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418956

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Finance
	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 ongoing police funding formula consultation contains an adequate equality impact assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	10335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The consultation on police funding arrangements closed on 15 September and the responses are being analysed. The Government will consider these responses carefully to determine what changes, if any, are required. At this stage final force-level allocations have not been set and will not be determined until we have completed our analysis. We will continue to engage with policing partners during this process and intend to provide information, including exemplifications of future allocations, as these develop.</p><p>Alongside the development of the new funding model, we are developing a Policy Equalities Statement which will set out how this work has been completed in compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 10336 question first answered 12/10/2015 14:12:01 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

418957

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Finance
	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 publish the exemptions requested by police and crime commissioners and chief constables in the ongoing police funding formula consultation; what progress has been made on that review; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	10336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The consultation on police funding arrangements closed on 15 September and the responses are being analysed. The Government will consider these responses carefully to determine what changes, if any, are required. At this stage final force-level allocations have not been set and will not be determined until we have completed our analysis. We will continue to engage with policing partners during this process and intend to provide information, including exemplifications of future allocations, as these develop.</p><p>Alongside the development of the new funding model, we are developing a Policy Equalities Statement which will set out how this work has been completed in compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 10335 question first answered 12/10/2015 14:12:02 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

419130

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police
	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 estimate the effect on demand on policing services of budgetary reductions in other government departments.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	10418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>Home Office officials are working with the police and other government departments as part of the Spending Review preparations. This work includes understanding of the interface between the police and other agencies. We encourage greater joint working to continue to reduce crime and manage demand. The Department also welcomed the College of Policing report “Estimating demand on the police service&quot;, published in January, which included analysis of non crime demand. The report is available on the College of Policing website <a href="http://www.college.police.uk/" target="_blank">www.college.police.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 12/10/2015 13:09:06 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

445565

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police constables there were in North Wales in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
	uin	22848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2016 answer text <p>The table provided contains statistics on the total number of full-time equivalent police officers and the number of these who hold the rank of constable in North Wales, as at 31 March 2010 to 31 March 2015.</p><p>As HM Inspectorate of Constabulary has made clear, there is no simple link between police numbers and crime levels, between numbers and the visibility of police in the community, or between numbers and the quality of service provided.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 21/01/2016 17:37:56 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name Table 22848.xls title Full-time equivalent police officers
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

421659

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Police and Crime Commissioners.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	12082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>Elected Police and Crime Commissioners are providing accountable, visible leadership, and making a real difference to policing locally. They are taking a lead role in driving collaboration between forces and with other emergency services to deliver more effective services and better value for money for the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 22/10/2015 15:45:55 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

421662

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Equality
	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 encourage diversity in the police service.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	12085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>It is vital that the police reflect the communities they serve and the Government is determined to improve BME representation in all 43 forces in England and Wales.</p><p>Decisions on when and how to recruit individuals are for the chief officer of a police force. It is important that they use equalities legislation, including positive action provisions, to make better progress in terms of recruitment of under-represented groups.</p><p>My Rt Hon. Friend, the Home Secretary announced on 22 October the publication of data showing the gender and ethnicity of police officers by force area. This will make it easier for the public to access the data they need to see how representative their force is compared to the local population. It is clear that the current representation of women and officers from minority ethnic backgrounds in the officer ranks is not good enough and the Home Secretary has challenged forces to do more.</p><p>The Government's reforms have already made improvements. For example, we set up the College of Policing, which has embarked on a major programme of work, BME Progression 2018, looking at recruitment, retention and progression of black and minority ethnic officers, including the development of an evidence base of successful approaches used by forces.</p><p>As part of this programme the College recently published Positive Action Practical Advice, which advises forces on the use of lawful positive action to support the recruitment, retention and progression of officers from under-represented groups, and it has published case studies from forces showing what can be done.</p><p>We have also developed innovative schemes such as Direct Entry and Police Now. These are increasing the number of BME recruits to the police, showing that you can achieve better representation while attracting the best and the brightest into policing.</p><p>Of the nine direct entry superintendents who began their superintendent training on November 2014 four (44%) are women and two (22%) are from an ethnic minority background. This is significantly more representative than the current make up of the superintendent rank which is comprised of 17% women and 4% ethnic minority.</p><p>Police Now, implemented in the Metropolitan Police, appointed 69 people to start their training, up from an anticipated 50 owing to the high calibre of applicants. Of these, 43% are women and 9% are from a BME background, compared to the national BME proportion of 5.5%.</p><p>With the joint leadership of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime and the Commissioner, the Metropolitan Police also introduced its London residency criteria for recruits in August 2014. Recent Metropolitan police figures show that in the three months from June to August 2015, 26% of new Metropolitan police recruits came from a black or minority background, more than double the 12% recruited in the same quarter of 2014, and the 12% of Metropolitan police officers currently from a black and minority ethnic background.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 28/10/2015 17:49:54 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

446377

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Emergency Calls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to police forces on their emergency response to incidents reporting breaking and entering, burglary and vandalism to vehicles, and other criminal activity when the criminal act is reported as being in progress.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	23403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>We are clear that all crimes reported to the police should be taken seriously, but it is an operational decision for the police to decide how best to respond to an individual report of crime including where a criminal act may be in progress.</p><p>While we do expect the nature of the police response to take account of the relevant circumstances, including any vulnerabilities or aggravating factors such as where members of the public may be at risk of harm, the Home Office does not issue guidance to the police on such operational matters.</p><p>These are the responsibility of Chief Constables, in association with Police and Crime Commissioners, and guidance may be published by the independent College of Policing.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 25/01/2016 18:58:24 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 40801 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

427772

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Drugs: Publicity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding her Department has allocated to work on the strategic communications plan for making (a) young and (b) other people aware of the blanket ban on legal highs proposed in the Psychoactive Substances Bill.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	15805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>A strategic communications plan to make people aware of the intended blanket ban on psychoactive substances is currently being developed. We are working with key partners and agencies such as Pubic Health England to develop a comprehensive plan that will explain the legislative changes and consequences to sellers, young people and other users and signpost support and advice. A budget has not yet been allocated for this work.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/11/2015 17:51:19 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

438692

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many training courses on cyber-crime are provided for police officers.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	20293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>There are a number of training courses dealing with cyber crime available to police officers, for example, through the College of Policing and other external providers. The Home Office does not hold a central record of the number of such training courses. Furthermore, the Home Office does not hold a central record of how many police officers have completed training courses on cyber crime in the last six months or in the last year. However, the Government recognises that driving up cyber knowledge and capabilities at the local policing level is very important, that is why we are delivering training in cyber crime to officers in local police forces funded by the National Cyber Security Programme. The second phase of the Mainstream Cyber Crime Training course was launched on 30 September 2015 by College of Policing. This is a modular course consisting of a series of self-teach and interactive modules accessible to all police officers and staff, and which gives an introduction to how to recognise and investigate cyber crimes.</p><p>Cyber Security, including combating cyber crime, is a top priority threat to national security. That is why we have invested over £90 million over the last five years to bolster the law enforcement response, and we will continue to invest. As the Chancellor announced on 17 November, we plan to almost double investment in cyber security, including cyber crime, to £1.9 billion over the next five years. This will enable us to continue to invest in training for police officers at the national, regional and local levels.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 20203 question first answered 05/01/2016 16:56:36 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

438707

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2015
	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, how many call-handling staff are employed by the Action Fraud helpline; and how many of those employees were employed on (a) 1 May 2015 and (b) 1 November 2014.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	20202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>With regards to the number of call-handling staff employed by the Action Fraud helpline:</p><p>• As of December 2015 there were69.78 FTEs</p><p>• As of May 2015 there were 81.92 FTEs</p><p>• As of November 2014 there were 84.67 FTEs</p><p>With regards to the number of frontline staff employed by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB): The NFIB is overseen by the City of London Police, it is not a public facing part of the Force, so does not employ any frontline staff.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 20204 question first answered 05/01/2016 12:07:13 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown