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1181083

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money has been allocated to fund independent guardians for trafficked children in the current, and each of the last three, financial years; and how much they intend to allocate for such purposes in 2020–21.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL1941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>Over the last three financial years, the Home Office has allocated approximately £3m to the provision of Independent Child Trafficking Guardians (ICTGs) in early adopter sites, broken down as: 2017/18, £0.5m; 2018/19, £1m; 2019/20, £1.53m. Home Office budget allocations for 2020/21 are currently being agreed.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 11/03/2020 16:02:52 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

1181084

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many victims of human trafficking who receive a positive conclusive grounds decision have (1) had the recovery needs assessment, and (2) been granted additional support; what is the average length of time assigned to victims under the recovery needs assessment; and how many of those who have been granted additional support are waiting for an immigration decision from the Home Office.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL1942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is the UK’s system for identifying and providing access to support for potential victims of modern slavery.</p><p>Potential victims have their individual support needs assessed on entry to the NRM and through contact with their support worker while they remain in the system awaiting a conclusive grounds (CG) decision. The Recovery Needs Assessment is conducted after a positive CG.</p><p>The RNA enables support workers to consider whether a victim has any ongoing recovery needs arising from their modern slavery experience.</p><p>The information requested on RNA data does not currently form part of the published NRM statistics. The Home Office publishes quarterly statistics regarding the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a></p><p>The UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2019-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2019-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Modern_Slavery_Report_2019.pdf title Modern Slavery Report - 2019 2 file name national-referral-mechanism-statistics-quarter-3-2019-july-to-september.pdf title National Referral Mechanism Stats grouped question UIN HL1946 question first answered 11/03/2020 16:13:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

1181085

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many victims of human trafficking in England and Wales with a positive conclusive grounds decision received discretionary leave to remain in 2018–19, and on what grounds.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL1943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes quarterly statistics regarding the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a> and the UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2019-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2019-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery</a></p><p>Statistics on the total number of people granted discretionary leave for all reasons can be found at:https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2019</p><p>A positive conclusive grounds decision does not result in an automatic grant of immigration leave. However, the Single Competent Authority (SCA) will consider whether a grant of discretionary leave is appropriate based on the victim’s individual circumstances and usually after consideration has been made by UK Visas and Immigration of any existing applications for more advantageous forms of leave.</p><p>The grounds for granting discretionary leave to victims of modern slavery, which includes human trafficking, slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour, can be found at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/739436/dl-for-victims-of-modern-slavery-v2.pdf</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name national-referral-mechanism-statistics-quarter-3-2019-july-to-september.pdf title National Referral Mechanism Stats 2 file name Modern_Slavery_Report_2019.pdf title Annual Report - Modern Slavery question first answered 11/03/2020 17:14:15 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

1181086

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many victims of human trafficking with a positive (1) reasonable, and (2) conclusive, grounds decision are currently held in immigration detention.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL1944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office does record the number of all individuals referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) this information is published quarterly and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-referral-mechanism-statistics-quarter-3-2019-july-to-september" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-referral-mechanism-statistics-quarter-3-2019-july-to-september</a></p><p>This information does not distinguish between those detained under immigration powers and those living in the community. The reason for this is two-fold, firstly because the NRM referral is not an immigration route by which individuals should regularise their stay in the United Kingdom and secondly, because a person’s status in immigration detention is not permanent and can change.</p><p>The use of immigration detention in all cases is subject to regular reviews and consequently, a change in circumstance may result in a different consideration. It is quite possible that an immigration detainee is referred to the National Referral Mechanism during a detention period and is re-leased into the community at any point during that process.</p><p>As National Referral Mechanism (NRM) referrals, Reasonable Grounds and Conclusive Grounds decisions are considered separately from immigration enforcement action, there is no central record of those who have received a positive (1) reasonable, and (2) conclusive, grounds decision and are detained under immigration powers. The Home Office therefore does not collate or publish the data requested.</p><p>Published data on the number individuals held in immigration detention can be found at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2018/how-many-people-are-detained-or-returned</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 11/03/2020 16:58:26 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name national-referral-mechanism-statistics-quarter-3-2019-july-to-september.pdf title National Referral Mechanism Stats -2019
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

1181087

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to incorporate EU Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims into UK law.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL1945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to eradicating human trafficking and the scourge of modern slavery.</p><p>The UK currently gives effect to obligations on modern slavery under The Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (ECAT), Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the EU Anti-Trafficking Directive (2011/36), through the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and policy guidance.</p><p>At the end of the EU Exit transition period in December 2020, the UK will no longer be bound by EU law. The Modern Slavery Act 2015 and relevant policy guidance will be unaffected. The UK will remain bound by international obligations in relation to preventing and combatting human trafficking and modern slavery.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 11/03/2020 17:16:00 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

1181088

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) non-EEA, and (2) non-UK national, victims of trafficking with a positive conclusive grounds decision have received support following a recovery needs assessment.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL1946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is the UK’s system for identifying and providing access to support for potential victims of modern slavery.</p><p>Potential victims have their individual support needs assessed on entry to the NRM and through contact with their support worker while they remain in the system awaiting a conclusive grounds (CG) decision. The Recovery Needs Assessment is conducted after a positive CG.</p><p>The RNA enables support workers to consider whether a victim has any ongoing recovery needs arising from their modern slavery experience.</p><p>The information requested on RNA data does not currently form part of the published NRM statistics. The Home Office publishes quarterly statistics regarding the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a></p><p>The UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2019-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2019-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Modern_Slavery_Report_2019.pdf title Modern Slavery Report - 2019 2 file name national-referral-mechanism-statistics-quarter-3-2019-july-to-september.pdf title National Referral Mechanism Stats grouped question UIN HL1942 question first answered 11/03/2020 16:13:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

1181104

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electronic Surveillance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the security services are granted access to encrypted messages in exceptional circumstances.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government supports strong encryption, which is a vital part of our digital economy, but we have been clear that technology companies should not deliberately design out their ability, and that of law enforcement agencies, to access content, even to prevent and detect the most serious crimes such as child sexual exploitation and abuse and terrorism. As the Director General of MI5, Sir Andrew Parker, made clear last week, lawful access to encrypted communications is a vital part of keeping our citizens safe.</p><p>This is not just about one company. It is about protecting the public across the globe as technology develops. However, as we have made very clear, we are extremely concerned about Facebook’s current proposals to apply end-to-end encryption across their messaging services. The US National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) estimates that these proposals would result in the loss of 12 million reports related to child abuse every year. The UK National Crime Agency (NCA) estimates that, in 2018, NCMEC reporting from Facebook will have resulted in more than 2500 arrests by UK law enforcement and almost 3000 children safeguarded in the UK.</p><p>In order to make progress on this issue, we have been consistently clear that industry must be willing to engage in detailed, technical consultation with governments that can have a genuine impact on their design decisions and that is what the Home Secretary called for from Facebook in an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg on 4 October last year.</p><p>We believe that this sort of engagement is necessary in order to identify potential solutions that can keep the public safe, without undermining cyber security or individuals’ privacy. We recently set out our approach to this issue in a testimony to Congress, clearly, factually and in significant detail, dispelling myths that prevent proper debate. We would encourage anyone who is interested in our position to read it in full <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-letter-to-mark-zuckerberg" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-letter-to-mark-zuckerberg</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 10/03/2020 17:35:37 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1181112

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Graduates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many police officers in England and Wales of the rank of Assistant Chief Constable, or equivalent, are university graduates.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL1970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes information on the police workforce on a biannual basis. The latest statistical releases are available 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>The annual “as at March” release contains information on the ethnicity of officers by rank. The rank of ‘Chief Officer’ includes all ranks above Chief Superintendent, and the latest information shows that as at 31 March 2019, 2.6% of Chief Officers were BAME.</p><p>Data on promotions can also be found in the “as at March” edition of this release. However, as the rank of ‘Chief Officer’ includes all ranks above Chief Superintendent, promotions within Chief Officer ranks are not collected and we are therefore unable to say how many Chief Constables were promoted from the rank of Deputy Chief Constable or equivalent.</p><p>The releases also contain information on how many officers are on secondment, however, data are not collected on the location of those secondments.</p><p>Information on whether officers are university graduates, or whether they served at the same rank in another force are not collected.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL1971 HL1972 HL1973 HL1974 question first answered 11/03/2020 16:43:55 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name police-workforce-sep19-hosb0220.pdf title Police Workforce England and Wales
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

1181113

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many police officers in England and Wales of the rank of Assistant Chief Constable, or equivalent, and above are BAME.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL1971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes information on the police workforce on a biannual basis. The latest statistical releases are available 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>The annual “as at March” release contains information on the ethnicity of officers by rank. The rank of ‘Chief Officer’ includes all ranks above Chief Superintendent, and the latest information shows that as at 31 March 2019, 2.6% of Chief Officers were BAME.</p><p>Data on promotions can also be found in the “as at March” edition of this release. However, as the rank of ‘Chief Officer’ includes all ranks above Chief Superintendent, promotions within Chief Officer ranks are not collected and we are therefore unable to say how many Chief Constables were promoted from the rank of Deputy Chief Constable or equivalent.</p><p>The releases also contain information on how many officers are on secondment, however, data are not collected on the location of those secondments.</p><p>Information on whether officers are university graduates, or whether they served at the same rank in another force are not collected.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL1970 HL1972 HL1973 HL1974 question first answered 11/03/2020 16:43:55 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name police-workforce-sep19-hosb0220.pdf title Police Workforce England and Wales
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

1181114

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Secondment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many police officers in England and Wales are currently serving on secondment abroad.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL1972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes information on the police workforce on a biannual basis. The latest statistical releases are available 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>The annual “as at March” release contains information on the ethnicity of officers by rank. The rank of ‘Chief Officer’ includes all ranks above Chief Superintendent, and the latest information shows that as at 31 March 2019, 2.6% of Chief Officers were BAME.</p><p>Data on promotions can also be found in the “as at March” edition of this release. However, as the rank of ‘Chief Officer’ includes all ranks above Chief Superintendent, promotions within Chief Officer ranks are not collected and we are therefore unable to say how many Chief Constables were promoted from the rank of Deputy Chief Constable or equivalent.</p><p>The releases also contain information on how many officers are on secondment, however, data are not collected on the location of those secondments.</p><p>Information on whether officers are university graduates, or whether they served at the same rank in another force are not collected.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL1970 HL1971 HL1973 HL1974 question first answered 11/03/2020 16:43:55 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name police-workforce-sep19-hosb0220.pdf title Police Workforce England and Wales
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman