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Deportation

Mr. Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2006, Official Report, columns 632-33W, on deportation, where in the written statement and the letter from the Director of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate the information requested concerning foreign national prisoner release from (a) HMP Lancaster and (b) Lancaster Farms Young Offender Institution is contained; and where in the written statement of 23 May 2006 the information is contained which answers questions (i) 73679 and (ii) 73622. [84480]

Mr. Byrne: The Home Secretary explained in his oral statement of 9 October on the prison estate that the Director General of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate had written to the Home Affairs Committee on the same day. This letter contains a progress update on the 1,013 cases released without deportation consideration and has the most accurate and robust data the Department currently holds on the 1,013 foreign national prisoner cohort. A copy of this letter has been placed in the Library of the House.


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Information on the particular prisons which the 1,013 foreign national prisoners were released from is not currently held centrally and would only be available through examination of individual case files.

In respect of the hon. Gentleman’s question 73622, my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary made clear in his evidence to the Home Affairs Committee on 23 May 2006 that the first time there was any ministerial awareness of the problems concerning the release of foreign national prisoners without deportation consideration was on 17 March 2006 when my predecessor received information on this.

In answer to 73679, at the same evidence session the Director General of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate outlined the role of the Criminal Casework Team who have responsibility for ensuring those foreign national prisoners currently serving criminal sentences are fully considered for deportation before release.

Disclosure to Defendants

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the codes of practice issued under the (a) Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and (b) Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 relating to the disclosure of information to defendants; what changes have been made to each since their original publication date; which have been subject to (i) a review and (ii) a public consultation by his Department; and if he will make a statement. [97941]

Mr. McNulty: The Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) 1984 Codes of Practice require specific
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information to be given to persons or suspects in the course of the exercise of police powers under PACE.

PACE and the Codes of Practice were subject to a joint Home Office and Cabinet Office Review in 2002. Information on the 2002 Review is available on the Home Office website. On 20 July 2006 the Home Secretary published his plans to reform the Criminal Justice System in “Re-balancing the Criminal Justice System in Favour of the Law-Abiding Majority” which includes proposals to carry out a review of PACE and the Codes of Practice. The Home Office will shortly be publishing a consultation paper covering the proposed scope and format of the review. The consultation paper will be made available on the Home Office website.

The following table sets out the revisions to the PACE Codes. Before issuing a Code, section 67 of PACE requires the Secretary of State to consult with relevant interested parties.

The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act (CPIA) 1996 Code of Practice covers the disclosure of unused prosecution material to defendants . The original Code came into force on 1 April 1997 and applies to criminal investigations begun on or after that date. A revised code was developed to take account of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 amendments to the CPIA, and a draft code was subject to public consultation in September 2004. This document is available on the Home Office website. Following the consultation the amended code was debated in the House of Commons on 15 March 2005 and in Grand Committee of the House of Lords on 22 March 2005. The code was commenced on 4 April 2005 and applies to criminal investigations begun on or after that date.


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SI year/number Date Effect

SI 2005/3503 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) Order 2005

1 January 2006

Brings into force revised PACE Codes A to E and new Code G on Arrest take effect

SI 2005/602 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revisions to Code C) Order 2005

1 April 2005

Extends modifications to PACE Codes C and D re drug testing under s.636 PACE to specified police areas

SI 2004/1887 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) Order 2004

1 August 2004

Bring into force revised PACE Codes A to F

SI 2004/1503 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Remote Reviews of Detention) (Specified Police Stations) (Revocation) Regulations 2004

1 July 2004

Revokes SI 2003/2397 regulations for remote reviews of detention under S.45A PACE applicable in specified police areas

SI 2004/78 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Modifications to Codes C and D) (Certain Police Areas) (Amendment) Order 2004

1 April 2004

Extends modifications to PACE Codes C and D re drug testing under S.63B PACE to specified police areas

SI 2003/2463 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Visual Recording of Interviews) (Certain Police Areas) (Revocation) Order 2003

1 November 2003

Revokes PACE Code F and requirement re visual recording of interviews in specified police areas

SI 2003/2397 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Remote Reviews of Detention) (Specified Police Stations) Regulations 2003

1 November 2003

Introduced regulations for remote reviews of detention under S.45A PACE applicable in specified police areas

SI 2003/705 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Code E) Order 2003

1 April 2003

Brings into effect revised PACE Code E re audio tape recording of interviews

SI 2003/704 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Modifications to Codes C and D) (Certain Police Areas) Order 2003

1 April 2003

Extends modifications to PACE Codes C and D (SI 2001/2254) re drug testing under S.63B PACE to specified police areas

SI 2003/703 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Codes B to E) (No 2) Order 2003

1 April 2003

Brings into effect revised PACE Codes B to E

SI 2002/3075 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Statutory Powers of Stop and Search) Order 2002

1 April 2003

Brings into effect a revised PACE Code A (Stop and Search)

SI 2002/2527 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Visual Recording of Interviews) (Certain Police Areas) (No 2) Order 2002

30 October 2002

Extends PACE Code F re visual recording of interviews (SI 2002/1069) to specified police areas

SI 2002/1863 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Modifications to Code C and Code D) (Certain Police Areas) (Amendment) Order 2002

2 September 2002

Extends modifications to PACE Codes C and D (SI 2001/2254) re drug testing under s.63B PACE to specified police areas

SI 2002/1266 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Visual Recording of Interviews) Order 2002

7 May 2002

Brings into effect new PACE Code F re visual recording of interviews

SI 2002/1150 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Modifications to Code C and Code D) (Certain Police Areas) Order 2002

20 May 2002

Extends modifications to PACE Codes C and D (SI 2001/2254) re drug testing under s.63B PACE to specified police areas

SI 2002/1069 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Visual Recording of Interviews) (Certain Police Areas) Order 2002

8 May 2002

Requires visual recording of interviews in accordance with PACE Code F in specified police areas

SI 2002/615 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Temporary Modifications to Code D) Order 2002

1 April 2002

Brings into effect modifications to PACE Code D to enable greater use of video witness identification procedures

SI 2001/2645 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Drug Testing of Persons in Police Detention) (Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2001

19 July 2001

Introduces regulations re person authorised to carry out drug testing under S.63B PACE

SI 2001/2480 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Tape-recording of Interviews) (Amendment) Order 2001

1 August 2001

Amends PACE Code E to remove an exemption re offences for which audio tape recording of interviews is required

SI 2001/2254 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Modification) Order 2001

16 July 2001

Modifies PACE Codes C and D re drug testing under s.636 PACE in specified police areas

SI 1999/291 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice No 5) Order 1999

1 March 1999

Brings into effect a revised PACE Code A (Stop and Search) Codes of Practice

S1 1997/1159 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice No 4) Order 1997

15 May 1997

Brings into effect a revised PACE Code A (Stop and Search)

S1 1995/450 The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (No. 3) Order 1995

10 April 1995

Brings into effect revised PACE Codes A to E

S1 1990/2580 The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (No. 2) Order 1990

1 April 1991

Bring into effect revised PACE Codes A to D

S1 1988/1200 The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) Order 1988

By area 20 July 1988

Brings into effect PACE Code on Tape Recording of interviews of suspects

S1 1985/1937 The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (No. 1) Order 1985

1 January 1986

Brings into effect PACE Codes A to D


DNA Expansion Plan

Mr. Clegg: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place a copy of the DNA Expansion Plan in the Library of the House. [99372]

John Reid: The DNA Expansion Programme 2000-05: Reporting Achievement was published on 4 January 2006, as the House was in recess, copies of the report were placed in both House Libraries on 9 January 2006.

Drug Offenders

Mr. Malins: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions for (a) possession and (b) possession with intent to supply the drug crystal methamphetamine have taken place in the last six months. [95001]

Mr. Coaker: The requested information is not available. Data collected centrally includes offences involving crystal methamphetamine within the ‘other class B drugs’ grouping, from which specific drug types cannot be separately identified.

Mr. Skinner: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been convicted of drugs offences in the East Midlands in each of the last six years. [98771]

Mr. Coaker: Available information relates to the number of persons cautioned and found guilty of offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and has been included in the area tables of annual Home Office drug offender publications.

Data for Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire police force areas, for the period 1999 to 2004, are provided. Data for 2005 are expected to be published in the spring of 2007.


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(a) Persons cautioned for drug offences by police force area and year, East Midlands
Number of persons
Police force area 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Derbyshire

473

322

273

279

131

148

Leicestershire

461

380

300

1,039

422

617

Lincolnshire

149

70

278

462

271

191

Northamptonshire

539

473

437

956

456

500

Nottinghamshire

562

575

572

1,367

773

594

Total East Midlands Region

2,184

1,820

1,860

4,103

2,053

2,050


(b) Persons found guilty( 1) for drug offences by police force area and year, East Midlands
Number of persons
Police force area 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Derbyshire

788

734

737

1,481

749

732

Leicestershire

776

756

823

1,867

975

892

Lincolnshire

468

382

645

1,107

637

470

Northamptonshire

527

446

322

515

272

243

Nottinghamshire

1,266

1,292

1,159

2,623

1,378

1,245

Total East Midlands Region

3,825

3,610

3,686

7,593

4,011

3,582

(1 )Offenders dealt with for more than one drug offence at the same court appearance are counted only once in the table above.

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