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515389

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
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 steps police and social services take when a girl is identified as being at risk of female genital mutilation.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	35289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>On 1 April the Government published updated multi-agency guidance on female genital mutilation (FGM), which we have placed on a statutory footing for the first time. The guidance applies to all frontline professionals in England and Wales, and includes steps police and social services should take when a girl is identified as being at risk of FGM. The guidance will help increase awareness of FGM; improve compliance with good practice in order to afford victims of this terrible abuse the greatest possible protection. It will also help to support effective training of frontline professionals and a more effective multi-agency response. The guidance is available on GOV.uk</p><p>The Government has introduced FGM Protection Orders through the Serious Crime Act 2015 which can be used to protect a potential victim or other family member who may be at risk of FGM. Data released on 31 March 2016 shows that 32 FGMPOs were issued between their introduction in July 2015 and December 2015.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 03/05/2016 13:24:02 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

514812

registered interest
date	21/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) terms of reference, (b) timetable, (c) methodology, (d) consultees and (e) identity of the reviewer is for his Department's urgent review of legal aid for victims of modern slavery and trafficking who want to bring claims against their traffickers.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	35053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>There is specific legal aid provision for victims of modern slavery and human trafficking for immigration advice and representation, and in relation to damages and employment claims arising from their treatment, subject to means and merits.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice and Legal Aid Agency are carrying out a review of existing arrangements for providing legal aid for advice and assistance (known as Legal Help) in respect of Trafficking and Modern Slavery Compensation Claims (TMSCCs).</p><p>The review will involve research into :</p><p>(a) Potential numbers of individuals entitled and eligible to seek Legal Help in relation to TMSCC and their geographical location.</p><p>(b) Ability, preparedness and willingness of legal aid providers to carry out this work, and any factors which may limit this.</p><p>The review will be completed in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 35052 question first answered 26/04/2016 16:28:21 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

514814

registered interest
date	21/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is the Government's policy to provide legal aid to enable victims of modern slavery and trafficking to bring compensation claims against their traffickers.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	35052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>There is specific legal aid provision for victims of modern slavery and human trafficking for immigration advice and representation, and in relation to damages and employment claims arising from their treatment, subject to means and merits.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice and Legal Aid Agency are carrying out a review of existing arrangements for providing legal aid for advice and assistance (known as Legal Help) in respect of Trafficking and Modern Slavery Compensation Claims (TMSCCs).</p><p>The review will involve research into :</p><p>(a) Potential numbers of individuals entitled and eligible to seek Legal Help in relation to TMSCC and their geographical location.</p><p>(b) Ability, preparedness and willingness of legal aid providers to carry out this work, and any factors which may limit this.</p><p>The review will be completed in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 35053 question first answered 26/04/2016 16:28:21 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

484439

registered interest
date	22/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what definition her Department uses for BAME.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	32146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government has traditionally used a mix of terms to describe the groups we are working with on race equality: Black and Minority Ethnic (BME); Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), also ethnic minority and minority ethnic.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/04/2016 13:40:57 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

484440

registered interest
date	22/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will bring forward policies to tackle violence against women and girls in the BAME communities.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	32150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government published a new Violence Against Women and Girls strategy on 8 March committing £80 million between 2016 and 2020 to protect women and girls from violence and abuse. The increased funding will help to deliver our goal to work with local commissioners to ensure a secure future for rape support centres, refuges and the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and Forced Marriage Units, whilst driving a major change across all services which promote early intervention and prevention.</p><p>The strategy sets out how we will support local areas in implementing tailored services for victims who experience different forms of discrimination or additional barriers to accessing support. This includes the launch of a Service Transformation Fund from 2017 which will help to meet the needs of women and girls experiencing multiple disadvantage including victims from black and minority ethnic communities.</p><p>We continue to challenge the cultural attitudes that may underpin practices of FGM and forced marriage. We have criminalised forced marriage, set up a specialist FGM Unit, created a mandatory duty for frontline professionals to report FGM to the police, and will publish multi-agency FGM guidance for front-line professionals which we will put on a statutory footing.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 11/04/2016 16:34:41 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

483190

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government has taken to strengthen its data collection strategy to help combat human trafficking.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	31936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>We are strengthening data collection on human trafficking and other forms of modern slavery in several ways. In the Modern Slavery Act we introduced a duty on named public authorities to notify the Home Office every time they have reasonable grounds to believe they have encountered a victim of modern slavery.</p><p>These notifications can be anonymous so that data is collected even if the potential victim does not want to engage with the authorities. We are reviewing the National Referral Mechanism form, so that it better captures key data about potential victims and perpetrators. Polaris and Unseen UK are working with other NGOs and law enforcement to launch an enhanced modern slavery helpline later this year which will capture more data and help to shine a light on the scale and nature of this appalling crime.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 24/03/2016 13:31:12 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

483199

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
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 steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of child deaths (a) by people who have been found guilty of and (b) related to domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	31933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>The family courts take the issue of domestic violence extremely seriously. The Child Arrangement Programme and Practice Direction 12J set out a strong and clear framework where domestic violence is alleged and all judges receive specific training on this framework.</p><p> </p><p>In prisons the National Offenders Management Service accredited programmes are a proven way of tackling intimate partner violence and reducing reoffending in custody and the community. All programmes are based on the latest theory base and are regularly updated to make sure they continue to be as effective as possible. Provision of these services is widely available and provides an effective response to the causes of intimate partner violence.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 24/03/2016 14:50:55 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

479536

registered interest
date	17/03/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Refuges: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of domestic violence refuges which have closed as a result of lack of funding in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	31623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>Domestic Abuse is a devastating crime. That is why we are determined to ensure that victims get the help they need when they need it. In last year's Spending Review we secured new £40 million funding to support victims of domestic abuse.</p><p>It is for local areas to assess their needs for domestic abuse services and to make decisions on the provision of safe accommodation, including refuges and support for victims of domestic abuse.</p><p>In the new Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy published on the 8 March, we set out our ambition to improve services for women suffering from domestic abuse, commiting to a new Statement of Expectations to set out for the first time what we expect from local areas.</p><p>To support this, we are launching a new two year fund for refuges and other forms of accommodation-based support and to help local areas take the steps they need to meet the National Statement.</p><p>The new funding builds on the £3.5 million funding to support victims of domestic abuse and is on top of the £10 million funding to stop refuges closing and strengthen the provision of safe accommodation in the last spending review period.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 22/03/2016 17:01:44 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

479224

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Charities
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 ring-fence long term funding for specialist domestic violence charities.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	31434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government published a new Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy on 8 March setting out an ambitious programme to make tackling VAWG everybody’s business, ensure victims and survivors get the support they need and inspire confidence in the Criminal Justice System to bring more perpetrators to justice as well as doing more to rehabilitate offenders.</p><p>The strategy committed £80 million between 2016 and 2020 to protect women and girls from violence. This increased funding will help to deliver our goal to work with local commissioners to deliver a secure future for rape support centres, refuges and FGM and Forced Marriage Units, whilst driving a major change across all services which promotes early intervention and prevention including through specialist domestic violence charities.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/03/2016 14:23:15 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

479225

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Housing: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many women living in council housing have requested a change of tenancy because of violence in the last 12 months; and what proportion of those women were given a direct transfer within one month.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	31438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>We do not hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/03/2016 17:10:20 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion