Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of the 4 September 2020 on the Warrington Peace Foundation's work supporting victims of terrorism.
Answered by James Brokenshire
The Home Secretary responded on 24 September 2020.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether funding will be made available to continue the work of Warrington Peace Foundation's victims of terrorism support service.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Earlier this year, the Home Office ran a grant competition to award up to £500,000 for support services for victims of terrorism. The Warrington Peace Foundation, along with other organisations, was able to bid into that competition.
Given that this is an ongoing commercial process, we are unable to advise on the outcome of the competition at this time. Any award announcement will be published on Contracts Finder: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to create pardonable offences for victims of child sexual exploitation whose criminal record arose as a result of their exploitation.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Child sexual abuse is an abhorrent crime that has a devastating impact on victims and survivors. The Government’s Victims Strategy outlines our commitments to improve support for victims of child sexual abuse by making sure that criminal justice agencies recognise exploitation when they see it and respond appropriately.
The government has no current plans to create pardonable offences for victims of child sexual exploitation whose criminal record arose as a result of their exploitation. Applications for pardons are considered on a case-by-case basis.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the titles of the reports commissioned by her Department that remain outstanding.
Answered by James Brokenshire
The titles of the reviews that the Department is currently undertaking are:
Review | Date Started | Expected Completion |
Review of Cannabis-based products for Medicinal Use in Humans | February 2020 | End of 2020 |
Urgent review of the classification of GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyric acid) and GBL (gamma-butyrolactone) and closely related compounds under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the scheduling of both drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 | January 2020 | Autumn 2020 |
Independent review of the statutory multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA). Jointly with Ministry of Justice. | January 2020 | The review has been completed and will be published shortly |
Review of the support services provided to Victims of Terrorism | The review has not yet commenced | |
Independent Review of Prevent | August 2019 | August 2021[1] |
Roads Policing Review
| July 2019 | July 2021 |
Law Commission Review into Hate Crime legislation (jointly commissioned with Ministry of Justice) | October 2018 | |
Independent Review of the Border, Immigration and Citizenship System (BICS) | August 2019 | Summer 2020 |
Coercive or Controlling Behaviour Offence – Review of Effectiveness
| Summer 2019 | Autumn 2020 |
Review of the overall response to migrant victims of domestic abuse
| July 2019 | The evidence gathering phase of the review has been completed. We aim to set out our conclusions before Commons Report stage. |
Review of Pre-Charge Bail.
| November 2019 | Summer 2021 |
Review of the Health Measures at the Border | June 2020 | 29 June 2020 |
Air Weapons Review | October 2017 | Summer 2020 |
Independent review of Serious and Organised Crime | November 2019 | The review has been completed and the Government is considering its recommendations |
Rape Review (jointly with Ministry of Justice and Attorney General’s Office) | March 2019 | |
Independent Review of Drugs | February 2019 | Part 1 completed and published 27 February. DHSC commissioned a further (Part 2) drugs review of prevention, treatment and recovery, which is shortly to be launched. |
[1] The Counter Terrorism and Sentencing Bill which was introduced on 20 May 2020 seeks to remove the current statutory deadline for the completion of the Independent Review of Prevent (August 2020) as set out in the Counter Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019. | ||
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the titles of the reviews that her Department is undertaking.
Answered by James Brokenshire
The titles of the reviews that the Department is currently undertaking are:
Review | Date Started | Expected Completion |
Review of Cannabis-based products for Medicinal Use in Humans | February 2020 | End of 2020 |
Urgent review of the classification of GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyric acid) and GBL (gamma-butyrolactone) and closely related compounds under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the scheduling of both drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 | January 2020 | Autumn 2020 |
Independent review of the statutory multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA). Jointly with Ministry of Justice. | January 2020 | The review has been completed and will be published shortly |
Review of the support services provided to Victims of Terrorism | The review has not yet commenced | |
Independent Review of Prevent | August 2019 | August 2021[1] |
Roads Policing Review
| July 2019 | July 2021 |
Law Commission Review into Hate Crime legislation (jointly commissioned with Ministry of Justice) | October 2018 | |
Independent Review of the Border, Immigration and Citizenship System (BICS) | August 2019 | Summer 2020 |
Coercive or Controlling Behaviour Offence – Review of Effectiveness
| Summer 2019 | Autumn 2020 |
Review of the overall response to migrant victims of domestic abuse
| July 2019 | The evidence gathering phase of the review has been completed. We aim to set out our conclusions before Commons Report stage. |
Review of Pre-Charge Bail.
| November 2019 | Summer 2021 |
Review of the Health Measures at the Border | June 2020 | 29 June 2020 |
Air Weapons Review | October 2017 | Summer 2020 |
Independent review of Serious and Organised Crime | November 2019 | The review has been completed and the Government is considering its recommendations |
Rape Review (jointly with Ministry of Justice and Attorney General’s Office) | March 2019 | |
Independent Review of Drugs | February 2019 | Part 1 completed and published 27 February. DHSC commissioned a further (Part 2) drugs review of prevention, treatment and recovery, which is shortly to be launched. |
[1] The Counter Terrorism and Sentencing Bill which was introduced on 20 May 2020 seeks to remove the current statutory deadline for the completion of the Independent Review of Prevent (August 2020) as set out in the Counter Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019. | ||
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether all EU member states have now been notified of the details of the 75,000 convictions which her Department had previously failed to send.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
ACRO is working with the Home Office to identify a technical fix and implement it as soon as possible the relevant countries will then be notified.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of foreign offenders who went on to re-offend as a result of the failure by the UK to pass on the details of 75,000 convictions to EU member states.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
It is not possible to provide details of offending which has or has not occurred in other Member States.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she became aware of the UK's failure to share the details of 75,000 criminal convictions with EU member states; and when she informed EU member states of the mistake.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
Home Office Ministers were notified of the technical issue which led to some criminal conviction data not being passed on to EU Member States, in July 2019. Later that month the Home Office informed the EU of the problem.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Minister in her Department made the decision not to inform the EU of the failure to pass on the details of 75,000 convictions of EU nationals to EU member states; and when that decision was taken.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
The Home Office informed the Commission and EU Member States of this issue in July 2019.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people that have no recourse to public funds will be entitled to access support from the Government during the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Government is committed to supporting people, including migrants with no recourse to public funds, through this crisis. We are taking a compassionate and pragmatic approach and will continue to review the situation to consider if more can be done.
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will help firms continue to keep people, including workers with no recourse to public funds, in employment with the government paying 80% of furloughed workers wages up to a cap of £2,500.
There are a number of measures in relation to rent and mortgage protections, food vouchers, and protections for the homeless, which are not considered public funds. Local Authorities may also provide basic safety net support if it is established that there is a genuine care need that does not arise solely from destitution, for example, where there are community care needs, migrants with serious health problems or family cases.
Covid-19 has been added to the list of infectious diseases so anyone experiencing symptoms, regardless of their immigration status, will be treated for free.
People granted leave under the family and human rights routes can apply to have a condition lifted or for access to benefits if their financial circumstances change.
The Home Office has set up a dedicated Covid-19 immigration help-centre.