Asked by: Diane Abbott (Independent - Hackney North and Stoke Newington)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children under the age of 18 were referred to Prevent in each year between April 2015 and April 2020 by (a) gender, (b) ethnicity and (c) religion of the individual referred.
Answered by Kevin Foster
Since 2012, 2,897 people have been adopted to Prevent’s voluntary and confidential multi-agency Channel programme, which supports people who are vulnerable to exploitation from terrorist influences.
Below is data on the gender and age of those under the age of 18 who were referred to Prevent and adopted to Channel. Please note the ‘-‘ symbol has been used where the number of individuals in a category is less than 10.
Gender of those under the age of 18 referred to Prevent, 2015/16 to 2019/20 | |||||
| Year | ||||
Gender | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
Male | 2,799 | 2,367 | 3,116 | 2,495 | 2,532 |
Female | 829 | 550 | 436 | 382 | 373 |
Other | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Unknown | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Total | 3,630 | 2,918 | 3,556 | 2,879 | 2,915 |
Gender of those under the age of 18 adopted as a Channel case, 2015/16 to 2019/20 | |||||
| Year | ||||
Gender | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
Male | 191 | 176 | 200 | 282 | 320 |
Female | 39 | 23 | 13 | 34 | 38 |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Total | 230 | 199 | 213 | 316 | 360 |
The Channel process is entirely voluntary and those under-18 must have the consent of their parent/guardian to be adopted as a Channel case.
Recording the ethnicity and religion of individuals who have been considered as a Channel case is not mandatory on the Home Office Case Management Information System. We therefore only hold partial data on the ethnicity or religion of Prevent referrals and Channel cases. This partial data cannot be released as it would create a misleading and inaccurate picture of the ethnic/religious make-up of Channel referrals aged under 18.
Asked by: Diane Abbott (Independent - Hackney North and Stoke Newington)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to create small units for the detention of women within existing immigration removal centres; how many women will be detained in those centres; and for what reason the detention estate for women is being expanded by the creation of a new detention centre in Durham.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
The immigration removal estate is kept under ongoing review to ensure that the Home Office has sufficient capacity, in the right places and that it provides value for money.
The Home Office has acquired the former Hassockfield Secure Training Centre in County Durham and will open it as an immigration removal centre (IRC) for around 80 women by the autumn. Initial discussions with the planning authority have taken place and work has commenced at the site. An Equality Impact Assessment will be completed as part of this programme of work.
The immigration detention capacity for women is not being expanded. We plan to supplement the new Hassockfield IRC by continuing to provide some detention capacity for women at Colnbrook, Dungavel and Yarl’s Wood IRCs, in order to provide flexibility in placement and shorter escorting journeys for those in detention, including women.
Asked by: Diane Abbott (Independent - Hackney North and Stoke Newington)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officers are in the Parliamentary Liaison and Investigation Team; and who the head of that team is.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
The Metropolitan Police Service Parliamentary Liaison and Investigation Team (PLaIT) is made up of seven members of staff in total, including the Head of PLaIT. We are unable to give further details on the Head of the team, at this time; however, all Members’ of Parliament are able to make direct contact with PLaIT and the Head of PLaIT through dedicated, known communication channels.
Asked by: Diane Abbott (Independent - Hackney North and Stoke Newington)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will publish the Windrush lessons learned review; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Priti Patel
I published the Windrush Lessons Learned Review and made a statement on 19 March 2020.