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Mr. Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people convicted of homicide in each year since 1997-98 had previously been convicted of homicide; and what the (a) name of the offender, (b) date of first offence, (c) sentence for first offence, (d) release date, (e) date of second offence and (f) sentence for second offence was in each case. [313336]
Mr. Straw: I have been asked to reply.
Much of the requested information is available from the Home Office's Homicide Index, which holds information about all offences initially recorded as homicide by police in England and Wales. Latest available statistics are presented in the Home Offices Statistics Bulletin "Homicides, Firearm Offences and Intimate Violence 2008/09", released on 21 January 2010 and which can be found at:
The term "homicide" covers the offences of murder, manslaughter and infanticide.
Table 1 replicates part of Table 1.11 from this Bulletin. It reflects the position as at 24 November 2009 and shows the numbers of suspects who were convicted of a homicide offence that had been recorded between 1998-99 and 2008-09 and who had previously been convicted of a homicide offence. The data includes all previous homicide convictions (where known) wherever they took place, but the second offence must have occurred in England and Wales to be included in this analysis.
| Table 1: Suspects convicted of homicide, 1998-99 to 2008-09, who had been convicted of homicide on a previous occasion, by year in which second homicide offence was committed, England and Wales( 1,2) | |
| Year in which second homicide offence was recorded | Number of offenders |
| (1) Data are as at 24 November 2009; figures are subject to revision as cases are dealt with by the police and by the courts, or as further information becomes available. (2) Data are shown according to the year in which police initially recorded the offence as homicide, which is not necessarily the year in which the offence took place or the year in which any court decision was made. | |
According to data held on the Homicide Index, two of these offenders received indeterminate sentences for public protection for their second homicide offences, one received an immediate custodial sentence of 14 years, and a fourth received a Restriction Order under the Mental Health Act 1983. The remainder received life sentences.
Table 2 shows, for the offenders covered in Table 1, the year in which their previous homicide offence was recorded.
One of the offenders shown in Table 2 received a Restriction Order for his first homicide offence. For a further three offenders the custodial sentence lengths are not recorded on the Homicide Index. The custodial sentences given to the remaining offenders are shown in Table 3.
| Table 3: Suspects convicted of homicide, 1998-99 to 2008-09, who had been convicted of homicide on a previous occasion, by length of custodial sentence on previous occasion, England and Wales | |
| Sentence length for first occasion | Number of offenders |
None of the 31 offenders identified on the Homicide Index as having been convicted of homicide between 1998-99 and 2008-09 with a previous homicide conviction, have been released from prison, according to data held by the Ministry of Justice.
Under the Data Protection Act 1998 we are unable to release personal information about individual offenders.
Hotels
Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many hotel room bookings were made (a) by his Department and (b) on his Department's behalf in 2009; what the cost was to his Department of such bookings; and what estimate he has made of the cost of agents' fees in connection with such bookings; and if he will make a statement. [312734]
Alan Johnson: All hotel bookings by and on behalf of the Home Department, United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) and Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) are made through our currently contracted agents. The total number of hotel room bookings for 2009 were 40,229.
The cost to the Department, UKBA and CRB of hotel bookings was £3,672,695, equating to an average room rate of £91.
For the period from January to November 2009 (December 2009 information is not yet available), the total fee of the third party agents relating to booking hotel accommodation for Home Office headquarters, CRB and UKBA is estimated as £144,469.
Information on the number of hotel room nights booked by the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) for 2009 can be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The total cost of hotel bookings to IPS for 2009 was £1,169,066.47.
IPS does not pay any third party agent booking fees for booking hotel accommodation.
Expenditure is incurred in accordance with the principles of Managing Public Money and the Treasury handbook on Regularity and Propriety.
Human Trafficking
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps his Department has taken to inform the public about methods of informing authorities about suspected victims of trafficking. [313615]
Mr. Alan Campbell: The UK Human Trafficking Centre's 'Blue Blindfold' campaign has been used to raise awareness of trafficking and to encourage people to report suspicions to Crimestoppers or the police. Campaigns have been held in Westminster, Nottingham, Leeds and Bristol. Information is also available on-line
Human Trafficking: Children
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many potential victims of trafficking under the age of 18 years have been accommodated by local authorities in each year since 1999. [313616]
Mr. Alan Campbell: Information on the number of potential child trafficking victims accommodated by local authorities in each year since 1999 is not recorded centrally. However since the National Referral Mechanism came into operation on 1 April 2009, and up to 31 December 2009, centrally held data show that 81 potential victims of trafficking under the age of 18 were accommodated by local authorities.
Independent Safeguarding Authority
Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the number of applications the Independent Safeguarding Authority will process in its first 12 months. [312374]
Meg Hillier: For the period July 2010 to 31 March 2011 we currently forecast that approximately 1,100,000 individuals will apply to become ISA-registered through the Criminal Records Bureau. It is forecast that there will be relevant information on approximately 30,000 of these applicants which the ISA will need to consider. It is further estimated that the ISA will receive an additional 21,000 referrals from employers and other regulatory bodies or auto-bar cases that will also require its consideration.
Members: Correspondence
Sir Gerald Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to reply to the letter of 9 November 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Ms S. Riaz. [309156]
Alan Johnson: On 29 September, my right hon. Friend wrote a letter on behalf of Mr. Frederick Opoku, to which I issued a response on 10 November. His
subsequent letter of 9 November on behalf of Mr. Opoku's representative (Ms Riaz) was not responded to as the query was answered in the reply of 10 November.
On 30 November, my right hon. Friend wrote a further letter on behalf of Mr. Opoku, to which I issued a detailed response on 12 January.
Mr. Hands: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the UK Border Agency plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Hammersmith and Fulham dated 3 November 2009, on behalf of his constituent, Mr Bujar Mehmeti. [312426]
Mr. Woolas: The UK Border Agency wrote to the hon. Member on 8 January 2010.
National Identity Register
Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether (a) biometric and (b) personal data of individuals stored on the National Identity Register will be removed from the Register if (i) they die and (ii) they decide not to renew their identity card. [312174]
Meg Hillier: Information will be retained for as long as is necessary, but only where it is consistent with the statutory purposes set out in the Identity Cards Act 2006. For example, the Identity Cards Act 2006 provides that the date of death may be held on the National Identity Register. This information may be required to help prevent an individual's identity being stolen after death.
Police: Security
Mr. Liddell-Grainger: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what normal level of security clearance is required for UK nationals involved in dealing with human resources for police forces. [306346]
Mr. Hanson: The Association of Chief Police Officers provides vetting guidelines for the Police Service. Individual police forces are responsible for undertaking police vetting at a suitable level for the role. Levels of security for particular posts are a decision for individual chief police officers.
Prisoners: Foreigners
Alan Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign national prisoners have been detained under immigration powers in (a) immigration removal centres and (b) prison for over 12 months. [313211]
Mr. Woolas: In 2009, for an average month, approximately 550 foreign national prisoners were detained in prison beyond the end of their sentence-so called time-served prisoners. In addition, for an average month, approximately 1,250 foreign national prisoners were detained in a UK Border Agency Removal Centre (IRC) (including Dover, Haslar and Lindholme). Of these two cohorts, for an average month in 2009, approximately a fifth is likely to have been detained for more than a year after the end of their sentence. This detention will have been in a prison, an IRC or a combination of both.
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