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1232898

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Victim Support Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications there have been to the National Referral Mechanism by region in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	Simon Fell
	uin	87667
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Statistics relating to the number of referrals made to the National Referral Mechanism by region is not currently published by the Single Competent Authority. Published statistics include the police force the referral was sent to for investigation and crime recording purposes.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Data tables detailing the number of RG decisions made and their outcomes for the last five years can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-referral-mechanism-statistics-uk-end-of-year-summary-2019. The published data details the final outcome of an RG decision and does not take into account any previous decisions that may have been made on a particular case.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">There is no appeals process for negative RG outcomes, however an individual, or someone acting on their behalf, may request reconsideration of a negative RG decision. Further detail on this can be found in the Modern Slavery Act 2015 – Statutory Guidance for England and Wales v1.02 sections 14.220 - 14.235. All negative decisions are reviewed by a Technical Specialist who is senior to a Decision Maker.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Statistics relating to the number of referrals made to the National Referral Mechanism by region is not currently published by the Single Competent Authority. Published statistics include the police force the referral was sent to for investigation and crime recording purposes.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> Data tables detailing the number of RG decisions made and their outcomes for the last five years can be found here:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-referral-mechanism-statistics-uk-end-of-year-summary-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-referral-mechanism-statistics-uk-end-of-year-summary-2019</a></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> The published data details the final outcome of an RG decision and does not take into account any previous decisions that may have been made on a particular case.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">There is no appeals process for negative RG outcomes, however an individual, or someone acting on their behalf, may request reconsideration of a negative RG decision. Further detail on this can be found in the Modern Slavery Act 2015 – Statutory Guidance for England and Wales v1.02 sections 14.220 - 14.235. All negative decisions are reviewed by a Technical Specialist who is senior to a Decision Maker.</ins></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 17/09/2020 13:15:02 question first ministerially corrected 17/09/2020 15:02:22 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 47856 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4744 label Biography information for Simon Fell

1232901

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Victim Support Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of applications to the National Referral Mechanism received a reasonable grounds decision in each of the last five years following appeal of a negative decision.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	Simon Fell
	uin	87669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Statistics relating to the number of referrals made to the National Referral Mechanism by region is not currently published by the Single Competent Authority. Published statistics include the police force the referral was sent to for investigation and crime recording purposes.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Data tables detailing the number of RG decisions made and their outcomes for the last five years can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-referral-mechanism-statistics-uk-end-of-year-summary-2019. The published data details the final outcome of an RG decision and does not take into account any previous decisions that may have been made on a particular case.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">There is no appeals process for negative RG outcomes, however an individual, or someone acting on their behalf, may request reconsideration of a negative RG decision. Further detail on this can be found in the Modern Slavery Act 2015 – Statutory Guidance for England and Wales v1.02 sections 14.220 - 14.235. All negative decisions are reviewed by a Technical Specialist who is senior to a Decision Maker.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Statistics relating to the number of referrals made to the National Referral Mechanism by region is not currently published by the Single Competent Authority. Published statistics include the police force the referral was sent to for investigation and crime recording purposes.Data tables detailing the number of RG decisions made and their outcomes for the last five years can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-referral-mechanism-statistics-uk-end-of-year-summary-2019." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-referral-mechanism-statistics-uk-end-of-year-summary-2019.</a> The published data details the final outcome of an RG decision and does not take into account any previous decisions that may have been made on a particular case.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">There is no appeals process for negative RG outcomes, however an individual, or someone acting on their behalf, may request reconsideration of a negative RG decision. Further detail on this can be found in the Modern Slavery Act 2015 – Statutory Guidance for England and Wales v1.02 sections 14.220 - 14.235. All negative decisions are reviewed by a Technical Specialist who is senior to a Decision Maker.</ins></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 17/09/2020 13:15:03 question first ministerially corrected 17/09/2020 15:02:01 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 47858 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4744 label Biography information for Simon Fell

1232900

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Victim Support Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of applications to the National Referral Mechanism received a reasonable grounds decision in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	Simon Fell
	uin	87668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p /><p /><p /><p>Statistics relating to the number of referrals made to the National Referral Mechanism by region is not currently published by the Single Competent Authority. Published statistics include the police force the referral was sent to for investigation and crime recording purposes.</p><p>Data tables detailing the number of RG decisions made and their outcomes for the last five years can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-referral-mechanism-statistics-uk-end-of-year-summary-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-referral-mechanism-statistics-uk-end-of-year-summary-2019</a>. The published data details the final outcome of an RG decision and does not take into account any previous decisions that may have been made on a particular case.</p><p>There is no appeals process for negative RG outcomes, however an individual, or someone acting on their behalf, may request reconsideration of a negative RG decision. Further detail on this can be found in the Modern Slavery Act 2015 – Statutory Guidance for England and Wales v1.02 sections 14.220 - 14.235. All negative decisions are reviewed by a Technical Specialist who is senior to a Decision Maker.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 17/09/2020 13:15:02 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4744 label Biography information for Simon Fell

1232903

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Victim Support Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who have been recognised through the National Referral Mechanism as being a victim of a crime have gone on to prosecution; and how many of those prosecutions have been successful by type of crime in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	Simon Fell
	uin	87670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>The Single Competent Authority (SCA) operates the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) which is a civil process for the identification and support of victims of modern slavery.</p><p>The SCA does not collect data on the number of prosecutions related to people being recognised as a victim of modern slavery through the NRM. Many victims are recognised through the NRM independently of a prosecution being linked to their case.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) publishes quarterly modern slavery prosecution statistics, and the latest quarter can be found at: <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/cps-data-summary-quarter-4-2019-2020" target="_blank">https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/cps-data-summary-quarter-4-2019-2020</a></p><p>https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/cps-data-summary-quarter-4-2019-2020</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 17/09/2020 12:55:23 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4744 label Biography information for Simon Fell

1610165

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme
	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 impact of projects funded by the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme top slice in the 2021-22 financial year on levels of further asset recovery.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	Simon Fell
	uin	180298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The performance of the projects funded through the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme (ARIS) Top Slice scheme are governed by the Strategic Asset Recovery Group.</p><p>This creates a more transparent approach with agency level to ensure accountability, celebrate success, drive best practice, identify barriers, reassure communities and discourage those considering a criminal lifestyle.</p><p>We continue to fund critical capabilities through ARIS Top Slice, having nearly doubled investments made in 21/22 (from £7.5m to £13.9m, in 2021/22) with a renewed focus on work to seize criminal cash and crypto assets.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 24/04/2023 16:36:17 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	4744 label Biography information for Simon Fell

1610166

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme
	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 the rates of return on investment of asset recovery projects that received funding through the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme top slice in the 2021-22 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	Simon Fell
	uin	180299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The projects funded through the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme (ARIS) Top Slice scheme continue to offer positive returns in terms of recovered criminal assets.</p><p>This includes significant cash and asset seizures by operational teams funded by the Top Slice, at the Border and across national policing.</p><p>Since not all projects funded through the Top Slice are directly targeted against asset recovery, the Home Office does not conduct an investment return analysis on each one. In the 21/22 HMG/ law enforcement seized £354.8 million of criminal assets (up £135.1 million from 20/21).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 24/04/2023 16:38:33 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	4744 label Biography information for Simon Fell

1610167

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which projects received funding from the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme top slice in the 2021-22 financial year; what each of these projects were intended to do; how much funding each project received; what recent progress each project has made against its objectives; and if she will make an assessment of the impact of each project on levels of further asset recovery.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	Simon Fell
	uin	180300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>In the financial year 2021-22 there were 16 Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme Top Slice projects. The performance of these projects is governed by the Strategic Asset Recovery Group.</p><p>The most recent public update on use of ARIS funding by POCA partners is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/asset-recovery-statistical-bulletin-financial-years-ending-2017-to-2022/asset-recovery-statistical-bulletin-financial-years-ending-2017-to-2022#use-of-asset-recovery-incentivisation-scheme-aris-funds" target="_blank">Asset recovery statistical bulletin: financial years ending 2017 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. We are currently exploring options for providing a further public breakdown of this data.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 24/04/2023 16:40:09 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	4744 label Biography information for Simon Fell

1652769

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Defending Democracy Taskforce
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Defending Democracy Taskforce plans to make an assessment of whether foreign powers may seek to influence political parties through covert donations.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	Simon Fell
	uin	193968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>UK electoral law sets out a stringent regime of controls on donations to political parties to ensure that only those with a legitimate interest in UK elections can make donations. Donations from foreign powers – made directly or indirectly – are illegal, and there are strong rules safeguarding against impermissible donations via backdoors.</p><p>It is an offence to attempt to evade the rules on donations by concealing information, giving false information, or knowingly facilitating the making of an impermissible donation.</p><p>The National Security Act 2023 will create a challenging operating environment for foreign states who seek to undermine UK interests – including our political system. The Act provides for substantially increased maximum penalties for electoral offences relevant to donation rules, where activity is done for, on behalf or with the intention to benefit a foreign power.</p><p>The Government has committed to taking forward a consultation on ways to enhance information-sharing between relevant agencies or public bodies to help to identify and mitigate the risk of foreign interference in political donations that are regulated by electoral law. This will be taken forward by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and be supported by the Defending Democracy Taskforce.</p><p>The Defending Democracy Taskforce’s mission statement is to reduce the risk to the UK’s democratic processes, institutions, and society. This includes protecting the democratic integrity of the UK from threats of foreign interference. We continue to keep potential threats under review, including foreign interference in public office and political parties, to ensure UK democracy remains robust.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 21/07/2023 12:51:46 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	4744 label Biography information for Simon Fell

1652770

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Defending Democracy Taskforce
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans for the Defending Democracy Taskforce to publish an (a) plan of action and (b) report on its conclusions.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	Simon Fell
	uin	193969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the Integrated Review Refresh, the Defending Democracy Taskforce is now an enduring Government function. It is a cross-departmental and inter-agency initiative seeking to protect the democratic integrity of the UK from foreign influence. The Taskforce is working on bringing together all components of the system, working across Government and with Parliament, the UK Intelligence Community, devolved governments, local authorities, the private sector and civil society on the full range of threats facing our democratic institutions.</p><p> </p><p>Meetings of the Taskforce are complemented by wider engagement with partners outside central government and Parliament. The Taskforce will continue to use targeted engagement activities to raise awareness of the Taskforce’s priorities in tackling current and future threats.</p><p> </p><p>The work of this Taskforce reports to the Prime Minister via the National Security Council.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 21/07/2023 12:57:15 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	4744 label Biography information for Simon Fell

1672611

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Demonstrations: Palestinians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the potential role of members of Hamas in pro-Palestinian protests in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	Simon Fell
	uin	3546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government takes proscription offences seriously. Investigations into the activities of proscribed organisations or individuals who may be members of or who demonstrate support for proscribed organisations are an operational matter for the police and intelligence agencies.</p><p>Following the terrorist attacks on Israel, the (then) Home Secretary wrote to police chiefs in England and Wales urging them to step up patrols and use the full force of the law to tackle those inciting hatred towards our Jewish communities.</p><p>Public order policing has disseminated briefing materials to police forces covering hate crime and the proscription offences, including advice on the flags associated with proscribed organisations Hamas and Hizballah.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 29/11/2023 17:56:55 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	4744 label Biography information for Simon Fell