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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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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1659248", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"}
      ], "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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      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Police: Resignations"}
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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"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2505", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Harris of Richmond"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Baroness Harris of Richmond"}
      ], "uin" : "HL9983"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1659256", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1659256/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Home Office does not collect data on the number of age dispute cases that have arisen in adult prisons and is unable to confirm the statistics referenced in the Guardian article, which are derived from local authority responses to an FOI request. Our published data on age assessment can be accessed here. Asylum and resettlement datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/p><p>Furthermore, the Home Office published data on age disputes aggregates the age disputes resolved by including the outcomes of initial age decisions by the Home Office taken at the point of first contact, comprehensive Merton compliant age assessments conducted by social workers and any subsequent legal challenge into one category.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4950", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied child asylum seekers have been placed in HMP Elmley in Kent; and how many are still held there.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4983", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Earl Russell"}
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      ], "uin" : "HL9991"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1659257/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Determining the age of a young person is a difficult task and therefore, the age assessment process for immigration purposes contains safeguards.<\/p><p>Where a new arrival does not have genuine documentary evidence of their age and their claimed age is doubted, an initial age decision is conducted as a first step to prevent individuals who are clearly an adult or minor from being subjected unnecessarily to a more substantive age assessment and ensure that new arrivals are routed into the correct accommodation and processes for assessing their asylum or immigration claim. The lawfulness of the initial decision on age process was endorsed by the Supreme Court in the case of R (on the application of BF (Eritrea)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department\u202f[2021] UKSC 38.<\/p><p>Where doubt remains and an individual cannot be assessed to be significantly over 18, they will be treated as a minor for immigration purposes until further assessment of their age by a local authority.<\/p><p>The Home Office initial decision on age is not binding on the courts, and where the Court has doubt whether the individual is a minor or not, the courts will take a decision on the age of an individual before them based on the available evidence. This decision would then determine the type of detention estate someone is sent to if given a custodial sentence or remanded in custody. If an individual is sent to an adult prison and is later found to be a child, they can be moved to the youth custody estate if there continues to be a need to detain them.<\/p><p>The recent legislative reforms introduced by this government will improve the accuracy of the scientific age assessment outcomes, minimising the risk that a person will be incorrectly treated as either an adult or a minor and ensure that age-appropriate services and care are reserved for genuine minors.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that unaccompanied child asylum seekers arriving in the UK are not placed in adult prisons.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1659260/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Digital ID, an IT supplier to the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) advised them on 26 August 2023 that they had been subject to a ransomware attack, potentially putting at risk data for officers and staff.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The MPS immediately put in place appropriate security measures following the incident and reported the incident to the National Crime Agency and the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Home Office, along with the National Crime Agency and National Cyber Security Centre is engaged with both the MPS and Digital ID to investigate and provide support.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect police officers following a security breach of an IT supplier to the Metropolitan Police.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4983", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Earl Russell"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Earl Russell"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1658867", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1658867/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><strong><\/strong><\/p><p>We are considering our activity to mark the day. Last year, there was a programme of cross-Governmental activity around the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and the 16 days of activism that followed. This included Ministers across Government conducting visits, attending events, making speeches, debating these important issues in Parliament and a series of announcement on action to tackle VAWG.<\/p><p>Tackling VAWG is a Government priority. We have made significant progress since we published the Tackling VAWG Strategy in July 2021 and the complementary Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan in March 2022.<\/p><p>In July, we launched the fifth round of the Safer Streets Fund which provides an additional £43 million in funding to projects focused on protecting women in their communities across England and Wales. We also announced the launch of a new national operating model for the investigation and prosecution of rape, which all forces and CPS Areas in England and Wales are implementing to ensure investigations of rape are suspect-focused and considerate to the needs of victims.<\/p><p>To improve the police response to tackling these crimes, we have supported the introduction of a new full-time National Policing Lead for VAWG, DCC Maggie Blyth, and have added VAWG to the Strategic Policing Requirement, meaning it is now set out as a national threat for forces to respond to alongside other threats such as terrorism, serious and organised crime and child sexual abuse.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1658873/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Home Office does not keep a central record of all judgments handed down where it was a party to legal proceedings before the High Court or Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Accordingly, it does not have a central record of all the cases that the Home Office won or lost during 2022-23. This also means that it does not have a central record of the costs which have arisen in each of those cases. This would require a review of each case to collate the information sought. Accordingly, the Department considers the disproportionate cost threshold applies for the collection of this information.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what High Court and Court of Appeal cases have been lost by the Home Office in 2022\u201323; and what the total cost to the taxpayer of such cases has been.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that disabled people have unimpeded access to (1) disabled parking bays, and (2) paths and pavements around Westminster and Parliament Square, during protests in the vicinity of Parliament.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4557", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Shinkwin"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what steps are being taken to ensure disabled people have unimpeded access to the House of Lords areas of the Parliamentary estate during protests in and around Parliament Square.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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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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