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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his letter dated of 15 January 2019 in relation to Question 196768, what assessment he has made of the reasons why only a maximum of nine out of the full compliment of 11 full-time investigator posts have ever been filled...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his letter dated of 15 January 2019 in relation to Question 196768, what assessment he has made of the reasons why only a maximum of nine out of the full compliment of 11 full-time investigator posts have ever been filled...
The Service Complaints Ombudsman is provided with an annual budget from defence funds which, under the financial delegation given to her, is used to meet all the costs associated with her independent function.
The Ombudsman's office is staffed by Civil Servants and all job advertisements are posted on the Civil Service Jobs website at the earliest opportunity. On occasions, it has not been possible to attract sufficiently qualified applicants from within the Civil Service with the necessary skills for investigation officer posts. This has led to jobs being advertised externally, a process which takes significantly longer as it requires necessary security vetting.
All posts are subject to the usual churn of staff, some of whom will seek opportunities elsewhere following a two or three-year term. It is, therefore, not surprising that with the establishment of the SCO office in 2015, a number of staff left the Ombudsman's office in the latter part of 2017. Around that time, an internal restructuring was also undertaken which has taken time to bed in.
The number of filled investigation officer posts has now increased to ten, with recruitment ongoing for the remaining post plus another that is due to become vacant in April 2019. I am also aware that the Ombudsman is reviewing her staffing requirements. A review of the office's case handling processes, without detriment to quality, will, I understand, form the basis for this.
To date, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has responded positively to any requests for additional staff from the Ombudsman, including throughout the period when recruitment in the MOD was subject to severe restrictions, and we will of course be happy to fully consider any further requests.
It will take time to collate the detailed information requested on the average length of investigations, recruitment to full-time investigator posts and sick leave. I will write to the hon. Member in due course.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many successful applicants for the role of investigation officer were awaiting security vetting in each quarter since 2017; how long each such investigation officer was waiting for that vetting to be completed; how many people found other employment during the period...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many successful applicants for the role of investigation officer were awaiting security vetting in each quarter since 2017; how long each such investigation officer was waiting for that vetting to be completed; how many people found other employment during the period...
The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2016 to Question 56016, on Army Foundation College vetting, what proportion of Ministry of Defence civil servants employed at Army Foundation College, Harrogate (a) currently hold valid Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2016 to Question 56016, on Army Foundation College vetting, what proportion of Ministry of Defence civil servants employed at Army Foundation College, Harrogate (a) currently hold valid Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance and (b)...
All Ministry of Defence Civil Servants currently employed at Army Foundation College hold DBS clearance and since August 2015 all new civilian staff have held clearances before they commenced work at the college.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2016 to Question 56016, on Army Foundation College vetting; how many permanent staff arriving at Army Foundation College, Harrogate without Disclosure and Barring Service clearance were (a) returned to their previous unit and (b) subject...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2016 to Question 56016, on Army Foundation College vetting; how many permanent staff arriving at Army Foundation College, Harrogate without Disclosure and Barring Service clearance were (a) returned to their previous unit and (b) subject...
Since April 2014, 93 military staff due to be employed by Army Foundation College, Harrogate arrived without Disclosure and Barring Service clearance; of these 21 have been subject to a supervisory plan and 72 were returned to their previous unit to await the required clearance. Since August 2015 all those subject to a supervisory plan have not been permitted to be part of a training team.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of staff at the Army Foundation College, Harrogate had up-to-date Disclosure and Barring Service checks prior to arriving in post at that college in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of staff at the Army Foundation College, Harrogate had up-to-date Disclosure and Barring Service checks prior to arriving in post at that college in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
All posts at Army Foundation College (AFC), Harrogate require Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.
Any military personnel arriving on site without clearance are either returned to their previous unit or are subject to a supervisory plan to ensure they are not left unsupervised with recruits. Data is not held prior to April 2014. Between April and December 2014, 12% of Permanent Staff arrived without DBS clearance. In 2015, it was 13% and in 2016 5% arrived without clearance.
All current Ministry of Defence Civil Servants at AFC have DBS clearance. In 2014 68% of all posts required DBS checks. The requirement is now 100%.
Any contract staff at AFC awaiting DBS clearance will also be escorted.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of staff at the Army Foundation College Harrogate who have direct contact with children have yet to be cleared by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of staff at the Army Foundation College Harrogate who have direct contact with children have yet to be cleared by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
There are currently 393 permanent members of staff that have direct contact with Junior Soldiers (U18s) at the Army Foundation College Harrogate. All 393 staff have been cleared by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
I thank my hon. Friend for giving way. We urgently needed to examine what happened in Cambridge and the trauma experienced by many families in the city. Does he agree that the Ministry of Defence should have been much
more alert to the risk, given that sexual assaults, personnel breaking...
I thank my hon. Friend for giving way. We urgently needed to examine what happened in Cambridge and the trauma experienced by many families in the city. Does he agree that the Ministry of Defence should have been much
more alert to the risk, given that sexual assaults, personnel breaking...
Is my hon. Friend aware that the visits—which were apparently intended to encourage good behaviour among the Libyans, who were becoming increasingly out of control—included visits to the House of Commons, No. 10 Downing Street and Buckingham Palace?
Is my hon. Friend aware that the visits—which were apparently intended to encourage good behaviour among the Libyans, who were becoming increasingly out of control—included visits to the House of Commons, No. 10 Downing Street and Buckingham Palace?
I hear what the Minister says, and she has been very open and honest in her response, but we are still left with the MOD’s own risk assessment before the personnel came to the UK. It says:
“There were reports of widespread sexual and gender-based violence during the conflict and there...
I hear what the Minister says, and she has been very open and honest in her response, but we are still left with the MOD’s own risk assessment before the personnel came to the UK. It says:
“There were reports of widespread sexual and gender-based violence during the conflict and there...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department took to vet the Libyan personnel before their training at Bassingbourn Barracks; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department took to vet the Libyan personnel before their training at Bassingbourn Barracks; and if she will make a statement.
Before the start of General Purpose Force training on 11 June 2014, the UK held extensive discussions with the Libyan government on the selection and vetting of Libyan trainees. The Libyan government provided trainee candidates who had
been through Libyan vetting and selection processes.
These candidates were subject to additional UK vetting in Libya to ensure thoseselected met Foreign Office, Ministry of Defence and Home Office requirements on security, immigration, medical, physical, literacy, and numeracy criteria as
well as representing a distribution of trainees that was geographically representativeof Libya.
Home Office visa processes included checks against UK criminal databases and a visa declaration by all trainees that confirmed they held no criminal convictionsor charges in the UK or elsewhere. We are not aware that any of those candidates
who passed UK screening had criminal convictions or faced charges at that time in theUK or elsewhere.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department took to vet Libyan personnel prior to their commencing military training at Bassingbourn barracks; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department took to vet Libyan personnel prior to their commencing military training at Bassingbourn barracks; and if he will make a statement.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Member for Rayleigh and Wickford (Mr Francois) of 4 December to question 214126.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department took to vet Libyan personnel prior to their commencing military training at Bassingbourn barracks; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department took to vet Libyan personnel prior to their commencing military training at Bassingbourn barracks; and if he will make a statement.
Prior to the start of General Purpose Force training on 11 June 2014, the UK had numerous discussions with the Libyan government on the selection and vetting of Libyan trainees. These conversations included the United States and Italy. The Libyan government provided trainee candidates who had been through Libyan vetting and selection processes. These candidates were subject to additional UK vetting in Libya to ensure those selected met Foreign Office, Ministry of Defence and Home Office requirements on security, immigration, medical, physical, literacy, and numeracy criteria as well as meeting a distribution of trainees that was geographically representative of Libya. Home Office visa processes included checks against UK criminal databases and a visa declaration by all trainees that confirmed they held no criminal convictions or charges in the UK or elsewhere. We are not aware that any of those candidates who passed UK screening had criminal convictions or faced charges at that time in the UK or elsewhere.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will issue guidance on when a sentence issued at a summary hearing within the armed forces becomes spent under the National Police Records (Recordable Offences) Regulations; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will issue guidance on when a sentence issued at a summary hearing within the armed forces becomes spent under the National Police Records (Recordable Offences) Regulations; and if he will make a statement.
The National Police Records (Recordable Offences) Regulations 2000 provide for the recording in national police records of convictions. It is current police policy to retain all information relating to cautions and convictions on the police national computer until the subject reaches 100 years of age, for police operational reasons and in the interest of the prevention and detection of crime.
Rehabilitation periods for sentences, including for sentences specific to the service justice system (eg detention or dismissal) are set out in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, A finding at Summary Hearing within the armed forces that a charge has been proved is treated as a conviction, and any sentence imposed by the commanding officer is treated as a sentence, for the purposes of the 1974 Act.
There is no separate guidance on convictions for service offences, as they are treated in the same way as ‘civilian’ offences. The same rehabilitation periods apply to sentences which are imposed in the service justice system as are imposed by the civilian justice system. In addition, there are specific rehabilitation periods for sentences of dismissal and service detention. However, some advice for service personnel has been included in revised guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 which will be published shortly.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether police information notices are included in disclosure and barring checks; and if she will make a statement.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether police information notices are included in disclosure and barring checks; and if she will make a statement.
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Police information notices (PINs), issued where there have been allegations of harassment, are not automatically disclosed as part of an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) certificate. However, chief officers are required to disclose additional information which they reasonably believe to be relevant, and PINs can be included in this additional information.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) whether it is a requirement that enhanced disclosure checks are carried out on any adult male who offers a home to a child in the care of a local authority; and if he will make a statement;
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) whether it is a requirement that enhanced disclosure checks are carried out on any adult male who offers a home to a child in the care of a local authority; and if he will make a statement;
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A person who looks after a child in the care of a local authority within their own home must be approved as a foster carer (unless they have parental responsibility for the child). Before a fostering service may approve a person of any sex as a foster carer, they must obtain an enhanced disclosure check with respect to that person and any of their household members aged 18 or over.
There are no guidelines to chief constables on the responsibilities and assessment process of older men who accommodate young girls within the care system. This is because the assessment, approval, supervision and development of foster carers are the responsibility of fostering services, rather than the constabulary. The assessment and approval of foster carers of any age or sex in England is regulated by the Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011. In Wales it is regulated by the Fostering Services (Wales) Regulations 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will estimate the number of people who have lost their job due to a Criminal Records Bureau disclosure of a conviction for consensual homosexual sex; and if she will make a statement.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will estimate the number of people who have lost their job due to a Criminal Records Bureau disclosure of a conviction for consensual homosexual sex; and if she will make a statement.
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[holding answer 17 September 2012]: The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) provides eligible employers with criminal record information, but has no involvement in decisions to recruit or retain. Therefore it is not possible to provide an estimate of the number of people who may have lost their job due to the disclosure of a conviction, whether for consensual homosexual sex or any other matter.
All too recently the Government wanted to give anonymity to male rapists. Now women who face domestic violence will not receive the protection that should be offered to them. The Government are failing to take account of what we know about the implications for women and children who, having experienced...
All too recently the Government wanted to give anonymity to male rapists. Now women who face domestic violence will not receive the protection that should be offered to them. The Government are failing to take account of what we know about the implications for women and children who, having experienced...
Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that the problem is that we are coming from different directions? For Opposition Members, the priority is the protection of women and children who have been abused, who are facing abuse and who live in fear of their lives. For Government Members, the priority...
Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that the problem is that we are coming from different directions? For Opposition Members, the priority is the protection of women and children who have been abused, who are facing abuse and who live in fear of their lives. For Government Members, the priority...
Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that an increasing difficulty for the people he is describing is that they have to make a telephone call to see whether they are eligible for legal aid? We are talking about people who might have poor command of the English language. The people...
Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that an increasing difficulty for the people he is describing is that they have to make a telephone call to see whether they are eligible for legal aid? We are talking about people who might have poor command of the English language. The people...
Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?
Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?