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384732

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library a copy of the course materials and training plans used for the Building Better Relationships programme for male perpetrators of domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	3487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>It is not possible to place a copy of the Building Better Relationships (BBR) materials and training plans in the library as this would result in publication of the material. Accredited programme materials, including those relating to BBR, are valuable intellectual property and are protected by Crown Copyright. Access to materials is managed through a licence agreement, which sets out appropriate terms and conditions for use. This approach allows NOMS not only to protect intellectual property, but also to make sure that programme materials are used correctly. Inappropriate use of materials can negatively affect individuals, and can result in an increase in risk of harm.</p><p> </p><p>Further guidance regarding Crown Copyright and licences can be found in Prison Service Instruction 2014/46 at the link below:</p><p><a title="http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/offenders/psipso/psi-2014/psi-46-2014-crown-copyright-and-licences.pdf" href="http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/offenders/psipso/psi-2014/psi-46-2014-crown-copyright-and-licences.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/offenders/psipso/psi-2014/psi-46-2014-crown-copyright-and-licences.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 30/06/2015 14:34:10 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

227909

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress the Inter-Ministerial Group on Violence Against Women and Girls has made on implementing recommendation 11 of the HMIC report Everyone's business: Improving the police response to domestic abuse into policing on domestic violence; and when she expects the further multi-agency inspection referred to in that report to take place.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Jim Dowd
uin	227744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Recommendation 11 of the HMIC report relates to a multi-agency inspection on domestic abuse. The Home Secretary wrote to Ministerial colleagues seeking support to multi-agency inspections in January. <br><br>Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary will continue to inspect the police response to domestic abuse as part of their annual all-force PEEL (Police Efficiency, Effectiveness and Legitimacy) inspection programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 25/03/2015 11:26:37 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	189 label Biography information for Jim Dowd

224495

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research her Department has conducted into coercive control in domestic violence complaints.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
uin	225894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to my previous answer on this issue, given on 9 February to written question 222927.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 05/03/2015 16:05:02 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd

223675

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward proposals to ensure that domestic abuse victims are informed of the release from prison of their abusers regardless of how long they have served in prison.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	225327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to putting victims and witnesses first in the criminal justice system. We have considerably improved support given to victims, including revamping the Victims’ Code to ensure victims of the most serious crimes get access to vital services like counselling to help cope with and, where possible, recover from what they have been through.</p><p> </p><p>Our statutory Victim Contact Scheme (VCS) is offered to all victims where the offender has committed a violent or sexual offence and received a sentence of 12 months or more. The scheme enables victims to be kept informed by victim liaison officers of key stages of the offender’s sentence, including release, and to make representations on conditions to which the offender may be subject on release.</p><p> </p><p>This entitlement is outlined in the Government’s Victims’ Code, which came into force in December 2013. The Victims’ Code gives victims of crime clearer entitlements from criminal justice agencies and better tailors services to individual need.</p><p> </p><p>The National Offender Management Service Domestic Abuse Policy Strategy sets out that it is best practice to offer the VCS to domestic abuse victims, regardless of the length of the offender’s sentence and whether the offender will be subject to licensed supervision in the community. Such decisions are made on a case by case basis. This is outlined in the guidance for victim liaison officers.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 04/03/2015 17:30:43 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

179017

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding she plans to allocate to police forces to train officers in recognising signs of coercive control and collecting the necessary evidence when that offence is introduced.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	224096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring the police and other frontline agencies have the <br>tools they need to respond effectively to domestic abuse. That is why on 18 <br>December, the Home Secretary announced her intention to create a specific <br>offence of domestic abuse. <br><br>The offence will not come into force until frontline agencies are properly <br>trained to operate it effectively. An implementation plan, which will consider <br>funding issues, is currently being developed with the police and College of <br>Policing. The College is working with CAADA (Co-ordinated Action Against <br>Domestic Abuse) to pilot an intensive programme of training including domestic <br>abuse and coercive control. An evaluation will be carried out following the <br>pilot to ensure that the training will make a significant contribution to long <br>term improvements to policing of domestic abuse and will be an important factor <br>in driving a culture change in the police so that domestic abuse is treated as <br>the serious crime that it is. <br><br>The new offence of 'coercive and controlling behaviour', as well as the wider <br>issue of training for police officers on domestic abuse, has been discussed <br>at the National Oversight Group on domestic abuse, established and chaired by <br>the Home Secretary. The purpose of the group is to implement and monitor activity <br>against the recommendations coming out of HMIC’s review of domestic abuse and includes <br>both Chief Constable and Third Sector representation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone grouped question UIN 224097 question first answered 23/02/2015 14:07:05 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

179019

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) chief constables and (b) organisations dealing with violence against women on the training requirements for police officers when coercive control becomes a criminal offence; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	224097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring the police and other frontline agencies have the <br>tools they need to respond effectively to domestic abuse. That is why on 18 <br>December, the Home Secretary announced her intention to create a specific <br>offence of domestic abuse. <br><br>The offence will not come into force until frontline agencies are properly <br>trained to operate it effectively. An implementation plan, which will consider <br>funding issues, is currently being developed with the police and College of <br>Policing. The College is working with CAADA (Co-ordinated Action Against <br>Domestic Abuse) to pilot an intensive programme of training including domestic <br>abuse and coercive control. An evaluation will be carried out following the <br>pilot to ensure that the training will make a significant contribution to long <br>term improvements to policing of domestic abuse and will be an important factor <br>in driving a culture change in the police so that domestic abuse is treated as <br>the serious crime that it is. <br><br>The new offence of 'coercive and controlling behaviour', as well as the wider <br>issue of training for police officers on domestic abuse, has been discussed <br>at the National Oversight Group on domestic abuse, established and chaired by <br>the Home Secretary. The purpose of the group is to implement and monitor activity <br>against the recommendations coming out of HMIC’s review of domestic abuse and includes <br>both Chief Constable and Third Sector representation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone grouped question UIN 224096 question first answered 23/02/2015 14:07:05 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

177563

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
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 ensure that the gender of the (a) perpetrator and (b) victim of incidents marked as domestic violence cases are recorded along with the nature of the domestic relationship in each case.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	223072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>We are taking steps to strengthen data collection in relation to all recorded crimes where domestic violence and abuse is involved. From April 2015, the Home Office will require the police through the annual data requirement to record the gender of the victim and the nature of the domestic relationship for all violent and sexual crimes. To minimise burdens on the police, we have no plans to collect data on the gender of a perpetrator of domestic abuse.<br><br>We will be working with the police throughout 2015 to ensure that the same data can be collected in relation to recorded incidents of domestic abuse.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 12/02/2015 15:07:59 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

177205

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of domestic violence were reported to the police in the last three years; and in how many of those cases there was a complaint of coercive control.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
uin	222926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office receives information on the number of domestic abuse incidents recorded by the police. Information is not received on the number of complaints received. The latest available statistics show that the police recorded 755,354 domestic abuse incidents in 2010/11, 817,522 incidents in 2011/12 and 838,026 incidents in 2012/13.</p><p>The increase in domestic abuse incidents recorded by the police over this time period is thought to reflect improvements in the identification and recording of these incidents by the police. <br><br>The domestic abuse incident collection covers both physical and non-physical abuse, but it is not possible from these data to indentify how many cases included an element of coercive control.<br><br>The 2013/14 data will be published by the Office for National Statistics on 12 February 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 09/02/2015 17:22:38 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone previous answer version 43131 answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd

177206

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research her Department has (a) conducted and (b) commissioned into the incidence of coercive control in domestic violence complaints.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
uin	222927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The Crime Survey for England and Wales provides comprehensive data on the nature of domestic violence and abuse, and there is now a widespread understanding that domestic abuse is not just about violence. In recognition of this, in March 2013, we expanded the Government’s non-statutory definition of domestic violence and abuse to capture coercive and controlling behaviour.<br><br>In 2014, we consulted on whether the legal framework to protect victims of domestic abuse should be strengthened, recognising that coercive and controlling behaviour can be harder to recognise but can have an equally devastating impact on its victims. The majority of respondents to the consultation agreed that there is a gap in the law, and we are now legislating to close this gap. A summary of the evidence collected from the consultation is published at: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/strengthening-the-law-on-domestic-abuse" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/strengthening-the-law-on-domestic-abuse</a><br><br>We are committed to improving the way data on domestic abuse including coercive and controlling behaviour is collected. New guidelines have been issued to the police on collecting domestic abuse data against a clear national standard. We are also developing a reliable and safe model for surveying victims of domestic abuse.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 09/02/2015 17:39:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone previous answer version 43132 answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd

176838

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
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 launch an inquiry into the reasons for, and implications for her policies of, the recent increase in domestic violence cases in the UK.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	222755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The Crime Survey for England and Wales shows that the trend in the prevalence of domestic abuse has been flat since 2007/08. <br><br>In 2012/13, the number of police recorded incidents of domestic abuse was at its highest level since 2007/08, at 838,026. In addition, latest data from the CPS show that the volume of domestic abuse referrals from the police rose to 103,569 in 2013-14 – a rise of 15,459 referrals (17.5%) from 2012-13 and the highest level ever. 72,905 (70.4% of these referrals) were charged, the highest volumes and proportions since 2007/08. We welcome this increase in reporting and find it encouraging that victims can have greater confidence that their cases will be brought to prosecution with a greater number of perpetrators brought to justice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 09/02/2015 16:49:08 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley