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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of any differences in levels of criminality between (a) men and (b) women; and what assessment she has made of the reasons for any difference between the two figures.
[118353]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of any differences in levels of criminality between (a) men and (b) women; and what assessment she has made of the reasons for any difference between the two figures.
[118353]
The Home Office has previously published research that, among other issues, examined differences in levels of offending between men and women.
A Home Office report (published in 2012) on the amount of youth crime estimated that 85% of police recorded crime in 2009-10 committed by young people aged 10 to 17 was committed by young men:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Earlier studies by the Home Office have produced similar findings. For example, a survey of offending among the general public conducted by the Home Office between 2003-06 (the Offending, Crime and Justice Survey) found higher rates of self-reported offending among males than females:
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk
The Home Office has not made any assessment specifically of the reasons for different levels of criminality between men and women.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes were committed by (a) US nationals in the UK and (b) UK nationals in the US in the most recent year for which figures are available.
[117235]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes were committed by (a) US nationals in the UK and (b) UK nationals in the US in the most recent year for which figures are available.
[117235]
[holding answer 13 July 2012]: The information requested is not available from the police recorded crime statistics collected by the Home Office.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she has taken to empower police officers to reduce crime.
[115562]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she has taken to empower police officers to reduce crime.
[115562]
This Government has swept away central targets and cut police red tape. The Secretary of State for the Home Department, my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) has announced a package of policies to cut bureaucracy, saving up to 4.5 million police hours a year to get officers back on the streets and focus on their core mission: to cut crime.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have used the CrimeMap website in each year for which figures are available.
[115008]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have used the CrimeMap website in each year for which figures are available.
[115008]
Since its launch in January 2011, Police.uk has received more than 50 million visits.
The Ministry of Justice has been working with the Home Office to ensure that local areas are prepared for the introduction of police and crime commissioners, who will have duties to work with local criminal justice bodies, including in relation to the provision of women’s services.
The Ministry of Justice has been working with the Home Office to ensure that local areas are prepared for the introduction of police and crime commissioners, who will have duties to work with local criminal justice bodies, including in relation to the provision of women’s services.
First, it is important to point out that some specialist services, such as the homicide service, rape crisis centres and so on, will continue to be commissioned nationally, but we think it right in principle that elected police and crime commissioners should commission victims’ services locally. It will mean that there is a champion for victims in every single area; it will ensure the greater integration of such services with the police, who have a very important duty in relation to victims; and it will be for elected police and crime commissioners, accountable to the public, to ensure that they provide a high-quality service to victims.
First, it is important to point out that some specialist services, such as the homicide service, rape crisis centres and so on, will continue to be commissioned nationally, but we think it right in principle that elected police and crime commissioners should commission victims’ services locally. It will mean that there is a champion for victims in every single area; it will ensure the greater integration of such services with the police, who have a very important duty in relation to victims; and it will be for elected police and crime commissioners, accountable to the public, to ensure that they provide a high-quality service to victims.
I am grateful to the Minister for that answer, but the proposal to devolve some victims’ services to police and crime commissioners is not without risk. What will he do to ensure a minimum standard of provision throughout the country, regardless of the area in which the victim lives?
The stock answer to all such questions is “in due course”, but my right hon. Friend is right that we need to ensure that such services are integrated. There is important work going on in the local criminal justice system in relation to women’s offending. Police and crime commissioners will have a role, in liaison with the local criminal justice agencies. The troubled families work being led by Louise Casey is very important in efforts to prevent crime. I believe that police and crime commissioners will be in a strong position to ensure local coherence in work to divert people from the criminal justice system and from crime.
The stock answer to all such questions is “in due course”, but my right hon. Friend is right that we need to ensure that such services are integrated. There is important work going on in the local criminal justice system in relation to women’s offending. Police and crime commissioners will have a role, in liaison with the local criminal justice agencies. The troubled families work being led by Louise Casey is very important in efforts to prevent crime. I believe that police and crime commissioners will be in a strong position to ensure local coherence in work to divert people from the criminal justice system and from crime.
In March, in recognition of the specific problems that women experience in prison, the Government committed
to deliver a document setting out the strategic priorities for women in the criminal justice system. When will it be published, and how will it link with the work that Louise Casey is doing on troubled families and, of course, the work of elected police and crime commissioners?
But the whole point of the change is to ensure that there will be accountability for the provision of victims services, which will lie at local level with people who are already responsible for the police and who will be champions for victims. The cross-party Association of Police and Crime Commissioners has already welcomed the proposal, and the youth charity Catch22 says it believes that police and crime commissioners generally have the potential to bring real coherence at the local level to the planning and commissioning of services designed to reduce and prevent crime and support victims. I am sorry that Opposition Front Benchers do not support what I believe is a very good idea that will strength victims services at the local level.
But the whole point of the change is to ensure that there will be accountability for the provision of victims services, which will lie at local level with people who are already responsible for the police and who will be champions for victims. The cross-party Association of Police and Crime Commissioners has already welcomed the proposal, and the youth charity Catch22 says it believes that police and crime commissioners generally have the potential to bring real coherence at the local level to the planning and commissioning of services designed to reduce and prevent crime and support victims. I am sorry that Opposition Front Benchers do not support what I believe is a very good idea that will strength victims services at the local level.
In his answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Houghton and Sunderland South (Bridget Phillipson), who has considerable experience in providing victims services, the Minister confirmed that there will be no minimum standards for victims. To give just one example, two thirds of victims of stalking said that the police and the Crown Prosecution Service did not take their complaint seriously, and offenders are not charged in almost nine in every 10 cases. There is a risk of specialist services falling between the cracks—looking after the detail makes a difference—and such services are not likely to win PCC votes. Will the Minister consider intervening if the loss of specialist services for women continues after the election of PCCs?
I agree with my hon. Friend. The number of women in custody has been declining, in contrast with the number of men. We have been developing intensive treatment-based alternatives to custody for offenders with drug or mental health problems, including four women-only services in Wirral, Bristol, Birmingham and Tyneside. They are an important part of our strategy to ensure that offending by women is dealt with as effectively and appropriately as possible.
I agree with my hon. Friend. The number of women in custody has been declining, in contrast with the number of men. We have been developing intensive treatment-based alternatives to custody for offenders with drug or mental health problems, including four women-only services in Wirral, Bristol, Birmingham and Tyneside. They are an important part of our strategy to ensure that offending by women is dealt with as effectively and appropriately as possible.
Does my right hon. Friend agree that community women offender facilities, in which this Government have invested substantially, provide a real alternative to custody for many women in the criminal justice system?
The Ministry of Justice has been working with the Home Office to ensure that local areas are prepared for the introduction of police and crime commissioners, who will have duties to work with local criminal justice bodies, including in relation to the provision of women’s services.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether (a) she and (b) her officials have had discussions with UK police forces on assessing and responding to drug crime and violent crime in the overseas territories; and if she will make a statement.
[112869]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether (a) she and (b) her officials have had discussions with UK police forces on assessing and responding to drug crime and violent crime in the overseas territories; and if she will make a statement.
[112869]
[holding answer 2 June 2012]: Much of the Home Office assistance to the Overseas Territories (OTs) is based on requests from them. The Home Office has not been involved in discussions with UK police forces specifically on assessing or responding to drug and violent crime in Overseas Territories (OTs) and does not commission such assistance. The Home Office has, however, authorised overseas deployments by serving police officers (under s.26 of the Police Act 1996) in response to various ad hoc requests by OTs for assistance. Annex A of The Overseas Territories and the Home Office paper:
www.homeoffice.gov.uk
provides a list of examples of such support provided during 2010 and 2011. The Government will shortly publish a White Paper entitled The Overseas Territories—Security, Success and Sustainability and this covers UK assistance of and partnership with the OTs, including in relation to crime.
Westminster Hall adjournment debate on undercover policing.
Westminster Hall adjournment debate on undercover policing.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what (a) financial and (b) other incentives his Department offers to police forces to target (i) drug dealing and (ii) drug offences; and if he will make a statement.
[108357]
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what (a) financial and (b) other incentives his Department offers to police forces to target (i) drug dealing and (ii) drug offences; and if he will make a statement.
[108357]
I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Targeting of police resources is a matter for police forces and their police authorities. From November 2012 Police and Crime Commissioners will hold the police to account locally.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what proportion of individuals (a) arrested and (b) charged within the Northern Basic Command Unit of Cambridgeshire Constabulary were (i) EU nationals and (ii) UK citizens in each month since May 2004; and if she will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what proportion of individuals (a) arrested and (b) charged within the Northern Basic Command Unit of Cambridgeshire Constabulary were (i) EU nationals and (ii) UK citizens in each month since May 2004; and if she will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has had with police forces local to RAF, Army and Royal Navy bases about the investigation of crimes on those bases; what protocols have been established for the conduct of investigations; and if she will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has had with police forces local to RAF, Army and Royal Navy bases about the investigation of crimes on those bases; what protocols have been established for the conduct of investigations; and if she will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children and teenagers were killed by guns in each of the last five years for which data is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children and teenagers were killed by guns in each of the last five years for which data is available.
| Table A: Offences currently¹ recorded as shooting homicide² where the victim was aged 19 or under: England and Wales, 2006-07 to 2010-11 | |
|---|---|
| Total | |
| 2006-07 | 12 |
| 2007-08 | 12 |
| 2008-09 | 7 |
| 2009-10 | 3 |
| 2010-11 | 8 |
| ¹ As at 18 October 2011; figures are subject to revision as cases are dealt with by the police and by the courts, or as further information becomes available. | |
| ² Includes homicides where the principal method of killing was a firearm or other type of shooting weapon e.g. crossbow or catapult. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what information his Department holds on the number of victims of crime in Wales in 2011 who had learning difficulties.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what information his Department holds on the number of victims of crime in Wales in 2011 who had learning difficulties.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Wales on levels of crime in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Wales on levels of crime in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the arrangements are for authorising US police investigations in the UK; and on how many occasions such procedures have been used in the last eight years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the arrangements are for authorising US police investigations in the UK; and on how many occasions such procedures have been used in the last eight years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many reported incidents of crime involving a knife there were in (a) Leeds North West constituency, (b) the city of Leeds and (c) England in each of the last five years; and what steps he is taking to reduce the incidence...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many reported incidents of crime involving a knife there were in (a) Leeds North West constituency, (b) the city of Leeds and (c) England in each of the last five years; and what steps he is taking to reduce the incidence...
| Table A: Number of selected violent and sexual offences¹ involving a knife or sharp instrument recorded by West Yorkshire police force and police forces in England, 2007-08 to 2010-11 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 2007-08² | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 |
| West Yorkshire | 941 | 1,303 | 1,335 | 1,322 |
| England³ | 24,620 | 35,296 | 32,964 | 31,972 |
| England (excl. West Midlands)4 | 21,416 | 31,562 | 29,727 | 28,928 |
| ¹ Police recorded knife and sharp instrument offences data are submitted via an additional special collection. Other offences exist that are not shown in this table that may include the use of a knife or sharp instrument. | ||||
| ² The collection was expanded in 2008-09 to also include actual bodily harm (ABH), threats to kill, sexual assault and rape offences. Therefore figures are not comparable with those offences recorded in 2007-08. | ||||
| ³ Figures for England include unbroken bottle and glass offences, which are outside the scope of this special collection, for Surrey and Sussex police. As such, data for these forces are not directly comparable to data for other forces. | ||||
| 4 Data are shown excluding West Midlands as West Midlands included unbroken bottle and glass offences in their returns until April 2010 but now exclude these offences in line with other forces. As such, their 2010-11 data are not comparable with their data for earlier years. | ||||
| Note: | ||||
| Homicide figures as at 18 October 2011; figures are subject to revision as cases are dealt with by the police and by the courts, or as further information becomes available. |