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registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Internet
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 2 September 2014 to Question 207065, in which rulings the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) or its predecessor courts has interpreted or applied (a) Article 72 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or the same provision in previous versions of the EU treaties and (b) Article 276 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or the same provision in previous versions of the EU treaties; and on what provisions of those rulings the Government bases its assertion that opting back into Council Decision 2000/375/JHA will not bring the UK's strategy for tackling indecent images of children online or any action by UK law enforcement pursuant to that strategy under the jurisdiction of the CJEU.
tabling member constituency	North East Somerset
tabling member printed	Jacob Rees-Mogg
uin	210805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of indecent images of children very seriously, and is working with a wide range of international partners to tackle these appalling images. We work with both EU and non-EU States, and will continue to do so. As explained in the Government’s answer of 2 September 2014 to PQ 207065, the Government has considered the potential impacts of CJEU jurisdiction very carefully in deciding which of the pre-Lisbon police and criminal justice measures it is in the interests of the UK to rejoin.</p><p><br>While the CJEU has not yet ruled in a relevant case, Article 72 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) makes clear that the maintenance of law and order and the safeguarding of internal security is a responsibility for Member States. In addition, Article 276 of the TFEU states that the CJEU shall have no jurisdiction to review the validity or proportionality of operations carried out by the police or other law enforcement services of a Member State, or the exercise of responsibilities incumbent upon Member States with regard to the maintenance of law and order and the safeguarding of internal security.</p><p><br>The decision to seek to opt in to Council Decision 2000/375/JHA will therefore not bring the Government’s strategy in tackling indecent images of children under the jurisdiction of the CJEU or any action taken by UK law enforcement pursuant to that strategy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 23/10/2014 15:24:42 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 22881 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

79413

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on the implementation of the UK's strategy against indecent images of children online of placing that strategy within the full jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the EU, including its human rights jurisprudence, should the UK remain bound by Council Decision 2000/375/JHA after 1 December 2014.
tabling member constituency	North East Somerset
tabling member printed	Jacob Rees-Mogg
uin	207065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>A full impact assessment has been conducted on Framework Decision 2000/375/JHA. Details of this assessment can be found in Command Paper 8897 <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/326698/41670_Cm_8897_Accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/326698/41670_Cm_8897_Accessible.pdf</a>, published on 3 July 2014. <br><br>The Government has considered the potential impacts of CJEU jurisdiction very carefully in deciding which of the pre-Lisbon police and criminal justice measures it is in the interests of the UK to rejoin. Article 72 of Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) makes clear that the maintenance of law and order and the safeguarding of internal security is a responsibility for Member States.</p><p>Article 276 of the TFEU states that the CJEU shall have no jurisdiction to review the validity or proportionality of operations carried out by the police or other law enforcement services of a Member State, or the exercise of responsibilities incumbent upon Member States with regard to the maintenance of law and order and the safeguarding of internal security.</p><p>The Government’s decision to seek to opt in to Framework Decision 2000/375/JHA will therefore not bring the Government’s strategy in tackling indecent images of children under the jurisdiction of the CJEU or any action taken by UK law enforcement pursuant to that strategy. The UK is fully compliant with this Council Decision, and we assess the risk of an adverse judgement in this area to be low.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/09/2014 16:37:01 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

78528

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the people identified to date by the National Crime Agency investigation into online child abuse had previously worked in regulated activity.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	206233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>As operation NOTARISE is an ongoing operation it is not possible to provide <br>this information.<br><br>As a result of this NCA-led operation, individuals who have committed serious <br>offences or are considered to pose a risk to children will be placed on the <br>barred list which will prevent them from working in regulated activity with <br>children.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 22/07/2014 14:20:54 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 11258 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

65028

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Internet
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 19 June 2014, Official Report, column 666W, on offences against children: internet, whether the intelligence packets were divided up into police authority areas based on the address of the suspected purchaser; and how many intelligence packages were sent to each police force in the UK.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	203249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the Hon. Member to the reply given on 30 June 2014, Official Report, <br>column 377W.<br>National Crime Agency intelligence packages are disseminated to the most <br>appropriate police force based on information drawn from an investigation. This <br>was the case in Operation RESCUE/CALANDO.<br>The information requested on the number of intelligence packages sent to each <br>police force in the UK is operational and cannot be released because of the <br>possibility that there are related investigations or judicial processes <br>ongoing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 08/07/2014 14:16:50 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

63314

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Internet
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 19 June 2014, Official Report, column 667W, on offences against children: internet, to which police forces intelligence packages were disseminated; and how many such packages were sent to each such force.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	201832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the Hon Member to the reply given on 19 June 2014, Official Report, columns<br>666-667W. <br><br>The information requested is operational and cannot be released because of the <br>possibility that there are related investigations or judicial processes <br>ongoing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 30/06/2014 10:59:56 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

62335

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Internet
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 how many UK-based registered users of the paedophile file sharing network website boylover.net have been identified by international authorities in (a) the US and (b) Holland; what proportion of those was passed to UK authorities for investigation; what steps her Department is taking to trace those registered users; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	201056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the Hon. Member to the reply given on 19 June 2014, Official Report, columns 666-667W. <br>Following two linked international investigations into the boylover.net <br>website, information was provided to the Child Exploitation and Online <br>Protection Centre (CEOP) by US authorities and Europol that related to UK-based <br>registered users. CEOP was, at that time, an affiliate of the Serious Organised <br>Crime Agency. We do not maintain a record of the number of UK-registered users <br>of the website identified by United States or Dutch authorities, nor of what <br>proportion of those users were passed to CEOP. However, as a consequence of the <br>information provided and through CEOP's own investigations, 240 intelligence <br>packages were prepared and subsequently disseminated to police forces across <br>the UK. Further information regarding charges, convictions and open <br>investigations is handled at a local level by the relevant police force and <br>is not recorded nationally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 02/07/2014 10:56:03 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker previous answer version 4358 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

62085

registered interest
date	16/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests in the UK have resulted from Operation Rescue; how many charges were brought following those arrests; how many open investigations remain from those identified; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	200938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Operation Rescue was an investigation into a website that promoted the distribution of Indecent Images of Children. From 2007 to 2011, 240 intelligence packages were disseminated by the SOCA affiliated Child Exploitation Online Protection Centre (CEOP) to Police Forces across the UK. <br><br>At the end of the intelligence dissemination phase of the operation in 2011 CEOP had been notified of 121 arrests; of these 33 individuals were convicted and 7 cautioned. <br><br>Further information regarding charges, convictions and open investigations is handled at a local level by the relevant police force and is not recorded centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 19/06/2014 15:24:41 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest