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date	27/06/2023
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prosecutions: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps the Crown Prosecution Service is taking to adopt a child-first approach to prosecuting people under the age of 18.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	191290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>Each CPS Area has a lead prosecutor for cases involving children, who is equipped to deal with complex casework and provide support to other prosecutors.</p><p>In May 2023, the CPS published the single biggest update to their legal guidance on Children as Suspects and Defendants, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/children-suspects-and-defendants" target="_blank">Children as suspects and defendants | The Crown Prosecution Service (cps.gov.uk)</a>. This guidance sets out the approach prosecutors should take when applying the <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/code-crown-prosecutors" target="_blank">Code for Crown Prosecutors</a> when deciding whether to prosecute children. This update incorporates all recent policy, terminology, and legislative updates, and is intended to reflect a ‘Child First’ justice principle.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 04/07/2023 13:57:59 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1648155

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date	27/06/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Trade Promotion: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether it is her policy to increase the number of trade envoys.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	191297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>There are currently 36 Trade Envoys progressing our trade and investment agenda in 66 markets across the world and the Department is constantly reviewing suitable markets to identify where the appointment of a Trade Envoy can be of greatest benefit to the trade and investment aims of the UK alongside the Department’s other support for exporters and investors. The ultimate decision to increase the number of his Trade Envoys is the Prime Minister’s.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 03/07/2023 10:39:10 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1649466

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date	27/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing all asylum seekers to work.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	905748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>Asylum seekers can work in the UK in occupations from the Shortage Occupation List if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own.</p><p>Asylum seekers can volunteer, so long as it does not amount to unpaid work. There are safe &amp; legal routes to work in the UK under the Points Based System.</p><p>- The Home Office deployed over 300 immigration officers on a record breaking 140 enforcement visits in one day, resulting in 95 arrests.</p><p>- In the first quarter of 2023, Immigration Enforcement teams delivered 1,303 enforcement visits, a 57% increase on the same period last year</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 03/07/2023 15:22:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord