Mentions:
1: Lord Baker of Dorking (Con - Life peer) Normally one is memorised in our country by a stone slab in Westminster Abbey. - Speech Link
2: Earl of Clancarty (XB - Excepted Hereditary) A wider concern here is the protection and conservation of all our public sculpture and heritage, from - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Preet Kaur Gill (LAB - Birmingham, Edgbaston) I appreciate that he may mention the National Police Chiefs’ Council metal crime steering group, but - Speech Link
2: Chris Philp (Con - Croydon South) Lady also asked about scrap metal. - Speech Link
Asked by: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many unlicensed metal recyclers have been prosecuted in the past (1) three years, (2) five years, and (3) 10 years; and what steps they are taking to increase the number of prosecutions.
Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
We absolutely recognise the distress and disruption metal theft can cause, not only to businesses, but also local communities.
The latest published statistics for the year ending March 2023 showed the number of metal theft offences recorded by the police in England and Wales was down by 54% compared with the year ending March 2013.
The Government supported the introduction of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 to reverse an upward trend in the level of metal theft through better regulation of the metal recycling sector, making it more difficult to dispose of stolen metal. The 2013 Act requires anyone carrying on business as a scrap metal dealer to be licensed by their local authority. The Act also provides police and licensing authority officers with a power to issue a closure notice if they are satisfied the premises are not licensed but are being used by a scrap metal dealer in the course of business; and to subsequently apply to the magistrates’ court for a closure order.
The Home Office continues to work closely with the National Police Chief Councils (NPCC) through the NPCC Metal Crime Steering Group, which brings together partner agencies to ensure a robust response to metal theft.
The Home Office also provided funding in the financial year 2020-21 to establish the National Infrastructure Crime Reduction Partnership. The Partnership ensures the national co-ordination of policing and law enforcement partners to tackle metal theft. Membership of the Partnership includes infrastructure companies such as rail, telecoms and utility companies, who work together to monitor trends in metal theft, share intelligence, target offenders and implement crime prevention measures. The Partnership has provided training for over 2000 police officers and other agencies in the responsibilities under the Act and how to enforce it.
Ministry of Justice publishes statistics on the ‘Criminal Justice System’ for England and Wales every quarter. This includes ‘summary offences under Scrap Metal Dealers Act’; The statistics can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-june-2023.
Asked by: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government who holds responsibility for tackling unlicensed metal recyclers between the different police services and local authorities.
Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
We absolutely recognise the distress and disruption metal theft can cause, not only to businesses, but also local communities.
The latest published statistics for the year ending March 2023 showed the number of metal theft offences recorded by the police in England and Wales was down by 54% compared with the year ending March 2013.
The Government supported the introduction of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 to reverse an upward trend in the level of metal theft through better regulation of the metal recycling sector, making it more difficult to dispose of stolen metal. The 2013 Act requires anyone carrying on business as a scrap metal dealer to be licensed by their local authority. The Act also provides police and licensing authority officers with a power to issue a closure notice if they are satisfied the premises are not licensed but are being used by a scrap metal dealer in the course of business; and to subsequently apply to the magistrates’ court for a closure order.
The Home Office continues to work closely with the National Police Chief Councils (NPCC) through the NPCC Metal Crime Steering Group, which brings together partner agencies to ensure a robust response to metal theft.
The Home Office also provided funding in the financial year 2020-21 to establish the National Infrastructure Crime Reduction Partnership. The Partnership ensures the national co-ordination of policing and law enforcement partners to tackle metal theft. Membership of the Partnership includes infrastructure companies such as rail, telecoms and utility companies, who work together to monitor trends in metal theft, share intelligence, target offenders and implement crime prevention measures. The Partnership has provided training for over 2000 police officers and other agencies in the responsibilities under the Act and how to enforce it.
Ministry of Justice publishes statistics on the ‘Criminal Justice System’ for England and Wales every quarter. This includes ‘summary offences under Scrap Metal Dealers Act’; The statistics can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-june-2023.
Correspondence May. 09 2024
Committee: Welsh Affairs Committee (Department: Wales Office)Found: Correspondence from the Chair to the Welsh Government concerning the Committee's evidence session on metal
Apr. 12 2024
Source Page: UK and U.S. to clamp down harder on the trade of Russian metalsFound: UK and U.S. to clamp down harder on the trade of Russian metals
Mentions:
1: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) and crime commissioners. - Speech Link
2: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) and crime commissioners. - Speech Link
3: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bshp - Bishops) and crime commissioners. - Speech Link
4: Earl of Shrewsbury (Con - Excepted Hereditary) and crime commissioners. - Speech Link
5: Lord Birt (XB - Life peer) My Lords, I am a member of the APPG on metal theft and we have identified and reported on the enormous - Speech Link
Written Evidence May. 08 2024
Committee: Welsh Affairs Committee (Department: Wales Office)Found: MPW0001 - Metal Mine Pollution in Wales Natural Resources Wales Written Evidence
Mar. 25 2008
Source Page: Tables showing number of cases of percutaneous coronary intervention when stents were used for each year from 2002-03 to 2006-07, broken down by health authority. 6p.Found: indicated that a metal stent was usedNHS Hospitals England and activity performed in the Independent
Correspondence May. 08 2024
Committee: Welsh Affairs Committee (Department: Wales Office)Found: I can confirm that Carl Banton, Operations and Sustainability Director and Nick Cox, Head of Metal