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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of security checks for naturalisation applications have expired and required subsequent re-vetting in the last month for which data is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of security checks for naturalisation applications have expired and required subsequent re-vetting in the last month for which data is available.
The data is not available.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what detailed (a) health and (b) security checks and screening processes will be in place before persons are located to the Wethersfield site.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what detailed (a) health and (b) security checks and screening processes will be in place before persons are located to the Wethersfield site.
Those arriving in small boats are first taken to facilities in Dover where searches and medical checks are undertaken.
Full border security checks are later completed at Manston before anyone leaves the site. We capture biometric data which is checked and compared against relevant Home Office systems and police databases, including international databases, so we can establish whether the person is a threat to public safety. If they fail, nobody proceeds further.
At Manston, all asylum seekers are offered diphtheria vaccines and antibiotics upon arrival. The Home Office provides 24/7 health facilities at Manston, including trained medical staff and a doctor for all those on site. All asylum seekers undergo a health check upon arrival and, if needed, people are taken to hospital for further care.
A specialist and experienced security provider will be working on site 24/7, with provisions such as mobile CCTV units. We have worked closely with local police forces and MoD teams to ensure appropriate security arrangements are in place.
The Home Office has committed substantial funding to help minimise the impact on local communities and services. This includes 24/7 security, on-site catering, basic healthcare and transport provision for those accommodated on site. The government currently provides £3,500 to local authorities for new and occupied dispersal beds. This £3,500 funding for local authorities will be extended to the sites at Wethersfield. The safety and security of the local communities, the staff and those accommodated on the site are of the utmost importance.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of reports that a Russian intelligence agent has entered the UK under the Homes for Ukraine scheme; and if her Department will review the security vetting process for people...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of reports that a Russian intelligence agent has entered the UK under the Homes for Ukraine scheme; and if her Department will review the security vetting process for people...
These reports are misleading and inaccurate.
Since February 2022, Russian nationals applying for any UK visa route have been subject to robust additional security checks. The UK Government is proud of the support we have given to Ukrainians fleeing Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, with over 200,000 Ukrainian nationals and their families either arriving, or extending their existing leave, in the UK to secure sanctuary on our Ukraine Schemes.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release published by her Department on 24 April 2023, what steps she is taking to ensure that businesses operating on remote platform based models carry out adequate checks on their users.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release published by her Department on 24 April 2023, what steps she is taking to ensure that businesses operating on remote platform based models carry out adequate checks on their users.
The Home Office does not have an estimate of the number of individuals working illegally specifically on app-based work platforms.
Employers are required to undertake right to work checks on any prospective employee to confirm their legal status. It is a criminal offence for employers to knowingly enter a contract of employment with an individual who does not have a right to work in the UK. Employers that have not conducted the correct checks can face a civil penalty of up to £20,000 per illegal worker and closure of their business.
Tackling illegal migration is a key Government priority, including illegal working. During the first quarter of 2023, a total of 1,303 Immigration Enforcement visits took place across the UK to identify illegal working.
The Home Office is working with all stakeholders, including law enforcement partners to drive collaboration on tackling illegal working. This includes platform-based business models to ensure compliant recruitment and on-boarding practices, whilst also maintaining protection of legitimate workers and those at risk of exploitation.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2023 to Question 156972 on Refugees: Afghanistan, whether this information applies to pathway (a) one and (b) two.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2023 to Question 156972 on Refugees: Afghanistan, whether this information applies to pathway (a) one and (b) two.
Yes, I can confirm that it does.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2023 to Question 150499 on Refugees: Afghanistan, whether interviews remain part of security checks for Afghan refugees arriving through safe and legal routes; and what assessment her Department has made of the importance...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2023 to Question 150499 on Refugees: Afghanistan, whether interviews remain part of security checks for Afghan refugees arriving through safe and legal routes; and what assessment her Department has made of the importance...
All individuals applying to resettle in the UK undergo security checks and may be required to undertake an interview when additional checks, such as the need to establish their identity, are required. This includes those applying under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme. Further information on this is set out in the GOV.UK guidance.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2023 to Question 126658 on Refugees: Afghanistan, if she will place in the library guidance on the security undertaken for individuals who were informed of being eligible in principle for resettlement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2023 to Question 126658 on Refugees: Afghanistan, if she will place in the library guidance on the security undertaken for individuals who were informed of being eligible in principle for resettlement.
Security checks are undertaken for all individuals who apply for resettlement to the UK, including under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme. Further information on this is set out in the GOV.UK guidance.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Answer of 24 January 2023 to Question 126658 on Refugees: Afghanistan, whether further individuals will be invited to apply for resettlement as a consequence of applicants being rejected due to security checks.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Answer of 24 January 2023 to Question 126658 on Refugees: Afghanistan, whether further individuals will be invited to apply for resettlement as a consequence of applicants being rejected due to security checks.
Security checks are undertaken for all individuals who apply for resettlement to the UK, including under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme. Further information on this is set out in the GOV.UK guidance.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January to Question 126658 on Refugees: Afghanistan, whether the entire cohort of an applicant will be rejected if one family member fails security checks .
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January to Question 126658 on Refugees: Afghanistan, whether the entire cohort of an applicant will be rejected if one family member fails security checks .
Security checks are undertaken for all individuals who apply for resettlement to the UK, including under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme. Further information on this is set out in the GOV.UK guidance.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve background checks on asylum seekers.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve background checks on asylum seekers.
All asylum claimants are subject to mandatory security checks against their claimed identity including criminality checks on UK databases. This is critical to the delivery of a safe and secure immigration system.
We are working to strengthen ties with international partners to make vital intelligence sharing more seamless.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the finding in the report by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, entitled An inspection of the use of hotels for housing unaccompanied asylum seeking...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the finding in the report by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, entitled An inspection of the use of hotels for housing unaccompanied asylum seeking...
All individuals working directly with the young people accommodated at the hotels have Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks, and all those working or operating on the hotel sites have DBS clearance.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the response to the Urgent Question on Unaccompanied Asylum-seeking Children on 24 January 2023, Official Report, column 859, whether all (a) contractors and (b) other staff in contact with children housed in bridging hotels are Disclosure and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the response to the Urgent Question on Unaccompanied Asylum-seeking Children on 24 January 2023, Official Report, column 859, whether all (a) contractors and (b) other staff in contact with children housed in bridging hotels are Disclosure and...
All individuals working directly with the young people accommodated at the hotels have Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks, and all those working or operating on the hotel sites have DBS clearance.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to promote the use of the Employer Checking System by employers.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to promote the use of the Employer Checking System by employers.
We have published guidance and a statutory code of practice for employers, which contains information on when to contact the Home Office Employer Checking Service (ECS).
This information is kept up to date and can be accessed on GOV.UK at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-work-checks-employers-guide
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/illegal-working-penalties-codes-of-practice-for-employers
The Home Office engages regularly with a wide range of employers and their representative bodies either via established Home Office-led fora such as the Home Office consultation groups, as part of engagement with other government departments, or upon invitation to other events including webinars. We will continue to work closely with businesses to ensure processes are secure, accessible and employers understand their obligations and responsibilities concerning right to work checks and use of the ECS.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 16 November to Question 83744, and of 31 October to Question 72434, on Migrants: Employment, if she will make available the data she has on the record of the Employer Checking Service in meeting the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 16 November to Question 83744, and of 31 October to Question 72434, on Migrants: Employment, if she will make available the data she has on the record of the Employer Checking Service in meeting the...
A reliable calculation of response times would require a case by case review, which would incur disproportionate cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in which quarters has the Employer Checking Service response times failed to meet its Service Level Agreements since 2018.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in which quarters has the Employer Checking Service response times failed to meet its Service Level Agreements since 2018.
The information is not available in the format requested and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the performance of the Employer Checking Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the performance of the Employer Checking Service.
Additional staff and investment has been made into the Employer checking service in 2022. This has increased capacity for checks and improved response times, which have returned to within the Service Level Agreement in the second quarter of 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 September 2022 to Question 48396 on Hong Kong: Foreign Nationals, where in (a) the guidance by NHS Employers entitled Criminal Records Checks, published in May 2022 and (b) other guidance it is stated...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 September 2022 to Question 48396 on Hong Kong: Foreign Nationals, where in (a) the guidance by NHS Employers entitled Criminal Records Checks, published in May 2022 and (b) other guidance it is stated...
The NHS Employment Check Standards outlines the six mandated checks that National Health Service employers in England must consider when appointing to NHS positions. This includes where roles are eligible, any criminal record checks either through the Disclosure and Barring Service and where applicable, overseas police checks as aligned to the Home Office’s guidance. The standard does not specifically refer to ‘Certificates of No Criminal Convictions’ as this is specific to Hong Kong nationals and the guidance is not country specific.
The Home Office provides national guidance on the type of checks which can be obtained from any overseas country and how these can be obtained. The guidance also outlines any legal requirement for overseas police checks to enable the Home Office to grant a skilled worker visa for those working in either health or education.