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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1249003/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The landmark transparency provisions contained in section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 established the UK as the first country in the world to require businesses to report annually on their work to prevent and address modern slavery in their operations and supply chains.<\/p><p>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. The Government has also committed to considering enforcement options in line with the ongoing development of the Single Enforcement Body for employment rights, led by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.<\/p><p>However, if someone has concerns about an organisation\u2019s modern slavery statement they could write to the Board of Directors (or equivalent) as the Act requires a modern slavery statement to be approved by the Board and signed by a Director (or equivalent) to ensure senior level accountability for modern slavery. The Government expects an organisation\u2019s senior leadership to take responsibility for their company\u2019s modern slavery statement to ensure they are a fair reflection of the circumstances and the action they are taking.<\/p><p>The Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act, which was commissioned in 2018 and delivered its final report in 2019, credited section 54 with making modern slavery \u201ca business-critical issue\u201d and increasing \u201cboard-level scrutiny and engagement.\u201d<\/p><p>The Independent Review also made recommendations designed to improve the effectiveness of the Act\u2019s transparency provisions. The Government accepted the majority of the Review\u2019s recommendations and on 9 July 2019 the Home Office launched a public consultation seeking views on proposals to strengthen the Act\u2019s transparency legislation.<\/p><p>Following widespread support from a broad coalition of business, civil society and public sector respondents, the Government response, published on 22 September 2020, committed to taking forwards an ambitious package of changes to strengthen and future-proof transparency, including:<\/p><ul><li>Extending the reporting requirement to public bodies with a budget of £36 million or more;<\/li><li>Mandating the specific reporting topics statements must cover;<\/li><li>Requiring organisations to publish their statement on the new Government digital reporting service;<\/li><li>Setting a single reporting deadline by which all modern slavery statements must be published.<\/li><\/ul><p>Addressing modern slavery risks is a complex, long-term task, and the new measures are designed to incentivise organisations to demonstrate year-on-year progress in key areas and take targeted action based on where their risks are highest.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1659247/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Home Office collects and publishes information on the size and composition of the police workforce, including officer numbers and leavers, in England and Wales, broken down by Police Force Area (PFA), annually in the \u2018Police Workforce, England and Wales\u2019 statistical bulletin which can be accessed here: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales<\/a><\/p><p>Data on the number of police officers in the police service, as at 31 March in each year from 2007 to 2023, can be found in the \u2018Police Workforce Open Data Table\u2019 here: <a href=\"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1172892/open-data-table-police-workforce-260723.ods\" target=\"_blank\">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1172892/open-data-table-police-workforce-260723.ods<\/a><\/p><p>This data is available on both a full-time equivalent (FTE) and headcount basis and includes officers seconded into forces as well as officers on career breaks or parental leave.<\/p><p>Table 1 below shows the number of police officers employed in the England in Wales, by year, in both headcount and full-time equivalent (FTE) terms.<\/p><p><strong>Table 1: Police officer numbers, by year, England and Wales<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>As at 31 March<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Number of officers (headcount)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Number of officers (FTE)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2019<\/p><\/td><td><p>125,811<\/p><\/td><td><p>123,189<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2020<\/p><\/td><td><p>131,576<\/p><\/td><td><p>129,110<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021<\/p><\/td><td><p>137,690<\/p><\/td><td><p>135,301<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022<\/p><\/td><td><p>142,505<\/p><\/td><td><p>140,228<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2023<\/p><\/td><td><p>149,566<\/p><\/td><td><p>147,430<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>Data on the number of police officers leaving the police service, in the years ending 31 March 2007 to 2023, can be found in the \u2018Leavers Open Data Table\u2019 here: <a href=\"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1172932/open-data-table-police-workforce-leavers-260723.ods\" target=\"_blank\">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1172932/open-data-table-police-workforce-leavers-260723.ods<\/a><br> <br> The table 2 below shows the number of police officers leavers (excluding transfers between forces) in the England in Wales, by year, in FTE terms.<\/p><p><strong>Table 2: Police officer leavers (excluding transfers) by year, England and Wales<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year ending 31 March<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Police officer leavers (FTE)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2019<\/p><\/td><td><p>7,387<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2020<\/p><\/td><td><p>7,141<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021<\/p><\/td><td><p>6,018<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022<\/p><\/td><td><p>8,117<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2023<\/p><\/td><td><p>9,192<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total number of serving police officers in each year since 2019.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1659248/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Home Office collects and publishes information on the size and composition of the police workforce, including officer numbers and leavers, in England and Wales, broken down by Police Force Area (PFA), annually in the \u2018Police Workforce, England and Wales\u2019 statistical bulletin which can be accessed here: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales<\/a><\/p><p>Data on the number of police officers in the police service, as at 31 March in each year from 2007 to 2023, can be found in the \u2018Police Workforce Open Data Table\u2019 here: <a href=\"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1172892/open-data-table-police-workforce-260723.ods\" target=\"_blank\">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1172892/open-data-table-police-workforce-260723.ods<\/a><\/p><p>This data is available on both a full-time equivalent (FTE) and headcount basis and includes officers seconded into forces as well as officers on career breaks or parental leave.<\/p><p>Table 1 below shows the number of police officers employed in the England in Wales, by year, in both headcount and full-time equivalent (FTE) terms.<\/p><p><strong>Table 1: Police officer numbers, by year, England and Wales<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>As at 31 March<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Number of officers (headcount)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Number of officers (FTE)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2019<\/p><\/td><td><p>125,811<\/p><\/td><td><p>123,189<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2020<\/p><\/td><td><p>131,576<\/p><\/td><td><p>129,110<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021<\/p><\/td><td><p>137,690<\/p><\/td><td><p>135,301<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022<\/p><\/td><td><p>142,505<\/p><\/td><td><p>140,228<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2023<\/p><\/td><td><p>149,566<\/p><\/td><td><p>147,430<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>Data on the number of police officers leaving the police service, in the years ending 31 March 2007 to 2023, can be found in the \u2018Leavers Open Data Table\u2019 here: <a href=\"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1172932/open-data-table-police-workforce-leavers-260723.ods\" target=\"_blank\">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1172932/open-data-table-police-workforce-leavers-260723.ods<\/a><br> <br> The table 2 below shows the number of police officers leavers (excluding transfers between forces) in the England in Wales, by year, in FTE terms.<\/p><p><strong>Table 2: Police officer leavers (excluding transfers) by year, England and Wales<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year ending 31 March<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Police officer leavers (FTE)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2019<\/p><\/td><td><p>7,387<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2020<\/p><\/td><td><p>7,141<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021<\/p><\/td><td><p>6,018<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022<\/p><\/td><td><p>8,117<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2023<\/p><\/td><td><p>9,192<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government how many police officers left the police force in each year since 2019.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1658887/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The police have the powers they need within road traffic and anti-social behaviour legislation to enforce the law, including in relation to illegal e-scooter use and illegal driving. Decisions on when to use these powers are an operational matter for individual Chief Officers of police who will decide how to deploy available resources, taking into account any specific local problems and demands.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 provides the police, local authorities and other local agencies with a range of tools and powers that they can use to respond quickly and effectively to anti-social behaviour (ASB). This includes Civil Injunctions and Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs).<\/p><p> <\/p><p>It is for local authorities, forces and agencies to decide how best to use these powers depending on the specific circumstances as they are best placed to understand what is causing the behaviour in question, the impact that it is having, and to determine the most appropriate response.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The police have powers under the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Police Reform Act 2002 to seize vehicles being driven illegally without a valid driving licence or insurance or in an anti-social manner. It is for the officer dealing with an incident to collect and consider in each case the evidence available and decide whether there might have been an offence and if so what action to take.<\/p><p>We expect the police to work collaboratively with local authorities to deal with these matters.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police to ensure that concerns about (1) anti-social behaviour, (2) illegal driving, and (3) crime, around Westminster Bridge raised in the Policy Exchange paper A Culture of Impunity: The ongoing erosion of disabled people\u2019s access to Parliament and Westminster, published on 8 June, are addressed.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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