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Crimes of Violence: East of England
Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of violent crime were recorded in (a) Peterborough, (b) Cambridgeshire and (c) the East of England in each of the last five years. [232364]
Mr. Alan Campbell:
A number of changes have been made to recorded crime in response to the two reviews
of crime statistics. One such change is that the term ‘violent crime’ is no longer used in connection with the recorded crime statistics. We now provide figures for recorded offences of violence against the person and these are given in the following table.
| Recorded offences of violence against the person | |||
| Number of offences | |||
| Period | Peterborough | Cambridgeshire | East of England |
Crimes of Violence: Hertfordshire
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of violent crime were recorded in (a) Hertfordshire and (b) Hemel Hempstead in each of the last five years. [231936]
Mr. Alan Campbell: A number of changes have been made to recorded crime in response to the two reviews of crime statistics. One such change is that the term ‘violent crime’ is no longer used in connection with the recorded crime statistics. We now provide figures for recorded offences of violence against the person and these are given in the following table.
Figures are provided for the Hertfordshire police force area. Statistics for Hemel Hempstead are not available. Hemel Hempstead comes within the Dacorum Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership area for which figures have been given.
| Recorded offences of violence against the person | ||
| Number of offences | ||
| Period | Hertfordshire | Dacorum |
Criminal Records Bureau: Standards
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2008, Official Report, column 1432W, on the Criminal Records Bureau: standards, how many disputed Criminal Records Bureau disclosures were upheld in each of the last five years. [232819]
Meg Hillier: The total number of disclosures where the details released by the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) were disputed by the applicant and subsequently upheld is detailed in the following table.
| Total number of upheld disputes | Total number of disclosures issued | |
The CRB enhanced its recording of disputes during 2005-06. Prior to this, the CRB did not hold figures for disputes not upheld.
Information released on a disclosure can be disputed for a number of reasons including the inclusion of locally held non-conviction information which the applicant believes to be inaccurate or misleading; situations where an applicant has had their identity stolen; or the inclusion of data which an applicant was unaware would appear on the disclosure.
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2008, Official Report, column 1432W, on the Criminal Records Bureau: standards, what procedures are in place to allow an applicant to dispute the information provided in their Criminal Records Bureau disclosure; what steps she is taking to improve the efficiency of this process; and if she will make a statement. [232820]
Meg Hillier: The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) operates a disputes procedure to allow the recipients of a disclosure to challenge the inclusion and accuracy of information revealed on their disclosure.
Information released on a disclosure can be disputed for a number of reasons including the inclusion of locally held non-conviction information which the applicant believes to be inaccurate or misleading; situations where an applicant has had their identity stolen; or the inclusion of data which an applicant was unaware would appear on the disclosure.
Applicants can raise a dispute directly with the CRB by contacting the disputes team on 0870 90 90 778 and these contact details are available on the reverse of all disclosures or by visiting the CRB website at:
The CRB has rigorous and robust procedures to ensure that it meets its published service standard to deliver 90 per cent. of its part of the disputes process within 21 days. To increase efficiency, the disputes procedure is subject to continuous review.
Angela Watkinson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what is the average length of time taken to investigate disputed Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check results; and how many CRB check result investigations were outstanding in each of the police force areas at 31 December in each of the last three years; [233036]
(2) how many Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check results have been challenged as incorrect by the individuals concerned in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and what the average length of time taken by her Department to forward disputed CRB checks for investigation by local police forces is. [233037]
Meg Hillier: The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) has issued over 16 million disclosures since inception and operates a disputes procedure to allow the recipients of a disclosure to challenge the inclusion and accuracy of information revealed on their disclosure.
The disputes procedure operates to a published service standard (PSS) which is to resolve 90 per cent. of disputed disclosures within 21 days. This does not include the time taken by police forces to carry out their further investigative work.
Data concerning the average time taken to complete a disputed disclosure by police force area are not a performance target and are not collated by the CRB.
Information released on a disclosure can be disputed for a number of reasons including the inclusion of locally held non-conviction information which the applicant believes to be inaccurate or misleading; situations where an applicant has had their identity stolen; or the inclusion of data which an applicant was unaware would appear on the disclosure.
The number of disputes outstanding in each of the police force areas on 31 December in each of the last three years is not collated by the bureau and is not available.
The total number of disclosures where the details released by the CRB were challenged as incorrect by the applicant in the last three years is detailed in the following table.
| Total number of disputes | Total number of disclosures issued | |
Departmental Compensation
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the 10 highest payments made by her Department were under property compensation cases brought against it over the last 12 months for which figures are available; which of the cases were (a) contested and (b) uncontested by her Department; and what the nature of each incident was. [216704]
Mr. Woolas: From available information covering the last 12 months there have been no property compensation cases brought against my Department.
Departmental Consultants
Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many external consultants are contracted to work for her Department. [233518]
Mr. Woolas: The Department procures consultancy services in terms of output rather than numbers of individuals involved, and hence does not hold this information.
Departmental Liability
Mr. Burstow:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what dates in each of the last five years her Department informed the House of the creation
of contingent liabilities relating to her Department or its non-departmental public bodies. [232732]
Mr. Woolas: Details of dates of those contingent liabilities reported to Parliament by Departmental Minute can be found at Note 32 to the Department’s 2007-08 resource accounts (publication HC868) which can be found at the Home Office website:
Publication numbers for earlier resource accounts are as follows:
| Financial year | TSO Publication number | Note number |
Departmental Procurement
Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department from which companies her Department has purchased goods and services of a total value above £1 million in each of the last three years; and how much was spent on goods from each such company in each such year. [219183]
Mr. Woolas: The companies from which the Department and its Executive agencies has purchased goods, services and works of a total value of above £1 million in each of the last three years is given in the tables placed in the House Library.
The primary values of expenditure recorded by the Department's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and other systems are combined values covering goods, services and works. To separate the amount spent on goods only from values representing expenditure on goods, services and works would incur disproportionate cost.
Departmental Responsibilities
James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what pilot schemes and projects have been launched by her Department since 1 January 2006; and what the cost to date of each such pilot is. [203249]
Mr. Woolas: Trialling or piloting systems and processes, or their component parts, is normal practice throughout the lifecycle of projects large and small. Records of such trials and pilots are not held centrally. Details of their status and cost could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which projects her Department has commissioned from (a) think tanks and (b) charities in each of the last two years for which figures are available; what the aim of each project was; which think tank or charity was commissioned; and how much was paid. [221606]
Mr. Woolas: The Department does not hold this information centrally and to obtain the information requested would incur disproportionate costs.
Deportation
Patrick Mercer: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many UK nationals have been deported from the UK since 24 August 2005 on grounds of unacceptable behaviour. [232656]
Mr. Woolas: It is only possible to pursue deportation action against foreign nationals.
Detention Centres
Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have (a) escaped or absconded and (b) returned or been recaptured after escaping or absconding from each establishment in the immigration detention estate in each of the last five years. [232325]
Mr. Woolas [holding answer 6 November 2008]: The number of detainees who have escaped from immigration removal centres has only been collated centrally since 2005.
| Escaped | Recaptured | |
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