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Domestic Violence — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): Let me begin by updating the House briefly on the recent tragedy in Leicester. Five people are now confirmed to have died in an explosion last night at a shop in Hinckley road. Five others remain in hospital, one with serious injuries. I thank the fire crews who are continuing to search for survivors, and the hospital staff who are working tirelessly to save lives. I know that I speak for all of us when I say that our thoughts are with the family and friends of those who have died, as well as those who have been injured Domestic violence is a devastating crime that shatters the lives of victims and families. The Government have introduced a new offence of coercive and controlling behaviour, rolled out new tools to tackle domestic violence—such as protection orders—and committed £100 million to support for victims.
Domestic Violence — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I agree with the hon. Lady that tackling domestic violence and abuse is a priority. It will always be a priority for the Government, which is why we are introducing a domestic violence and abuse Bill. There will be a consultation first, and I hope that the hon. Lady will participate in it. There has been an increase in reporting, and although it seems counterintuitive, it is right to welcome that, because it shows that the police are taking domestic violence more seriously, which is exactly what we want.
Domestic Violence — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Alan Mak (Conservative, Centre-right): The Southern Domestic Abuse Service, which is based in Havant, does great work tackling domestic violence in southern Hampshire. Will my right hon. Friend support the local and regional charities that do such great work, and will she back the service’s recent campaign to raise funds in order to build a women’s refuge in southern Hampshire?
Domestic Violence — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady is right: serial domestic abusers are one of the worst elements of this whole subject. I encourage her, and her constituents, to participate in the consultation so that we can ensure that that particular trend is addressed.
Domestic Violence — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Christopher James Skidmore (Conservative, Centre-right): I welcome my right hon. Friend’s article in today’s edition of The Times, which sets out a clear commitment to this important issue. Does the Secretary of State agree that the increased use of screens and video links so that victims of domestic violence can give evidence without having to face their attackers will not only lead to increased reporting, but give the victims a voice in court?
Domestic Violence — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for referring to that article. The purpose of the announcements that I have made today is to ensure that victims are more confident about coming forward and of feeling safe, and to ensure that we can be more certain of securing the convictions that they expect and we all want.
Domestic Violence — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I point out to the right hon. Lady that there are more beds available to women seeking them now than there were in 2010. This Government will always make sure there are sufficient numbers of beds for the women who need them, so that women are kept safe when they need to be. Since 2010, domestic abuse prosecutions have risen by 26% and convictions by 33%. It is good that women are able to come forward and that convictions are taking place, but terrible crime and gender-based violence against women remains, so I share the right hon. Lady’s view about the need to do something. She can rest assured that this Government are taking action, and I hope she will support the Bill we will be introducing.
Regional Organised Crime Units — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Robert Ben Lobban Wallace (Conservative, Centre-right): Serious and organised crime does not respect force boundaries, which is why we organise our response at regional level, giving us the ability to tackle organised crime groups head-on. The Government have invested £140 million in ROCUs since 2013, and last year we announced £40 million of additional funding to enhance ROCU capabilities further in areas such as cyber-crime and undercover work.
Regional Organised Crime Units — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Robert Ben Lobban Wallace (Conservative, Centre-right): I understand my hon. Friend’s concern, but I can assure her that the use of informants is strongly controlled by robust safeguards and independent oversight. We must not shy away from using informants, as their use in certain circumstances is vital in stopping some of the worst in society carrying out their crimes.
Regional Organised Crime Units — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Robert Ben Lobban Wallace (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Gentleman is right to say that a number of active Russians and indeed other nationals are involved in organised crime in this country. That is why the Government are reviewing the organised crime strategy that was first published in 2013 and why we introduced the Criminal Finance Act 2017 to give us the powers to deal not only with the people inflicting these crimes but with their money, should they choose to push it through this country.
Regional Organised Crime Units — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Robert Ben Lobban Wallace (Conservative, Centre-right): I would be very happy to meet the hon. Gentleman to discuss that matter. We realise that the best way to tackle organised crime is similar to the way in which we have often tackled terrorism in the past—that is, alongside the criminal justice outcome, to use the broad shoulders of the whole state, local authorities, financial regulation, the police and neighbourhoods to tackle these people.
Regional Organised Crime Units — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Michael Louis David Fabricant (Conservative, Centre-right): My right hon. Friend will be aware of the article in The New York Times—because I sent it to him—about the British television series "McMafia". Indeed, he was mentioned in that article. Does he agree, though, that while it is important to recognise that many Russians are involved in organised crime, it would be utterly wrong and simplistic to demonise a whole nation and its immigrants in the United Kingdom?
Regional Organised Crime Units — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Robert Ben Lobban Wallace (Conservative, Centre-right): There is absolutely no intention of demonising a nation, an ethnicity or a culture. However, it is important to note that illicit money flows into the United Kingdom come predominantly from China and Russia, and that we have to tackle that. The powers in the Criminal Finance Act 2017 will allow us to go upstream and to take real action. If we take their money away, those people will know that they and their dirty money are not welcome in this country, and that they can either go to prison here or go home.
Regional Organised Crime Units — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Robert Ben Lobban Wallace (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Gentleman is right to say that the empowerment that the internet gives to criminals, terrorists and radicalisers is extraordinary. That is why my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has helped to lead the charge in the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, and recently visited silicon valley to ensure that companies there start to deliver. We have seen significant changes involving the taking down of radicalising material and enabling us to catch the bad people who are doing the crimes. It is, however, important to note that one of the ways in which the National Crime Agency, the police and our intelligence services get to the bottom of these crimes is through the use of the powers given to them under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, whose effectiveness some Members in this House still try to block.
Moped Crime — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who is standing up for his constituents in Sutton by asking this question. The Government have drawn up a comprehensive action plan with the police, motorcycle and insurance industry leaders, local councils, charities and representatives of the motorcycle riding community to focus on the causes of moped-enabled crime, and on what works and what needs to be done to prevent these crimes.
Moped Crime — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Paul Stuart Scully (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for that answer. Does she agree that the police already have the necessary legal powers to tackle this issue, and that what is important for the Londoners across the 32 London boroughs who are increasingly becoming victims of this crime is that the Government should continue to work with the Met police and the Mayor of London to ensure that those existing powers are used more effectively to tackle this scourge?
Moped Crime — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): I agree that the police have the powers they need, but those powers need to be used in conjunction with charities, local authorities and so on to ensure that we have a thorough response to the problem. We are reviewing the law, guidance and practice around pursuits, because there are concerns about the policy and because we want to be sure that the current arrangements provide the right legal protections for officers who pursue offenders. We will publish the outcome of the review shortly.
Moped Crime — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Transportation
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): One of my first meetings shortly after my appointment was with the Petrol Retailers Association. Of course, we have to consider all sorts of measures to see what will work, which is why it is so key that our action plan involves not just law enforcement and councils, but those who ride their motorbikes quite legitimately.
Moped Crime — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): We are keen that police forces collaborate on crimes enabled by mopeds and other smaller vehicles. For example, the Metropolitan police is now using DNA sprays, and we have great hopes that that will help to catch offenders. Such measures should be shared around constabularies to ensure that offenders are brought to justice.
Security Spending (Calais) — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Questions: How much and what proportion of the Government’s actual and planned spending on security in Calais will be allocated to anti-trafficking and child protection.
Caroline Fiona Ellen Nokes (Conservative, Centre-right): I am sure the hon. Lady would welcome my comment about working to combat organised crime, and we should always reflect that many perilous journeys that are made are in the hands of organised criminals. Any loss of life is an absolute tragedy, but it is important we reflect that our juxtaposed controls are an important part of our border. Our Border Force staff are incredibly well trained and look for vulnerabilities wherever they might see them. She makes an important point, and we are committed to doing more to make sure we meet our allocation of Dubs children. Also, under the Dublin regulation, we continue to resettle thousands of children every year.
Security Spending (Calais) — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: How much and what proportion of the Government’s actual and planned spending on security in Calais will be allocated to anti-trafficking and child protection.
Caroline Fiona Ellen Nokes (Conservative, Centre-right): We have a number of schemes that already allow children to come to the UK, including Dublin and the Dubs commitment that I have outlined. We are determined to make sure that we meet our international commitments and our humanitarian commitments, to make sure that, where we can help children in desperate need across the continent and, indeed, in the wider middle east and north Africa region, we do so.
Online Radicalisation — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): The Government have been clear that there should be no space online for terrorists and supporters to radicalise, recruit, incite or inspire. The UK has led the way in setting up the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, to ensure that the larger communications service providers and all internet providers take down that material.
Online Radicalisation — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Atta-Ur-Rehman Chishti (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank the Home Secretary for that answer. From speaking to experts such as Professor Peter Neumann from King’s College London, I am aware that the vast majority of Daesh supporters have moved away from using online systems such as Facebook and Twitter, and are now using private messaging systems such as Telegram. What steps has the Home Secretary taken, by working with such organisations, to help to tackle these threats?
Online Radicalisation — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for raising this important point. He is right to say that a lot of the activity by radicalised people has migrated to the smaller sites. That is partly due to the some of the success that Facebook and Twitter have had; these people are now moving to the smaller sites. We reckon that more than 450 were set up just last year. It is so important to have the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism because the larger companies have committed to working with the smaller companies to show them how to adapt their platforms to keep the terrorists offline.
Online Radicalisation — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): There are certain elements to this and I cannot be drawn on individual ones because that particular case is sub judice. However, I understand that there are concerns about the level way in which the Government are approaching this. No individual from this country can go out and fight with another person’s army or terrorist organisation in order perhaps to promote their own way of life. We have to be very clear and even-handed about this.
Prisoners: Social Media and Mobile Phones — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Questions: What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on monitoring crimes committed by prisoners via social media and mobile phones.
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): Prisoners’ illegal use of mobile phones enables their continued offending, threatens the safety and security of our prisons, and harms our communities. The Government have introduced legislation to disconnect mobile phones in prisons remotely; they have invested £2 million in mobile phone detection equipment; and the Ministry of Justice is working closely with mobile network operators to deliver cutting-edge technology to prevent mobile phones from being smuggled into prisons and then working.
Prisoners: Social Media and Mobile Phones — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Questions: What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on monitoring crimes committed by prisoners via social media and mobile phones.
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. He will appreciate that I am not able to comment specifically on those cases, but I ask him to write to me about them so that we can see what further can be done. I want to emphasise that it is getting harder and harder for prisoners to get mobile phones into prisons and to then use them. Indeed, at least 150 phones have been disconnected since the telecommunications restriction regulations came into force.
Prisoners: Social Media and Mobile Phones — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Questions: What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on monitoring crimes committed by prisoners via social media and mobile phones.
Robert James MacGillivray Neill (Conservative, Centre-right): We know that in December some 79 illegal mobile phones were seized as a result of joint operations between police and the Prison Service at HMP Hewell. What steps are being taken by the Home Office, police and crime commissioners and the Prison Service to set up proper protocols and systems for joint working between the police and the Prison Service? Obviously, illegal activity is taking place on the outside in order to get these phones in, as well as within the prisons.
Prisoners: Social Media and Mobile Phones — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Questions: What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on monitoring crimes committed by prisoners via social media and mobile phones.
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for his question. Of course, as Chair of the Justice Committee he knows a great deal about this. More than 23,000 handsets and SIM cards were seized from prisons last year. The Government are investing £25 million to create a new security directorate in prisons and £14 million to transform our intelligence, search and disruption capabilities in prisons at the national, regional and local levels. That includes more than £3 million to establish serious organised crime units to deny offenders space to operate in prisons.
Police Efficiency — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Nicholas Richard Hurd (Conservative, Centre-right): That is an excellent question. One of the great challenges that faces our 43-force police system is how we encourage and support greater collaboration and the greater spreading of ideas. We have joint working groups on emergency services collaboration and it is something that we look at closely.
Police Efficiency — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Thomas Christopher John Pursglove (Conservative, Centre-right): In Northamptonshire, we have seen cutting-edge policing and fire service innovation, which is leading to better outcomes for local people. How can that innovation be shared with other forces? Will the Government continue to support innovation as much as possible?
Police Efficiency — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Nicholas Richard Hurd (Conservative, Centre-right): I think it is fair to say that Northamptonshire is closely associated with best practice on collaboration among the emergency services and sets an example to the rest of the country. My hon. Friend will be aware that the local police and crime commissioner, Stephen Mold, has applied for joint governance of fire and police. That is in the system.
Police Efficiency — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Nicholas Richard Hurd (Conservative, Centre-right): Like the right hon. Gentleman, I am a London MP, and my constituents express similar concerns about plans in north-west London. The bottom line is that these operating decisions are being driven by the police and crime commissioner team and the commissioner. They are accountable to the public for their decisions.
Police Efficiency — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Government Operations
Nicholas Richard Hurd (Conservative, Centre-right): I do not think the hon. Lady’s description of a wild west does justice to the regulators’ work in this space. In fact, everyone agrees that standards have increased on our watch. We have made it clear that we want to put powers on a statutory basis and are actively exploring opportunities for the parliamentary time to do just that.
Leaving the EU: Preparations — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Caroline Fiona Ellen Nokes (Conservative, Centre-right): As I reassured my hon. Friend, we are making preparations for every eventuality. The Home Office has already invested £60 million in 2017-18. We will continue to review the funding position as negotiations continue and details of the final agreement become clearer. As he might expect, we are in continuing discussions with Her Majesty’s Treasury.
Alcohol Abuse — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): As a proportion of overall violence, alcohol-related violent crime climbed steadily from 41% in 1995 to 55% in 2009-10. More recently, it has fallen back to 40% of all violent crime in 2016-17. The cost of alcohol misuse to society is estimated to be around £21 billion a year, with alcohol-related crime estimated to account for around £11 billion a year. We continue to work with the police to equip them with the right powers to take effective action.
Alcohol Abuse — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): Both the Home Office and the Department of Health and Social Care take this issue very seriously. The hon. Gentleman will know that the Secretary of State for Health recently announced a report on helping children of alcoholic parents. Violent crime is down and alcohol consumption overall is down, particularly among young people, but of course it is very important to look at this issue, particularly in relation to domestic abuse. We will be looking at how we can deal with it, in combination with the Department of Health, as part of our modern crime prevention strategy.
Alcohol Abuse — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): We are of course aware of the Scottish Parliament’s policy on this, and we are looking at it with interest. We set out our alcohol strategy in the 2016 strategy on dealing with modern crime, but we keep the issue under review.
Alcohol Abuse — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): Very much so. This is obviously a matter for review and for police and crime commissioners and local police forces to look at in their own local areas. We have changed the late-night levy to try to make it more flexible and targeted, so that district councils and others can use it for the areas that present the most harm in terms of the night-time economy.
Alcohol Abuse — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Kevin John Foster (Conservative, Centre-right): On Saturday night I was out with Inspector Simon Jenkinson and his team seeing how they police Torquay’s night-time economy. Does the Minister agree that it is important that councils work with their local policing teams? Will she agree to meet to discuss how we can review some of the more outdated provisions, such as the Vagrancy Acts, which have a real impact on our night-time economy?
Alcohol Abuse — House of Commons, 2018-02-26
Topic: Law and Crime
Victoria Atkins (Conservative, Centre-right): Local councils and local policing teams know where the hotspots of trouble can be in their local areas. That is why it is essential that councils and police work together. Of course I would be delighted to meet my hon. Friend to discuss this important issue.