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Mr. Sheerman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued by Kirklees council in each year since their introduction. [88636]
Mr. McNulty: Antisocial behaviour orders are issued by the courts. Relevant authorities may apply for an order to be issued at the magistrates court, acting in its civil capacity, or the county court, where there are existing proceedings. The available information is given in the table.
| Number of ASBOs issued at all courts, as reported to the Home Office by the Court Service, where prohibitions have been imposed in Kirklees metropolitan council local government authority area, by applicant, where applicable( 1) , and period, from 1 June 2000( 2 ) up to 30 September 2005 (latest available) | ||||
| Kirklees metropolitan council | West Yorkshire police | Order on conviction( 3) | Total | |
| (1) Applicant details are collected on those orders issued in the civil courts on application. (2) From commencement (1 April 1999) to 31 May 2000 data were collected on aggregate numbers only by police force area. (3) Following introduction of the Police Reform Act (2002) ASBOs are available to the courts following conviction of a criminal offence. Note: Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. | ||||
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued since their introduction; how many have been breached; and how many breaches have resulted in a custodial sentence. [88718]
Mr. McNulty: From commencement, 1 April 1999 to 30 September 2005 (latest available) the number of antisocial behavior orders (ASBOs) issued within England and Wales was 7,356.
ASBO breach data only ever cover breach proceedings where there has been a conviction. Those data are currently available for the period 1 June 2000 to 31 December 2003 for ASBOs issued since 1 June 2000. During this period, of the 793 persons convicted for breaching their ASBO, on one or more occasions, 186 received a custodial sentence for breach of ASBO only.
More up to date breach data are being validated before publication and will be published in due course.
Mr. Flello: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued by (a) Stoke-on-Trent, (b) Birmingham and (c) Nottingham city council in each of the last three years. [82303]
Mr. McNulty: Antisocial behaviour orders are issued by the courts. Relevant authorities may apply for an order to be issued at the magistrates court, acting in its civil capacity, or the county court, where there are existing proceedings. The available information is given in the table.
| Number of ASBOs issued at all courts, as reported to the Home Office by the Court Service, where prohibitions have been imposed in specified local government authority (lga) areas, by applicant, where applicable( 1) , and period | ||||
| Lga area/type of applicant | 2003 | 2004 | 2005( 2) | Total |
| (1) Applicant details are collected on those orders issued in the civil courts on application. (2) From 1 January to 30 September 2005 (latest available). | ||||
Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders were issued in each London borough in each of the last five years to (a) under 12 year olds, (b) 12 year olds, (c) 13 year olds, (d) 14 year olds, (e) 15 year olds, (f) 16 year olds, (g) 17 year olds and (h) 18 years and over, broken down by (i) sex and (ii) ethnicity. [87706]
Mr. McNulty: The information requested is given in the table, a copy of which will be placed in the Library. Ethnicity is not collected centrally as part of the data collection of antisocial behaviour orders issued.
Counter-terrorism
Mr. Holloway: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of his Department's progress in implementing the 12-point anti-terrorism plan announced by the Prime Minister on 5 August 2005. [54923]
Mr. McNulty: I refer the hon. Member to the written ministerial statement which I made on 15 December 2005, Official Report, column 167-171WS which gave a full progress report on the 12-point plan outlined by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 5 August 2005.
There has been significant progress in the period since 15 December 2005. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with Lebanon and the
Terrorism and the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bills, which will enable us to give effect to a number of elements of the plan, are well advanced in their parliamentary passage.
As indicated in my written ministerial statement, a further comprehensive report on progress will be given before the summer recess
Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans his Department has implemented to prevent a future terrorist attack in the UK. [74265]
Mr. McNulty: The Government's counter terrorism strategy—known as CONTEST—was published on 10 July and explains the framework we have implemented to prevent a future terrorist attack in the UK. The Government are necessarily limited in what they can say about our counter-terrorism measures but the publication does give information about specific initiatives where it is possible to do so.
The strategy is wide-ranging involving the whole of Government, international partners and agencies, including the police and intelligence agencies and our citizens in the UK from all communities. It is structured around four principal strands which are closely linked and together form an integrated and balanced approach. The strands focus on preventing terrorism through tackling the radicalisation of individuals; pursuing terrorists by disrupting their operations; protecting the UK's key assets at home and abroad; and ensuring that the UK is prepared to deal with the consequences of a terrorist attack.
Application Registration Cards
Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people given conditional temporary admissions to the UK had their Application Registration Card removed because of failure to meet the specified conditions between 1 January and 30 June. [85346]
Mr. Byrne: Current policy is that an ARC should only be taken from an applicant upon a grant of leave, prior to removal, or where there are grounds to suspect that the card has been falsified. Data on impounded Application Registration Cards (ARC) are not routinely kept.
Approved Premises
Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many approved premises there are in England and Wales; and how many places there are in such premises. [87793]
Mr. Sutcliffe: There are 104 Approved Premises in England and Wales. On 28 February, the latest date for which figures are available, 2,273 bed spaces were approved by the Secretary of State under Section 9 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 for use by residents.
Mr. Garnier:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many bail hostels there are in England and Wales; where they are located; and what
his Department’s criteria are for admission as a resident by (a) offenders and (b) defendants on remand. [88812]
Mr. Sutcliffe [holding answer 25 July 2006]: There are 104 Approved Premises (formerly known as bail and probation hostels) located throughout England and Wales.
Under section 9 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000, Approved Premises may admit defendants on bail in criminal proceedings, offenders serving community sentences and offenders on post-custodial licences. In addition, with the approval of the Secretary of State, some voluntary residents may be accommodated for public protection, supervision or treatment reasons.
Mr. Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many residents there are at the Ryecroft Bail Hostel, Gloucester; what offences have been committed by each; how many are on (a) life sentence licence and (b) other post-custody licences having committed offences of (i) murder or manslaughter and (ii) rape or other sexual offences against (A) adults and (B) children; how many are on the sex offenders’ register; how many are on tags or curfews; how many supervising staff are employed at the hostel; what their qualifications are; and what discussions he and his officials have had and on which dates with (1) their counterparts from the Department for Education and Skills, (2) hon. Members and (3) members and officials of (x) Gloucester city council and (y) Gloucestershire county council about the residents of the hostel. [88813]
Mr. McNulty: Ryecroft is approved by the Secretary of State to accommodate a maximum of 16 residents. Actual occupancy will vary on a day to day basis. Statistical information about the type of offences committed by offenders residing at an approved premises and the licence conditions to which they are subject at any one time is not collected centrally. Certain offenders are placed in approved premises, where they can be closely monitored by offender managers and by staff in approved premises. Since offenders are managed locally, it is appropriate that local offender managers should have comprehensive information on offenders, including the type of offence they have committed. Information about the numbers of staff at individual approved premises and their qualifications is not collected by the Home Office.
A meeting to discuss proposals to vary the admissions criteria at Ryecroft approved premises was held in August 2005. This was attended by the local MP, a Home Office official and representatives of the Gloucestershire probation area. The latter have had ongoing discussions about the proposals with representatives of the city and county councils.
Arabic Interpreters
Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Arabic interpreters are available to the police, broken down by police authority area. [86812]
Mr. McNulty:
We do not hold information on the supply of interpreters in particular languages to
individual police forces. Code C issued under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 states (at paragraph 13.1) that chief officers of police are responsible for ensuring appropriate arrangements are in place for people who cannot speak English and provides that interpreters should be drawn from the National Register of Public Service Interpreters. There exists more detailed national guidance regarding interpreters in the criminal justice system and this is currently under review by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform, with the Association of Chief Police Officers and other interested parties. The National Register of Public Service Interpreters is maintained by a not-for-profit limited company, which is a subsidiary of the Chartered Institute of Linguists. I understand that there are 120 Arabic interpreters on the current Register and that many of these are available to work in more than one police area.
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