To ask Her Majesty's Government whether staff at immigration detention centres who are in contact with children are checked by the Criminal Records Bureau before they are employed; and, if not, what plans they have to undertake such checks.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether staff at immigration detention centres who are in contact with children are checked by the Criminal Records Bureau before they are employed; and, if not, what plans they have to undertake such checks.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young people under the age of 18 years have been the subject of a Criminal Records Bureau check in each year since 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young people under the age of 18 years have been the subject of a Criminal Records Bureau check in each year since 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent estimate he has made of the number of people seeking registration with the Independent Safeguarding Authority under the vetting and barring scheme in the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent estimate he has made of the number of people seeking registration with the Independent Safeguarding Authority under the vetting and barring scheme in the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how long on average he expects it to take for an application for registration under the vetting and barring scheme to be processed by the Independent Safeguarding Authority.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how long on average he expects it to take for an application for registration under the vetting and barring scheme to be processed by the Independent Safeguarding Authority.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of those convicted of (a) killing and (b) abusing children who were (i) known and (ii) not known to the victim had been subject to an enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of those convicted of (a) killing and (b) abusing children who were (i) known and (ii) not known to the victim had been subject to an enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) standard and (b) enhanced checks from the Criminal Records Bureau were outstanding on the latest date for which figures are available; and how many such checks were outstanding on the same date in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) standard and (b) enhanced checks from the Criminal Records Bureau were outstanding on the latest date for which figures are available; and how many such checks were outstanding on the same date in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent representations she has received on the effect on the employment prospects of young jobseekers of spent convictions for minor cautions being disclosed during enhanced Criminal Records Bureau checks.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent representations she has received on the effect on the employment prospects of young jobseekers of spent convictions for minor cautions being disclosed during enhanced Criminal Records Bureau checks.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families when he expects Sir Roger Singleton to publish his review of the vetting and barring scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families when he expects Sir Roger Singleton to publish his review of the vetting and barring scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what guidance has been given to local authorities by the Information Commissioner on the classifying of individuals on List 98.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what guidance has been given to local authorities by the Information Commissioner on the classifying of individuals on List 98.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment she made of the effect on the employment prospects of young jobseekers of spent convictions for minor cautions being disclosed during enhanced Criminal Records Bureau checks.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment she made of the effect on the employment prospects of young jobseekers of spent convictions for minor cautions being disclosed during enhanced Criminal Records Bureau checks.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the expected running costs are of (a) the Independent Safeguarding Authority and (b) the Vetting and Barring Scheme in each of the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the expected running costs are of (a) the Independent Safeguarding Authority and (b) the Vetting and Barring Scheme in each of the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what percentage of (a) standard checks and (b) enhanced checks undertaken by the Criminal Records Bureau were the subject of a dispute by (i) the applicant and (ii) an employer in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what percentage of (a) standard checks and (b) enhanced checks undertaken by the Criminal Records Bureau were the subject of a dispute by (i) the applicant and (ii) an employer in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for a (a) standard and (b) enhanced check have been made to the Criminal Records Bureau by people on List 99 in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for a (a) standard and (b) enhanced check have been made to the Criminal Records Bureau by people on List 99 in each year since 1997.

SI 2009/1924. Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Children, Schools and Families. Coming into force 12 October 2009.

SI 2009/1924. Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Children, Schools and Families. Coming into force 12 October 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether he plans to issue guidance on Independent Safeguarding Authority vetting arrangements in relation to parental visits to schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether he plans to issue guidance on Independent Safeguarding Authority vetting arrangements in relation to parental visits to schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how long on average it took to complete a Criminal Records Bureau check undertaken (a) by Lancashire constabulary and (b) nationwide in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how long on average it took to complete a Criminal Records Bureau check undertaken (a) by Lancashire constabulary and (b) nationwide in the latest period for which figures are available.

I am afraid that that comment was not worthy of a former senior Minister; it is as simple as that. All I am saying is that ASBOs are not always effective. My main point is that our intervention should come at an earlier stage, when it comes to the children...

I am afraid that that comment was not worthy of a former senior Minister; it is as simple as that. All I am saying is that ASBOs are not always effective. My main point is that our intervention should come at an earlier stage, when it comes to the children...

I have looked back at the record very carefully, and I assure the hon. Lady that we were on the record in this Chamber supporting ASBOs as a last resort. When we voted against the Third Reading of that Bill, for all sorts of other reasons, we were accused of...

I have looked back at the record very carefully, and I assure the hon. Lady that we were on the record in this Chamber supporting ASBOs as a last resort. When we voted against the Third Reading of that Bill, for all sorts of other reasons, we were accused of...

The hon. Gentleman makes a good point about the need for support from the family. One of the issues with ASBOs has been the lack of application of support orders to ensure that they are backed up. If that is the hon. Gentleman's point, I entirely agree with him. The...

The hon. Gentleman makes a good point about the need for support from the family. One of the issues with ASBOs has been the lack of application of support orders to ensure that they are backed up. If that is the hon. Gentleman's point, I entirely agree with him. The...

I just gave the actual breach rates for acceptable behaviour contracts, and they are on the record. I pointed out that breach rates go down substantially at the second intervention and that at the third intervention, there is 93 per cent. effectiveness. That was in the NAO study. Sadly, no...

I just gave the actual breach rates for acceptable behaviour contracts, and they are on the record. I pointed out that breach rates go down substantially at the second intervention and that at the third intervention, there is 93 per cent. effectiveness. That was in the NAO study. Sadly, no...