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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what comparative assessment she has made of the value of telephone and face-to-face interviews on the ability of the police to assess allegations of domestic abuse.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what comparative assessment she has made of the value of telephone and face-to-face interviews on the ability of the police to assess allegations of domestic abuse.
The College of Policing has issued guidance to police forces making clear that it is the responsibility of the attending officer or first responder to carry out a primary risk assessment at the first opportunity, usually at the scene. In its report on police effectiveness, published in March 2017, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary found that in a very small number of forces there were too many instances of interviews conducted by telephone and recommended that this be stopped.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been as a direct result of information gained by police forces from covert human intelligence sources in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been as a direct result of information gained by police forces from covert human intelligence sources in the last 12 months.
The use of covert human intelligence sources by police forces, and the intelligence derived from this use, plays an important role in the prevention and detection of crime, and is subject to strict authorisation controls and oversight through the Office of Surveillance Commissioners, as detailed in the Covert Human Intelligence Sources Code of Practice.
Intelligence derived from covert human intelligence sources is frequently combined with intelligence and evidence from other sources to build a case for prosecutions and convictions. It is not therefore currently possible to say how many prosecutions and convictions resulted from intelligence gained from covert human intelligence sources alone, since such information will almost always form part of an overall intelligence picture. It is an operational matter for individual police forces to ensure that their use of covert human intelligence sources is effective. Law enforcement agencies must demonstrate that their use is both necessary and proportionate, and must ensure they comply with the Covert Human Intelligence Sources Code of Practice.
Available statistics and analysis on the use of covert human intelligence sources, including the number of covert human intelligence sources authorisations, are provided in the Chief Surveillance Commissioner’s annual report.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of emergency 999 calls to the police that were reclassified or downgraded as a result of a shortage of police officers in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of emergency 999 calls to the police that were reclassified or downgraded as a result of a shortage of police officers in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
The 2015 Spending Review protected overall police spending in real terms, and the 2017/18 police funding settlement maintained that protection. Answering, classifying and responding to 999 calls are operational matters for the police.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police detective vacancies there are by region.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police detective vacancies there are by region.
Decisions about the recruitment and retention of police officers and staff are the responsibility of chief constables and police and crime commissioners, supported by the College of Policing.
In her last annual remit letter, the Home Secretary asked the independent Police Remuneration Review Body to consider evidence and proposals from police partners on boosting recruitment and retention in shortage groups. We look forward to receiving their recommendations later this year.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to encourage police forces to make use of social media to (a) pass information onto communities which they serve and (b) assist in tackling crime; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to encourage police forces to make use of social media to (a) pass information onto communities which they serve and (b) assist in tackling crime; and if she will make a statement.
The Modern Crime Prevention Strategy published in March 2016 sets out the Government’s strategy recognising that using modern technology effectively is critical to preventing crime. Using social media is part of this.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the summary and main findings of the report by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, PEEL: Police effectiveness 2016, published in March 2017, what steps she is taking to prevent police forces from rationing their response to reported crimes.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the summary and main findings of the report by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, PEEL: Police effectiveness 2016, published in March 2017, what steps she is taking to prevent police forces from rationing their response to reported crimes.
Decisions about the allocation of police resources are for Chief Constables and democratically accountable Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs). They are responsible for ensuring the needs of the local community are met.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of changes in the police budget on its ability to respond to emergency calls.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of changes in the police budget on its ability to respond to emergency calls.
The 2015 Spending Review protected overall police spending in real terms, and the 2017/18 police funding settlement maintained that protection. Answering, classifying and responding to 999 calls are operational matters for the police.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help the police service attract, recruit and train more police detectives.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help the police service attract, recruit and train more police detectives.
Decisions about the recruitment and retention of police officers and staff are the responsibility of chief constables and police and crime commissioners, supported by the College of Policing.
In her last annual remit letter, the Home Secretary asked the independent Police Remuneration Review Body to consider evidence and proposals from police partners on boosting recruitment and retention in shortage groups. We look forward to receiving their recommendations later this year.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to the police on the classification of emergency calls.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to the police on the classification of emergency calls.
The 2015 Spending Review protected overall police spending in real terms, and the 2017/18 police funding settlement maintained that protection. Answering, classifying and responding to 999 calls are operational matters for the police.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve the effectiveness of police recording processes for crimes in (a) England and Wales and (b) the West Midlands.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve the effectiveness of police recording processes for crimes in (a) England and Wales and (b) the West Midlands.
It is crucial that police crime recorded crime statistics are accurate and fit for purpose. HMIC’s rolling programme of crime data integrity inspections will keep the spotlight on forces to improve the accuracy of their crime recording. Where those inspections highlight areas for improvement we expect forces to take them seriously and act on them. HMIC are currently conducting a crime data integrity inspection in West Midlands police with a report to be published later in the year.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the total paid by each police force in England and Wales to recruitment agencies in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the total paid by each police force in England and Wales to recruitment agencies in each year since 2010.
The data is not held centrally.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of clear communications between police forces and ambulance services.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of clear communications between police forces and ambulance services.
The Airwave network is used for critical communications by all three emergency services, and the performance of the network is constantly monitored. The effectiveness of the emergency services communications is also tested as part of regular scheduled counter terrorism exercises which take place around the country.
My right Honourable Friend, the Secretary for State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Boris Johnson), has made the following written Ministerial statement:
The situation in Syria remains extremely fragile. An estimated 400,000 people have been killed since the war began six years ago, many of them innocent civilians. The Asad regime...
My right Honourable Friend, the Secretary for State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Boris Johnson), has made the following written Ministerial statement:
The situation in Syria remains extremely fragile. An estimated 400,000 people have been killed since the war began six years ago, many of them innocent civilians. The Asad regime...
The situation in Syria remains extremely fragile. An estimated 400,000 people have been killed since the war began six years ago, many of them innocent civilians. The Asad regime continues to use the most barbaric military methods and tactics available, including the use of indiscriminate artillery fire, chemical weapons and...
The situation in Syria remains extremely fragile. An estimated 400,000 people have been killed since the war began six years ago, many of them innocent civilians. The Asad regime continues to use the most barbaric military methods and tactics available, including the use of indiscriminate artillery fire, chemical weapons and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of 15 December 2016 on the Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2017-18, HCWS360, which Police Innovation Fund projects are still being funded from previous years; and how much has been allocated to each...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of 15 December 2016 on the Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2017-18, HCWS360, which Police Innovation Fund projects are still being funded from previous years; and how much has been allocated to each...
The funding awarded to the projects in 2016-2017 was announced on 17 March 2016 and may be found on the www.gov.uk website. Funding for projects in 2017-18 will also be published on the website in due course.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of 15 December 2016, HCWS360, what projects are still funded from the Police Innovation Fund; and how much has been allocated to each such project throughout its life.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of 15 December 2016, HCWS360, what projects are still funded from the Police Innovation Fund; and how much has been allocated to each such project throughout its life.
The funding awarded to the projects in 2016-2017 was announced on 17 March 2016 and may be found on the www.gov.uk website. Funding for projects in 2017-18 will also be published on the website in due course.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to provide funding to police collision investigation units.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to provide funding to police collision investigation units.
It is an operational matter for Chief Constables, working with their Police and Crime Commissioners, to determine how to use available resources according to local priorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will work with (a) HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, (b) the College of Policing, (c) the National Police Chiefs Council and (d) the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners to draw up a national action plan to increase recruitment...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will work with (a) HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, (b) the College of Policing, (c) the National Police Chiefs Council and (d) the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners to draw up a national action plan to increase recruitment...
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary’s (HMIC’s) recommendations are primarily for police leaders to take action and ensure progress is made. In its Effectiveness report, published on 2 March 2017, HMIC called on the National Police Chiefs’ Council, working with the College of Policing, to review by June what is being done to tackle concerns over the number of police detectives. HMIC recommended that these bodies should put in place a national action plan by December 2017.
We continue to work with national policing leads to encourage better analysis of this issue and the development of sustainable solutions.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers and (b) policing staff were employed in each force in England and Wales in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers and (b) policing staff were employed in each force in England and Wales in each year since 2010.
The Home Office collects and publishes data biannually on the number of police officers and police staff employed by each police force. These data can be found in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletins.
The latest statistics, representing the picture as at 30 September 2016, can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-30-september-2016
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2017 to Question 69588, on police, which recommendations contained in the Reshaping Policing for the Public report her Department (a) plans to implement and (b) has implemented since that report was published.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2017 to Question 69588, on police, which recommendations contained in the Reshaping Policing for the Public report her Department (a) plans to implement and (b) has implemented since that report was published.
The paper, “Reshaping Policing for the Public”, was intended to stimulate discussion on the future of policing, concluding that “the police service must go further in changing itself so that it continues to achieve its primary goal of preventing crime and keeping the public safe”. Since the publication of this paper, the Government has provided support to the policing sector to enable it to become self-reforming. This includes the Police Transformation Fund (PTF) which provides Police and Crime Commissioners with a real opportunity to transform policing and it is incentivising policing to meet future challenges by being more efficient and effective. The Police Reform and Transformation Board makes recommendations to the Home Secretary about how to spend the PTF.