Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) charged with, (b) prosecuted for and (c) convicted of possessing an article for terrorist purposes under section 57 of the Terrorism Act 2000 in each year since 2000.
Answered by Ben Wallace
The Home Office publishes data on the number of persons charged, prosecuted and convicted, following an arrest for a terrorism-related offence, in the quarterly ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation’ statistical release. Data, broken down by the legislation under which an individual is charged/prosecuted/convicted, are available from 11 September 2001, when the data collection began.
The data can be found alongside the release in the accompanying data tables, which can be accessed here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/operation-of-police-powers-under-the-terrorism-act-2000
Data on charges of those arrested for terrorism-related offences can be found in table A.05a and data on convictions can be found in table A.08a; these data are supplied by the National Counter Terrorism Police Operations Centre.
Data on prosecutions of persons for terrorism-related offences can be found in table C.02, which contains data provided by the Crown Prosecutions Service Counter Terrorism Division (data available since July 2010).
The data are based on the principal offence rule, whereby when an individual is charged/convicted/prosecuted for more than one offence at a time, only the most serious offence is counted in the data.
Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) charged with, (b) prosecuted for and (c) convicted of weapons training under section 54 of the Terrorism Act 2000 in each year since 2000.
Answered by Ben Wallace
The Home Office publishes data on the number of persons charged, prosecuted and convicted, following an arrest for a terrorism-related offence, in the quarterly ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation’ statistical release. Data, broken down by the legislation under which an individual is charged/prosecuted/convicted, are available from 11 September 2001, when the data collection began.
The data can be found alongside the release in the accompanying data tables, which can be accessed here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/operation-of-police-powers-under-the-terrorism-act-2000
Data on charges of those arrested for terrorism-related offences can be found in table A.05a and data on convictions can be found in table A.08a; these data are supplied by the National Counter Terrorism Police Operations Centre.
Data on prosecutions of persons for terrorism-related offences can be found in table C.02, which contains data provided by the Crown Prosecutions Service Counter Terrorism Division (data available since July 2010).
The data are based on the principal offence rule, whereby when an individual is charged/convicted/prosecuted for more than one offence at a time, only the most serious offence is counted in the data.
Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) charged with, (b) prosecuted for and (c) convicted of finance and money laundering in relation to terrorism acts under sections 15, 16, 17 and 18 of the Terrorism Act 2000 in each year since 2000.
Answered by Ben Wallace
The Home Office publishes data on the number of persons charged, prosecuted and convicted, following an arrest for a terrorism-related offence, in the quarterly ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation’ statistical release. Data, broken down by the legislation under which an individual is charged/prosecuted/convicted, are available from 11 September 2001, when the data collection began.
The data can be found alongside the release in the accompanying data tables, which can be accessed here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/operation-of-police-powers-under-the-terrorism-act-2000
Data on charges of those arrested for terrorism-related offences can be found in table A.05a and data on convictions can be found in table A.08a; these data are supplied by the National Counter Terrorism Police Operations Centre.
Data on prosecutions of persons for terrorism-related offences can be found in table C.02, which contains data provided by the Crown Prosecutions Service Counter Terrorism Division (data available since July 2010).
The data are based on the principal offence rule, whereby when an individual is charged/convicted/prosecuted for more than one offence at a time, only the most serious offence is counted in the data.
Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) charged with, (b) prosecuted for and (c) convicted of membership of a proscribed organisation under section 11 of the Terrorism Act 2000 in each year since 2000.
Answered by Ben Wallace
The Home Office publishes data on the number of persons charged, prosecuted and convicted, following an arrest for a terrorism-related offence, in the quarterly ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation’ statistical release. Data, broken down by the legislation under which an individual is charged/prosecuted/convicted, are available from 11 September 2001, when the data collection began.
The data can be found alongside the release in the accompanying data tables, which can be accessed here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/operation-of-police-powers-under-the-terrorism-act-2000
Data on charges of those arrested for terrorism-related offences can be found in table A.05a and data on convictions can be found in table A.08a; these data are supplied by the National Counter Terrorism Police Operations Centre.
Data on prosecutions of persons for terrorism-related offences can be found in table C.02, which contains data provided by the Crown Prosecutions Service Counter Terrorism Division (data available since July 2010).
The data are based on the principal offence rule, whereby when an individual is charged/convicted/prosecuted for more than one offence at a time, only the most serious offence is counted in the data.
Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what standard follow-up actions are undertaken after a referral to the Prevent strategy.
Answered by Ben Wallace
Prevent is about safeguarding and supporting individuals to stop them from being drawn into terrorism. For individuals at risk, a multi-agency Channel programme exists to provide support which is voluntary and confidential. All referrals are carefully assessed to determine whether support is required. Following assessment, where it is concluded that support is not required through the Channel programme, individuals may be signposted for alternative forms of support available through our partners, for example Social Services.
Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many referrals have been made under the Prevent strategy since 2015.
Answered by Ben Wallace
The Home Office intends to publish Prevent and Channel data in the near future. Since 2012, over 1,000 individuals have been provided with support.
Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what approaches the Government is piloting for identifying and supporting victims of forced prostitution; and what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of such approaches.
Answered by Sarah Newton
We are aware of different legislative approaches to prostitution – including in Northern Ireland, where all buying of sex has been criminalised and the selling decriminalised. We have yet to see unequivocal evidence that any one approach is better at tackling harm and exploitation – and that remains our priority. Our laws are there to tackle exploitation and abuse, clamping down on activities such as brothel-keeping and kerb-crawling. We will closely monitor the implementation, enforcement, and impact of the changes in Northern Ireland.
As we set out in the Government's response to the Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC), we are committed to tackling the harm and exploitation that can be associated with prostitution and sex work, and believe that people who want to leave prostitution should be given every opportunity to escape it. Through the Tampon Tax Fund, we are providing a total of £389,000 to organisations which help those who want to leave prostitution and sex work.
The Government funds a victim care contract worth £40 million between 2015-2020 for all identified adult victims of modern slavery, which can include sexual exploitation and forced prostitution, in England and Wales. This is delivered by The Salvation Army through a series of specialist sub-contractors and can include safe accommodation and psychological support.
Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her most recent assessment is of the potential consequences of implementation and enforcement of Northern Ireland legislation on prostitution for the rest of the UK.
Answered by Sarah Newton
We are aware of different legislative approaches to prostitution – including in Northern Ireland, where all buying of sex has been criminalised and the selling decriminalised. We have yet to see unequivocal evidence that any one approach is better at tackling harm and exploitation – and that remains our priority. Our laws are there to tackle exploitation and abuse, clamping down on activities such as brothel-keeping and kerb-crawling. We will closely monitor the implementation, enforcement, and impact of the changes in Northern Ireland.
As we set out in the Government's response to the Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC), we are committed to tackling the harm and exploitation that can be associated with prostitution and sex work, and believe that people who want to leave prostitution should be given every opportunity to escape it. Through the Tampon Tax Fund, we are providing a total of £389,000 to organisations which help those who want to leave prostitution and sex work.
The Government funds a victim care contract worth £40 million between 2015-2020 for all identified adult victims of modern slavery, which can include sexual exploitation and forced prostitution, in England and Wales. This is delivered by The Salvation Army through a series of specialist sub-contractors and can include safe accommodation and psychological support.
Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations her Department has received from local authorities on the merits of early morning alcohol restriction orders.
Answered by Sarah Newton
Several licensing authorities ran consultations on the introduction of an Early Morning Alcohol Restriction Order (EMRO) between 2013 and early 2014. No consultation resulted in the introduction of an EMRO.
The Home Office sought feedback from the licensing authorities involved in those consultations, as well as from others that had not actively considered an EMRO. Many licensing authorities felt that they would only use the EMRO as a last resort if other methods to reduce alcohol-related problems had failed, and did not feel it an appropriate means to reduce alcohol-related problems in their area.
Some felt that an EMRO could be perceived by members of public and businesses as labelling an area as having high alcohol-related crime or being unsafe. Some felt that it conflicted with the need to support local businesses and increase economic growth, and preferred alternative approaches such as local partnership working and voluntary agreements, or reviewing individual premises licences.
They also highlighted practical issues with implementation: licensing authorities considered the process to be onerous, and this in itself was a barrier to considering an EMRO.
Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the reasons why no local authority has yet implemented an early morning alcohol restriction order.
Answered by Sarah Newton
Several licensing authorities ran consultations on the introduction of an Early Morning Alcohol Restriction Order (EMRO) between 2013 and early 2014. No consultation resulted in the introduction of an EMRO.
The Home Office sought feedback from the licensing authorities involved in those consultations, as well as from others that had not actively considered an EMRO. Many licensing authorities felt that they would only use the EMRO as a last resort if other methods to reduce alcohol-related problems had failed, and did not feel it an appropriate means to reduce alcohol-related problems in their area.
Some felt that an EMRO could be perceived by members of public and businesses as labelling an area as having high alcohol-related crime or being unsafe. Some felt that it conflicted with the need to support local businesses and increase economic growth, and preferred alternative approaches such as local partnership working and voluntary agreements, or reviewing individual premises licences.
They also highlighted practical issues with implementation: licensing authorities considered the process to be onerous, and this in itself was a barrier to considering an EMRO.