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228611

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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 performance of the Passport Office against its performance targets for new passport applications.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	228339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office does not have specific performance targets relating to new passport applications, as the total time it takes to issue a passport from a first-time applicant depends in part on the speed with which the applicant books and attends their new applicant interview. <br><br>In February this year, straightforward UK applications were being processed in an average of 3.1 days, which includes new adult applicants being processed up to the point of being invited to attend an interview. This is well within published service standards.<br><br>Her Majesty’s Passport Office does not retain management information in the format requested. New adult and new child application processing times are not monitored separately from renewal passport applications. The table below shows the proportion of UK straightforward applications processed within 15 working days from January 2010 to December 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>15 days</p></td><td><p>volume</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>3,429,922</p></td><td><p>3,429,933</p></td><td><p>100.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>3,234,706</p></td><td><p>3,234,743</p></td><td><p>100.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3,493,916</p></td><td><p>3,539,586</p></td><td><p>98.71%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3,660,590</p></td><td><p>3,660,740</p></td><td><p>100.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>3,377,228</p></td><td><p>3,896,932</p></td><td><p>86.66%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 228340 228341 question first answered 25/03/2015 11:34:04 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

228612

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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 the average length of time taken by the Passport Office to make a decision on renewal of an expired passport was in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	228340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office does not have specific performance targets relating to new passport applications, as the total time it takes to issue a passport from a first-time applicant depends in part on the speed with which the applicant books and attends their new applicant interview. <br><br>In February this year, straightforward UK applications were being processed in an average of 3.1 days, which includes new adult applicants being processed up to the point of being invited to attend an interview. This is well within published service standards.<br><br>Her Majesty’s Passport Office does not retain management information in the format requested. New adult and new child application processing times are not monitored separately from renewal passport applications. The table below shows the proportion of UK straightforward applications processed within 15 working days from January 2010 to December 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>15 days</p></td><td><p>volume</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>3,429,922</p></td><td><p>3,429,933</p></td><td><p>100.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>3,234,706</p></td><td><p>3,234,743</p></td><td><p>100.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3,493,916</p></td><td><p>3,539,586</p></td><td><p>98.71%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3,660,590</p></td><td><p>3,660,740</p></td><td><p>100.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>3,377,228</p></td><td><p>3,896,932</p></td><td><p>86.66%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 228339 228341 question first answered 25/03/2015 11:34:04 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

228613

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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 the average length of time taken by the Passport Office to make a decision on a new passport application was in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	228341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office does not have specific performance targets relating to new passport applications, as the total time it takes to issue a passport from a first-time applicant depends in part on the speed with which the applicant books and attends their new applicant interview. <br><br>In February this year, straightforward UK applications were being processed in an average of 3.1 days, which includes new adult applicants being processed up to the point of being invited to attend an interview. This is well within published service standards.<br><br>Her Majesty’s Passport Office does not retain management information in the format requested. New adult and new child application processing times are not monitored separately from renewal passport applications. The table below shows the proportion of UK straightforward applications processed within 15 working days from January 2010 to December 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>15 days</p></td><td><p>volume</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>3,429,922</p></td><td><p>3,429,933</p></td><td><p>100.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>3,234,706</p></td><td><p>3,234,743</p></td><td><p>100.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3,493,916</p></td><td><p>3,539,586</p></td><td><p>98.71%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3,660,590</p></td><td><p>3,660,740</p></td><td><p>100.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>3,377,228</p></td><td><p>3,896,932</p></td><td><p>86.66%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 228339 228340 question first answered 25/03/2015 11:34:04 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

228614

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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, how many staff were employed by her Department to process passport applications of any kind in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	228342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>Numbers of staff in Her Majesty’s Passport Office processing passport applications as opposed to other duties are not classified under a single category. This information is therefore not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/03/2015 15:29:36 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

227911

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Stop and Search: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children under the age of 16 have been stopped and searched by the police in each year since 2010 in each police force.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	227779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>Data on the age of persons stopped and searched by police are not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 24/03/2015 15:23:32 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

179641

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Powers of Entry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department offers on compensation available when police officers force entry into residential properties.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	224362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The Police and Criminal Evidence Act Code of Practice B governs the searching of premises and the seizure of property from those premises by police officers. This includes the conduct of officers executing a search warrant (see paragraphs 6 to 6.15) and a note on compensation matters (see note 6.A). A copy of the PACE Code of Practice B can be found at GOV.UK.<br><br>The execution of a search warrant is an operational matter for the Chief Constable of the force concerned and so too is the consideration of damage claims which, as PACE Code B makes clear, will depend on the circumstances in each case.<br><br>The Department does not hold or collect data concerning the number of awards of damages paid out by police forces.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 224361 224363 question first answered 23/02/2015 17:18:56 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

179642

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Right of Search
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued on the use of reasonable force in the execution of a search warrant.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	224363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The Police and Criminal Evidence Act Code of Practice B governs the searching of premises and the seizure of property from those premises by police officers. This includes the conduct of officers executing a search warrant (see paragraphs 6 to 6.15) and a note on compensation matters (see note 6.A). A copy of the PACE Code of Practice B can be found at GOV.UK.<br><br>The execution of a search warrant is an operational matter for the Chief Constable of the force concerned and so too is the consideration of damage claims which, as PACE Code B makes clear, will depend on the circumstances in each case.<br><br>The Department does not hold or collect data concerning the number of awards of damages paid out by police forces.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 224361 224362 question first answered 23/02/2015 17:18:55 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

179643

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Powers of Entry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many awards of damages have been awarded in respect of cases in which police officers from each police force caused substantial damage during the execution of a police raid or warrant in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	224361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The Police and Criminal Evidence Act Code of Practice B governs the searching of premises and the seizure of property from those premises by police officers. This includes the conduct of officers executing a search warrant (see paragraphs 6 to 6.15) and a note on compensation matters (see note 6.A). A copy of the PACE Code of Practice B can be found at GOV.UK.<br><br>The execution of a search warrant is an operational matter for the Chief Constable of the force concerned and so too is the consideration of damage claims which, as PACE Code B makes clear, will depend on the circumstances in each case.<br><br>The Department does not hold or collect data concerning the number of awards of damages paid out by police forces.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 224362 224363 question first answered 23/02/2015 17:18:56 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

174776

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the average length of time each police force has taken to return Disclosure and Barring Service checks since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	221314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The average number of days taken by each police force to return disclosure <br>checks is provided in the table below. The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) <br>works closely with any forces which miss their service level agreements. The <br>DBS was established in December 2012. Data prior to this date relates to the <br>Criminal Records Bureau.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 04/02/2015 16:17:03 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name PQ 221314 _ table.xls title Police force disclosure checks previous answer version 39934 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

173433

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidelines her Department provides for timescales for completing a disclosure and barring check.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	220573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>The current Disclosure and Barring Service service standard is to issue 88% of all Disclosures within 40 working days. The latest published data for the year to date (covering April –November 2014) shows that 95.9% of disclosures were <br>issued within this timeframe.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 16/01/2015 14:03:03 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe