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1582888

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date	01/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cannabidiol
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 30 January 2023 to Question 131103 on Cannabidiol and with reference to clause six of paragraph four of the Working Protocol between the Home Secretary and the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, published on 14 November 2011, for what reason her Department has not published a response within three months to the report entitled ACMD advice on consumer cannabidiol products, published on 17 December 2021; whether the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has been informed of these reasons; and whether her Department has given the Council a prospective date for a response.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	137708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>We are in the process of considering the findings of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) report on consumer cannabidiol products.</p><p>This is a complex area of policy and the Government is giving close consideration to the recommendations before responding in due course. We regularly engage with the Council on the timescales for responding to their reports and any reasons for those.</p><p>We will continue to work closely with the ACMD as policy is developed on the regulation of CBD products.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 06/02/2023 17:41:53 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

1582920

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police Custody: Children
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 the provision made by the Concordat on Children in Custody on the transfer of children unable to be bailed into local authority accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	138014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government published the Concordat on Children in Custody in 2017 which clearly sets out the statutory duties of the police and local authorities and provides a protocol for how transfers of children from custody to local authority accommodation should work in practice. We are clear that children should only be detained in custody when absolutely necessary and where there are opportunities to divert children away from custody, these must be considered.</p><p>The Government is supporting Local Authorities to meet their statutory duty and to ensure there is sufficient provision in their area through capital investment. The 2021 Spending Review announced £259 million of capital funding to maintain capacity and expand provision in both secure and open children’s homes. This will provide high quality, safe homes for some of our most vulnerable children and young people and create new places and support provision in secure children’s homes in all nine regions of England.</p><p>The Home Department does not collect data on the type or status of the person who acted as an Appropriate Adult. Our Police Powers and Procedures bulletin found that for children who were detained in police custody, an AA was called in 99% of cases.</p><p>We part fund the National Association of Appropriate Adults (NAAN), which supports organisations providing appropriate adult services to young people and vulnerable adults in police custody and regularly engage with NAAN to discuss the provision of training to Appropriate Adults across England and Wales. More information can be found at <a href="https://www.appropriateadult.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.appropriateadult.org.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 07/02/2023 16:31:31 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1582245

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Appropriate Adults
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 (a) effectiveness and (b) the potential impact on the training of appropriate adults of the National standards for the development and provision of appropriate adult schemes in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	136748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office part funds the National Association of Appropriate Adults (NAAN), which supports organisations providing appropriate adult services to young people and vulnerable adults in police custody. More information regarding standards and training can be found at <a href="https://www.appropriateadult.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.appropriateadult.org.uk/</a>. We regularly engage with the NAAN to discuss the provision of training to Appropriate Adults across England and Wales.</p><p>There is ongoing academic research on the detention and questioning of children and young people being carried out by the Nuffield Foundation. We await the final recommendations from this report. The Government maintains that children should only be detained in custody as a last resort and any opportunities to divert children away from custody should be taken. Detailed police custody data was published for the first time on 17 November 2022 in the Police Powers and Procedures Bulletin. This data provides more transparency on children in custody.</p><p>At this stage it does not include data on looked after children. However, we recognise specific concerns around children in custody who are recognised as a vulnerable group. We published the Concordat on Children in Custody in 2017 which clearly sets out the statutory duties of the police and local authorities and provides a protocol for how transfers of children from custody to local authority accommodation should work in practice.</p><p>The Government is clear that children should only be detained in custody when absolutely necessary and where there are opportunities to divert children away from custody, these must be considered.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 136749 question first answered 06/02/2023 16:19:22 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1582246

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police Custody: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has taken recent steps to (a) fund and (b) conduct research on the detention of children in police custody.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	136749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office part funds the National Association of Appropriate Adults (NAAN), which supports organisations providing appropriate adult services to young people and vulnerable adults in police custody. More information regarding standards and training can be found at <a href="https://www.appropriateadult.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.appropriateadult.org.uk/</a>. We regularly engage with the NAAN to discuss the provision of training to Appropriate Adults across England and Wales.</p><p>There is ongoing academic research on the detention and questioning of children and young people being carried out by the Nuffield Foundation. We await the final recommendations from this report. The Government maintains that children should only be detained in custody as a last resort and any opportunities to divert children away from custody should be taken. Detailed police custody data was published for the first time on 17 November 2022 in the Police Powers and Procedures Bulletin. This data provides more transparency on children in custody.</p><p>At this stage it does not include data on looked after children. However, we recognise specific concerns around children in custody who are recognised as a vulnerable group. We published the Concordat on Children in Custody in 2017 which clearly sets out the statutory duties of the police and local authorities and provides a protocol for how transfers of children from custody to local authority accommodation should work in practice.</p><p>The Government is clear that children should only be detained in custody when absolutely necessary and where there are opportunities to divert children away from custody, these must be considered.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 136748 question first answered 06/02/2023 16:19:22 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1582247

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police Custody: Children in Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with (a) local authorities, (b) police forces and (c) Cabinet colleagues on the detention of looked after children in police custody.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	136750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office part funds the National Association of Appropriate Adults (NAAN), which supports organisations providing appropriate adult services to young people and vulnerable adults in police custody. More information regarding standards and training can be found at <a href="https://www.appropriateadult.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.appropriateadult.org.uk/</a>. We regularly engage with the NAAN to discuss the provision of training to Appropriate Adults across England and Wales.</p><p>There is ongoing academic research on the detention and questioning of children and young people being carried out by the Nuffield Foundation. We await the final recommendations from this report. The Government maintains that children should only be detained in custody as a last resort and any opportunities to divert children away from custody should be taken. Detailed police custody data was published for the first time on 17 November 2022 in the Police Powers and Procedures Bulletin. This data provides more transparency on children in custody.</p><p>At this stage it does not include data on looked after children. However, we recognise specific concerns around children in custody who are recognised as a vulnerable group. We published the Concordat on Children in Custody in 2017 which clearly sets out the statutory duties of the police and local authorities and provides a protocol for how transfers of children from custody to local authority accommodation should work in practice.</p><p>The Government is clear that children should only be detained in custody when absolutely necessary and where there are opportunities to divert children away from custody, these must be considered.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 03/02/2023 13:04:54 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1582248

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the reoffending rate among children.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	136751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Beating Crime Plan 2021 highlighted the importance of targeted interventions for those who have started to offend, in order to reduce crime. Turnaround is a youth early intervention programme, launched in December 2022, which provides additional grant funding to Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) across England and Wales for them to work with children who have, for example, received a caution for the first time, addressing the root causes of that offending.</p><p>We have also recently launched the Youth Justice Sport Fund, funding voluntary and community sector organisations to carry out targeted work supporting children vulnerable to involvement in crime and violence, using sport to address problem behaviour.</p><p>In addition to funding these early intervention programmes we are working to ensure children who are already in the justice system receive targeted support to access suitable education or training, safe accommodation, healthcare and substance misuse treatment, diverting them away from a life of crime. New key performance indicators for Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) will come into force in April 2023 and will include metrics to drive improvements in support for children upon release from custody.</p><p>Later this year, we will launch a pilot of new powers in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. The pilot will allow us to trial changes to Youth Rehabilitation Orders with Intensive Supervision and Surveillance. These changes seek to give courts the confidence that children can be effectively supervised through a community sentence, which can be more effective in reducing reoffending than custody.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 06/02/2023 17:15:33 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1582249

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment she has made of the trends in the level of the reoffending rate among (a) children and (b) adults.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	136752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>This Government is tackling the causes of reoffending to make our streets safer. We are investing in probation services and new initiatives to reduce reoffending and beat crime.</p><p>The overall proven reoffending rate for adults has fallen by 6.0 percentage points from 30.0% in 2010/11 to 24.0% in 2020/21.</p><p>The overall proven reoffending rate for children has fallen by 9.7 percentage points from 40.9% in 2010/11 to 31.2% in 2020/21.</p><p>Our Prisons Strategy White Paper sets out our ambitious plans to reduce reoffending. We will invest to improve prison leavers’ access to accommodation, employment support and substance misuse treatment, and on further measures for early intervention to tackle youth offending.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 07/02/2023 15:27:35 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1582271

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if they will take steps to (a) publish an equality impact assessment and (b) consult with trade unions when proposing new HR policies for their Department; and if they will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	136648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>There is no legal requirement to publish duty assessment documentation, however, the relevant documentation is provided to staff and Trade Union colleagues upon request.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Cabinet Office adheres to the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) by completing an equality analysis for each HR policy that we update and/or introduce. This document records the analysis undertaken by the Cabinet Office to fulfil the requirements of the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) as set out in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. The department meets the requirement by paying due regard to the need to:</p><ol><li><p>Eliminate unlawful discrimination - direct discrimination, indirect discrimination, discrimination arising from disability, and harassment, victimisation and any other conduct prohibited by the Act</p></li><li><p>Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it</p></li><li><p>Foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not share it</p></li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We do this by giving consideration to protected characteristics, as well as other groups not included within the list of protected characteristics within the Act, such as varying socio-economic groups. We consider Public Sector Equality Duty before and during policy or service formation, and monitor how the policy or service is working once a decision is implemented. Considering equality in this way is a part of normal day-to-day activity and not a one off exercise.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Cabinet Office meets regularly with Trade Union representatives. We share information and data requested on the Cabinet Office workforce where appropriate and in line with our privacy statements to help inform decision making.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We regularly communicate and meet with our Trade Union colleagues and have a standard process for engaging with them. In the context of HR policies, this includes, but is not limited to sharing draft HR policies for review, discussion and comment and provides Trade Union colleagues with the opportunity to provide feedback prior to publication.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 03/02/2023 15:56:55 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1582272

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if they will take steps to (a) publish an equality impact assessment and (b) consult with trade unions when proposing new HR policies for their Department; and if they will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	136649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The BEIS HR Directorate carries out equality impact assessments in line with the Public Sector Equality Duty when developing new internal departmental HR policies. BEIS does not routinely publish the equality impact assessments for new internal departmental HR policies, however, they are shared with the departmental trade unions, staff networks, and employees more broadly, upon request.</p><p> </p><p>The BEIS HR Directorate consults with the departmental trade unions when proposing new internal HR policies for the Department.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 07/02/2023 15:37:46 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1582275

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if they will take steps to (a) publish an equality impact assessment and (b) consult with trade unions when proposing new HR policies for their Department; and if they will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	136651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>Whilst there is no legal requirement to publish equality impact assessments, DCMS fulfils its duty as an employer to consider how our policies or decisions affect people who are protected under the Equality Act. The Department conducts equality impact assessments when introducing new HR policy or making significant changes to existing policy. As part of our policy development process, DCMS engages with its Trade Unions and other stakeholders (such as employee networks) when developing new HR policies or making significant changes to existing policies.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 07/02/2023 11:16:35 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens