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1168973

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date	06/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Courts: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on his Department's review of domestic abuse and the family courts.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>On 21 May 2019 we announced a public call for evidence led by a panel of experts to gather evidence on how the family courts protect children and parents in cases of domestic abuse and other serious offences.</p><p> </p><p>The panel completed the call for evidence in September 2019, and published a Progress Update in October outlining the work completed and next steps.</p><p> </p><p>The panel has been meeting regularly to discuss the wealth of evidence collected from 1,200 individuals and organisations, and are in the process of drafting their report. This will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 13/01/2020 14:14:49 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1168974

registered interest
date	06/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the President of the Family Division in relation to transparency in the family courts.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>Ministers at the Ministry of Justice hold regular discussions with the President of the Family Division on a range of issues. The Government fully recognises that family proceedings should be as transparent as possible, and welcomes the progress that has been made towards greater openness together with the review on transparency that the President of the Family Division is currently undertaking. Accredited media have been allowed access to certain hearings in the family courts since 2009, and in 2014 the previous President of the Family Division issued guidance leading to the increased publication of judgments. A pilot allowing legal bloggers to report on family proceedings has been running since 2018, and the current President of the Family Division published new guidance on anonymising judgments for publication in 2018 and reporting in the family courts in 2019.</p><p>Greater transparency must be weighed against the need to safeguard children and their family’s privacy given the extremely sensitive information about them that the family courts often need to consider. The Government will continue to work with the senior judiciary to ensure that the right balance is struck between transparency and privacy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 14/01/2020 16:49:56 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1168975

registered interest
date	06/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on her Department's review of pre-charge bail legislation; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>This government is fully committed to protecting the public, and ensuring the police have the powers they need.</p><p>On 5 November the government announced its intention to review pre-charge bail legislation to ensure we have a system which more effectively prioritises the safety of victims and witnesses and the management of suspects.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 14/01/2020 17:03:24 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1168976

registered interest
date	06/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many frontline police officers will be recruited to local police forces in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>This Government is delivering on the people’s priorities by putting 20,000 extra police officers on the streets over the next three years. Up to 6,000 additional officers will be recruited in the first wave and will be shared among the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales. Force allocations for year one can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/home-office-announces-first-wave-of-20000-police-officer-uplift" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/home-office-announces-first-wave-of-20000-police-officer-uplift</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 14/01/2020 17:09:33 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1168977

registered interest
date	06/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police Pursuits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to bring forward legislative proposals on police pursuits; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>As announced in the Queens Speech in December 2019, the Government will bring forward a Police Powers and Protection Bill to ensure that police officers are provided with the protections and powers they need to keep the population safe.</p><p>On pursuits, the Bill will introduce a new test to assess the standard of driving of a police officer so that their skills and training can be taken into account should there be any subsequent investigations into their actions.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 14/01/2020 17:04:54 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1168978

registered interest
date	06/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the powers are of private security firms contracted by public authorities to carry out policing duties; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>Private security firms do not have police powers. Core police powers like arrest will always be reserved for police constables and other special forces.</p><p>While core powers are reserved for police and other special forces, the legislation does permit Chief Constables to establish and maintain “community safety accreditation schemes” in consultation with local authorities. This power also enables Chief Constables to confer upon accredited non-police staff, including security officers employed by accredited firms, a range of powers, including the issuing of fixed penalty notices, in order to help maintain community safety and security.</p><p>Any individual private security operative must be licensed by the Security Industry Authority (SIA).</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 14/01/2020 17:01:22 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1168979

registered interest
date	06/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on establishing a Police Covenant; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government has set out a vision for a new Police Covenant, recognising the bravery and commitment of officers who work night and day to keep us safe. The covenant will focus on physical protection for officers, their health and wellbeing and support for their families.</p><p>The Home Office has been developing the detail of our proposals and continue to work with policing partners and stakeholders as they are finalised.</p><p>The government intends to launch a consultation on the principle and scope of the covenant shortly. The consultation will inform the drafting of the Police Protection and Powers Bill, which was announced in the Queen’s speech and will put the covenant on a legislative footing.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 14/01/2020 17:13:24 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1168985

registered interest
date	06/01/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Cambridge Analytica
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations she has received from the Information Commissioner on Cambridge Analytica.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government has had a number of meetings with the independent Information Commissioner on a range of issues. The Information Commissioner has committed to providing the Digital, Culture Media and Sport Select Committee with a final update on its investigation into the use of personal data in political campaigns. A date for this update will be agreed with the Chair of the Committee once appointed.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 14/01/2020 11:02:01 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1168987

registered interest
date	06/01/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make the assessment period for universal credit coterminous with HMRC deadlines.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>Entitlement to Universal Credit is calculated and paid monthly in arrears, in a single payment.</p><p> </p><p>Assessment periods allow Universal Credit awards to be adjusted on a monthly basis, to reflect as closely as possible the actual circumstances of a household during that period. This helps to ensure that if a claimant’s income changes, they do not have to wait several months for a corresponding change in their Universal Credit award.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/01/2020 15:10:53 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1168988

registered interest
date	06/01/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will issue guidance to ensure that claimants of benefits are aware that they have the right to record work capability assessments.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2020 answer text <p>The letter that is sent to claimants advising when they need to attend a face-to-face assessment (known as an AL1C) makes it clear that claimants can request audio recording.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/01/2020 14:49:53 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh