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176258

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the cost of the proposed inquiry by the independent panel into Child Sexual Abuses; and whether the cost will come from the Home Office budget as currently published.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
	uin	HL4516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>The Independent Panel Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse is of the highest priority for the Home Secretary. We will ensure appropriate funding is made available for the Inquiry to carry out its functions as part of a cost-sharing arrangement across Government.</p><p /> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 12/02/2015 17:43:30 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

387696

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the terms of reference of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse have been settled; whether the Inquiry will take place under the Inquiries Act 2005; and whether any time limits have been determined for the Inquiry to produce a report.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
	uin	HL1073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>On Thursday 12 March 2015, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse was set up with statutory powers under the 2005 Inquiries Act. The Terms of Reference were published on the same date and are attached.</p><p> </p><p>The Terms of Reference set out that the Inquiry must produce regular reports and an interim report by the end of 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/07/2015 10:45:43 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name Terms of Reference.doc title Terms of reference
	tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

429228

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Rights of Accused
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many persons interviewed by police, but not charged, have had their names released on the decision of a senior police officer because of the threat to life, detection of further crime, or because of public interest or confidence, in the last period for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
	uin	HL3712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information. However, the decision to release names and/or details of suspects in a criminal investigation are decisions for the police, which are guided in making such decisions by the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice (APP) Guidance on ‘Relationships with the media’.</p><p>A key principle of the guidance is that the police have a duty to safeguard the confidentiality and integrity of information (including personal data) which must be balanced against the duty to be open and transparent whenever possible.</p><p>There are clearly great risks in naming suspects and the guidance makes clear that decisions should only be made on a case-by-case basis, and that the police should not release the names of those who are arrested or suspected of a crime unless they have clearly identified circumstances to justify disclosure.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/11/2015 12:14:36 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

439538

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Rights of Accused
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Home Secretary will discuss with the police whether a protocol should be agreed to rationalise and improve on the present system of names of persons interviewed by the police but not charged being made public on a case by case basis.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
	uin	HL4723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/12/2015 answer text <p>The decision to release the name or details of a suspect in an investigation is an operational one for the police to take.</p><p>The College of Policing’s Authorised Professional Practice (APP) ‘Guidance on ‘Relationships with the Media’, which was developed in full consultation with the police, makes clear that decisions on releasing the names of those who are arrested or suspected of a crime should be made on a case by case basis and that the police should not do so unless there are clearly identified circumstances to justify it, such as threat to life or the prevention or detection of crime. This guidance will be reviewed by the College early in the New Year.</p><p>It is the Government’s position that, in general, there should be a right to anonymity before the point of charge. However, there are circumstances where the police decide it is in the public interest that an arrested suspect should be named.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/12/2015 11:39:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

444873

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Rights of Accused
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 30 November 2015 (HL3712), whether, in the interests of transparency, they will arrange for police forces to collate and publicise the occasions on which persons arrested but not charged have had their names disclosed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
	uin	HL5071
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office currently has no plans to arrange for police forces to collate and publish data in relation to the occasions on which persons arrested but not charged have had their names disclosed.</p><p>Police are guided in making such decisions by the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice (APP) Guidance on ‘Relationships with the media’.</p><p>There are clearly great risks in naming suspects and the College of Policing guidance makes clear that decisions should only be made on a case-by-case basis, and that the police should not release the names of those who are arrested or suspected of a crime unless they have clearly identified circumstances to justify disclosure.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/01/2016 16:31:56 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

607593

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the response by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 17 October (HL Deb, col 2164), what is meant by the word formally, what other concerns were raised, what exactly the Home Secretary and Permanent Secretary of the Home Office were told, and whether they will publish the full record of their exchange with officials at the level of Assistant Secretary or equivalent and above.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
	uin	HL2525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Home Secretary and the Permanent Secretary set out the position on the floor of the House and to the Home Affairs Select Committee on 17 and 18 October respectively.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 03/11/2016 17:22:01 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

891843

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Witnesses
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance has been given in the last ten years by the College of Policing to police authorities about believing witnesses; whether there have been any proposals to change that guidance in that period; and if so, what.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
	uin	HL7285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The College of Policing has not issued guidance to the police in respect of believing witnesses since its formation in 2012.</p><p>The College of Policing is currently considering the outcome of a review into the terminology used to guide police when an allegation of crime is made. The review can be found online here: <a href="http://www.college.police.uk/News/College-news/Pages/review-into-believing-victims-at-the-time-of-reporting.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.college.police.uk/News/College-news/Pages/review-into-believing-victims-at-the-time-of-reporting.aspx</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 02/05/2018 14:58:32 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Review into the Terminology Victim Complainant and Believing Victims at time of Reporting.pdf title Copy - Review: Terminology guide allegation crime
	tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

930920

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gosport War Memorial Hospital
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to invite HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services, and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate to set up a joint inquiry on the failure to investigate and initiate prosecutions in the case of the Gosport Hospital over the last 15 years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
	uin	HL8920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government is considering the report by the Gosport Independent Panel and will provide its response setting out its next steps in the Autumn.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 06/07/2018 11:42:55 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

994725

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2018
	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: North of England
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will invite HM Inspector of Constabulary and the Crown Prosecution Service to analyse and report on the timeliness of the investigations into and prosecutions for sexual offences concerning girls in Huddersfield and other northern towns and cities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
	uin	HL11041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services (HMICFRS) is already inspecting the child protection work of every police in England and Wales through its National Child Protection Inspections. As part of these inspections HMICFRS will continue to inspect against forces’ awareness of and response to child sexual abuse and exploitation, including how well the service helps and protects vulnerable children and investigates these crimes.</p><p>The investigations in Huddersfield are ongoing and are an operational matter for the local police. It is for the police and Crown Prosecution Service to investigate allegations and build cases for prosecution. These parts of the criminal justice system are independent of government and it is a vital principle that police carry out their duties free from political interference.</p><p>It is for the locally elected Police and Crime Commissioner to decide how best to hold his force to account and commission a review if he considers it appropriate.</p><p>In addition, in March 2015 the Home Office established the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse to consider the extent to which institutions – including the police – have failed in their duty to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation. The Inquiry has announced an investigation examining institutional responses to the sexual exploitation of children by organised networks.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/11/2018 13:08:07 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

1029124

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Rights of Accused
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Barran on 18 December (HL Deb, col 1697), whether they will seek specific advice from the College of Policing on appropriate guidance on exceptional circumstances justifying the naming a deceased person before charge.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
	uin	HL12472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The College of Policing’s Authorised Professional Practice Guidance on Media Relations covers the exceptional circumstances and processes by which a suspect’s name may be released before charge. In May 2018, the College updated this guidance to make clear that it also applies where allegations are made against deceased persons.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/01/2019 17:29:13 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon