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Security: Heathrow Airport

Mr. Clegg: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to publish the evaluation of the miSense scheme. [147754]

Jacqui Smith: The summary of the evaluation of the miSense schemes was published on line on 19 June (visit www.misense.org) and copies are now available in the House of Commons Library.

Sexual Offences: Wales

Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many registered sex offenders in Wales are recorded as not living at their registered address. [146267]

Mr. Coaker: The police are not required to report this information to the Home Office.

Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many sex offenders are registered in Wales, broken down by police force area. [146268]

Mr. Coaker: The Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) annual reports for 2005-06 show that, on 31 March 2006, the total number of registered sex offenders in each police force area in Wales were as follows:

Number

Dyfed-Powys

308

Gwent

391

North Wales

395

South Wales

680


Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many registered sex offenders are being monitored by police in Wales, broken down by police force. [146298]

Mr. Coaker: All registered sex offenders are monitored, under the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA), in line with individual risk management plans.

The MAPPA annual reports for 2005-06 show that, on 31 March 2006, the total number of registered sex offenders in each police force area in Wales were as follows:


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Number

Dyfed-Powys

308

Gwent

391

North Wales

395

South Wales

680


Stop and Search: Vehicles

Mr. Clegg: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Yeovil, on 18 June 2007, Official Report, columns 1518-22W, on stop and search: vehicles, how many searches in each category resulted in an arrest. [147767]

Jacqui Smith: The latest available information on the number of arrests resulting from search of a vehicle only is given in the table from 1998-99 to 2004-05.


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Resultant arrests following total searches( 1) of vehicles( 2) and searches of vehicles under section 44(1) of the Terrorism Act 2000( 3) , by police force area in England, 1999-2000 to 2004-05
Resultant arrests of a vehicle only search
Period/Police force area Total Under section 44(1) Terrorism Act 2000( 4)

1998-99

Avon and Somerset

6

—

Durham

1

1

West Mercia

2

—

Wiltshire

2

—

England

11

1

1999-2000

Metropolitan Police

1

—

England

1

—

2000-01

Cheshire

2

—

Hertfordshire

2

—

Kent

1

—

North Yorkshire

3

3

England

8

3

2001-02

Greater Manchester

1

—

England

1

—

2002-03

South Yorkshire

2

2

West Yorkshire

2

—

England

4

2

2003-04

Gloucestershire

52

—

Greater Manchester

75

—

North Yorkshire

1

—

Staffordshire

10

—

West Yorkshire

6

—

England

144

—

2004-05

Bedfordshire

1

—

Cambridgeshire

1

1

Cheshire

172

—

Greater Manchester

16

—

Sussex

1

1

England

191

2

(1) Total searches includes searches: under section 1 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984; Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the Firearms Act 1968; also included are other legislation which relates to searches under other powers, such as under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 section 15 (which since 19 February 2001 has been replaced by section 43 of the Terrorism Act 2000); various poaching and wildlife conservation legislation; the Aviation Security Act 1982, section 27(1); the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, s163 and 164; and the Sporting Events (control of Alcohol, etc.) Act 1985; section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994; and section 44(1) and 44(2) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (formerly section 13A and 13B of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989. (2) Searches may be conducted on vehicles only, occupants only or both may be searched. Where a vehicle and driver occupier are searched simultaneously the search is recorded against the driver (occupant). Any other passengers searched are recorded as occupants. Data given in the table are where an arrest has resulted from a ‘vehicle only’ search. (3) Police force areas where no resultant arrests were recorded have been excluded from the table. (4) Section 44(1) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (formerly section 13A of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989. 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 police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when these data are used. Source: Stops/Searches collection held by Office for Criminal Justice Reform.

Terrorism: Arrests

Mr. Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been re-arrested for a terrorist-related offence having previously been released before the end of the 28 days maximum pre-charge detention period under the Terrorism Act 2000, broken down by (a) year, (b) gender, (c) ethnicity and (d) religion. [147176]

Mr. McNulty [holding answer 2 July 2007]: The police have supplied the Home Office with detention, arrest and charge statistics under the Terrorism Act 2000 from 11 September 2001 to 31 March 2006. However, the police do not routinely collate the information in the format and breakdown requested and to do so would be at a disproportionate cost. The Home Office is reviewing the future collation and publication of terrorism statistics, the collation of information on re-arrests will also be considered.

Mr. Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) charged and (c) convicted under the Terrorism Act 2000, broken down by (i) year, (ii) gender, (iii) ethnicity and (iv) religion. [147177]


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Mr. McNulty [holding answer 2 July 2007]: The Home Office does not break down the information in the format requested. However, statistics on the number of arrests under the Terrorism Act 2000 are available on the Home Office website as follows.

The UK police terrorism arrest statistics (excluding Northern Ireland) from 11 September 2001 to 31 December 2006 show 1,166 arrests were made:

Of the total 1,166 arrested:

Of those charged:

Mr. Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000 have been charged (a) within the first seven days, (b) between days 8 and 14, (c) between days 15 and 21 and (d) between days 22 and 28. [147181]

Mr. McNulty [holding answer 2 July 2007]: The Home Office does not collate statistics for all the timescales requested. The 14 day detention period came into effect on 20 January 2004 and the maximum period of detention pre-charge was extended to 28 days with effect from 25 July 2006. The following table compiled from police records, provides details of the numbers of individuals charged or released between 25 July 2006- 31 March 2007.


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Terrorism Act pre-charge detention statistics—(25 July 2006 to 31 March 2007)
Period of detention Number of persons held Charged Released without charge Other result

14 to 15 days

1

1

—

—

15 to 16 days

—

—

—

—

16 to 17 days

—

—

—

—

17 to 18 days

—

—

—

—

18 to 19 days

—

—

—

—

19 to 20 days

3

3

—

—

20 to 21 days

—

—

—

—

21 to 22 days

—

—

—

—

22 to 23 days

—

—

—

—

23 to 24 days

—

—

—

—

24 to 25 days

—

—

—

—

25 to 26 days

—

—

—

—

26 to 27 days

—

—

—

—

27 to 28 days

6

3

3

—

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