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1687791

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Metropolitan Police: Labour Turnover
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 newly warranted officers in the Metropolitan Police Force left within their first two years of service in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Sir Charles Walker
uin	13233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collect information on the length of service of police officers leaving the police service.</p><p>The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the number of police officer leavers in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ 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>Information on the number of police officers leaving the Metropolitan Police Service, between the years ending 31 March 2007 and 2023, by reason for leaving, can be found in the ‘Leavers Open Data Table’ here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64ba76662059dc000d5d27c0/open-data-table-police-workforce-leavers-260723.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64ba76662059dc000d5d27c0/open-data-table-police-workforce-leavers-260723.ods</a></p><p>Voluntary resignation rates in the Metropolitan Police Service, at around 3%, are low compared to other sectors.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 19/02/2024 15:52:52 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

1671923

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Biometrics: Privacy
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 he has made of the potential impact of live facial recognition technologies on the right to privacy.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Sir Charles Walker
uin	2816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The use of technologies like facial recognition are an operational matter for the police.</p><p>The Government supports police use of facial recognition, including live facial recognition (LFR), which has been helping them to catch criminals including murderers and rapists quickly and accurately. But it is important that the police use it appropriately.</p><p>Its use is subject to data protection, human rights, and equalities laws, which means that it can only be used for a policing purpose, where necessary, proportionate and fair.</p><p>The College of Policing has published an Authorised Professional Practice (APP) on police use of LFR. The APP includes details on when the police can use it, the categories of people they can look for, the requirement for immediate deletion of unmatched biometric data, and the need for a Data Protection Impact Assessment.</p><p>Following a possible alert, it is always a police officer on the ground who will decide what action, if any, to take; all deployments are targeted, intelligence-led, time-bound, and geographically limited; and before a deployment, the police will inform the public where they intend to use the technology and where they can obtain more information on its use. If the LFR system does not make a match with the watchlist of wanted individuals, the person’s biometric data is deleted immediately and automatically.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 27/11/2023 16:17:24 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

1671924

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Biometrics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the police use the passport database for facial recognition searches.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Sir Charles Walker
uin	2817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The sharing of passport data with law enforcement agencies for the purpose of preventing and detecting crime is longstanding, and is provided for within His Majesty’s Passport Office’s Privacy Information Notice:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fhmpo-privacy-information-notice%23full-publication-update-history&amp;data=05%7C01%7CIPSPQs%40hmpo.gov.uk%7Cf9fad5e336ea4dce77b608dbec10707d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638363327565678811%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=D1iK8VLea1PX0XVf%2F4pRyndrUuiyW5zhKVi5pD1NqIA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpo-privacy-information-notice#full-publication-update-history</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 27/11/2023 17:14:50 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

1463726

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to prioritise passport renewals for aeroplane cabin crew currently grounded by delays at Her Majesty's Passport Office; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Sir Charles Walker
uin	3509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>Ahead of unrestricted international travel returning, HM Passport Office prepared extensively to serve an unprecedented number of customers, with 9.5 million British passport applications forecasted throughout 2022.</p><p>These preparations, which include the recruitment of 500 additional staff since April 2021 and with plans in place to recruit a further 700 by this summer, have ensured passport applications can be processed in higher numbers than ever before. Across March and April 2022, HM Passport Office completed the processing of approximately two million applications.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers continue to meet regularly with officials to monitor performance, and to explore further options that will help to ensure that people receive their passports in good time.</p><p> </p><p>Any customer who has submitted a passport application using Her Majesty’s Passport Office’s standard service and now needs their passport sooner, is advised to contact the Passport Adviceline.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/05/2022 09:40:20 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 2249 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

1439775

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghan citizens have successfully reached the UK since the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme was launched on 6 January 2022; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Sir Charles Walker
uin	137993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme opened on 6th January, providing up to 20,000 women, children and others at risk with a safe and legal route to resettle in the UK.</p><p>There are around 6,500 people in the UK who have been brought to safety during and after the evacuation who are eligible for the ACRS through pathway 1. Eligible people who were called forward during the evacuation, but were not able to board flights, will also be eligible for the ACRS through this pathway.</p><p>Due to the success of our emergency evacuation and the larger than anticipated number of people brought over to the UK, we plan to exceed our initial aim of 5,000 people in the first year of the ACRS.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/03/2022 17:25:19 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

1366380

registered interest
date	05/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when vulnerable female Afghan nationals sheltering in Tehran, and other cities and countries outside Afghanistan, will be able to access the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Sir Charles Walker
uin	70236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>Through the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), the UK will relocate up to 20,000 people at risk. It will prioritise those who have stood up for values such as democracy and women’s rights in Afghanistan, as well as vulnerable groups, including ethnic and religious minorities. This will include some of those who arrived in the UK under the evacuation programme, which prioritised individuals who were considered to be at particular risk – including women’s rights activists, prosecutors and journalists.</p><p>The scheme is not yet open and remains under development. Further information on the eligibility, prioritisation and referral of people for the ACRS is set out in the policy statement published on gov.uk on 13 September, available at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fafghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement&amp;data=04%7C01%7CSian.Heeley%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C388beac4c1bd451079ce08d99553a24a%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637705008692940905%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=S2lr6pD%2BdVVRgEkmRZgu9A2eJp%2F5oOKRHdDwbewjbb4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 15/11/2021 15:39:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

1304548

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2021 to Question Visas on Visas, whether (a) priority and (b) super priority visa services have been fully reinstated in the UK for (i) in-country routes, (ii) study routes and (iii) applications for indefinite leave to remain; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Sir Charles Walker
uin	172913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>Super Priority and Priority services have been reinstated in the UK for Work and Study routes, including applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain.</p><p>It is anticipated these services for Marriage and Settlement routes in the UK will be reinstated by the end of March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/03/2021 14:03:44 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

1304878

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Biometric Residence Permits: EU Nationals
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 whether the 10 working days target for the issuance of the Biometric Residence Permit to EU citizens residing in the UK is being met; what assessment she has made of the average time taken to issue such permits in the most recent period for which figures are available; what steps her Department is taking to improve the process to issue such permits in order to meet that target; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Sir Charles Walker
uin	172914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>UVKI does not hold figures relating to the number of customers who received their BRP within 10 working days. However, it does have service level agreements with its production provider the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA) and its secure delivery provider FedEx.</p><p>The DVLA have a target of producing 90% of BRPs within 24 hours of receiving the production request and 100% within 48 hours. For the financial year 1 April 2020 to 12 March 2021 DVLA were achieving 71.5% BRPs produced within 24 hours, 97.7% within 48 hours and 2.3% took longer than 48 hours to produce, all of which were produced within 72 hours and was due to a production problem experienced during October 2020. Since October no BRPs have taken longer than 48 hours to produce.</p><p>UKVI meets with DVLA weekly to monitor performance. The impacts of Covid-19 restrictions and safe working practices have reduced staffing capacity within the production site and contributed to the delays experienced.</p><p>FedEx has a target to attempt first delivery for 99% of BRPs within 48 working hours of collection of the BRP from DVLA. FedEx have recently provided revised data which indicates they have attempted first time delivery within 48 hours for 99.2% of BRPs between 1 July 2020 and end of February 2021.</p><p>FedEx has a detailed improvement plan in place, and UKVI meet with them at least twice a week to progress actions within the plan. We are confident we will see improvements in service as they are implemented.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/03/2021 13:57:25 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

1296775

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Protest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the effect on freedom of speech of bringing forward further legislative proposals to limit protests.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Sir Charles Walker
uin	161694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>In the development of legislation that will allow police to take a more proactive approach in managing highly disruptive protests, the Home Office has paid due regard to the European Convention on Human Rights, most notably articles 10 and 11 which relate to freedom of expression and freedom of assembly and association, respectively.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/03/2021 09:33:35 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

1293588

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Demonstrations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timescale is for bringing forward legislative proposals to introduce new police powers to manage protest; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Sir Charles Walker
uin	160564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>Legislation, that will allow police to take a more proactive approach in managing highly disruptive protests, will be brought forward shortly.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 04/03/2021 09:46:45 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker