Police forces are operationally independent from Government. Chief Constables and their officers are responsible for determining what action is appropriate in individual cases, including when information should be shared with relevant safeguarding partners, local authorities or other agencies.

The statutory guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children sets out clear expectation that safeguarding partners must work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. Practitioners should be alert to children showing signs of being drawn into anti-social or criminal behaviour and should consider whether a referral to local authority children's social care, or Youth Offending Team, is required.

The number and demographic profile of people claiming asylum varies across Europe with some nationalities claiming more in certain countries. This may be linked to factors including language, existing diasporas in these countries, the routes taken to reach them, and the likelihood of being granted refugee permission.

Published data on people claiming asylum in the UK compared to the EU+ is available in ‘How does the UK compare with the EU+?’ of ‘How many people claim asylum in the UK?’.

The number and demographic profile of people claiming asylum varies across Europe with some nationalities claiming more in certain countries. This may be linked to factors including language, existing diasporas in these countries, the routes taken to reach them, and the likelihood of being granted refugee permission.

Published data on people claiming asylum in the UK compared to the EU+ is available in ‘How does the UK compare with the EU+?’ of ‘How many people claim asylum in the UK?’.

The Immigration and Asylum Bill introduces the principle that, where a person has received taxpayer-funded asylum support and later becomes financially able to contribute towards those costs, it is right and fair that they should do so.

Contribution levels will be designed to be fair and proportionate. The payment will take the form of a flat-rate charge, with eligible adults paying off an amount above a set threshold. Payments will be linked to receiving settled status in this country. Those who have received support and been removed from the country will not be able to return until their debt is repaid.

The detailed design of the scheme, including repayment thresholds, exemptions, repayment rates, mechanisms for collection and operational delivery, will be set out in secondary legislation. Draft regulations will be shared during the passage of the Immigration and Asylum Bill through Parliament.

As these elements have not yet been finalised, it would be premature to provide an estimate of the administrative cost of the scheme, future revenue, or a specific repayment amount. An estimate will be calculated once the detailed design of the scheme is finalised.

The Immigration and Asylum Bill introduces the principle that, where a person has received taxpayer-funded asylum support and later becomes financially able to contribute towards those costs, it is right and fair that they should do so.

Contribution levels will be designed to be fair and proportionate. The payment will take the form of a flat-rate charge, with eligible adults paying off an amount above a set threshold. Payments will be linked to receiving settled status in this country. Those who have received support and been removed from the country will not be able to return until their debt is repaid.

The detailed design of the scheme, including repayment thresholds, exemptions, repayment rates, mechanisms for collection and operational delivery, will be set out in secondary legislation. Draft regulations will be shared during the passage of the Immigration and Asylum Bill through Parliament.

As these elements have not yet been finalised, it would be premature to provide an estimate of the administrative cost of the scheme, future revenue, or a specific repayment amount. An estimate will be calculated once the detailed design of the scheme is finalised.

The Immigration and Asylum Bill introduces the principle that, where a person has received taxpayer-funded asylum support and later becomes financially able to contribute towards those costs, it is right and fair that they should do so.

Contribution levels will be designed to be fair and proportionate. The payment will take the form of a flat-rate charge, with eligible adults paying off an amount above a set threshold. Payments will be linked to receiving settled status in this country. Those who have received support and been removed from the country will not be able to return until their debt is repaid.

The detailed design of the scheme, including repayment thresholds, exemptions, repayment rates, mechanisms for collection and operational delivery, will be set out in secondary legislation. Draft regulations will be shared during the passage of the Immigration and Asylum Bill through Parliament.

As these elements have not yet been finalised, it would be premature to provide an estimate of the administrative cost of the scheme, future revenue, or a specific repayment amount. An estimate will be calculated once the detailed design of the scheme is finalised.

The Immigration and Asylum Bill introduces the principle that, where a person has received taxpayer-funded asylum support and later becomes financially able to contribute towards those costs, it is right and fair that they should do so.

Contribution levels will be designed to be fair and proportionate. The payment will take the form of a flat-rate charge, with eligible adults paying off an amount above a set threshold. Payments will be linked to receiving settled status in this country. Those who have received support and been removed from the country will not be able to return until their debt is repaid.

The detailed design of the scheme, including repayment thresholds, exemptions, repayment rates, mechanisms for collection and operational delivery, will be set out in secondary legislation. Draft regulations will be shared during the passage of the Immigration and Asylum Bill through Parliament.

As these elements have not yet been finalised, it would be premature to provide an estimate of the administrative cost of the scheme, future revenue, or a specific repayment amount. An estimate will be calculated once the detailed design of the scheme is finalised.

Deportation decisions are taken on a case-by-case basis, and we cannot know in advance what any decision will be. The Bill makes clear that deporting foreign criminals is in the public interest and will be required unless the individual impact is disproportionate to the public interest.

The current system allows the courts to make a decision in the case of “medium offenders” who have been sentenced to less than four years just on the basis of the impact on the criminal or their family. We are changing this so that the courts must also take account of the wider public interest in deportation and in particular the interest in public safety and the prevention of disorder or crime before making a determination as to whether deportation would be a disproportionate interference with Article 8 rights.

The Home Office faces significant and complex challenges when seeking to return those who have no right to be in the UK to their country of origin or lawful place of return. Despite these barriers, we are fully committed to making our communities safer by returning those who break our laws.

Data on the numbers of appeals on the grounds of Article 8 of the ECHR specifically are not published.

Since this Government came to power almost 10,000 FNOs have been returned, an increase of 36%, and we will continue to do everything we can to remove these vile criminals from our streets.

My Department has made no such assessment.

Between 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, we consulted on a new NPPF. That proposed Framework, which can be found on gov.uk here, makes clear that to support business investment and employment, development plans should, at the most appropriate level allocate sites to implement the economic vision and strategy and meet existing and anticipated needs over the plan period, paying particular regard to facilitating development to meet the needs of a modern economy (including sites and premises which are flexible and adaptable) and the specific locational requirements of different sectors.

This includes, where a need exists or is anticipated, making provision for clusters, networks and sites for knowledge and data-driven, creative or high technology industries; and for new, expanded or upgraded facilities and infrastructure to support the growth of these industries (including laboratories, campus facilities, data centres and associated generating capacity, and grid connections).

As part of the updated statutory relationships and health education guidance in primary schools and relationships, sex and health education guidance in secondary schools, pupils are taught about online safety and harms. This includes harmful content and the risks associated with social media trends. Teaching also includes content on the characteristics of social media and the importance of making responsible decisions about appropriate social media content.

Whilst animal welfare is not a compulsory part of the national curriculum, there are opportunities for it to be taught and schools have the autonomy to teach additional topics flexibly, based on local need and that are age appropriate.

As set out in the published Impact Assessment accompanying the Immigration and Asylum Bill, detailed plans including costs for the new authority are currently being developed. Further information will be shared in due course.

HMRC is responsible for enforcing the ban on imports of oil products refined in third countries from Russian-origin crude oil and investigating suspected offences.

HMRC uses a variety of proven methods to detect sanctions breaches, including: risk and intelligence-based checks on goods imported to the UK, auditing businesses involved in the trade of goods subject to sanctions; and collecting actionable intelligence from domestic and international law enforcement partners and the intelligence community.

Importers of diesel and jet fuel may be requested to present evidence of a good's supply chain. In some cases, HMRC officials may require the production of further information relating to the goods.

The home buying and selling reform roadmap, which can be found on gov.uk here, which sets out an ambitious package of reform for the sector including improving upfront information in listings and through the introduction of sales packs; introducing binding contracts; and professionalising property agents.

The measures included in the roadmap will require the preparation of sales packs prior to listing to ensure prospective buyers have the information they need upfront. This will save buyers money by transferring some costs to sellers. Most residential sellers are also buying another property, and are expected to see a net reduction in costs of around £100 while first-time buyers are expected to save an average of £650 per transaction.

Our analysis shows that sellers may experience an upfront cost increase of around £550 due to new requirements, but we expect this will be balanced by faster, more certain transactions with a lower risk of failure, and a less stressful experience overall. The average failed transaction currently costs sellers around £800.

We have thoroughly tested these measures with the sector and recognise poorly implemented changes could temporarily reduce listings. This is why Implementation will be carefully sequenced, with continued industry engagement to ensure readiness, deliver a smooth transition, and minimise unintended consequences.

The home buying and selling reform roadmap, which can be found on gov.uk here, which sets out an ambitious package of reform for the sector including improving upfront information in listings and through the introduction of sales packs; introducing binding contracts; and professionalising property agents.

The measures included in the roadmap will require the preparation of sales packs prior to listing to ensure prospective buyers have the information they need upfront. This will save buyers money by transferring some costs to sellers. Most residential sellers are also buying another property, and are expected to see a net reduction in costs of around £100 while first-time buyers are expected to save an average of £650 per transaction.

Our analysis shows that sellers may experience an upfront cost increase of around £550 due to new requirements, but we expect this will be balanced by faster, more certain transactions with a lower risk of failure, and a less stressful experience overall. The average failed transaction currently costs sellers around £800.

We have thoroughly tested these measures with the sector and recognise poorly implemented changes could temporarily reduce listings. This is why Implementation will be carefully sequenced, with continued industry engagement to ensure readiness, deliver a smooth transition, and minimise unintended consequences.

The home buying and selling reform roadmap, which can be found on gov.uk here, which sets out an ambitious package of reform for the sector including improving upfront information in listings and through the introduction of sales packs; introducing binding contracts; and professionalising property agents.

The measures included in the roadmap will require the preparation of sales packs prior to listing to ensure prospective buyers have the information they need upfront. This will save buyers money by transferring some costs to sellers. Most residential sellers are also buying another property, and are expected to see a net reduction in costs of around £100 while first-time buyers are expected to save an average of £650 per transaction.

Our analysis shows that sellers may experience an upfront cost increase of around £550 due to new requirements, but we expect this will be balanced by faster, more certain transactions with a lower risk of failure, and a less stressful experience overall. The average failed transaction currently costs sellers around £800.

We have thoroughly tested these measures with the sector and recognise poorly implemented changes could temporarily reduce listings. This is why Implementation will be carefully sequenced, with continued industry engagement to ensure readiness, deliver a smooth transition, and minimise unintended consequences.

The home buying and selling reform roadmap, which can be found on gov.uk here, sets out an ambitious package of reform for the sector including improving upfront information in listings and through the introduction of sales packs, introducing binding contracts. and professionalising property agents.

We recognise the central importance of privacy and security for data held in digital logbooks. In the roadmap, we set out that we will work with the property technology industry and other technology specialists to ensure our plans incorporate robust technology and digital security systems. We will work with representatives and regulatory bodies to set an agreed level of digital security that these products must meet.

The requirement to use digital logbooks in transactions for certain government home ownership schemes will begin in 2027. We will introduce legislation to mandate the use of these products when Parliamentary time allows.

The Government has not made an estimate of the number of animal welfare offences committed by individuals under the age of 18. Defra does not hold conviction data for animal welfare offences and is therefore unable to provide the information requested.

I refer the Hon Member to the press notice cited in his question. Any further information about funding for Palestinian-led early recovery efforts will be shared in the usual way.

I refer the Hon Member to the press notice cited in his question. Any further information about funding for Palestinian-led early recovery efforts will be shared in the usual way.