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date	16/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Biometrics: Glasgow
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 appointments for biometric testing at the Core Service Point in Glasgow are (a) free and (b) enhanced appointments which incur a charge.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	130745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>UK Visa and Citizenship Application Service (UKVCAS) centres are run by Sopra Steria Ltd (SSL) on behalf of UK Visas &amp; Immigration (UKVI) The core service points, at which free appointments are offered are located in Cardiff, Croydon, Belfast, Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester.</p><p>The Key Performance Indicator (KPI) regarding availability of free appointments for biometric enrolment at core service points related to SSL is published on a quarterly basis as part of the Key Performance Indicators for HMG’s most important contracts held by the Home Office.</p><p>This can be found following the link below:</p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fkey-performance-indicators-kpis-for-governments-most-important-contracts&amp;data=04%7C01%7CSRSUKVACS%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C633269b9d25d4c2b27a408d8a33fd77f%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637438841875647578%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=nt8vmG8tu%2F40fWYR2XZPAGbV7KG7CiQrLvdVzOf%2Feb8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-performance-indicators-kpis-for-governments-most-important-contracts</a></p><p><em>Note: In order to find the information specific to the UKVCAS contract, this can be identified via column C and selecting Sopra Steria Ltd.</em></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 11/01/2021 14:09:56 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

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registered interest
date	15/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police Stations: Bahrain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether an Overseas Security and Justice Assessment or similar human rights due diligence was carried out before the visit of the Home Secretary to Muharraq Governorate Police in Bahrain on 6 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	130095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office undertakes Overseas Security and Justice Assessments for activities that involve providing security and justice assistance to a foreign partner.</p><p>This includes any activities that could either result in changes to the laws, policies or practices of foreign justice or security institutions or which may alter their capabilities. Assessments are also carried out where the activity could result in any individuals being identified or brought into the judicial process of the foreign authority.</p><p>The Home Secretary’s visit to the Muharraq Governorate Police Station on 6 December did not involve providing any such security and justice related assistance.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/01/2021 15:34:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara