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Home Department
Antisocial Behaviour Orders: Middlesbrough
Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders were issued to men aged between 18 and 25 years old in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each of the last five years. [260799]
Mr. Alan Campbell: Information on the number of antisocial behaviour orders issued is not collected centrally below Criminal Justice System (CJS) area level.
Arrests: Demonstrations
Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) arrests have been made and (b) people have been charged following an arrest at a public protest in each of the last five years. [260282]
Mr. Alan Campbell: The data requested are not collected centrally.
The arrests collection held by the Home Office covers arrests for recorded crime (notifiable offences) recorded by the police forces in England and Wales, broken down at a main offence group level only. Information on subsequent outcomes after arrest are not part of this collection.
From the data on arrests reported to the Home Office, it is not possible to separate data for the number of arrests made and the number of people charged following a public protest.
Assaults on Police
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Bury St. Edmunds of 23 February 2009, Official Report, columns 132-3W, on assaults on police, what the equivalent figures are for (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07; and if she will make a statement. [260629]
Mr. Coaker: The data provided here on sickness days due to assault are a supplementary series collected on behalf and released with the approval of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC). These data are normally used for inspection purposes only.
The requested data for 2005-06 and 2006-07 are given in the following table.
The requested information on days lost per officer and costs to each force are not collected centrally within the police personnel statistics series.
Asylum: Castle Point
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers are (a) housed and (b) planned to be housed in Castle Point constituency. [260464]
Mr. Woolas: As at the end of December 2008, there were no asylum seekers recorded as supported in accommodation in the Castle Point constituency. This excludes any asylum seekers who were living in the Castle Point constituency but not receiving accommodation support from UK Border Agency and any unaccompanied asylum seeking children supported by local authorities.
Asylum: Democratic Republic of Congo
Mr. Mullin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information her Department holds on the experience of unsuccessful asylum seekers removed to Kinshassa on 26 February 2007; and if she will make a statement. [255512]
Mr. Woolas: The information held regarding the experience of unsuccessful asylum seekers removed to Kinshassa on 26 February 2007 was submitted for consideration by the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT) in the Country Guidance case of BK (Failed asylum seekers) DRC CG [2007] UKAIT 00098. The AIT’s Determination, including its findings in relation to the charter flight of 26 February 2007 (paragraphs 358-375), can be found on the AIT website at:
The FCO is not aware of any allegations of mistreatment from any returnees on this flight.
Asylum: Finance
Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department spent on the Gateway refugee programme in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008. [260095]
Mr. Woolas: Total expenditure on the Gateway Protection programme for the calendar year 2007 was £7.0 million. Final figures for the calendar year 2008 are not yet available.
Cannabis: Fixed Penalties
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether offenders who have received a cannabis warning before 26 January 2009 would receive a penalty notice for disorder for any second cannabis possession offence committed after that date. [257041]
Jacqui Smith: The Association of Chief Police Officers' (ACPO) revised national guidance for England and Wales for the policing of cannabis possession for personal use by adults states (paragraph 3.1.1):
“If the offender has already received a Cannabis Warning on a previous occasion, then a further Warning should not be issued. The officer should escalate action. Note: Cannabis Warnings issued after 26 January 2009 must be taken into account when deciding a level of intervention, whereas those issued before this date should be considered as part of any previous offending history.”
The guidance further makes clear that in deciding the appropriate level of intervention, officers retain their operational discretion and that arrest should remain the first presumption, taking into account all relevant circumstances including the presence of aggravating factors.
The ACPO guidance is available at:
Crime Prevention
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what activities crime and disorder reduction partnerships are required to report on, broken down by data field; and when each requirement was introduced. [254589]
Jacqui Smith: Crime and disorder reduction partnerships are not required to report to the Home Office on their activities.
Under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, CDRPs had previously been required to report annually to the Secretary of State on the partnership’s work and progress. This duty was repealed in 2007.
Crime: Animal Welfare
Martin Horwood: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what meetings her Department has held with the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime on reducing the number of illegal badger killings in the last 12 months. [258743]
Mr. Alan Campbell [holding answer 25 February 2009]: The Government take all violence against animals, including badgers, very seriously. The Home Office is a member of the Partnership for Action against Wildlife Crime (PAW) Steering Group. Meetings are held quarterly and Home Office representatives attend where appropriate. We have not held a separate meeting with PAW to discuss illegal killing of badgers within the last 12 months.
Crimes of Violence: Females
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what meetings she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for specialised services for female victims of violence. [257283]
Mr. Alan Campbell: Funding for Government Departments is determined through spending reviews, which set firm and fixed three-year departmental expenditure limits and, through Public Service Agreements (PSA), define the key improvements that the public can expect from these resources. Funding for specialised services for women victims of violence is a decision for local areas which must be determined locally based on local need and priorities.
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