14 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhen she plans to bring forward legislation to make anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime an aggravated offence.
ReplyThe Government is absolutely committed to tackling all forms of hate crime and has already committed to protect LGBT+ and disabled people by making all existing strands of hate crime an aggravated offence.We will set out next steps in due course.
14 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedIf she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to develop a national action plan to tackle hate crime.
ReplyThe Government is absolutely committed to tackling all forms of hate crime and has already committed to protect LGBT+ and disabled people by making all existing strands of hate crime an aggravated offence.We will set out next steps in due course.
9 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhether she plans to make it her policy to give Ukrainian visa holders (a) humanitarian protection or (b) other long-term status.
ReplyThis Government is committed to standing with Ukraine, and providing stability for those we have welcomed to the UK and those who still need our sanctuary.To provide future certainty to those who have been provided with sanctuary in the UK under the exist...
8 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat progress her Department has made on reducing the use of hotels as contingency asylum accommodation.
ReplyThe Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly. This includes our accommodation sites, as the Home Office continues to identify a range of options to minimise the use of hotels and ensure ...
8 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of levels of neighbourhood policing.
ReplyThe Home Secretary has made a clear commitment to strengthen neighbourhood policing through the introduction of a Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, which includes the addition of thousands more neighbourhood police personnel, as part of the Government’s S...
8 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department is taking to help tackle antisocial behaviour.
ReplyTackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission to take back our streets.We will put thousands of new neighbourhood police and community support officers into local communities, so that res...
8 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department is taking to improve (a) charge rates of people accused of crime and (b) support for victims of crime.
ReplyThe Home Office recognises that charge volumes and rates have been persistently low for too long. That’s why we have set out our Safer Streets mission to rebuild confidence in policing and the criminal justice system.The Home Office is working with the po...
8 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department is taking to improve the charge rates for perpetrators of violence against women and girls.
ReplyTackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a top priority for this Government and we will treat it as a national emergency. Our mission is to halve levels of these crimes within a decade, using every lever available to us in government and right ...
8 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department is taking to ensure police officers are effectively trained to handle cases of (a) domestic abuse and (b) sexual violence.
ReplyTackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a top priority for this Government and we will treat it as a national emergency. Our mission is to halve levels of these crimes within a decade, using every lever available to us in government and right ...
8 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence to ensure (a) domestic abuse within the armed forces is tackled, (b) victims are protected and (c) perpetrators are held to account
ReplyThe Government has set out an unprecedented mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade; working across government departments, sectors and wider society to tackle the scourge of violence and abuse wherever it is found. We will work clos...
8 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department is taking to ensure the (a) effective management and (b) monitoring of serial preparators of domestic abuse.
ReplyThis government has committed to using every tool available to target prolific perpetrators of domestic abuse from early intervention to the counter-terror style targeting of the most serious offenders by the police. The government has committed to using ...
8 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat assessment her Department has made of the (a) specific needs of British national victims of modern slavery, (b) adequacy of pathways to access support and (c) potential barriers to accessing supp
ReplyThe Government is committed to tackling modern slavery, prosecuting those responsible and supporting victims in their recovery.The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is the UK’s framework for identifying and supporting victims of modern slavery and human t...
8 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department is taking to enhance the ability of the National Referral Mechanism to ensure quicker and more effective assistance for modern slavery victims.
ReplyThe Government is committed to tackling modern slavery, prosecuting those responsible and supporting victims in their recovery.The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is the UK’s framework for identifying and supporting victims of modern slavery and human t...
8 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department is taking to support victims of modern slavery.
ReplyThe Government is committed to tackling modern slavery, prosecuting those responsible and supporting victims in their recovery.The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is the UK’s framework for identifying and supporting victims of modern slavery and human t...
8 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department is taking to prevent crime.
ReplyThis Government has put crime prevention front and centre of our safer streets mission, which aims to halve violence against women and girls, halve knife crime, and restore confidence in the policing and justice system over the next decade.In addition, th...
4 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department is taking to improve forensics as part of speeding up criminal investigations.
ReplyFair and efficient police investigations and outcomes depend on the timely delivery of high-quality forensic science.We are working with PCCs, Chief Constables, the Forensic Science Regulator and other leaders in forensic science to ensure forensic servic...
4 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWith reference to the findings on page 4 of the report by Women's Aid entitled The Price of Safety: The cost of leaving an abuser and rebuilding a safe, independent life, published in September 2024,
ReplyMy officials have received the report by Women’s Aid Federation England and are reviewing its findings.The Government is committed to halving violence against women and girls within a decade and ensuring sufficient and effective victim support is a centra...
10 Sept 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of using the Accreditation UK scheme for institutions providing courses to students on a Sponsored Study visa.
ReplyInternational students using the student and child student routes must be sponsored by an education provider that holds a Student sponsor licence.Education providers wishing to sponsor international students must obtain and maintain a Home Office Sponsor ...
9 Sept 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedIf she will bring forward legislative proposals to remove clauses 22-25 from the Illegal Migration Act 2023.
ReplyThe Home Secretary set out the government’s position in respect of the Illegal Migration Act in her statement to the house on 22nd July 2024. Any legislative plans from the statement will be set out in the normal way in due course.
9 Sept 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedIf she will take steps to ensure that her Department collects (a) comprehensive, (b) comparable and (c) disaggregated data on (i) violence against women and girls, (ii) the protected characteristics o
ReplyThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes a wide range of statistics collected across government on offences disproportionately experienced by women and girls. This includes data on the demographic characteristics of victims and their relationshi...