Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what process serious criminal allegations made by asylum seekers accommodated in hotels are reported to her Department.
Answered by Sarah Dines
There are vigorous processes in place to record, manage and monitor any high profile/critical incidents that involve asylum support service users, asylum support accommodation premises or asylum support service providers. This is primarily through the High Profile Notification (HPN) system once an issue is identified by a first responder, which triggers involvement from the relevant emergency services, Asylum Accommodation & Support Contracts (AASC) and provider staff as well as intervention from the departments Safeguarding Hub.
Due to the categorisations currently used, the Home Office does not record this information in a reportable format and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost. We would have to manually investigate various data sources and even then, the figures would be incomplete as individuals are under no obligation to report sexual assault to the Home Office.
Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of individuals accused of (a) sexual assault and (b) rape against asylum seekers were subsequently removed from those hotels in each of the last four years.
Answered by Sarah Dines
There are vigorous processes in place to record, manage and monitor any high profile/critical incidents that involve asylum support service users, asylum support accommodation premises or asylum support service providers. This is primarily through the High Profile Notification (HPN) system once an issue is identified by a first responder, which triggers involvement from the relevant emergency services, Asylum Accommodation & Support Contracts (AASC) and provider staff as well as intervention from the departments Safeguarding Hub.
Due to the categorisations currently used, the Home Office does not record this information in a reportable format and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost. We would have to manually investigate various data sources and even then, the figures would be incomplete as individuals are under no obligation to report sexual assault to the Home Office.
Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many allegations of (a) sexual assault and (b) rape have been made by asylum seekers accommodated in hotels in each of the last four years.
Answered by Sarah Dines
There are vigorous processes in place to record, manage and monitor any high profile/critical incidents that involve asylum support service users, asylum support accommodation premises or asylum support service providers. This is primarily through the High Profile Notification (HPN) system once an issue is identified by a first responder, which triggers involvement from the relevant emergency services, Asylum Accommodation & Support Contracts (AASC) and provider staff as well as intervention from the departments Safeguarding Hub.
Due to the categorisations currently used, the Home Office does not record this information in a reportable format and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost. We would have to manually investigate various data sources and even then, the figures would be incomplete as individuals are under no obligation to report sexual assault to the Home Office.
Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department intends to reply to the correspondence of 29 April 2022 from the hon. Member for Walthamstow, case reference ZA67781.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
I apologise for the delay.
PQ 65741 – The Home Office, UK Visas and Immigration, MP Account Management (MPAM) team and Direct Communications Unit (DCU) have no trace of this enquiry.
PQ 65742 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0441402/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 19 October 2022.
PQ 65743 – The Home Office, UK Visas and Immigration, MP Account Management (MPAM) team and Direct Communications Unit (DCU) have no trace of this enquiry.
PQ 65744 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0297450/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 17 May 2022 at an MP Engagement event.
Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department intends to reply to correspondence of 10 October 2022 from the hon. Member for Walthamstow, case reference ZA71953.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
I apologise for the delay.
PQ 65741 – The Home Office, UK Visas and Immigration, MP Account Management (MPAM) team and Direct Communications Unit (DCU) have no trace of this enquiry.
PQ 65742 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0441402/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 19 October 2022.
PQ 65743 – The Home Office, UK Visas and Immigration, MP Account Management (MPAM) team and Direct Communications Unit (DCU) have no trace of this enquiry.
PQ 65744 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0297450/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 17 May 2022 at an MP Engagement event.
Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department intends to reply to the correspondence of 26 September 2022 from the hon. Member for Walthamstow, case reference ZA71312.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
I apologise for the delay.
PQ 65741 – The Home Office, UK Visas and Immigration, MP Account Management (MPAM) team and Direct Communications Unit (DCU) have no trace of this enquiry.
PQ 65742 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0441402/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 19 October 2022.
PQ 65743 – The Home Office, UK Visas and Immigration, MP Account Management (MPAM) team and Direct Communications Unit (DCU) have no trace of this enquiry.
PQ 65744 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0297450/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 17 May 2022 at an MP Engagement event.
Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department intends to reply to correspondence of 22 September 2022 from the hon. Member for Walthamstow, case reference ZA71274.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
I apologise for the delay.
PQ 65741 – The Home Office, UK Visas and Immigration, MP Account Management (MPAM) team and Direct Communications Unit (DCU) have no trace of this enquiry.
PQ 65742 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0441402/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 19 October 2022.
PQ 65743 – The Home Office, UK Visas and Immigration, MP Account Management (MPAM) team and Direct Communications Unit (DCU) have no trace of this enquiry.
PQ 65744 – MPAM reference – MPAM/0297450/22 – The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 17 May 2022 at an MP Engagement event.
Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the letter of 15 September 2022 from the hon. Member for Walthamstow, case reference ZA70529.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
I apologise for the delay.
PQ 64076 – The Home Office, UK Visas and Immigration, MP Account Management (MPAM) team and Direct Communications Unit (DCU) have no trace of this enquiry.
PQ 64077 – MPAM reference: MPAM/0414558/22 – The Home Office responded on 18 October 2022.
PQ 64078 – MPAM reference: MPAM/0434622/22 – The Home Office responded on 18 October 2022.