Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Dec 2018
Future Immigration
"The Home Secretary rightly said in his statement that the UK has a proud history of being an open and welcoming country, so it must sadden him, as it saddens me, that that reputation is being consigned to history by his Government. This White Paper is one further policy that …..."Owen Smith - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 03 Dec 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"Will the Home Secretary intervene personally in the case of my constituent Mariya Kingston, who has been in dispute with the Home Office for two years? Her mother died on Friday, and she would like to attend the funeral in Uzbekistan. Will the Home Secretary please facilitate that?..."Owen Smith - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Nov 2018
Police Employer Pension Contributions
"My hon. Friend is making an extremely powerful speech. Does he agree that it is not just in London that there is this deeply familiar pattern of deep cuts to police budgets, consequent cuts in police numbers and consequent rises in crime? Crime is getting ever more complex. The police …..."Owen Smith - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Nov 2018
Police Employer Pension Contributions
"I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way; he is being extremely generous with his time. I put it to him that it is not true that the Treasury is out of touch on this; I think it knows exactly what it is doing. It is not just …..."Owen Smith - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Nov 2018
Police Employer Pension Contributions
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 04 Sep 2018
British Citizenship Fees: Children
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. Like others, I congratulate the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart C. McDonald) on bringing this debate to the House. It will be an important contribution to the review that the Minister is undertaking, which I …..."Owen Smith - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 16th June 2015
Asked by:
Owen Smith (Labour - Pontypridd)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been on bail without charge by police forces in Wales for more than (a) 28 days and (b) three months in each of the last five years.
Answered by Mike Penning
The Home Office does not hold the data requested. While all four Welsh police forces contributed to the police response to the consultation on pre-charge bail issued in November 2014, that response only covers April 2013 to March 2014 and is not broken down by force. Estimated annual figures for the whole of England and Wales are set out on page 25 of the Government response to the consultation, published on 23 March and available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/pre-charge-bail-consultation-on-statutory-time-limits-and-related-changes.
As part of the Government’s reforms announced on 23 March, all forces will be required to collect data on pre-charge bail to ensure transparency and public accountability. The Government will also legislate in the Police Reform and Criminal Justice Bill to adopt the model endorsed by the consultation, in which pre-charge bail is initially limited at 28 days, with extension of up to three months able to be authorised by a senior police officer in complex cases.
Written Question
Friday 12th June 2015
Asked by:
Owen Smith (Labour - Pontypridd)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints have been made against each of the police forces in Wales in each of the last five years; and how many officers have been (a) suspended and (b) dismissed for misconduct in each force.
Answered by Mike Penning
Figure 1 shows the number of complaints cases recorded in each of the Welsh police forces for the latest 5-year period currently available. Data on the number of officers suspended in each force is not collected centrally.
Figure 2 shows College of Policing data on the number of officers leaving the police due to misconduct by rank from 1 December 2013 to 30 November 2014. The statistics relate to all 43 forces in England and Wales as well as the British Transport Police and Ministry of Defence Police. The Home Office does not have a break-down of this data by individual police force.
Out of the 444 cases, a total of 405 (91%) came from internal complaints and investiga-tions, while 39 (9%) came from complaints by members of the public.
The Home Office will publish details of misconduct outcomes, with an individual force break-down, from 2016 as part of a new annual data return. These statistics relate to a period before the Home Office introduced legislation in January to stop officers resigning or retiring in cases that could lead to dismissal. Where an allegation is received from 12 January 2015 officers will only be able to retire or resign with the consent of the chief officer in exceptional circumstances. The Police and Criminal Justice Bill will be introduced in this Parliament so that investigations and misconduct hearings can be concluded against officers even after they have resigned or retired. Any officer that would have been dismissed will be struck-off from involvement in any future policing activity.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 23 Mar 2012
Alcohol Strategy
"I agree that it is a very important statement that we have before us today, but it is a shame that it has been snuck out as a diversionary tactic on a Friday. As the Home Secretary failed to answer the question asked by my right hon. Friend the Member …..."Owen Smith - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 06 Feb 2012
Oral Answers to Questions
"12. Whether she plans to reassess the police funding settlement for 2012-13...."Owen Smith - View Speech
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