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1146461

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Recruitment
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 that the Be a Force for All campaign complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); and whether a data protection impact assessment has been produced in accordance with Article 35 and 36 of the GDPR.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	291338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>We take the protection and privacy of personal data very seriously. The Government Communication Service, as the professional body for communications in government, upholds the highest professional standards in undertaking its duties and in particular, complying with data protection legislation.</p><p>The campaign microsite, <a href="http://www.joiningthepolice.co.uk" target="_blank">www.joiningthepolice.co.uk</a>, directs potential applicants to local police force websites, which are not managed by the Home Office, to begin their application process. The microsite collects IP addresses and generates cookies to inform improvement of the site and to make campaign marketing more engaging and relevant. However, this information is not used to identify users personally and is handled in accordance with the current data protection legislation.</p><p>For further information on the campaign microsite’s use of data and cookies please visit:</p><p><a href="https://www.joiningthepolice.co.uk/privacy.html" target="_blank">https://www.joiningthepolice.co.uk/privacy.html</a></p><p><a href="https://www.joiningthepolice.co.uk/cookies.html" target="_blank">https://www.joiningthepolice.co.uk/cookies.html</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/10/2019 14:40:20 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1146492

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that visa-free travel is maintained between the UK and the EU for short visits to work in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	291421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Whether the UK leaves the EU on 31 October 2019 with or without a deal, the Government has announced that EEA and Swiss citizens will be able to continue to travel to the UK until the end of 2020 without needing a visa.</p><p>From January 2021 we will introduce a new points-based immigration system. This will prioritise the skills and contributions people can make to the UK, rather than where they come from.</p><p>In a no deal scenario, there will be a transitional period before the new immigration system commences in 2021. The Government announced the details of these temporary immigration arrangements on 4 September 2019 and they are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/no-deal-immigration-arrangements-for-eu-citizens-moving-to-the-uk-after-brexit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/no-deal-immigration-arrangements-for-eu-citizens-moving-to-the-uk-after-brexit</a>.</p><p>Law-abiding EEA and Swiss citizens moving to the UK after a no deal Brexit will still be able to live and work in the UK for a temporary period, but we will make it harder for serious criminals to enter the UK. Those new arrivals who wish to stay beyond the end of 2020 will need to apply for a UK immigration status. The Home Office will open a new immigration scheme – the European Temporary Leave to Remain Scheme – to provide a route to apply for this status. The online application process will be simple and free of charge. Subject to identity, security and criminality checks, successful applicants will be granted 36 months’ leave to remain in the UK. This will provide them with a bridge into the new immigration system.</p><p>EEA and Swiss citizens who are resident in the UK by exit on 31 October 2019 will remain eligible to apply for UK immigration status under the EU Settlement Scheme. They will have until at least 31 December 2020 to do so.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 291422 291423 question first answered 08/10/2019 15:05:21 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1146493

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a new immigration system will be in place from 1 November 2019 for people working in the UK and not under visiting or settled status.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	291422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Whether the UK leaves the EU on 31 October 2019 with or without a deal, the Government has announced that EEA and Swiss citizens will be able to continue to travel to the UK until the end of 2020 without needing a visa.</p><p>From January 2021 we will introduce a new points-based immigration system. This will prioritise the skills and contributions people can make to the UK, rather than where they come from.</p><p>In a no deal scenario, there will be a transitional period before the new immigration system commences in 2021. The Government announced the details of these temporary immigration arrangements on 4 September 2019 and they are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/no-deal-immigration-arrangements-for-eu-citizens-moving-to-the-uk-after-brexit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/no-deal-immigration-arrangements-for-eu-citizens-moving-to-the-uk-after-brexit</a>.</p><p>Law-abiding EEA and Swiss citizens moving to the UK after a no deal Brexit will still be able to live and work in the UK for a temporary period, but we will make it harder for serious criminals to enter the UK. Those new arrivals who wish to stay beyond the end of 2020 will need to apply for a UK immigration status. The Home Office will open a new immigration scheme – the European Temporary Leave to Remain Scheme – to provide a route to apply for this status. The online application process will be simple and free of charge. Subject to identity, security and criminality checks, successful applicants will be granted 36 months’ leave to remain in the UK. This will provide them with a bridge into the new immigration system.</p><p>EEA and Swiss citizens who are resident in the UK by exit on 31 October 2019 will remain eligible to apply for UK immigration status under the EU Settlement Scheme. They will have until at least 31 December 2020 to do so.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 291421 291423 question first answered 08/10/2019 15:05:21 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1146494

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there will be a transition immigration system in place from 1 November 2019 for people working in the UK and not under visiting or settled status.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	291423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Whether the UK leaves the EU on 31 October 2019 with or without a deal, the Government has announced that EEA and Swiss citizens will be able to continue to travel to the UK until the end of 2020 without needing a visa.</p><p>From January 2021 we will introduce a new points-based immigration system. This will prioritise the skills and contributions people can make to the UK, rather than where they come from.</p><p>In a no deal scenario, there will be a transitional period before the new immigration system commences in 2021. The Government announced the details of these temporary immigration arrangements on 4 September 2019 and they are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/no-deal-immigration-arrangements-for-eu-citizens-moving-to-the-uk-after-brexit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/no-deal-immigration-arrangements-for-eu-citizens-moving-to-the-uk-after-brexit</a>.</p><p>Law-abiding EEA and Swiss citizens moving to the UK after a no deal Brexit will still be able to live and work in the UK for a temporary period, but we will make it harder for serious criminals to enter the UK. Those new arrivals who wish to stay beyond the end of 2020 will need to apply for a UK immigration status. The Home Office will open a new immigration scheme – the European Temporary Leave to Remain Scheme – to provide a route to apply for this status. The online application process will be simple and free of charge. Subject to identity, security and criminality checks, successful applicants will be granted 36 months’ leave to remain in the UK. This will provide them with a bridge into the new immigration system.</p><p>EEA and Swiss citizens who are resident in the UK by exit on 31 October 2019 will remain eligible to apply for UK immigration status under the EU Settlement Scheme. They will have until at least 31 December 2020 to do so.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 291421 291422 question first answered 08/10/2019 15:05:21 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1146514

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Action Fraud: Telephone Services
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 average time it takes for Action Fraud call centre operators to answer calls from the public; and what is Action Fraud's target time is for answering such calls.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	291217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 291219 291220 291221 question first answered 08/10/2019 16:23:21 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1146516

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Action Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria must reports submitted to Action Fraud meet in order to be investigated.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	291218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>291218: All reports submitted to Action Fraud are subject to risk assessments, which take into account the following:</p><ul><li>Vulnerability of the victim(s)</li><li>Priority crime types i.e. those assessed as the highest harm across multiple categories</li><li>Financial harm of individual or linked cases</li><li>Lines of inquiry for investigations on suspect information or identifiers, i.e. account information, email addresses, telephone numbers, websites</li><li>Crime or not under Home Office Counting Rules</li><li>Other risk indicators through an assessment of key words which vary over time</li><li>Links with other reports of similar offences</li></ul><p><strong>291223:</strong> Action Fraud is working in conjunction with Victim Support in London to identify vulnerable victims and provide them with additional advice and support to stop them becoming repeat victims.</p><ul><li>All forces receive details of victims in their area each week, which enables them to deliver victim support and provide advice and guidance on crime prevention</li><li>Particularly high risk reports with victim care needs are prioritised and sent to forces for further action</li><li>The National Economic Crime Victim Care Unit (NECVCU) pilot delivers victim care for victims whose cases have not been referred to a local police force for investigation, covering specific force areas: City of London Police, Metropolitan Police, Nottinghamshire, West Midlands, Kent and Greater Manchester.</li><li>NFIB Protect Alerts are issued to the public and local neighbourhood policing teams based on reporting trends and intelligence</li><li>NFIB disrupts websites, emails and telephone numbers reportedly engaged in fraud to prevent further offending</li></ul><p>NFIB’s Project Recall alerts banks when reports of recent fraudulent transactions are made, which often results in payments being stopped or returned to the victim.</p><p>Action Fraud is the national reporting point for fraud and cyber crime. Since April 2013, it has taken reports of these crimes on behalf of all police forces in England and Wales. Once Action Fraud has received a crime report, that information is considered by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB). Where there is enough evidence available and a viable lead, actionable intelligence packages are created and sent to the appropriate police force to consider whether enforcement activity should take place. Neither Action Fraud nor the NFIB are investigatory agencies. It is still for local forces to consider enforcement activity. Both Action Fraud and the NFIB are run by the City of London Police, which is the national lead force for fraud.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 291223 question first answered 07/10/2019 17:03:50 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1146517

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Action Fraud: Staff
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 people employed by Action Fraud as (a) call centre operators, (b) investigators and (c) other staff.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	291219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 291217 291220 291221 question first answered 08/10/2019 16:23:21 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1146518

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Action Fraud
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 average time taken to investigate cases at Action Fraud; and what steps she is taking to ensure Action Fraud has the resources necessary to investigate such cases.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	291220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 291217 291219 291221 question first answered 08/10/2019 16:23:21 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1146519

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Action Fraud: Standards
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 adequacy of Action Fraud's performance.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	291221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 291217 291219 291220 question first answered 08/10/2019 16:23:21 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1146521

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fraud: Victims
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 support fraud victims whose cases do not meet Action Fraud's criteria for investigation.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	291223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>291218: All reports submitted to Action Fraud are subject to risk assessments, which take into account the following:</p><ul><li>Vulnerability of the victim(s)</li><li>Priority crime types i.e. those assessed as the highest harm across multiple categories</li><li>Financial harm of individual or linked cases</li><li>Lines of inquiry for investigations on suspect information or identifiers, i.e. account information, email addresses, telephone numbers, websites</li><li>Crime or not under Home Office Counting Rules</li><li>Other risk indicators through an assessment of key words which vary over time</li><li>Links with other reports of similar offences</li></ul><p><strong>291223:</strong> Action Fraud is working in conjunction with Victim Support in London to identify vulnerable victims and provide them with additional advice and support to stop them becoming repeat victims.</p><ul><li>All forces receive details of victims in their area each week, which enables them to deliver victim support and provide advice and guidance on crime prevention</li><li>Particularly high risk reports with victim care needs are prioritised and sent to forces for further action</li><li>The National Economic Crime Victim Care Unit (NECVCU) pilot delivers victim care for victims whose cases have not been referred to a local police force for investigation, covering specific force areas: City of London Police, Metropolitan Police, Nottinghamshire, West Midlands, Kent and Greater Manchester.</li><li>NFIB Protect Alerts are issued to the public and local neighbourhood policing teams based on reporting trends and intelligence</li><li>NFIB disrupts websites, emails and telephone numbers reportedly engaged in fraud to prevent further offending</li></ul><p>NFIB’s Project Recall alerts banks when reports of recent fraudulent transactions are made, which often results in payments being stopped or returned to the victim.</p><p>Action Fraud is the national reporting point for fraud and cyber crime. Since April 2013, it has taken reports of these crimes on behalf of all police forces in England and Wales. Once Action Fraud has received a crime report, that information is considered by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB). Where there is enough evidence available and a viable lead, actionable intelligence packages are created and sent to the appropriate police force to consider whether enforcement activity should take place. Neither Action Fraud nor the NFIB are investigatory agencies. It is still for local forces to consider enforcement activity. Both Action Fraud and the NFIB are run by the City of London Police, which is the national lead force for fraud.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 291218 question first answered 07/10/2019 17:03:50 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable