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Probation Officers
Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many probation officers are working within the Greater London area. [123968]
Paul Goggins: The information requested is as follows:
| London | Number of probation staff (8),(5504240009) |
|---|---|
| Senior Probation Officers | 182.7 |
| Probation Officers | 756.2 |
| Trainee Probation Officers | 110.0 |
| Probation Service Officers | 331.4 |
| Total | 1,380.3 |
(8) Figures given as full-time equivalent.
(9) Figures as at 31 December 2001, the figures for 2002–03 are currently being processed and analysed and will be available in due course.
Note:
Figures obtained from data collected for RDS Probation Statistics 2001
Public Events (Police Participation)
Mr. Chris Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance he has given (a) the Metropolitan police and (b) other forces on the participation in uniform by off-duty police officers in public events; and what representations he has received on the participation of police officers in (i) the Lesbian and Gay Pride March in London and (ii) Europride March in Manchester in 2003. [123425]
Ms Blears: No guidance has been issued by the Home Office on the question of off duty officers wearing uniform at a public event. The Gay Police Association asked the Home Office for permission to put the "could you" police recruitment advertising logo on polo and rugby shirts, which would be worn by police officers and their friends and family, at the Lesbian and Gay Pride March in London and the Europride March in Manchester. Permission was granted.
Sex Offender Treatment Programme
Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners serving sentences in London prisons have completed a sex offender's treatment programme within the last 12 months. [123310]
Paul Goggins: 64 prisoners serving sentences in London prisons completed a sex offender treatment programme in the 12 months up to 31 March 2003.
Sexual Offences
Sir Paul Beresford: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individual convictions there were for sexual offences in the last five years; and how many of those convictions have resulted in sentences of four or more years. [124125]
Paul Goggins [holding answer 7 July 2003]: The information requested is contained in the table.
Statistics for 2002 will be published in the autumn.
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| Number of persons convicted | Number sentenced to immediate custody for four years and over | |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4,523 | 718 |
| 1998 | 4,567 | 789 |
| 1999 | 4,304 | 753 |
| 2000 | 3,943 | 875 |
| 2001 | 3,823 | 814 |
(10) These data are on the principal offence basis.
Sri Lanka
Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions have taken place between his Department's officials and representatives of Tamil community groups in Sri Lanka; and (a) when and (b) where such discussions took place. [123311]
Beverley Hughes: There have been none this year.
Terrorist Profiling
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 20 May 2003, Official Report, columns 764–65W, on terrorist profiling, whether the pilot group has met; and what their timetable is for taking this work forward. [121961]
Caroline Flint: The pilot group held its first workshop on terrorist profiles at the headquarters of the German Federal Police on 24 and 25 June. The United Kingdom was represented at this workshop by officers from the Metropolitan Police and Security Service. The workshop involved a preliminary exchange of methodologies and there was an agreement to exchange further information in advance of another meeting to be arranged in the near future.
Women Prisoners
Mr. Brazier: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of women in prison are serving a sentence because of non-payment of fines; and how many of them had as an original offence the non-payment of the TV Licence Fee. [123514]
Paul Goggins [holding answer 7 July 2003]: On 30 April 2003, the number of females in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales was 4,432. There were three female fine defaulters, which represents 0.07 per cent of the total female prison population. None of the three female fine defaulters were in prison for defaulting on the payment of a fine for using television without a licence.
Work Permits
Mr. Malins: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many work permits were issued in each of the last three years, broken down by country of application. [123502]
Beverley Hughes [holding answer 4 July 2003]: The information is contained in the following table.
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Mr. Malins: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Home Office staff were in post dealing with work permit applications on 1 June (a) 2000, (b) 2001, (c) 2002 and (d) 2003. [123503]
Beverley Hughes [holding answer 4 July 2003]: The numbers of staff in post considering work permit applications on 1 June of the years 2000 to 2003 are as follows:
| Number | |
|---|---|
| (a) 2000 | (11)113 |
| (b) 2001 | (11)206 |
| (c) 2002 | 240 |
| (d) 2003 | 271 |
(11) The figures for 2000–01 are staff dealing with work permit applications in the Department for Education and Employment. The work permit consideration function transferred to the Home Office on 7 June 2001.
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