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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 11 Nov 2020
Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill

"My Lords, there are times when breaches of the law by agents of the state should be allowed, in order to avoid some horrific harm to society as a whole, but there are some lines which should never be crossed. One such line is the assumption that children, who are …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 29 Sep 2020
Covid-19: Child Trafficking

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government how measures to protect the victims of child trafficking have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 29 Sep 2020
Covid-19: Child Trafficking

"My Lords, I thank the Minster for the response. Evidence from the UN human rights report on the consequences of Covid-19 shows that the risk of online sexual exploitation of children has increased because parents, devoid of income, are turning to illegal methods of getting money, including selling videos of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 07 Jul 2020
Immigration: Detainee Support

"My Lords, many non-UK detainees released from immigration removal centres are victims of trafficking. Despite this, they have been allowed simply to walk out of the centre without any basic resources and protection being put in place. According to every charity that works in this area, this is happening regularly—can …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 10 Jun 2020
Quarantine: Scientific Advice

"My Lords, inbound tourism brings in £9 billion from July to September, but industry experts expect this to drop to £500 million because of the quarantine restrictions. This will cost the tourism industry £650 million a week. The Centre for Economics and Business Research says that more than 90% of …..."
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Written Question
Police Custody: Solicitors
Tuesday 26th May 2020

Asked by: Baroness Doocey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures are in place to ensure that individuals who are arrested and questioned by the police have access to solicitors during the COVID-19 pandemic, and can access them in a way that conforms to social-distancing measures.

Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)

The Home Office are in regular contact with the National Police Chiefs' Counsel (NPCC) and other key stakeholders regarding custody related matters.

The NPCC have circulated guidance for all police forces in order for them to safely manage their custody suites with respect to their detainees, staff and visitors. The CPS has also published a temporary interview protocol which clearly sets out the situations where interviews should be prioritised and encourages solicitors to access interviews via video or telephone.

Police have guidance on the use of PPE and should make PPE available to essential visitors to the custody suite.

Written Question
Asylum: Interviews
Thursday 7th May 2020

Asked by: Baroness Doocey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in using conducting asylum interviews and other procedures at Asylum Screening Units through remote means; and how many cases have been processed remotely.

Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)

We take the wellbeing of asylum seekers extremely seriously and we are adjusting processes and procedures to ensure asylum claims can be registered in a safe way that adheres to social distancing guidance – with in person contact and travel requirements for the asylum registration process being minimised.

Asylum in the UK should continue to be sought at the first available opportunity, however for those who have failed to claim on arrival, or whose circumstances have changed since arrival the Home Office has temporarily introduced additional locations to register claims. These are temporary arrangements which will be kept under review to align with HMG guidance.

An overview of key changes and messages are outlined below.

  1. Locations have been identified across the UK to facilitate this. The AIU in Croydon will continue to function as normal but will additionally be supported by limited operations in Glasgow, Belfast, Liverpool, Leeds, Solihull and Cardiff. These will be to meet the demands of asylum registrations within the geographical area and will not operate a 5-day service.

  1. These changes do not represent a new operating model. They are contingency measures put in place during the COVID-19 epidemic in order to fulfil the UKs statutory requirement to register asylum claims.

Following guidance from Public Health England, we have cancelled all face-to-face substantive asylum interviews. We are continuing to explore ways to conduct interviews over video link.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 06 May 2020
National Asylum Support Service

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that those accommodated by the National Asylum Support Service are able to follow social distancing guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 06 May 2020
National Asylum Support Service

"I thank the Minister for that response, but what she has said is just not consistent in any way with the experience of charities working with these people on a daily basis. Refugee Action, Asylum Matters and the Scottish Refugee Council have described the situation in detention centres as life …..."
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Written Question
Immigration: EU Nationals
Monday 5th August 2019

Asked by: Baroness Doocey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the Home Office's strategy for ensuring that the families of EU national offenders and EU nationals in the probation system are able to apply for settled or pre-settled status through the EU Settlement Scheme.

Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)

The Home Office is working closely with the Ministry of Justice, Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, the Devolved Administrations and relevant voluntary and community sector groups to ensure that the EU Settlement Scheme is accessible to EU national offenders and their family members eligible to apply for status under it.