Written questions by Philp.

What the average time it takes an officer to complete a case file is on (a) CONNECT and (b) Case Overview and Prosecutions Application (COPA).

Police forces and Policing and Crime Commissioners are responsible for their procurement and commercial strategies for Records Management Systems.Each force is responsible for evaluating the performance of their Record Management System in line with those strategies and their local requirements.It would not be appropriate for the Home Office to comment on the individual performance of one supplier in relation to the factors mentioned.

What the average annual number is of case files rejected due to incorrectly submitted documents using (a) Case Overview and Prosecutions Application (COPA) and (b) CONNECT computer software.

Police forces and Policing and Crime Commissioners are responsible for their procurement and commercial strategies for Records Management Systems.Each force is responsible for evaluating the performance of their Record Management System in line with those strategies and their local requirements.It would not be appropriate for the Home Office to comment on the individual performance of one supplier in relation to the factors mentioned.

With reference to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 18968 on Asylum: Sri Lanka, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of relocating to St Helena asylum seekers who have trave

The specific purpose of the Memorandum of Understanding with St Helena was to deal with the risk of further migrants attempting to travel to the British Indian Ocean Territory, prior to the sovereignty agreement with Mauritius being formally completed. Th...

Whether a Minister in her Department has chaired a meeting of the synthetic opioids taskforce; and how many times that taskforce has met since 5 July 2024.

Ministers are prioritising the risk of synthetic opioids as part of the wider long-term drug strategy. The Synthetic Opioids Taskforce is chaired by the Director General of the Public Safety Group at the Home Office on behalf of the Minister. The Taskforc...

What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on returning Syrians (a) seeking and (b) granted asylum if that country becomes safe.

The Home Office acted swiftly to pause decisions on Syrian asylum claims whilst we assess the current situation. We keep all country guidance relating to asylum claims under constant review so we can respond to emerging issues.

If she will increase the salary threshold for family visas.

On 10th September the Home Secretary commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to review the financial requirements in the Family Immigration Rules. Conducting a review of the financial requirements across the family routes will ensure we have a...

If she will publish a breakdown of crimes committed by nationality in each of the last five years for which data is available.

As the Rt Hon Member is aware, the Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of notifiable offences recorded by the police in England and Wales, on a quarterly basis, but Information on the nationality of offenders is not routinely coll...

Whether she has identified alternative accommodation to enable a reduction in the use of hotels to house asylum seekers.

This Government inherited an asylum system under unprecedented strain, with thousands stuck in a backlog without their claims processed. We remain committed to reducing the costs of asylum accommodation, including ending the use of hotels over time, and w...

How many and what proportion of Foreign National Offenders challenged deportation in each of the last five years for which data is available; and how many and what proportion of those challenges were

I refer the Right Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 26 November to Question UIN 14746.

How many people have been arrested as a result of investigations by the Grooming Gangs Taskforce since 5 July 2024.

The Child Sexual Exploitation Police Taskforce (or ‘Grooming Gangs Taskforce’) provides practical, expert, on the ground support for local forces investigating complex, group-based child sexual abuse and exploitation, with a focus on grooming gangs. It su...

Whether she has written to Chief Constables setting out her priorities for policing.

The Home Secretary spoke with all Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners within her first days of office, on 7th July. In that same week on 11th July, the Home Secretary attended meetings of both the NPCC and APCC to set out this Government’s...

If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of allowing Sri Lankans based on Diego Garcia to the UK on the number of people who will begin to attempt to reach the UK via Diego Garcia; and w

Diego Garcia has never been a suitable long-term location for the migrants who have arrived there and this Government has worked hard to find a solution that protects both their welfare and the integrity of British territorial borders. We have now closed ...

With reference to paragraph 6.37 of the 5th Annual Report of the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, published on 28 November 2024, whether her Department is taking steps to implement the r

The Government published its response to the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation’s 5th Annual Report on 28 November 2024 here: Response to the 2022 annual report on the operation of the terrorism acts by the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Leg...

How many migrants entering the country illegally claimed to be children since 5 July 2024; how many and what proportion of those migrants were subsequently assessed to be (a) under and (b) over 18; an

The Home Office publishes quarterly statistics on detected irregular arrivals to the UK in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Quarterly data on detected irregular arrivals by age group is published in table Irr_D01 of the ‘Irregular mi...

With reference to her Oral Statement of 22 July 2024 on Border Security and Asylum, Official Report, columns 384-387, if she will publish a breakdown of the £700 million.

I refer the Honourable Member to my answer of 25th November to question UIN 15092.

Pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 13777 on Police: Mental Health Services, if she will publish the updates received by her Department from police forces on implementation of the R

I remain grateful for the Right Honourable Member’s continued commitment to the successful implementation of the Right Care, Right Person (RCRP) approach and I will be happy to provide him with regular updates on its implementation when there is relevant ...

How many people were returned to their home countries between (a) 5 July and 31 October 2023 and (b) 5 July and 31 October 2024; and how many and what proportion of those returned since 5 July 2024 (i

The Home Office published an ad-hoc release containing information about the total number of enforced and voluntary returns from the UK between 5 July and 28 October 2024 and the same period in 2023, on 4 November this year.The number of returns between J...

If she will publish the schedule of implementation for the Right Care, Right Person model for all the police forces in England and Wales.

It is a matter for each chief constable to determine how much of the Right Care, Right Person (RCRP) approach they wish to adopt.I know the Rt Hon Member was strongly committed in his past role to the adoption of Right Care, Right Person approach, and I w...

How many foreign national offenders (a) are currently in (i) prison and (ii) the community and (b) have been deported since 5 July 2024.

The number of foreign national offenders (FNOs) in prison in England and Wales is published quarterly in table 1_Q_9 of Offender Management Statistics, with the latest data (30 September 2024) available from: prison-population-30-Sept-2024.ods.Any FNO con...

How many (a) asylum hotels were open and (b) asylum seekers were housed in hotels as of (i) 30 June and (ii) 31 October 2024; and what was the daily cost of the asylum hotels during this period.

The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and subsistence support whilst their application for asylum is being considered.Data, published quarterly, on the number of supported asylum seekers in accom...