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That this House does not believe the way to help the homeless is to jail the social workers; did not intend the Misuse of Drugs Act amendment to make liable to prosecution, conviction and prison, conscientious managers of projects for the vulnerable, such as Ruth Wyner and John Brock who followed policy approved by the police; and believes the Home Office should be ashamed of not responding promptly and helpfully to the request by Dr George Reid as a trustee of the Cambridge Winter Comfort charity for approval or amendment of the drugs policy of the charity.
That this House does not believe the way to help the homeless is to jail the social workers; did not intend the Misuse of Drugs Act amendment to make liable to prosecution, conviction and prison, conscientious managers of projects for the vulnerable, such as Ruth Wyner and John Brock who...
Primary sponsor
Peter Bottomley
(Conservative)
Type
Early day motions
Subjects
Abuse; Crime; Drugs; Homelessness; Social workers; Brock, John; Wyner, Ruth
Date
21 December 2000
Reference
149
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police forces in England have been offered special payments in respect of the additional workload involved in Operation Care. - No figures given.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police forces in England have been offered special payments in respect of the additional workload involved in Operation Care. - No figures given.
Asked by
Lord Fearn
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 December 2000
For answer on
21 December 2000
Answered on
21 December 2000
Mr. Fearn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police forces in England have been offered special
payments in respect of the additional workload involved in Operation Care. [143136]
Mr. Charles Clarke: The Merseyside police has not asked for a special payment for Operation Care. Neither have any other police
authorities requested such payments for any major child abuse investigations that have been mounted.
Chief constables would normally be expected to meet the cost of such operations from within the forces available budget, and from
its reserves.
Subjects
Children; Abuse; Criminal investigation; Costs; Finance; Police; Offences against children; Merseyside Police
Date
21 December 2000
Reference
360 c322W; 143136
House
House of Commons
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, What measures he is taking to protect children from violent parents.
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, What measures he is taking to protect children from violent parents.
Asked by
Sally Keeble
(Labour)
Answered by
Jane Kennedy
(Labour)
Answering body
Lord Chancellor's Department
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 December 2000
For answer on
19 December 2000
Answered on
19 December 2000
Subjects
Children; Abuse; Domestic abuse; Parents
Date
19 December 2000
Reference
360 c199; 141593
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Statement on when he will publish the inspection report of the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate in respect of the London Borough of Waltham Forest. - Inc ref to report, in Library. (Dep 00/1866).
Statement on when he will publish the inspection report of the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate in respect of the London Borough of Waltham Forest. - Inc ref to report, in Library. (Dep 00/1866).
Asked by
Bob Blizzard
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Rooker
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 December 2000
For answer on
19 December 2000
Answered on
19 December 2000
Mr. Blizzard: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he will publish the inspection report of the Benefit Fraud
Inspectorate in respect of the London Borough of Waltham Forest. [143662]
Mr. Rooker: The Benefit Fraud Inspectorate report was published today in respect of the London Borough of Waltham Forest and copies
of the report have been placed in the Library.
The report provides recommendations aimed at helping the council address weaknesses and to improve the administration of Housing
Benefit and Council Tax Benefit, as well as its counter fraud activities.
Inspectors found that Waltham Forest had clear aims to provide high quality benefit service, but this aim is not always being met.
Waltham Forest had contracted out benefits administration in 1999. Since then, a backlog of work had developed on a number of
occasions which meant that the requirement to process benefit claims within 14 days is not now being met and there are frequent
breaks in payment.
Weaknesses were also found in the verification of information and the testing of the accuracy and quality of the work being done.
The report notes that while there were some good counter fraud practices in place, this good work is undermined by a failure
properly to establish fraud, resulting in weekly benefit savings being incorrectly claimed. Inspectors consider Waltham Forest also
needs to do some work to increase the levels of deterrence offered to those committing fraud.
The report notes a number of positive aspects to Waltham Forest's performance. It provides good services for new claimants, has a
good claim form and makes sure claimants make further claims at the right time.
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State is now considering the report and will be asking the council for its proposals in
response to the findings and recommendations of the BFI.
Subjects
Council tax benefits; Abuse; Administration; Housing benefit; Fraud; Inspections; Social security benefits; Standards; Waltham Forest; Benefit Fraud Inspectorate; Waltham Forest Council
Date
19 December 2000
Reference
360 c97-8W; 143662
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on introducing legislation along the lines of best practice guidelines.
1st supplementary on introducing legislation along the lines of best practice guidelines.
Asked by
Sally Keeble
(Labour)
Answering body
Lord Chancellor's Department
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
19 December 2000
Subjects
Children; Abuse; Domestic abuse; Parents
Date
19 December 2000
Reference
360 c199
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Jane Kennedy
(Labour)
Answering body
Lord Chancellor's Department
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Children; Abuse; Domestic abuse; Parents
Date
19 December 2000
Reference
360 c199
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will publish the responses to the consultation document `Safeguarding Social Security: Getting the information we need'. - Inc fact what responses are in library. (DEP 00/1958).
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will publish the responses to the consultation document `Safeguarding Social Security: Getting the information we need'. - Inc fact what responses are in library. (DEP 00/1958).
Asked by
Bob Blizzard
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Rooker
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 December 2000
For answer on
19 December 2000
Answered on
19 December 2000
Mr. Blizzard: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish the responses to the consultation document
`Safeguarding Social Security: Getting the information we need'. [143661]
Mr. Rooker: We have placed a summary of the responses in the Library and have arranged for copies to be sent to all those who
replied.
Subjects
Abuse; Fraud; Social security benefits; Standards
Date
19 December 2000
Reference
360 c99W; 143661
House
House of Commons
Statement on when he will publish the inspection report of the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate in respect of the London Borough of Newham. - Inc ref to report, in Library. (Dep 00/1868).
Statement on when he will publish the inspection report of the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate in respect of the London Borough of Newham. - Inc ref to report, in Library. (Dep 00/1868).
Asked by
Bob Blizzard
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Rooker
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 December 2000
For answer on
19 December 2000
Answered on
19 December 2000
Mr. Blizzard: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he will publish the inspection report of the Benefit Fraud
Inspectorate in respect of the London Borough of Newham. [143660]
Mr. Rooker: The Benefit Fraud Inspectorate (BFI) report was published today in respect of the London Borough of Newham and copies of
the report have been placed in the Library.
The report provides recommendations aimed at helping the council address weaknesses and to improve the administration of Housing
Benefit and Council Tax Benefit, as well as its counter fraud activities.
Inspectors found that Newham had some good working practices, but the efficiency, responsiveness and security of the benefits system
was compromised by a substantial backlog of work and lengthy delays. The report notes that after Newham contracted out the benefits
administration in 1999, customer dissatisfaction increased sharply, remedial expenditure outweighed any savings that might have been
made, and benefits work fell badly into arrears. These arrears caused further deterioration of Newham's service and prompted it to
defer the introduction of the Verification Framework, leaving it at greater risk of making incorrect benefit payments.
Inspectors found the lack of a counter fraud manager in the past and an ineffective prosecution policy have limited Newham's counter
fraud work. BFI notes Newham's fraud investigations were poor and needed considerable improvement in the preparation and quality of
work undertaken.
The report notes that Newham is keenly aware of the deficiencies in the current benefits operation and has recently introduced
significant improvement programmes. It has had some success working with the contractor to clear backlogs and address inefficiencies
and has developed an action plan to tackle the weaknesses in countering fraud.
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State is now considering the report and will be asking the council for its proposals in
response to the findings and recommendations of the BFI.
Subjects
Council tax benefits; Abuse; Administration; Housing benefit; Fraud; Inspections; Social security benefits; Standards; Newham; Benefit Fraud Inspectorate; Newham Council
Date
19 December 2000
Reference
360 c98W; 143660
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when he will publish the inspection report of the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate in respect of Leeds City Council. (Report in Library Dep 00/1867).
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when he will publish the inspection report of the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate in respect of Leeds City Council. (Report in Library Dep 00/1867).
Asked by
Bob Blizzard
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Rooker
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 December 2000
For answer on
19 December 2000
Answered on
19 December 2000
Mr. Blizzard: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he will publish the inspection report of the Benefit Fraud
Inspectorate in respect of Leeds City Council. [143659]
Mr. Rooker: The Benefit Fraud Inspectorate (BFI) report was published today in respect of the Leeds City Council and copies of the
report have been placed in the Library.
The report provides recommendations aimed at helping the council address weaknesses and to improve the administration of Housing
Benefit and Council Tax Benefit, as well as its counter fraud activities.
Inspectors report that there is no doubting Leeds' desire to provide a good service to benefit claimants and at the time of the
inspection the council was processing new claims quickly, an important component of the quality of service available to claimants.
The council has, to its credit, implemented the Verification Framework; however, inspectors found that there were weaknesses in
verification and consider that the council could strike a better balance between clearance rates and the need to verify claims.
Although Leeds has implemented the Verification Framework (VF), Inspectors found there were weaknesses in verification. At the time
of inspection, Leeds processed new claims quickly, which contributed significantly to the quality of service offered to claimants.
Nonetheless, inspectors considered that the council could strike a better balance between clearance rates and the need to verify
claims.
Inspectors found that Leeds makes effective use of management information to manage the workload, resulting in no significant
arrears of new claims. However, the report notes that the council did not renew any claims for most of 1999 as it was changing its
IT system to support the implementation of VF. This created significant backlogs, contravened regulations and has potential subsidy
implications for the authority.
The BFI notes the council's commitment to tackling fraud but reports that the standard of fraud investigations is inadequate, with
most investigations only scratching the surface. The report recommends that Leeds should improve the quality of its investigative
work and develop a corporate counter fraud policy and strategy.
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State is now considering the report and will be asking the council for its proposals in
response to the findings and recommendations of the BFI.
Subjects
Council tax benefits; Abuse; Administrative delays; Housing benefit; Fraud; ICT; Inspections; Leeds; Social security benefits
Date
19 December 2000
Reference
360 c99W; 143659
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on violent parents and legal constraints on child carers who smack children.
Supplementary on violent parents and legal constraints on child carers who smack children.
Asked by
Nick St Aubyn
(Conservative)
Answering body
Lord Chancellor's Department
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
19 December 2000
Subjects
Children; Abuse
Date
19 December 2000
Reference
360 c200
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Jane Kennedy
(Labour)
Answering body
Lord Chancellor's Department
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Children; Abuse
Date
19 December 2000
Reference
360 c200
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Jane Kennedy
(Labour)
Asked by
Sally Keeble
(Labour)
Answering body
Lord Chancellor's Department
Type
Oral answers to questions
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, What measures he is taking to protect children from violent parents.
Subjects
Children; Abuse; Domestic abuse; Parents
Date
19 December 2000
Reference
360 c199
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on fraud in social security system particularly disability fraud.
Supplementary on fraud in social security system particularly disability fraud.
Asked by
Edward Leigh
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
18 December 2000
Subjects
Abuse; Fraud; Social security benefits
Date
18 December 2000
Reference
360 c14
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Rooker
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Abuse; Fraud; Social security benefits
Date
18 December 2000
Reference
360 c14
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, What his estimate is of the annual cost of fraud in the social security system. Inc figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, What his estimate is of the annual cost of fraud in the social security system. Inc figures.
Asked by
Lynne Jones
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Rooker
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 December 2000
For answer on
18 December 2000
Answered on
18 December 2000
Subjects
Abuse; Fraud; Social security benefits
Date
18 December 2000
Reference
360 c13-4; 141811
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Rooker
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Abuse; Housing benefit; Fraud; Social security benefits
Date
18 December 2000
Reference
360 c14-5
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, He will make a statement on his policy for the detection of housing benefit fraud. (Failed OPQ). - Inc figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, He will make a statement on his policy for the detection of housing benefit fraud. (Failed OPQ). - Inc figures.
Asked by
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
(Conservative)
Answered by
Angela Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 December 2000
For answer on
18 December 2000
Answered on
18 December 2000
Mr. Randall: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security he will make a statement on his policy for the detection of Housing
Benefit fraud. [141828]
Angela Eagle: We continue to invest to help local authorities root out Housing Benefit fraud. We have provided over £100 million
since 1998 so that local authorities can implement the Verification Framework which protects the gateway to benefit by setting out
minimum standards for collecting evidence before claims are paid.
Over 350 councils are now using the Royal Mail scheme to stop benefit cheques being re-directed from the address they have been
claimed for. Our £2 million programme to make better use of IT has given 404 local authorities on-line access to essential benefit
information held on departmental systems, reducing the scope for fraud and error.
We are now building on this through the integrated enquiry service, which will give authorities access to further information to
help combat fraud, including the Department's database of National Insurance numbers.
We are working with 10 local authorities to pilot a single fraud hotline from January 2001, allowing the public to report suspected
Housing Benefit fraud as well as suspicions of other benefit fraud. Our new anti-fraud incentive scheme is being phased in from next
April and will make the gateway to Housing Benefit more secure, putting the focus on prevention as well as detection. The new scheme
sets out the anti-fraud activities we expect local authorities to undertake, and it introduces new financial rewards for authorities
that act to prevent fraud from happening in the first place.
Subjects
Abuse; Applications; Benefits rules; Housing benefit; Fraud; ICT; Local government; Pilot schemes; Proof of identity; Social security benefits; Telephone services; Royal Mail
Date
18 December 2000
Reference
360 c73W; 141828
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on fraud in the social security system and guidelines on disclosing information to police.
Supplementary on fraud in the social security system and guidelines on disclosing information to police.
Asked by
Lord Pickles
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
18 December 2000
Subjects
Abuse; Fraud; Social security benefits
Date
18 December 2000
Reference
360 c15-6
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Rooker
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Abuse; Fraud; Social security benefits
Date
18 December 2000
Reference
360 c15-6
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Rooker
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Abuse; Fraud; Social security benefits
Date
18 December 2000
Reference
360 c13-4
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons