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1702136

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Vivastreet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 1 November 2022 to Question 72950 on Home Office: Vivastreet, how many times officials from her Department met representatives of Vivastreet (a) online and (b) in person in (i) 2023 and (ii) 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	22532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>Home Office officials and law enforcement partners maintain a collaborative working relationship with many online companies, including adult service websites, to identify and put in place initiatives to reduce harms on their sites.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2023, Home Office officials have met with representatives of Vivastreet online, on the following occasions during each calendar year:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Meetings</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We committed to working with adult service websites to explore a set of voluntary principles to counter exploitation on their sites, in the Violence Against Woman and Girls Strategy published in July 2021. The principles will encourage adult service websites to take reasonable and practical steps to prevent modern slavery and exploitation on their platforms and work collaboratively with law enforcement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/04/2024 09:05:23 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1701524

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the policy paper entitled Transforming for a digital future: 2022 to 2025 roadmap for digital and data, updated on 29 February 2024, what steps his Department has taken to mitigate the risks of red-rated legacy IT systems.
	tabling member constituency	Torfaen
	tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	22075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO), in the Cabinet Office, has established a programme to support departments managing legacy IT. CDDO has agreed a framework to identify ‘red-rated’ systems, indicating high levels of risk surrounding certain assets within the IT estate. Departments have committed to have remediation plans in place for these systems by next year (2025). It is not appropriate to release sensitive information held about specific red-rated systems or more detailed plans for remediation within the Home Department’s IT estate, as this information could indicate which systems are at risk, and may highlight potential security vulnerabilities.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/04/2024 09:09:11 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

1701586

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vacancies there are in frontline police roles, including Police Community Support Officers, as of 16 April 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Tamworth
	tabling member printed	Sarah Edwards
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	22210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold data on vacancies in frontline policing roles.</p><p>The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the function of police workers (officers, staff, designated officers (S.38) and Police Community Support Officers) as at 31 March each year 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>This includes information on the number and proportion of police workers in frontline policing roles. Data from 31 March 2021 to 31 March 2023, by worker type, can be found in the ‘Functions Open Data Table’ here:<br> <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64ba635306f78d000d7426aa/open-data-table-police-workforce-functions-260723.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64ba635306f78d000d7426aa/open-data-table-police-workforce-functions-260723.ods</a>. Data for previous years, can be found in Tables F1 to F3 of the data tables accompanying each publication.</p><p>Data for the ‘as at 31 March 2024’ publication will be published in July 2024 as part of the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/04/2024 09:06:58 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	5001 label Biography information for Sarah Edwards

1700795

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Early Retirement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have retired due to ill health in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21667
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the number of police officers leaving the police service and their reasons for leaving, including medical retirements, as at 31 March each year, 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 police service by reason for leaving, including medical retirements, between the years ending 31 March 2007 and 2023 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>The Home Office does not hold data on the number of police officers taking medical retirement in Scotland or Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/04/2024 09:15:01 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1700957

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Stun Guns
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the companies that are licensed to supply tasers to police forces in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
	tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office approves less lethal weapons for police use following extensive technical and medical assessments. Decisions about the selection and purchase of approved less lethal weapons are primarily for chief officers.</p><p> </p><p>The only company currently approved to supply Conductive Energy Devices (CEDs) to UK police forces is Axon Enterprise.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/04/2024 09:14:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1700975

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police Stations: Concrete
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations have been tested for reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The police are operationally independent and therefore it is the individual responsibility of each police force to manage their estate and ensure it is compliant with the relevant legislation. This includes duties to maintain a safe workplace, as set out in relevant health and safety legislation.</p><p>Last year the National Police Estates Group, working with Home Office officials, conducted a stocktake of all police forces in England and Wales regarding the presence of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) across their respective estates. This identified a small number of forces with instances of RAAC, most relating to single building locations. All have reported that remedial action has been taken to mitigate potential risk.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 21579 question first answered 19/04/2024 09:18:31 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1700976

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police Stations: Concrete
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations has reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete been identified in.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The police are operationally independent and therefore it is the individual responsibility of each police force to manage their estate and ensure it is compliant with the relevant legislation. This includes duties to maintain a safe workplace, as set out in relevant health and safety legislation.</p><p>Last year the National Police Estates Group, working with Home Office officials, conducted a stocktake of all police forces in England and Wales regarding the presence of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) across their respective estates. This identified a small number of forces with instances of RAAC, most relating to single building locations. All have reported that remedial action has been taken to mitigate potential risk.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 21578 question first answered 19/04/2024 09:18:31 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1701018

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Marketing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of his Department’s (a) advertising and (b) marketing expenditure was on (i) local newspapers in print and online, (ii) national newspapers in print and online, (iii) social media, (iv) search engines, (v) broadcast and on-demand television and (vi) other channels in the most recent year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information broken down in this way internally.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/04/2024 09:12:58 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1701025

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that facial recognition systems are used in a way that maintains the right of the privacy for members of the public.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>Facial recognition technology is used by the police as an identification tool to search an image of an unknown suspect against the images of people taken on arrest and get results in minutes, or to locate people in an intelligence-led way, by scanning live crowds and comparing them with the images of wanted people on a specific watchlist instantaneously, with very high levels of accuracy.</p><p>The Government supports police use of the technology, which has been helping them to catch criminals, including murderers and rapists, more quickly and accurately. But it is important that the police use it appropriately and there are safeguards in place to ensure this.</p><p>There is a comprehensive legal framework governing its use. This includes the Data Protection Act 2018, Human Rights Act 1998, Equality Act 2010, Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, national guidance, and published police policies. This means that it can only be used for a policing purpose, where necessary, proportionate and fair.</p><p>We have ensured that there is effective oversight in this space. The Information Commissioner’s Office, which is sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, is responsible for upholding data privacy rights. It has issued guidance on facial recognition and has enforcement powers. The Equality and Human Rights Commission, which is sponsored by the Cabinet Office, is responsible for upholding equality and human rights and is also active in this space. His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services is responsible for inspecting, monitoring and reporting on the efficiency and effectiveness of police forces. The courts system also provide oversight in this area.</p><p>We supported the College of Policing to publish an Authorised Professional Practice (APP) setting out how police forces should use live facial recognition and minimise interference with data privacy, equalities and human rights. 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 to explain how issues such as privacy and equality are addressed.</p><p>We published a factsheet on police use of facial recognition and explained the different use cases, the safeguards, success stories and legal basis. <a href="https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2023/10/29/police-use-of-facial-recognition-factsheet/" target="_blank">https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2023/10/29/police-use-of-facial-recognition-factsheet/</a></p><p>We also provided funding to the National Physical Laboratory to independently test the algorithms being used by South Wales Police and the Metropolitan Police Service. They found that the algorithms both forces have been using to be highly accurate and fair at the settings they use.</p><p>We are also undertaking more evaluation work to enhance our understanding of the impact of facial recognition and ensure we are able to continue to balance the benefits against the potential intrusion on privacy.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 18/04/2024 14:12:57 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1701132

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Women
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to increase the number and proportion of (a) police officers and (b) other police staff who are female.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The 20,000-officer uplift provided a once in a generation opportunity to support forces to become more representative of the communities they serve, and to create a foundation from which forces can continue to make further improvements in future.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of the police uplift, the police officer workforce is now more representative than it has ever been. As at 31 March 2023, there are 53,080 female police officers (headcount) which represents the highest number on record, accounting for 35.5% of officers.</p><p> </p><p>The learning generated during the Uplift has been captured and shared with forces via the online Uplift Hub. This is now being used by forces to support ongoing recruitment activity and strong evidence-led retention strategies to support officers in their careers. Dedicated learning is also available on the Uplift Hub on improving representation.</p><p> </p><p>In order to support forces to recruit and retain officers from diverse backgrounds and promote inclusivity, the College of Policing has also created a toolkit for forces to support the development of flexible and/or part-time working pathways as well as a Workplace Adjustment Toolkit for forces.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Police Covenant, we have also appointed the first Chief Medical Officer for policing who is developing a national health strategy for all staff and officers.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst progress has been made, there remains more work to be done by forces to increase representation in policing. The Government also continues to work with forces to ensure that they put the right support in place to enable officers and staff with additional needs, disabilities or other health conditions to enable them to thrive in their careers and continue to serve the public.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 21786 21787 21788 question first answered 24/04/2024 09:10:38 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan