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48004

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the budgets for criminal justice and emergency services will be devolved to Police and Crime Commissioners; and what the total budget is that Police and Crime Commissioners will inherit.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	196088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans to transfer responsibility, and the budgets, for the criminal justice system or the emergency services to Police and Crime Commissioners.<br><br>The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act contains a duty to cooperate for Police and Crime Commissioners and criminal justice partners which - although broad - sets the framework for Commissioners to play a substantial local leadership role. Commissioners are taking a prominent role in local justice matters and are, for example, taking seats (sometimes even as Chair) at their local criminal justice boards.<br><br>The Government is further extending the remit of PCCs who will assume responsibility for commissioning local victims' services in October 2014 - complementing their other responsibilities to respond to local views and needs when drawing up plans to cut crime.<br><br>The Government is also driving collaboration between local emergency services to deliver more effective services and better value for money for the public. We are providing funding through the Home Office Police Innovation Fund and DCLG's Transformation Challenge Award and Fire Transformation Fund to support emergency services collaboration projects.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

47646

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of young person's advocates in supporting young victims of crime.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	195859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is funding 13 Young People's Advocates posts for three <br>years (April 2012 - March 2015) to provide direct support to young women who <br>have been victims, or are at risk of, sexual violence by gangs. The full <br>breakdown of posts, organisations and areas covered is available online at:<br><br>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/support-for-young-victims-of-sexual-violence-<br>and-gangs<br><br>Measures are in place to conduct an assessment of perceptions of the scheme <br>among Young People's Advocates and local practitioners in the areas where they <br>are based.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker grouped question UIN 195860 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

47648

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
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 publish a list of young person's advocates in each region.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	195860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is funding 13 Young People's Advocates posts for three <br>years (April 2012 - March 2015) to provide direct support to young women who <br>have been victims, or are at risk of, sexual violence by gangs. The full <br>breakdown of posts, organisations and areas covered is available online at:<br><br>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/support-for-young-victims-of-sexual-violence-<br>and-gangs<br><br>Measures are in place to conduct an assessment of perceptions of the scheme <br>among Young People's Advocates and local practitioners in the areas where they <br>are based.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker grouped question UIN 195859 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

45204

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to help local authorities control the sale of legal highs.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	193902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In December 2013 the Home Office published guidance for local authorities which sets out the range of legislative tools they can use to tackle the 'head shops' <br>where legal highs are often sold. This was developed in collaboration with the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Local Government Association and the Trading Standards Institute. The guidance covers offences head shops may be committing under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, the Intoxicating Substances (Supply) Act 1985, and various consumer protection regulations.<br><br>The Home Office also provides local authorities and their trading standards officers with technical and financial support with drug testing through the Forensic Early Warning System. This supports local authorities in their action against the sale of legal highs by helping them to identify the contents of legal high products. To date, we have brought well over 250 substances under control through the use of ‘generic' legislation and temporary class drug orders. We also work closely with law enforcement to tackle this reckless trade. Concerted action, started in November 2013, has so far resulted in over 40 arrests and seizures of new psychoactive substances, including 9 kilograms by Kent Police. <br><br>Last summer we also ran a targeted communications campaign to raise awareness of the risks in taking new psychoactive substances amongst young people; providing information on these substances through our FRANK online service. <br><br>However, we accept that more can be done, hence my announcement on 12 December 2013 of a review by an expert panel to look at how the UK's response to new psychoactive substances can be enhanced beyond the existing measures. The expert panel includes a senior policy advisor from the Local Government Association to inform the work of the panel from a local government perspective. The panel is due to report its recommendations by the end of spring 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker previous answer version 3795 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

45310

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
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 redraft the code governing detention of teenagers under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to ensure that 17 year olds in custody are treated as teenagers by the police.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	193901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Following the High Court ruling in the judicial review HC vs (1) Secretary of <br>State for the Home Department and (2) Commissioner of Police for the <br>Metropolis, the Government made changes to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act <br>1984 Codes of Practice C &amp; H, which govern the treatment of detained persons in <br>police custody. The changes, which came into effect on 21st October 2013, have <br>the effect of requiring the police to treat 17 year olds in police custody as <br>children by providing, as a matter of course, Appropriate Adults and to inform <br>a person responsible for the welfare of the 17 year old of their detention. <br>These changes are mandatory. <br><br>I refer the Hon. Member to a statement made by my Rt. Hon. Friend (Damian Green) on 21st October 2013, Official Report, columns 4-6WS explaining these changes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green previous answer version 3793 answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

44419

registered interest
date	20/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to appoint an anti-slavery commissioner; and whether such an appointment will be a full-time post.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	193045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>An announcement will be made on the Anti-Slavery Commissioner after the Modern Slavery Bill has been introduced to Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

44101

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the expert review into psychoactive substances will report.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	192820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p>[holding answer 24 March 2014]</p><p>The findings of the review into new psychoactive substances which I announced on 12 December 2013 are due to be presented to Ministers by the end of Spring 2014.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis