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1121589

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the research published by the Cooperative Group on 1 March that said that 18 per cent of the British public were unaware of modern slavery; and what plans they have to increase public awareness of modern slavery.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL15240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>Tackling modern slavery remains a top priority for this Government. We are aware of the Cooperative Group’s research. We are committed to collabo-rating with business, civil society organisations and the public sector to im-prove the evidence about the nature and scale of modern slavery. We con-tinue to take action to raise awareness to encourage reporting and to prevent this crime from happening in the first place.</p><p>For example;<br>• In March 2019, the Home Office worked closely with the Cabinet Office to launch a targeted pilot communications campaign focusing on labour exploitation in the West Midlands, West Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire. We are working with frontline professionals in the banking, healthcare and job centre sectors to im-prove how they spot the signs of modern slavery and encourage greater reporting.</p><p>• In January 2018, the National Crime Agency launched the Invisible People campaign, a touring photographic exhibition which portrayed the signs of slavery and exploitation to raise awareness across the country</p><p>• In 2018, we piloted a targeted, localised communications activity in Manchester, Barking and Dagenham focused on particular types of modern slavery. We worked with communities to co-create and pilot communications activity designed to help spot the signs of domestic servitude and encourage reporting</p><p>• Following the introduction of Anti-Slavery Day (18 October), in 2018 we launched a week long social media campaign to raise awareness of modern slavery across the UK.</p><p>• Border Force continue to work with port operators across the country to encourage display of anti-modern slavery messaging. This includes communications materials visible in all UK ports, such as Heathrow airport who collaborated with A21 to produce and display the ‘can you see me’ posters at its terminals. Border Force is also working with the NGO Unseen to ensure that information about the Modern Slavery Helpline is displayed at arrival points in the UK.</p><p>• Prosecutions for Modern Slavery continue to receive extensive media coverage which is increasing public awareness of these crimes. For example, the 2018 trial of British citizen Josephine Iyamu who was the first ever convicted cross border sex-trafficker under the Modern Slavery Act 2015, receiving an 18-year sentence. This highlights that any crimes relating to modern slavery, will not be tolerated.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/04/2019 16:24:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1121590

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Data Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the data breaches by the Home Office which led to the sharing of personal data of applicants for settled status and of applicants for the Windrush Compensation Scheme do not recur.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL15241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office takes its data protection responsibilities very seriously and is committed to the continued improvement of its performance against the UK’s high data protection standards.</p><p>Strict controls have been put in place on the use of emails when communicating with two or more members of the public, including oversight of communications by Senior Civil Servants and use of alternative technology to prevent reoccurrence. Along with internal reviews which are currently underway, an independent review of the Department’s compliance with its data protection obligations has also been commissioned which will report in due course.</p><p>The written ministerial statements addressing the data breaches involving Windrush compensation customers and EUSS customers can be found at the links below:</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2019-04-08/HCWS1496/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2019-04-08/HCWS1496/</a><br><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2019-04-11/HCWS1508/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2019-04-11/HCWS1508/</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name WMS HCWS1508.pdf title WMS HCWS 1508 2 file name WMS HCWS1496.pdf title WMS HCWS 1496 question first answered 29/04/2019 16:00:16 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1088868

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire Regulations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review fire safety guidance with a view to including escape provisions when the stay put policy has to be abandoned.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL14573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must undertake and review regularly a fire risk assessment of the premises and put in place and maintain adequate and appropriate fire precautions to mitigate the risk to life from fire. This includes ensuring adequate means of escape for building users.</p><p>The Local Government Association (LGA) produced guidance on fire safety in purpose-built blocks of flats to support responsible persons to deliver an appropriate level of fire safety. In May 2018, the National Fire Chiefs Council published a guidance note on simultaneous evacuation, which should be considered alongside the LGA guidance – https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance. The LGA will be reviewing the guidance in the light of Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Buildings Regulations and Fire Safety and the Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 28/03/2019 17:09:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1007923

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Legislation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, what legislation from the Home Office has been passed into law since 1 June 2010 but is still waiting to be brought into force.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>2010/2012 Session<br>Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 – law in force except:<br>• s.121 (not yet in force)<br>• s.150 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 10 (partially in force)</p><p>Protection of Freedoms Act 2012– law in force except:<br>• s.4 (partially in force)<br>• s.19 (partially in force)<br>• s.39 (partially in force)<br>• s.40 (partially in force)<br>• s.41 (partially in force)<br>• s.43–46 (partially in force)<br>• s.46 (partially in force)<br>• s.53 (not yet in force)<br>• s.72 (partially in force)<br>• s.73-74 (not yet in force)<br>• s.75-76 (partially in force)<br>• s.78 (partially in force)<br>• s.115 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 1 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 3 (not yet in force)<br>• Schedule 7 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 9 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 10 (partially in force)</p><p>2012/2013 Session<br>Crime &amp; Courts Act 2013 – law in force except:<br>• s.15 (partially in force)<br>• s.17 (partially in force)<br>• s.20 (partially in force)<br>• s.26 (partially in force)<br>• s.34-40 (not yet in force)<br>• s.41 (partially in force)<br>• s.42 (partially in force)<br>• s.44 (partially in force)<br>• s.49 (partially in force)<br>• s.50 (partially in force)<br>• s.55 (partially in force)<br>• s.56 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 8 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 13 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 15 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 16 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 20 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 23 (not yet in force)</p><p>2013/2014 Session<br>Anti-social Behaviour, Crime &amp; Policing Act 2014 – law in force except:<br>• s.131 (partially in force)<br>• s.133 (partially in force)<br>• s.168 (not yet in force)<br>• s.181 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 11 (partially in force)</p><p>Immigration Act 2014 – law in force except:<br>• s.20-31 (partially in force)<br>• s.54 (partially in force)<br>• s.73 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 3 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 9 (partially in force)</p><p>2014/2015 Session<br>Serious Crime Act 2015 – law in force except:<br>• s.15 (not yet in force)<br>• s.24-36 (partially in force)<br>• s.85 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 4 (partially in force)</p><p>Modern Slavery Act 2015 – law in force except:<br>• s.48 (partially in force)<br>• s.50 (not yet in force)<br>• s.57 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 2 (partially in force)</p><p>2015/16 Session<br>Immigration Act 2016 - law in force except:<br>• s.42 (not yet in force)<br>• s.43 (partially in force)<br>• s.44 (not yet in force)<br>• s.68 (not yet in force)<br>• s.74 (not yet in force)<br>• Schedule 10 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 11 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 12 (not yet in force)<br>• Schedule 13 (not yet in force)</p><p>2016/17 Session<br>Investigatory Powers Act 2016 - law in force except:<br>• s.2 (partially in force)<br>• s.11-12 (not yet in force)<br>• s.14 (not yet in force)<br>• s.61 (partially in force)<br>• s.62-86 (not yet in force)<br>• s.102 (partially in force)<br>• s.106-107 (not yet in force)<br>• s.108 (partially in force)<br>• s.111 (partially in force)<br>• s.115 (partially in force)<br>• s.117 (partially in force)<br>• s.123-124 (not yet in force)<br>• s.125 (partially in force)<br>• s.128 (partially in force)<br>• s.129 (partially in force)<br>• s.229 (partially in force)<br>• s.231 (partially in force)<br>• s.242 (not yet in force)<br>• s.243 (partially in force)<br>• s.248 (partially in force)<br>• s.270 (partially in force)<br>• s.271 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 2 (not yet in force)<br>• Schedules 4-6 (not yet in force)<br>• Schedule 8 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 9 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 10 (partially in force)</p><p>Policing and Crime Act 2017 – law in force except:<br>• S.9 (partially in force)<br>• s.11 (partially in force)<br>• s.13-24 (partially in force)<br>• s.28 (partially in force)<br>• s.29 (partially in force)<br>• s.31 (partially in force)<br>• s.34 (partially in force)<br>• s.46-48 (partially in force)<br>• s.51 (partially in force)<br>• s.126 (partially in force)<br>• s.132 (partially in force)<br>• s.142 (partially in force)<br>• s.159-161 (partially in force)<br>• s.166 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 2 (partially in force)<br>• Schedules 4-7 (partially in force)<br>• Schedules 13-14 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 18 (partially in force)</p><p>Criminal Finances Act 2017 – law in force except:<br>• s.11 (partially in force)<br>• s.22 (partially in force)<br>• s.23 (partially in force)<br>• s.25 (partially in force)<br>• s.27 (partially in force)<br>• s.31 (partially in force)<br>• s.32 (partially in force)<br>• s.34 (partially in force)<br>• s.36 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 1 (partially in force)<br>• Schedule 5 (partially in force)</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/11/2018 16:26:10 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

973433

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Harassment: Public Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether measures to protect the partners and children of people in public life from harassment outside their homes by demonstrators are adequate.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL10359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2018 answer text <p>Peaceful protest is a vital part of a democratic society. However, rights to peaceful protest do not extend to violent or threatening behaviour, harassment or intimidation.</p><p>The police have a range of powers to deal with such acts in line with their duties to keep the peace, to protect communities, and to prevent the commission of offences.</p><p>Decisions on how these powers are deployed are an operational matter for the independent judgement of chief officers of police.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/09/2018 14:17:06 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

947583

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Capital Punishment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times the UK has not sought death penalty assurances for British nationals or former British nationals when agreeing to their trial in another country.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL9860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government does not have a role in agreeing to the trial of British or former British nationals in another country.</p><p>However, a review of available records (dating back to 2001) has been undertaken and I can confirm that we have identified one occasion where we provided mutual legal assistance without a death penalty assurance where the death penalty was an available sentence which involved a British or former British national.</p><p>Due to the potential to harm on-going criminal investigations or future prosecutions, and the confidentiality attached to mutual legal assistance, it would not be appropriate to share further information.</p><p>I reiterate the statement by the Minister of State for Security on 23 July who sought to reassure the House that our long-standing position on the use of the death penalty has not changed. The UK has a long-standing policy of opposing the death penalty as a matter of principle regardless of nationality. Requests for Mutual Legal Assistance must be considered in accordance with the Government’s Overseas, Security and Justice Assistance (OSJA) Guidance, which requires an assessment of both human rights and death penalty risks.</p><p>The OSJA guidance, which has been in existence since 2011, permits the provision of assistance, without obtaining assurances, where there are strong reasons for doing so:</p><p>“Ministers should be consulted to determine whether, given the specific circumstances of the case, we should nevertheless provide assistance.”</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/10/2018 16:33:47 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

916578

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Personal Records
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government from which countries citizens are required to complete landing cards on arrival in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL8284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2018 answer text <p>Nationals of all non-EEA countries are required to fill out a landing card on arrival to the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 08/06/2018 12:29:28 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

916579

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Personal Records
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what data are collected through landing cards; and how such data are used.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL8285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2018 answer text <p>Passengers are required to complete fourteen pieces of data on landing cards. These are first name(s); date of birth; sex; nationality; town and country of birth; occupation; contact address in the UK; passport number; place of issue; length of stay in the UK; port of last departure; arrival flight/train number/ship name; and signature.</p><p>Landing cards are predominantly used to produce National Statistics on purpose of journey by category and nationality.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 08/06/2018 12:29:57 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

906468

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Firearms
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of proposals for police officers in rural areas to be routinely issued with firearms.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL7981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>The policy in this country has long been that the police should not generally be armed. This gives character to our policing that we should not readily give up and is vital in promoting good relations with the public and the community they serve.</p><p>Any proposal to change this longstanding position would have to be considered very carefully.</p><p>It is for chief officers to determine the number of armed officers in their areas. This is based on a thorough assessment of threat and risk, and capability is kept under constant review by the National Armed Policing Lead and the National Police Coordination Centre.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/05/2018 11:27:25 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

904260

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Crime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they intend to take to tackle moped crime.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL7837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>Reports of crimes involving motorcycles, mopeds and scooters are clearly a concern. That is why the Government has worked with the police, industry and other partners to develop a comprehensive action plan focusing on what more can be done to prevent offending and keep the public safe.</p><p>This work sits alongside the review the Government has conducted into the law, guidance and practice surrounding police pursuits and response driving. The outcome of the review was published on 22 May.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/05/2018 11:26:23 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark