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1170323

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the (a) maximum and (b) minimum penalty is for non-compliance with section 54 of the Modern Slavery Action 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	2613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p><em>The Modern Slavery Act 2015 made the UK the first country in the world to require large commercial organisations to report on how they prevent modern slavery in their operations and supply chains. The Act’s transparency provisions were introduced to help civil society, consumers and investors hold businesses to account, galvanise action to address modern slavery risks and help create a level playing field for responsible businesses. </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Under the current provisions, if a commercial organisation does not comply with the duty to provide a modern slavery statement, the Home Secretary can apply for a court injunction which mandates compliance.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Following the Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act, the Government launched a public consultation on proposals to strengthen the transparency chains legislation, including extending transparency reporting to the public sector, mandating the areas which statements must cover and introducing a civil penalty scheme for non-compliance. </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>The Home Office is currently analysing responses to this consultation and will respond in due course.</em></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 2614 question first answered 03/02/2020 15:52:46 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1170324

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	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 to extend the requirements under section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 to the public sector in line with the recommendation of the Independent review of that Act, published in September 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	2614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p><em>The Modern Slavery Act 2015 made the UK the first country in the world to require large commercial organisations to report on how they prevent modern slavery in their operations and supply chains. The Act’s transparency provisions were introduced to help civil society, consumers and investors hold businesses to account, galvanise action to address modern slavery risks and help create a level playing field for responsible businesses. </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Under the current provisions, if a commercial organisation does not comply with the duty to provide a modern slavery statement, the Home Secretary can apply for a court injunction which mandates compliance.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Following the Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act, the Government launched a public consultation on proposals to strengthen the transparency chains legislation, including extending transparency reporting to the public sector, mandating the areas which statements must cover and introducing a civil penalty scheme for non-compliance. </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>The Home Office is currently analysing responses to this consultation and will respond in due course.</em></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 2613 question first answered 03/02/2020 15:52:46 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1151950

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inspections the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority has undertaken on farms employing workers under the seasonal workers pilot scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	4412
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p><strong><em>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</em></strong></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/11/2019 16:57:41 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1173157

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inspections the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority has undertaken on farms employing workers under the seasonal workers pilot scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	7661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>As at 27 January 2020, the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority has carried out 8 inspections of farms, in partnership with UKVI, since the seasonal workers pilot scheme commenced in September 2018.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 29/01/2020 17:41:25 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1172937

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
	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 (a) the adequacy of Section 95 support for those awaiting an asylum decision and (b) the potential merits of restoring the right to work for applicants who have waited for six months or more for a decision on an asylum claim.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	7252
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute are provided with free accommodation and a cash allowance to cover their other essential living needs. The level of the allowance, currently set at £37.75 per week for each person in the household, is reviewed regularly to ensure that it is adequate, taking account of various sources of information, including Office of National Statistics (ONS) data about spending by low income groups on food and other essential items. Fresh ONS data is expected to be published in the next few months and the allowances will be reviewed again at that point.</p><p>Asylum seekers can work in jobs on the Shortage Occupation List if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/01/2020 17:41:42 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1187857

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2020
	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 her Department has made of the risk of an increase in online child sexual abuse during the covid-19 outbreak when people are required to stay at home.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	35044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>COVID-19 represents the most serious threat to public health in a generation.</p><p>We are working at pace to understand the impact of COVID-19 on child sexual abuse, gathering input from law enforcement, safeguarding leads, charities, international partners and wider colleagues. Based on early reporting from law enforcement partners and expert opinion, our initial assessment suggests the risk of online abuse is likely to increase. We will continue to strengthen this assessment through regular situational updates and measuring the threat over a longer period, to ensure we can deliver the most effective response and that it reflects the risk across the whole system.</p><p>In response, we are working across Government and with frontline partners to identify and respond to common challenges impacting vulnerable children across different crime threats, including coordinating messaging and support to frontline services.</p><p>Our law enforcement partners continue to address child sexual abuse offending, and are already driving preventative messaging to children, young people and their parents/carers through the NCA’s Thinkuknow network, and charitable partners are sending preventative messaging for offenders. We are also working with these partners to sustain and optimise their response to mitigate the risk.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 35045 question first answered 28/04/2020 16:31:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1187860

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2020
	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 steps her Department is taking to (a) tackle a potential increased risk of online child sexual abuse and (b) protect vulnerable children due to increased home working during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	35045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>COVID-19 represents the most serious threat to public health in a generation.</p><p>We are working at pace to understand the impact of COVID-19 on child sexual abuse, gathering input from law enforcement, safeguarding leads, charities, international partners and wider colleagues. Based on early reporting from law enforcement partners and expert opinion, our initial assessment suggests the risk of online abuse is likely to increase. We will continue to strengthen this assessment through regular situational updates and measuring the threat over a longer period, to ensure we can deliver the most effective response and that it reflects the risk across the whole system.</p><p>In response, we are working across Government and with frontline partners to identify and respond to common challenges impacting vulnerable children across different crime threats, including coordinating messaging and support to frontline services.</p><p>Our law enforcement partners continue to address child sexual abuse offending, and are already driving preventative messaging to children, young people and their parents/carers through the NCA’s Thinkuknow network, and charitable partners are sending preventative messaging for offenders. We are also working with these partners to sustain and optimise their response to mitigate the risk.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 35044 question first answered 28/04/2020 16:31:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1179101

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery and Trafficking Reparation Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Slavery and Trafficking Reparation Orders under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 have been made in each year since the passing of that Act; how many victims of those offences have received compensation as a result of those reparation orders; and what (a) total and (b) average amount of compensation was awarded.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	18940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2020 answer text <p>Data centrally held by the Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service records reparation orders issued as part of a community sentence and does not separately identify slavery and trafficking reparation orders issued under the Modern Slavery Act 2015. The latest available data on community sentences up to 2019 can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888664/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888664/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2019.xlsx </a></p><p>The Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act, which took place during 2018/19 examined the effectiveness of this provision and the compensation awarded to victims. The Reviewers recommended that this compensation should be at the forefront of the Court’s mind.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/07/2020 12:12:30 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1186197

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme: Nottinghamshire
	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 from Nottinghamshire the Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme (a) received, (b) shortlisted and (c) allocated funding to in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	31586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>Data on Places of Worship is collated by geographic region.</p><p>For the 2019/2020 round of the Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme, 531 application were received, of which 377 met the minimum requirements for consideration. Of those 377, 38 applications were from the East Midlands, and in total 2 were successful from the East Midlands.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/03/2020 17:13:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1196552

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Victims
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of referrals to the National Referral Mechanism were made by telephone in (a) 2018 and (b) 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	48585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>Designated First Responders can make referrals to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) via the online referral form at https://www.modernslavery.gov.uk/start. This became available to all designated First Responders on 29 August 2019. Prior to this, referrals were made via email.</p><p>The Single Competent Authority does not accept NRM referrals made by telephone. The Home Office did not receive NRM referrals by telephone in 2018 or 2019.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/06/2020 15:08:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris