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UK Borders Bill 2006-07

Eleventh Sitting (Morning). Clause 19 agreed to. Clause 20 under consideration when the Committee adjourned till this day at Two o'clock.

Type

Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings

Date

15 March 2007

Reference

PBC

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper DEP 07/184

Implementing the third money laundering directive: draft money laundering regulations 2007. Incl. regulatory impact assessment. Consultation paper. 106 p.

Deposited by

Treasury

Type

Consultation papers; Impact assessments; Deposited papers

Date

22 January 2007

Reference

DEP 07/184

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Counterfeit Money

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many counterfeit (a) sterling notes and (b) euros have been seized (i) in the UK and (ii) elsewhere since January 2002; what (A) denomination and (B) sum value they were; and what their provenance was.

Asked by

John Hayes (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

23 November 2006

For answer on

27 November 2006

Answered on

4 December 2006

A total of 1,640,000 counterfeit Bank of England banknotes were removed from circulation globally between 2002-05 with a total value of £28,695,000. Comprehensive data is not available for the provenance of the counterfeit notes. Data is not available for the number of counterfeits of sterling notes issued by those commercial banks permitted to issue notes in Scotland and Northern Ireland.Between 2002 and June 2006 a total of 2,182,800 counterfeit euro banknotes with a total value of £117,487,191 euros were removed from circulation globally. This data is not broken down by member state. Comprehensive data is not available for the provenance of the counterfeit notes.The following tables give a breakdown by denomination and value for the above totals.

Euro counterfeits
	€5	€10	€20	€50	€100	€200	€500	Total
Number of notes
2002	1,039	3,108	14,845	136,133	10,307	1,525	161	167,118
2003	3,209	5,335	149,518	314,846	54,575	14,026	950	542,459
2004	6,128	22,305	155,551	271,681	114,183	20,369	4,006	594,223
2005	5,790	34,740	126,960	341,820	40,670	20,370	8,650	579,000
2006¹	3,000	12,000	132,000	108,000	36,000	6,000	3,000	300,000

Value
2002	5,195	31,080	296,900	6,806,650	1,030,700	305,000	80,500	8,556,025
2003	16,045	53,350	2,990,360	15,742,300	5,457,500	2,805,200	475,000	27,539,755
2004	30,640	223,050	3,111,020	13,584,050	11,418,300	4,073,800	2,003,000	34,443,860
2005	28,950	347,400	2,539,200	17,091,000	4,067,000	4,074,000	4,325,000	32,472,550
2006¹	15,000	120,000	2,640,000	5,400,000	3,600,000	1,200,000	1,500,000	14,475,000
¹ First six months.

Sterling¹ counterfeits
	£5	£10	£20	£50	Total
Number of notes
2002	105,000	142,000	185,000	7,000	439,000
2003	56,000	36,000	268,000	6,000	366,000
2004	20,000	17,000	287,000	6,000	330,000
2005	6,000	7,000	487,000	5,000	505,000

Value
2002	525,000	1,420,000	3,700,000	350,000	5,995,000
2003	280,000	360,000	5,360,000	300,000	6,300,000
2004	100,000	170,000	5,740,000	300,000	6,310,000
2005	30,000	70,000	9,740,000	250,000	10,090,000
¹ These figures only relate to counterfeit Bank of England banknotes.

Date

4 December 2006

Reference

454 c193-4W;454 c193-4W; 104514

House

House of Commons

Immigration: Independent Monitor for Entry Clearance

What response they have made to the report of the Independent Monitor on Entry Clearance of November 2005, published in July 2006; whether they will retain appeal rights for persons refused under the new points system until the success rate on appeals falls below 10 per cent; whether changes have...

Asked by

Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Answered on

9 October 2006

My right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary wrote on 19 July to formally thank the monitor for her report which contains many constructive recommendations as to how UKvisas can improve its decision quality. UKvisas has already issued guidance to visa sections to implement the agreed recommendations. This was done in July 2006. Section 4 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 2006 removes the right of appeal from entry clearance applications under the points-based system. Implementation of the Act will be phased in line with the introduction of the points-based-system tiers. An administrative review will give applicants the opportunity to challenge the reasons given for refusal where they believe an error of fact has been made. Instructions were issued to entry-clearance officers on objectively assessing student and visitor applications in March, August and November 2005. These detailed how applications should be considered objectively and that subjective assessments regarding accents were not appropriate. Further guidance regarding visit applications were issued following legal advice in July 2006. All the recommendations in the independent monitor's report at paragraph 73 were covered in these instructions. Further instructions were issued in October 2005 advising visa sections, where there was more than one full-time entry clearance manager, to review the refusal notice before it was served. Training assessment has been overhauled to provide more transparent and focused feedback to delegates to address concerns with regard to overall and specific areas of performance including quality of decisions. In addition, a new programme of overseas refresher training has been launched for existing entry clearance staff—that includes the importance of objective assessments of applications. Entry clearance managers at visa sections overseas closely monitor workloads and seasonal variations in demand. UKvisas provide additional staffing on a seasonal basis in order to cope with additional demand. UKvisas also maintains a team of ““floaters”” who can be deployed overseas at fairly short notice in order to deal with unexpected spikes in demand. Where necessary UKvisas have also increased permanent staff resources. Documentation verification reports do now include details on why a document is stated to be not genuine.

Date

9 October 2006

Reference

7267; 685 c54-5WA

House

House of Lords

Deposited Paper HINF 2006/1574

Implementing the third money laundering directive: a consultation document. 115 p.

Deposited by

Treasury

Type

Consultation papers; Deposited papers

Date

1 August 2006

Reference

HINF 2006/1574

House

House of Lords

Deposited Paper DEP 06/1182

Table showing police detection rates in forces below and above 4,000 for each year from 1995 to 2005, broken down by name of police force and type of criminal offence.

Deposited by

Home Office

Type

Deposited papers

Date

22 June 2006

Reference

DEP 06/1182

House

House of Lords; House of Commons

Terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether a link has been established between professional counterfeit operations and other forms of organised crime, with particular reference to terrorism.

Asked by

Lord McCabe (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 March 2006

Reference

50560; 444 c475W;444 c475W

House

House of Commons

Identity Fraud

The introduction of a secure national identity scheme/identity cards scheme using biometric information will make a step change in protecting people from identity fraud. By linking a person's identity to biometric data which is unique to that person, a fraudster claiming to be another person can be detected. The Home...

Member

Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Labour)

Department

Home Office

Type

Written statements

Date

18 January 2006

Reference

677 c33-4WS

House

House of Lords

Passports

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were prosecuted for passport (a) fraud and (b) forgery in each of the last five years.

Asked by

Bob Spink (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 December 2005

Reference

35386; 440 c1925-6W;440 c1925-6W

House

House of Commons

Fraud and Forgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) fraud and (b) forgery offences have been reported to (i) East Belfast District Command Unit and (ii) Castlereagh District Command Unit in each year since 1998; how many reports led to (A) prosecution and (B) conviction; and what...

Asked by

Peter Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

22 November 2005

For answer on

24 November 2005

Answered on

6 December 2005

The following tables detail how many fraud and forgery offences have been reported to East Belfast and Castlereagh DCU's in each year since 1988 together with the number of prosecutions and convictions relating to fraud and forgery offences in the period 2000 to 2003 (2000 being the earliest date and 2003 the most current date for which this information is available). As prosecutions and convictions data cannot be linked to offences reported data, it is not possible to provide a meaningful percentage of one in relation to the other.

East Belfast District Command Unit
	Deception	Forgery and counterfeiting	Making off without payment	Other frauds	Total fraud and forgery
1998–99	210	17	91	2	320
1999–2000	239	32	111	3	385
2000–01	294	42	184	5	525
2001–02	229	25	256	0	510
2002–03	279	15	180	8	482
2003–04	94	3	137	5	239
2004–05	83	11	152	6	252
Total	1428	145	1111	29	2713

Castlereagh District Command Unit
	Deception	Forgery and counterfeiting	Making off without payment	Other frauds	Total fraud and forgery
1998–99	89	15	133	1	238
1999–2000	107	22	189	1	319
2000–01	90	10	172	1	273
2001–02	342	38	294	1	675
2002–03	169	36	182	3	390
2003–04	107	7	131	1	246
2004–05	75	3	54	2	134
Total	979	131	1155	10	2275

East Belfast DCU
	Fraud			Forgery
	Prosecutions	Convictions	Prosecutions	Convictions
2000	6	1	1	1
2001	5	5	4	4
2002	11	9	6	6
2003	12	10	1	1
Total	35	30	12	12

Castlereagh DCU
	Fraud			Forgery
	Prosecutions	Convictions	Prosecutions	Convictions
2000	8	6	0	0
2001	4	3	2	2
2002	9		3	2
2003	7	7	2	2
Total	28	24	7	6
Note: Prosecutions and convictions data is based on the police district command unit in which an offender's address falls

Date

6 December 2005

Reference

440 c1259-60W;440 c1259-60W; 31989

House

House of Commons

Identity Cards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how his Department plans to prevent the production of forged identity cards; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Jim Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 November 2005

Reference

440 c45W;440 c45W; 31097

House

House of Commons

Youth Justice

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many youths under the age of 18 years were convicted of (a) drug offences, (b) fraud and forgery, (c) theft of or from vehicles and (d) criminal damage in 2004–05; and how many received a custodial sentence.

Asked by

Ashok Kumar (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

3 November 2005

For answer on

7 November 2005

Answered on

24 November 2005

The information requested is shown in the following table for 2004. Data for 2005 is not yet available.

Persons aged under 18 sentenced and given immediate custody for specific offences in England and Wales (2004)
Offences	Defendants sentenced	Immediate custody
Drug offences	4,479	181
Fraud and forgery	762	38
Theft from vehicle	1,061	86
Criminal damage endangering life (excluding arson)	2,495	43
Total	8,797	348
Source: RDS-NOMS 9 November 2005

Date

24 November 2005

Reference

26501; 439 c2324-5W;439 c2322-3W

House

House of Commons

Forgery Act

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) males and (b) females have been (i) charged and (ii) convicted in England and Wales of offences under sections (A) 34 and (B) 36 of the Forgery Act 1861 in each year since 1984.

Asked by

David Amess (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

7 November 2005

For answer on

9 November 2005

Answered on

23 November 2005

Statistics on the number of persons charged with a crime are not centrally collected.Data collected on the Home Office Court Proceedings database for offences under the Forgery Act 1861 are in paper format prior to 2003. As these records need to be manually analysed, sample years have be selected and are shown in the table. The number of convictions under S34 of the Forgery Act 1861 ‘Acknowledge bail in false name' is contained in the table for years 1992, 1997, 2002–04. There were no convictions under S36 of the Act ‘Destroying, injuring, forging or falsifying registers of births, baptisms, marriages, deaths or burials or certified copies'.Paper records prior to 1992 are no longer available.

Number of males and females convicted at all courts under S.34 Forgery Act 1861 in England and Wales, 1992, 1997, 2002–04⁽⁵²⁾
Offence: Acknowledge bail in false name
Statute: Forgery Act 1861 S.34
	Found guilty
	Male	Female
1992	20	—
1997	13	—
2002	9	3
2003	16	2
2004	7	1
⁽⁵²⁾ These data are on the principal offence basis

Court statistics for 2005 will be available in autumn 2006.

Date

23 November 2005

Reference

27144; 439 c2148-9W;439 c2148W

House

House of Commons

Immigration Asylum and Nationality Bill

Immigration Asylum and Nationality Bill. Committee stage seventh sitting (morning). Schedule 3, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 47 to 49 agreed to, clause 48 as amended. New clause 1 under consideration.

Type

Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings

Date

27 October 2005

Reference

SCE

House

House of Commons

Public Record Office

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what assessment she has made of the (a) integrity and (b) authenticity of documents held in the Public Record Office; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 July 2005

Reference

10810; 436 c826W

House

House of Commons

National Archives

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will bring forward legislation to make it an offence to place forged documents in the National Archives.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 July 2005

Reference

436 c826W; 10808

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many burglaries have been reported to (a) Essex Police and (b) Southend Police in each year since 1997; and how many reports led to a (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction; how many vehicle thefts have been reported to (a)...

Asked by

David Amess (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

10 January 2005

For answer on

7 March 2005

Answered on

7 March 2005

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many burglaries have been reported to (a) Essex police and (b) Southend police in each year since 1997; and how many reports led to a (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction; [208279] (2) how many vehicle thefts have been reported to (a) Essex police and (b) Southend police in each year since 1997; and how many reports led to a (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction; [208593] (3) how many assaults have been reported to (a) Essex police and (b) Southend police in each year since 1997; and how many reports led to (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction; [208594] (4) how many violence against the person offences have been reported to (a) Essex police and (b) Southend police in each year since 1997; and how many reports led to (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction; [208596] (5) how many violent crimes have been reported to (a) Essex police and (b) Southend police in each year since 1997; and how many reports led to (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction; [208597] (6) how many sexual offences have been reported to (a) Essex police and (b) Southend police in each year since 1997; and how many reports led to (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction; [208598] (7) how many robberies have been reported to (a) Essex police and (b) Southend police in each year since 1997; and how many reports led to a (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction; [208639] (8) how many (a) fraud and (b) forgery offences have been reported to (i) Essex police and (ii) Southend police in each year since 1997; and how many reports led to a (A) prosecution and (B) conviction. [208642] Ms Blears: The available information is given in the tables. Tables 1 and 2 give the number of offences recorded by the police in the Essex police force area and the Southend Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) area. Recorded crime data is published on a financial year basis and data at CDRP level is only available for six key offences for 1999-2000 and 2000-01 but for all offences from 2001-02. Tables 3 and 4 give the number of defendants proceeded against and found guilty in the Essex police force area and South East Essex petty sessional area. Court proceedings data is published on a calendar year basis. Data for 2004 will not be available until the autumn. Because recorded crime deals with offences and court proceedings deals with defendants, the two data sets are not directly comparable. Table 1: Offences recorded by the police by various offence types, 1997-98 to 2001-02 Number of offences _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Burglary Theft of a Common Violence Violent Sexual Robbery Fraud Forgery vehicle assault against crime1 offences the person Essex police force area 1997-982 15,839 797 n/a 4,806 6,016 783 427 2,321 137 1998-993 14,997 7,414 1,478 8,043 9,443 877 523 4,207 159 1999-2000 14,967 7,174 3,220 9,879 11,480 975 626 5,339 131 2000-01 14,889 6,826 3,344 10,680 12,232 852 700 6,455 160 2001-02 14,472 7,505 4,332 11,896 13,703 887 920 6,518 193 Southend Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership area 1997-98 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1998-99 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1999-2000 n/a 1,013 n/a 1,463 1,786 157 166 n/a n/a 2000-01 n/a 863 n/a 1,414 1,697 135 148 n/a n/a 2001-02 1,439 810 479 1,444 1,800 139 217 649 16 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. n/a = Not available. 1 Includes offences of violence against the person, sexual offences and robbery. 2 The number of crimes recorded using the coverage and rules in use until 31 March 1998. 3 The number of crimes recorded using the expanded coverage and revised counting rules which came into effect on 1 April 1998. Note: The data in this table is prior to the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard. These figures are not directly comparable with those for later years. Table 2: Offences recorded by the police by various offence types, 2002-03 and 2003-04 Number of offences _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Burglary Theft of a Common Violence Violent Sexual Robbery Fraud Forgery vehicle assault against crime1 offences the person Essex police force area 2002-03 16,909 7,664 3,559 22,090 24,583 1,165 1,328 7,471 263 2003-04 16,467 7,283 4,050 26,010 28,782 1,296 1,476 7,163 307 Southend Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership area 2002-03 1,994 668 321 3,043 3,551 195 313 596 38 2003-04 1,643 746 244 3,253 3,849 188 408 802 49 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Includes offences of violence against the person, sexual offences and robbery. Note: The data in this table takes account of the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002. These figures are not directly comparable with those for earlier years. Table 3: Number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for various offences, 1997 to 2003 1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Burglary Theft of a vehicle Common assault Violence against the Violent crime2 person Proceeded Found Proceeded Found Proceeded Found Proceeded Found Proceeded Found against guilty3 against guilty3 against guilty3 against guilty3 against guilty3 Essex police force area 1997 995 598 560 311 956 550 1,443 647 1,774 819 1998 920 581 562 357 1,270 748 1,468 637 1,851 824 1999 828 533 585 319 1,368 793 1,454 622 1,814 792 2000 837 436 599 348 1,475 732 1,361 569 1,665 728 2001 717 403 517 327 1,472 769 1,547 613 1,940 759 2002 680 405 575 381 1,473 845 1,298 618 1,705 792 2003 648 410 547 362 1,565 898 1,471 702 1,828 863 South East Essex petty sessional area4 1997 246 163 118 57 263 149 394 158 468 192 1998 248 159 138 65 366 198 421 171 497 200 1999 211 138 150 77 328 203 353 162 422 194 2000 147 107 129 80 348 159 290 127 341 151 2001 157 102 98 60 357 190 351 120 412 144 2002 130 70 95 62 309 186 292 145 386 172 2003 137 89 91 61 342 199 323 147 408 178 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 These data are on the principal offence basis. 2 Includes: Violence against the person, Sexual offences and Robbery. 3 For South East Essex PSA the guilty figures include those found guilty at the Crown court where South East Essex PSA was the committing court. 4 Covers Southend and includes some parts of Rayleigh, Benfleet and Canvey. Table 4: Number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for various offences, 1997 to 2003 1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Sexual offences Robbery Fraud Forgery Proceeded Found Proceeded Found Proceeded Found Proceeded Found against guilty2 against guilty2 against guilty2 against guilty2 Essex police force area 1997 194 112 137 60 528 355 314 226 1998 220 101 163 86 558 361 300 217 1999 228 81 132 89 508 347 231 173 2000 151 81 153 78 544 324 234 176 2001 195 66 198 80 505 321 304 223 2002 201 79 206 95 483 316 249 176 2003 186 77 171 84 442 321 191 149 South East Essex petty sessional area3 1997 41 19 33 15 120 78 81 58 1998 38 10 38 19 115 64 68 52 1999 41 15 28 17 114 83 53 40 2000 23 12 28 12 120 79 57 35 2001 30 11 31 13 100 60 65 50 2002 45 12 49 15 91 54 39 26 2003 33 15 52 16 78 56 33 25 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 These data are on the principal offence basis. 2 For South East Essex PSA the guilty figures include those found guilty at the Crown court where South East Essex PSA was the committing court. 3 Covers Southend and includes some parts of Rayleigh, Benfleet and Canvey.

Date

7 March 2005

Reference

431 c1599-604W;431 c1594-8W; 208279;208593;208594;208596;208597;208598;208639;208642

House

House of Commons

Solicitor-General

To ask the Solicitor General, how many (a) fraud, (b) forgery, (c) gun crime, (d) internet crime, (e) robbery, (f) snatch theft and (g) alcohol-related violent offence cases the Crown Prosecution Service has brought in (i) Essex and (ii) England and Wales in each year since 1997; and how many...

Asked by

David Amess (Conservative)

Answering body

Solicitor General

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

19 January 2005

For answer on

4 March 2005

Answered on

4 March 2005

Mr. Amess: To ask the Solicitor-General how many (a) fraud, (b) forgery, (c) gun crime, (d) internet crime, (e) robbery, (f) snatch theft and (g) alcohol-related violent offence cases the Crown Prosecution Service has brought in (i) Essex and (ii) England and Wales in each year since 1997; and how many of these resulted in (A) conviction and (B) acquittal. [210455] The Solicitor-General: Gun crime, internet crime and alcohol-related violent offences are offences which cannot be separately identified on the Home Office Court Proceedings Database. Snatch theft is categorised as theft from the person. The table sets out the relevant figures for the other requested categories. The figures relate to persons for whom these sentences were for the principal offences for which they were found guilty. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. Number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts, found guilty at all courts and acquitted at crown courts for various offences--Essex police force area and England and Wales, 1997 to 2003 1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Theft from the person Fraud Proceeded Found guilty Acquitted Proceeded Found guilty Acquitted against against Essex police force area 1997 140 158 9 528 355 19 1998 192 164 8 558 361 14 1999 139 127 9 508 347 23 2000 70 55 4 544 324 5 2001 165 112 5 505 321 11 2002 177 138 3 483 316 12 2003 204 173 5 442 321 6 England and Wales 1997 5,987 5,742 556 20,866 14,661 587 1998 6,256 5,495 573 24,161 17,402 580 1999 6,816 5,691 473 25,101 17,992 679 2000 6,853 5,673 503 23,660 17,039 716 2001 7,340 6,008 579 22,512 16,084 607 2002 8,140 6,498 451 21,494 15,743 494 2003 8,012 6,542 446 20,787 15,223 541 Forgery Robbery Proceeded Found guilty Acquitted Proceeded Found guilty Acquitted against against Essex police force area 1997 314 226 4 137 60 9 1998 300 217 3 163 86 13 1999 231 173 3 132 89 8 2000 234 176 1 153 78 6 2001 304 223 3 198 80 21 2002 249 176 1 206 95 17 2003 191 149 -- 171 84 19 England and Wales 1997 9,851 7,298 137 10,781 5,589 984 1998 9,423 6,900 98 10,450 5,542 1,164 1999 8,893 6,408 103 10,321 5,626 1,214 2000 8,075 5,668 93 12,142 5,891 1,374 2001 8,221 5,731 102 14,871 6,822 1,515 2002 8,381 5,734 90 15,644 7,711 1,172 2003 8,758 6,057 112 13,732 7,303 1,897 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 These data are on the principal offence basis.

Date

4 March 2005

Reference

210455; 431 c1408-10W;431 c1402-4W

House

House of Commons

Written question

How many prosecutions have been made of those who are alleged to have forged signatures or committed other acts of fraud on Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency form D5. [HL 1283]. - Inc no figures.

Asked by

Lord Pendry (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 February 2005

Reference

HL 1283; 669 c234WA

House

House of Lords

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many forged passports have been confiscated or impounded by Customs and Immigration officers in the last 12 months; how many forged passports have been confiscated or impounded in the last three years by (a) Customs and Immigration officers and...

Asked by

John Pugh (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

21 December 2004

For answer on

4 February 2005

Answered on

4 February 2005

Dr. Pugh: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many forged passports have been confiscated or impounded by Customs and Immigration officers in the last 12 months; [207329] (2) how many forged passports have been confiscated or impounded in the last three years by (a) Customs and Immigration officers and (b) the police. [207484] Mr. Browne: The fraudulent use of passports (including forged and counterfeit documents) is taken very seriously by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate, HM Customs and the police. In addition to referrals from HM Customs and the police service, fraudulent travel documents are identified by the Immigration Service at ports of entry as well as during enforcement operations. There is no single central record of the total number of forged passports confiscated or impounded by Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND), Her Majesty's Customs and Excise (HMCE) and the police. However the available statistics show: Since 2001 numbers of fraudulent1 travel documents detected at United Kingdom ports of entry are as follows: 1 In the context of forgery statistics "Travel documents" is the all embracing term for passports, ID cards, refugee travel documents, certificates of identity, seaman's books and visas. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 2001 6,601 2002 9,664 2003 7,985 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Figures are not available to indicate how many of these documents were detected by Customs or Immigration Officers or by the police. In addition, since 2001 the National Document Fraud Unit has had a permanent presence in the main offices of IND in Croydon, following a pilot exercise which revealed large numbers of fraudulent travel documents being submitted in support of applications for leave to remain. Fraudulent documents detected by NDFU in Croydon from 2001 are: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 2001 360 2002 461 2003 837 2004 1,044 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

4 February 2005

Reference

430 c1150W; 207329;207484

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) fraud and (b) forgery offences have been reported to Lancashire Police in each year since 1997; and how many led to (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction. - Inc table.

Asked by

Peter L Pike (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

18 January 2005

For answer on

31 January 2005

Answered on

31 January 2005

Mr. Pike: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) fraud and (b) forgery offences have been reported to Lancashire police in each year since 1997; and how many led to (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction. [209996] Ms Blears: The available information is given in the tables. Tables 1 and 2 give the number of offences recorded by the police in the Lancashire police force area. Recorded crime data are published on a financial year basis. Table 3 gives the number of defendants proceeded against and found guilty in the Lancashire police force area. Court proceedings data are published on a calendar year basis. Data for 2004 will not be available until the autumn. Because recorded crime deals with offences and court proceedings deals with defendants, the two data sets are not directly comparable. Table 1: Fraud and forgery offences recorded by the police in Lancashire, 1997-98 to 2001-02 Number of offences _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Fraud Forgery 1997-981 3,340 217 1998-992 4,279 167 1999-2000 3,831 193 2000-01 5,828 107 2001-02 6,155 183 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 The number of crimes recorded using the coverage and rules in use until 31 March 1998. 2 The number of crimes recorded using the expanded coverage and revised counting rules which came into effect on 1 April 1998. Note: The data in this table are prior to the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard. These figures are not directly comparable with those for later years. Table 2: Fraud and forgery offences recorded by the police in Lancashire, 2002-03 and 2003-04 Number of offences _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Fraud Forgery 2002-03 5,695 144 2003-04 6,991 166 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: The data in this table take account of the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002. These figures are not directly comparable with those for earlier years. Table 3: Number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for fraud and forgery1 in the Lancashire police force area, 1997 to 2003 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Fraud Forgery Proceeded against Found guilty Proceeded against Found guilty 1997 742 553 294 206 1998 872 667 236 161 1999 804 619 265 197 2000 759 546 171 130 2001 736 558 165 107 2002 739 540 199 133 2003 626 489 224 144 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 These data are on the principal offence basis.

Date

31 January 2005

Reference

209996; 430 c691-2W;430 c691-3W

House

House of Commons

Identity Cards Bill

Identity Cards Bill. Committee stage eighth sitting (afternoon). Clauses 26 to 45 agreed to. Clauses 33 to 35 agreed to as amended. Schedule 2 agreed to. Bill, as amended, to be reported. (Bill 49).

Department

Standing Committee B

Type

Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings

Date

27 January 2005

Reference

SCB

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many forged passports have been impounded in each year since 1997. - Inc tables.

Asked by

George Osborne (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

8 December 2004

For answer on

17 January 2005

Answered on

17 January 2005

Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many forged passports have been impounded in each year since 1997. [204452] Mr. Browne: Figures are not kept centrally within the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) for the number of forged passports impounded each year. Since 1997 numbers of fraudulent travel documents detected at United Kingdom ports of entry are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 1997 4,411 1998 6,338 1999 5,516 2000 5,394 2001 6,601 2002 9,664 2003 7,985 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Since 2001 the National Document Fraud Unit (NDFU) has had a permanent presence in the main offices of IND in Croydon, following a pilot exercise which revealed large numbers of fraudulent travel documents being submitted in support of applications for leave to remain. Fraudulent documents detected by NDFU in Croydon from 2001 are: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 2001 360 2002 461 2003 837 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The NDFU makes a significant contribution to work being carried out internationally in the EU, International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and G8 to disrupt the work of forgers and to encourage states to impound, and thereby withdraw from circulation, forged and fraudulent passports and other travel documents detected. It also works closely with travel document issuing agencies in order to combat identity fraud and support the operation of border controls.

Date

17 January 2005

Reference

204452; 429 c742-3W;429 c746W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps her Department is taking to tackle counterfeiting in the pharmaceutical industry.

Asked by

John Robertson (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

8 November 2004

For answer on

16 November 2004

Answered on

16 November 2004

John Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps her Department is taking to tackle counterfeiting in the pharmaceutical industry. [197472] Ms Rosie Winterton: I have been asked to reply. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) investigates all allegations of counterfeit medicines in the United Kingdom, the vast majority of which are not associated with the tightly regulated legitimate supply chain. Action, in the form of legal proceedings, is taken when appropriate. The MHRA's inspection and enforcement division continually reviews its counterfeit strategy in order to remain proactive in this area. Some of the key initiatives are: The MHRA, in association with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, routinely carries out market surveillance by sampling and testing `off the shelf medicines on the UK market for authentication. The target products for this surveillance are based on intelligence and risk assessments. To date, none of the tests has identified a counterfeit product. Due to the global nature of the problem of counterfeit medicines, the MHRA continues to liaise closely with international regulatory partners, the pharmaceutical industry and international law enforcement agencies to ensure that the tackling of counterfeiting medicines remains a prioritised and co-ordinated activity. The MHRA is actively consulting with the pharmaceutical industry and technology the providers in the area of its work on technical developments in product security, which are aimed to further safeguard the integrity of the medicines supply chain. This includes work with the National Patient Safety Agency and the NHS Patient and Supply Agency on the potential use of bar- coding medicines and blood products to increase patient safety. In addition, work is being done with the United States Food and Drug Administration in the use of sophisticated `fingerprinting' to identify active pharmaceutical ingredients as a means of product verification. The MHRA is developing an educational program for the public and other stakeholders on the dangers of counterfeit medicines and purchasing drugs on the internet.

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

426 c1301W;426 c1305W; 197472

House

House of Commons

Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

What compensation they have agreed to pay Mr Ng, a British national (overseas) passport holder who was arrested in August 1999 by Indian authorities and detained in prison after British consular officials told the authorities that his passport was a forgery; and whether they will inquire into the circumstances in...

Asked by

Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 November 2004

Reference

HL 4652; 666 c35WA

House

House of Lords

Crawley, Baroness

Answered by

Baroness Crawley (Labour)

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

18 October 2004

Reference

665 c519-20

House

House of Lords

Crawley, Baroness

1st supplementary on waiting times for visas and the alleged selling of false documents.

Asked by

Lord Ahmed (Labour)

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

18 October 2004

Reference

665 c519-20

House

House of Lords

Crawley, Baroness

Answered by

Baroness Crawley (Labour)

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

18 October 2004

Reference

665 c519-20

House

House of Lords

Crawley, Baroness

What progress has been made towards improving the efficiency of the service provided by the visa section in the British High Commission in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Asked by

Lord Ahmed (Labour)

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

18 October 2004

Reference

665 c519-20

House

House of Lords

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the (a) availability and (b) misuse of fake proof of age cards; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 September 2004

Reference

181503; 424 c842W;424 c840W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of passports in circulation which are (a) forged and (b) modified in order to serve as false identification. - Including figures.

Asked by

Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

18 June 2004

For answer on

28 June 2004

Answered on

28 June 2004

Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the number of passports in circulation which are (a) forged and (b) modified in order to serve as false identification. [180164] Mr. Browne: Given the nature of the problem it is difficult to estimate with any degree of accuracy how many false passports (or other travel documents in lieu of passports) of British or foreign origin are in circulation either in the UK or globally. The fraudulent use of travel documentation (including forged or counterfeit visas) is a serious global problem. The Immigration and Nationality Directorate's National Document Fraud Unit (NDFU) has the lead role in monitoring and combating this. The NDFU is recognised both at home and abroad as a leader in this field and works closely with its counterparts in other countries to counter this type of fraud. The NDFU has a comprehensive brief of conducting expert forensic level examinations of suspect documents, in delivering training programmes for the Immigration Service and other agencies in document fraud detection and in collation and dissemination of information about suspect documents and types of document abuse. Of the 7,985 abused travel documents of all nationalities detected at UK arrival controls in 2003, forged or altered documents represented 52 per cent. of the total. Completely counterfeit documents amounted to 15 per cent. whereas 27 per cent. of the total were in the hands of impostors. 724 abused documents were encountered in- country by immigration enforcement officers and a further 837 forged, counterfeit or fraudulently obtained documents were submitted to the Home Office with requests for leave to remain. The problem of identity fraud within the United Kingdom involving documents from all countries is one which affects not just the Home Office. For example, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency referred 1,071 suspect travel documents to the NDFU during 2003 of which 74 per cent. were found to be false or to contain false endorsements. Local offices of the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) referred 1,410 documents to that department's National Identity Fraud Unit of which 541 were found to be false. DWP referred 114 documents to the National Document Fraud Unit for an expert opinion. During the year 33,551 passengers were denied boarding by airlines (often after reference to members of the UK Airline Liaison Officer network). Many of these decisions were because the passengers held suspect documentation. The NDFU makes a significant contribution to work being carried out internationally in the EU, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and G8 to disrupt the work of forgers by enhancement of international security safeguards and standards, including those for biometrics, for travel documents and their issuing processes. It also works closely with travel document issuing agencies in order to combat identity fraud and facilitate the operation of border controls.

Date

28 June 2004

Reference

180164; 423 c23-4W

House

House of Commons

Written Statement on the temporary suspension of adoptions from Cambodia

Written Statement on the temporary suspension of adoptions from Cambodia.

Member

Baroness Hodge of Barking (Labour)

Department

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written statements

Date

22 June 2004

Reference

422 c77-8WS

House

House of Commons

Lords Written Statement on the temporary suspension of adoptions from Cambodia

Lords Written Statement on the temporary suspension of adoptions from Cambodia.

Member

Baroness Ashton of Upholland (Labour)

Department

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written statements

Date

22 June 2004

Reference

662 c60-2WS

House

House of Lords

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of counterfeit notes in circulation; and what steps he is taking to make counterfeiting more difficult.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 June 2004

Reference

179221; 422 c1202W

House

House of Commons

Written Statement on the publication of the report by Ken Sutton into allegations about how applications under the European Communities Association Agreements from citizens of Romania and Bulgaria to come to the United Kingdom to establish businesses or set up in self-employment had been dealt with

Member

Lord Blunkett (Labour)

Department

Home Office

Type

Written statements

Date

17 June 2004

Reference

422 c54-60WS

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper DEP 04/1240

Inquiry into handling of ECAA applications from Bulgaria and Romania. By Ken Sutton. 37 p. HO. 2004.

Deposited by

Home Office

Type

Deposited papers

Date

17 June 2004

Reference

DEP 04/1240

House

House of Lords; House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep 04/1162

Informal consultation on the third EC money laundering directive. 22 p. Treasury. 2004.

Deposited by

Treasury

Type

Deposited papers

Date

15 June 2004

Reference

Dep 04/1162

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper DEP 04/1117

Confronting the threat: serious and organised crime in Northern Ireland. Folder containing: (i) the threat: assessment 2004 and (ii) confronting the threat: strategy 2004. Northern Ireland Office. 2004.

Deposited by

Northern Ireland Office; Organised Crime Task Force

Type

Deposited papers

Date

27 May 2004

Reference

DEP 04/1117

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep 04/1107

Letter dated 12.05.2004 from David Blunkett MP to David Davis MP regarding the handling of the EU control at Dover. HO. 2004.

Deposited by

Home Office

Type

Deposited papers

Date

20 May 2004

Reference

Dep 04/1107

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper HINF 2004/1239

Implementing amendments to the Money Laundering Directive 2001/97/EC - a transposition note. Treasury. 2003.

Deposited by

Treasury

Type

Deposited papers

Date

14 April 2004

Reference

HINF 2004/1239

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps have been taken to establish who was responsible for forging documents relating to attempts by Iraq to obtain uranium from Niger. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by

Peter Kilfoyle (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 March 2004

Reference

157428; 418 c805-6W;418 c825-6W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what advice he has given to businesses to help them identify counterfeit £1 coins.

Asked by

Nigel Evans (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 March 2004

Reference

418 c686-7W;418 c707W; 156988

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been arrested for producing counterfeit £1 coins.

Asked by

Nigel Evans (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 March 2004

Reference

418 c686W;418 c706W; 156985

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has identified the source or sources of counterfeit £1 coins.

Asked by

Nigel Evans (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 March 2004

Reference

418 c686W;418 c707W; 156987

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what additional security measures are being considered for new batches of £1 coins to tackle problems of counterfeit coins.

Asked by

Nigel Evans (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 March 2004

Reference

418 c686W;418 c706-7W; 156986

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps are being taken to reduce the number of counterfeit £1 coins in circulation.

Asked by

Nigel Evans (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 March 2004

Reference

418 c687W;418 c707W; 156989

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his latest estimate is of the number of counterfeit £1 coins in circulation in the UK. - Inc figure.

Asked by

Nigel Evans (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 March 2004

Reference

418 c687W;418 c707W; 156990

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received about the case of former NATO employee Jan Willem Matser convicted of forgery and fraud in the Netherlands; what discussions he has had with the NATO Secretary General on the implications of the case; and if he...

Asked by

Harry Cohen (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 February 2004

Reference

417 c1459W; 154454

House

House of Commons

IRAQ AND NIGER URANIUM

That this House notes that the outgoing Head of the Iraq Survey Group, Dr David Kay, told the New York Times in an interview published on 26th January that his team had uncovered no evidence that Niger had tried to sell uranium to Iraq for its nuclear weapons programme and...

Primary sponsor

Llew Smith (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

4 February 2004

Reference

552

House

House of Commons

Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants Etc) Bill

Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants Etc) Bill. Committee stage fourth sitting (afternoon). Clauses 2 to 6 agreed to, clauses 2, 3 and 6 as amended. Clause 7 under consideration.

Type

Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings

Date

13 January 2004

Reference

SCB

House

House of Commons

Scotland of Asthal, Baroness

How many persons have been convicted of entering or attempting to enter the United Kingdom using false or forged documents in the past five years; how many such persons have subsequently been granted refugee status or exceptional leave to remain; and how many cases for financial compensation are pending. [HL...

Asked by

Lord Hylton (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 November 2003

Reference

HL 5263; 654 c182WA

House

House of Lords

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures he is taking to protect the United Kingdom from the use of illicit passports. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Patrick Mercer (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

1 September 2003

For answer on

18 September 2003

Answered on

18 September 2003

Patrick Mercer: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures he is taking to protect the United Kingdom from the use of illicit passports. [128663] Beverley Hughes: The United Kingdom has a range of measures aimed at preventing people using forged or improperly obtained documents entering the country. These include a network of Airline Liaison Officers overseas, a comprehensive visa strategy, international co-operation, development of expertise within the Immigration Service and special exercises. In the UK, the lead is taken by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate National Forgery Unit (NFU) who have links with other agencies including the police. The NFU provides equipment, training and intelligence to immigration officers in the UK, and to those serving abroad, including Airline Liaison Officers. Immigration officers, specially trained in forgery detection work, are based at all UK ports. 9,664 fraudulent documents were detected at UK ports in 2002, an increase of 46 per cent. over 2001. The NFU organises regular exercises targeting specific documents, which show a high rate of recorded abuse, and these have proven particularly effective. NFU also have a permanent presence at IND's main offices in Croydon, where they examine documents submitted in support of applications for leave to remain. In 2002, a total of 461 fraudulent documents was detected there. As part of its external borders policy, the UK maintains a network of 25 Airline Liaison Officers at key locations abroad. They offer advice, training and expertise to airlines, to help prevent the carriage of inadequately documented passengers to the UK. British immigration officers are now working alongside their French counterparts in Calais, offering advice on the validity of travel documents. The UK also works closely with the EU and G8 states, exchanging information and expertise to combat passport abuse.

Date

18 September 2003

Reference

128663; 410 c947W;410 c945W

House

House of Commons

Scotland of Asthal, Baroness

Lords statement on Whether they plan to introduce any measures to prevent identity or document fraud in the immigration field. [HL 3439].

Asked by

Lord Orme (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 September 2003

Reference

HL 3439; 652 c124-5WA

House

House of Lords

Deposited Paper DEP 03/1843

Note from Rt Hon Jack Straw MP to Andrew Mackinlay MP concerning dates on which the Security and Intelligence services learned that documents concerning the supply of nuclear related materials by Niger to Iraq were forged and when Ministers were informed. FCO. 2003.

Deposited by

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Deposited papers

Date

31 July 2003

Reference

DEP 03/1843

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his memorandum to the Foreign Affairs Committee of 16th June, which documents were examined which were found to be forgeries; which documents on Iraq's alleged uranium procurement are under consideration; and if he will make a statement...

Asked by

Llew Smith (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 July 2003

Reference

123655; 409 c46W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the good and unforged evidence that Iraq sought materials from Niger mentioned by Sir Jeremy Greenstock in his interview with David Usborne of the Independent was passed to the International Atomic Energy Authority.

Asked by

Lynne Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 July 2003

Reference

124906; 409 c46W

House

House of Commons

Written Statement on changes to immigration practice

Written Statement on changes to immigration practice.

Member

Baroness Hughes of Stretford (Labour)

Department

Home Office

Type

Written statements

Date

17 June 2003

Reference

407 c5-6WS

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were convicted of offences involving counterfeit tax discs in each police authority in each of the last five years. - Inc no figures.

Asked by

Mark Tami (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 May 2003

Reference

113026; 405 c639-40W;405 c637-8W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of forged passports in circulation in the UK. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

1 May 2003

For answer on

12 May 2003

Answered on

12 May 2003

Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the number of forged passports in circulation in the UK. [112137] Beverley Hughes: It is difficult to quantify the number of false passports circulating within the United Kingdom, given the nature of the problem. Forgery detection which is carried out by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate's National Forgery Section (NFS). As part of a comprehensive brief addressing passport forgery, NFS conducts forgery detection training for all Immigration Service staff, ranging from basic training for new entrants, through intermediate to expert level. As a direct result of this training, a provisional total of 9,665 fraudulent documents were detected at UK ports of entry in 2002 (an increase of 46 per cent. over the 2001 figure). NFS also delivers training to the police, Customs and Excise, the DVLA and the Department for Work and Pensions. This in turn leads to substantial numbers of falsified documents being discovered within the United Kingdom and inhibits the adoption of false identities. Since October 2001, NFS has had a permanent presence at the main offices of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) in Croydon, following a pilot exercise which revealed large numbers of fraudulent documents being submitted in support of applications for leave to remain. As well as examining suspect documents on behalf of their colleagues in Croydon, NFS has also established a comprehensive training programme for caseworkers, resulting in the discovery of many more forged documents. Provisional figures for 2002 indicate that a total of 461 fraudulent documents was detected there, an increase of 28 per cent. over the figure for 2001. Work is now under way to ensure that the best use is made of biometric technology in travel documents, to combat identity fraud and facilitate the operation of border controls. Managers from NFS represent the United Kingdom at relevant international working groups, with the aim of securing an agreement on global interoperability of the appropriate technology.

Date

12 May 2003

Reference

112137; 405 c66-7W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of legislation under EU directive 97/2001 on money laundering to tackle proceeds from the illegal timber trade; and if he will make a statement; To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment has...

Asked by

Joan Walley (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

29 April 2003

For answer on

6 May 2003

Answered on

6 May 2003

Ms Walley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what assessment the Government have made of legislation under EU directive 97/2001 on money laundering to tackle proceeds from the illegal timber trade; and if he will make a statement; [111035] (2) what assessment has been made of the use of existing UK legislation to target illegal timber imports, with particular reference to legislation on stolen goods, fraud and forgery; and if she will make a statement. [111036] Clare Short: The Government have contributed to a study on measures that the EU could take to control illegal logging and trade in illegally sourced timber products. The study indicated that UK's money laundering legislation under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 could be used as a possible measure by which the proceeds of illegal logging entering the UK financial system could be identified and persons involved convicted. However, this would require illegal logging in other countries and associated trade to be defined as criminal offences under UK law. The study also indicated that some forms of illegal logging could be targeted under the Theft Act 1968 that applies to goods that have been stolen abroad as well as within the UK. For this to be effective, there must first be a request by a court or prosecuting authority in the country of origin for the suspected stolen goods to be seized and criminal proceedings initiated or a person arrested for the offence. Therefore, using UK legislation in this regard is dependent on the activities of enforcement agencies in the countries of origin of illegal timber. Provided these actions have been taken, sale within the UK of timber known to be illegally sourced may be considered an offence.

Date

6 May 2003

Reference

404 c579-80W;404 c576-7W; 111035;111036

House

House of Commons

Crime (International Co-operation) Bill (HL) 2002/03

Crime (International Co-operation) Bill (HL). Lords committee stage fifth day. Grand Committee off the floor of the House. (Committee rooms 3A and 4B). Clauses 83-94 agreed to, clauses 83 and 91 as amended. Schedules 4 and 5 as amended agreed to. New clauses and schedule considered. Bill reported with amendments...

Department

Home Office; Committee of the Whole House (HL)

Type

Debates on bills; Committee proceedings

Date

3 February 2003

Reference

644 c1-46GC

House

House of Lords

Deposited Paper DEP 03/137

Tables showing (a) the number of detections by offence group and Police Force area and region 2001/02, (b) the number of defendants proceeded against at the magistrates courts for notifiable offences by Police Force Area in England and Wales in each year from 1997 to 2001, (c) the number of...

Deposited by

Home Office

Type

Deposited papers

Date

6 January 2003

Reference

DEP 03/137

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences there were and what the rate of incidence per 1,000 population was of (a) violence against the person, (b) sexual offences, (c) robbery, (d) burglary, (e) theft and handling stolen goods, (f) fraud and forgery, (g) criminal...

Asked by

Shaun Woodward (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 July 2002

Reference

389 c1444-6W;389 c1441-3W; 71276;71277

House

House of Commons

Home Office

Supplementary on Home Secretarys meeting with French Interior Minister on illegal immigration across the English Channel and forged documentation .

Member

Tam Dalyell (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

26 June 2002

Reference

387 c885-6

House

House of Commons

Home Office

Member

Lord Blunkett (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

26 June 2002

Reference

387 c885-6

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper DEP 02/1178

Confronting the threat: serious and organised crime in Northern Ireland. Folder containing: (i) the threat: assessment 2002 and (ii) confronting the threat: strategy 2002-2003. Northern Ireland Office. 2002.

Deposited by

Northern Ireland Office; Organised Crime Task Force

Type

Deposited papers

Date

23 May 2002

Reference

DEP 02/1178

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded crimes of (a) violence against persons, (b) sexual offences, (c) robbery, (d) burglary, (e) total theft and handling stolen goods, (f) theft of and from vehicles, (g) fraud and forgery, (h) criminal damage, (i) drug offences and...

Asked by

Shaun Woodward (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

17 April 2002

For answer on

29 April 2002

Answered on

29 April 2002

Mr. Woodward: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many recorded crimes of (a) violence against persons, (b) sexual offences, (c) robbery, (d) burglary, (e) total theft and handling stolen goods, (f) theft of and from vehicles, (g) fraud and forgery, (h) criminal damage, (i) drug offences and (j) other notifiable offences there were in (i) St. Helens police area and (ii) Merseyside police area in the years to (A) March 1999, (B) March 2000 and (C) March 2001. [51618] Mr. Denham: [holding answer 25 April 2002]: The requested information for Merseyside, and the available information for the St. Helens police Basic Command Unit, are given in the tables. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year ending Offence Group March 1999 March 2000 March 2001 Recorded crimes for Merseyside Violence against the person 12,208 14,639 15,855 Sexual offences 1,019 935 982 Robbery 2,484 2,663 2,405 Burglary in a dwelling 14,177 13,606 12,514 Burglary in other building 12,321 12,032 11,424 Theft and handling stolen goods 59,044 62,230 57,844 including: Theft from vehicle 15,031 16,960 14,220 Theft or unauthorised taking of 15,306 16,775 16,157 motor vehicle Fraud and Forgery 4,884 4,794 5,021 Criminal damage 27,465 30,822 30,593 Drug Offences 5,620 4,838 4,421 Other Offences 1,652 1,613 1,748 Grand Total 140,874 148,172 142,807 Recorded crimes for the St. Helens Basic Command Unit{ 1} Violence against the person n/a 1,693 1,795 Sexual offences n/a 109 153 Robbery n/a 171 168 Burglary in a dwelling n/a 1,550 1,669 Theft from vehicle n/a 2,000 1,923 Theft or unauthorised taking of n/a 1,680 1,725 motor vehicle _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} A subset of recorded crime has been collected since 1 April 1999.

Date

29 April 2002

Reference

51618; 384 c618W;384 c616W

House

House of Commons

Rooker, RtHonLord

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 28 November 2001, 629 c35WA, how they define the crimes of (a) "swindling" and (b) "forgery of administrative documents and trafficking therein", as identified in Article 2 of the Framework Decision on the proposed European Union arrest warrant. [HL 1783].

Asked by

Lord Pearson of Rannoch (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 December 2001

Reference

HL 1783; 629 c168WA

House

House of Lords

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional steps he is taking to make UK passports more difficult to (a) forge and (b) alter; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 December 2001

Reference

376 c107W;376 c107-8W; 17416

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on planned expenditure in the United Kingdom from the Pericles programme to cover euro-counterfeiting; and if Europol officers will be involved.

Asked by

John Bercow (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 November 2001

Reference

375 c645W;375 c647W; 17624

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases of forgery of the standard acknowledgement letters issued to asylum seekers have been detected in the last 12 months; and what the value of benefits involved was. - (Holding answer 1 November 2001).

Asked by

Lord Lilley (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 November 2001

Reference

11743; 374 c375-6W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Pericles programme will cover euro counterfeiting in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

John Bercow (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 November 2001

Reference

12971; 374 c255W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will investigate the action taken by his Department on matters relating to a forged passport reported under the reference HQ/PC/01620000675 on 23rd December 2000. - Includes fact that Chief Executive of the Passport Service will shortly be writing...

Asked by

Teddy Taylor (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 October 2001

Reference

5636; 372 c1197W

House

House of Commons

Solicitor-General

To ask the Solicitor General, what discussions she has had with the CPS on prosecution policy in respect of forging signatures on applications to vote by post at the last election.

Asked by

Andrew Bennett (Labour)

Answering body

Solicitor General

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 July 2001

Reference

915; 371 c253W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the potential increase in (a) organised crime and (b) financial crime in the UK and elsewhere of UK entry into the single European currency, with particular reference to the planned maximum denomination of...

Asked by

John Bercow (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 July 2001

Reference

371 c247-8W; 1259;1242

House

House of Commons

: Ruling that "there is no action that I can take in relation to the particular occurence that caused him concern

Ruling that "there is no action that I can take in relation to the particular occurence that caused him concern. I can, however, make it clear that I strongly deprecate the manipulation of correspondence from Officers of the House in a way that misrepresents its contents "in response to point...

Member

Speaker

Type

Speaker's rulings

Date

25 April 2001

Reference

367 c320

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many advanced fee fraud letters he estimates have come to the UK from (a) overseas and (b) Nigeria in each of the last five years; and what powers he has, in the case of operations known to the police,...

Asked by

Crispin Blunt (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 April 2001

Reference

158356; 367 c194W

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper DEP 01/531

Confronting the threat to Northern Ireland society from serious and organised crime. A4 folder containing I. The threat to Northern Ireland society from serious and organised crime: Northern Ireland threat assessment 2001; II. Confronting the threat: strategy 2001-2. Northern Ireland Organised Crime Task Force. 2001.

Deposited by

Royal Ulster Constabulary; Northern Ireland Office; Organised Crime Task Force

Type

Deposited papers

Date

30 March 2001

Reference

DEP 01/531

House

House of Lords; House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he will take to assist banks, bureaux de change and similar agencies in the United Kingdom to detect the presence of forged Euro notes and coins presented to them for valid transactions after 2nd January 2002.

Asked by

Austin Mitchell (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 March 2001

Reference

154063; 365 c176-7W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on planned information campaigns on the euro for the UK police forces to combat forgery.

Asked by

John Bercow (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 January 2001

Reference

147462; 362 c177W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences in the broad categories of fraud and forgery were committed in each of the last five years for which statistics are available, together with the clear-up rate. - Inc table.

Asked by

Jim Cousins (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

16 January 2001

For answer on

22 January 2001

Answered on

22 January 2001

Mr. Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offences in the broad categories of fraud and forgery were committed in each of the last five years for which statistics are available, together with the clear-up rate. [146394] Mr. Charles Clarke: Fraud and forgery is a main offence category in itself in recorded crime statistics. The recorded crime figures for this category in England and Wales for the last five years are as follows. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Number of offences Clear-up rate (percentage) 1995 133,016 50 1996 136,225 49 1997 134,398 48 1998-99{1} 279,503 36 1999-2000{1, 2} 334,773 30 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Years ending March. Numbers of offences recorded under the new counting rules for recorded crime, which were introduced on 1 April 1998. These new rules particularly impacted on the fraud and forgery category, and were estimated to have increased the number of offences counted by 61 per cent. Clear-up rates before and after this date are not directly comparable. {2} New counting rules for clear-ups were introduced on 1 April 1999. Clear-up rates before and after this date are not directly comparable.

Date

22 January 2001

Reference

146394; 361 c484W;361 c487W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidelines he will publish in respect of the Criminal Records Bureau for (a) employers, (b) employees and (c) service users; what the dates are, in respect of the Criminal Records Bureau, for the commencement of (a) registration of employers,...

Asked by

Baroness Merron (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

15 December 2000

For answer on

20 December 2000

Answered on

20 December 2000

Gillian Merron: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what guidelines he will publish in respect of the Criminal Records Bureau for (a) employers, (b) employees and (c) service users; [143630] (2) what the dates are, in respect of the Criminal Records Bureau, for the commencement of (a) registration of employers, (b) high level checks for work involving contact with young children and (c) remaining service provision; [143628] (3) if he will make a statement on the procedure for applying for a certificate from the Criminal Records Bureau; [143631] (4) when the Criminal Records Bureau will be fully operational; [143627] (5) what the (a) format, (b) estimated cost and (c) estimated time from request to provision of certificates will be from the Criminal Records Bureau. [143629] Mr. Charles Clarke: The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) will provide three levels of disclosure--Basic, Standard and Enhanced. In all cases, application may be made only by the individual in question. In a Basic level case, the individual may apply directly to the CRB. In other cases, the application must be endorsed by a person registered with the CRB for this purpose, whose function at this stage is to confirm that the application meets the relevant criteria. Often, this will be an employer or a voluntary organisation, but it may be someone acting on their behalf. It is expected that the registration process will commence in April, that the issue of Standard and Enhanced disclosures (which will principally relate to persons working with children and vulnerable adults) will start next summer, and that the issue of Basic level disclosures will begin in the summer of 2002, when the CRB will be fully operational. Disclosure documents will be distinctive in appearance, will set out the information as clearly as possible, and will incorporate measures to reduce the risk of forgery. Work is continuing to determine the costs of the Bureau, and the level of fees. The Bureau will operate to demanding service standards, including the time taken to supply documents. Standards will be set as soon as possible, and will be made public. Guidance will be produced for employers, employees and others using the CRB's service. This will explain how the service will operate, the importance of safeguarding personal information, how the CRB's service can supplement good recruitment practice, and the arrangements for any appeal or complaint.

Date

20 December 2000

Reference

360 c221W; 143630;143628;143631;143627;143629

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) passports and (b) identity documents purported to be issued by an EU member state presented by passengers on arrival in the UK were the subject of enquiries with the authorities of the member state to determine the...

Asked by

Baroness King of Bow (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

3 November 2000

For answer on

13 November 2000

Answered on

13 November 2000

Ms Oona King: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) passports and (b) identity documents purported to be issued by an EU member state presented by passengers on arrival in the UK were the subject of inquiries with the authorities of the member state to determine the document's genuineness and that issue to the holder was correct, during 1999. [137290] Mrs. Roche: Statistics are not currently compiled for the number of inquiries made with other European Union/ European Economic Area (EU/EEA) member states regarding documents issued by them. The Immigration Service National Forgery Section is the nominated United Kingdom contact point for EU/EEA travel document inquiries. Other Immigration Service offices, however, also make certain unilateral inquiries directly with EU member states via established bilateral liaison contacts. Reference is normally made to these authorities only in a restricted number of cases; for instance, when it cannot be determined that the document is a forgery, or to clarify whether or not a document is a stolen blank whose details have not already been circulated via the nominated national contact point. A new system of recording details of the mutual exchange of such information is currently being put in place. Comprehensive figures are, however, available for the number of cases of fraudulent passports and identity cards detected by the Immigration Service at United Kingdom ports of arrival during the course of 1999. There were 5,516 such detections, 3,018 of which were non-British EEA documents.

Date

13 November 2000

Reference

356 c543W; 137290

House

House of Commons

Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (Extension of Group A Offences) Order 2000

SR 2000/226 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 August 2000.

Department

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

10 July 2000

Reference

SR 2000/226

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Criminal Justice Act 1993 (Extension of Group A offences) Order 2000

Draft SI on Criminal Justice Act 1993 (extension of Group A offences). Lords debate on a motion to approve. Agreed to on question.

Lead member

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Answering member

Viscount Bridgeman

Department

Home Office

Type

Debates on delegated legislation

Date

7 July 2000

Reference

614 c1750-1

House

House of Lords

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fraud cases were investigated in each police authority area in (a) 1979, (b) 1983, (c) 1987, (d) 1992 and (e) each year since 1995; what was the clear up rate in each year; and what estimate he has...

Asked by

Jim Cousins (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

29 June 2000

For answer on

6 July 2000

Answered on

6 July 2000

Mr. Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many fraud cases were investigated in each police authority area in (a) 1979, (b) 1983, (c) 1987, (d) 1992 and (e) each year since 1995; what was the clear up rate in each year; and what estimate he has made of the value of such fraud in each year since 1995. [129129] Mr. Charles Clarke: Fraud offences comprise part of the offence group covering both fraud and forgery. The number of fraud and forgery offences recorded in the years requested in each police force, and the clear up rate, are given in the tables. The counting rules for recorded crime changed from 1 April 1998. The effect on the number of fraud and forgery offences recorded was substantial, resulting in an estimated increase of 61 per cent. due to counting rules changes in England and Wales as a whole. The Economic Cost of Fraud, a report for the Home Office and the Serious Fraud Office, will be published by National Economic Research Associates (NERA) on Tuesday 11 July. The report will provide estimates of expenditure on investigations, court proceedings and preventative measures, and the amounts of money defrauded across all sectors of the economy, for the years 1997 and 1998. Fraud and forgery offences _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1979 1983 1987 1992 Police force Offences Clear-up Offences Clear-up Offences Clear-up Offences Clear-up recorded rate (%) recorded rate (%) recorded rate (%) recorded rate (%) Avon and Somerset 2,570 90 3,507 78 5,537 75 5,699 46 Bedfordshire 1,783 90 1,199 60 1,648 59 2,101 42 Cambridgeshire 928 87 910 70 967 66 1,764 49 Cheshire 982 98 1,690 91 1,642 83 2,414 74 Cleveland 2,140 78 1,501 65 2,598 58 1,679 36 Cumbria 1,094 91 622 74 935 81 858 63 Derbyshire 2,547 94 1,973 90 1,489 84 1,349 55 Devon and Cornwall 2,289 86 3,628 87 3,849 79 3,601 46 Dorset 2,271 92 2,178 84 2,824 83 3,726 87 Durham 1,391 97 1,497 86 1,840 18 2,572 75 Essex 2,281 86 1,734 61 1,966 60 3,670 40 Gloucestershire 780 92 876 69 1,356 82 2,087 46 Greater Manchester 8,066 96 13,746 87 12,426 83 11,819 74 Hampshire 4,231 91 2,826 67 3,862 73 5,146 61 Hertfordshire 3,437 97 1,660 84 2,531 90 1,594 51 Humberside 1,217 84 1,525 76 2,827 55 3,184 44 Kent 2,672 89 1,482 58 1,842 60 4,356 40 Lancashire 2,512 94 2,791 84 4,384 92 3,833 80 Leciestershire 1,349 93 2,107 81 2,048 76 3,156 51 Lincolnshire 690 82 809 70 933 61 1,404 64 City of London 407 52 372 56 499 46 485 45 Merseyside 3,342 83 5,416 81 4,680 73 5,098 73 Metropolitan police district 25,954 60 29,714 49 27,892 47 39,664 44 Norfolk 1,108 86 1,001 77 1,096 72 1,814 57 Northamptonshire 1,285 86 1,058 78 1,237 65 1,556 52 Northumbria 2,413 89 2,204 57 3,081 71 3,507 37 North Yorkshire 1,267 93 895 77 1,070 77 1,033 72 Nottinghamshire 2,850 78 2,116 54 2,760 57 4,023 37 South Yorkshire 1,845 89 1,648 73 1,638 75 2,009 60 Staffordshire 1,668 84 1,128 65 1,371 68 2,246 46 Suffolk 1,364 89 831 71 1,086 71 1,772 73 Surrey 2,156 91 1,136 62 1,178 66 2,078 44 Sussex 3,062 90 1,745 65 2,692 64 3,820 53 Thames Valley 5,049 91 4,214 74 4,352 67 7,651 43 Warwickshire 584 91 505 69 553 66 1,129 52 West Mercia 1,685 91 1,344 77 1,039 74 1,342 56 West Midlands 4,640 76 6,111 53 5,609 55 8,293 39 West Yorkshire 3,717 70 4,123 71 4,388 73 6,183 64 Wiltshire 1,046 80 1,023 76 851 66 1,711 66 Dyfed-Powys 1,019 96 1,116 93 1,660 91 906 79 Gwent 1,262 96 1,292 91 1,479 92 1,095 72 North Wales 2,125 90 1,615 85 1,949 87 1,354 66 South Wales 2,955 92 2,923 83 3,339 74 3,819 43 Total 118,033 82 121,791 69 132,976 67 168,600 53 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Fraud and forgery offences _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1995 1996 1997 1998-99 Police force Offences Clear-up Offences Clear-up Offences Clear-up Offences Clear-up recorded rate (%) recorded rate (%) recorded rate (%) recorded rate (%) Avon and Somerset 4,017 45 4,293 49 3,584 44 9,950 39 Bedfordshire 1,781 37 2,033 49 1,799 41 4,114 27 Cambridgeshire 1,369 41 1,498 44 1,391 42 2,389 42 Cheshire 2,639 79 2,359 83 1,845 80 2,146 72 Cleveland 1,481 53 1,475 46 1,425 34 2,261 41 Cumbria 930 70 995 67 1,099 68 1,388 78 Derbyshire 1,399 46 1,355 44 1,308 48 4,200 48 Devon and Cornwall 2,674 57 2,374 59 2,232 59 7,064 47 Dorset 1,501 68 1,303 64 1,300 65 6,334 51 Durham 1,661 62 1,279 64 1,163 75 1,311 74 Essex 2,465 42 2,485 41 2,443 44 4,366 41 Gloucestershire 1,986 52 1,652 48 1,517 49 2,527 50 Greater Manchester 5,840 48 5,532 42 5,773 39 15,830 41 Hampshire 3,892 59 3,907 58 3,781 60 5,130 61 Hertfordshire 1,232 47 1,237 47 1,345 39 2,312 46 Humberside 2,966 52 2,610 44 2,316 55 3,582 54 Kent 3,627 44 3,155 54 2,932 47 5,687 42 Lancashire 3,484 77 3,446 73 3,412 70 4,446 63 Leciestershire 2,681 47 3,365 52 2,870 46 7,227 39 Lincolnshire 1,163 63 1,148 61 1,382 78 2,723 78 City of London 488 51 439 54 502 42 862 36 Merseyside 4,259 64 4,288 60 4,269 59 4,884 59 Metropolitan police district 32,838 46 38,983 45 42,687 41 80,541 15 Norfolk 1,345 62 1,251 62 1,045 74 2,488 63 Northamptonshire 1,217 61 1,246 63 1,266 76 4,425 39 Northumbria 2,606 43 2,109 44 2,221 46 4,991 58 North Yorkshire 1,032 55 1,052 58 980 55 2,563 67 Nottinghamshire 3,701 34 3,352 36 2,874 36 4,736 32 South Yorkshire 2,524 35 2,651 32 2,367 40 3,951 59 Staffordshire 1,905 46 2,004 50 2,200 55 3,830 44 Suffolk 1,243 70 1,333 69 1,116 74 2,099 49 Surrey 1,442 55 1,389 52 1,332 55 2,994 51 Sussex 2,763 57 2,815 56 2,994 54 7,790 25 Thames Valley 4,732 46 4,551 44 4,174 38 11,778 25 Warwickshire 901 51 975 51 898 51 2,401 38 West Mercia 1,739 50 1,894 44 1,881 39 3,961 57 West Midlands 7,624 27 6,365 33 4,844 44 15,675 31 West Yorkshire 4,818 55 5,071 55 5,244 55 10,608 45 Wiltshire 1,012 63 920 56 830 53 1,933 56 Dyfed-Powys 577 84 604 75 482 82 1,402 86 Gwent 933 71 1,305 64 1,415 65 2,395 67 North Wales 1,130 71 1,022 68 844 68 1,869 74 South Wales 3,399 33 3,105 38 3,016 36 6,340 44 Total 133,016 50 136,225 49 134,398 48 279,503 36 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

6 July 2000

Reference

129129; 353 c302-4W;353 c302-3W

House

House of Commons

Criminal Justice Act 1993 (Extension of Group A Offences) Order 2000

Draft SI on Criminal Justice Act 1993 (extension of Group A offences). Motion to approve. Agreed to on question (formal).

Type

Parliamentary proceedings

Date

27 June 2000

Reference

352 c879

House

House of Commons

Criminal Justice Act 1993 (Extension of Group A Offences) Order 2000

Draft SI on Criminal Justice Act 1993 (extension of Group A offences). Considered by Standing Committee. (Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 1999/2000).(Vote).

Type

Debates on delegated legislation; Delegated Legislation Committee proceedings

Date

26 June 2000

Reference

1st SC on DL

House

House of Commons

Criminal Justice Act 1993 (Extension of Group A Offences) Order 2000

Draft SI on Criminal Justice Act 1993 (extension of Group A offences). (Affirmative instrument). Approved by Parliament. Made 13 July 2000 (SI 2000/1878). Coming into force 1 August 2000.

Department

Home Office

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

12 June 2000

Reference

SI 2000/1878

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Deposited Paper Dep 00/695

The draft framework decision dated 15.3.00 on the protection of the euro against counterfeiting discussed at the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting on 27th March: with other documents agreed at the Council. respect of the criminal sanctions against counterfeiting of the euro, announced by Commissioner Vitorino at the...

Deposited by

Home Office

Type

Deposited papers

Date

18 April 2000

Reference

Dep 00/695

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what amount has been spent under the National Changeover Plan in connection with measures to combat the counterfeiting of the euro; and if he will make a statement. - Do not come within the scope of the National Changeover Plan.

Asked by

David Lidington (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 April 2000

Reference

347 c632W; 118076

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the agreement reached at the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting on 27th March to introduce an EU-wide minimum prison sentence for counterfeiting the euro; what plans he has to implement that...

Asked by

David Lidington (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

4 April 2000

For answer on

7 April 2000

Answered on

7 April 2000

Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will make a statement on the agreement reached at the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting on 27 March to introduce an EU-wide minimum prison sentence for counterfeiting the euro; what plans he has to implement that decision; what estimate he has made of the cost to public funds; and if he will make a statement; [118075] (2) if he will place in the Library a copy of the framework decision on the protection of the euro against counterfeiting discussed at the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting on 27 March; [118068] (3) what were the accompanying measures aimed at supporting the objectives of the framework decision in respect of the criminal sanctions against counterfeiting of the euro, announced by Commissioner Vitorino at the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting on 27 March; [118069] (4) what plans Her Majesty's Government have to make it a criminal offence in (a) England and Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland to counterfeit the euro; and if he will make a statement. [118078] Mr. Boateng: I am placing in the Library a copy of the draft framework decision as deposited for Scrutiny. Article 6(2) of the draft framework decision provides that offences of fraudulent making, shall be punishable by terms of imprisonment, the maximum being not less than eight years. The maximum term of imprisonment already provided for these offences under existing United Kingdom legislation is 10 years. Article 6 of the framework decision will not, therefore, require new legislation or result in any additional costs. In all parts of the United Kingdom it is already a criminal offence to counterfeit any currency which is customarily used as money, including the euro. The Commission has indicated that it plans to bring forward a number of accompanying measures aimed at supporting the objectives of the framework decision in the area of judicial co-operation, exchange of information and training. The Commission hopes to make a formal proposal to this effect during the Portuguese Presidency.

Date

7 April 2000

Reference

347 c632W; 118075;118068;118069;118078

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the outcome of the Justice and Home Affairs Council held in Brussels on 27th March; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Jim Hood (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

27 March 2000

For answer on

3 April 2000

Answered on

3 April 2000

Mr. Hood: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the outcome of the Justice and Home Affairs Council held in Brussels on 27 March; and if he will make a statement. [116833] Mr. Straw: The Minister of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (Mrs. Roche), represented the United Kingdom at the Council. The main matters dealt with were as follows: `A points' The list of `A' points was agreed in full, including, among other things, the Europol Work Programme for 2000; the exchange of information in the evaluation of risks and control of new synthetic drugs; and the Council Decision concerning the better exchange of information in order to fight the use of counterfeit travel documents. Open Debate on the protection of victims in the European Judicial Area The priority being given to improving the position of victims in the European Union was welcomed wholeheartedly by the Council. The Commission's consultation paper was regarded as the basis for future work. All member states had domestic schemes to assist victims, but it was agreed that action was needed at Union level to ensure adequate protection for those who were victims abroad. The right to compensation was also discussed. Adoption of the Agenda In view of ongoing discussions between Spain and the United Kingdom, in consultation with the Government of Gibraltar, the Presidency dropped four items (Insolvency, Service of Documents, Eurodac Regulations, Mandate for a parallel Dublin Agreement with Norway and Iceland) from the meeting's agenda, since the outstanding issue on these dossiers was the question of application to Gibraltar. Tampere Score-Board There was a presentation by the Commission. The Council gave broad endorsement to the objectives, structure and deadlines set out in the Commission Score-Board, as a political, not legal, commitment. It was acknowledged that the document should be flexible, with deadlines and substance being kept under review. A revised version would be presented for review once per Presidency. Member states set out their priorities, with the next Presidency giving a detailed picture of its Presidency objectives. Counterfeiting the euro There was political agreement, subject to one member state's parliamentary scrutiny reserve. The Commission announced its intention to bring forward a supplementary instrument including provisions on co-operation, training and exchange of information. Draft Mutual Legal Assistance Convention Agreement was reached on outstanding issues except territorial scope and data protection. The draft Convention would be submitted for adoption at the May Council, following further consultation and consideration. Framework Decision establishing Joint Teams to conduct criminal investigators in one or more member state Member states remained divided as to the most appropriate means of implementing the paragraph of the Tampere conclusions calling for the establishment without delay of Joint Investigation Teams to conduct criminal investigations. The issue would be remitted back to the appropriate working group. The prevention and control of organised crime: a European strategy for the beginning of the new Millennium The text of the strategy was approved and would be published in the Official Journal in due course. Collective Evaluation preliminary country reports on Czech Republic and Hungary The Council noted the reports by the Collective Evaluation Working Group. The importance of Justice and Home Affairs matters in the enlargement exercise was stressed. Member states would assist applicant countries all they could, but it was considered important that pressure should continue to be placed on the applicant counties themselves. It was agreed that the Council Secretariat would prepare a document for the Enlargement Working Group setting out any areas of omission or weakness identified in the country reports. Brussels II Regulation (proposal for a Council Regulation on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and in matters of parental responsibility for joint children) Substantial progress was made on this item, subject to the outstanding issue of territorial scope. The United Kingdom did not lift its parliamentary reserve and in that respect the reference in the press statement by the Council reporting on the outcome of the proceedings that "political agreement" has been reached on the draft instrument was incorrect. Brussels I Regulation (proposal for a Council Regulation on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters) The Presidency gave a `state of play' report on discussion of the draft Regulation. It was noted that the European Parliament's opinion was awaited. The Commission announced its intention to propose an amendment to Article 15 of the Regulation to make clear that it applied to distance contract only. Charter of Fundamental Rights The Presidency gave a `state of play' report on discussions. A final draft would be prepared by June and adopted by the end of October, for submission to the European Council. Major issues such as scope, legal status and relationship with the European Court of Human Rights would be considered once agreement had been reached on the body of the text. There was no discussion. Commission's proposal for a European Refugee Fund The Presidency gave the state of play, reporting on discussion in the Strategic Committee on Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum, noting the need for the proposal to be clearer on the aims and target of the fund, on future financing and on the allocation criteria. The Commission was invited to bring forward a proposal on temporary protection as soon as possible. Following discussion, the Commission expressed the hope that the proposal could be adopted during the current Presidency. Revision of the Dublin Convention The Commission paper (analysing the current problems with the operation of the Dublin Convention and considering alternatives for a replacement Title IV measure) was generally welcomed. The Commission planned to consult widely. A proposal would then be made at the turn of the year. High Level Working Group on Asylum and Migration The Presidency noted that the Action Plan on Albania and the neighbouring region had now been agreed by the High Level Working Group and would go to the General Affairs Council for adoption in June. New working methods had been established to take forward the implementation of all the Action Plans. United Kingdom Drugs Initiative We provided information on the United Kingdom Initiative for European Union action to tackle drugs with the aim of achieving a drug-free enlarged Union. The Presidency asked the Committee of Permanent Representatives to remit this to the Article 36 committee to take forward. German Initiative on Public Contract Law Germany introduced its initiative for a Framework Decision to establish uniform minimum standards under criminal law for unlawful/uncompetitive behaviour in the award of public contracts. Relations with Mediterranean countries An Israeli request to increase the dialogue on judicial co-operation between the European Union and Mediterranean countries through the Barcelona process was noted by the Council. Asylum conference The Presidency confirmed that it would host a joint conference with the Commission in Portugal on 15-16 June, on asylum issues.

Date

3 April 2000

Reference

347 c373-6W; 116833

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is his estimate of the number of forged SAL 2 forms in circulation.

Asked by

Nick Gibb (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 February 2000

Reference

344 c50W; 107951

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on Council Decision 1999/C 322/04 (C322 of 10th November 1999), with reference to the (a) manner of legislative implementation in the United Kingdom and (b) consequences for extradition arrangements; what assessment he has made...

Asked by

John Bercow (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

19 January 2000

For answer on

27 January 2000

Answered on

27 January 2000

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will make a statement on Council Decision 1999/C 322/04 (C322 of 10 November 1999), with reference to the (a) manner of legislative implementation in the United Kingdom and (b) consequences for extradition arrangements; [106403] (2) what assessment he has made of the impact on UK law of the German initiative on increasing penal sanctions against counterfeiting the euro, set out in document 11302/99 of 5 October 1999; what court of law would try UK cases; and what supreme court would take final appeals. [106429] Mr. Charles Clarke: An amended version of Germany's initiative on increasing penal sanctions against counterfeiting the Euro was "agreed in substance" at the Justice and Home Affairs Council in December. The text agreed was similar to that deposited for scrutiny with the House in November (reference: 12585/99). The text did not receive final approval at the Council because a number of member states, including the United Kingdom, held parliamentary scrutiny reservations, and because the European Parliament had not yet given its opinion. The Council hopes to adopt the Framework Decision in March. The draft Framework Decision, as provisionally agreed in December, contains three main legislative implications for the United Kingdom. First, the United Kingdom would be required to ensure that pre-circulation Euro notes and coins are covered by United Kingdom legislation. This requirement would be met by Part one of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 in relation to pre-circulation Euro notes, and Part 2 of the 1981 Act in relation to pre- circulation Euro coins. The Forgery and Counterfeiting (Protected Coins) Order (1999) designates Euro coins as protected coins within the meaning of Section 27(1) of the 1981 Act. Second, the United Kingdom would be required to take jurisdiction over counterfeiting offences committed in whole or in part within the United Kingdom's jurisdiction. The Government intend to meet this requirement through an amendment to Part I of the Criminal Justice Act 1993. Finally, should the United Kingdom adopt the Euro, the United Kingdom would be required to take universal jurisdiction for cases of counterfeiting of the Euro (i.e. to empower United Kingdom courts to try offences of counterfeiting of the Euro which had been committed anywhere in the world). Cases of counterfeiting of the Euro within the United Kingdom's jurisdiction, like all other criminal offences, would be tried by United Kingdom courts, and the normal avenues of appeal would apply. I do not expect the draft Framework Decision to have any consequences for the United Kingdom's extradition arrangements.

Date

27 January 2000

Reference

343 c230-1W; 106403;106429

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on his policy towards the Commission's comments (8505/99 ADD.1) on the proposal for a Council decision on the improved exchange of information to control counterfeit travel documents.

Asked by

David Lidington (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 October 1999

Reference

94318; 336 c440W

House

House of Commons

Trade marks, fakes and consumers. Trade and Industry Select Committee tenth special report. Government observations on the Committees eighth report of session 1998/99 (HC 380).

Type

Select Committee reports (Government responses); House of Commons papers; Parliamentary committees

Committee

Trade and Industry Committee

Notes

Received 21.09.99; Received 21.09.99

Date

19 October 1999

Reference

HC 797 1998/99

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep 99/1541

Explanatory memorandum on justice and home affairs matters: draft framework decision on increasing protection by penal sanctions against counterfeiting in connection with the introduction of the euro. HO. 1999.

Deposited by

Home Office

Type

Deposited papers

Date

6 August 1999

Reference

Dep 99/1541

House

House of Commons

Immigration and Asylum Bill 1998/99

Immigration and Asylum Bill. Lords committee stage fourth day. Clauses 92 to 158 agreed to, clauses 92,96,99,101,105 to 107,109,111,113,115,132,134,136,146,154 to 156 as amended. Schedules 9 to 15 agreed to, schedules 9,13,15 as amended. New clauses considered. Bill reported with amendments. (HL Bill 91 1998/99).

Department

Home Office

Type

Committee of the Whole House (HL); Debates on bills

Date

28 July 1999

Reference

604 c1531-98,1613-68

House

House of Lords

Forgery and Counterfeiting (Protected Coins) Order 1999

SI 1999/2095 (No parliamentary procedure). Coming into force 17 August 1999.

Department

Treasury

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

27 July 1999

Reference

SI 1999/2095

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

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