25 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhether external (a) guidance and (b) training has been contracted for discussing (i) unconscious bias, (ii) critical race theory and (iii) decolonisation with staff in her Department.
ReplyIn 2021-2022, in response to Recommendation 6 of the Windrush Report, the previous government commissioned the introduction of a new training course for Home Office staff on the ‘History of the UK and its relationship with the rest of the world’, created ...
25 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedHow many asylum applications were completed on average per caseworker per week in each month of each year since 2010.
ReplyThe Home Office publishes quarterly data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on asylum applications and initial decisions are available in tables Asy_D01 and Asy_D02 of the ‘Asylum applications, initial decisions and r...
25 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedHow many asylum applications were (a) made and (b) concluded in each month of each year since 2010.
ReplyThe Home Office publishes quarterly data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on asylum applications and initial decisions are available in tables Asy_D01 and Asy_D02 of the ‘Asylum applications, initial decisions and r...
25 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat (a) guidance and (b) training her Department provides to caseworkers handling asylum applications.
ReplyAsylum decision-makers receive extensive training on interviewing and considering asylum claims.https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/asylum-decision-making-guidance-asylum-instructionsAsylum decision-makers carefully consider the claimant’s protectio...
23 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhether her Department has provided funding to Hope Not Hate since the general election; and what meetings (a) officials, (b) special advisers and (c) Ministers in her Department have had with represe
ReplyAll relevant meetings attended by ministers, special advisers and senior officials are declared in the normal way in the department’s quarterly transparency releases.Departmental spending and grant allocations are also routinely disclosed, but I can confi...
17 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhen she plans to respond to the letter of 1 September 2024 from the hon. Member for West Suffolk.
ReplyThe Home Office did receive the letter dated 1 September 2024, however, it was not recorded on the usual correspondence systems.A response will be issued to the original letter in due course.
14 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedIf she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of warranted police officers that were (a) deployed and (b) unavailable for deployment to frontline roles per police force in the last 12 mont
ReplyThe Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the number and proportion of police officers available for duty and those in frontline roles as at 31 March each year in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here...
14 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answers of 17 September 2024 to Questions 4871 and 4872 on Home Office: Staff, how many of the employees of (a) Immigration Enforcement, (b) UK Visas and Immigration, (c) Border Force,
ReplyThe Home Office recruitment process adheres to the requirements of the Civil Service Nationality Rules. Civil Service recruitment: nationality rules - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)Eligibility for appointment, including on the grounds of nationality, is assessed dur...
10 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhether she plans to decolonise the (a) artwork and (b) heritage assets in her Department; and what guidance she issues to her Department’s Arm’s Length Bodies on decolonisation.
ReplyWhile the Hon. Gentlemen is welcome to put forward his proposals on this matter, our immediate priorities remain the protection of national security, the restoration of neighbourhood policing, tackling the smuggling gangs responsible for small boat crossi...
8 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) her Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to her Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in each dispute
ReplyHome OfficeNo recognised trade union currently holds a mandate to call industrial action in the Home Office.The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) trade union is in dispute with the Home Office regarding the implementation, on 29 April 2024, of a new sh...
7 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat estimate she has made of the lifetime fiscal (a) cost of and (b) income generated by those granted asylum in the UK.
ReplyAs has been the case under successive governments, there is no published estimate available of the requested information.
11 Sept 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat estimate she has made of the lifetime fiscal (a) cost of and (b) income generated by people granted asylum in the UK.
ReplyAs has been the case under successive governments, there is no published estimate available of the requested information.
9 Sept 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat progress she has made in reforming vetting procedures for police recruits since 3 March 2021.
ReplyThe framework for police vetting, which applies to the existing workforce as well as new recruits, is currently set by the College of Policing via its statutory code of practice on vetting and authorised professional practice (APP) guidance on vetting.The...
9 Sept 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedHow many employees of (a) Immigration Enforcement, (b) UK Visas and Immigration, (c) Border Force and (d) HM Passport Office have been found guilty of (i) corruption and (ii) immigration offences in e
ReplyNote that we do not distinguish between immigration, crime and corruption stated in the request. We categorise all immigration crime as corruption and therefore provided a total figure.A breakdown for each year is provided below: YearNumber of convictions...
9 Sept 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedHow many employees of (a) Immigration Enforcement, (b) UK Visas and Immigration, (c) Border Force and (d) HM Passport Office were (i) suspended and (ii) dismissed for gross misconduct in each of the l
Reply(i) Employees Suspended in each of the last 10 yearsBusiness Area2020-212021-222022-232023-24Border Force17NANA55Immigration Enforcement9NANA12Borders and EnforcementNA5260NAHM Passport Office610NANAVisas & Immigration46NANAVIP except IHS and ISCNANA3...
9 Sept 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat the (a) names and (b) addresses are of all test centres used for the Life in the UK Test.
ReplyThe full list of Life in the UK test centres as of 10 September 2024 is as follows:Name of test centreAddressTown/CityPostcodePSI @ North East Scotland CollegeGround Floor, North East Scotland College, GallowgateAberdeenAB25 1BNPeople 1st BelfastRosemont,...