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91306

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
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, how many domestic violence incidents have been reported to the police in the last 12 months; and in how many such cases the police (a) took no further action, (b) charged perpetrators with a criminal offence and (c) secured a prosecution.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	208825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>In 2012-13, the most recent year for which we have this information, there were 838,026 incidents of domestic abuse, which covers both physical and <br>non-physical abuse, recorded by the police. Data for incidents in which the police took no further action are not collected by the Home Office. <br><br>The latest data from the Crown Prosecution Service show that the volume of domestic violence referrals from the police rose to 103,569 in 2013-14 from 2012-13 which is the highest level since CPS recording began. 72,905 (70.4% of these referrals) were charged, the highest volumes and proportions since CPS recording began in 2007-8. The volume of prosecutions completed in 2013-14 rose to 78,071 - a rise of 7,369 prosecutions(10.4%) from 2012-13. The volume of convictions reached 58,276 - a rise of 5,727 convictions (10.9%) since 2012-13. <br><br>In September 2013, the Home Secretary commissioned Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary to undertake a comprehensive review on how the police deal with domestic violence and abuse because she was concerned that the response is inadequate.<br><br>Their report, published in March 2013, exposed significant failings, including unacceptable variations in charging perpetrators of domestic abuse with <br>criminal offences. In response to that report, the Home Secretary established a National Oversight Group, which she is chairing, to drive delivery against HMIC’s recommendations. The Home Secretary also wrote to chief constables making it clear that every police force must have a domestic abuse action plan in place by September 2014.</p><p /> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 18/09/2014 14:16:29 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

91047

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs
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 7 April 2014, Official Report, column 112W, what progress has been made on the review by an expert panel of the UK's response to new psychoactive substances announced on 12 December 2013.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	208618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>I am currently considering the expert panel's report on the new psychoactive substances review with the Home Secretary, together with other relevant Government departments and thier executive agencies. The Government will respond to the expert panel's report and its recommendations shortly.</p><p /> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 18/09/2014 14:21:53 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

90359

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police Custody: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of children detained in police custody under the Mental Health Act 1983 in each year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	207906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Home Office does not hold this information centrally. <br><br>The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) published data for 2012/13 showing that 263 children and young people aged under 18 were detained in police custody under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983, out of a total of 7,761 people detained in police cells under Section 136 that year. This was the first time this data was collected from police forces and the HSCIC have indicated that this data is incomplete as not all police forces responded and some police force returns were based on estimates.<br><br>The Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat, published by the Government in February this year, includes an action for the Home Office and the National Police Lead for Mental Health to develop a data toolkit to enable the police to quantify the demand for responses to people in mental health crisis, including whether a person is detained in police custody. The toolkit is currently being tested by the Metropolitan Police Service, British Transport Police and Thames Valley Police with a view to subsequent roll-out across forces in England and Wales. <br><br>The Home Office is working with the Department of Health on a review of the operation of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983. This is with a view to ensuring that young people with mental health problems are not unnecessarily detained in police custody. We aim to publish a joint report later this year.</p><p /> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 12/09/2014 13:45:33 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 18305 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

65155

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the accuracy of the forecast of an increase of 350,000 additional applications in 2014 in the Identity and Passport Service Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	203484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The 2012-13 IPS Annual Report and Accounts refers to the predicted demand for <br>overseas passport applications following the transfer of services from overseas <br>to the UK. The Annual Report indicates a demand for overseas passport <br>applications of approximatley 350,000 additional customers annually. As the <br>Chief Executive of Her Majesty's Passport Office told the Home Affairs Select <br>Committee on 17 June, the overall intake of overseas applications for 2014 is expected to be <br>in the order of 390, 000 to 400, 000.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/07/2014 14:41:09 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 8371 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

63080

registered interest
date	20/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Civil Disorder: Birmingham
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 lessons to be learned from the police offer of immunity to witnesses in the case involving the deaths of Haroon Jahan, Shazad Ali and Abdul Musavir in Birmingham during the civil disturbances in that city in 2011.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	201665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>On 7 May 2014 the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) announced <br>its findings in regard to Operation Pointer, an independent investigation into the <br>conduct of two West Midlands Police Officers relating to the triple murder trial <br>arising from rioting in Birmingham in August 2011. The IPCC's conclusions are <br>deeply troubling - it is clear that the professional standards expected of all <br>police officers were not met in this individual case. We expect West Midlands <br>Police to act upon the report and improve its systems and procedures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 30/06/2014 12:09:38 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green previous answer version 5124 answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

62087

registered interest
date	16/06/2014
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, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the TecSOS system for high risk victims of domestic abuse; and what plans she has to rollout the programme to other areas of the country.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	200933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) on the police <br>response to domestic abuse, published in March 2014, clearly set out the <br>importance of using new technology to help protect victims of domestic abuse. <br>Whilst it is an operational matter for chief constables on procuring <br>technology, we are aware that the TecSOS system is used by 16 police <br>forces across England and Wales.<br><br>Through the National Oversight Group, set-up and chaired by the Home Secretary <br>to drive delivery against the HMIC recommendations, the Government is ensuring <br>that best practice on the use of new technology, like TecSOS, is identified and <br>shared so that the policing of domestic abuse is robust.<br><br>As part of its commitment to support high risk victims of domestic abuse, the <br>Government part-funds 144 Independent Domestic Violence Advisors and 54 <br>Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference co-ordinator posts. This funding <br>amounts to £3.4 million per year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 02/07/2014 11:13:06 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

58475

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Compass Contracts
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 has taken to ensure proper support and welfare is available to asylum seekers accommodated in hotels and other establishments that provide lodging paid on a short-term basis.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	199174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Office has a rigorous contract compliance regime in place including <br>monthly meetings with providers, quarterly and biannual strategic meetings. <br>These aim to ensure the required performance standards expected of all <br>providers as defined in the contracts is met. In addition, the COMPASS <br>contracts contain minimum standards of welfare that the provider must ensure is <br>provided to asylum applicants, this includes briefing applicants on services to <br>which they are entitled. For example giving details of how to use facilities in <br>the accommodation, access to essential services in the local area and contact <br>details for the provider and department so any concerns can be addressed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/06/2014 12:53:33 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

58476

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Compass Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were accommodated in (a) hotels and (b) bed and breakfasts, hostels and other establishments that provide lodging paid on a short-term basis in (i) Barnsley, (ii) Yorkshire and Humberside and (iii) the UK in each year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	199171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The department does not collect specific data on asylum applicants accommodated <br>in contingency accommodation. COMPASS providers have a responsibility to <br>provide suitable accommodation to asylum applicants. The COMPASS contracts <br>allow providers to use alternative or temporary initial accommodation (IA) as <br>contingency in exceptional circumstances, for example when the existing <br>nominated IA is full. This may include the use of hotels for a short term <br>period until such time as the asylum seeker is accommodated in the IA or <br>provided with dispersal accommodation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/06/2014 12:54:44 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

58477

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent from the public purse on accommodating asylum seekers in (a) hotels and (b) bed and breakfasts, hostels and other establishments that provide lodging paid on a short-term basis in each year since May 2010; and how much was spent in each region.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	199172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Accommodation is provided to asylum applicants through contracts with third party suppliers. Providers are required to provide accommodation that is safe, fit for purpose and correctly equipped in line with the contractual Statement of Requirements agreed between themselves and the Home Office. <br><br>There is no added expense to the Home Office when providers use B&amp;B or hotel accommodation as short term contingency accommodation. Any and all additional costs are borne by the provider.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 16/06/2014 14:44:20 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 349 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

58478

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Compass Contracts
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 oversight and scrutiny of private contractors responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	199173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The providers are contractually required to provide safe, habitable, fit for <br>purpose and correctly equipped accommodation to comply with the Housing Act <br>2004 and the Decent Homes Standard. The COMPASS contracts contain high <br>standards and requirements to be met by providers in the services they provide <br>to asylum applicants. The contracts also contain robust monitoring mechanism <br>including regular meetings and inspection of services. Where standards are not <br>met, Providers reimburse the department in the form of service credits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/06/2014 12:54:15 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis