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| Asylum applications( 1) received in the United Kingdom, including dependants 2004 to 2008, nationals of Ethiopia | |||
| Number of persons | |||
| Applications | |||
| Ethiopia | Total | Port | In country |
| (1) Figures rounded to nearest 5, (— = 0, * = 1 or 2) (2) Provisional figures | |||
Departmental Mass Media
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which (a) keywords and (b) terms her Department has monitored in the media in each of the last three years. [240954]
Mr. Woolas [holding answer 8 December 2008]: For the period in question the following terms for national and regional print media monitoring were used (Annex 1). These terms continue to be used for our national print media monitoring. A separate set of keywords has been used for regional print media since 1 November 2008 (Annex 2). A further set of themes (Annex 3) was used to monitor coverage of the National Offender Management Service for the period in question until this policy transferred to the newly created Ministry of Justice.
Home Office national and regional cuts themes
Policing, security, crime and community safety
Major police operations
Police reform
Changes to Police force structures
Police clear-up rates and detection rates
Neighbourhood policing
Changes to police powers and procedures
Home Office’s Police Standards Unit
Police Pay and conditions inc pensions, overtime
Police funding and resourcing
Occupational health and police sickness
Manpower and recruitment
Special Constables
Civilian support staff inc. Community Support Officers
Police equipment including scientific research and development, criticisms, TETRA, Airwave, Police Scientific and Development Branch
Less lethal alternatives to firearms—tasers, CS gas, etc.
Police corruption, complaints, discipline
Independent Police Complaints Authority (IPCC)
Very significant stories about individual police authorities, chief constables and forces
Major speeches or articles by individual Chief Constables
Significant coverage of the Association of Chief Police Officers, the Police Federation, and the Association of Police Authorities, particularly if they are either supportive or critical of Home Office policy.
All mentions of SOCA the Serious Organised Crime Agency, and its chair Stephen Lander and director Bill Hughes.
People trafficking—organised crime angle.
Measures to disrupt organised crime
Financial crime e.g. confiscation of assets
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC)—all mentions.
Public order—e.g. riots, marches and demonstrations
Football hooliganism
Stop and search—under PACE and under Terrorism Act
Firearms—including policy and law, replicas, incidents involving police use of firearms
Traffic law and review of road traffic penalties—do not cut drink driving campaigns
Bugging and interception/monitoring of communications
Use of intercept as evidence
The Forensic Science Service, especially privatisation and DNA stories.
Terrorism including, international co-operation
Terrorism arrests and investigations
Anti-terrorism legislation including Terrorism Act 2000, Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005
Proposals for new terrorism laws and powers
Security service/Ml5
Minor crime stories should not be cut. The reporting of major crimes, particularly those that should be cut, and should include the eventual sentencing.
Major crime stories raising political, contentious, emotive or moral issues e.g. sexual offences cases, child abuse, pornography, violent crime committed by children.
Crime, disorder and violence including violent crime, burglary, robbery, vehicle crime, theft, gun crime and hate crime
Alcohol related violence/binge drinking
Anti-social behaviour, RESPECT agenda
Anti-Social Behaviour Orders and Acceptable Behaviour Contracts
Fixed Penalty notices (NOT ones for motoring offences) and Penalty Notices for Disorder
Crime statistics and British Crime Survey
Crime reduction initiatives, crime prevention, campaigns, Neighbourhood Watch
Drug treatment programmes, drug-testing, Drug Intervention Programme
Drugs Act 2004
FRANK campaign
Legalisation, decriminalisation and reclassification of drugs, including, reclassification of cannabis
Calls for changes to classification of Drugs—including khat, methamphetamine (aka crystal meth, tina) and articles about new drugs of misuse or new drug taking trends
Drugs misuse including heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, ecstasy, magic mushrooms, amphetamines, Ketamine, Class A drugs, Class B drugs, Class C drugs
Combating drugs misuse
Prescription of heroin to addicts—policy and law
Policing of illegal drugs including cannabis possession, crack houses and crack dens Medicinal use of cannabis
Drugs statistics
Drug seizures
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
Supply and trafficking of drugs
Sex offences and sex offenders including Sexual Offences Act 2003, sex offenders register, extreme images, child protection, prostitution (criminal policy aspects) and pornography on the internet
Violent crime and offences including rape, familial homicide and domestic violence
Victim of crime issues
All coverage of UK immigration and asylum policy.
Immigration matters within the EU
Individual cases—e.g. removed asylum seekers, deportations, immigration offenders
Immigration removal and induction centres—including Oakington, Yarls Wood, Harmondsworth, Colnbrook, Dungavel and Dover Induction Centre.
National Asylum Support Service (NASS)
Support for asylum seekers—healthcare, education, housing.
Unaccompanied children seeking asylum
Refugee integration policy
Nationality and citizenship including citizenship classes.
Migrants from the new EU 'accession states'.
Illegal workers
The size of the illegal population.
Illegal immigrants from France/Belgium/Holland.
People trafficking—when strong immigration angle.
Identity and Passport Service
Passport cards and biometrics
Identity cards
Criminal Records Bureau
International and other responsibilities
Major extradition proceedings and changes to extradition law/policy
Mutual legal assistance cases
Coverage of EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) councils and informals
EU Commissioner (Franco Frattini) comments on UK Home Office policies
EU Treaty articles mentioning JHA opt-in
EU developments on Home Office policy issues
Schengen (not mere mentions)
Broad brush criminal justice pieces—strategy, Criminal Justice System
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority accounts
Office for Criminal Justice Reform (OCJR)
Race in the criminal justice system
Animals—NB: most old Home Office policy areas re. Animals have now moved to DEFRA.
Policy on scientific procedures involving living animals
Regulation and licensing of scientific procedures
Animal Rights Extremists, protests against experiments on living animals—e.g. SHAC, Huntingdon Life Sciences
Calls for Royal Commission on animal experimentation
Freedom of Information Act
Official Secrets Act
All other mentions of Home Office and Home Office Ministers and senior civil servants:
Regional keywords—used since 1 November 2008
Names (all regional and local titles)
Home Office Minister and Senior Officials
Organisations (all regional and local titles)
Home Office
UK Border Agency OR Border and Immigration Agency
Identity and Passport Service
Criminal Records Bureau
General Register Office
Independent Safeguarding Authority
National Policing Improvement Agency
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
Forensic Science Service
Please also search for acronyms-UKBA, BIA, IPS, CRB, GRO, ISA, NPIA, ACMD, FSS.
Policing and security (regional dailies only)
Police funding
Police AND bureaucracy OR red-tape
Neighbourhood policing
Police pay
Policing pledge
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act OR RIPA
Stop and search (only articles commenting on appropriateness of)
MI5 OR Security Service
Terrorism or terrorist
DNA database
Crime and Community Safety (regional dailies only)
Knife crime
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