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1131837

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/06/2019
	date	12/06/2019
	date tabled	12/06/2019
	ddp created	12/06/2019 20:20:00
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	12/06/2019 20:34:10 17/06/2019 14:58:02
	hansard heading	Police: Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	identifier	263906
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/06/2019 14:26:19
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2019 to Question 260702 on Police: Disciplinary Proceedings and with reference to the 28 January 2019 BBC News report article entitled Police officers suspended for years during misconduct investigations, what information his Department holds on how much has been paid in wages to suspended police officers between 2013 and 2018; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 263906
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	263906
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold or collect information on the public cost when a police officer is suspended during misconduct investigations. Forces may hold this information at a local level.</p><p>The Government has introduced a number of reforms to the police complaints and discipline systems to date and is committed to completing the delivery of a package of measures designed to overhaul these systems – making them more transparent, efficient and proportionate.</p> question first answered 17/06/2019 14:26:19 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1133588

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2019
	date	21/06/2019
	date tabled	21/06/2019
	ddp created	20/06/2019 15:56:25
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	21/06/2019 13:55:10 25/06/2019 17:01:15
	hansard heading	Police: Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	identifier	267262
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/06/2019 16:29:39
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2019 to Question 263906 on Police: Disciplinary Proceedings, what steps he is taking to ensure that the package of measures have been designed to ensure that investigations and proceedings are brought to a conclusion in a timely and proportionate way; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 267262
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	267262
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has developed a comprehensive package of police integrity reforms following two independent reviews and public consultations, and extensive consultation with policing stakeholders. An impact assessment was published during the passage of the Policing and Crime Act 2017.</p><p>Following the introduction of public misconduct hearings in public, with legally qualified chairs (2015), the Government has extended the police discipline system to former officers and introduced the police barred list (December 2017). In January 2018, reforms to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) were implemented, streamlining decision-making and creating the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). Investigation times have fallen since these changes were introduced.</p><p>The next phase of reforms will build on these changes, overhauling the police complaints and discipline systems. Changes to simplify processes, for example when making decisions on a case to answer, will make the system more efficient and the police and IOPC will be required to provide a written explanation if an investigation goes beyond 12 months and set out next steps. The police discipline system is being reformed to make it more transparent, including requiring more information to be provided to officers under investigation, and focusing it more on conduct that would warrant a disciplinary sanction, establishing a more proportionate process for matters that fall below that threshold</p><p><br>These reforms will be introduced when Parliamentary time allows.</p> question first answered 25/06/2019 16:29:39 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1133589

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2019
	date	20/06/2019
	date tabled	20/06/2019
	ddp created	20/06/2019 15:56:28
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	21/06/2019 14:25:05 25/06/2019 17:01:13
	hansard heading	Police: Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	identifier	267263
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/06/2019 16:29:39
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2019 to Question 263906 on Police: Disciplinary Proceedings, what reforms to the police complaints and discipline systems have been made to date.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 267263
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	267263
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has developed a comprehensive package of police integrity reforms following two independent reviews and public consultations, and extensive consultation with policing stakeholders. An impact assessment was published during the passage of the Policing and Crime Act 2017.</p><p>Following the introduction of public misconduct hearings in public, with legally qualified chairs (2015), the Government has extended the police discipline system to former officers and introduced the police barred list (December 2017). In January 2018, reforms to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) were implemented, streamlining decision-making and creating the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). Investigation times have fallen since these changes were introduced.</p><p>The next phase of reforms will build on these changes, overhauling the police complaints and discipline systems. Changes to simplify processes, for example when making decisions on a case to answer, will make the system more efficient and the police and IOPC will be required to provide a written explanation if an investigation goes beyond 12 months and set out next steps. The police discipline system is being reformed to make it more transparent, including requiring more information to be provided to officers under investigation, and focusing it more on conduct that would warrant a disciplinary sanction, establishing a more proportionate process for matters that fall below that threshold</p><p><br>These reforms will be introduced when Parliamentary time allows.</p> question first answered 25/06/2019 16:29:39 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1133590

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2019
	date	20/06/2019
	date tabled	20/06/2019
	ddp created	20/06/2019 15:56:31
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	21/06/2019 13:55:08 25/06/2019 17:01:10
	hansard heading	Police: Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	identifier	267264
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/06/2019 16:29:39
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2019 to Question 263906 on Police: Disciplinary Proceedings, when the delivery of the package of measures will be completed.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 267264
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	267264
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has developed a comprehensive package of police integrity reforms following two independent reviews and public consultations, and extensive consultation with policing stakeholders. An impact assessment was published during the passage of the Policing and Crime Act 2017.</p><p>Following the introduction of public misconduct hearings in public, with legally qualified chairs (2015), the Government has extended the police discipline system to former officers and introduced the police barred list (December 2017). In January 2018, reforms to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) were implemented, streamlining decision-making and creating the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). Investigation times have fallen since these changes were introduced.</p><p>The next phase of reforms will build on these changes, overhauling the police complaints and discipline systems. Changes to simplify processes, for example when making decisions on a case to answer, will make the system more efficient and the police and IOPC will be required to provide a written explanation if an investigation goes beyond 12 months and set out next steps. The police discipline system is being reformed to make it more transparent, including requiring more information to be provided to officers under investigation, and focusing it more on conduct that would warrant a disciplinary sanction, establishing a more proportionate process for matters that fall below that threshold</p><p><br>These reforms will be introduced when Parliamentary time allows.</p> question first answered 25/06/2019 16:29:39 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1133591

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2019
	date	20/06/2019
	date tabled	20/06/2019
	ddp created	20/06/2019 15:56:34
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	21/06/2019 14:15:07 25/06/2019 17:01:08
	hansard heading	Police: Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	identifier	267265
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/06/2019 16:29:39
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2019 to Question 263906 on Police: Disciplinary Proceedings, what assessment he has made of how the package of measures will make the police complaints and discipline systems more transparent, efficient and proportionate.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 267265
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	267265
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has developed a comprehensive package of police integrity reforms following two independent reviews and public consultations, and extensive consultation with policing stakeholders. An impact assessment was published during the passage of the Policing and Crime Act 2017.</p><p>Following the introduction of public misconduct hearings in public, with legally qualified chairs (2015), the Government has extended the police discipline system to former officers and introduced the police barred list (December 2017). In January 2018, reforms to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) were implemented, streamlining decision-making and creating the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). Investigation times have fallen since these changes were introduced.</p><p>The next phase of reforms will build on these changes, overhauling the police complaints and discipline systems. Changes to simplify processes, for example when making decisions on a case to answer, will make the system more efficient and the police and IOPC will be required to provide a written explanation if an investigation goes beyond 12 months and set out next steps. The police discipline system is being reformed to make it more transparent, including requiring more information to be provided to officers under investigation, and focusing it more on conduct that would warrant a disciplinary sanction, establishing a more proportionate process for matters that fall below that threshold</p><p><br>These reforms will be introduced when Parliamentary time allows.</p> question first answered 25/06/2019 16:29:39 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1138617

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/07/2019
	date	12/07/2019
	date tabled	12/07/2019
	ddp created	12/07/2019 13:39:35
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	12/07/2019 13:45:35 17/07/2019 16:17:04
	hansard heading	Police: Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	identifier	276577
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/07/2019 15:45:38
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2019 to Question 267262 on Police: Disciplinary Proceedings, what information a written explanation is required to include in the event of an investigation going beyond 12 months.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 276577
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	276577
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government intends to legislate to establish a requirement for the police and the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) to provide written notification to the Local Policing Body and, as appropriate, other prescribed parties, when an investigation into alleged police misconduct takes more than 12 months to complete.</p><p>A further notification will be required every 6 months thereafter if necessary. The notification will require the police or IOPC to provide an update on the progress of the investigation, an estimate of when it expects the report of the investigation to be submitted, an explanation for any delay and a summary of planned steps to bring the investigation to a conclusion.</p><p>This is the first time that the police or IOPC will have a statutory requirement to report on timeliness of investigations. This increased level of scrutiny is intended to improve accountability, and greater transparency will help to deliver further improvements in timeliness.</p> question first answered 17/07/2019 15:45:38 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1138618

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/07/2019
	date	12/07/2019
	date tabled	12/07/2019
	ddp created	12/07/2019 13:39:37
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	12/07/2019 13:45:37 17/07/2019 16:17:03
	hansard heading	Police: Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	identifier	276578
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/07/2019 15:45:38
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2019 to Question 267262 on Police: Disciplinary Proceedings, what plans he has to ensure the (a) police and (b) Independent Office for Police Conduct take forward the next steps identified in the event of an investigation going beyond 12 months.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 276578
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	276578
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government intends to legislate to establish a requirement for the police and the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) to provide written notification to the Local Policing Body and, as appropriate, other prescribed parties, when an investigation into alleged police misconduct takes more than 12 months to complete.</p><p>A further notification will be required every 6 months thereafter if necessary. The notification will require the police or IOPC to provide an update on the progress of the investigation, an estimate of when it expects the report of the investigation to be submitted, an explanation for any delay and a summary of planned steps to bring the investigation to a conclusion.</p><p>This is the first time that the police or IOPC will have a statutory requirement to report on timeliness of investigations. This increased level of scrutiny is intended to improve accountability, and greater transparency will help to deliver further improvements in timeliness.</p> question first answered 17/07/2019 15:45:38 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1138619

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/07/2019
	date	12/07/2019
	date tabled	12/07/2019
	ddp created	12/07/2019 13:39:39
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	12/07/2019 13:45:40 17/07/2019 16:17:01
	hansard heading	Police: Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	identifier	276579
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/07/2019 15:45:38
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2019 to Question 267262 on Police: Disciplinary Proceedings, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of requiring a written explanation in the event of an investigation going beyond 12 months times on lowering investigation times; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 276579
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	276579
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government intends to legislate to establish a requirement for the police and the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) to provide written notification to the Local Policing Body and, as appropriate, other prescribed parties, when an investigation into alleged police misconduct takes more than 12 months to complete.</p><p>A further notification will be required every 6 months thereafter if necessary. The notification will require the police or IOPC to provide an update on the progress of the investigation, an estimate of when it expects the report of the investigation to be submitted, an explanation for any delay and a summary of planned steps to bring the investigation to a conclusion.</p><p>This is the first time that the police or IOPC will have a statutory requirement to report on timeliness of investigations. This increased level of scrutiny is intended to improve accountability, and greater transparency will help to deliver further improvements in timeliness.</p> question first answered 17/07/2019 15:45:38 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1149503

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/10/2019
	date	15/10/2019
	date tabled	15/10/2019
	ddp created	15/10/2019 19:28:14
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	15/10/2019 19:37:25 21/10/2019 16:13:03
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	identifier	743
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/10/2019 15:41:40
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in the Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency have applied for status under the EU Settlement Scheme, and have (a) received settled status, (b) been declined, (c) received pre-settled status, and (d) applications that are unresolved.
	session	2019/20
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 743
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	743
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Published information on EU Settlement Scheme applications by region and local authority can be found in the Home Office’s ‘EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics’, local authority statistics tables, table EUSS_LA, available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/826752/eu-settlement-scheme-local-authority-statistics-28-august-2018-to-30-june-2019.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/826752/eu-settlement-scheme-local-authority-statistics-28-august-2018-to-30-june-2019.ods</a>.</p><p>Information of EUSS applications concluded by type and UK country can be found in ‘EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics’ at <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/826751/eu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-tables-28-august-2018-to-30-june-2019.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/826751/eu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-tables-28-august-2018-to-30-june-2019.ods</a></p><p>The latest published information on EU Settlement Scheme applications concluded for the UK can be found in the Home Office’s ‘EU Settlement Scheme monthly statistics’ available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-september-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-september-2019</a>. It was noted in this release that, as of 30 September 2019, two applications have been refused on suitability grounds. Of these, one application was refused in August 2019 and one application was refused in September 2019.</p><p>The Home Office does not currently publish statistics on EU Settlement Scheme application outcomes by local authority but is committed to publishing more detailed quarterly statistics on the EU Settlement Scheme. Home Office statisticians are currently considering the content of the next quarterly release.</p> question first answered 21/10/2019 15:41:40 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1180515

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/03/2020
	date	25/02/2020
	date tabled	25/02/2020
	ddp created	25/02/2020 20:55:11
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	25/02/2020 21:30:52 03/03/2020 14:46:01
	hansard heading	Migrants: English Language
	house id	1
	identifier	20620
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	03/03/2020 14:14:14
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the level of English language competency is that migrants are expected to reach to be eligible to work in the UK; and what criteria her Department uses to measure that competency.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 20620
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	20620
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>We require individuals coming under existing immigration routes to demonstrate an appropriate level of English. Currently, for skilled workers, this is currently set at intermediate (B1) level. Applicants can meet this requirement if they:</p><ul><li>pass a Secure English Language Test at an approved test centre;</li><li>are a medical professional who has passed an English Language assessment for their professional registration in the UK;</li><li>hold a degree qualification which was taught in English;</li><li>are a national of a majority English-speaking country; or</li><li>have shown that they meet the requirement in a previous immigration application.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>Having a suitable English language requirement is crucial to ensuring people coming to live, work and study in the UK are able to integrate into society. Future requirements will broadly reflect current arrangements.</p><p> </p> question first answered 03/03/2020 14:14:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts