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1055339

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	National County Lines Coordination Centre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the remit of the National County Lines Coordination Centre is.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	217156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p><br>The Home Office provided £3.6m to establish the National County Lines Coordination Centre (NCLCC) to enhance our cross border intelligence and activity on county lines and to better safeguard and protect victims of county lines. NCLCC supports operational policing as well as providing a central point at which intelligence and information is shared on county lines activity.</p><p>The NCLCC comprises a team of experts from the National Crime Agency, police officers and Regional Organised Crime Units working together to develop the national intelligence picture of the complexity and scale of the county lines threat, prioritising action against the most serious offenders, protecting the exploited and engaging with partners across government, including in the health, welfare and education spheres, to tackle the wider issues associated with county lines.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/02/2019 17:03:51 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1041354

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Answer of 10 December 2018 to Question 198924 on Immigration: EU Nationals, which private sector organisations could be involved in the use of the data.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	208354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is the data controller for all data processed within the EU Settlement Scheme, this includes where organisations are contracted to act on behalf of the Home Office as the Home Office.</p><p>The Home Office may share information with other organisations, but only where the information needs to be shared and there is an appropriate legal basis for doing so. Further detail on this is set out in the Borders, Immigration and Citizenship System privacy information notice:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-information-use-in-borders-immigration-and-citizenship" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-information-use-in-borders-immigration-and-citizenship</a>.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 17/01/2019 17:07:29 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1029522

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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, what the status is of Tier 1 (investor) visa applications.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	204622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Tier 1 (Investor) visa remains in operation and applications continue to be considered. The Home Office remains committed to reforming the route in the spring and will make a further announcement in due course.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 204623 question first answered 07/01/2019 13:26:28 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1029523

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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, with reference to the Written Statement of 6 September 2018, HCWS1159, how the review of Tier 1 (investor) visas will be conducted; which bodies will be consulted as part of that review; and what the timescale is for that review to report.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	204623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Tier 1 (Investor) visa remains in operation and applications continue to be considered. The Home Office remains committed to reforming the route in the spring and will make a further announcement in due course.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 204622 question first answered 07/01/2019 13:26:28 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1005991

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the approaches taken by different police forces when they are notified by a body which is legally bound to report FGM that a girl or woman has been subject to FGM.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	190935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a crime and it is child abuse. The Government is clear that we will not tolerate a practice that can cause extreme and lifelong suffering to women and girls.</p><p>The Serious Crime Act 2015 introduced a new FGM mandatory reporting duty requiring all regulated health, social care and teaching professionals to report known cases of FGM in under 18s directly to the police.</p><p>The Home Office has published information for the professionals subject to the duty and the police on GOV.uk. This makes clear that upon receipt of a report the police will record the information and initiate a multi-agency response, in line with local safeguarding arrangements.</p><p>To improve understanding of the prevalence of so-called ‘Honour Based Violence’ including FGM, we amended the police Annual Data Requirement (ADR) to allow police forces the opportunity from April 2018 to record on a voluntary basis where a crime has been committed in the context of preserving the ‘honour’ of a family or community. This new voluntary collection is also capturing police recorded offences of FGM which were initially reported to the police under the duty.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/11/2018 16:17:13 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

999498

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Arrests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Government's policy is on suspected illegal migrants being arrested in public places.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	187141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Guidance on when and how Immigration Enforcement officers may arrest suspected illegal migrants can be found at:<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/537682/Arrest-and-restraint-v1.pdf" target="_blank"> https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/537682/Arrest-and-restraint-v1.pdf</a></p><p>All immigration enforcement visits and operations which may involve arrest, require authorisation. Operations in public places are subject to a higher level of authorisation than other types of enforcement visit or operation and require the completion of a comprehensive risk and intelligence assessment. The nature of immigration enforcement activity means that there may be unplanned encounters as part of a planned operation. In such situations, officers will undertake a dynamic risk assessment and any action will be taken within the parameters of the guidance and the powers available to the officer.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 20/11/2018 17:02:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

993625

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force and UK Visas and Immigration: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training his Department provides to (a) Border Force and (b) UK Visas and Immigration staff on handling traumatised people.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	182838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>All frontline officers undertake e-learning in keeping children safe, Section 55 safeguarding responsibilities, trafficking indicators, the National Referral Mechanism, Female Genital Mutilation and Modern Slavery.</p><p>All new Border Force staff now undertake a four hour classroom based module on protecting the vulnerable. This Protecting The Vulnerable (PTV) module is mandatory and is also included in training for seasonal workforce. Evaluation of this module is that it is having a positive effect on the skills of new officers and work is underway to use this to up-skill all existing BF frontline staff.</p><p>Border Force also has a network of specially trained Safeguarding and Modern Slavery (SAMS) teams who receive a classroom training course focussing on the knowledge and skills needed for this area.</p><p>For UK Visa’s and Immigration staff. A training package is delivered to all staff who handle refugees with trauma called Vicarious Trauma. This course is designed to encourage Decision-Makers to reflect upon the nature of asylum work and consider how it may affect them psychologically and emotionally. It raises awareness of both the psychological factors affecting Decision Makers and the potential risks which accompany this work.</p><p>In addition, the Home Office offers Safeguarding training to all staff who handle refuges with trauma. The Home Office has worked closely with experts in trauma in developing its policy guidance on asylum screening, in particular Freedom from Torture.</p><p>The employee assistance programme (EAP) aids with any emotional or practical problems, for example anxiety, bereavement, sexual harassment, debt or depression. The EAP gives impartial, confidential support to staff. The EAP provides practical, up to date information on a wide range of topics. There is also a manager support area with advice on disputes, mental health issues and traumatic incidents.’</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 31/10/2018 17:03:10 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

993717

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what screening his Department undertakes to identify trauma in applicants for asylum.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	182855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>A key objective of the asylum screening process is to create a secure and positive environment that supports claimants to disclose as much relevant information as possible, including medical conditions, disabilities or experience of trauma that may make the person vulnerable.</p><p>Asylum claimants are directly asked about their physical and mental health as part of the screening questionnaire. If the responses provided, or the claimant’s general demeanour, indicate that they may be a victim of trauma, the screening officer will record this information to ensure appropriate onward routing and management. Depending on the extent of their vulnerability, they may also make a referral to the Asylum Safeguarding Hub.</p><p>The guidance for staff who register asylum claims and complete the screening process for asylum claimants can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-screening-and-routing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-screening-and-routing</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 31/10/2018 17:11:53 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

993719

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what supervision and support his Department provides for staff who handle refugees with trauma.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	182856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to delivering an asylum process that is sensitive to the needs of the claimants so that sufficient information can be obtained to facilitate fair and sustainable decisions on asylum claims. All interviewing and decision making personnel receive extensive training on interviewing and considering asylum claims and must follow published Home Office policy guidance when conducting screening and substantive asylum interviews and considering asylum claims<em>.</em></p><p>A training package is delivered to all staff who handle refugees with trauma called Vicarious Trauma. This course is designed to encourage Decision-Makers to reflect upon the nature of asylum work and consider how it may affect them psychologically and emotionally. It raises awareness of both the psychological factors affecting Decision-Makers and the potential risks which accompany this work.</p><p>In addition, the Home Office offers Safeguarding training to all staff who handle refuges with trauma. The Home Office has worked closely with experts in trauma in developing its policy guidance on asylum screening, in particular Freedom from Torture.</p><p>The employee assistance programme (EAP) aids staff with any emotional or practical problems, for example anxiety, bereavement, sexual harassment, debt or depression. The EAP gives impartial, confidential support to staff. The EAP provides practical, up to date information on a wide range of topics. There is also a manager support area with advice on disputes, mental health issues and traumatic incidents.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 31/10/2018 17:10:02 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

993721

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office and UK Border Force: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training is provided to (a) Home Office and (b) Border Force staff on child sexual exploitation.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	182857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>All frontline officers undertake e-learning in keeping children safe, Section 55 safeguarding responsibilities, trafficking indicators, the National Referral Mechanism, Female Genital Mutilation and Modern Slavery.</p><p>Border Force also has a network of specially trained Safeguarding and Modern Slavery (SAMS) teams who receive a classroom training course focussing on the knowledge and skills needed for this area.</p><p>Section 55 of the Borders Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 sets out that the Secretary of State must have due regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in the UK while discharging statutory functions in relation to asylum, immigration, nationality and customs. Section 55 places an obligation on the Home Office, including all Border Force staff, to ensure that in carrying out existing functions, the child’s safety and welfare is given priority. The definition of a child for this statutory obligation is a person under the age of 18.</p><p>In 2014, the Home Office fully accepted recommendations made in the Independent Review by <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-peter-wanless-and-richard-whittam-qc-review" target="_blank">Peter Wanless (Chief Executive of the NSPCC) and Richard Whittam QC</a>[1]. This means that if a member of Home Office staff refers an allegation of child abuse to the police, they must also ensure that it has been recorded appropriately. Guidance has been issued to provide information to staff on how this should be done.</p><p>1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/allegations-of-child-sexual-abuse-in-rotherham-wanless-and-whittam-qc-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/allegations-of-child-sexual-abuse-in-rotherham-wanless-and-whittam-qc-review</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 31/10/2018 17:05:34 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds