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Stolen Property (Recovery Costs)

Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the cost to police forces of removing the charge to victims of car theft for the return of their vehicle. [57979]

Hazel Blears: No such estimate has been made. We believe it would be in the order of several million pounds.

Terrorism Act

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000; how many were (a) held for the maximum 14 days, (b) charged and (c) convicted; and in how many cases trials are pending. [79054]

Mr. McNulty: Statistics compiled from police records show that between 11 September 2001 and 31 March 2006 997 people were arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000 (TACT). Of these people, 154 were charged with offences under TACT and 79 of these were also charged with offences under other legislation. A further 175 individuals were charged under different legislation. A total of 25 people were convicted under TACT during this period.

The maximum period of detention pre-charge was extended to 14 days with effect from 20 January 2004. Our records show that from 20 January 2004 to 31 March 2006, which are the most recent statistics available, 14 people have been held for 13-14 days.

The Home Office does not publish statistics on the number of cases awaiting trial.

Vandalism

David T.C. Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the acts of vandalism which have been perpetrated (a) inside and (b) on the outside of his Department’s buildings in the last 12 months. [49503]


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John Reid: The Department does not hold central records of the acts of vandalism perpetrated against its buildings and to retrieve this information would be at disproportionate cost. Many of the Departments buildings are covered by CCTV and other measures are used to reduce vandalism and the effects of vandalism upon the estate.

Work Permits

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many work permits were issued to individuals working in (a) health care and (b) social care in 2005. [88960]

Mr. Byrne: In 2005, 40,296 work permits were approved for posts in the Health and Medical sector for overseas nationals both in the UK and overseas. All successful applicants have to apply separately for a visa or leave to remain. The Health and Medical sector includes both health care and social care occupations. Work Permits (UK) does not record separate information on Health and Care. These figures include all work permits approved for the Health and Medical sector, and therefore include both medical and non-medical posts. The figures quoted are not provided under National Statistics protocols and have been derived from local management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change.

Young Offenders

David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have left a young offenders institution without (a) employment and (b) accommodation in each of the past eight years. [42165]


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Fiona Mactaggart: The information is as follows:

(a) It is a disproportionate cost to separate Employment from Education and Training outcomes for prisoners released prior to April 2005.

Education Training and Employment (ETE) outcomes also include those who attended Freshstart appointments at Jobcentre Plus.

Freshstart is the initiative whereby prisoners who do not have a job or training place to go to on release are linked into employment, training and benefits advice and support immediately after release.

Information on the number of those leaving young offender institutions without ETE outcomes has been collected since 2002 and is given in the following table:

Table (a)
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05

Discharges

12,206

11,974

12,611

Number discharged with no recorded education, training or employment place

9,631

7,710

6,853

Percentage discharged with no recorded education, training or employment place

79

64

54


(b) Information on the numbers leaving young offender institutions with no accommodation is available from 2003 onwards, and is given in the following table:

Table (b)
2003-04 2004-05

Discharges

11,974

12,611

Number discharged with no recorded accommodation

2,664

1,673

Percentage discharged with no recorded accommodation

22

13



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