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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

1281632

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	Travel: Quarantine
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 Data on health measures at the UK border, published on 10 September 2020, when she plans to publish further statistics on the performance of the Isolation Assurance Service.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	145002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government continues to identify whether it is possible to publish a further data set which will provide more detail in support of the measures at the UK border.</p><p>No date is yet set for publication.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/03/2021 16:28:43 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

1281724

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	UK Border Force and UK Visas and Immigration: Coronavirus
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 28 May 2020 to Question 41464 on UK Border Force and UK Visas and Immigration: Coronavirus; if she will publish the same data for each month from May 2020 to January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	145025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>The attached table shows at column C the number of Border Force and UK Visas and Immigration employees who have been recorded as beginning a period of sickness absence due to COVID-19 symptoms.</p><p>Column D shows the number of employees recorded as beginning a period of isolation at home on paid special leave, either resulting from being identified as a close contact of someone with COVID-19 symptoms or because the employee themselves had been required to shield in line with Government guidance.</p><p>We do not hold data centrally on those employees who have mild symptoms and are well enough to continue to work from home, or who are isolating at home but are able to work from home and therefore do not need to take paid special leave.</p><p>We do not hold data centrally on the outcomes of COVID-19 testing of our employees.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/02/2021 15:16:39 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name Official Sensitive PQ145025.xlsx title PQ 145025 - Absences
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

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

1281756

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	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has for the continuation of refugee resettlement after the conclusion of the Vulnerable Person’s Resettlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	144963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>The UK will continue to welcome refugees through resettlement following the completion of the VPRS. This commitment, alongside a future firm and fair asylum system, will ensure we continue to offer safe and legal routes to the UK for vulnerable refugees in need of protection. Our focus will remain on helping people directly from regions of conflict and instability.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/02/2021 09:31:57 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1281761

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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Rochdale of 11 November 2020, on the deportations of members of the Rochdale Grooming Gang.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	144936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>I apologise for the delay. The Minister for Immigration Compliance and the Courts will respond shortly.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 04/02/2021 15:24:51 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

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