Crime Alert Sample


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Alert results for: Crime

Information between 5th April 2024 - 15th April 2024

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Calendar
Thursday 9th May 2024
Earl of Shrewsbury (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

Oral questions - Main Chamber
Subject: Progress in tackling rural crime
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Select Committee Documents
Monday 15th April 2024
Report - Twenty-Fifth Report - Scrutiny of sound financial practice across Government

Public Accounts Committee

Found: 17th Government’s contracts with Randox Laboratories Ltd HC 28 18th Government actions to combat waste crime

Friday 12th April 2024
Report - Sixth Report - Trusted voices

Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Found: He gave the example of when there had been a “crisis of trust in crime statistics” and the Government

Friday 12th April 2024
Report - Sixth Report - Trusted voices

Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation Committee

Found: He gave the example of when there had been a “crisis of trust in crime statistics” and the Government

Tuesday 9th April 2024
Written Evidence - Liberty
CJB0011 - Criminal Justice Bill 2023

Human Rights (Joint Committee)

Found: the fourth time the Government have legislated to restrict protest since March 2021.1 The Police, Crime

Tuesday 9th April 2024
Written Evidence - JUSTICE
CJB0010 - Criminal Justice Bill 2023

Human Rights (Joint Committee)

Found: Spaces Protection Orders (“PSPOs ”) and Dispersal Powers (“DPs”) under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime

Monday 8th April 2024
Government Response - Government’s response to the Committee’s letter of 26 January 2024 to the Home Secretary about the use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) Technology by police forces in England and Wales.

Justice and Home Affairs Committee

Found: The use of LFR in the context of fighting crime including knife and gun crime, child sexual abuse and

Wednesday 27th March 2024
Oral Evidence - South Oxfordshire District Council, University of South Wales, The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology, Environmental Services Association, and WRAP

Methane - Environment and Climate Change Committee

Found: I think that there is waste crime and lack of enforcement across the landfill sector.

Tuesday 26th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Bates Wells LLP, and International Association of Privacy Professionals

UK-EU data adequacy - European Affairs Committee

Found: lost, part 3 could be suspended, which could affect co-operation on matters such as cross-border crime

Tuesday 26th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Financial Reporting Council, Department for Business and Trade, and Department for Business and Trade

Business and Trade Committee

Found: have taken many actions over the last 12 months, which you participated in, not least the economic crime

Tuesday 26th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Legal and General Group Plc, University of Sheffield, Fraud Advisory Panel, and The Investment Association

Business and Trade Committee

Found: Should audit reform go further in the fight against economic crime?

Tuesday 26th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Home Office, Home Office, and Border Force

Electronic border management systems - Justice and Home Affairs Committee

Found: Baroness Buscombe: They are linked with, for example, the National Crime Agency.

Tuesday 26th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Mazars, BDO UK, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW), and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland

Business and Trade Committee

Found: Risk would come down, fraud would come down and economic crime would come down.

Monday 25th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, and European Council on Foreign Affairs

The UK’s economic security - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: A big defence and co-ordinated action is needed around shutting down economic crime, investment

Monday 25th March 2024
Oral Evidence - King’s College London, and University of Sussex Business School

The UK’s economic security - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: A big defence and co-ordinated action is needed around shutting down economic crime, investment

Monday 25th March 2024
Oral Evidence - 2024-03-25 16:00:00+00:00

Children, young people and the built environment - Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee

Found: Yasin: We heard from agencies with concerns that an over- restricted environment designed to prevent crime



Written Answers
Afghanistan and Iran: Women
Asked by: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Labour - Life peer)
Friday 12th April 2024

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Gender Apartheid Inquiry report Shattering Women's Rights, Shattering Lives: Parliamentary Ad-Hoc Inquiry Into The Situation Of Women And Girls In Afghanistan And Iran, published by the International Bar Association on 4 March, with particular reference to the forthcoming 79th meeting of the UN General Assembly Sixth Committee in April.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The FCDO is aware of the report. There are complex legal and political questions which arise in considering any new crime of 'gender apartheid'. We are considering these questions and consulting legal advisers and subject matter experts. The situations of women and girls in Afghanistan and Iran are distinct and we will consider the unique circumstances of each country when assessing the recommendations of the Inquiry.

We have repeatedly condemned Taliban and Iranian policies and actions that restrict the rights of women and girls. Officials from the UK Mission to Afghanistan regularly press Taliban acting ministers to reverse their harmful policies on women and girls. Since Iran's mass protests of 2022-23, we have sanctioned 94 individuals or entities for human rights abuses, including senior decision makers responsible for Iran's oppressive hijab law. We will continue to work with the international community to address women and girls' rights issues in Afghanistan and Iran.

Police: Pay
Asked by: Lord Wasserman (Conservative - Life peer)
Thursday 11th April 2024

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many times the pay of (1) Police and Crime Commissioners, and (2) Chief Officers of Police in England and Wales, has been increased since November 2012; and when these increases took place.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The independent Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) makes recommendations to the Government on the pay of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs). PCCs are currently placed into five salary groups aligned to the 12 force weightings used to govern chief constables’ pay. The current PCC pay bands range from £68,200 to £101,900.

PCC pay has increased twice since 2012, with uplifts taking effect from 1 May 2018 and 1 May 2022. SSRB reviews in the 2014/15 and 2015/16 pay rounds recommended that the rates of pay should remain unchanged in those years.

PCC pay has increased by 2% to 5% since November 2012. Chief police officer pay has increased by 22% to 27%. PCC pay remains above that for chief inspectors, which ranges from £64,449 to £67,017.

In its last review, the SRRB recommended adjustments to PCC remuneration, including reducing the current five groups to three. The recommendations were not accepted by the Government at that time, who concluded the issue should be considered when the future structure of chief police officer pay is settled. The next review of PCC pay is scheduled to take place in the 2025/26 pay round.

Police and Crime Commissioners: Pay
Asked by: Lord Wasserman (Conservative - Life peer)
Thursday 11th April 2024

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government why the pay of Police and Crime Commissioners, which was initially roughly equivalent to that of Assistant Chief Constables, is now roughly equivalent to that of Chief Inspector.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The independent Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) makes recommendations to the Government on the pay of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs). PCCs are currently placed into five salary groups aligned to the 12 force weightings used to govern chief constables’ pay. The current PCC pay bands range from £68,200 to £101,900.

PCC pay has increased twice since 2012, with uplifts taking effect from 1 May 2018 and 1 May 2022. SSRB reviews in the 2014/15 and 2015/16 pay rounds recommended that the rates of pay should remain unchanged in those years.

PCC pay has increased by 2% to 5% since November 2012. Chief police officer pay has increased by 22% to 27%. PCC pay remains above that for chief inspectors, which ranges from £64,449 to £67,017.

In its last review, the SRRB recommended adjustments to PCC remuneration, including reducing the current five groups to three. The recommendations were not accepted by the Government at that time, who concluded the issue should be considered when the future structure of chief police officer pay is settled. The next review of PCC pay is scheduled to take place in the 2025/26 pay round.

Police: Pay
Asked by: Lord Wasserman (Conservative - Life peer)
Thursday 11th April 2024

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government by what percentage the pay of (1) Police and Crime Commissioners, and (2) Chief Officers of Police in England and Wales, has been increased between November 2012 and 15 March 2024.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The independent Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) makes recommendations to the Government on the pay of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs). PCCs are currently placed into five salary groups aligned to the 12 force weightings used to govern chief constables’ pay. The current PCC pay bands range from £68,200 to £101,900.

PCC pay has increased twice since 2012, with uplifts taking effect from 1 May 2018 and 1 May 2022. SSRB reviews in the 2014/15 and 2015/16 pay rounds recommended that the rates of pay should remain unchanged in those years.

PCC pay has increased by 2% to 5% since November 2012. Chief police officer pay has increased by 22% to 27%. PCC pay remains above that for chief inspectors, which ranges from £64,449 to £67,017.

In its last review, the SRRB recommended adjustments to PCC remuneration, including reducing the current five groups to three. The recommendations were not accepted by the Government at that time, who concluded the issue should be considered when the future structure of chief police officer pay is settled. The next review of PCC pay is scheduled to take place in the 2025/26 pay round.

Cultural Heritage: Crime
Asked by: Earl of Clancarty (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)
Wednesday 10th April 2024

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to improve crime reporting in relation to national heritage, including through the development of a heritage crime marker to highlight protected sites and other cultural property in police call handling.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The Crime Survey for England and Wales shows neighbourhood crime is down 48% compared to findings from the year ending March 2010; however, this Government recognises the significant impact crimes affecting heritage sites can have.

The Home Office is working closely with Historic England to prevent and tackle theft from historic buildings, monuments and sites, and through the established, expert Stolen Goods Working Group, is collaborating with policing and other partners, to deliver a programme of work that will make it harder for criminals to profit financially from acquisitive crime, including heritage crime.

The Home Office has encouraged the police, as part of their neighbourhood policing commitment, to work with communities to develop an understanding of the scale and extent of these crimes, whilst welcoming their commitment made last year to pursue all reasonable lines of enquiry so more perpetrators can be bought to justice.

In addition, crime prevention advice is published by Secured By Design, the police security initiative, including advice on how to improve the security of buildings and their surroundings, here: Secured by Design - Secured by Design.

Stone: Theft
Asked by: Earl of Clancarty (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)
Wednesday 10th April 2024

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to combat the theft of stone from historic sites.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The Crime Survey for England and Wales shows neighbourhood crime is down 48% compared to findings from the year ending March 2010; however, this Government recognises the significant impact crimes affecting heritage sites can have.

The Home Office is working closely with Historic England to prevent and tackle theft from historic buildings, monuments and sites, and through the established, expert Stolen Goods Working Group, is collaborating with policing and other partners, to deliver a programme of work that will make it harder for criminals to profit financially from acquisitive crime, including heritage crime.

The Home Office has encouraged the police, as part of their neighbourhood policing commitment, to work with communities to develop an understanding of the scale and extent of these crimes, whilst welcoming their commitment made last year to pursue all reasonable lines of enquiry so more perpetrators can be bought to justice.

In addition, crime prevention advice is published by Secured By Design, the police security initiative, including advice on how to improve the security of buildings and their surroundings, here: Secured by Design - Secured by Design.

Prisoners' Release: Overcrowding
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Tuesday 9th April 2024

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the early release of prisoners with a custodial sentence of less than 12 months, in order to alleviate overcrowding in the prison estate, on (1) reoffending rates, (2) public safety and (3) the operational effectiveness of the Probation Service.

Answered by Lord Bellamy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

Delivering public protection and reducing reoffending is not just about custody. The Probation Service plays a vital role in protecting the public and reducing reoffending. For some less serious offenders, suspended and community sentences are more effective for rehabilitation.

Community requirements can help to deter reoffending, drive swift consequences for non-compliance, protect the public, and ensure offenders feel the weight of crime. Probation assess an offender’s risk prior to, and throughout sentences, to ensure that offenders are appropriately monitored and supervised, following robust risk assessment measures to ensure public safety.

Evidence shows that 55% of people given a custodial sentence of less than 12 months are convicted of further offences. For offenders punished with Suspended Sentence Orders with requirements that are served in the community, the reoffending rate is significantly lower at 24%. That is why we are introducing a presumption to suspend sentences of under 12 months, however judges will still be able to exercise their discretion to impose custody in exceptional circumstances. We have also included exemptions to the presumption where there is a significant risk of harm to an individual or where the offender has breached an order of the court, as is the case for many repeat and prolific offenders.


We know there are existing challenges and will be additional demands on the Probation Service as a result of the presumption to suspend short sentences. That is why we have increased funding for the Probation Service by an additional £155 million a year to recruit record levels of staff so that we can bring down caseloads and deliver better and more consistent supervision of offenders in the community. We continue to accelerate recruitment of Probation Officers, with over 4,000 trainees joining the service since 2020 and an overall increase in staffing levels across the board. We are also resetting probation to prioritise early engagement and supervision in the first two-thirds of an offender’s sentence, a critical period during which probation staff can have the greatest impact on public protection and reducing reoffending.

Prisons: Construction
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Tuesday 9th April 2024

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to expand the built prison estate to account for the estimated population increases to 2035 and beyond.

Answered by Lord Bellamy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

We are delivering 20,000 additional, modern prison places, the largest prison build programme since the Victorian era, ensuring the right conditions are in place to rehabilitate prisoners, helping to cut crime and protect the public. These places are being delivered through the construction of six new prisons, as well as the expansion and refurbishment of the existing estate and temporary accommodation. To date, we have delivered c.5,900 of these places and are on track to have delivered c.10,000 by the end of 2025.

In October 2023, the Lord Chancellor announced funding of up to £30 million to start acquiring land that will be required for future prison capacity.

The Department has taken a number of steps to identify land for potential prison sites. We have commissioned a property agent to search the market for land in the North West and South East, our areas of greatest forecast demand for prison places; officials have started discussions with significant private and public sector landowners and continue to assess a shortlist of sites for planning risk and strategic and operational fit. In parallel, officials are engaged in strategic conversations with local and regional leaders to identify areas where communities would welcome the economic and employment benefits of a new prison.

Prison Accommodation and Sentencing
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Tuesday 9th April 2024

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have commissioned any research on a causal link between (1) an expansion of prison places and more custodial sentences, and (2) a reduction in violent and other serious crime episodes in a given period of time.

Answered by Lord Bellamy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not commissioned research looking directly at any causal link of the kind mentioned in the question. However, the MoJ continues to carefully monitor the use of the prison estate and the sentencing framework to ensure that the most serious offenders are appropriately punished, and that the public are kept safe.

That is why we are embarking on the largest expansion of our prison estate since the Victorian era, investing £4 billion toward the delivery of 20,000 additional, modern places. By the end of 2025, we are on track to have delivered around 10,000 places in total.

Reducing crime and protecting the public, however, is not only about increased custody. Evidence shows that 55% of people given a custodial sentence of less than 12 months go on to be convicted of further proven offences in the following 12 months. For offenders punished with Suspended Sentence Orders with requirements that are served in the community, the reoffending rate is significantly lower at 24%. That is why we are introducing a presumption to suspend sentences of under 12 months. However, judges will still be able to exercise their discretion to impose custody in exceptional circumstances. We have also included exemptions to the presumption where there is a significant risk of harm to an individual or where the offender has breached an order of the court, as is the case for many repeat and prolific offenders.

Hikvision: CCTV
Asked by: Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench - Life peer)
Tuesday 9th April 2024

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost to date of the removal of Hikvision cameras from Whitehall departments; and what estimate they have made of the cost to local authorities of removing Hikvision cameras from local council buildings.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

It is a long-standing policy that the Government does not comment on security arrangements including the details of security systems. However, the UK takes national security extremely seriously and has taken robust action to secure and protect its national security infrastructure.

Following Royal Assent of the Procurement Act on 26 October 2023 the Government committed to publishing a timeline for the removal of surveillance equipment supplied by companies subject to the National Intelligence Law of China from sensitive sites within six months. This timeline is due to be published by 26 April.

Sensitive sites were defined “as any building or complex that routinely holds secret material or above; any location that hosts a significant proportion of officials holding developed vetting clearance; any location which is routinely used by Ministers; and any government location covered under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005.”

While local authorities may choose to follow the lead of central government in removing surveillance equipment they are under no obligation to do so. We encourage all organisations to follow NCSC supply chain security guidance when selecting a technology supplier. This guidance clearly sets the security standards that suppliers should meet and the considerations that organisations should be making during the procurement process.

Crime: Rural Areas
Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)
Monday 8th April 2024

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to producing a rural crime strategy which would be fully integrated into the overall Government Crime Strategy, as called for in the National Rural Crime Network’s recent report, Rural Crime: Serious, Organised and International, published on 10 March.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

We welcome the National Rural Crime Network’s report and will consider its recommendations.

This Government is committed to tackling the threat from Serious and Organised Crime (SOC). In December 2023, we published the 2023 Serious and Organised Crime Strategy that commits to reducing SOC in the UK by disrupting and dismantling organised crime groups and networks operating in and against the UK.

Serious and organised crime is a major threat to the national security and prosperity of the UK. It costs lives, blights communities, hampers economic growth, and corrodes the global reputation of the UK and its institutions.

The Government welcomed the rural and wildlife crime strategy published by the National Police Chiefs’ Council in September 2022, this provides a comprehensive framework through which policing, and partner agencies can work together to tackle rural and wildlife crime, including where it is linked to other forms of serious and organised crime such as the drugs trade.

The National Rural Crime Unit works closely with Interpol to share information about stolen agricultural and construction machinery. As a result of the partnership it has established with INTERPOL, equipment has been recovered from criminal gangs across Europe.

Crime: Rural Areas
Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)
Monday 8th April 2024

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the National Rural Crime Network’s call for the Home Office to undertake a comprehensive economic impact assessment of rural crime in its report Rural Crime: Serious, Organised and International, published on 10 March.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

We welcome the National Rural Crime Network’s report and will consider its recommendations.

This Government is committed to tackling the threat from Serious and Organised Crime (SOC). In December 2023, we published the 2023 Serious and Organised Crime Strategy that commits to reducing SOC in the UK by disrupting and dismantling organised crime groups and networks operating in and against the UK.

Serious and organised crime is a major threat to the national security and prosperity of the UK. It costs lives, blights communities, hampers economic growth, and corrodes the global reputation of the UK and its institutions.

The Government welcomed the rural and wildlife crime strategy published by the National Police Chiefs’ Council in September 2022, this provides a comprehensive framework through which policing, and partner agencies can work together to tackle rural and wildlife crime, including where it is linked to other forms of serious and organised crime such as the drugs trade.

The National Rural Crime Unit works closely with Interpol to share information about stolen agricultural and construction machinery. As a result of the partnership it has established with INTERPOL, equipment has been recovered from criminal gangs across Europe.

Agricultural Machinery: Theft
Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)
Monday 8th April 2024

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the UK’s decision to leave the EU on the UK’s ability to track down or trace stolen plant and agricultural machinery.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

We welcome the National Rural Crime Network’s report and will consider its recommendations.

This Government is committed to tackling the threat from Serious and Organised Crime (SOC). In December 2023, we published the 2023 Serious and Organised Crime Strategy that commits to reducing SOC in the UK by disrupting and dismantling organised crime groups and networks operating in and against the UK.

Serious and organised crime is a major threat to the national security and prosperity of the UK. It costs lives, blights communities, hampers economic growth, and corrodes the global reputation of the UK and its institutions.

The Government welcomed the rural and wildlife crime strategy published by the National Police Chiefs’ Council in September 2022, this provides a comprehensive framework through which policing, and partner agencies can work together to tackle rural and wildlife crime, including where it is linked to other forms of serious and organised crime such as the drugs trade.

The National Rural Crime Unit works closely with Interpol to share information about stolen agricultural and construction machinery. As a result of the partnership it has established with INTERPOL, equipment has been recovered from criminal gangs across Europe.

Crime: Rural Areas
Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)
Monday 8th April 2024

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the links between wildlife offences and the drugs trade, as highlighted in the report Rural Crime: Serious, Organised and International published by the National Rural Crime Network, published on 10 March.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

We welcome the National Rural Crime Network’s report and will consider its recommendations.

This Government is committed to tackling the threat from Serious and Organised Crime (SOC). In December 2023, we published the 2023 Serious and Organised Crime Strategy that commits to reducing SOC in the UK by disrupting and dismantling organised crime groups and networks operating in and against the UK.

Serious and organised crime is a major threat to the national security and prosperity of the UK. It costs lives, blights communities, hampers economic growth, and corrodes the global reputation of the UK and its institutions.

The Government welcomed the rural and wildlife crime strategy published by the National Police Chiefs’ Council in September 2022, this provides a comprehensive framework through which policing, and partner agencies can work together to tackle rural and wildlife crime, including where it is linked to other forms of serious and organised crime such as the drugs trade.

The National Rural Crime Unit works closely with Interpol to share information about stolen agricultural and construction machinery. As a result of the partnership it has established with INTERPOL, equipment has been recovered from criminal gangs across Europe.

Organised Crime: Rural Areas
Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)
Friday 5th April 2024

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the National Rural Crime Network's report Rural Crime: Serious, Organised and International, published on 10 March.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

We welcome the National Rural Crime Network’s report and will consider its recommendations.

This Government is committed to tackling the threat from Serious and Organised Crime (SOC). In December 2023, we published the 2023 Serious and Organised Crime Strategy that commits to reducing SOC in the UK by disrupting and dismantling organised crime groups and networks operating in and against the UK.

Serious and organised crime is a major threat to the national security and prosperity of the UK. It costs lives, blights communities, hampers economic growth, and corrodes the global reputation of the UK and its institutions.

Additionally, the Government recognises that there can be particular challenges in responding to rural crime and welcomed the rural and wildlife crime strategy published by the National Police Chiefs’ Council in September 2022.

The Home Office provided £200,000 for the National Rural Crime Unit to tackle rural crime including the theft of farming or construction machinery, livestock theft, rural fly tipping, rural fuel theft and equine crime. We will continue to work closely with the NRCU to help ensure an effective police response to rural crime.

Organised Crime: Cross Border Cooperation
Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)
Friday 5th April 2024

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to address the problem of criminal gangs intentionally crossing police force borders to exploit weaknesses in policing methods.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

We know serious and organised crime (SOC) does not respect police force borders which is why all police forces in England and Wales collaborate and share resources, funding and specialist capabilities to deliver Regional Organised Crime Units (ROCUs) to lead complex cross-border SOC investigations. There are nine ROCUs in England and Wales with equivalent capability in London.

Alongside approximately £70m in direct funding from the Home Office in 2023/24, Chief Constables, PCCs and Mayors with PCC functions have recently provided significant resource to the ROCU network by allocating 725 extra officers to ROCUs between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2023. Those officers are working in partnership now to tackle drugs supply and enablers, including firearms and criminal finances.

County lines is a major cross-cutting issue involving a range of criminality including drugs, violence, criminal gangs and child criminal exploitation, and involves the police, a wide range of Government departments, local government agencies and voluntary and community sector organisations. County lines gangs often export drugs across county borders from one police force area to another.

This Government is determined to crack down on county lines gangs which is why we are investing up to £145m over three years in our County Lines Programme to tackle the most violent and exploitative drug supply model yet seen. Through the County Lines Programme, we have established dedicated county lines taskforces in the four force areas exporting the majority of lines (MPS, Merseyside, West Midlands and Greater Manchester Police) as well as the British Transport Police to tackle the national rail network. We are also funding the National County Lines Coordination Centre (NCLCC), to monitor the intelligence picture and co-ordinate the national law enforcement response. The NCLCC has been vital in strengthening the law enforcement response, promoting best practice, and enabling police forces to work together to tackle this complex issue.

Since the County Lines Programme was launched in 2019, police activity has resulted in over 5,600 line closures, over 16,500 arrests and over 8,800 safeguarding referrals. This includes over 2,500 line closures since April 2022, surpassing the Drugs Strategy commitment of over 2,000 line closures by April 2025. Having met this target in half the time, we have now committed to close a further 1,000 lines by August 2024, bringing the total since the Drugs Strategy was launched in April 2022 to over 3,000.

Crimes of Violence: Theft
Asked by: Lord Truscott (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Friday 5th April 2024

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to reconsider banning pillion riders on mopeds, scooters and motorbikes, to prevent their use for violent theft.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The Crime Survey for England and Wales data shows a 74% fall in robbery when comparing the year ending September 2023 with year ending March 2010. This is clearly good news.

We recognise the impact robbery can have on individuals and communities and we are committed to tackling and preventing this crime. We are not considering a ban on pillion riders on mopeds, scooters and motorbikes.



Secondary Legislation
Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2024
This Order amends the Enrolment of Deeds (Fees) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/601), the Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/3120), the Court of Protection Fees Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1745), the Magistrates’ Courts Fees Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1052), the Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1053), the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1054), the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) Fees Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1114), the First-tier Tribunal (Gambling) Fees Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/42), the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) (Judicial Review) (England and Wales) Fees Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2344) and the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Fees Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1179).
Ministry of Justice
Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation - Made negative
Laid: Wednesday 10th April - In Force: 1 May 2024

Found: the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007(5) and section 180(1) of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime



Petitions

Raise current penalty for carrying a knife illegally from 4 to 10 years.

Petition Rejected - 8 Signatures

Raise the penalty.

This petition was rejected on 8th Apr 2024 as it duplicates an existing petition

Found: Knife crime is taking too many lives.

Change 1953 Sexual Offences Legislation Sex with Girls under 16 Section (5) (6)

Petition Rejected - 10 Signatures

petition the Parliament to amend and modernize the outdated provisions of the 1953 Sexual Offences Legislation, specifically Sections 5 and 6, to ensure that victims of sexual abuse, particularly minors, are empowered to seek justice and accountability under current legal frameworks.

This petition was rejected on 5th Apr 2024 for not petitioning for a specific action

Found: 5 and 6 of the 1953 Sexual Offences Legislation have proven inadequate in addressing the egregious crime

Stop allowing criminals to appeal their sentences

Petition Open - 28 Signatures

Sign this petition 10 Oct 2024
closes in 5 months, 1 week

I do not think that criminals who have been convicted and sentenced for their crime(s) should be allowed to appeal their sentence.


Found: I don’t think it’s fair that those who have been found guilty, convicted and sentenced of a crime are

Stop the use of speed camera vans and speed traps.

Petition Rejected - 11 Signatures

Removal of speed traffic cameras and speed trap vans with immediate effect.

This petition was rejected on 4th Apr 2024 for not petitioning for a specific action

Found: For many years this has been an afront to drivers where punishment does not fit the supposed crime..



Bill Documents
Apr. 15 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 15 April 2024
Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24
Amendment Paper

Found: To move the following Clause— “Implementation of section 81 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing

Apr. 12 2024
HL Bill 44 Running list of amendments
Media Bill 2023-24
Amendment Paper

Found: This amendment, taken alongside another amendment in my name to omit section 40(3) of the Crime

Apr. 12 2024
HL Bill 57-I Marshalled list for Report
Victims and Prisoners Bill 2022-23
Amendment Paper

Found: , and (b) that crime is tried in a court where the hearing is recorded.”

Apr. 11 2024
HL Bill 57(g) Amendments for Report
Victims and Prisoners Bill 2022-23
Amendment Paper

Found: has experienced anti-social behaviour, as defined by section 2 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime

Apr. 09 2024
HL Bill 57(e) Amendments for Report
Victims and Prisoners Bill 2022-23
Amendment Paper

Found: Strategic Needs Assessments and support local authorities, Integrated Care Boards and Police and Crime

Apr. 05 2024
HL Bill 57(c) Amendments for Report
Victims and Prisoners Bill 2022-23
Amendment Paper

Found: Board goes to a court comprising judges who are experienced in sentencing those convicted of crime



National Audit Office
Apr. 10 2024
Good practice guide: fraud and error reporting (webpage)

Found: Business and industry Childcare and children’s services Commercial and financial management COVID-19 Crime

Apr. 08 2024
Lessons learned: government compensation schemes (webpage)

Found: Business and industry Childcare and children’s services Commercial and financial management COVID-19 Crime



Department Publications - News and Communications
Saturday 13th April 2024
Ministry of Defence
Source Page: £33 Million of drugs seized by Royal Navy in the Middle East
Document: £33 Million of drugs seized by Royal Navy in the Middle East (webpage)

Found: the tally from the two drugs hauls had a street value of just under £33m according to the National Crime

Thursday 11th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: UK commits to combatting corruption and recovering assets: UK statement to the EEC
Document: UK commits to combatting corruption and recovering assets: UK statement to the EEC (webpage)

Found: The UK’s National Economic Crime Centre ensures beneficial ownership data both in the UK and around the

Wednesday 10th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Twelve arrested after Home Office raid on bed factory
Document: Twelve arrested after Home Office raid on bed factory (webpage)

Found: Eddy Montgomery, Director of Enforcement, Compliance and Crime at the Home Office said: Illegal working

Wednesday 10th April 2024
Department for Work and Pensions
Source Page: Fraudsters behind £53.9 million benefits scam brought to justice in country’s largest benefit fraud case
Document: Fraudsters behind £53.9 million benefits scam brought to justice in country’s largest benefit fraud case (webpage)

Found: investigators’ work, in collaboration with the Crown Prosecution Service, to take down this organised crime

Wednesday 10th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Prime Minister launches retail crime crackdown
Document: Prime Minister launches retail crime crackdown (webpage)

Found: Prime Minister launches retail crime crackdown

Tuesday 9th April 2024
Ministry of Justice
Source Page: Tough new measures to bolster landmark victims’ law
Document: Tough new measures to bolster landmark victims’ law (webpage)

Found: accountability and consistency, ensuring all victims receive support wherever they are, whatever the crime

Tuesday 9th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Hemp licensing changes will help grow UK economy
Document: Hemp licensing changes will help grow UK economy (webpage)

Found: Chris Philp, Minister for Crime and Policing said: This government will always seek to reduce unnecessary

Tuesday 9th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Reform to the fees applicable under the hemp licensing regime
Document: Reform to the fees applicable under the hemp licensing regime (webpage)

Found: Details The Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire has written to the ACMD to commission their advice

Tuesday 9th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Reform to the fees applicable under the hemp licensing regime
Document: Reform to the fees applicable under the hemp licensing regime (signed) (PDF)

Found: cannabis plants with a low THC cont ent where only the non -Rt Hon Chris Philp MP Minister of State for Crime

Monday 8th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Border Force bolster security measures in general aviation space
Document: Border Force bolster security measures in general aviation space (webpage)

Found: that Border Force and the police can better identify potential security threats, prevent and detect crime

Monday 8th April 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Source Page: Recovered appeal: Lake End Road, Dorney, Slough (ref: 3313350 - 8 April 2024)
Document: Recovered appeal: Lake End Road, Dorney, Slough (ref: 3313350 - 8 April 2024) (PDF)

Found: Heathrow is no t eco-friendly; not brownfield land; disruption from construction works; increase in crime



Department Publications - Guidance
Friday 12th April 2024
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Procurement Act 2023 guidance documents
Document: Guidance: Exempted Contracts (PDF) (PDF)

Found: It may include dimensions such as countering terrorism and organised crime, cyber security, maintenance

Friday 12th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 (PDF)

Found: against peace, a war crime, a crime against humanity, as defined in the international instruments

Friday 12th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 4 April 2024 to 9 April 2024
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 4 April 2024 to 9 April 2024 (PDF)

Found: against peace, a war crime, a crime against humanity, as defined in the international instruments



Department Publications - Transparency
Friday 12th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: FCDO Commercial Pipeline: April 2024
Document: (webpage)

Found: pre-posting training for officials travelling to Posts with a high threat of terrorism and/or high crime



Department Publications - Policy paper
Wednesday 10th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 31 grant to Trading Standards
Document: Annex A: grant determination 2022 to 2024 (PDF)

Found: The Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire within the Home Office (“the Minister of State”), in exercise

Wednesday 10th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 31 grant to Trading Standards
Document: Offensive Weapons Act 2019 Section 31 grant to Trading Standards (webpage)

Found: Get emails about this page Print this page Explore the topic Knife, gun and gang crime

Wednesday 10th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Fighting retail crime: more action
Document: Fighting retail crime: more action (PDF)

Found: Fighting retail crime: more action

Wednesday 10th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Fighting retail crime: more action
Document: Fighting retail crime: more action (webpage)

Found: Fighting retail crime: more action



Department Publications - Statistics
Wednesday 10th April 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Source Page: Partnerships for People and Place: evaluation and spend mapping annexes
Document: Partnerships for People and Place evaluation and spend mapping: Annex 2-6 (PDF)

Found: Able to obtain advice locally £888 364 Luton Good neighbourhood £3,754 86 Luton Not worried about crime

Wednesday 10th April 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Source Page: Partnerships for People and Place: evaluation and spend mapping annexes
Document: Partnerships for People and Place spend monotoring data, January 2024 (PDF)

Found: £13 million grant on ‘local commissioning of victims services PCC awarded to The Police, Fire and Crime

Wednesday 10th April 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Source Page: Partnerships for People and Place: learning and evaluation report
Document: Partnerships for People and Place Programme: learning and evaluation report (PDF)

Found: This was intended to encourage reporting and information sharing about anti - social behaviour and crime

Wednesday 10th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Safety of Women at Night Fund evaluation
Document: Safety of Women at Night Fund evaluation (webpage)

Found: may be the many complex factors that influence perceptions of safety, including prior experiences of crime

Wednesday 10th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Evaluation of the Safer Streets Fund round 2, year ending March 2022
Document: (ODS)

Found: 5.7 4.8* 1.1 8.5 0.01 Bid 50 Neighbourhood crime 13.5 20.3 -6.8* -12.4 -1.1 0.018 Bid 48 Vehicle crime

Wednesday 10th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Evaluation of the Safer Streets Fund round 3, year ending March 2022
Document: Evaluation of the Safer Streets Fund round 3, year ending March 2022 (webpage)

Found: Most projects aimed to address multiple types of VAWG, anti-social behaviour (ASB) and acquisitive crime

Wednesday 10th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Evaluation of the Safer Streets Fund round 3, year ending March 2022
Document: (ODS)

Found: Table_7 Table 7: Impact analysis results by bid (Generalized Synthetic Control Method) Area Crime types

Wednesday 10th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Evaluation of the Safer Streets Fund round 2, year ending March 2022
Document: Evaluation of the Safer Streets Fund round 2, year ending March 2022 (webpage)

Found: The fund consisted of £20 million made available in year ending March 2022 to tackle neighbourhood crime

Wednesday 10th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Evaluation of the Safer Streets Fund round 2, year ending March 2022
Document: (ODS)

Found: 0.0554 0.0966 0.595 QUALIF2 In the last month, how much has YOUR OWN quality of life been affected by crime

Wednesday 10th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Evaluation of the Safer Streets Fund round 2, year ending March 2022
Document: (ODS)

Found: Table_7 Table 7: Strata characteristics and matching bid areas targeting all neighbourhood crime or



Department Publications - Research
Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Crime outcomes year to December 2023: data tables
Document: Crime outcomes year to December 2023: data tables (webpage)

Found: Crime outcomes year to December 2023: data tables



Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation
Apr. 12 2024
UK Visas and Immigration
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: against peace, a war crime, a crime against humanity, as defined in the international instruments



Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications
Apr. 12 2024
Environment Agency
Source Page: Arrests made in Yorkshire raids as part of waste crime enquiry
Document: Arrests made in Yorkshire raids as part of waste crime enquiry (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: Arrests made in Yorkshire raids as part of waste crime enquiry

Apr. 12 2024
Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
Source Page: Suffolk Youth Justice Service: A prevention and diversion success
Document: Child Gravity Matrix (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: Legal Definition ‐ Section 28 Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and section 66 Sentencing Act 2020 ....

Apr. 10 2024
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
Source Page: Braithwaite, Julian - Director General, Organised Immigration Crime, Home Office - ACOBA Advice
Document: Advice Letter: Julian Braithwaite, CEO, International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: Braithwaite, Julian - Director General, Organised Immigration Crime, Home Office - ACOBA Advice

Apr. 10 2024
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
Source Page: Braithwaite, Julian - Director General, Organised Immigration Crime, Home Office - ACOBA Advice
Document: Braithwaite, Julian - Director General, Organised Immigration Crime, Home Office - ACOBA Advice (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: Braithwaite, Julian - Director General, Organised Immigration Crime, Home Office - ACOBA Advice

Apr. 10 2024
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
Source Page: Braithwaite, Julian - Director General, Organised Immigration Crime, Home Office - ACOBA Advice
Document: letter (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: Braithwaite, Julian - Director General, Organised Immigration Crime, Home Office - ACOBA Advice

Apr. 09 2024
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
Source Page: Reform to the fees applicable under the hemp licensing regime
Document: Reform to the fees applicable under the hemp licensing regime (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: Details The Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire has written to the ACMD to commission their advice

Apr. 09 2024
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
Source Page: Reform to the fees applicable under the hemp licensing regime
Document: Reform to the fees applicable under the hemp licensing regime (signed) (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: cannabis plants with a low THC cont ent where only the non -Rt Hon Chris Philp MP Minister of State for Crime

Apr. 09 2024
Environment Agency
Source Page: Large scale illegal waste crime in Staffordshire leads to prison
Document: Large scale illegal waste crime in Staffordshire leads to prison (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: Large scale illegal waste crime in Staffordshire leads to prison

Apr. 08 2024
Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
Source Page: PM call with President Macron of France: 8 April 2024
Document: PM call with President Macron of France: 8 April 2024 (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: cooperation on artificial intelligence and joint efforts to tackle illegal migration and organised crime

Apr. 08 2024
Border Force
Source Page: Border Force bolster security measures in general aviation space
Document: Border Force bolster security measures in general aviation space (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: that Border Force and the police can better identify potential security threats, prevent and detect crime



Non-Departmental Publications - Open consultation
Apr. 10 2024
Environment Agency
Source Page: Environment Agency charge proposals for materials facilities
Document: (webpage)
Open consultation

Found: reformsWe are working to strengthen our regulatory role to tackle non-compliance, fraud, and serious waste crime



Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency
Apr. 09 2024
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Source Page: MHRA FOI performance data
Document: (Excel)
Transparency

Found: related to the technology Oxevision by OxehealthRefuseds31 prejudice to prevention and detection of crime

Apr. 08 2024
Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
Source Page: Youth Justice Board for England and Wales Strategic Plan 2024-27
Document: Youth Justice Board Strategic Plan, 2024 to 2027 (print ready) (PDF)
Transparency

Found: with others to realise our vision and deliver services that promote positive child outcomes, reduce crime

Apr. 08 2024
Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
Source Page: Youth Justice Board for England and Wales Strategic Plan 2024-27
Document: (webpage)
Transparency

Found: with others to realise our vision and deliver services that promote positive child outcomes, reduce crime



MP Expenses
Monday 13th March 2023
Ruth Cadbury
Office Costs - (Stationery & printing)
Crime letter out to selected constituents
£834.00 - Paid



Crime mentioned in Scottish results


Scottish Select Committee Publications
Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Correspondence - Letter from Food Standards Scotland to the HSCS Convener concerning vet shortages, 3 April 2024
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee: Vet Shortages

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Found: consumer protection , taking action to address preventable foodborne illnesses, helping to tackle food crime



Scottish Cross Party Group Publications
Minute of the meeting held on 6 December 2023 (PDF)
Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Challenging Racial and Religious Prejudice
Published: 6th Dec 2023

Found: meetings and is keen to have questions raised by membership of the CPG where relevant about the Hate Crime



Scottish Government Publications
Thursday 11th April 2024
Safer Communities Directorate
Source Page: Absolute discharges given per year since 2018: FOI release
Document: Absolute discharges given per year since 2018: FOI release (webpage)

Found: statistical bulletin 'Criminal Proceedings in Scotland - 2021-22' does contain data on absolute discharges by crime

Thursday 11th April 2024
Safer Communities Directorate
Source Page: Absolute discharges given per year since 2018: FOI release
Document: FOI 202300384184 - Information released - Data (Excel)

Found: People given absolute discharge, by main crime, 2018-19 to 2021-22Main crime or offence2018-192019-202020

Tuesday 9th April 2024
Justice Directorate
Source Page: Victims Taskforce papers: November 2023
Document: Victim Centred Approach project update (PDF)

Found: It is important to note that this project relates to all crime types.

Tuesday 9th April 2024
Justice Directorate
Source Page: Victims Taskforce papers: November 2023
Document: Victim Survivor Advisory Board update (PDF)

Found: agreed at a previous VTF meeting and includes:  Adult victims/survivors with lived experience of crime

Monday 8th April 2024

Source Page: Young Persons’ (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel costs: FOI release
Document: Young Persons’ (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel costs: FOI release (webpage)

Found: These include the quarterly Recorded Crime in Scotland bulletin; Scottish Crime and Justice Survey and



Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
The Alcohol (Minimum Pricing)(Scotland) Act 2012 (Continuation) Order 2024
Friday 12th April 2024
The legislation that introduced minimum unit pricing for alcohol contained a 'sunset clause'. This means the policy will expire on 30 April 2024 unless the Scottish Parliament votes for it to continue. This briefing examines the background to the policy, key areas of debate, the findings of the evaluation and the response of stakeholders.
View source webpage

Found: In relation to other social outcomes, such as crime and illicit drug use, the evaluation concluded there

Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill
Wednesday 10th April 2024
This briefing covers the Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill. A judicial factor is a person appointed by the court to gather in, hold, safeguard and administer property belonging to someone else. The Bill aims to reform the existing law associated with judicial factors.
View source webpage

Found: , the Accountant supervises administrators who deal with property confiscated under the Proceeds of Crime