House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 12 Jan 2006 (pt 24)

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Schools for the Hearing Impaired

Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many schools for the hearing impaired there were in each year since 1996. [40725]

Maria Eagle: The available information is given in the table. The type of special need for which a school is formally approved to make provision is collected from special schools only.
All special schools: Number of schools formally approved to make provision for pupils with hearing impairment⁽⁴⁵⁾—1996 to 2005—position in January each year—England

Maintained special schools

Number of schools formally approved to make provision for pupils with hearing impairment Total number
of schools Percentage of schools formally approved to make provision for pupils with hearing impairment⁽⁴⁶⁾

1996 26 1,191 2.2

1997 25 1,171 2.1

1998 40 1,164 3.4

1999 45 1,148 3.9

2000 45 1,134 4.0

2001 112 1,113 10.1

2002 134 1,098 12.2

2003 175 1,088 16.1

2004 257 1,078 23.8

2005 258 1,049 24.6

Non-maintained special schools

Number of schools formally approved to make provision for pupils with hearing impairment Total number
of schools Percentage of schools formally approved to make provision for pupils with hearing impairment⁽⁴⁷⁾

1996 13 72 18.1

1997 11 68 16.2

1998 11 65 16.9

1999 12 61 19.7

2000 11 63 17.5

2001 11 62 17.7

2002 12 63 19.0

2003 23 72 31.9

2004 24 70 34.3

2005 24 73 32.9

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All special schools

Number of schools formally approved to make provision for pupils with hearing impairment Total number
of schools Percentage of schools formally approved to make provision for pupils with hearing impairment⁽⁴⁸⁾

1996 39 1,263 3.1

1997 36 1,239 2.9

1998 51 1,229 4.1

1999 57 1,209 4.7

2000 56 1,197 4.7

2001 123 1,175 10.5

2002 146 1,161 12.6

2003 198 1,160 17.1

2004 281 1,148 24.5

2005 282 1,122 25.1

⁽⁴⁵⁾Information is as reported by schools. Schools may be approved to make provision for more than one type of special educational need.
⁽⁴⁶⁾Number of maintained special schools formally approved to make provision for pupils with hearing impairment expressed as a percentage of all maintained special schools.
⁽⁴⁷⁾Number of non-maintained special schools formally approved to make provision for pupils with hearing impairment expressed as a percentage of all non-maintained special schools.
⁽⁴⁸⁾Number of special schools formally approved to make provision for pupils with hearing impairment expressed as a percentage of all special schools.
Source:
Annual Schools Census

	Maintained special schools
	Number of schools formally approved to make provision for pupils with hearing impairment	Total number of schools	Percentage of schools formally approved to make provision for pupils with hearing impairment⁽⁴⁶⁾
1996	26	1,191	2.2
1997	25	1,171	2.1
1998	40	1,164	3.4
1999	45	1,148	3.9
2000	45	1,134	4.0
2001	112	1,113	10.1
2002	134	1,098	12.2
2003	175	1,088	16.1
2004	257	1,078	23.8
2005	258	1,049	24.6

	Non-maintained special schools
	Number of schools formally approved to make provision for pupils with hearing impairment	Total number of schools	Percentage of schools formally approved to make provision for pupils with hearing impairment⁽⁴⁷⁾
1996	13	72	18.1
1997	11	68	16.2
1998	11	65	16.9
1999	12	61	19.7
2000	11	63	17.5
2001	11	62	17.7
2002	12	63	19.0
2003	23	72	31.9
2004	24	70	34.3
2005	24	73	32.9

	All special schools
	Number of schools formally approved to make provision for pupils with hearing impairment	Total number of schools	Percentage of schools formally approved to make provision for pupils with hearing impairment⁽⁴⁸⁾
1996	39	1,263	3.1
1997	36	1,239	2.9
1998	51	1,229	4.1
1999	57	1,209	4.7
2000	56	1,197	4.7
2001	123	1,175	10.5
2002	146	1,161	12.6
2003	198	1,160	17.1
2004	281	1,148	24.5
2005	282	1,122	25.1

Sure Start

Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children are participating in the Sure Start programme in Coventry, South. [39739]

Beverley Hughes: There are two Sure Start Children's Centres in Coventry South, Barley Lea Children's Centre, designated as such in June 2003 and Middleride Early Years Centre, designated in August 2005. Both these children's centres are based on parts of the catchment area of the Sure Start local programme in Coventry, South-East. Together they serve children under the age of 5 and their families living in Binley and Ernesford Grange, Willenhall, and Stoke Aldermoor and deliver seamless, integrated services to a population of 1,028 children under five and their families.

HOME DEPARTMENT

Antisocial Behaviour Orders

Mr. Hurd: To ask the Secretary of State for the HomeDepartment (1) how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued in (a) Hillingdon and (b) each police division in Hillingdon in each of the last five years; [39457]

(2) how many prosecutions for breaches of antisocial behaviour orders the Crown Prosecution Service has brought in (a) Ruislip-Northwood constituency and (b) the London borough of Hillingdon. [40247]

Hazel Blears: Data held centrally on the number of antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) issued are not available below local authority area (LAA) level. A table is available on the Crime Reduction website at

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www.crimereduction.gov.uk giving the number of ASBOs issued in England and Wales where restrictions have been imposed in LAAs.

The Home Office Court Proceedings Database holds breach proceedings only where there has been a conviction. These data are available at Criminal Justice System area level only.

John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many antisocial behaviour orders had been issued by each local authority area by the latest date for which figures are available; [39896]

(2) what percentage of antisocial behaviour orders have been breached in each local authority area; [39897]

(3) what percentage of antisocial behaviour orders that have been breached by those aged (a) over 21 and (b) 20 years and under resulted in the imposition of a term of imprisonment. [39898]

Hazel Blears: A table giving a breakdown by the local government authority area in which prohibitions are imposed within antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) is available on the Crime Reduction website at www.crimereduction.gov.uk. This table gives data by year since ASBOs were introduced up to 30 June 2005 (latest available).

ASBO breach data are currently available from 1 June 2000 to 31 December 2003 for ASBOs issued since 1 June 2000. Age data are for those aged 10 to 17 and 18 and over. During this period 46 per cent. of persons aged 10 to 17 received a custodial sentence for breaching their ASBO. The corresponding percentage for those aged 18 and over is 64 per cent.

ASBO breach data are available at Criminal Justice System area level only.

Crimes Against Young People

Mr. Hurd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the most common forms of crime committed against young people of school age were in (a) Ruislip-Northwood constituency, (b) the London borough of Hillingdon, (c) Greater London and (d) England in each of the last five years. [40713]

Hazel Blears: The information requested is not collected centrally. Apart from specific sexual offences, it is not possible to identify the age of the victim in the recorded crime statistics.

Criminal Records Bureau

Mr. Pelling: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to minimise processing times for Criminal Records Bureau checks. [39550]

Andy Burnham: The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) assesses its performance continually against published service standards and remains committed to improving the overall efficiency of its service. The Bureau's performance for Standard Disclosures has consistently exceeded the target of 93 per cent. issued within two weeks: this has been achieved largely through greater automation of its internal processes.

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For Enhanced CRB checks, an additional search is made against information held by police forces and the CRB is reliant on forces completing their work efficiently. A new service level agreement is now being reviewed by the 43 police forces which contains improved clearance times and aims to provide greater certainty on volumes, thus enabling more informed demand planning and a clearer framework under which police performance can be monitored. The new agreement should be in place by April 2006.

An Interim Police Local Cross Checking (I-PLX) system was launched in February 2005 and delivered ahead of schedule in August. Work is now in hand to enhance the database further and by 2007–08 CRB's processing times will reduce even further by removing the CRB's reliance on applicants' previous addresses.

The CRB has commenced a review of the Disclosure application form. A new prototype of the form has been produced in consultation with a number of their customers and a cross section of Registered Bodies has agreed to take part in a pilot study. This review is expected to reach its conclusion early in 2006. The changes proposed should reduce customer errors and the resulting double handling of those applications.

As part of a broader strategy of making all of its services available electronically, the CRB is also developing an electronic application form that will capture accurate data first time, minimising customer error and speeding up processing times.

In the longer term the CRB is working with the Home Office to see how ID cards can improve the CRB's processes and further significantly reduce turnaround times.

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