved in each year from their inception to date.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	187090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>As stated in the Serious and Organised Crime Strategy, the Regional Organised Crime Units (ROCUs) play a vital role in UK law enforcement’s response to serious and organised crime. They are the principal link between the National Crime Agency (NCA) and police forces in England and Wales. They also provide their forces with access to specialist capabilities to tackle complex and high-harm serious and organised crime.</p><p>The Government has been working with the NCA and partners across law enforcement to deliver accurate and consistent disruptions based reporting on their collective effect against serious and organised crime. This culminated in the production of NCA minimum standards for assessing and reporting disruptions against serious and organised crime earlier this year. Using these standards we are now better able to understand performance across all parts of the system. In 2017/18, ROCU operations led to 2,052 recorded disruptions in 2017/18, while their support to partners contributed to more than 2,675 further disruptions.</p><p>Going forward, the Government included in the published Serious and Organised Crime Strategy (CM9718) a series of success measures relating to the four overarching objectives that will be used to assess the impact of the new strategy (see pages 37, 47, 51, 57, 60 and 61). The success measures will draw on information that is published routinely within, for example, the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised Crime, HMICFRS PEEL effectiveness assessments of police forces in England and Wales, and the annual departmental reports for the Home Office and for the NCA</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 08/11/2018 16:11:48 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

999646

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Wiltshire Police: Finance
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 11 October 2018 to Question 176435, whether support for funding will include costs incurred as a result of requests for mutual aid following the Salisbury incident and its aftermath.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	187091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>I can confirm that the Special Grant funding provided to the Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner, in relation to the Salisbury and Amesbury incidents, covers mutual aid supplied by other forces.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 08/11/2018 15:32:34 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

999140

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Forensic Science
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the standard for accreditation for police forensics laboratories; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	186386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that appropriate quality standards are met across the system and supports the Forensic Science Regulator’s call for police forces to achieve accreditation for a range of forensic techniques.</p><p>The National Police Chief’s Council makes regular assessments of police laboratories that have achieved accreditation and will be keeping the Department informed as this work progresses. In addition, in her latest annual report, published on 19 January 2018, the Forensic Science Regulator set out her view of the national picture for accreditation. The report can be accessed through the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/forensic-science-regulator-annual-report-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/forensic-science-regulator-annual-report-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 186387 question first answered 08/11/2018 15:40:21 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

999141

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Forensic Science
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the proportion of police laboratories that have achieved accreditation for forensics.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	186387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that appropriate quality standards are met across the system and supports the Forensic Science Regulator’s call for police forces to achieve accreditation for a range of forensic techniques.</p><p>The National Police Chief’s Council makes regular assessments of police laboratories that have achieved accreditation and will be keeping the Department informed as this work progresses. In addition, in her latest annual report, published on 19 January 2018, the Forensic Science Regulator set out her view of the national picture for accreditation. The report can be accessed through the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/forensic-science-regulator-annual-report-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/forensic-science-regulator-annual-report-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 186386 question first answered 08/11/2018 15:40:21 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

999362

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information his Department holds on the number of pieces of violent extremist content aligned to the extreme right that were taken down from social media platforms in the latest year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	186393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>This Government has been clear there should be no safe space online for terrorists and their supporters to radicalise, recruit, incite, or inspire. <br>The dedicated police Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU) refers content that they assess as contravening UK terrorism legislation to industry. To date, the CTIRU have secured the removal of over 300,000 pieces of terrorist content, including right wing terrorist content.</p><p><br>We are also working closely with industry, including through the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, to encourage them to develop innovative solutions to tackle terrorist use of the internet. Social media platforms regularly publish transparency reports, which outline their continuing efforts to remove and restrict access to harmful content on their platforms. While these publications do not distinguish between content produced by different terrorist groups, we continue to seek further detail on the breakdown of content in future reports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 08/11/2018 16:23:24 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh