House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 24 Mar 2010 (pt 0014)

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UK Border Agency's War Crimes Unit

Mr. Crabb: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people the UK Border Agency's War Crimes Unit has referred to the police in each year since 2004. [322689]

Mr. Woolas: According to internal management information the UKBA War Crimes Unit has referred 51 cases to the Metropolitan police since 2005. The breakdown is as follows:

	Number
2005	3
2006	11
2007	5
2008	6
2009	18
2010 (to end of February)	8

This figure is based on local management information and is not provided under National Statistics protocols.

Mr. Crabb: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people the UK Border Agency's War Crimes Unit has recommended for immigration action in each year since 2004. [322690]

Mr. Woolas: According to internal management information, as of February 2010, the UKBA War Crimes Unit has recommended refusal/exclusion in 513 cases. This could be in relation to refusal of citizenship, of leave to enter/remain, or exclusion from the Refugee Convention. The breakdown is as follows:

	Number
2004 and 2005	47
2006	54
2007	105
2008	144
2009	143
2010 (as of February)	20

This figure is based on local management information and is not provided under National Statistics protocols.

Mr. Crabb: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been screened by the UK Border Agency's War Crimes Unit in each year since 2004. [322691]

Mr. Woolas: As of February 2010 the UKBA War Crimes Unit has completed 3,490 case files. The total breaks down as follows:

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	Number
2004 and 2005	448
2006	326
2007	600
2008	797
2009	1,152
2010 (to end of February)	167

The total will include some cases that have been referred more than once. This figure is based on local management information and is not provided under National Statistics protocols.

Vetting

Mr. Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent estimate he has made of the average time taken to complete Criminal Records Bureau checks; what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken; and if he will make a statement. [321944]

Meg Hillier: The performance of the CRB is measured against a number of Published Service Standards (PSS) which include to issue 95 per cent. of Standard CRB checks within 10 days and 90 per cent. of Enhanced CRB checks within 28 days.

In the last period for which figures are available, January 2010, the number of days the CRB took on average to complete an enhanced check is 29.9 days. This figure includes the data for all Enhanced applications handled by the CRB; some applications are returned to the Registered Bodies or the applicant as data is missing and this figure includes the time on average these applications are out with the customer.

In recent months demand has significantly exceeded forecasts and as a result, some enhanced checks have taken longer to process as a result.

The CRB have been working with their delivery partners, including the police forces, to address the problems associated with delays. The CRB have set up an improvement plan with those forces that have been having problems meeting the demand for certificates. This is aimed at maintaining a steady output of applications on the system while also reducing the number of aged cases; those which have taken longer than 25 days to process.

Work Permits: Africa

Hilary Armstrong: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many work permits were issued for senior carers from each country in Africa in each of the last 15 years. [322002]

Mr. Woolas: The work permit arrangements closed for new applications on 26 November 2008 and were replaced by the points based system.

The number of work permits approved for countries in Africa between 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2009 are shown in the table. We do not hold accurate information on any work permit applications made prior to the year 2000.

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Nationality	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Total
Cameroon	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-	15	75	45	30	30	10	⁽²⁾-	210
Ethiopia	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-
Gambia	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	5
Ghana	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	5	60	65	50	50	25	20	5	280
Kenya	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-	5	10	15	5	5	10	⁽¹⁾-	55
Lesotho	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-
Libya	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-
Malawi	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	5	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-	5	15
Mauritius	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-	5	5	5	5	10	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	30
Morocco	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-
Namibia	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	5	5	5	5	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	15
Nigeria	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	5	10	20	15	5	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	55
Seychelles	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	5
Sierra Leone	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-
Somalia	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-
South Africa	⁽¹⁾-	35	290	320	235	145	95	50	40	10	1,220
Uganda	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-
Zambia	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	35	75	195	105	145	15	35	⁽¹⁾-	605
Zimbabwe	⁽¹⁾-	⁽²⁾-	10	40	20	10	10	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	95
Total	⁽²⁾-	40	355	540	630	390	365	135	120	20	2,595
⁽¹⁾ Indicates zero ⁽²⁾ Indicates one or two Note: Figures are rounded to nearest five

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