House of Commons Home Affairs Committee
Memorandum from the Home Office: Progress in implementing accepted Committee recommendations 2001–05
First Special Report of Session 2005–06
HC 1007
House of Commons Home Affairs Committee
Memorandum from the Home Office: Progress in implementing accepted Committee recommendations 2001–05
First Special Report of Session 2005–06
Ordered by The House of Commons to be printed 21 March 2006
HC 1007 Published on 24 May 2006 by authority of the House of Commons London: The Stationery Office Limited £0.00
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First special report
The Home Office has supplied us with a memorandum, listing actions taken by the Government in implementing accepted Home Affairs Committee recommendations since the start of the 2001 Parliament. This is an updated version of a document originally submitted over a year ago, which our predecessor Committee published with its annual report in February 2005.1 Owing to the hiatus in Committee activities caused by last year’s General Election and the subsequent interval before renomination of select committees, we do not propose to produce a report on the Committee’s activities in 2005 (our next annual report is planned for early 2007 and will review our operations since renomination). However, we think it would be useful to place on the public record the updated information supplied by the Government on their response to our recommendations, and we therefore print their memorandum with this Special Report.
1 Home Affairs Committee, Second Report of Session 2004–05, Work of the Committee in 2004 (HC 280)
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Contents of Home Office Memorandum
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Memorandum from the Home Office: Progress in implementing accepted Committee recommendations 2001–05 4 The Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Bill, published 19 November 2001 4 Police Reform Bill, published 7 May 2002 8 The Government’s Drugs Policy: Is It Working? published 22 May 2002 14 The Conduct of Investigations into Past Cases of Abuse in Children’s Homes, published 31 October 2002 21 Criminal Justice Bill, published 4 December 2002 24 Asylum Removals, published 8 May 2003 26 Sexual Offences Bill, published 10 July 2003 33 Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill, published 16 December 2003 34 Asylum Applications, published 26 January 2004 38 Identity Cards, published 30 July 2004 50 Rehabilitation of Prisoners, published 7 January 2005 53 Home Office Target-Setting 2004, published 23 February 2005 74 Police Reform, published 10 March 2005 77 Anti-Social Behaviour, published 5 April 2005 89 Terrorism and Community Relations, published 6 April 2005 106
4 We have not sought to modify the ECHR have not sought We The Part 4 powers were used sparingly were used sparingly The Part 4 powers Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted, but see also response to Paragraph Paragraph to response but see also Accepted, 27 below. nature of Article 3. We the absolute and recognise have, however, with the consent of the Dutch before the in a Dutch case intervened Government 3. We have on Article turns which Court European around jurisprudence to review the Court asked the test whether a balancing specifically Article 3, and and we have negotiated Separately, applied. can be of with a number MOUs to negotiate continue to return individuals we wish to which countries guarantees MOUs contain The involved in terrorism. to us to demonstrate will enable we believe which with our is consistent deportation that the Courts obligations. international Accepted. Accepted. certified were – only 17 people and proportionately and one and detained, certified (16 this power under Those other powers). detained under certified but to the Special a right of appeal certified had and all 17 (SIAC), Commission Appeals Immigration right. their exercised 5 of the from Article the derogation The legality of in relation to the ATCSA Part 4 ECHR sought the in challenged separately also powers was Courts. the quashed Law Lords the 2004 On 16 December that section 23 concluded and order derogation 5 (deprivation with Articles incompatible ATCSA was of of discrimination) 14 (prohibition of liberty) and the ECHR. the judgment, Lords In the light of of the House Review Review
A slation and the results of the results and slation al against his certification his al against The Part 4 powers have been used have been The Part 4 powers Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report of current CT legislation (including the powers to detain to detain the powers (including of current CT legislation A review of underway. is individuals) specified certified not has partners European taken by our the approach in approach to the current alternative a clear revealed to consider part 4 of the ATCS Act. We continue in light of the CT response our to strengthen options legi of current review ongoing process. the consultation Accepted, in that a review is taking place. taking place. in that a reviewis Accepted, Accepted. Accepted. proportionately. and sparingly under detained certified and have been Sixteen people Act Security Crime and Part 4 of the Anti-terrorism, certified was further person ATCS Act). One 2001 (the under being detained already Part 4 but was under power. another of the detainees two certified and detained, Since being as any of to leave the United Kingdom, have chosen at any time. are free to do the detainees from detention released been has detainee One further appe a successful following on Secretary by the Home released was and another certificates the 2004. In all four cases, 20 September One further person revoked. or cancelled have been bail conditions strict under from bail released has been of a certificate. subject the but remains ffice: Progress in implementing accepted Committee recommendations 2001–05 will have to be will
Whilst we do not, for a moment, Whilst we that there may be accept We reluctantly
Appendix: Memorandum from the Home O The Anit-Terrorism Crime and Security Bill, published 19 November 2001 Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 20: Paragraph back people send should that the Government suggest ill- of torture or they would be at risk where to countries should do think that the Government treatment, we a with partners, European in a review with our engage that might solution some acceptable view to finding a power of indefinite to exercise avoid the need the Home for be desirable detention. It would to be able to Parliament, is accountable Secretary, who of Article discretion within the framework his to exercise 3. 27: Paragraph suspected are who of persons a small category be prosecuted, cannot who terrorists international therefore and deported extradited or detained. detained. 5
The Prevention of Terrorism Terrorism Prevention of The . Home Secretary’s Written Statement of Home Secretary’s Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Government introduced measures that could apply that could apply measures introduced Government not which did alike and to UK and foreign nationals involve imprisonment Accepted. existing not to remove decision 26/1/05 announced but to evidential use of intercept on prohibition Further review. under to keep the issue continue in technology of changing work, on the impact use of a the possible on and telecommunications material in sensitive to protect sift process pre-trial shortly. reported to Ministers trials , will be Act 2005, which became law on 11 March 2005, on 11 March law became Act 2005, which and control orders system of a new introduced to 32 of the ATCSA. 21 sections repealed is safe from successful voking the certificates or nd as such, will continue to nd as the provisions, account will Home Secretary, of whom Home Secretary, the benefits of any change any change the benefits of Review of the possible use of Intercept use of Intercept Review of the possible Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report Of the remaining detainees, two are currently serving detainees, Of the remaining they remain although offences, for criminal sentences certificates a of the subject of their criminal 4 on completion Part under be detained to transferred have been detainees Three sentences. of Section 48 under Hospital High Security Broadmoor the Mental Health Act. of the subject to be continue thirteen people As a result, by the issued a certificate is on bail. one and twelve are detained challenge a legal brought detainees A number of the of 5 from article sought was that the derogation against that ruled Lords the Law the ECHR. On 16 December with incompatible the ATCS Act part 4 powers were of the ECHR. We are now article 14 article 5 and considering this judgement. It is ultimately for we should how and whether to decide Parliament remain in will provisions The Part 4 amend the law. the future of the law. agrees Parliament force until we will not be re Accordingly reason to whom we have the detainees, releasing threat to our security. believe are a significant In considering the future of last launched exercise of the consultation be taken the publication of the discussion paper February with and Security Reconciling Powers: “Counter-terrorism Open Society”. Liberty in an Accepted. are Ministers Evidence underway. material as We will shortly. on this to reach a decision expected that satisfied need to be and law to intelligence the risks outweigh significantly security. It is to national and partnership, enforcement any new system essential that legal challenge. in i.e., We are concerned that the power of that the power concerned We are
circumstances where it is clearly not possible to clearly not possible it is where circumstances deportation. extradition or prosecution, with proceed cases, that, in some understands The Committee types of certain because do not proceed prosecutions be cannot intercepts, telephone such as intelligence, that within the law admitted in court. We believe of views on there is a variety community enforcement We in court. be used evidence should such whether Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 34: Paragraph resort, as a last only exercised detention is 6 have now been repealed repealed been have now Part 4 powers have now have now Part 4 powers
Lord Carlile, independent reviewer of reviewer independent Lord Carlile, clause, a sunset The Act incorporates Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. of reviewer appointed Act 2000, was the Terrorism of Part 4 of the ATCS Act. However, the workings 20 on paragraph report the progress in as outlined above, the Part 4 powers an and renewal for annual so the requirements therefore fallen away. have reviewer independent independent appointed been since has Carlile (Lord Act, which of Terrorism Prevention reviewer of the renewal.) for annual requirement similar a contains Accepted. above, the however, as been repealed. have effect in November have effect in November Lord Carlile, independent reviewer of reviewer independent Lord Carlile, clause. a sunset Act incorporates Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report Accepted. reviewer of the appointed been 2000, has Act Terrorism 4 of the ATCS Act. of Part workings not later than to review the Act is required Carlile Lord In practice, the expiry of the powers. one month before report. for an annual allowed this has to appointed was Committee Newton In addition the to back of the Act. It reported whole review the and the 2003 in December Parliament in by Parliament were debated recommendations of renewal the latest alongside 2004 February/March disbanded. now has the powers. The Committee Accepted. cease to Detention powers will 2006. after a set number of years - ion and other powers would powers would ion and other We welcome the provisions that the the provisions We welcome
subject to Parliament passing new primary legislation. legislation. primary new to Parliament passing subject that as - such provision that a "sunset" We recommend Act 1984 - of Terrorism Prevention in the contained provisions to the immigration and asylum apply should in part 4 of the Bill after five years. Any revival or of the detent continuance consideration on the full parliamentary then depend debate in a given to a Bill and not just the 90 minute renewal for an annual required committee standing 43). (paragraph order Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph a review of the conduct that the Government suggest to the admissibility of relating procedure law and with a view to extending the in court, intercept evidence could be evidence such in which circumstances admitted. 40: Paragraph continue in force for 15 power of detention will only by renewal annual then will require months and that such We recommend for one year. Parliament report by an an annual on be based should renewal commissioner. independent as be described can only measure This 43: Paragraph "temporary" if it will expire 7
introduced in June 2005 introduced owing to concerns expressed and time to concerns owing Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted in that the provision was dropped the provision in that Accepted Bill from the Select of Lords a House Subsequently constraints. in England Offences on Religious Committee report containing April 2003 in was published and Wales of a new the question on discussion an extensive The hatred. to religious - incitement offence 2003. in December response its issued Government of extension for this that the arguments We believe Provisions 2001. since stronger grown the law have Crime Organised and in the Serious were included were Bill for consideration by the House but these at commitment a manifesto Following also dropped. and the Racial general election, the May 2005 Bill was Hatred Religious 2006. in February Royal Assent and received Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report Accepted in that the provision was from dropped the provision in that Accepted time and expressed to concerns the Bill owing Select of Lords a House Subsequently constraints. in England and Offences on Religious Committee report an containing 2003 in April was published Wales - of a new offence question on the extensive discussion issued The Government hatred. to religious incitement that the 2003. We believe December in its response have grown of the law for this extension arguments been have therefore 2001. Provisions since stronger Bill for Crime Organised and Serious in the included by the House. consideration power to cover religious hat extending the law of hat extending the
We have not seen sufficient evidence to evidence sufficient seen We have not
groups at this particular time." We therefore see no We therefore time." at this particular groups this in to be included this measure for reason emergency terrorism Bill. Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 61: Paragraph t justify the proposition hatred racial well as as religious to include incitement in the Bill would be will work in practice. The proposals the evidence in particular difficult to enforce. We note and organisations Muslim of distinguished from a group the about reservations "we have grave individuals: of this criminal extension 8
rs to cover the role of cover the role rs to Building Communities, Communities, Building A Review of Police Disciplinary A Review of Police Disciplinary signalled the Government’s intention Government’s the signalled . The White Paper . The White Paper procedures. procedures. principles; and and principles; (incorporating conduct and ethics); and conduct (incorporating performance A review of unsatisfactory Acas on based arrangements disciplinary New Standards of Professional A new Code Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report A Police Advisory Board working party on discipline party working A Police Advisory Board the recommendations to take established has been forward. in is handled for misconduct probationers Dismissing The Police as police officers under way the same 2004. Regulations (Conduct) • • Accepted in part. by Bill Taylor and a completed was Arrangements Six 2005. in January published was report were and they were made recommendations included: These by the Minister. accepted • Accepted Beating Crime to modify the intervention powers to make them the broadening includes This more fit for purpose. Secretary Home the for intervention to enable trigger of the relevant inspectorate the opinion to draw upon the and broadening of information sources and other powe scope of the intervention forward. taking work is being This police authorities. eed with ACPO/APA on its eed with ACPO/APA to ensuring delivery. delivery. to ensuring
HMCIC for Scotland, has for Scotland, has HMCIC commendations that emerge the effectiveness and efficiency of forces. Reserve Reserve of forces. and efficiency the effectiveness powers are a last resort use. improvement of existing police discipline discipline of existing police improvement is likely to enjoy the in a way that arrangements the police; the public and of confidence amended in the Lords to powers to direct Police to direct in the Lords to powers amended Authorities. been appointed as the independent chair of the chair as the independent been appointed review; for is responsible Ultimately the Home Secretary A protocol has been agr on the make recommendations will The review The clause (directions to Chief Officers)was Bill Taylor, previously Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report The Government used these powers in accordance with with these powers in accordance used The Government Humberside. in the protocol • It will consider relevant re It will consider the during CRE investigations from the Morris and timescale of the review. • • • The Home Secretary has asked for a fundamental asked for a fundamental Secretary has The Home by the end of system police disciplinary review of the the year: • lice forces are essential lice forces are essential es in the Bill, but we es in the e. The current procedures procedures e. The current We share the general concern that concern general the We share to changes the proposed We support
Police Reform Bill, published 7 May 2002 safeguards against politicisation and centralisation of of centralisation and politicisation against safeguards by proposed safeguards the the police. We welcome that it is clearly understood and hope the Government As a last resort. only be used as should these powers to chief (directions this clause proposed, originally to If it is eventually restored unacceptable. was officers) consultation, on safeguards the Bill with the additional watch carefully to see how these powers are we will exercised. Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 17: Paragraph not is individual forces in running central interference and structure believe that the tripartite We desirable. of po operational independence 40: Paragraph procedur the police disciplinary share the view of the Metropolitan Police Service that Service that of the Metropolitan Police the view share so far as We believe that, they do not go far enough. ought to reflect procedures police disciplinary possible, walks of lif those in other gave law long before employment were devised modern Taking dismissal. unfair against protection could police regulations law into account, employment has not We regret that the Government be simplified. disciplinary this Bill to reform police in gone further procedures. 9
The work following the Taylor Review on Review the Taylor following The work Regarding the suspension of a chief officer chief officer of a suspension the Regarding Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Paragraph 48 accepted, Paragraph 49 accepted accepted 49 Paragraph accepted, 48 Paragraph in part. in this must be done misconduct, following Regulations with the Police (Conduct) accordance 2004. Accepted. ongoing. discipline is how best to ensure there there ensure to how best Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report A protocol for the implementation of the updated of the updated A protocol for the implementation with the agreed was powers removal and suspension the Association Chief Police Officers' Staff Association, of Police the Association of Chief Police Officers and this circulated Board Negotiating The Police Authorities. on 5 April. 04/05 circular in PNB protocol in which the the circumstances The protocol sets out might be of chief officers removal and suspension the use of the for process the outlines and appropriate Police Act (as of the 1996 11 & 42A powers in sections The financial Police Reform Act). by the 2002 amended of chief removal and of the suspension consequences as part of this process. agreed also officers was gave a paper also white reform police The 2004 chief for process that ‘the suspension commitment it is as fair that to ensure be reviewed will constables will be Discussions possible. as and straightforward Officers, Chief Police of Association held with the Chief Police the Police Authorities and of Association Officers Staff Association on for mechanisms formal well as as are informal issues. chief officer performance addressing exists in that a suspended that an anomaly We accept can retire before proceedings misconduct officer facing if their fixed term are concluded proceedings end. to an comes appointment of implications practical the legal and at We will look and are regulations to amend police taking action dealing for options are other whether there considering in the light of the outcome of the with this anomaly, of police discipline. Taylor review with CPOSA, This will be followed by consultation a is there whether to ascertain ACPO and APA, fixed term appointment to amend the case sufficient regulations. Bill reaches are necessary and why the are necessary hed before the . We believe that, if the Home Office has proposed that the We recommend regulations that police We recommend
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 48: Paragraph the for needed are powers strengthened that concluded it should of chief constables, removal and suspension they might be of how a fuller explanation be able to give in to be used only these powers expect We would used. circumstances. exceptional 49: Paragraph remove to the powers operation of on the protocol officers be publis senior 51: Paragraph of any senior retirement prevent the to be amended until the grounds disciplinary on suspended officer matter is resolved report stage. We hope the House, before agreeing to agreeing before House, the We hope stage. report for a fuller clauses, will press Ministers these why they of explanation be left to police authorities. matter cannot 10
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on Bill contains proposals proposals on Bill contains person, when exercising exercising when person, that person has been been that person has
ACPO’s costing was published on 1 published was costing ACPO’s Provisions in the Police Reform Act 2002 Act 2002 Police Reform in the Provisions Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report April 2005. April 2005. The Violent Crime Reducti will enable the These Zones. Disorder for Alcohol as a last resort, to authorities, police and local enforcement additional for premises licensed charge The time economy. to the night activities related charging, in an ADZ, will be authority for police with working and we are the Police Act Section 25 of which will be set methodology, ACPO on a charging out in regulations. Accepted. Accepted. and (CSOs) Support Officers relating to Community Community Safety Accreditation Schemes came into 2002. December force in of that Act provides that CSOs and Section 42(2) exercise their powers only may persons Accredited by their Chief a uniform approved wearing when designation. in their described Officer and which wear a badge also must persons Accredited by the Secretary of State for this specified has been of Chief Police Officers Association The purpose. and Community Safety CSOs on Guidance out advice on sets Schemes Accreditation Accredited for CSOs and uniforms appropriate persons. requires of the Police Reform Act also Section 42(2) that a CSO or Accredited designation, on their duty in reliance any power or The on request. that designation must produce uniform and details of their must include designation which the powers with their Chief Officer. by designated Accepted. recovery for services for services recovery
Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report Powers given through Police Reform Act 2002 were Reform Act 2002 through Police given Powers Act 2003 by the Anti-Social Behaviour supplemented of the new some to issue CSOs the power gave which The power to detain for disorder. fixed penalty notices in six different was trialled 30 minutes for a suspect 2002. December from of two years for a period forces a commitment paper gave white reform police The 2004 of detention to the power to grant to empower forces CSOs. – an interim development under A national evaluation is Early 23 December. published on is to be report CSOs are that assessments from force level indications are very and by their communities welcomed are widely visible reassurance. effective in providing high level significant potential to impact on low They also have behaviour. anti-social and level crime has (ACPO) of Chief Police Officers The Association costing a new work to develop been leading to underpin cost methodology of the Police Act. Once this 25 section under provided perhaps it will be possible to revise, complete work is element of recovery with, the cost even to dispense 34/2000. HOC of the scope 25 to clarify amend Section to A measure for the Serious considered was recovery cost Bill. Although is Crime and Police progress Organised it was methodology, with the ACPO being made in the to be included enable a measure to inadequate bill. working DCMS departmental Office and The joint Home be resolved in this Bill but those with full police powers those We recommend that the partial police partial police that the We recommend We believe that the difficulties involved
and others on duty on the streets. on and others Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 65: Paragraph and officers support powers to be vested in community be reflected organisations safety community accredited can of the public so members in different uniforms, between clearly distinguish 77: Paragraph and from nightclubs costs policing in recovery of to are unlikely football clubs should this subject on 34/2000 Office circular the Home be reviewed. 11
ture entrants, which will which ture entrants, Ministers were advised of the outcome of of the outcome Ministers were advised Further reform of the arrangements for for of the arrangements reform Further Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. and agreed in July 2003 undertaken the consultation it the Act. However, to repeal to pursue a measure at official agreement to reach impossible has proved of the measure. DA clearance allow level that would way forward. alternative an seeking Currently Accepted. the new of an integral part is medical retirements police pension scheme for fu single-tier The current in April 2006. be introduced
, on the wider , on the wider supported repeal of the supported approach early in the next
. Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report group is to examine all the issues surrounding the costs costs the surrounding issues is to examine all the group its football. It has not concluded of policing that the little prospect but there seems deliberations, offer to fund more of will voluntarily football authorities some been There has football. of policing the costs The Metropolitan costs. those in reducing success in on charging group set up a working Police Authority of the recommendations in July 2004 agreed 2003 and for a policy This introduced report. group’s that working reducing on based Police Service the Metropolitan partnership in working and at matches costs policing develop youth to and clubs authorities with the football crowd to improve intended programmes inclusion be invited to will group The joint working behaviour. of this approach. applicability wider the consider to industry with the drinks is working The Government national level. at schemes responsibility social develop codes of good will combine schemes These voluntary the industry. from contribution with a financial practice will review this Government measures is the industry If the impact of parliament. legislation, including other possibilities, not as hoped, will be considered A public consultation document on the future of the Riot document A public consultation Police in July 2003. was launched Act Damages strongly respondents service respondents industry and insurance Act. Business it with a government it, or replace wished to retain t. Next step is to advise insurance arrangemen backed to publish a get approval the outcome and on Ministers need would Abolition, or reform, of responses. summary immediate there is no for which legislation, primary opportunity. to enable constructively worked party The PNB working which to the regulations changes the PNB to agree and to issue guidance, in April 2003 came into effect of Ill-Health Management the Improving The Riot (Damages) Act 1886 seems Act 1886 seems Riot (Damages) The Government that the We recommend
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 81: Paragraph for repealing made been has case good a arcane and the existing cases, to any it. Without prejudice the Riot (Damages) to repeal seek should Government Act 1886. 86: Paragraph Bill to improve to the either bring forward amendments or publish retirements for medical the arrangements before the Bill this subject on legislation draft delegated 12 its will be replaced by a its will be replaced Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report system of ill-health benef two-tier system. in January in January assessed as permanently disabled – for instance – for instance disabled permanently as assessed 55; least until age at now means permanent and the – the force medical adviser assessment that each – to ensure practitioner medical selected and is fully considered; case further officer for disabled retain a permanently that is practicable. wherever service for being criteria the medical strengthening in the medical process setting up a two-stage to of the police authority the power strengthening Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report set of new procedures (up to the appeal stage) which which stage) to the appeal (up set of new procedures came into effect in July 2003. The main points were:- points The main in July 2003. came into effect • • • Boards Medical Appeal Police 3-person Regional 2003. work in November commencing established stage to on the appeal guidance The PNB included of Ill-Health Management the Improving 2004. a on are that medical retirements show statistics HMIC retirements 14.8 medical There were downward trend. in 1998/99, 1997/98, 13.5 in strength police per 1000 2001/2, and 8.8 in 9.8 in 2000/01, 10.3 in 1999/2000, per retirements 6.5 medical The target of 6.2 in 2002/3. (set in the 2003-6 strength by 2005/6 1000 police 2002) in November Policing Plan published National met. has been medical for of the arrangements reform Further of the Government’s an integral part is retirements for future scheme pension a new police for proposals for future scheme pension a new police for proposals in document in a consultation published entrants, the current to replace It is proposed 2003. December a two-tier benefits with system of ill-health single-tier full- still able to take regular who are system. Officers leave with an immediate would time employment permanently who are Officers pension. unenhanced
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The IPCC is now a prescribed a prescribed The IPCC is now Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. PIDA 1998. under organisation
. Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report Section 37 of the Police Reform Act 2002 commenced commenced Act 2002 the Police Reform Section 37 of police officers under the bringing on 1st April 2004 Act 1998. Disclosure of the Public Interest protection in December Parliament laid before an order Under Independent the 1 January into force on 2004, coming will become listed as a Commission Police Complaints PIDA under organisation prescribed disabled from taking regular full-time employment would would full-time employment taking regular from disabled to pension enhanced an immediate still leave with are under proposals The for this loss. compensate and the by a new PNB working party consideration pension for the new date implementation planned 2006. April scheme is
We recommend that the Bill be that the We recommend
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 79: Paragraph the Public within officers police to bring amended Act 1998. at Work Disclosure 14 of other Class B drugs. B drugs. of other Class Canadian authorities and, authorities Canadian In October 2005, Sativex was granted a 2005, In October The Home Secretary requested that the Secretary requested The Home . Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. licence by the conditional available to patients in it may be made as a result, on importation medicine unlicensed the UK as an the to do so (and The decision from Canada. with individual rests responsibility) subsequent clinicians. Accepted. (ACMD) of Drugs on the Misuse Advisory Council use and cannabis on links between provide advice of increased THC and the incidence mental health, ACMD the drug. The of varieties “skunk” content newly considering review, a thorough undertook from a taking evidence and research published submitted They organisations. and of people number in December the Home Secretary to their report Home 2006. The in January published 2005 and ACMD’s the accepted Secretary has C a Class as remain that cannabis recommendation toxicity and harmfulness its inherent drug, given that to those comparable are not evidence that announced Secretary also The Home review, an under be kept would relating to cannabis farms cannabis against campaign enforcement campaign information an and be launched would mental in particular the health – and, on focusing also be would penalties and legal health – harms launched cannabis-based medicine for for medicine cannabis-based Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report GW Pharmaceuticals applied to the Medicines and and to the Medicines applied GW Pharmaceuticals (MHRA), in Agency Regulatory products Healthcare Sativex, a approval for for marketing March 2003 is the Market approval medicine. cannabis-based authorisation a marketing responsibility of the MHRA; demonstrated has product if or when the will be issued 2004, On 1 December its quality, safety and efficacy. that the Committee the company the MHRA informed it not to grant had advised on the Safety of Medicines If or when the evidence. on current market authorisation MHRA, the Home Secretary by the is approved product to the law to change agreement Parliament’s will seek of the prescription enable relieving pain. of the purpose Cannabis was reclassified as a Class C drug on 29 drug on C as a Class reclassified was Cannabis of The maximum penalty for supply 2004. January in at 14 years' imprisonment, remained has cannabis its drug and of the fact that itrecognition is an illegal penalty for The maximum to be discouraged. use is 5 years' to 2 years' from reduced been has possession be that there will ACPO guidance states imprisonment. for of arrest the power using against a presumption where cases the drug, except in those of possession as such factors, aggravating specific there are by young frequented near a location consumption people. ss. On the contrary, contrary, ss. On the In the event of the successful In the event We accept that cannabis can be that cannabis We accept the Home therefore, We support,
The Government’s Drugs Policy: Is It Working? published 22 May 2002 Paragraph No. and text Paragraph 109: Paragraph by evaluation and a positive clinical trials of completion that it is recommended Agency, Control the Medicines the use of cannabis-based to permit changed the law is medicines 120: Paragraph We be discouraged. should that its use harmful and can cannabis the taking of cases some accept that in drugs. to the taking of more damaging be a gateway a gateway drug, is not cannabis or whether However, by gained anything to be there is believe we do not its exaggerating harmfulne credibility of messages the undermines exaggeration that we wish to send regarding more harmful drugs. 121: Paragraph from Class cannabis to reclassify proposal Secretary's C. B to Class 15
residential de counselling, or prescribing services. or prescribing they have requested that they have requested Findings from National Treatment Treatment National from Findings Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report rehabilitation services and/ services rehabilitation to working successfully been The NTA have treatment of drug range and capacity the increase to reduce services, and prescribing and/or services drug of the number and increase waiting times of choice, accessing of drug(s) regardless users, this, the NTA have treatment services. To achieve treatment services that to ensure working been and secondary of both primary address the needs For example, users. crack (DATs) Action Teams Drug Area Crack all High is services for crack demand ensure that the plans and treatment in their annual reflected properly commissioning. subsequent Accepted. challenges research commissioned Agency (NTA) of existing about the effectiveness assumptions the types of services, crack/cocaine and crack and crack by primary treatment services required of the risk highlights users and crack/cocaine types in a drug for individual services developing is drug use where multiple sector misuse substance the norm. increasingly effective interventions that indicates The research that address services group are with this client use and inclu multiple drug s will be issued later this later this s will be issued services will be focused services Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report Provision of treatment some provide do of services accordingly. The majority users, but only a minority cocaine primary treatment for for this group. The treatment specialised provide through to improve this working is Government services. and responses on the most effective research New guidance for practitioner to support and with improved training year, along the guidance. implement We recommend that the number of of that the number We recommend
Paragraph No. and text Paragraph 140: Paragraph for cocaine users is substantially treatment places are that resources We recommend increased. innovative and piloting researching into channelled users. cocaine for treatment interventions 16 . This Models Models
Models of care for the Models (NTA 2002) set out the national set out 2002) (NTA Models of care for the treatment of of care for the treatment Models and improve the effectiveness of drug the effectiveness and improve The
. The advent of SOCA from April 2006 will . The advent of SOCA from April Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report adult drug misusers misusers adult drug of adult the treatment for commissioning framework currently The NTA is in England. drug misusers an update, on consulting 2005 update of misusers: adult drug treatment will build on the framework and concepts in and concepts framework will build on the 2002 of care treatment. Accepted to deal capacity law enforcement strengthen further with drugs. against campaign national police A three-month to March ran from January which houses, crack closed. houses crack 2005, saw 170 Accepted. ions that meet the needs that meet the needs ions with police forces using agency Drug Action (CIDA). Action (CIDA). Drug agency Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report There has been an increase in stimulant users in in stimulant an increase been There has The trend users. cocaine crack treatment, including services that treatment means drug use towards poly opt treatment have to provide or stimulants opiates using who may be of drug users of both. announced Recently or, a combination on drug treatment will spending in public increases of and expertise growth the continued support to meet these needs. in order treatment providers of a place as part cocaine’s crack Efforts to challenge and Police, Customs market continue. A drug Class Office, the Foreign of Defence, Excise, the Ministry Intelligence Criminal Service, National Crime National have come services intelligence national Service and Concerted Inter together as on the supply impact Its objective: to have a sustained within its and availability of Class A drugs to the UK, communities. crack against campaign national police A three-month houses will begin in January, Behaviour Act in the Anti-Social introduced new powers at successful particularly proving are 2003. The powers them keeping and houses crack longstanding closing closed. drug treatment for of care optimal models on Guidance The NTA has 2002. October in published was services to achieve and it is for DATs milestones of set a series of Care the Models to introduce workshops holding with a small In addition the NTA is working agenda. of the aspects of DATS to pilot selected number tools. and through training support providing guidance, created for crack users and crack users and for created treatments and therapies therapies treatments and As with cocaine, we recommend that that we recommend with cocaine, As We recommend that the broadest that the broadest We recommend
Paragraph No. and text Paragraph 147: Paragraph are places more treatment 164: Paragraph available to is made of treatments range possible and that all opiate users, their goal. as abstinence have should that resources are channelled into researching and and into researching channelled are that resources We further effective treatments. piloting more that in the meantime efforts are redoubled recommend cocaine. of crack supply to extinguish 17
Preventing young people’s drug misuse misuse drug people’s Preventing young Home Office, DH and NTA jointly NTA jointly Home Office, DH and Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. outcomes the Every Child Matters is an aim within has Guidance Healthy’. Strategic ‘Be framework of of DATs and directors chairs to been issued of key objective services, with the children’s of the needs built around provision is ensuring with more people, young and children vulnerable 30 High intervention. early on prevention and focus rapid more to make working have been Areas Focus these in implementing progress and sustained management performance A rigorous priorities. of effective examples and stream is on package identified. being are practice Accepted. to: programme prescribing heroin a developed test different base; the evidence enhance wider the and encourage methods; prescribing The of this form of treatment. use appropriate in projects two pathfinder established programme first time, for the where, Manchester, and London on place taking heroin is of pharmaceutical injection of clinical supervision under the direct the premises, staff. The two pathfinders began recruiting drug a full evaluation will be 2005 and January in users set up a The NTA have 2006. available in December updated guidance where page web dedicated for specifically developed information and manuals to doctors placed for all have been these projects changes aim of this is to allow immediate see. The and emerge as results the guidance to be made to The of progress. to be kept informed for all doctors of this management for the NTA are responsible is made that heroin ensure it should and programme in the users drug 100 additional available to around first instance. sions of interest in interest of sions Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report Getting and keeping young people away from drugs is is from drugs people away young keeping Getting and Strategy. Drug priority of the Government's the highest for young people’s lead responsibility DfES now have and share responsibility with the drug prevention policy Office for delivery of the PSA target. DA(D) Home cross-departmental a new agreed have ministers Plan for the SR2004 Delivery Drug Young People early on prevention and focuses which period the including young people, with vulnerable intervention school and truants parents, of drug-misusing children offenders. young and children looked-after excludes, for to the Change plan is fully linked The delivery programme. / Every Child Matters Children The development of heroin prescribing pilots is a joint pilots is a joint prescribing of heroin The development of Office, Department initiative between the Home the has taken Office NTA. The Home the Health and being made this initiative with £1.6m lead in funding available. of to develop a small number process The procurement 2004. The NTA contacted in January pilot sites began Treatment Drug and Commissioners all DATs, Joint for expres Providers asking pilots. prescribing the heroin in participation two and one in London selected, Pilot sites were Three by the end should operational The sites in Manchester. of the year. We conclude that the Dutch and Swiss that the Dutch and Swiss We conclude prevention that drugs We recommend
Paragraph No. and text Paragraph 190: Paragraph a to conduct which on basis a strong provides evidence heroin structured of highly pilot here in Britain that a pilot along We recommend addicts. to prescribing in is conducted Dutch model Swiss or the lines of the positive generate the a pilot such the UK. Should Dutch and from the results which one would expect a system that such we recommend Swiss experience, system" of the little-used "British supersede should licensing. 213: Paragraph towards are targeted programmes and education as such people, of young vulnerable groups particularly in children school, and from excluded truants, those care. 18 776 GPs, 119 nurses and nurses GPs, 119 776 DH has been funding the Royal College the Royal College funding been DH has . The Government and the NTA regularly regularly and the NTA . The Government Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. course on (RCGP) training Practitioners of General Care in Primary of Drug Misuse the Management To date, over 2000. since this training. received have 105 pharmacists Practice in General Management Misuse Substance by the RCGP, Trafford jointly managed (SMMGP) is NTA. It works to and Services Misuse Substance primary GPs and other and to support skills develop The users. with drug work directly who care workers within team clinical of a multi-professional creation and of good practice improved the spread NTA has all that informs perspective a clinical has ensured NTA work. Accepted of General College with the Royal interact of Psychiatrists, College and the Royal Practitioners of key actively involved in a number now who are work programmes. P), Trafford Substance P), Trafford Substance Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report The Department of Health (DH) has made available made (DH) has of Health The Department RCGP to fund the of £700,000 funding additional in Misuse of Drug the Management Programme on other and 120 150 GPs until April 2005. Primary Care the 2003-04 due to attend are professionals healthcare course. Practice in General Management Misuse Substance College of by the Royal jointly managed (SMMGP) is (RCG Practitioners General and NTA. It aims to develop and Services Misuse The workers. care primary and other GPs support NTA within team clinical of a multi-professional creation an and ensure of good practice will improve the spread NTA work in informs all perspective clinical enhanced a commissioned NTA have the future. DH and in of specialists the working mapping of comprehensive and support to inform future workforce addiction planning. ongoing and the NTA are holding The Government of Colleges with the BMA and the Royal discussions Psychiatrists. GPs and
careers of all prospective of all prospective careers in treating drug abusers so drug abusers in treating eater interest in this area We conclude that General that General We conclude the British also expect We would
Paragraph No. and text Paragraph 218: Paragraph trained part, inadequately are, for the most Practitioners that training We recommend misuse. to deal with drug undergraduate in the is embedded misuse in substance Practice General postgraduate and medical curriculum will arise with which as a problem curriculum, over the frequency increasing 219: Paragraph of General Royal College the and Medical Association Practice gr to take a rather we would expect so far. In particular than is evident influence their considerable to use these organisations in included is treatment of drug misuse that to ensure also expect the would We the medical curricula. of their more to encourage bodies professional members to take an interest are Practitioners General of dedicated that a handful doctors training today. We recommend that the recommend today. We training doctors in courses more training of Health funds Department Practitioners. General for existing misuse substance alone. not left to shoulder the burden 19
implications of latest implications A national audit of needle exchange of needle exchange A national audit In December 2001 the NTA developed a developed NTA 2001 the In December The NTA Board now includes a carer a carer now includes The NTA Board Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. waiting the issue of growing to tackle programme lengths acceptable on the maximum times. Targets has programme set. The NTA's of waits were and the country across falls in waiting lists achieved two and now between times are waiting average three weeks. of from the Office figures deaths Drug-related in deaths drug-related that Statistics show National 1998: level since fallen to their lowest England have in 2003. 2000 to 1,388 from 1,666 in Accepted. Carer and and there is a User representative into the Senior that feeds Advisory Group provides campaign Team. The FRANK Management and of information source a credible with parents a module includes programme advice. The Blueprint of their drug education in the that involves parents children. Accepted. key out. Work with carried been has services the to consider stakeholders Blood in as that on the increase such research, drug users. injecting among Borne Viruses The Government target is to reduce the number of number the reduce target is to The Government by 20% from the nationally deaths related drug set in 1999. Although achievement baseline data current evidence will not be known until 2006, suggests the target will be met. that to is Institute for Clinical Excellence The National and NHS in England for the a guideline prepare ch projects include studies studies include ch projects Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report In December 2001 the NTA developed a programme to a programme developed NTA 2001 the In December waiting times. Targets on the issue of growing tackle set. The were of waits lengths acceptable the maximum waiting lists falls in achieved has programme NTA's figures deaths Latest drug-related country. across the the first show Statistics from the Office of National 1993. since reduction annual The Home Office has funded three voluntary three voluntary funded has Office The Home to work (ADFAM, PADA and Famfed) organisations to identify of drug misusers and carers with families commissioners. and providers for service good practice before the be published will of their work The results and local partnerships for guidance as end of 2004 a includes Board now The NTA providers. service and Carer User and there is a carer representative Management into the Senior that feeds Advisory Group a with parents provides campaign Team. The FRANK The Blueprint and advice. of information source credible parents that involves will include a module programme of their children. in the drug education Delivery Misuse Substance of Health’s The Department drug-related to reduce an action plan Plan includes governance clinical of improved the introduction deaths, the by 2004, and prescription of methadone in 2003. plan C action of a Hepatitis implementation plan to of the DH action fulfilled much The NTA has It has finalised and related deaths. drug reduce and worked products related overdose disseminated local targeted implement to develop and within regions resear Its current strategies. survey of one, a national of Nalox on the effectiveness video ethnographic and pharmacists community
We recommend that training for that training We recommend We also believe that the quality of the target is added that a We recommend
Paragraph No. and text Paragraph 235: Paragraph and is improved, addiction in professionals healthcare to provide that it ought to we believe be possible a week in need within those urgently treatment for 236: Paragraph need Teams Drug Action to be improved. needs service of carers effort to involve the families and to make more to say rather to what they have and listen drug abusers is good for them. than simply tell them what 245: Paragraph at harm Strategy explicitly aimed to the National in addition to the Treatment public health, and reduction two through be measured should This target objective. of overdoses the number indicators: to reduce records) and Emergency Accident through (measurable through of new infections the number and to reduce through (measurable of HIV and Hepatitis injecting of drug users). medical records 20
th The Government response to the 4 response The Government Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. Wales on the management of, and care packages packages of, and care management on the Wales prison and community in the for, drug misusers sublingual for oral methadone, settings for oral and prescribing substitute buprenorphine prescribing. naltrexone Shipman report accepted that significant changes changes that significant accepted Shipman report for system to the management were needed was legislation 2005 In November controlled drugs. computer-generated that allowed passed well as as drugs for all controlled prescription to be able drugs list of controlled extending the The Government nurses. specialist by prescribed to of changes wide range on a consultation issued a in July. The responses regime the overall prescribing approval to the subject and were mainly favourable legal necessary the Ministers the AMCD and in the to be implemented are expected changes of 2006. early part that it supports reform in that it supports
Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report A considerable number of measures relating to the of measures relating number A considerable dispensation, the prescribing for procedures are drugs of controlled and destruction administering report. wake of 4th Shipman in the considered being December, in is expected response The Government it clear already but it has made pharmacists. community of dispensing research of injecting practices. exchange audit of needle will see a national 2004/05 services.with key Work stakeholders to consider the that on the as latest research, such of implications drug injecting among Borne Viruses in Blood increase users. of drug number the reduce target is to The Government data by 20% from the baseline nationally related deaths not be known will Although achievement set in 1999. the target will that suggests evidence until 2006, current be met. to is Institute for Clinical Excellence The National Wales and NHS in England for the a guideline prepare for, drug care packages of, and on the management for oral settings and prison community in the misusers substitute buprenorphine sublingual methadone, prescribing. for oral naltrexone and prescribing
th urgently review the th urgently review We recommend that the Home Office that the Home We recommend
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. their credibility. A pilot credibility. their ecutors direct access to ecutors direct It is anticipated that the cross-agency that the cross-agency It is anticipated Following the review of procedures in the review of procedures Following Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. will be in a position to submit revised review group of Chief Police Officers to Association guidance for its consideration by April 2006 (ACPO) witnesses in order to assess witnesses in to September 2006. from January study will run Accepted. Accepted. the Director of case, Taylor Damilola the tragic a consultation launched Public Prosecutions profession police, legal the public, inviting exercise views on the to express their and judiciary of allowing pros desirability
guidance issued that guidance s for purpose. It will also up will be considering the up will be considering buse in Children’s Homes, published 31 October 2002 Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report Changes have now been made to the SIO manual made to the now been have Changes of the needs recognising safeguards includes which as yet have not accused but have been who may those been charged. of Historic Investigation on the The SIO Handbook review. The continual under Institutional Child Abuse is review gro cross-agency current guidance and its fitnes board subsequent on be taking been has The group effect this investigative process. from the report arising considerations asked to include well as work part of its as discussions and subsequent cases. recent from more as learning Statement validity analysis was developed as a tool for developed was Statement validity analysis witnesses from child enquiry of lines further generating system. It has not that have an inquisitorial in countries give adult witnesses when for use been evaluated setting. adversarial in an used has it been nor evidence veracity of any particular It is not a tool for testing the evidence. Group Research Interviewing The ACPO Investigative this in its remit. is including tragic in the review of procedures the Following of Public Director the case, Taylor Damilola inviting a consultation exercise launched Prosecutions to judiciary and legal profession police, the public, of allowing views on the desirability express their prosecutors direct access to witnesses in order to Attorney General is credibility. The their assess representations. the considering currently ony in complex historical historical ony in complex We take the view that any initial We take We recommend that resources are that resources We recommend
The Conduct of Investigations into Past Cases of A child abuse cases. cases. child abuse Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 34: Paragraph should—so residents, to former by the police approach invitation further than a general no far as possible—go team. We to the investigation to provide information invite the Association of Chief Police Officers to revise investigating senior for handbook the internal police the terms of an initial officers, in order to set out clearly 34). (paragraph witnesses to potential approach 50: Paragraph use of and piloting the researching into channeled analysis" as a tool for evaluating the "statement validity credibility of witness testim 22 o tests. This provision changes was accompanied, was accompanied, changes Part 5 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 Part 5 of the Criminal Justice A working group, comprising relevant comprising A working group,
Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. test disclosure prosecution single new a introduces tw previous the to replace with a on 4 April 2005, together implemented was to the disclosure of other improvements number apply to all changes Recent legislation. April 2005. on or after 4 commencing investigations 1997 1 April between commenced Investigations scheme still apply the pre-CJA will and 4 April 2005 disclosure and secondary primary the including 1 April before commenced tests, and investigations of rules law the common to apply will continue 1997 disclosure. Implementation of these Implementation on the of practice by a new code in particular, to the prosecutor revelation and recording, retaining in a criminal obtained of relevant material of the Attorney General's a new edition investigation, of the edition a new and disclosure, on guidelines on the Instructions CPS/ACPO Joint Operational Disclosure of Unused Material (JOPI). The latter is Manual the “Disclosure as known now Accepted. Accepted. by co-ordinated and and organisations departments been Reform, has Justice Criminal the Office for Auld’s Sir Robin to take forward established be given should that consideration recommendation disclosure. for third party scheme to a new statutory
November 2003. Work on implementing the implementing on Work 2003. November October 2003. The development of protocols development The 2003. October th st Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report rrently underway. The current currently is provisions disclosure year 2005/06. the financial is target for implementation The provision introducing a new single disclosure test to test disclosure new single a introducing The provision of in Part 5 two tests is incorporated the present replace the CJA 2003. based on the model is now being taken forward locally. forward being taken model is now based on the with relevant is consulting Office The Home way to take the best on and organisations departments that recommendation Robin Auld’s Sir forward statutory to a new be given should consideration disclosure. third party scheme for Following the issue of revised Joint Operational of revised Joint issue the Following CPS national 2002, (JOPI) in December Instructions Police and is ongoing. in April 2003 training began Chief matter for individual a the JOPI was training on The SIO Handbook Officers of Police to arrange. revision group includes CPS. It will ensure guidance is was first produced the Handbook since issued part of the review process. as considered Royal Assent 2003 received Act Justice The Criminal on 20 model protocol by the CPS ratification of the Following the LGA and as such organisations relevant and other the CPS for dissemination by the ADSS, it issued was on 31 We note that failure to disclose for a the proposal welcome We
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 72: Paragraph a case was to the prosecution inconvenient evidence of - if not most - proven miscarriages factor in many hope that the the we express justice and are studies these various by made recommendations forward to hearing without delay. We look acted upon from the Home Office on this point. 74: Paragraph of third party for the disclosure national protocol In the delivery. hope to see its speedy material and Auld's Justice Lord term, we support longer for third statutory scheme for a new recommendation more and alongside "to operate party disclosure, for disclosure of provisions with the general consistently to hearing look forward We again material". unused Auld's Justice to implement Lord are there what plans disclosure. on recommendations 23
A further public consultation on support on support consultation A further public Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. Compensation Injuries the Criminal for victims and 2005. 7 December on launched was Scheme Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report The Scheme was reviewed again during 2003, again during reviewed was The Scheme consultation of a public the issue in culminating and 2004 Compensation 12 January document on a This invited views on for Victims of Crime. Support and for the Scheme for amending of proposals range victims of crime. to help of revenue sources new raising a seeking is Government the consultation, Following Victims Bill, and Crime Violence Domestic power in the to enable the Criminal before Parliament, currently from to recover Authority Compensation Injuries their victims. it has paid to compensation offenders the any further whether is considering The Government Scheme to the Compensation be made should changes of the consultation exercise. in the aftermath . We recommend that the Criminal that the Criminal We recommend
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 115: Paragraph a review of its conduct Authority Compensation Injuries a view to ensuring that it is sufficiently with Scheme, to victims of past and attractive user-friendly institutional child abuse 24 Department for Constitutional for Constitutional Department
Section 19 was commenced on 5 April commenced was Section 19 on consultation to public Responses 43; an Act as section in the Appears Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. May 2004 from initial implementation after 2004 and in local justice areas is now operating in three areas, Home The areas. Action Team Drug within 47 2005 that it November on 30 Secretary announced cover all Local Justice out further to will be rolled The Home March 2006. from 31 in England Areas Office has worked closelywith the National that there is sufficient Agency to ensure Treatment DAT to the 47 treatment available and effective activated, and for the currently this is where areas further roll out. Accepted. currently being considered. of Practice draft Code Accepted. is required to Houses of both affirmative resolution 2005 October laid on 27 was it. An order commence to discussions withdrawn to enable but has been to see parties with the Opposition take place to find an acceptable it is possible whether alone. alternative to trial by judge Accepted in part. research “Jury paper consultation Affairs launched 2005. in January and impropriety” mined how it will proceed ces implications of the implications ces commence the provisions in provisions the commence Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report Section 19 was commenced on 5 April 2004 and is 2004 and on 5 April was commenced Section 19 treatment is available so where in areas being piloted resour that effectiveness and be fully assessed. can measures these Code of Practice must include in Act. Appears out for currently is of practice draft Code factors and a consultation. has not yet deter Government in this area. If we wish to vote in both another need to have the Act we will Houses. be can research meaningful how more Considering conducted. advance of trial, they advance ion 8 of the Contempt of ion sources are made available are made available sources . We invite the Government to consider We fully support the proposal to impose to impose the proposal We fully support Bill be that the We recommend that there may be cogent We accept
Criminal Justice Bill, published 4 December 2002 should be required to notify the defence and offer to be required should of the defence. presence in the witness interview the tape-recorded. that any interview be suggest We further Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 40: Paragraph It is misusers. bail of drug on the condition a 'treatment' sufficient re essential that to We look forward of treatment. for the provision for making to his proposals as the Minister from hearing for treatment more widely available appropriate 16 Clause of purposes 71: Paragraph wish to so that, where the prosecution amended in witness interview a defence 89: Paragraph in a jury cases—with some dispensing—in for reasons the length of In particular, case. financial a complex on the jury burden a significant can place cases these the pool in turn, may dramatically reduce which, system the undermines (arguably) This of available jurors. system on which our jury selection of random principle not be used to should such cases However, is based. served has system which the jury generally undermine well justice in this country. 101: Paragraph sect the merits of repealing research to permit meaningful in order Act 1981, Court system operates. into how the jury 25
4 April 2005. Commenced April 2005. in Commenced Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. Accepted. Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report Form part of the Act. Aim to commence early next year. of the Act. Aim to commence Form part in April 2005. Likely to be commenced in Act. Appears In our view, oral testimony given in view, oral testimony In our We welcome the provisions of Part 10, of Part 10, the provisions We welcome
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thod that could currently currently thod that could soon as it becomes The Government published its work on on work published its The Government An implementation plan for taking plan for taking An implementation immigration from the UK with estimates of estimates from the UK with immigration Passenger Survey (IPS) both to identify shorter- (IPS) both Survey Passenger of the term migrants and to allow investigation and intended peoples' between relationship data of this new of stay; analysis actual lengths as will be undertaken be fed into the will findings available, and visitor and migrant to estimate used methods switchers; of work of overseas estimates comparison to the International introduced new questions Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. in population migrant (illegal) the unauthorised sizing Report Office Online as a Home the UK in 2001 Office commissioned 2005. Home in June (29/05) countries used in other methods identified research used Method, that the Residual decided and it was in the USA, was the only me UK. The methodology applied in the be sensibly of of the number to obtain an indication adapted was data living in the UK using immigrants unauthorised Method, the the Residual UK. Using available in the (including population migrant total unauthorised in the UK in April 2001 living seekers) failed asylum it must However, central estimate of 430,000. has a such for that this is just one method be emphasised be placed must not that over-reliance estimation and to of the means in the absence on the results different methods. using estimates other produce • Accepted. of the review was recommendations the 19 forward already Progress has 2004. January in published of the review a number against been achieved further work is planned. and recommendations, • It is .
ses specifically for the the for specifically ses appropriate UK based data. appropriate Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report The Government is continuing its work towards the towards its work is continuing The Government of illegal of a method to estimate numbers development in other used in the UK. The methods residents countries, identified by Home Office commissioned in the consideration detailed have been given research, light of the availability of exerci collection Primary data are not of estimating the illegal population purpose A method of costs. to disproportionate due feasible, UK size of the illegally resident estimating the using development under currently is population a is to develop primary goal The sources. existing data to which a ‘working estimate’, method to produce medium term. made over the can be refinements further expected that work will commence shortly. The National Statistics Quality Review on International on International Review Statistics Quality The National 2003. in September published was Statistics Migration up and drawn been plan has An implementation chaired board by a project monitored is being progress by the Office of National Statistics. on for work been received of interest have Expressions publication review of the National Statistics the second Statistics: United Kingdom’ the ‘Control Of Immigration issued are about to be to tender and invitations
It is very difficult to address the problem It is very difficult to address the problem should that the Government We believe
Asylum Removals, published 8 May 2003 Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 27: Paragraph in the effectively seekers failed asylum of over-staying that It is not satisfactory statistics. of reliable absence to offer even a rough is unable the Government seekers of failed asylum number estimate of the UK. in the remaining 27: Paragraph building a method for appropriate explore the most UK. into the of net migration picture complete 27
s is in progress, with
The New Asylum Model (NAM) includes includes Model (NAM) Asylum The New Office sources and the IPS, and to evaluate Office sources some minor for their integration; methods have already improvements methodological 2003 Total for the been implemented in (published estimates Migration International 2004); November emigration to those countrie emigration to those on EU countries; focussed initial work having on international for information requirements of the development being fed into are migration the Home in particular sources, future data programme. Office e-borders
data from Home to compare work is ongoing Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. until for every claimant responsible owner, a case for all the key case, with responsibility the end of the made, when it is first of the claim, from stages the Under or removal. to either integration through for the handling developed Model being Asylum New will be responsible case owners of asylum claims, of the and presentation decisions for both the initial case on appeal. This will help to ensure Office Home of the on the quality feedback that there is direct initial decision. • • Statistics on the second National ongoing is Work Of Paper the ‘Control Command the review on an early Kingdom’, Statistics: United Immigration 2005 at in August published was paper findings http://www.statistics.gov.uk/about/Consultations/imm by completion is due for report The igrationstats.asp. it will go to the National when the end of 2005, is given consideration before approval Statistician for recommendations. to its to respond upon how Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report One factor in the high overturn of appeals is the time of appeals the high overturn in One factor determination the and the initial decision gap between and increases of appeals As the speed of the appeal. to elimination, come close asylum claims of the backlog reduce. should the rate of overturns UNHCR a and We have agreed with Treasury Solicitors in the involvement of their expansion substantial has External sampling decisions. of asylum sampling August 2004. since month per 100 cases to quadrupled caseworkers that, in general terms, satisfied We are to make required with the skills finish initial training claims. on asylum initial decisions sound We are concerned at the number of at the number concerned We are
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ng ISDU. A system of ng IND is already committed to ensuring ensuring committed to already IND is The ISDU programme included setting included The ISDU programme Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted in part. Recommendations 2 and 3 in part. Recommendations Accepted 1 not Recommendation accepted. Accepted. Accepted. will have charge of that the case owners, who Asylum New the under handled individual claims of aware are that claimants Model, ensure departure. voluntary as such opportunities Accepted. are (which applications KPIs in relation to processing to a staff numbers met) and increasing consistently of over 60 To date, the unit consists baseline of 72. with sole team management staff with a designated responsibility for managi out with being rolled currently is reviews regular ports, as is and Commissions / High Embassies Delivery with the International working closer and Office & Commonwealth Foreign Directorate, closely working Unit. ISDU are Targeting Country Model the New Asylum involved in with colleagues to country across the Units and Documentation to adopted is approach coordinated ensure a The monitor, Sarah Woodhouse produced her first produced Woodhouse Sarah The monitor, annual will produce she 2005 and in July report with the in accordance from 2005 onwards reports of the legislation. requirements ase” certification, i.e. certification, ase” the non-suspensive appeals appeals the non-suspensive ounded claims made by those claims ounded Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report We have produced revised instructions to reflect, instructions revised We have produced of provisions commencement things, the other amongst of Claimants, (Treatment and Immigration in the Asylum concerning etc.) Act 2004, 2004. They on 1 October which took effect process, on “case-by-c a section contain clearly unf certification of State. designated of a not residents who are in appointed was Woodhouse, Sarah The monitor, from reports annual She will produce 2004. January of requirements with the in accordance 2005 onwards the legislation. The Government is continuing to look at ways in which which ways in to look at is continuing The Government reintegration and returns the voluntary assisted ensuring This includes can be expanded. programme is made available the programme about that information asylum stage in the at every to asylum seekers the is considering Government The process. detainees. to extend the scheme to recommendation The IS Documentation Unit has continued to build on its to build on has continued Unit The IS Documentation well as travel documentation securing in success earlier pursuing a key role in formulating and as playing Action Plans. The Country the under returns objectives aims to embed the initiative Documentation” “Think within issues of documentation early address of evidence the quality raising well as as processes, re- seeking when countries submitted to receiving high, ISDU remain upon The demands documentation. to fill to recruit working currently and the unit is of two a target completion with vacancies remaining to work needs additional and above this, months. Over continuing targets. The to meet new be completed that will not accept of countries number in the increase
ught to the attention of a dedicated Documentation Documentation a dedicated We recommend that— We recommend Voluntary that the We recommend by posed the difficulties We recognise
Unit and assurances that the Immigration Service now Service now that the Immigration Unit and assurances at an early stage in the this problem to tackle seeks changes these forward to seeing and look proceedings reflected in the figures for removals. Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 42: Paragraph further to add (1) if the Secretary of State wishes 94 of the Nationality, to the list in Section countries a Asylum Act, he should append Immigration and to the relevant Statutory written memorandum those for believing rationale explaining the Instrument, countries to be safe; an for considering nationality other than (2) if grounds by the Home developed are unfounded" claim "clearly be should of those grounds Office, an explanation and to this Committee; made available and effects of non- of the practicality (3) a review after they out be carried should appeals suspensive 12 months. in operation for have been 48: Paragraph up to is opened Programme Returns Assisted in the advertised Centres, Removal in detainees otherwise bro Centres and that the Immigration recommend We further detainees. of of the option seekers asylum Service advises of the asylum from the beginning voluntary return process. 58: Paragraph to co-operate documents travel of proper the absence the of their citizens. We welcome with the return by IND of establishment 29
We have now secured agreements with agreements secured We have now Work is still continuing in this area still continuing in this Work is Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report achieve the overall objective of increasing the of increasing objective the overall achieve the team are about In addition, of removals. number of road shows to share a programme to embark on of obtaining importance the and raise best practise to opportunity at the earliest evidence supporting Documents. Travel Emergency assist in obtaining in success on its earlier to build continued ISDU has playing a as well as documentation travel securing returns pursuing and key role in formulating Action Plans. The the Country under objectives aims to embed the initiative Documentation” “Think within issues of documentation early address of evidence the quality raising well as as processes, re- seeking when countries submitted to receiving documentation. Accepted. Accepted. source countries. most of our Accepted.
has been completed, we will has been completed, Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report the use of the EU Letter and insist upon the UK lodging the UK lodging upon insist EU Letter and the use of the require a for a travel document may an application course. in due in resources increase further IND and the FCO have been working closely together together closely working been the FCO have IND and part of a joint HO/FCO as issues to resolve these successfully The UK has on immigration. taskforce on the return arrangements returns bilateral negotiated of states, offenders with a number of immigration Sri Lanka and Somaliland, India, Afghanistan, including to extend in negotiations currently Turkey. We are The UK fully with other countries. these arrangements on negotiations Commission’s the European supports with third countries. agreements readmission to identify methodology to develop ongoing is Work and to collate data sources existing using absconders data. Once this reliable and if the data quality is satisfactory, analyse the data method for appropriate the most consider we will information. this publishing rn of their nationals should should rn of their nationals asylum seekers abscond is is abscond seekers asylum We consider that the negotiation of that the negotiation We consider statistics, it of adequate In the absence
unacceptable. It ought to be possible to obtain at least to obtain at least It ought to be possible unacceptable. we and of the problem of the scale a snapshot without taken to do this are that steps recommend delay. Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 60: Paragraph currently with countries Agreements Readmission to accept the retu reluctant 65: Paragraph by caused of the problems is difficult to know the extent the Home in which situation, The current absconding. — outline —even in broad not know does Office simply of failed what proportion be a diplomatic priority. priority. be a diplomatic 30
e on the IND website. website. e on the IND Work is continuing on this issue. this on continuing is Work A full set of 36 operating standards has has A full set of 36 operating standards Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. Accepted. Accepted. and are availabl been issued 2005. January in issued being The final standards /Requests, Detainees' Detainees' /Requests, anslations, Personnel/Staff Personnel/Staff anslations, levant data sources. Any he regular statistics will be statistics he regular Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report Data on the number of persons detained over a period over a period detained of persons Data on the number Although a possible to be unavailable. continues has a period detention over for estimating methodology currently no way to there is been developed, is a major There verify the figures. independently in detained held on people with the data quality issue Act Immigration under prison establishments with a being investigated, currently This is provisions. of all the re reconciliation to t revisions necessary resolved. has been the issue once considered We have now issued 24 operating standards and these and these standards 24 operating issued We have now coverActivities the following areas: (adults), Activities for Arrangements Admissions/Discharge, (children), Clothing, Catering, Progress, Expenditure, Case Complaints Communications, Female Detainees, Property, Detainees' Cash, Healthcare, Interpreters/Tr from Removal Religion, Relations, Race Training, Security, Centres, Removal Safer Association, Temporary Self-Harm, Suicide and Standards Audit, & Use of Force. Confinement out to currently is of draft standards The final set consultation. to be achieved. If, after to be achieved.
We recommend that the Immigration that the We recommend
detailed Operating Standards for Removal Operating detailed
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 82: Paragraph quarterly provide should Directorate and Nationality with the period during detained on total numbers figures of detention. lengths a full the delay in publishing We regret 96: Paragraph of set Centres. As the Centres have now been operating for operating for now been have Centres Centres. As the of this delay inevitable consequence some time, the in disparities undesirable of emergence the has been Centres. different between conditions and standards be should Standards Operating remaining that We urge governing Standards as possible. soon as published needed. access are particularly and legal visiting hours raised should be standards that recommend We further Service Prison run in former Centres Removal in those of privately- practice to match the best accommodation, be should a target date and that Centres, contracted private across of standards consistency set by which is Removal Centres and public to is unable time, the public sector a reasonable be should , the contract standard an acceptable achieve put out to tender. 31
d, if successful, will be d, if successful, unchanged. unchanged. A welfare officer post is being piloted at being post is A welfare officer The Government position and the position and The Government monitoring for the ongoing A programme largely largely in the UK and it remains subsisting, or Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. Centre an Removal Haslar centres. extended to all fast track to detained subject Asylum claimants access to a legal representative have processes At Harmondsworth interview. asylum before their scheme via a duty solicitor Wood this is and Yarl’s Commission. Services by the Legal administered Accepted. Accepted. of this recommendation in respect practices working remain Accepted. to go to tender finalised, now being of VARRP is programme, a three year is This Christmas. before combining analysisdata with interviews with of IOM in the most common stakeholders returners and countries. destination returns. forced on planned is No research a) the family had been a family unit before arrival unit before arrival family had been a family a) the b) it is a subsisting family unit. b) it is a subsisting family the family are being separated by the actions of the actions are by being separated the family or countries to different removal for IND either one or more to remove we not seeking are where if; the family members of Ministerial consent must now be sought when must now sought be Ministerial consent d jointly by the Office of sustainability of their sustainability gration support provided to support gration ation. IND is facilitating a Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report The Government remains concerned to ensure that to ensure concerned remains The Government legal independent access to competent, have detainees advice and represent to be conducte project research the Law Service Commissioner, the Immigration to assess Commission Services Society and the Legal centres. removal particular in the extent of the problem The Government position and the working practices in in practices the working and position The Government unchanged. remain of this recommendation respect Return and of the Voluntary Assisted The evaluation undertaken (VARRP) 2003, Programme Reintegration has explored Consulting, by IRSS together with Deloitte of reinte the effectiveness returned have others who and seekers failed asylum exploration of origin. This voluntarily to their countries to with returnees qualitative fieldwork has included and the effectiveness assess how to ascertain It seeks also return and reintegration. in the future. The evaluation be improved could support year. No by the end of the is due to be published returns. on non-voluntary is planned research of composed Steering Group, Returns A new Voluntary Home Office officials members of and refugee NGOs, to help been established the IOM, has UNHCR and voluntary on and to inform policy strategy develop
ives or who can provide ives or who can provide l advice. Failing that, l We believe that the welfare of the child of the child that the welfare We believe Office, that the Home We recommend We accept that current arrangements that current arrangements We accept
however, consideration should be given to providing be given should however, consideration duty solicitor. to a with access detainees Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 99: Paragraph It may be inadequate. are to legal advice for access of a by appointment resolved that the matter can be at paragraph recommended as we have welfare officer, with touch in detainees put can either 75 above, who representat their own legal lega access to emergency 114: Paragraph of a child of separation and that be paramount, should by removal is parents from both seeker an asylum unjustified. nearly always 130: Paragraph Information, on Country the Advisory Panel through of failed into the reception research commissions source in their by the authorities asylum seekers countries, after removal 32
The end-to-end role of the New Asylum New role of the The end-to-end ensuring committed to already IND is Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. to order in developed been has Model case owner case the close cases in non-detained achieve at the removal and swift integration or management which is normally achievable of the case conclusion is detained. the claimant where Accepted. will have charge of that the case owners, who Asylum New the under handled individual claims of aware are that claimants Model, ensure departure. voluntary as such opportunities tives in order to remove Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report There has been a substantial increase in the removal of the removal in increase a substantial been There has are who those in an increase and seekers failed asylum of In 1996, the number voluntarily. returning home only 20% of was equivalent to unsuccessful removals has increased proportion So far this year, that claims. to alm.ost 50%. to and continues has introduced, The Government introduce, a number of initia of stay in the legal basis no who have those people Track’ the ‘Back on These include United Kingdom. centre estate, the detention of expansion scheme, the to in order more intelligently management contact using and asylum seekers, with failed maintain contact to return to to overcome barriers routes developing countries. prioritised voluntary to promote is continuing The Government A new of different avenues. a number returns through of Home composed Group, Steering Voluntary Returns UNHCR NGOs, of refugee and members Office officials develop to help established and the IOM, has been on voluntary returns. to inform policy strategy and returns. It will consider the sustainability of returns and and of returns sustainability the returns. It will consider and gaps in existing research will aim to identify for the future. proposals research recommend
the credibility of the entire We believe it is self evident that the We believe of We also reach a number
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 133: Paragraph have claims whose of asylum seekers efficient removal failed is a precondition for asylum process. 135: Paragraph to about how make recommendations and conclusions a There is more efficient. and system quicker make the for more accurate statistics. need pressing to the process of initial are essential Improvements to be carried need removals Enforced decision-making. effectively and humanely. rapidly, out more 33
. We are currently undertaking a stock take undertaking . We are currently Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted be will 2003 and Act of the Sexual Offences of that part 71 as use of section examining the in completed was take stock The process. to will be reported and its findings 2005 December on Sexual Group Ministerial The Inter-Departmental Offending. ed by the Interdepartmental ed by the Interdepartmental Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report The law was passed as set out in the previous column. column. out in the previous set as passed was The law of Act. The with rest in May 2004, along Implemented to monitor whether gave a commitment Government to target homosexual used was being the offence Information will be activity in a discriminatory fashion. for this those prosecuted of the gender on collected offence, and will be evaluat Offending. Group on Sexual Ministerial ld be a criminal offence and offence and ld be a criminal There is much concern and concern is much There
Sexual Offences Bill, published 10 July 2003 Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 47: Paragraph sexual this Bill will legalise as to whether disagreement activity in public toilets. We recommend that sexual activity in public toilets shou suggest that this could be dealt with by an amendment dealt with by an amendment that this could be suggest which makes Act 1986, the Public Order 5 of to section sexual includes behaviour it clear that "insulting" need to prove with the dispense would This behaviour. of the advantage has also acts and sexual specific before making a warning to give police the empowering for this believe that it is appropriate We an arrest. Court, rather dealt with in the Magistrates' offence to be Court. than in the Crown 34
carrier to copy documents carrier to copy documents their documents on that documents their ers, but will use the but will use the ers, eel that copying would eel that be copying would Three further trials (in addition to the trials (in addition Three further Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report if intelligence suggests that there is a significant risk risk significant there is a that suggests if intelligence destroying of passengers are not Chartered routes carrier. route with that to be but are unlikely exempt from this provision, affected. place with carriers and will take Further meetings to finalise agreement. representatives industry Accepted. Accepted. took in 2004) trials and Freetown Johannesburg We on 11 September. and ended place this year with voluntary scheme a targeted intend to operate of carri the co-operation power if we f legislative its voluntary from resulting effective but for problems a to receive carrier for any nature. It is possible more of its routes; on one or to copy request a however we will only ask viduals who destroy their destroy who viduals
Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report We tabled a new clause on 19 January 2004. This was 2004. This 19 January on clause a new We tabled and B on 27 January Committee by Standing debated now forms part of the Act. the power to Officer an Immigration Section 16 gives of either a full or partial copy carrier to provide a require containing and relating to a passenger any document to is intended This that passenger. about information of indi address the issue before presenting or travel document passport Control. Such action makes to Immigration themselves difficult and nationality identity their true establishing attempt to remove them any subsequent and obstructs in from the UK. A six months' trial began to test the impact on on 14th June Johannesburg in Freetown trial beginning with a further and carriers Only if the proves voluntary scheme on 29 October. in the Act be commenced. the provision ineffective will requirement a statutory seek to introduce We will only high which have routes on to copy documents and undocumented inadequately of proportions in the Act is Before any provision arrivals. that a voluntary agreed it has been commenced, with the co-operation be tried in should scheme industry. We recommend that the Government Government that the We recommend
Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill, published 16 December 2003 Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 29: Paragraph or not, if it as to whether its intentions clarify should copy carriers to to require a power were to introduce all and apply to all carriers this would travel documents, flights. 35
s to provide copying provide copying s to
We published separate reports of the separate reports We published Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. early 2005. in Freetown and trials in Johannesburg copying that a voluntary document These showed to flights without a delay be operated could scheme be scanned could documents and that passengers’ published full RIA was to boarding. A quickly prior after the results of document with the consultation trials. and Johannesburg the Freetown to arise that are likely difficulties Due to logistical that IND was decided scheme it a voluntary under to carriers. equipment provide exceptionally would scheme statutory a were we to operate Nonetheless, carrier we would expect equipment. carriers’ carriers and continuing to consult We are proposed that the to ensure bodies representative to operate effectively and is able voluntary scheme to the Government, inconvenience with minimum passengers. and carriers in the The Netherlands in colleagues We contacted for project copying of the document early stages However, material we could. what used and research a used there of the system due to the different nature of limited value. Where be would report separate from the what we could we used possible from IND’s evaluations but mainly based Netherlands specific findings.
iers; the trial will be used iers; the trial used in the Netherlands will Netherlands used in the Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report The summary report on consultation responses was was responses on consultation report The summary was 2003. An amendment 17 December on published Impact a Regulatory and January tabled on 19 in tested being is proposal The published. Assessment stated above. as trials Freetown and the Johannesburg of the trial once the results A full RIA will be published a particular to impose not seeking We are are known. carr copying technology upon all of copying of documents the whether to demonstrate a flight is feasible. on passengers Netherlands. in The with colleagues in contact We are a used there of the system nature Due to the different of limited value. The be would report separate of the system effectiveness of our evaluation. as part be considered in the Netherlands. in the Netherlands. ek to amend the Bill to ons with carriers and other and other with carriers ons We recognize that a power [to require [to require that a power We recognize
interested parties. We believe that it would be desirable that it would be desirable We believe parties. interested of the an assessment for the Government to publish operation of similar powers introduce this provision without first publishing the first publishing without provision this introduce results of its consultati Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 33: Paragraph as the such travel documents] copy to carriers used in the may be useful if envisages Government by the Minister. We believe described targeted manner that the demonstrate should that the Government to legitimate delays undue not cause would proposal on airlines imposed that the costs and passengers to be gained with the benefits be commensurate would that system. We hope of the asylum abuse in tackling will not se the Government 36
The explanatory memorandum to The memorandum The explanatory Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. a 2005, [No.2] Order States] Asylum [Designated 24 October on in Parliament was laid draft of which for proposing the reasons 2005, explained designation. of including a particular a particular of including taking a graduated approach on a on approach taking a graduated
Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report We have set a high test to designate countries as safe safe as countries set a high test to designate We have 3 to the in Schedule of the provisions in the context etc.) of Claimants, (Treatment Asylum and Immigration to research detailed Act 2004. We have undertaken a satisfied as that we are obligation comply with the an ECHR from are safe matter of fact that countries of view within the structure point Convention and 1951 By of the legislation. we claims rights human to deal with statutory basis are the same in that that not all countries acknowledge The cases may arise. exceptional that and regard to challenge in-country for an potential remains where that except grounds rights human removal on with that unfounded, clearly certified as is challenge to judicial review in an susceptible certificate being as 6 of Schedule 3 Part case. Furthermore appropriate scrutiny of the Parliamentary active ensures enacted to any of the lists. Parliament to add a country decision to debate the issues have an opportunity will therefore the appropriateness raised and on a list. country We repeat our earlier recommendation, recommendation, our earlier We repeat
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 53: Paragraph make a and appeals, of non-suspensive in respect of the proposals in respect recommendation similar relating to 'safe third countries' in the present Bill, i.e. to add further that if the Secretary of State wishes Bill, he should 3 to the to the list in Schedule countries to the relevant a written memorandum append for explaining the rationale Statutory Instrument, to be safe. countries believing those 37
of instances where it of instances ned that the provision ned
A pilot began in three areas (parts of three areas in A pilot began only to applied has been The provision Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. on area) and the Leeds Manchester Greater London, and the 116 families, 2004, involving 1 December of the the passage during agreed as process with held have been discussions Regular legislation. warnings despite the However, the local authorities. to reluctant still are families inherent in the process, to leave the UK, and decisions to take steps at (as cases made in 41 have been support withdraw 2005). 7 November to an to keep determined remains The Government the number absolute minimum Accepted. the n r. A so far in three pilot areas 116 families will shortly which is planned detailed evaluation data from major and qualitative quantitative include of this report will be The main findings stakeholders. available. made publicly is necessary for children to be accommodated by the to be accommodated for children is necessary with closely to work and continues local authority areas local enforcement in the three local authorities Local been introduced. have the procedures where concer remain authorities have been and principles Act Children with conflicts to from their to take steps separate children reluctant of the provision, A detailed evaluation parents. is stakeholders from all major views including the on decisions after which taking place, currently way forward will be made.
as was). Families as instances where it is e statistics eventually. e statistics advising them that they have without reasonable excuse, excuse, without reasonable be accommodated by the accommodated be Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report During the passage of the legislation the Government Government the of the legislation the passage During withdrawal of prior to any the process set out clearly 7 support under section 9 (clause will receive an initial letter the and explaining which to remain on no basis if they fail, consequences to leave the UK voluntarily or steps to take reasonable in which they can do in a position to place themselves for an interview opportunity be offered the so. They will before warning letter receive a further and will then is given to the withdrawal of support. consideration to an to keep determined remains The Government of the number absolute minimum for children to necessary local with closely and will work local authority where areas enforcement the three local in authorities the procedures will be introduced initially. 9 section statistics because any published We have not These 1 December. into force until not come does available once we have only become statistics will been has support families whose when started, and for assistance. authorities local approach terminated to tell NASS of any such case They are obliged will have thes therefore NASS hat the Government should should hat the Government whom benefit has been The principle behind Clause 7, of Clause behind The principle 7 are brought in Clause If the provisions
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 69: Paragraph removing taxpayers’ support from those with no right to that do not recommend and we asylum, is justified, the Bill. However, we Clause 7 be removed from give that the Government should recommend into effect until will not come assurances that Clause 7 it will not lead to that in practice satisfied is the House care. into taken being of children numbers significant 70: Paragraph into effect, we recommend t a year on the once to Parliament submit a written report number of families from and the number of the clause, the terms under removed of result as a taken into care of children who have been of the clause. the operation 38
In addition, the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal Tribunal In addition, the Asylum and Immigration Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. the by which are made 2005 Rules Procedure) Track (Fast authority of the Nationality, the under Chancellor Lord by the Asylum Asylum Act 2002, as amended Immigration and give of Claimants Etc.) Act 2004 and Immigration (Treatment power the hears a fast track appeal who judge the immigration the jurisdiction of the detained from appellant to remove an system. appellate the mainstream fast track into d jointly by the Office of
Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report HM Chief Inspector of Prisons will continue to monitor to monitor will continue of Prisons Inspector HM Chief as and Harmondsworth at Oakington the conditions and of announced programme part of the rolling A further announced inspections. unannounced and 2004 June in place took of Oakington inspection 2004. 9 November on published was the report that to ensure concerned remains The Government independent access to competent, have detainees facilitating a IND is representation. and legal advice to be conducte project research the Law Service Commissioner, the Immigration to assess Commission Services Society and the Legal the extent of the problem. are treated to fast track processes subject Claimants a full and fair offer them the processes and humanely have Claimants claims. to make out their opportunity before their asylum representative to a legal access this is via the “duty interview. At Harmondsworth Services by the Legal administered scheme solicitor” to a safety mechanism also There is Commission. comes additional information or new where ensure that, is not suitable the claimant that to light which suggests mainstream to the he is transferred for fast tracking, Rules Procedure Appeals Fast Track The process. the under by the Lord Chancellor are made which Asylum Act authority of the Nationality, Immigration and a fast who hears adjudicator immigration 2002, give the from the to remove an appellant the power track appeal jurisdiction of the fastinto the mainstream track system appellate We support the decision to the decision We support
Asylum Applications, published 26 January 2004 Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 136: Paragraph of incoming airline pilot the fast tracking it is However, Harmondsworth. at passengers to fast- subject that claimants important be treated should tracking procedures with receive a fair hearing, and humanely genuine that any ensure to safeguards have in error sifted have been who refugees Chief protected. We hope that HM their rights will continue to monitor Prisons of Inspector Harmondsworth, and at Oakington conditions centres, detention other asylum as well as at action Office to take the Home and we expect findings. to her in response necessary where has not satisfied that the Government We are legal adequate that to ensure done enough and seekers to asylum available advice is in our previous the recommendation repeat above) that steps 130 (see paragraph report should be taken to remedy this. 39
Ministers announced in a Written Written in a Ministers announced
A national network of induction centres – now centres – of induction A national network We are further investigating the use of language the use of language investigating We are further The consultation process with local stakeholders local stakeholders with process The consultation Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report No longer applicable. No longer applicable. Accepted. to past respond to strengthened and reviewed has been concerns. Accepted. The and running. up is now Initial Accommodation as known live in August and went Hounslow and Croydon final sites in respectively. September Ministerial Statement in June 2005 that we would not proceed proceed that we would not 2005 Statement in June Ministerial site outside MOD centre at the former with an accommodation site. at any other potential Nor Bicester. that decided it was consideration, detailed Following for offer good value no longer could centres accommodation justify no longer landscape in the asylum money; changes centres. such Accepted. Accepted. the phone over analysis of language the concept and analysis for the results. time turn around with a quicker
Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report We continue to work to establish a national network of network of a national to work to establish We continue in opened service A new induction centres. induction induction day and a one in July 2004 West the North in September 2004. on line in Brixton centre came The new North West Consortium (East) Induction Induction (East) Consortium West North The new in July 2004 provides a opened which Service are model. Asylum seekers flexible dispersed flats or bedsits houses, in individual accommodated of locations. a series in conducted with processes The first centre, near Bicester in Oxfordshire, was was in Oxfordshire, The first centre, near Bicester Prime by the Deputy approval planning granted Construction is in August 2003. Minister of this centre in completion with early 2005 in to commence expected late 2006. accommodation to reduce, continues As asylum intake manage the to more effectively us will enable centres the intake. of proportion a larger for asylum process will be an centre near Bicester The accommodation This includes of centres. of our network essential part enabling centres removal and reporting induction, of cases and management better processing, swifter right to stay no of those who have removal the speedy in the country. The centres. further to identify sites for continues Work remain centres accommodation of establishing costs confidential. commercially Negotiations are underway with our Dutch, Irish & are underway Negotiations the setting up of a joint regarding Spanish counterparts is being funding ARGO European bureau. language for this project. sought intends to establish, to establish, intends ting of both induction of both induction ting . y. The investment Given the delays in opening delays in opening Given the be some local will There We recommend that the We recommend the extension of We support
centres and accommodation centres. For centres. For accommodation centres and including a flexible approach centres, induction may accommodation the use of dispersed reduce theseconcerns Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 139: Paragraph and the fall in asylum centres, accommodation in its response the Government applications, how many clarify should to this report it centres accommodation 140: Paragraph the si about sensitivities 141: Paragraph as as quickly move should Government all in which situation a towards possible through either processed are asylum seekers centre or centre, accommodation an induction a fast-tracking facilit 142: Paragraph of the as part scheme analysis the language that this and believe process asylum screening as possible. quickly as be developed should with what capacity, on what timetable and at timetable and on what capacity, with what what cost. be must estate to expand the IND necessary as a matter of priority. made available 40
with business to promote with business out 1,600 operations against against operations out 1,600 We are currently piloting a ons stood at 40,625 in 2004, a 40,625 in 2004, at ons stood employers who negligently or employers who negligently he West Midlands. This draws This draws Midlands. he West UNHCR have continued to sample 50 decisions to sample 50 decisions UNHCR have continued close attention to the is devoting The Government The asylum intake has fallen significantly over the significantly fallen has The asylum intake Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. last two years. New applicati at its peak. was when intake 60% on 2002 of over decrease We will retain the capacity to continue to further reduce the to "frictional applications asylum of outstanding number work. ongoing will be levels" ie all cases Accepted. Accepted. to the to provide feedback and at random selected firm the Government's demonstrating concerned, caseworkers review and assessment independent to ongoing commitment quality firmly into the processes. and to building Accepted. Our strategy includes working. of illegal migrant problem joint working developing activity, enforcement increasing and working across Government, labour. use of illegal to prevent the and behaviour compliant The Immigration Service carried increased and has also 2004, during illegal working against activity prosecution deliberately use illegal workers. team in t joint enforcement for responsible departments together officers from different joint on existing builds and regulations workplace enforcing rnment, and working with rnment, and working Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report The asylum backlog has been reduced from a peak of of a peak from reduced been has backlog The asylum at end of 2001 to 10,300 in January cases 120,000 to commitment our demonstrating 2004, September system. The asylum the asylum resourcing properly over the last 18 months - significantly fallen intake has of quarter 8,605 in the 3rd stood at new applications intake when on 2002 of over 60% 2004, a decrease to continue We will retain the capacity at its peak. was asylum of outstanding the number to further reduce will be ie all cases to "frictional levels" applications work. ongoing There has been a considerable extension of the extension a considerable been There has of in quality assessment external element independent by the summer. Sampling over the initial decisions to 25 cases from doubled been Solicitor has Treasury in August A pilot began project a month. 50 cases each month, decisions 50 UNHCR sample 2004 - UNHCR assessors at random. they select which caseworkers to the and oral feedback written provide firm the Government's This demonstrates concerned. and assessment independent to ongoing commitment review. to the attention close is devoting The Government Our strategy working. of illegal migrant problem activity, enforcement developing increasing includes across Gove joint working and to behaviour compliant to promote business The Immigration of illegal labour. prevent the use against 700 operations out nearly carried Service has and is year 2002/03, financial during illegal working activity against employers prosecution also increasing We workers. use illegal or deliberately who negligently to pilot a joint intention our have announced 2005, which in team in the West Midlands enforcement Finally, it is essential that the system for As the We recommend that the We recommend
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 146: Paragraph details of the publish should Government of the quality Solicitors’ assessment Treasury asylum on making of IND decision the that recommend We further applications. an should commission Home Office review of the quality of that independent its results. We and publish decision-making, that the Public Service also recommend be should future years targets for Agreement on the current A reduction challenging. more appeals successful of proportion relatively high of the as part be formally included should should of decision-making target. The system review. and assessment to constant be subject 148: Paragraph applications asylum system of processing resourced. be properly should 162: Paragraph a rise we can expect is tightened, applications whether working, in illegal migration and illegal do who by those or seekers by failed asylum It is important asylum application. not make an much devote as should that the Government the it has done to as attention to this problem applications. level of asylum 41
ts for up to one year. If an to one year. ts for up he review. Further progress asylum seekers (the Reception (the Reception asylum seekers legislative framework on the framework on the legislative
The Director-General submitted a report to the a report submitted The Director-General down minimum laying Directive The Council Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report working initiatives. The team will explore the scope for even and in sharing departments between co-operation closer rogue businesses. to disrupt intelligence using Bill contains Nationality Asylum and Immigration The current the strengthen measures to easier the controls and will make of illegal working prevention to enforce. Accepted. Accepted. in out developments setting 2004 21 December Committee on of t NASS since the publication in the review. key findings in addressing made has been Accepted. of the reception for standards access allows Member States to restrict Conditions Directive) market for applican to the labour after one year, Member initial application is still outstanding to the labour of access conditions determine States are to market, if the to the applicant. delay is not attributable is made in the provision specific 2005 From 5 February waiting been who have seekers for asylum Rules Immigration to to apply for permission for an initial decision for 12 months be attributed cannot the delay provided take up employment, to the applicant. s been made by NASS as Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report will draw together officers from different departments from different departments officers together will draw and regulations, workplace for enforcing responsible initiatives. The team will joint working build on existing co-operation closer for even scope explore the intelligence and using in sharing departments between businesses. rogue to disrupt The full text of the independent review of NASS was 25 March 2004. on published of IND will be happy to submit a The Director-General the end of Committee by to the Home Affairs report 2004 on the progress that ha that he is leading. a result of the reforms to the labour access UK policy is to restrict Current to permit it on a case-by-case market, but exceptionally Directive The Council discretion. by Ministerial basis the reception of for minimum standards laying down asylum seekers (the Reception Conditions Directive) to the labour access States to restrict allows Member If an initial to one year. for up market for applicants Member after one year, still outstanding is application to the of access conditions determine States are to if to the the delay is not attributable market, labour applicant. February by 5 must be implemented The Directive to the access to restrict UK will continue the 2005 and to access for applicants We will provide market. labour an initial decision if they have market the labour this will affect We envisage one year. after outstanding iny the Government's iny the Government's The danger that restoration of that restoration danger The We recognise that the We recognise
progress in tackling the problems of NASS, we of NASS, the problems in tackling progress (a) that the full text, including recommend review of the independent recommendations, and (b) that the Director- be published; should to us by the end submit of IND should General his of on the work report of 2004 a progress steering group on NASS reform, with a view to this subject on evidence oral further our taking 2005. from him in early Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 181: Paragraph of stages in the early is Government of the the recommendations implementing can that we review. In order independent scrut to proper subject 186: Paragraph the concession to work after six months may one. We a real factor is act as a 'pull' should working that the ban on recommend process while the applications in place remain a to avoid re-creating streamlined, is being but that the Government work incentive; to eventually a commitment make should the In the long run, the concession. restoring to asylum not advantageous is inability to work be, sometimes may (who themselves seekers skills whose doctors or engineers for example, society. or to wider are in demand) 42
Systems for the welfare assessment of any child welfare assessment of any Systems for the Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. for 21 days are now in place. detained been who has
will be allowed to remain will be allowed
considered very carefully ses families with children are ses families with families with children at the end of the year. at the end children families with
Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report The detention of families is taken on a case by case The detention of families is case being with each basis, of merits. A family’s history on its individual with any reporting failing to comply or absconding before into account would be taken restrictions authorised. detention is to oversee appointed been official has IND A senior In addition there are now family cases. detained for family arrangements review detention enhanced cases. In the vast majority of ca will this cases and in most for very few days detained of Ministerial is a system There to removal. be prior a child’s event that in the exceptional authorisation 28 days. detention reaches system of intention to put in place a It remains our been has child who for any welfare assessments of this work focus principal days. The for 21 detained will begin Centre, which Wood Removal will be at Yarl’s to hold simply because they are in employment. By opening up By opening up employment. they are in simply because legally we also here work to come and people ways for of the asylum and abuse working help tackle illegal to is not an alternative migration system. Managed of opportunities employment and skills the developing to our but is a complement population our existing to achieve that. work ongoing very few applicants. very few applicants. that it would be not consider does The Government to the access seekers allow asylum right to routinely until such UK is temporary stay in the job market. Their Those decided. asylum is for application time as their every must be given are successful claims whose claims are Those whose to obtain work. opportunity to be wrong It would home. must return unsuccessful give any expectation that they ill be implemented in We welcome the Minister's the Minister's We welcome
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 220: Paragraph to improving the evident commitment repeat We in detention. treatment of children report: in our earlier our comment only should children practice, current "Under the planned when to removal prior be detained there where is very short or of detention period that the to suppose grounds are reasonable family is likely to abscond." has accepted the Government We note that that the Minister's and trust this in principle, w package of proposals with this principle. accordance 43
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Asylum claimants subject to detained fast track to detained fast subject Asylum claimants Since 15 September the Immigration Service has Service has the Immigration September Since 15 Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report asylum interview. At Harmondsworth and Yarl’s Wood this is Yarl’s Wood and At Harmondsworth asylum interview. admin scheme via a duty solicitor Commission. Accepted. Accepted. access to a l have processes Accepted. Accepted. ta intelligence-led been operating in the medium will continue and this situation at major ports to identifying immigration contribute term. The controls identity fraud and to the national committing offenders, those security effort. Under the e-Borders programme we aim to collect passenger into and departing operating services data from carriers on trail of passenger of this audit from the UK. The provision record to the of the inbound the linking and movements support measurement. outbound record will compliance to be a check will enable information of departure Provision has to remain leave whose that someone made to ensure will be check reliability of such a The departed. expired has by: influenced a major which is e-Borders of (i) the extent of coverage until implementation to phased subject change of programme 2013/2014. be can on departure captured information (ii) whether the identity in which the accurately against matched and was granted leave; passenger carriers. (iii) the accuracy of the data collected by the to inform a pilot scheme intended Semaphore, Project Programme, e-Borders the main de-risk of and design which is this project, 2004. Under December in commenced of interest to on routes benefit operational targeted providing to the Chief Inspector’sto the Chief 2004. The majority of the 2004. The Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report The Home Office responded responded Office The Home at the end of January report a as were accepted, a number recommendations of changes A number of current practice. reflection a following in and to the Centre made had been a Following major refurbishment. of programme has once Harmondsworth July 2004 in disturbance were no detainees There work. repair again undergone until late October. at the centre from mid-July Project Semaphore, the first stage of the e-Borders the first stage of the e-Borders Semaphore, Project by the end of this year. will be underway programme, and online technology will use This pilot scheme to by airlines provided information passenger advance they enter and leave as individuals record and screen provide a will the UK. The e-Borders programme for the outdated paper replacement high-tech modern, and in 1994 controls, which were removed embarkation 1998. this work in its formal this work in its formal
We also note the Chief We also note the Chief our previous We repeat
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 221: Paragraph at of the regime criticisms Prisons' of Inspector of the some These reinforce Harmondsworth. on asylum removals, our report in comments of inadequacy to the regard in for instance the We expect for detainees. legal advice OfficeHome to takecriticisms these seriously the to response forward to its formal and look Chief Inspector's report. 230: Paragraph to proper that—subject recommendation controls costing—embarkation evaluation and so that borders, at UK be reinstated should made of the number can be estimates credible in the who remain seekers of failed asylum has believe that the Government We country. to carry out opportunity ample by now had The Government costing. and evaluation such details of include should response to our report. to our response 44 with claimants is sustained sustained is claimants with Centres have also received received have also Centres assistance provides the most most the provides assistance
e, as have all the Local e, as The Government is continuing to promote is continuing The Government of the New Asylum management case The close Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report the participating agencies, advance passenger information information passenger advance agencies, the participating 28 on collected being currently is data) sourced (passport by 13 carriers. operated routes Accepted. Accepted. of different avenues. number a through voluntary returns sheet information an included letters have decision Refusal for Migration Organisation to the International refers which been Units have time. Asylum Screening some (IOM) for and areas up in their public literature to put with provided Reporting if requested. hand out and literatur this information Support National Asylum (LEOs), Offices Enforcement We Detention Centres. and offices regional Service (NASS) Asylum Casework the amongst awareness raising are also Asylum Model. the New teams including that the case owners, committed to ensuring IND is already the under handled claims charge of individual will have who of aware are that claimants Model, ensure Asylum New departure. voluntary as such opportunities of pursuing a number are also Both IOM and the Government other means through returns voluntary for promoting ideas ethnic media, including the asylum system, than through campaigns. advertising and other advisers, voluntary sector to up receive asylum seekers failed and Asylum seekers of origin, in their country support of reintegration worth £1000 It is the costs. start-up business can include which view that in-kind Government’s the and for both returnees source of support sustainable country of origin. Accepted. that contact ensure Model should result with the process, casework end-to-end the throughout at the for removal are available asylum that those refused stage. exhausted) rights (appeal appropriate and Immigration Rules for the Asylum Procedure In April 2005 to enable introduced were (AIT) and for the courts Tribunal ry support for those who for those who ry support c) Act 2004 provide for the provide c) Act 2004 Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report The Government is continuing to promote voluntary to promote is continuing The Government In of different avenues. a number returns through for a range of options at are looking we particular, the throughout of voluntary returns the profile raising communities. seeker with asylum and asylum process to to provide assistance continues The Government VARRP. Since through mainly voluntary returnees for Migration (IOM) Organisation 1999 International is As the programme supplier. the preferred have been that IOM it does not mean a yearly basis on launched supplier. to be the preferred continue will automatically their In the VARRP 2004 programme IOM use is the most to assess what experience and judgement form of in-count appropriate of incentives at the use again it. We are looking seek the uptake of voluntary returns. to encourage Rules Procedure The draft Asylum and Immigration the provisions to underpin produced DCA have which of the Asylum and Immigration 26 of section et Claimants (Treatment of Asylum and Immigration of the new determinations This served by IND on the appellants. to be Tribunal in personally be served to determinations will enable re pro-active—for re pro-active—for We also reaffirm the potential We also reaffirm the potential that this option We believe
in expenditure on enforced on in expenditure
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 231: Paragraph and urge of voluntary resettlement, importance the Government to maketo greater efforts Returns Assisted the Voluntary draw of asylum seekers the attention Programme to We recommend of the process. at all stages that the Home Office should work with the to for Migration Organisation International make this service mo 236: Paragraph to are about who people [that of requiring to attend decision asylum appeal receive their that to receive in person location at a special much more be pursued should decision] of the On the basis by Government. vigorously in this and our we have taken, evidence example, by contacting failed asylum seekers seekers asylum failed example, by contacting the failure of their at the time of notification of advice and to offer order in application that the recommend We also assistance. a whether consider should Government relatively modest increase in the level of otherwise, and provided, financial assistance scheme take-up of the might lead to a greater a from arising funds and a net saving to public reduction removals. 45
individual claims handled individual claims on at all Reporting Centres on on Centres Reporting on at all e for service in person have in person e for service processes have been established been established have processes IND is already committed to ensuring that the case that the case IND is already committed to ensuring Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. will have charge of owners, who are claimants ensure that Asylum Model, the New under departure. as voluntary such of opportunities aware determinations of appeals relating to an asylum claim to be asylum claim relating to an of appeals determinations by IND. Since then served in pers to serve determinations to and due restrictions to reporting subject who are those 2005, 11 November Up to service. limits for within time report suitabl 75% of determinations to explained have their options Applicants so served. been is however Removal action them at the time of service. rights. appeal to onward not an option due frequently ill consider whether the ough the advice given by given by the advice ough appeal structures will be in place by April 2005. by be in place will structures appeal
Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report The Government is continuing to look at how to look at is continuing The Government be can voluntary returns provision about information that failed asylum we can ensure so that improved them. This to of the options open aware are seekers returns is that information about ensuring includes to asylum seekers at every stage in the made available application to refusal, and from initial asylum process, of failed asylum management to contact through is through support delivery of advice and The seekers. thr and own processes IND’s the IOM. partners, its implementing appropriate cases so addressing the concerns concerns the so addressing cases appropriate are Rules The Procedure identified by the committee. the Civil In addition consultation. to public subject w Committee Procedure Rules those enable to be amended can Rules Civil Procedure by the Courts are made which determinations appeal that the It is anticipated served by IND. be can also new We also recommend that We also recommend
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph from convinced we are far inquiry, previous that to ensure made that every effort is being informed an can take seekers failed asylum to them. open on the options decision to attend in person seekers asylum Requiring with their decision, appeal to receive their make it possible for them, would dependants, with a immediately to be detained if necessary, would measure removal. This view to speedy the and reduce the rate of removals increase the in remaining of failed applicants likelihood We urge the of destitution. UK in a state the at new pilots to bring forward Government opportunity. possible earliest 237: Paragraph the whole system review urgently they should on advised are asylum seekers by which failed their options. 46
ative co-operation of the type ative co-operation DISC (which brings together together DISC (which brings es to facilitate co-operation
As above. Programme Protection Gateway The UK’s The Hague Programme calls on the Member on the Member calls Programme The Hague Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Strengthening regional protection capacity of third countries in of third countries capacity protection regional Strengthening is a situations refugee protracted or of new regions or near that by investing in this, people for the UK. We see priority to access ensured can be conflict and fleeing persecution homes. to their and closer quickly more effective protection Director Generals of Immigration from across Europe) has has of Immigration from across Europe) Generals Director and co-operation the levels of practical improved already States. The EU Member between sharing information will be able to take G-DISC envisage that Commission umbrella of practical co-operation. the under projects forward Accepted. structur States to establish this that are clear The references States. Member between collabor and be practical should to is due the Committee. The Commission by envisaged for how proposals outlining detailed a Communication publish to take thisThis work is forward. likely to be issued in 2006. January of G- success The continuing Accepted. Accepted. UK for up to 500 of the world’s route to the a legal provides made a a year. We have refugees most vulnerable in our Five Year programme to expand this commitment 2005. in February Strategy published th the other agencies both Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report The Hague Programme calls on the Member States to States on the Member calls Programme The Hague between co-operation to facilitate structures establish clear making references secured States. We Member co- and collaborative be practical that this should Committee. by the operation of the type envisaged As above. from not prevent refugees do controls Tighter border for the accessible Protection is protection. obtaining and those within their region, vast majority of refugees there apply make it to France should who, for example, working hard to the UK. We are also than in rather and of illegal immigration picture wider deal with the wi conjunction facilitation in to We are not required overseas. in the UK and the UK, facilitate the entry of asylum seekers into have claimed majority could when the vast particularly else. asylum somewhere This is an inescapable inescapable is an This We believe that there is an We believe that Mrs We believe
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 271: Paragraph on evidence gather objective need to urgent in their vary the extent to EU countries which the that We recommend to asylum. approach secure to steps take should Government UK to the of its EU partners the agreement of a body with appropriate establishment level to monitor at EU powers and expertise operation practical on the regularly and report of the theory of operation) than the (rather state. member in each EU asylum system 321: Paragraph a degree upon is premised scheme Hughes's in the field of harmonisation of pan-European for is not likely to be achieved asylum which many years. In the short to medium term, we achievable realistically that a more consider to pursue British Government option for the of a central establishment be the would the on to monitor and report body European individual member of implementation practical in as we recommend states' policies, above. 271 paragraph 161: Paragraph other and of the border-control consequence have taken the Government which measures not We do abuse. on to crack down in order such for taking Government the criticise that their full we do believe measures, but asylum potential genuine for implications The Government be recognised. must seekers claims that, as genuine acknowledge should to be to make, more needs become harder obligations humanitarian done to fulfil the UK's 47
, by improving the protection , by improving the protection onal effort to contribute to the to contribute onal effort Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report To this end we are fully supporting the EU Commissions the EU Commissions we are fully supporting To this end (RPPs). Programmes Protection Regional for proposals of the internati These are part regime protection global refugee the and there to the benefit of refugees of regions capacity taken is being them. The concept hosting communities programmes. the initiation of two pilot through forward UNHCR, and they are UNHCR, and ed incentives to migrants ften supported by organised by organised ften supported . Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report The UK has developed the Gateway Protection developed The UK has UK for up to route to the provide a legal Programme to a year. refugees vulnerable most 500 of the world’s by are referred The refugees IND by assessed their cases interviewed and and screened They are also security caseworkers. the under first arrivals The check. given a health 2004. The UK in the UK in March landed programme and country a resettlement become to have is proud with UNHCR working to many years of forward we look suffered who have life for refugees to provide a new their in experiences traumatic other torture and countries of origin to strengthen interest it is in the UK’s We believe secondary to reduce in the region protection the associat and movements o continents, to cross Migration to develop We are looking crime. in asylum generating with countries Partnerships modern as arrangements see these We regions. where the two parties based on equality, partnerships, of common are issues their migration that recognise The together. need to be tackled and concern a be flexible addressing to are intended partnerships on the based They are also of migration issues. range can be movement secondary as such belief that issues We have of origin. regions in the effectively addressed put forward in proposals, the Commission’s welcomed to in which they aim 2004, of June their Communication of origin. in the regions capacities protection enhance plan to the Commission’s forward looking now We are of a future the development will inform of action, which Protection Programme. pilot Regional h Government's policy is policy h Government's We have argued above that if above argued We have
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph means. by alternative refugees to the world's on the Government obligation There is a moral by routes legitimate to provide alternative to this access can gain refugees which to their closer to assist refugees country, of the roots and to tackle of origin, country enforced migration. 287: Paragraph the effect of the Britis refugees genuine difficult for to make it more then to the UK to claim asylum, to gain access for the Government to be pro- it is essential near in or to assist refugees active in seeking to their countries of origin, as well as to refugees for assisting policy clearer develop a that this UNHCR. We believe through scale as EU-wide on an good holds argument that the Government well, and recommend of concerted, the implementation seek should to assistance of active policies pan-European and of origin countries near the in or refugees quotas with UNHCR in accepting co-operation of refugees. 48
s and their representatives. representatives. s and their a new, more serious criminal criminal serious more a new, no direct correlation between between correlation no direct the profits of exploiting illegal labour, and and illegal labour, of exploiting the profits
In the Immigration Asylum and Nationality Bill, we In the Immigration In September 2005, we established a pilot team, a pilot we established In September 2005,
Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report we are considering whether this facility should be extended to be extended should this facility whether we are considering UKIS. Accepted. Accepted. civil penalties by introducing further reforms these are taking of illegal workers who fail to carry out proper for employers each to £2,000 for will be up The penalty document checks. officers to will enable immigration and detected, illegal worker far more enforce controls and compliance encourage effectively. The Bill also creates by punishable workers, illegal employing offence of knowingly on indictment. conviction following imprisonment up to 2 years against action enforcement to increase We continue illegal the offence of employing committing employers there is However, workers. 8. section under prosecutions and enforcement successful this will be committed offence is Where a more serious 8 offence. of the section ahead pursued Accepted. Accepted. workplace enforcing for responsible from departments drawn of illegal migrant exploitation and the use to tackle regulations, of will test the ability The pilot in the West Midlands labour. any and identify together, closely to work more departments to joint working. for and barriers opportunities behaviour compliant to work to encourage We continue with employer discussion through Act of Crime to use Proceeds able already are The police powers to confiscate by making the previously by making the previously Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report We have introduced secondary legislation pursuant to pursuant legislation secondary We have introduced and Asylum Immigration the Nationality, of 147 section under document checks the Act 2002 to strengthen Act 1996 that Immigration 8 of the Asylum and section employees out to ensure new carry must employers a create work in the UK. The changes are entitled to to prosecute which on basis firmer legislative The changes, illegal labour. who profit from employers May 2004, have been force on 1 came into which to 1.4 distributed by detailed guidance supported million employers. of (Treatment Asylum and Immigration the We used for penalty the upper Act 2004 to increase Claimants) illegal worker, employing an Courts. Crown offence also triable in the only summary against action enforcement to increase We continue illegal the offence of employing committing employers correlation no direct there is However, workers. successful enforcement and prosecutions between offence is serious 8. Where a more section under 8 the section of ahead will be pursued committed this offence. Recently introduced secondary legislation legislation secondary introduced Recently in the recent the provision 8 and section strengthening the maximum Act increasing Asylum and Immigration that will ensure worker an illegal penalty for employing to proportion in convicted targeted and are employers the offence. We fully supported the Gangmaster (Licensing) Act Licensing with the new work closely will 2004 and out of the provision Authority to drive illegal labour of ways to explore continue We also sector. agricultural effectively across Government more working illegal of use deliberate to combat departments workers. Secretary the Home 2004, On 10 November
Illegal working can have a have can working Illegal We believe that a significant that a significant We believe
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 246: Paragraph on community effect pernicious particularly on the legally an unfair impact and relations that the It is important workforce. employed to be vigorously seen be should Government will help to create the problem. This tackling of the asylum the operation in confidence extremely low level of system. The of illegal workers for employment prosecutions 8 of the Asylum and Section under concern. for cause Act 1996 is a Immigration in difficulties that there are We appreciate form. We 8 in its current enforcing Section that the Government recommend therefore legislative before Parliament bring shortly against to proceed make it easier to proposals illegal workers. of employers 247: Paragraph is the of illegal working factor in the problem to employers by some decision deliberate that the We recommend the law. break employers, such target should Government to identify than those easier not only who are We culpable. more they employ but arguably commitment to the Government's refer below weapon Act as a of Crime to use the Proceeds that traffickers. We recommend people against to seize profits used also be the Act should of illegal labour. employment made from the within pro-active be should Office The Home to ensure that other seeking in Government illegal against take action departments 49
Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report de distribution of guidance of guidance de distribution the profits of exploiting illegal of exploiting the profits
Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report labour. labour. announced the establishment of a pilot team, drawn of a pilot team, drawn establishment the announced workplace for enforcing responsible from departments of illegal exploitation and the use to tackle regulations, in the West The pilot, to commence labour. migrant year, will test the ability of departments next Midlands any and identify together, closely to work more to joint working. for and barriers opportunities on Committee of Ministerial of reference The terms of Migration (MISC 20) Aspects Economic Social and to reference an explicit to include amended have been to the response of the Government’s the co-ordination labour. illegal migrant and of gangmasters problems behaviour compliant to work to encourage We continue and their with employers discussion through based of sector the development representatives; wi of practice and the codes 8. We are actively to section on the changes Act of Crime Proceeds the issue of using considering powers to confiscate
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph of a by means instance, working—for of employers attempt to prosecute concerted of breaches related for other illegal labour failure to pay the ( e.g. legislation employment safety health and or to observe minimum wage the by comments We note the regulations). Affairs Rural Food and Environment, of employers with the collusion Committee on the gangmaster through labour illegal rural view that the their support system, and with treat this problem should Government seriousness. greater 50 Identity Register whilst whilst Identity Register
th other databases that th other databases . Technical specialists are already are already specialists . Technical This work was mandated by the Hague by the Hague mandated This work was Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted in part architecture specifying database in engaged with policy that will comply requirements for the National requirements wi for connectivity allowing will enable use of ID Cards as the key to other Wherever possible, services. government such will be expressed in requirements procurement alternative to propose the market a way as to allow are compliant. that solutions Accepted. Accepted. in work programme) (JHA 5-year Programme JHA by the special and reinforced 2004 November of 7 July 2005. Council is no as there is intergovernmental The work ID cards. over competence Community by adopted States was of the Member A Resolution It contains 2005. December on 1 Council the JHA and agreed technical features on interim conclusions security of issuing the on minimum standards processes. to the Chairs of the Secretary wrote The Home 31 October on Houses in both Committees European 2005 to inform them of progress. . Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report Home Secretary in evidence on 2 November confirmed confirmed November on 2 in evidence Home Secretary being to Parliament on work report that he would features for security the EU on enhanced in undertaken documents. Technical specialists are already engaged in advising in advising engaged already are specialists Technical on procurement
on the integrity of the have been undertaken. have been The structure of the database, and structure of the database, The It is also clear that the integrity of the that the integrity clear It is also
Identity Cards, published 30 July 2004 Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 83: Paragraph be dependent will UK system 147: Paragraph the most it, are among how to set it up and manage make. We has to the Government choices important that the Government’s concerned are greatly these key taking to be appears process procurement or technical without any external reference decisions We recommend debate. public or broader assessment, with details of consultations publishes the Government any technical also and bodies any external that assessments passport, asylum and visa regimes in other EU in other regimes and visa asylum passport, countries. In our visit to Germany we were told of a pilot fraudulent to prevent biometrics scheme involving of State has The Minister visa applications. asylum and As schemes. in similar set out the UK’s involvement the of the identity card scheme, part of the development on to Parliament regularly report should Government any the EU to tackle made across being progress and, in particular, countries, other EU in weaknesses secure. to be the least currently judged countries those 51
on performance, usability, on performance, The Committee may find it The Committee helpful to Trials during procurement will examine will procurement Trials during Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. to a report response refer to the Government’s by KPMG, by the LSE, and also a report produced costs. deal with issues relating to both of which be found at: can Both these documents www.identitycards.gov.uk Accepted. and verificati enrolment the testing will include and spoofing to resistance in a large of fingerprints ability to find sets matching years of Scheme the early During database. to monitored closely will be operation enrolments are being requirements performance ensure that all 2-3 million met. This is expected to include the first registrations. Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report Home Secretary gave details of revised costs in costs of revised gave details Home Secretary on 2 November. to the Committee evidence Work is ongoing. Results will be made available will be made Results ongoing. is Work considerations. and commercial to security subject
increases to the
exhaustive testing of the exhaustive with the greatest cost- before the system is given before the of the Government’s case case of the Government’s sts should be made available made available be sts should
of card production and the production of card The security and reliability of and reliability security The provided us Office have Home The
cost of the programme. cost Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 175: Paragraph are at the heart biometrics system that no comparable We note for their proposals. in the world. anywhere introduced been of this size has new breaking be therefore would proposed The system It is essential that, ground. by the led perhaps scrutiny, to expert independent Scientific Adviser. Chief Government’s dealt with here. 57 and is at point also raised NB This is 212: Paragraph their costings which on of the assumptions with details We are not basis. confidential on a based, have been applied is that the level of confidentiality convinced element in an essential information is justified. Cost It is money of any project. of value for the determining from the is funded expenditure where prime importance to with regard relevance and of particular purse public of poor a history which have IT projects sector public also We are and cost-overruns. performance appear cost estimates that the least robust concerned to relate to the assumptions final approval, there should be there should final approval, and chosen, of the biometrics security reliability and that the results of those te time, the of enrolment the length such as sensitivity, further requiring of applications number anticipated the cost investigation, to any one of Changes cards. subsidised for criteria significant cause could these factors 52
A revised REIA was published on 25 REIA was published A revised A revised RIA was published on 25 May published RIA was A revised Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. introduced. the Bill was May 2005 when Accepted. Accepted. into the the Bill was introduced when 2005 Commons. made a the Home Secretary 2005 On 13 October ID Card a standalone the cost issuing statement that to be £30. expected was follow as necessary. Progress report 2004 2004 Progress report A Race Equality Impact Assessment has been been has Impact Assessment A Race Equality LP Committee. for prepared will Further assessments The RIA was sent to LP Secretariat on 12 November in in November on 12 sent to LP Secretariat The RIA was November. of meeting on 18 advance
ft Bill, or to provide any mated costs and benefits, and benefits, mated costs unded on whether its benefits its benefits whether on unded The failure to attach a Regulatory We agree with the CRE that the Bill We agree with the CRE
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 213: Paragraph dra Impact Assessment to the 257: Paragraph a full Race Impact by be accompanied should further be a and that there should Assessment at the time of the move to compulsion. Assessment detailed information on esti detailed information for pre-legislative basis the weakens significantly This exercise. consultation public scrutiny and the for an the case since regrettable the more is all secrecy fo system is identity card a to address: it seeks to the problems are proportionate is an indispensable analysis cost-benefit proper sensitivity element of this. The excuse of commercial a full Regulatory publishing used to avoid not be should with the Bill. Impact Assessment 53
the private sector. The the private sector. completed their period on period completed their the standard reconviction reconviction the standard ence report stage. stage. report ence he Government will consider he Government will consider It is intended to introduce It is intended to introduce The research report on frequency and report on frequency The research for Prison Service The revised strategy Since the scheme began in January in January began scheme Since the Accepted. on released have been prisoners 115,000 1999 over HDC. 85% of those have 4% have at all and only any problems without curfew period. curfew during the to re-offend been reported Accepted in part. term short Plus in Autumn 2006. All new Custody least 6 a period of at then have would sentences and offender supervision, release months post at the for preparing, be responsible would managers an OASys based moment, possible earliest plan, if one had not been and sentence assessment at the pre-sent prepared Outcome/Latest progress progress Outcome/Latest Accepted. and the recommended been received severity has Once to larger datasets. are being applied methods complete t this work is of using these disadvantages and the advantages alongside new measures 2005-06. of the financial year rates by the end Accepted. implemented. and be to develop continues industries for the products making on The focus remains and sensible is judged where this internal market and building establishing with value, combined adds with partnerships on current that the means Standard for industries Performance to judge, Service is in a much better position Prison tes are likely to remain Departmental response published March 2005 Cm Cm 2005 March response published Departmental The Prison Service, in conjunction with the Home with the Home in conjunction Service, The Prison (HDC) Curfew Detention the Home Office, keeps the rate of monitors review and constant scheme under to HDC. subject prisoners re-offending for recall and OASys offender assessments, for those sentenced to sentenced for those OASys offender assessments, only mandatory are months imprisonment, less than 12 Some adult 18 to 20. offenders, aged for young adult OASys had an initial will have prisoners short-term ot as part Service, Probation by the National prepared available to will be and this report, of a pre-sentence Service to inform offender management. the Prison 6486 to ways to exploring is committed The Government to measure the use of reconviction rates supplement the against re-offending in reducing the overall success PSA targets. Reconviction ra the main measure in the short term. In Autumn 2004 a by methods to explore awarded was contract research of a severity and in the frequency changes which measures of in included be could offending person’s and the by April 2005, A report is due re-offending. and advantages the will consider Government the financial during of new measures disadvantages year 2005-06. view the Committee’s with agrees The Government experience a better prisoners can offer work that prison transferable in which environment of a real working That is encouraged. are qualifications and skills and for prison industries of its strategy a part indeed to taken are being steps outline what we elsewhere is standard strategy. The new performance develop the for framework a solid step forward in providing a major
ent of the effective prison ent of the ensure that—in the words of the words that—in ensure ntence length and offence ntence length The model of HMP Coldingley of HMP Coldingley model The We recommend that the OASys We recommend We recognise that home detention that home We recognise We conclude that reconviction rates rates that reconviction We conclude
Rehabilitation of Prisoners, published 7 January 2005 Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 46: Paragraph re- which against focus the central remain should post- the two-year measured. However, offending is no Currently tool. measuring is a blunt snapshot release types of different is made between differentiation to is too basic measure offenders. As such, the current accurate assessm provide an 81: Paragraph System. Justice the Criminal role to play in a has curfew to continue that the Government We recommend for those on rates carefully the re-offending monitor curfew. home detention 137: Paragraph as soon extended as be tool should assessment prisoners. and short-term to apply to remand possible 160: Paragraph prison focused a coherent, that through demonstrates skills obtain transferable can prisoners work strategy, time as gaining at the same and qualifications and routine. environment of a real working experience develop a that the Prison Service We recommend strategy to prison industrial rehabilitation regime. We suggest the adoption of a the adoption We suggest regime. rehabilitation criteria includes which measure sophisticated more se offender's based on an Association— Governors' of the Prison the President type. 54 Outcome/Latest progress progress Outcome/Latest training, prisoner including of criteria across a range Having an workshops. of individual the performance shutting or re- for opening, system agreed more planning central makes workshops designating effective. efficient and is emphasis a greater strategy Within this overall working in a real prisoners on training being placed issued on the has been and guidance environment each for training applicable most appropriate work in linking continues also Work sector. industry real resettlement and to employers in prisons opportunities. Departmental response published March 2005 Cm Cm 2005 March response published Departmental 6486 industries as it links the training and work opportunities opportunities work and links the training as it industries with the labour in prisons that will be delivered external the relevant in gaps skills and shortages direction strategic Providing effective markets. labour to are crucial framework for industries and a national But there is of a successful regime. the management agreed for local initiative within an overall also a place on formal requirement a now is There framework. before agreement gain and to consult Governors In the or be re-designated. either close can workshops Management the Industries event of a disagreement maker. the final decision as Board acts with the private that partnerships It is also agreed for opportunities in providing invaluable are sector is partnership An established on release. prisoners company multi-national with a large in place already in prisoners for quality work experience that provides to expand of office furniture. It is hoped the production the in this venture and involved prisons of the number with contract a further major seeking actively Service is year. later this company another
isons strategy. Every effort strategy. isons ed while the responsibility ed while A coherent constructive prison work constructive A coherent We believe that the Prison Service that the Prison Service We believe We believe that a radical We believe initiatives by individual prison initiatives
ad hoc Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph it in a and does thing same the prison does "prison after and very way to very high standards very businesslike competitively". 163: Paragraph a work of structured the development make should pr of the national central part a as system Coldingley to use the be made should as necessary adapted establishments, model for other to extend it to little previous experience those who have work. to take on prison are reluctant who of work or Paragraph 164: 164: Paragraph will not be develop strategy rests on rests governors. 180: Paragraph the prison rehabilitation of work within reprioritisation the prison between Partnerships is necessary. agenda be should chains supply and their companies sector, to identify and provide a matter of priority as established on offenders for opportunities employment sustainable courses. training of relevant completion successful the external in gaps skills and shortages Basic labour to matched and be identified should market labour in prison. programmes work and training vocational of day release use be much greater There should to prisoners to enable German model on the schemes to their release, prior community work in the experience to trustworthiness and their abilities and demonstrate employers. 55
The development of the learning and of the learning and The development The work of the team responsible for the team responsible of the The work the same. One of remains The objective HMP at has opened The workshop Accepted. Accepted. to the portfolio has added at Coldingley agenda skills The to offenders. available of opportunities and education work, of programmes, combination a mix of offers prisoners training vocational assessments. to meet individual needs opportunities deliver real to beginning is now The STEPs project have Agreements opportunities. to work custody variety of business made with a been already where now at the stage is the project and partners to employers with to be linked started offenders have release. on arranged job interviews Accepted. Accepted. has been assistance and continues tasks outlined the in ascertaining by the private sector provided be might work for prisoners which best ways in this successful how It is too early to see gained. of the been. Consideration initiative has in light of experience will continue recommendation gained. Accepted. and modernising in rationalising the key principles overall no to ensure that is Service Industries Prison are lost. work places activity prisoner Accepted. of proposal original than the rather Coldingley employs six The project at HMP The Mount. opening the minimum wage. above just offenders earning then real training and delivers detailed The project Outcome/Latest progress progress Outcome/Latest hat supports industries and and industries hat supports ght be procured. We will prisoners’ prospects on on prospects prisoners’ cluding education, has now education, cluding Departmental response published March 2005 Cm Cm 2005 March response published Departmental The regime for prisoners at HMP Coldingley has been has been HMP Coldingley at for prisoners The regime of the part-time early stages the since further modified working initiative at the time of the Committee’s visit to for prisoners opportunity May 2004. The the prison in other to be able to access and thus to work part-time rehabilitative activities in and resettlement regime into prison’s been built systems. The Committee has raised an interesting point about point about an interesting raised has The Committee how work for prisoners mi need to undertake some detailed work in order to fully work in order detailed some need to undertake be should this recommendation whether assess re- already The Prison Service has implemented. t central unit the structured tasks noted the that unit are conducting a team within include These responsibilities by the Committee. employers, with engaging establishments, supporting appropriate spear heading work and quality sourcing qualifications to improve release. as many to provide endeavours Service The Prison The aim activity as possible. purposeful with prisoners in out of cell prisoners is to occupy industries of prison gain skills, to help them possible activity and wherever their to improve and work experience qualifications impacting thus release, on prospects employment re-offending. upon reducing at The of a workshop to pilot the running The proposals Service The Prison under discussion. Mount are still progresses. will monitor the project as it 6486
ison Service, staffed by hours of the working week, week, working hours of the
In one respect only we consider that consider only we respect In one We recommend that a business case business that a We recommend on that the emphasis We recommend We urge the Prison Service to monitor
personnel with the necessary financial and commercial and commercial the necessary financial with personnel investment, to co-ordinate experience, expertise and industries. for prison supply marketing and Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 161: Paragraph to criticism: that it does regime is open the Coldingley to part-time in order to work not allow prisoners activities such as other rehabilitative accommodate Industries by the Prison recommended as education, the regime that in this respect We recommend Review. be modified. should 181: Paragraph not- of a specialist creation be formulated for the should the Pr outside agency for-profit 182: Paragraph number largest the on employing prison work should be work scheme of productive some form in of prisoners of number for the standard 190: Paragraph pilot League's of the Howard the development closely The Mount. at HMP project rather than design a system facilitating full-time work for a system than design rather trained prisoners. of highly number a very small 56 sferred to their personal personal sferred to their We have revised our ICT our revised We have We continue to encourage forums of this to encourage forums We continue The Howard League has opened a opened has League The Howard contract IT design work. Some of the prisoner’s of the prisoner’s work. Some contract IT design time in their are available to them during earnings with the restcustody tran pilot account bank to the (linked accounts bank All the UNLOCK). with in partnership working involved have committed to donating 20% prisoners is That donation to Victim Support. of their earnings bank debit from their personal made by direct account. Outcome/Latest progress progress Outcome/Latest Accepted. kind. Accepted in part. on a way forward in have decided Strategy and As part of exchange. and of data storage respect (OLASS) service and skills the offender learning streamlined a we are putting in place reform, of the A record process. and planning assessment plan, and achievements skills, learning individual’s Accepted. Accepted. (see above). scheme at HMP Coldingley that these prisoners pay tax that these prisoners Departmental response published March 2005 Cm Cm 2005 March response published Departmental 6486 consultative have such already many prisons Currently department; by the education organized forums as such issues and discuss on the wing meet prisoners and libraries. food, education of this the thrust accepts The Government a final solution it is planning although recommendation, its detail. that differs in of the “Offender’s requirement It is a fundamental the new outlining – the document Journey” Learning that the – Service and Skills Learning Offenders’ transitions seamless make be able to should offender The Government will consider the value of further pilots of further pilots the value will consider The Government at planned to that already in addition wages paying real League. with the Howard in co-operation The Mount, to find able been has Service the Prison Where at a normal prisoners to place in which work suitable rate of pay, it has ensured The Prison appropriate. as Insurance and National for work opportunities will continue to look Service However, will allow it to pursue such a policy. which to in legislation be provided need to would new powers for the from earnings deductions allow enforced In its White propose. the Committee which purposes the recognized Government for all” the Paper, “Justice to will continue and of this kind approach benefits of an to implement it. opportunity look for a legislative
support the proposal by proposal the support hievement which they will they will which hievement he costs of administration of of administration he costs We recognise that the argument for argument that the We recognise that consultative We recommend to done damage We note the
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 192: Paragraph is not to wage representative a more paying prisoners make them better off while they are in prison, but to of paying tax, national insurance give them experience up to the same and living costs, and facing the recognise We citizens. as other responsibilities not least in of such a policy, complexity developing t perception, terms of public We of deductions. and the setting a system such a small number Service run that the Prison recommend of paying market the impact to assess of pilot schemes the cost of to cover deductions with appropriate rates a and—as support food, child accommodation, might help for victims. This requirement—reparation local undercuts work that prison overcome objections companies. 214: Paragraph to allow prisoners prison in each be established forums regarding to decisions to contribute the opportunity programmes. of educational content delivery and 216: Paragraph through of prisoners by the 'churn' education prisoners' We system. an overcrowded the Prison Reform Trust that every prisoner should should that every prisoner Trust Reform the Prison of ac record have a personal prison. to a new when transferred take with them of co-ordination and between prisons, Communication 57
compromising offender compromising put will be a reference In summer 2005, DfES published the DfES published 2005, In summer Accepted. Accepted. recommended by Toe. The report on Toe report guidance developed that the Toe by Toe scheme with links to signpost in order material for mentors and the for Life strategy Skills the Government’s for offender This work context learning. new policy by the Skills for Life funded underway, is now Strategy Unit. The out manual. Outcome/Latest progress progress Outcome/Latest will accompany every offender throughout the length the length every offender throughout will accompany of the sentence. intends the LSC exercise, Subject to a procurement learner offender term a longer and procure to specify the to apply across system data management next year. from country criminal in stakeholders across underway is Work secure, shared to develop justice and education and NOMS for authorised arrangements access without OLASS professionals support will This issues. protection data or public the by as required effective learning planning and the individual Journey, Learning Offenders’ for LSC necessary record requirements learner contract management. offer real Passports and Skills Skills Coaching skills recording the and potential for diagnosing personal and transferring skills required, possessed, The different stages. information through learning as part and evaluated is being trialled passport skills It April 2005. from project coaching trial of the skills of the validated record with a individuals provides to achieve. and plan achieved they have skills fers a structured analysis analysis structured a fers Departmental response published March 2005 Cm Cm 2005 March response published Departmental Toe by Toe is a programme designed for primary for primary designed Toe by Toe is a programme specifically Although not with dyslexia. children school with to be successful for adults, it appears designed histories of educational a wide variety with prisoners approach difficulties. Its highly structured and learning grasped, thrive on easily who to learners appeals in very small which progress repetitive procedures and Skills Learning steps. The Offenders' incremental to evaluate the funding a small project Unit is currently methodology. Toe by Toe of exercise The evaluative 6486 between custodial settings and the community without without and the community settings custodial between and Information Advice disruption to their learning. Learning an Individual and Assessment Guidance, of the journey, and will ensure key elements Plan are to need. The is tailored experience that the learning individual a system of more effective offer includes of IAG and basis on the which, plans learning and goals and other set out learning assessment, them. against progress Individual to transfer are required prisons At present, are a maximum of 5 days. There within Learning Plans area. Three in this to improve performance plans prototyping different are Regions development ICT strategy and an records of transferring methods offender learning It proposes an developed. has been which shares system an electronic on based database, used by LSC and is (ILR), Records Individual Learner throughout year olds with 14-19 funded providers make it possible to would database Bristol. The offenders when all IAG and ILP information access for repeat the need the estate, negating move around assessments. disruption caused to prison caused to prison disruption
We recommend that the Prison We recommend
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph the prison system, should within provision educational be improved to minimise the 217: Paragraph of more extensive use encouraging consider Service and reading basic of teaching system the 'Toe-by-Toe' writing skills. education by transfers. by education 58 evaluation is currently currently evaluation is hese resources they will Therapeutic communities are subject to are subject communities Therapeutic Persistent offenders schemes have now have now schemes offenders Persistent Accepted. Accepted. of all prison required savings the same efficiency With t establishments. and programme their accredited to deliver continue of via the Community annually are audited the against process review peer Communities standards. agreed Outcome/Latest progress progress Outcome/Latest Accepted. within been subsumed the new strategy for Prolific now are Offenders. All prisons and Persistent treatment offenders for to prioritise these required management A performance and intervention. the to support developed been has framework an impact strategy and all Plus is implemented, When Custody underway. be subject toprisoners will probation supervision, on release. intervention continued providing
community and community
Skills for Life Skills for Life in light of evidence as to learning Skills for Life the wider the wider in the scheme’s success and consider its its consider and success in the scheme’s to all learners; applicability initiative. stronger links with the overall stronger within mainstreaming the potential for ascertain estate; in the secure factors identify the success relationship role of the learner/tutor the determine Departmental response published March 2005 Cm Cm 2005 March response published Departmental The Government welcomes the Committee’s view that the Committee’s view welcomes The Government that it and is of good practice is a model HMP Grendon The that the work there continues. important model Community core Therapeutic Democratic from the Correctional received full accreditation ServicesMarch 2004. Accreditation Panel (CSAP) in Therapeutic six Democratic currently There are in operation. Communities • that will: - • • 6486 further This will be considered effectiveness. the project’s uing targeted intervention and intervention and uing targeted We endorse the view of the Prison the view of We endorse the key elements of the We commend
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 240: Paragraph of good prison is "a model HMP Grendon Service that severe in the treatment of a leader and practice Although by its offenders". personality-disordered for a suitable will only be of treatment model nature this that the it important we consider minority of offenders, We recommend continue. should at Grendon work done that the Government should commit itself to maintain of resourcing level present the increase and if possible with We agree units. other therapeutic and of Grendon sent to only be should that prisoners the Minister that regime to benefit from if they are willing Grendon allocation for suitable as assessed and have been there. 267: Paragraph Project, in Term Prison Short Kent and Medway its use of contin particular that We recommend supervision. police and volunteer by and taken forward nationally this be developed NOMS. 59
The Government’s position on on position The Government’s Accepted in part. as remains (MDT) Drug Testing Mandatory Additionally, the Office for stated. previously into the a review Statistics conducted National The MDT in prisons. of effectiveness impact and in meeting was effective that MDT concluded review feared, lead had not, as some and did key objectives behaviour. in drug-misusing changes to substantial Outcome/Latest progress progress Outcome/Latest support be identified. be identified. support Departmental response published March 2005 Cm Cm 2005 March response published Departmental Arrangements already exist to ensure that, when already Arrangements healthcare into custody, first received offenders are the other things, Amongst place. takes screening drug-misusers those will identify procedures screening and intervention assessment further who require of poly- as part alcohol-misuse, for (including substance-misuse) and take into account any prior drug teams. If required, a with community engagement of the as part test may be undertaken urine therapeutic the results of testing In addition, management. clinical a as teams to CARAT can be passed in the community of referral. means not, however, accept that MDT does The Government is primarily MDT on reception. conducted be should and purposes disciplinary out for deterrent and carried to be patterns of drug-misuse to allow long-term MDT of the elements monitored. While certain of those in need can help identify programme treatment, to conduct MDT at reception for this limited healthcare existing duplicate would purpose the finite resources dilute work and assessment effectively programme MDT the wider to run needed In addition, MDT might prison estate. the throughout arrival in to an offender’s prior taken detect drugs to award be inappropriate it would which – for custody Rules. under the Prison punishment together procedures, screening Existing healthcare are assessments, CARAT and clinical with further PDUs’ needs. better suited than MDT to assessing to consider able are professionals Qualified healthcare taking – for example, in the round needs individuals’ accompany that problems mental health into account Only by understanding (“dual diagnosis”). drug-misuse can the most needs over-arching an individual’s treatment and appropriate 6486 treatment required, thereby thereby treatment required, suse by very many entering suse cilitating more accurate cilitating more he current statistical evidence statistical evidence he current , and which will allow , and which
Mandatory drug testing on admission on admission drug testing Mandatory We recommend that every prisoner prisoner that every We recommend
the prison system. It does not seem to us unreasonable unreasonable not seem to us It does the prison system. those who to drug-test be a power that there should to the equivalent sentenced and convicted have been We arrested. who are those to drug-test existing power by introduced be should that this provision recommend way of Government amendment to the Drugs Bill of Session in the present to be introduced expected Parliament. 272: Paragraph will benefit prisoners by fa Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 271: Paragraph including screening, health care receive should as part prison, admission to drug testing, on mandatory of the Whilst we are aware assessment. of their needs such a potentially invasive against arguments such consider we drug testing requirement, mandatory in light of t a step justified mi of drug of the high levels of the types of assessments of rehabilitative package the most appropriate ensuring In addition, prisoners. for individual interventions can be used which data testing will generate mandatory of a more targeted prison to inform the development drug treatment strategy comparisons to be made with the results of compulsory of compulsory to be made with the results comparisons arrest. on drug testing 60 The Government is meeting its is meeting The Government Outcome/Latest progress progress Outcome/Latest Accepted. Accepted. drug to increase commitment stated previously treatment capacity by rolling out the Short Duration Prisons–Addressing (SDP) and the Programme (P-ASRO) Offending Substance-Related programme. were programmes rehabilitation drug In 2004/05 117 of 50% an increase estate the prison across running an saw Programme Duration The Short on 2003/04. over the eight to 32 programmes from increase at 40 and currently stands same period, completions will see a 65% 2005/06 programmes. Prisons 9,000 entrants. an anticipated target against in the Drug effectively to engage continue those drug- ensuring Programme, Interventions timely able to access are custody leaving misusers on return to the community. of treatment continuity ensure to help underway is work analysis Needs to allow as necessary, be realigned, can resources in May contracts introduced service the new drug and effectively. Capacity more 2005 to be delivered enhanced being is also quality of interventions Drug prison Integrated the collaborative through enhanced System (IDTS) that will see Treatment Counselling, support, and psychosocial clinical Referral, Advice & Through-care Assessment, during to drug-misusers (CARATs), offered services their crucial first 28 days in custody. IDTS, the from funding by substantial supported and NOMS, Office of Health, the Home Department sites. at 11 pathfinder developed is being inues uninterrupted. In so uninterrupted. inues Departmental response published March 2005 Cm Cm 2005 March response published Departmental 6486 Work is already underway to increase drug treatment drug treatment to increase underway already is Work The former Key Performance capacity. programme drug users problematic to have 5,700 (KPT) Target by March programmes rehabilitation drug entering This is 6,500 starts. to increased been 2005 has A by March 2006. entrants rise to 9,000 to scheduled to increase underway of initiatives are already number These include capacity. programme rehabilitation drug SDP drug rehabilitation P-ASRO and the rolling-out offending some general and converting programmes A to drug programmes. funding programme behaviour Delivery Drug Programmes the National unit, dedicated 2004 to of summer in the established Unit, was of prison- roll-out and delivery oversee the operational programmes. based drug rehabilitation national in the Government’s participation Through – through their prisons Programme, Interventions Drug secure managing to already – are CARAT teams and treatment services drug to community access of release. ahead users for drug funding associated with the Criminal Justice By maintaining effective links to get drug able teams are CARAT Integrated Teams, – ensuring caseload onto the latter’s entered users and treatment remain in end-to-end these offenders of care cont that continuity will re-offend drug users that doing, there is less risk part of their sentence the community or after during completed. has been of Health in by the Department investment Further for the clinical onwards 2007/08 and 2006/07 the will increase of substance-misusers management service clinical who receive a of individuals number will be Additionally, funds need. based on individual for the drug teams to community made available in prison. begun of drug treatments continuation for short- specifically programme A drug rehabilitation
In addition, we recommend that short, that short, we recommend In addition, We recommend that the number of of that the number We recommend
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 278: Paragraph drug treatment on intensive places available and that increased, be substantially programmes drug treatment community in invested resources to the prison be made available should services with local linked directly being prisons with population, providers. drug treatment community 279: Paragraph made be treatment programmes intensive, drug are currently who prisoners, available to short-term treatment any form of intensive drug from excluded the Government's We welcome programmes. duration drug a short to developing commitment an as prisoners for short-term treatment programme Action Plan. in its National action point 61
uing to integrate the NTA’s he expectation the NTA will The Government’s position on quality of on position The Government’s Accepted. Accepted. as previously treatment remains to drug access are contin stated. Prisons setting. Full into the custodial (MoC) of Care Models 2005 by summer place was to have taken integration had to be deferred, this has but, intentionally, review into of the NTA’s ongoing completion pending drug will see prison the MoC themselves (this referred to in the specifically treatment services revised document). On t prisons 2006, its review by January conclude MoC during the revised fully implementing anticipate effectively with engaging In addition, by April 2006. are now prisons Interventions Programme, the Drug offenders ensure that drug-misusing better able to continuity of treatment in a timely can access Outcome/Latest progress progress Outcome/Latest Models of Care (currently Care (currently Models of arily those identified and arily those identified and Departmental response published March 2005 Cm Cm 2005 March response published Departmental The Prison Service is already delivering drug delivering already is Service The Prison to those in in quality at least comparable interventions delivering to continue and is committed the community those with that are compatible drug interventions seamless This allows community. available in the on treatment continuing of care for PDUs continuity – prim from custody release the Drug Interventions under in treatment retained Programme. delivery: safeguard A number of factors NTA are integrating - prisons into the of Health) being reviewed by Department by guidance to publish setting - the aim being custodial additionally, work towards will, prisons end May 2005; DANOS meeting national in prison workers all drug term prisoners is already being rolled-out following a rolled-out is already being term prisoners to (see response 2004 in April helpful pilot launched 73). paragraph in the main, been have, prisoners Although short-term drug rehabilitation with intensive to engage unable in custody – due to the limited time spent programmes PDUs have short-term cases, in some – nevertheless, P-ASRO drug with the to engage been able rehabilitation programme. More widely, short-term wider with able to engage been 1998 PDUs have since services clinical – primarily drug interventions and maintenance-prescribing (detoxification and CARATs. programmes) for the longer-term to be a platform SDP is intended they return to the PDUs once of such needs receive drug-misusers To help ensure community. – through prisons release, of care on timely continuity in key participants already teams – are their CARAT Drug Interventions national the Government’s Programme. 6486
We recommend that the Government that the Government We recommend
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 280: Paragraph that the to ensuring commitment a public make should for treatment to drug of access quality guaranteed than that offered to never be less will prisoners offenders in the community. 62 manner on release. on release. manner Outcome/Latest progress progress Outcome/Latest d Specifications that d Specifications ensive drug rehabilitation ensive Instructions, Standards an Instructions, Drug Strategy. whole cover the management of substance-misuse services services of substance-misuse management and maintenance-prescribing (detoxification programmes), (CSAP) approval of int programmes, Orders, of internal Prison Service range for the clinical of Health guidelines Department Panel Accreditation Services external Correctional Departmental response published March 2005 Cm Cm 2005 March response published Departmental In practice, prisons are already often the lead providers prisons In practice, volume when of – not least in terms of drug treatment to Access providers. community local with compared quickly in prison. is often available more drug treatment is normally management clinical For example, compared entering prison, of 24 hours available within of three Agency target Treatment to the National for weeks two and access, GP community for weeks prescribing. specialist • • (Drug & Alcohol National Occupational Standards) Occupational National (Drug & Alcohol requirements; of by a range underpinned are interventions - drug including: quality standards, • 6486
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This is being taken forward as part of our part of our as forward taken This is being The revised Integrated Treatment Treatment The revised Integrated Outcome/Latest progress progress Outcome/Latest Accepted. to plans diversity within regional to mainstream plans for A Framework document re-offending. reduce this approach. to support developed being is regions with a range of working Team is The Women’s strategic a more to develop external agencies with including resettlement, to women’s approach SOVA Women Into Work a work in virtually all who advisers, self-employment prisons. women’s Accepted in part. March 2005. means rise in the male prison population The recent Accepted. subsequently Minimum Data Form (IDTMF), (DIR), was Record Interventions Drug the renamed offenders’ allows in May 2005. This now introduced as shared and data to be monitored drug-related and the community. custody they move between tegory that they fall into. tegory Departmental response published March 2005 Cm Cm 2005 March response published Departmental 6486 Action Programme Reduction Offending The Women’s an overview provides in March 2004, Plan, published stakeholders that of the various actions and summary what explains to deliver and agreed in the Programme to achieve. A more detailed are designed those actions been produced had already Delivery Plan Stakeholder would entail, point action that set out exactly what each to implement gone through be would that the process the whether delivery and for responsible it, who was forward in the first year of the be taken would action term. The Stakeholder in the longer Programme or for all those responsible to was issued Delivery Plan too considered but was the Programme in action points publication. for general detailed long and and prisons strategy for women’s A resettlement in Team by the Women’s developed is being prisoners developments of Service. It will take account the Prison link and Service Offender Management in the National are that strategies rehabilitation to the regional to the response up in drawn being currently Re-offending. to Reduce Action Plan Government’s are that in prisons are held prisoners Women ca to the security appropriate significantly is, at present, population The women’s Under the Government’s national Drug Interventions Drug Interventions national the Government’s Under the Prison Service Office and Home Programme, the on revised collaboratively working are already Teams Integrated Justice for the Criminal paperwork staff. enhance their ability to This will and CARAT share information so as to better monitor drug research to support release, after and treatment before of care once continuity better and to safeguard drug treatment community to progress prisoners Minimum Data Integrated Team The revised services. from April will be rolled-out nationally Form (ITMDF) 2005.
ion strategy for women In our view, women prisoners, like men like prisoners, view, women In our We recommend that the Government that the Government We recommend the Government's We welcome
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 286: Paragraph to put in providers community with work in partnership to access to monitor prisoners' system place a tracking on to Parliament and report drug treatment community to and out access made in levelling the progress Re- Reducing as part of its treatment of drug provision Action Plan. National offending 302: Paragraph on focused specifically a programme of publication with but we note offending, female reducing in very general that this is couched disappointment of statement detailed more and terms. A clearer We needed. benefits is expected and actions planned a more that the Government develops recommend focused prison rehabilitat into the National can be incorporated which prisoners Action Plan. 305: Paragraph to the according prisons in be held should prisoners, to the risks they that is appropriate category security 64 city for the adult male essures are acute. The acute. essures are it is essential that we maintain a flexible approach to a flexible approach that we maintain it is essential and population of the prison our management estate. By doing so, we seek to make maximum use This the prison estate. within of all available space we are able to meet operational us to ensure helps needs. function of of the change announced NOMS recently prisoners. male Hall to accommodate HMP Buckley extra capa This will provide pr estate where population as rapidly as not risen has female population population in prison anticipated previously in the capacity to spare led this has and projections, female estate. Outcome/Latest progress progress Outcome/Latest milies in the South East st with the location of st with the and effective arrangements effective arrangements and Departmental response published March 2005 Cm Cm 2005 March response published Departmental below the current projections. We are, therefore, therefore, We are, projections. the current below to and use estate in terms of its size the reviewing efficient ensure the most within the prisoners accommodating for are in place made, where Every effort is and will be existing estate. to of the prisoner, needs to the individual appropriate to home. close locate her in order to be flexible are designed built prisons Newly to a variety of prisoners, that they can accommodate of the prison in the profile of changes meet the needs Bronzefield, HMP prison, women’s A new population. good modern, provides and 2004 in June opened environment an improved and quality accommodation, It has sentences. serve their prisoners female in which a well- facilities, healthcare detoxification and excellent improved unit, and provides baby and mother equipped to open in is due which Peterborough, HMP regimes. high quality March 2005, will offer similar Both of prisoners. in a unit for women accommodation will assi these establishments women prisoners who have fa who have women prisoners and East of England. prisoner to reducing commitment a strong There is also to sent of women the number by reducing numbers to the discussed in the response prison as In addition, funding from the recommendation. in order announced been has 2004 Review Spending to women’s approaches” new to develop “radical on conducted pilots to be will enable offending, which with women to dealing approaches innovative new and of this investment will be on the focus offenders. Again, to approaches community multi-agency improving of custody as the use reducing and offending women’s far as possible. 6486
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph in prisoners noted, women have already pose. As we to society than risk of a security much less pose general and the policy sentencing Current men prisoners. prisoners women available for places of open number they are which under conditions that the security means We risk. with actual correlated held are not necessarily to remedy that the Government take action recommend this as mismatch a matter of urgency. In particular, we in women of places for that the number recommend increased. be substantially open prisons 65
CARE (Choices, Actions, Relationships treatment intensive drug of The number Outcome/Latest progress progress Outcome/Latest Accepted. with an developed has been and Emotions) with women research of independent use exclusive with non-statutory in collaboration and and girls as such in areas with expertise providers service social maltreatment, childhood violence, domestic from of women the experiences and inclusion at HM piloted was CARE groups. minority ethnic and April February between Wood Cookham Prison with a non- partnership is delivered in 2005. CARE fixed duration and integrates statutory agency and with mentoring intervention psychological The release. upon continues advocacy that local and content, structure programme to the co- respond arrangements management self-injury use, of violence, substance occurrence specifically of change The model and mental illness. role of victimisation important the addresses of the onset and persistence in experiences The programme areas. each of these difficulties in was positively CSAP in March received 2005. A by prepared is being full accreditation for submission The 2007. January by for completion and is due is informing to develop CARE used base evidence motivational of the short content the delivery and (FOR....A Change for programme resettlement with men being piloted is currently which Women) and women. Accepted. has prisons in women's available places programme in 2005/6 to 580 places 455 places from increased In in 2006/07. anticipated increases with further were programmes six drug treatment August 2004 to increased this has now to women; being delivered mme (Choices, Actions, Actions, mme (Choices, Departmental response published March 2005 Cm Cm 2005 March response published Departmental 6486 were women places for programme 1,000 Around use substance being on with half in 2003/4, provided for programmes Developing intensive programmes. in the specified of the key actions is one women Plan. We are Action National Re-Offending Reducing and piloting in developing progress significant making women. for new interventions in investment made a significant We have also included has women. This offending by understanding factors related to and social into the personal research in the role of victimisation experiences re-offending, criminal from into and desistance entry women’s of female substance needs activity, and the differential users. women and agencies with non-statutory In consultation multi-modal the new in prison we have developed intervention CARE progra in for women specifically and Emotions) Relationships will be piloted in February programme custody. The and of personal a number addresses 2005 and to self- to be linked difficulties known circumstantial and re- mental ill-health misuse, harm, substance offending. and/or been piloted have programmes Historically the This is no longer custody. for men in just accredited FOR…A Programme, Drug Duration The Short case. with piloted now being P-ASRO are and Change and will be submitted for women in prison accreditation. programme treatment of intensive drug The number be increased is to prisons in women’s places available available. In August currently places from the 455 were being treatment programmes 2004, six drug delivered to women. By March 2005 there will be an to a total of eight establishments leading increase We recommend that the delivery and that the delivery and We recommend the Government's We welcome
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 308: Paragraph be should programmes behaviour of offending content of women prisoners, needs to meet the specific adapted different life of those women's taking account within the offending their and placing experiences or victimisation may often be long-term context of what abuse. 309: Paragraph Action Plan that research in its National commitment to will be carried out into the specific risk factors relating However, misuse and offending. substance women's we do not thinkresponse this to the problem is 40% of all women given that around adequate, or dependent as harmful be diagnosed can prisoners 66 oyment for specific groups groups for specific oyment W focuses on researching researching on focuses W option for business start-up for business option In 1991 SOVA, with the Prison Service In 1991 SOVA, with the Prison nine. integrity of drug treatment The quality and A range also increased. has for women programmes aimed developed been has programme of accredited women of young offenders, the needs at addressing and sentences short those serving on remand, of high in need sentences longer serving women be will Two programmes intensity treatment. Service Accreditation Correctional submitted to the the for Research 2005. Panel in November and is underway of a third programme development University. by Cambridge supervised being Accepted. into Work the Women launched agency, as a partner Equal Community the ESF under programme Initiative Programme. WI for employment to the barriers and tackling and particularly prisoners women, disadvantaged An system. justice in the criminal those involved “Apply produced been CD Rom has interactive for Briefing material use by employers. Within” for with in liaison produced been has employers commissioned is being NACRO. Further research at barriers to empl looking WIW new two 2005 During of women offenders. began. schemes from the Phoenix funding Since April 2004 for it possible made Fund has Development all (BiP) to work in virtually Business in Prisons are England. There throughout prisons women’s the covering advisers business BiP dedicated Funding Development Community and country for women are available Institute (CDFI) loan funds funding resort as a last been exhausted. have avenues all other when Outcome/Latest progress progress Outcome/Latest settlement strategy being settlement strategy Departmental response published March 2005 Cm Cm 2005 March response published Departmental delivering treatment programmes. programmes. treatment delivering of drug treatment the increase to support In order the developed has Prison Service the provision, Delivery Unit to manage the Programme Drug National training of facilitators, implementation of programmes integrity of drug treatment The quality and and audit. The also be increased. will for women programmes treatment a drug has appointed Team Women’s of accredited a range a role to develop with specialist of young the needs will address These programmes. serving short those on remand, offenders, women in sentences longer serving women and sentences intensity treatment. need of high that the Committee with agrees The Government to equal opportunities have should prisoners women This employment. and training skills education, access than 1,500 2003/4 more and in happening is already or into jobs, training prison went leaving women to show are expected for 2005/6 figures The education. The re a further increase. Service Team in the Prison the Women’s by developed how consider will strategies rehabilitation and regional and there will developed, can be further opportunities and prisoners with women consultation be continuing Nacro like SOVA Women Into Work and organisations already is area. There that have expertise in this level when at establishment consultation significant and delivered. up are drawn programmes resettlement 6486
prisoners themselves to es currently available. currently es We consider that whilst the majority of that whilst We consider
identify the types of skills training and work training and identify the types of skills and relevant most useful they would find programmes and focus on work-like experience to them. The general of men set out in respect we have relevant training prisoners. for women important is equally prisoners supported has the Government prison Outside the New work through mothers—into women—including for them and their that this is best grounds Deal, on the attitude to to apply a different It is perverse children. have most to gain arguably, who, prisoners women incomes. increased on employment from secure Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph substantial that the We recommend of drugs. users be matched population female prison in the increase of intensive in the number increase with a proportionate in women's places available programme drug treatment 455 plac from the prisons 313: Paragraph may be to on release first priority prisoner's women and their for themselves accommodation secure be nevertheless should prisoners women children, relevant education, access to opportunities given equal part of their as and work programmes training skills for women strategy In devising a work prison regime. Service that the Prison recommend we prisoners, should consult with women 67
have access to the full The Draft Resettlement Strategy has Accepted. Accepted. to be it is expected for consultation and gone out in It has been prepared April 1 2006. by published Service who Probation with the National consultation on practitioners a guide for probation are producing Team The Women’s offenders. women with working supporting currently is also service in the prison Management Offender at how looking three projects prisons. women’s into implemented can be the to investigate continued Team has The Women's project The research offenders. of women needs now has Among Women' Risk Factors 'Criminogenic " Women that concludes The study completed. been relating levels of need higher experienced prisoners to their family and marital relationships, use and substance friendships, accommodation, it also counterparts"; than their male mental health link between for "a evidence the growing on reported of development and the adverse life events further need to explore and the needs, criminogenic abuse, as such factors between relationships the their links health and mental self-harm, parenting, offending". and need with criminogenic Edition 3 of PSO 4801, Prison Service Mother and Mother and Service Edition 3 of PSO 4801, Prison emphasises 2005, January in Baby Units, published will MBUs that women in range of regimes in prison and that a nursery facility and that a nursery in prison of regimes range to facilitate this. This will be provided in every MBU MBUs. in all happens Outcome/Latest progress progress Outcome/Latest consultation with prisons consultation with prisons thematic reports by H M thematic reports Departmental response published March 2005 Cm Cm 2005 March response published Departmental As noted in the response to paragraph 86, the 86, paragraph to response As noted in the strategy up a resettlement is drawing Team Women’s strategy will That and prisoners. prisons for women’s like the previous analyses research, by be informed Re- on Reducing report Unit’s Social Exclusion Ex-Prisoners, offending by SOVA Women by Nacro, done and work Inspectorates the Prison Sheffield Hallam University, Into Work and will be strategy The and others. Reform Trust of needs the particular and reflect evidence-based for example, from OASys, drawing, prisoners, women assessments needs and passports prisoner in departments most psychology by undertaken prisons. There will be further and prisoners as well as the voluntary sector and other other voluntary sector and the as well as and prisoners established on the already building external agencies, facilitated by the Women’s and networks partnerships Team. programmes of resettlement a range There are already There prisons. in women’s in place and interventions at all establishments and projects advice are housing Plus Jobcentre locals. at all women’s advisers housing as prisons all women’s at surgeries staff run benefit pre-release and induction reception, part of structured to the relevant interventions providing programmes sector Voluntary priorities. and needs women’s include prisons women’s working in organisations and new In Prisons, and Business SOVA Nacro, in six Service Plus working include Prison initiatives will by funded of projects a number and prisons women’s 6486
prisoners, the extent of prisoners, ontext of social exclusion exclusion ontext of social
We recommend the development of a the development We recommend We recommend that the Prison We recommend of a the development We recommend
and abuse suffered by those prisoners. suffered and abuse drug misuse, and problems emerging from mother and mother and from emerging and problems drug misuse, that the Government baby units. We recommend relation to women prisoners' in policies develop national contacts employment, health care, childcare, education, counselling and misuse, drug and alcohol with families, and resettlement. 321: Paragraph assessment programme needs comprehensive the identifies which prisoners to women orientated time at the same problems prisoner's individual female c the wider as investigating Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 315: Paragraph relevant community with Service, in partnership a devises services, support social and agencies of the contents prisoners, plan for women resettlement care of the advice on basic include should which and in prison, are women prisoners whilst children and housing entitlement benefits childcare, on guidance on release. needs 320: Paragraph specific and focused rehabilitation strategy for women identifying research by independent informed prisoners estate in relation to levels of the women's across trends mental illness amongst women 68 on will be spent over the on will be two areas. These will The Home Secretary announced in Secretary announced The Home Outcome/Latest progress progress Outcome/Latest Accepted. March 2005 that £9.15 milli community new next four years on setting up initiatives for women in multi-agency co-ordinated how a demonstrate of the one-stop- concept including the approach, which the factors effective at tackling can be shop, is to learn The intention offend. affect why women this where examples of on, existing from, and build been operating already has kind of approach Asha Centre and the the including successfully, Centre's Centre. The Asha Women's Calderdale of the Calderdale Director the and of Trustees Chair Board the Programme of members Centre are now initiatives. for the new set up to provide governance ersity of Oxford Public Departmental response published March 2005 Cm Cm 2005 March response published Departmental the European Social Fund. Social Fund. the European links also Prison Service Team in the The Women’s work in so that policies initiatives and with national developments. by such informed is prisons women’s by NIMHE, the joint project to links Examples include the Univ Team and the Women’s Health Department examining the positive and the positive examining Department Health health on women’s of imprisonment negative effects into the health (including research and continuing baby units. in mother and of women health) psychiatric 6486 is familiar with the work of the Asha The Government good that it is an example of centre and agrees sort of one- the Asha Centre provides The practice. to develop like would the government that stop-shop those at risk of and offenders, for women and promote point of have a single they can offending, where in the support and to a range of services access to tackled to be need which The factors community. many and offending are from help prevent women mental health, childcare, housing, including complex, and employment of abuse, histories misuse, substance the risk of at reducing most effective training. To be to services of interventions and offending, provision and to be co-ordinated factors need address these organisations and agencies than different rather linked from each other. independently working is approach multi-agency kind of co-ordinated This of needs not only to meet the resettlement important but also from prison, released have been who women women for sentences use of community the to support community from the even for women offenders, and and support but need help have offended who may not risk of this happening. the to reduce of how this a good model provides centre The Asha centre in the 218 women’s as does achieved, can be other and from these the learning and Glasgow, t networks which facilitate We were impressed by the innovative by impressed We were
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 317: Paragraph The Centre is involved. the Asha Centre work in which to have the confidence women in transition is assisting to take the first steps away from re-offending lifestyles, offending of abuse and patterns and to challenge part of the is an important In our view, this behaviour. It demonstrates ex-prisoners. for process resettlement in organisations the positive role of independent suppor fostering community that We recommend and resettlement. reintegration from such to learn steps take active NOMS should resettlement developing its in practice of good models strategy. 69
The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is in the (YJB) Board The Youth Justice Outcome/Latest progress progress Outcome/Latest Accepted. Accepted. Youth a National developing of final stages along side Action to sit for Framework Resettlement Action National Re-offending the adult Reducing The YJB July 2004. in was published Plan which the Framework for to publish a position hope to be in shortly. consultation wider offenders were identified. were identified. offenders s for the Youth Justice Justice s for the Youth ified. They are: Accommodation; Accommodation; (ETE); employment training and Education; support; social and Families and health; and physical mental misuse, Substance Finance; Transition/process. Departmental response published March 2005 Cm Cm 2005 March response published Departmental models will be used in the development of NOMS in the development used will be models effectively with women more dealing for strategies offenders. 6486 When the Home Office published its Reducing Re- its Reducing Office published the Home When over sixty in April 2004, Action Plan National offending the that support key areas covering action points of rehabilitation/resettlement wa One of the action points with others, to develop a in partnership Board (YJB), national re-offending) juvenile (resettlement/reducing plan should The juvenile action action plan. as well as plan, action the adult national complement and strategies local and regional the developing activity. national juvenile a established The YJB has and of key departments group steering resettlement agencies. in each undertaken been has A mapping exercise and resettlement issues to identify regional region, of the national development inform the to help priorities the juvenile relationship to highlight and action plan, Six priority “pathways” for action plans. with the adult with the adult plan (in line action the juvenile national pathways) were ident • • • • • • action plans 2005 to draft meet in early will Subgroups with issues identifying priority for each pathway, It is regrettable that the Government's that the Government's It is regrettable
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 336: Paragraph National Action Plan for rehabilitation does not provide We with juvenile prisoners. for dealing a strategy a develop that a the Government recommend prison rehabilitation regime for juvenile comprehensive provision of the lack of address This should prisoners. the and people for young housing appropriate post- training and education securing difficulties in of drug to and provision In addition, access custody. for juvenile be improved should treatment programmes prisoners. 70 ing will be given further will be given ing The draft NOMS Communities and Civil and Communities The draft NOMS Accepted. Accepted. in March 2005 as circulated was strategy Renewal NOMS The process. consultation part of a formal Civil and to Communities and YJB Approach 2005. The 22 November launched on was Renewal to approach promote an and to encourage aims are focus a community that brings offender management plans. and local plans action reducing into regional of partnership the importance highlights The paper of agencies/partnerships, a range with working Partnerships Reduction & Disorder Crime including work Partnership (CDRPs). 2005 of the November on 22 launch impetus by the and society civic – corporate, Alliances sector. faith/voluntary and community Outcome/Latest progress progress Outcome/Latest se the view that they se the view will be presented to the will be presented Departmental response published March 2005 Cm Cm 2005 March response published Departmental The Government notes that this recommendation is this recommendation notes that The Government Reduction at Crime and Disorder directed endor and would Partnerships, of ex- in the resettlement role to play have an important at a action requires re-offending Reducing prisoners. is also taken level. Account local and national, regional report in the LGA of the recent recommendations role of local the important that signals ‘Going Straight’ justice criminal in assisting partners and authorities There re-offending. in the task of reducing agencies and at a regional partners done to join up to be is work the includes underway and work level, also local in the Prolific element and Resettlement Rehabilitation Strategy already being Offender (PPO) and Priority The in partnership. by CDRPs, working implemented the partnership with PPOs highlights work required Justice Local Criminal NOMS, between work required change local CDRPs to effect and (LCJBs) Boards The rehabilitation. to from prevention through of Regional that the development believes Government in assist will further Strategies Re-offending Reducing strategic wider with a projects PPO and other providing re- to reduce can operate they which within framework of in avoiding duplication offending. This will help particular over whether the decision effort and inform or at the regional developed are best interventions at both partners between of data local level. Sharing will also help to make the regional level the local and and commissioning use of resources, most effective actions at national, regional and local levels. Lead and and local levels. Lead and regional at national, actions take these be identified to will then agencies partner forward. The action plan Board Programme Re-offending Reducing National There consultation. to wider goes before the document plan in action the completed to publish are plans regional via the to then be delivered autumn 2005 resettlement partnerships. 6486
risoners. Resettlement Resettlement risoners. We also recommend that Crime We also recommend
strategies should be integrated into local crime into local be integrated should strategies and health, education so that strategies reduction are services, together with social agencies, housing of offenders. with the resettlement dealing committed to Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 377: Paragraph involved in be actively should Partnerships Reduction of ex-p the resettlement 71
ill mean that all offenders This is being take forward being take is This Accepted in part. In the South strategies. within regional incrementally is aiming Gateway project an Accommodation West and take providers with housing to develop links rs resettling within the ex-prisone from referrals are developing Many other regions community. and learning offender The new approaches. similar in addressed are that needs service will ensure skills through way as the offender progresses a joined-up of The implementation Justice System. the Criminal Plus next year w Custody the to manage manager will have an offender from a of interventions a package delivering process, with the Alliances, The new of partners. range the Faith, Society, and with Civic Sector, Corporate Sector, will provide further Voluntary and Community of local a wide range to engage opportunities ex- working to resettle in businesses and services prisoners. Outcome/Latest progress progress Outcome/Latest obcentre Plus Jobpoints an integral part of the an integral part Departmental response published March 2005 Cm Cm 2005 March response published Departmental Prisons are participating in co-coordinated co-coordinated in participating are Prisons to in the local areas with key agencies communication that ensure Prisons returning. are prisoners which for all are made appointments FRESHSTART on place a job or training do not have who prisoners Plus services Jobcentre them up with linking release, 14 February 2005, From areas. in their home will have J establishments on vacancies information to access prisoners enabling they are returning. The employer which in the area to will also being developed, currently is which database, who are local employers about provide information All establishments willing to offer work to ex-offenders. the database. access update and will be able to set up to being is Network Housing An intranet-based or on retaining practice identify and share good of an effective as part accommodation securing and prisoners plan for sentenced resettlement for those accommodation down closing or sustaining on support and guidance It will provide on remand. legislation contacts, housing organisations, housing of the formation encourage will matters, and and policy to establishments and/or regions links between by pooling services on existing accommodati enhance resources and contacts. a good initiative in the is North East The HARP involving of local protocols of a number example of one Probation Prison and and the the Local Authorities development of relevant services. NOMS will publish NOMS of relevant services. development March its of beginning at the consultation for formal Aimed at strategy. civil renewal and draft communities it is re-offending, reducing citizenship strategy to encourage active Government’s to raise of LCJBs to the work contribute and will also the CJS. in confidence 6486 rt for offenders from rt for offenders We recommend that in the short-term, the short-term, that in We recommend
mentors. Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 378: Paragraph to established be systems communication co-ordinated with contact to make staff (and prisoners) prison enable are to which prisoners in the local areas key agencies returning. In the medium term, resettlement teams NOMS regions of the ten in each be established should resettlement of for the practical with responsibility training and identifying housing to that region, prisoners as well the region, within opportunities or employment and providers training agencies, with housing as liaising suppo arranging and employers 72 this agenda by working agenda by working this 22 November, which will 22 November, which Local Strategic Partnerships are being are being Partnerships Local Strategic Outcome/Latest progress progress Outcome/Latest Accepted. under re-offending to address reducing encouraged has been and guidance Local Area Agreements, Society Civic The new this. to support developed will also promote Alliance local people and other partners with local authorities, It complements the to offenders. to improve support Civil and to Communities JYB “Approach NOMS and Renewal”, published on unpaid protection; public priorities: on four focus justice and restorative work; victims and reparative integration. and community r offenders moving back to the offenders moving r ant contribution. The Departmental response published March 2005 Cm Cm 2005 March response published Departmental community from prison. The role of Regional Offender Offender role of Regional The from prison. community interventions and services commissioning in Managers will also make an import that with these believe not does government resettlement teams regional in place, arrangements to the best, approach are the only, or necessarily training or housing, to access offenders enabling from or to get support opportunities, employment commit itself to propose mentors. It does not therefore It will be for in each region. such teams to setting up and on to decide Managers Offender Regional in their region. solution the most appropriate implement Services, and is designed to improve accommodation to improve accommodation is designed and Services, that area. offenders from for outcomes to end offender of end The implementation which is sentences, for custodial management 2006/07, will be vital in ensuring from expected of fo continuity provision 6486 cross forthcoming to a contribution As NOMS Criminal Local plan and civil renewal Government in confidence public plans to increase Board Justice the draft National Offender system, justice the criminal Civil and Communities Service (NOMS) Management to statutory Renewal Strategy will be circulated the voluntary, community and private and agencies in March 2005. consultation for formal 90 days sectors by good practice to build on current NOMS plans with local in engaging and partners prison, probation to contributing its twin aims as and has communities confidence public increasing and re-offending reducing a at planned with actions system justice in the criminal level. local and national, regional
In our view, to achieve the objective of the objective view, to achieve In our
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 380: Paragraph in the reasons are sound there re-offending reducing to the local model regional move from the long term to in the shift in light particularly of offender management, by the introduced sentencing community towards that the We recommend Act 2003. Justice Criminal community local develop a long-term Government of regional implementation with its strategy in tandem offender management. 73
In his speech to the Prison Reform Trust September 2005 the Home Secretary said Home Secretary the 2005 September th Accepted. Accepted. on 19 that we should aim to provide good quality quality good aim to provide that we should been An internal review has prisons. community its findings. yet reported but has not commissioned initiative that is a new Programme NOMS’ Pathfinder prisoners West to assist in the North piloted is being family ties and to aid community in maintaining short with It locates prisoners reintegration. in in prisons release, those nearing and sentences, area. their home Resettlement In September 2005, the London one of the phase forms This published. Strategy was Plan, and Re-Offending Action Reducing London will work together to agencies London how sets out for London’s improve resettlement outcomes offenders. Outcome/Latest progress progress Outcome/Latest d other agencies. Departmental response published March 2005 Cm Cm 2005 March response published Departmental NOMS aims to hold shorter sentenced prisoners close close prisoners sentenced to hold shorter NOMS aims 80% of those prisoners around currently to home and held in local are or less of 12 months with a sentence will developed being approach end-to-end The prisons. transferred being prisoners sentenced see longer also of their the end towards home area back to their sentences. in areas that built will be new prisons It is planned that to courts, and access to home closeness improve the prisoners’ families an 6486
We recommend that, in future, We recommend
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 390: Paragraph account when be taken into should needs rehabilitative It is prisons. of new locations taken on the are decisions community local that a network of important particularly and prisoners up to benefit short-term be built prisons of their sentence. to the end close prisoners 74 opriate use of quantitative use opriate Publication of KPIs has continued as set as Publication of KPIs has continued The spending review is now taking place taking place review is now The spending Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. out in the response. Accepted. Accepted. in 2007. the appr consider We will and directional targets in our PSA set during the process. Review 2007 Spending gets. In some cases it is cases gets. In some he target system. Examples system. he target opriate use of quantitative use opriate appropriate. Inappropriate Inappropriate appropriate. determine a quantitative target a quantitative determine difficult to quantify. For example, PSA 2 – to the fear of crime and reduce the public, reassure in the confidence and build behaviour, antisocial fairness. compromising CJS without series for the data. For example, PSA 6 – the to contribution sector community voluntary and measured by the services, public delivering survey, which panel quantitative state of the sector in 2002/03. data collecting only started is and outcomes between outputs the link Where time historical not have a robust we do Where Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental 6592) 6592) We already publish a range of information on KPIs. of information a range We already publish the NOMS on end of year performance For example, Statement in a Written Ministerial KPIs is published are assessments police performance annually; IND information in the autumn and annually published set by targets Local basis. a quarterly on is published in their audits and by CDRPs published CDRPs are publications. strategies We will consider the appr consider We will and directional targets in our PSA set during the 2006 process. Review Spending • We consider that there can be merit in both be merit in both can that there We consider tar directional quantitative and level a quantitative for a target difficult to determine cases, a In these challenging. and that is realistic is more target directional staff and frontline risk demotivating target levels reducing the credibility of t of where it is difficult to level include: •
hing" quantitative elements. hing" quantitative In addition, we recommend that key we recommend In addition, We recommend that when the Home the Home that when We recommend
Home Office Target-Setting 2004, published 23 February 2005 Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 38: Paragraph data are supporting and (KPIs) indicators performance and the public Parliament so that routinely published of of the performance appreciation can form a rounded and these targets Office in attaining the Home objectives. 52: Paragraph of the 2006 part targets, as its PSA Office next reviews targets should of proportion a higher Review, Spending but stretc "realistic contain 75
ill be continued in this
The response explained the policy for explained the The response The department report did include a did include report The department This has been done and the 2004-2005 2004-2005 the done and been This has Accepted. Accepted. baselines. of the current selection The baselines targets will be for future PSA these are when notes technical in the published agreed. Accepted. Accepted. Treasury on based of descriptors small number w guidance. This approach the next and Report Performance year’s Autumn report. departmental Accepted. Accepted. consistent and relevant contains report departmental between comparisons will enable which information its performance, and Office targets the Home the given in the undertakings with consistent response. Government Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report ailable when the PSAs ailable s where a wider range of range s where a wider le we seek to use the that the first set of data would cover. cover. that the first set of data would performance data was av performance were set or; the period being used, measure was a new where for which the latest full year the period Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental The baselines for each limb of the PSA are targets note. technical recorded in the • standard Treasury approved reporting categories; categories; reporting approved Treasury standard are occasion however there so as not to give a misleading are needed descriptors the status of delivery. of impression and be clear should used the categories that We agree we will report Annual Report In this year’s consistent. on draw that of descriptors number a small using the terms with consistent and are guidance Treasury and Autumn Report Annual in last year’s used Report. Performance Baselines are set for each target taking into account a the time period to be for example, of factors: range availability of data covered by the target and the that period. during before and baseline: as the adopted we Generally • on openly and clearly to reporting committed We are in the our objectives against performance Autumn Performance and the report departmental Report. Wherever possib comprehensive and We aim to provide clear in the Annual Report. Where information performance for information baseline the report provides possible latest outturn the target and any well as the target, as not was information cases In some information. all the targets at the time of the 2003-04 available on and the available More data is now Annual Report. fully more be able to report will Report Annual 2004-05 6592) 6592)
is thought necessary to to necessary is thought We accept that the choice of baseline of baseline that the choice We accept We recommend that the Home Office that the We recommend that in its next annual We recommend
depart from this—the reasons for any such departures any such departures for reasons from this—the depart Notes. in the Technical are explained Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 72: Paragraph needs, management often reflect performance year can for reasons good internal and that there can often be we are However, baselines. particular choosing in doing so, transparency the lack of about concerned accountability the this risks undermining believing that of Home Office benefit of PSA targets as an indicator Office that the Home We recommend performance. set, and are years baseline policy on how its publishes it where cases ensure that—in 76: Paragraph so that it is categories reporting consistent introduces the target or not whether to the reader instantly clear such be met. Euphemisms or is likely to met has been not be used if what should is challenging" as "the target "the target is or slippage" been has is meant is "there now unlikely to be met". As many of the new PSA that the recommend further we are directional, targets Home Office comes up with reporting consistent of any magnitude the to describe categories improvement. 78: Paragraph aim to supply more fully Office should the Home report its to judge the information necessary and consistently targets. towards progress 76
included in this year’s annual report. annual year’s in this included
A table setting out the position on all live out the position A table setting Accepted. Accepted. targets was Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report absolute figures of asylum removals should be should removals absolute figures of asylum The proportion annual report. given in the next Asylum Statistics in the are published figures Kingdom 2003, (Asylum Statistics United will And the figures August 2004). in published reports. in future annual given also be the rather than that the proportion HAC suggest Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental We intend to produce a table for this year’s annual annual for this year’s a table to produce We intend from all targets the position on sets out which report Review. the 2000 Spending HAC also use as an example the target to significantly the target to significantly as an example use HAC also best and the between gap the performance reduce Annual Report 2003/04 forces. The worst performing a were required to close forces noted that 13 it is not possible in a gap. However, performance all the detailed to reproduce document of this nature was information The detailed figures. performance (Police Monitors Police Performance in the published published in Report 2003/04, Monitoring Performance 2004). September 6592) 6592) progress against all targets. The HAC Report notes The HAC Report notes all targets. against progress could have information where of cases two examples comprehensive: been more •
It is not always clear from the DAR that from the DAR that clear It is not always
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 81: Paragraph cases, In some have lapsed. targets particular current, still apparently old, but against performance confusion, cause This can at all. reported not targets is year's DAR, that in next therefore and we recommend progress on clearly more Office reports the Home against those PSA targets that may have been in a more recent agreed new targets by superseded be are still live, or would but which Review, Spending that We recommend targets. were it not for these new table at the end of its Performance an additional all these against its performance Summary to describe a brief note PSA targets together with superseded or dropped been have targets these whether explaining concern. effectively address this would replaced 77
Functions of the NPIA have been agreed. NPIA have been agreed. of the Functions Accepted. the to rationalise plan is in place A programme a to present bodies of overlapping number national and responsive more effective streamlined, the extensively reduce This will landscape. policing service delivery. Police improve and headcount its success is imperative to the agency of ownership of Chief with Association closely working and we are of Police the Association and (ACPO) Police Officers Majesty’s We accept that Her (APA). Authorities the Police and (HMIC) of Constabulary Inspectorate from NPIA. are separate Unit Standards funded. We are be adequately The NPIA will can reflect mechanism any funding how exploring police ownership. Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report portunity to change the portunity to change hey are accountable. The hey are accountable. Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental The police service, the Government and wider and the Government service, The police to to working together are committed stakeholders improvement in police the continued support of the number by greatly reducing performance receive forces from which police bodies overlapping to which t and assistance strong Committee’s the welcomes Government the number rationalising for significantly endorsement into a improvement involved in policing of bodies (NPIA), Agency Policing Improvement National single a real op represents which secure better and for the policing of landscape savings. other efficiency and extensive headcount wider those NPIA and between the The relationship of the Agency outside which will remain organisations with consultation of ongoing is the subject stakeholders ACPO and other policing stakeholders. programme to have a strong have continued the direction of the role in determining governance has the police service NPIA, so as to ensure that Once of the work of the Agency. ownership strong the concluded, been have consultations these will make public a more detailed Government the effect on the role of the NPIA and on prospectus as the Committee landscape, policing the wider will include this process In due course, recommends. for the NPIA in scrutiny of provisions a Parliamentary Police Reform Bill. possible the short-term differentiated The Committee PSU derived from improvements performance of the NPIA aims from the longer-term engagements National The generally. to improve performance that the core clearly stated 2005-08 Policing Plan functions of both Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of and PSU were separate (HMIC) and Constabulary 6600) 6600) hitherto been hobbled by hobbled hitherto been has We recommend that the Government Government that the We recommend we have In the light of the criticism
Police Reform, published 10 March 2005 inadequate funding, we emphasise the importance of the importance we emphasise funding, inadequate Agency. for the new resources adequate providing Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 66: Paragraph a more detailed possible as soon as publish should of future division the proposed of elucidation other bodies Agency and between the responsibilities the recognise this should PSU, and that the including from long-term short-term need to separate interventions. 67: Paragraph received that the NCPE 78 forces has been been has forces ogramme itself and of its itself ogramme forces remains patchy. Centrex’s leadership leadership Centrex’s patchy. remains forces good, with most forces signing, or expected to sign, to sign, or expected signing, forces good, with most roll-out However, the programme. to use a licence within academy is developing to provide more pro-active pro-active provide more to is developing academy within BCUs on leadership consultancy and support as a catalyst to drive assist should and and forces their leadership effective implementation of of accredited Development programmes. of the stages various linked to the qualifications, an incentive to individuals as also act should CLDP, and support their force to provide access to push for The Home the programme. to them to go through closely with Centrex to evaluate the Office will work both of the pr effectiveness making the in forces and will assist implementation, On PIP, we use of the programme. most effective form an accredited at what are currently looking the context might take. In level qualification for each of patterns and modernisation workforce of wider the CSOs, staff and of officers, police deployment at what the looking and ACPO are Office Home might be in terms of requirement national learning skills. and deployment core managerial developing Take-up of the core leadership core leadership of the Take-up Accepted. by (CLDP) programme development Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report of critical importance in of critical importance that the arrangements for that the arrangements the appropriateness of the the appropriateness vestigative Process project y can drive change and y can drive change As the NPIA develops its As the NPIA develops Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental The Home Office recognises the importance of the importance recognises Office The Home and ranks for all training appropriate available and of training The provision staff within the police service. and and inspectors sergeants targeted at specifically delivered currently is staff managers equivalent police Development the Core Leadership through Office, the by the Home Fully funded Programme. and modules e-learning is delivered via programme to rolled out of being is in the process and workbooks, to have been developed 16 modules The all forces. learning individual's towards different provide flexibility maximising thereby needs, In addition of managers. to a wide range programme the In the Professionalising skills professional to develop (PIP) is available of sergeant those including ranks, various amongst with ACPO Office will work The Home and inspector. to of training provision whether further to consider recognising required, is ranks inspector and sergeant they play and influence they roles the key managerial the in culture within have in fostering a change service. 6600) 6600) distinct from the NPIA. of the PSU the future direction functions, scope and will be subject to further review. rightly states The Committee the NPIA will be the funding of that the Agenc ensuring will fully scope improvement. The Government achieve for the NPIA options funding various the and analyse is adopted option the most appropriate that to ensure to meet the is sufficient and that the level of funding of the Agency. needs We share the concern of the Police of concern the We share
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 76: Paragraph is disproportionately police training that Federation that the We recommend ranks. higher targeted at the this whether investigate should and ACPO Office Home of needs that the training It is important is the case. not should level inspector and police officers at sergeant be neglected. 79
th the exception of the th the exception sefiles to the CPS. The High Potential Development Scheme, which is Scheme, Potential Development The High to and any rank up to help officers of designed of to the rank progress inspector chief including and training provides tailored superintendent, development. All police forces in England and Wales Wales in England and All police forces Accepted. custody case and to an integrated have committed one of three NSPIS solution, The application. the meets which to forces available applications preparation case and custody integrated the achieved successfully has requirement, ca of transfer electronic in application a custody 14 forces have Currently have a case forces and 18 operational use, use. in operational application preparation to scheduled are By the end of 2005/6 27 forces use, and in operational application have a custody preparation have a case to scheduled 29 forces are operational use. in application to expected are forces By the end 2006/7 all police and case custody operational have fully rolled-out wi applications preparation currently who are Police Service Metropolitan of their roll-out force-wide complete to scheduled by applications preparation case and custody 2007. December Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental The Home Office will provide the successor Home The Home Office for the with a strategy and timetable Affairs Committee custody system and case an integrated of introduction 2005. Followingby late summer this, we will also to the Committee. to reports provide progress 6600) 6600)
sion system allowing the allowing system sion formation technology. It is r and other witnesses drew drew witnesses r and other However, these gains have been at the have been these gains However,
attention to the long-standing failure to introduce an an failure to introduce attention to the long-standing an acute system. There is custody and case integrated transmis integrated need for an CPS to communicate the and police, the courts staff and Police officers other. with each electronically do not have they because in paperwork are entangled this Redressing want. they need and the IT systems We Office priority. Home be a should deficiency to this report the Home that in its reply recommend and timetable strategy a detailed supply Office should and custody case of an integrated for the introduction us or our to supply continue should system, and with annual in the next Parliament Committee successor fully project until it has been on this reports progress implemented. Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 126: Paragraph in too little progress been has There margins. introducing more effective in police time saving lies for real potential here that the Sir Ian Blai and resources. 80
recent years at making recent years at making exists in the service. The exists in the service. The as part of general
The Home Office has recently begun discussions begun discussions recently has Office The Home the single to change how about with the service point of entry that currently in very well done has service through to graduates itself more attractive development of the high potential development that high expectations We have (HPDS). scheme of the the diversity increase would a scheme such more it, as a career, make and police workforce and graduates attractive to minority ethnic in other sectors. professionals It is not straightforward to fast-track those with been they have skills once language particular working still we are and into the service recruited Centrex Justice, with Skills for and with the service, fair way to try and identify a robust and to and others then to use skills and language individuals’ assess without fast-tracking, for as a basis those abilities There has been a further reduction of reduction a further been There has Accepted. as measured the service, levels in absence sickness Framework Assessment Performance in the Police (PPAF). Sickness absence fell by 5% for police and 2003/04 officers 8% for police staff between 2004/05. The Special Priority Payment (SPP) scheme wasThe Special the reviewing We are reviewed by the PNB in 2003. future of the SPP scheme arrangements. of police pay consideration The Home Office is currently working with with working currently Office is The Home Accepted. standards recruitment Centrex to develop national (PCSOs). officers support for police community Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report of the service, we will of the service, we will nsitive issue of positive of positive nsitive issue ’s introduction, guidance guidance ’s introduction, ling forces to draw up their flexibility to make payments Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental The Government welcomes the Committee’s welcomes The Government in reducing success of the Home Office’s recognition absence. and sickness retirement of ill-health the rates in relation support welcome the Committee’s We also to Special Priority Payments (SPPs). SPPs were introduced to give forces demanding. to fill or particularly that are hard for posts This flexibility includes enab authorising and for administering own arrangements scheme payments. Since the the need to of forces that reminds issued has been unbureacratic. simple and is ensure that assessment on this schemes also examines The Government part of as scheme review the SPP We will basis. developing options for further workforce reform. The Government welcomes the clear steer which the which steer the clear welcomes The Government the se given on Committee has discrimination. We are pleased with the efforts made with the We are pleased discrimination. to forces other Service and Police by the Metropolitan but into the service groups minority ethnic attract more create a do. We must to there is much more agree which within diversity and culture of openness feel that they are groups minority of ethnic members we will not If we do not, welcome. and wanted improve the representativeness will not not deliver greater public reassurance and we diverse an increasingly of confidence maintain the society. by progress considerable made has service The police pool of wider up to a opening barriers and removing Support of Community talent. The introduction to difference made a notable also has Officers (CSOs) at success this to replicate we need diversity and to to be done level. But much more needs constable the existing all they can within are doing ensure forces with forces to We are working framework. legislative 6600) 6600)
way forward is
on the part of white on the part
the Home Office should of the effect of Special of the operation of SPPs. of the operation We congratulate the Home Office on
through a combination of : a combination through that is, effort put into 'positive action', (a) increased at aimed activities outreach and promotional to apply groups of minority more members encouraging to join the police; abilities in recruitment of certain (b) the prioritising of cultural knowledge and skills language as such in needs to policing relevant where background, a on doing this be made for can A case areas. particular Priority Payments, which were introduced only just over were introduced Priority Payments, which the greater we support In general, ago. 12 months use of resources. flexibility they will allow in the that we recommend However, by of lack of uniformity in the process address criticisms time it should In a year's SPPs are authorised. which conduct a full assessment Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 137: Paragraph of ill-health retirement rates reducing high its success in it is too early that recognise We absence. and sickness to carry out a full assessment a is of positive discrimination issue The 146: Paragraph a problem one. There is undoubtedly very sensitive in increases recent Despite to be tackled. needs which many police groups, from minority ethnic recruitment of their wider unrepresentative remain forces in London. the case This is particularly communities. Equally, it not an option. is therefore nothing Doing to led which to take action be counter-productive would a created or which standards, recruitment of a lowering sense of unfairness widespread police officers. We believe that the best 81
s to ensure that they committed to progress on on committed to progress ith and community events; ith and community
A report from forces was was A report from forces their necessarily forming a part of the recruitment part of the recruitment forming a their necessarily process itself. We remain as possible. soon this as Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report The Home Office published a ‘Positive Action Events published Office The Home good toolkit is a July 2005. The Toolkit’ on 21 action events positive to conducting guide practice by developed been and has for police recruitment The aim from forces. practice good together pooling the pool of applicants to the police is to increase groups. represented under from service forces to help developed products Other national to join the groups encourage under-represented of a national development include: police service to use at universities, for forces stand recruitment careers fairs, fa graduate and DVD, video including marketing materials materials. multi-lingual and brochures identify to also recently been asked have Forces as such and knowledge skills, experience, additional would which language a second the ability to speak crime to reduce helping desirable, be operationally diversity. and improve and disorder Equality the “Race publication of the Following July 2005), (in the Police Service” Programme for action their positive review should Chief Officers of and retention to recruitment with regard steps group racial underrepresented practice. reflect best in. requested BME two new established Secretary has The Home of and progression at recruitment looking projects: increasing and Staff and BME Police Officers senior within staff and BME communities of confidence policing. ties. We will consider ties. We will consider to forces on this as soon to forces on this as entioned by the Committee by the Committee entioned Yorkshire and Lancashire, Lancashire, and Yorkshire
Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental 6600) 6600) draw on and disseminate good practice and to good practice disseminate on and draw of highly range through a the police service promote and activity campaigning and targeted marketing more can be what considering We are also materials. minority ethnic graduates. done to target and strong outreach workers with dedicated Forces as South such networks, efforts. This of their to see the rewards are beginning the trust and to build is also helping activity outreach minority communi confidence of in every activity this extend and improve we might how force. sufficient is to attract one of the challenges Whilst ethnic (BME) and minority of talented black numbers them is to appoint challenge officers, the other that We agree needed. they are most where speedily the for lowering support) (or case there is no standards to increase recruitment of BME officers. In that raising the to suggest some evidence fact, there is centre may lead to assessment at our standard more BME officers. proportionately be able to should the police service that We agree who have of individuals appointment the prioritise have relevant, who and centre the assessment passed are which knowledge skills, abilities and additional used to be which can and desirable operationally We are to communities. service provide a better advice to determine legal urgent taking therefore legislation. within existing done can be this whether further advice We will provide as possible. m specifically Although not of diversity – more in its report – but still on the subject the representation be done to increase to also needs culture of service. The within the police of women is the Government diversity to which and openness (b) ent to which proposal
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph basis. purely crime-fighting as should explore that the Home Office We recommend the ext a matter of urgency in the without a change implemented above can be to guidance issuing with a view to existing law, to modify their present best individual forces on how be should the position However, practices. recruitment Office, and if no by the Home reviewed regularly action then further made, been has progress significant to of legislation consideration including be taken, should to be implemented. above (b) proposal enable 82 s have agreed the basis The policy on career breaks is contained contained is breaks on career The policy Accepted. by the PNB. We are considering agreed in guidance since its has operated the policy with PNB how be might the guidance how and introduction amended. with consultation detailed Following Accepted. ACPO and the APA, Minister Fund Policing the Neighbourhood for allocating being made is next two years. £88m over the (NPF) to assist in 2007/08 £340m and available in 2006/07 Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report ethnic minority groups. It groups. minority ethnic e are fewer women officers women officers e are fewer o are actually affected by affected o are actually commendation on career Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental The Government sees neighbourhood policing as key key as policing neighbourhood sees The Government are services policing local mainstream to ensuring needs. We and community driven by neighbourhood accept that it is those wh often best are who disorder of crime and problems We will progress the re Police through the court commitments and breaks Board. Negotiating 6600) 6600) aspiring must make women feel wanted and welcome and welcome feel wanted women make must aspiring within the service, as well as that ther is not acceptable years ago. were seven than there now of ACPO rank this trend to reversing is committed The Government better much that women are to ensuring and of decline one This is the police service. throughout represented above. efforts described the recruitment of the aims of to review is planning In addition, the Government of women and progression the recruitment targets for in the autumn. in
supported by most of by most of supported th the current system of current system th the HMIC describes individual individual HMIC describes officers on career breaks to give breaks officers on career
It is clear that Community Support that Community It is clear We have no reason to believe that no reason We have require
not
undertakings in respect of court commitments. We commitments. of court in respect undertakings of State's national policy that the Secretary recommend to make it a be amended should career breaks on police should that all individual force policies requirement commitments of court in respect stipulations contain policy, Police's the model of the Metropolitan following 152 above. in paragraph we cite which police career breaks or that a full-scale review is called called a full-scale review is or that breaks police career to the overall subject breaks, for. A limited use of career to motivate and retain helps of the service, demands staff. However, we note that the Police Federation though not by our witnesses, Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 154: Paragraph wi major problems any there are to contain "specific "likely" as being force policies for a and eligibility of criteria respect in information and that " court commitments", and also break career 172: Paragraph role in their with the public proved popular Officers have proposed patrollers. The Government’s as high-visibility was CSO numbers in expansion [our emphasis] this includes an undertaking an undertaking this includes [our emphasis] cases some any known to advise of by the individual concerned and to attend any court commitments court impending The implication is that some as required". commitments forces do 83
ally high numbers of police of police ally high numbers ck into general police ck into general he access criteria for the criteria he access Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report 2008. 24,000 by March of CSOs to in the increase to submit were invited authorities and police Forces to meet t their proposals will be allocated on Funding NPF by 12 December. formula. We have said funding of police the basis 2008 and investment into that we will sustain this made it clear term we have the longer in beyond and that this money will go ba on progress will keep Home Secretary funding. The review. under policing neighbourhood Policing Programme A National Neighbourhood leadership up, under the set has been Team (NPPT) all forces with working of ACPO. They are currently of on the implementation Wales and across England policing. neighbourhood to the service on funding will carry The Government it to deploy historic enable of the the constraints want we do not officers – but making into forces to drive funding mechanisms sense make no which decisions resource operationally. CSO in increase planned the sees The Government policing key to delivering neighbourhood as numbers will benefit from every area so that teams by 2008. policing neighbourhood published on on published lieve is in line with the ders (ACPO and APA) ders eady do) play their part. We will play their part. eady do) Neighbourhood Policing - your - your Policing Neighbourhood Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental placed to identify solutions for their area, helping to cut solutions for their area, placed to identify build greater safer and neighbourhoods make crime, respect in communities. is to provide done in Government What we have with the to work and more) promise (and resources of a to deliver our commitment police service all forces by across approach policing neighbourhood to benefit from every to community want 2008. We neighbourhood responsive and accessible dedicated, officers and police led by regular teams, policing Support Community constables, involving special wardens neighbourhood volunteers, Officers (CSOs), too. and others which we be This approach, SelectHome Affairs Committee’s view, is set out more fully in our booklet, police; your community, our commitment, our commitment, community, police; your Numbers, staffing mix, skills and 9 March 2005. to the particular to be appropriate powers will need not sought and we have of the neighbourhood needs one-size fits all approach. to prescribe a will have increased Government By 2005/6 we in real terms by 26% on policing spending supported to money additional setting aside We are 1997. since to of CSOs, rising in the numbers the increase support from forces findings in 2007/8. Research £340 million in providing a real impact having are that CSOs show safer communities local and making reassurance of the expansion places to live and work. However, CSOs, nor solely about is not policing neighbourhood from the Neighbourhood solely will it be funded It will also involve forces refocusing Policing Fund. grant General communities. their activities on local and businesses – local authorities, partners and local others - can (and alr discuss with stakehol 6600) 6600)
e most useful when they useful when e most allowing local communities e for themselves whether e for themselves which reduced their street reduced which
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph officers. Several witnesses uniformed represents which ar that CSOs made the point other CSOs or on on resources they wish to spend extra that the recommend activities. We or personnel Office for the the Home by up drawn arrangements make should fund policing neighbourhood proposed allowance for such flexibility, of local priorities. in the light to take decisions work in close liaison with police officers, and that any with police liaison work in close of their powers extension with We agree be counter-productive. would presence that We also think it is desirable this assessment. be should police authorities and forces individual police given the flexibility to decid 84
Each Force nominated a dedicated project manager manager project a dedicated nominated Each Force and the 'test' of the standards for the implementation 2005. July - December six months was for phase all five forces with Initial findings have been excellent higher calls, less repeat complaints, recording fewer levels. service primary and better levels satisfaction - February January A full review will be conducted 2006. and practices to establish national In order in line with the HMIC (and very much procedures a National Contact') within 'First recommendations for forum was arranged Managers Centre Contact by 38 Forces attended was This the 18th November. Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report The Standards were published in April were published The Standards Accepted. for the be test sites agreed to 2005. Five forces Leicestershire, Hampshire, Merseyside, standards; Warwickshire. and Midlands West vernment will carry on he Government that CSOs he Government sues they routinely come sues they routinely force call handling will Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental 6600) 6600) opportunities for flexibilities, but we have made it clear made it clear for flexibilities, but we have opportunities is 24,000 of the fund that one of the key objectives Officers in 2008. Support Community be at the expense of will not in CSOs This growth officer numbers – the Go it to continue to employ service to enable funding the we do – but police officers of numbers high historically to mechanisms the funding of constraints not want the which decisions resource into making drive forces would The Government operationally. sense make no are people the service onto like to move the debate in or the we are putting getting, not just the resources it. are delivering who of the people job group by t There is no intention the streets on other than visible be anything should are for them in legislation provided and the powers of is the sort targeted on out on patrol. across when The National Call Handling Standards are a first step Standards Call Handling The National service and consistent improved towards ensuring is Successful call handling all forces. delivery across of users but also to core not only to the satisfaction of effective investigation of crime and management intelligence. Improving of Quality of the National key elements underpin for it easier which aims to make Commitment, Service through including the police, to contact the public how to get in touch for non- about information clearer a receives everyone and will ensure emergencies, they service whenever quality and high professional Call with the police. The National are in contact people ensure that will help Standards Handling the contact when they service better receive a much in quickly getting help about confident police and are an emergency. we call handling, on ACPO-led project As part of the We support the Government's the Government's We support proposed the We also welcome
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 179: Paragraph it is often At present call-handling. to improve proposals difficult for members of the public to contact the police. the Home Office must However, not acceptable. This is are and staff resources ensure that suitable training a systems are that the new to ensure made available success. 180: Paragraph We number. a single non-emergency of introduction note the concern of the APA that appropriate back-up systems should be in place before the new number number before the new be in place should systems that the Home We recommend available. becomes for its planning in concerns address these Office should the new number. 85
Model using computer simulation to identify any to identify simulation computer Model using process in the forensic/investigative blockages for resource recommendations and make The improvement. process allocation and completed will be of this project national rollout either have forces Currently 41 by April 2006. completion due for or are work this completed of a Scientific Work Improvement development The Quality of Service commitment has been has of Service commitment The Quality amended to ensure it reflects the “Victims Code” 2005. October in published in place, Team is now Non-Emergency The Single the Office Office and by the Home jointly sponsored to The consultation Prime Minister. of the Deputy being is digit number three the proposed secure on 22 will conclude out by Ofcom and carried 2005. December to be submitted by 9 December proposals, Detailed by the Partnerships developed 2005, are being will describe how the which service will be delivered. initially Number will Non-Emergency The Single non- existing replace rather than complement continuity adequate ensuring numbers emergency and resilience. Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Unit have The Police Standards Accepted. - including: of work several streams undertaken • and was very well received. well received. and was very Office the Home provided 2005, forces In November expected not they or as to whether with information with the Quality of Service to be compliant that the 2006. It appears by November commitment compliance towards are moving majority of forces to be able to comply of their ability and are confident 2006. by November with standards re that a core service is from April 2006. The Call Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental 6600) 6600) in using the global leader the country is Nationally of DNA The number to detect crime. DNA technology prepared was evidence since increased has profiles As at the end of March 2005, the for the Committee. million DNA profiles just over 3 Database held of profiles of the number The projection (3,000,949). from has increased by 2007 on the Database to just over 3,800,000. 3,700,000 to the were available than More recent figures overall the 2003-04 that in Committee indicate are putting together a national accredited training accredited a national are putting together This supervisors. and for force call handlers course out to forces will be rolled a guide for forces include will also Standards Handling be managed. can calls for the demand on how the Committee welcomes to note that pleased We are a single non-emergency of introduction the proposed a Project Home Office has appointed The number. team. a small project recruiting is now who Director will be to ensu role Their main with a full national available by the end of 2006, that planning the rigorous As part of by 2008. service the the development of the service, will accompany will ensure that suitable back-up Project Team are put in place. systems
There is great potential for increasing for increasing great potential is There
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 192: Paragraph the police. As HMIC has the effective use of DNA by variation in unacceptable there remains demonstrated, by individual forces. of DNA technology the adoption for more rapid push should and ACPO Office The Home forces. on the part of under-performing progress 86 ccessfully loading DNA tion of a Livescan Unit in tion of a Livescan data to forces via I/Quanta. difficulties are noted in su difficulties are to the National from arrestees mouth-swabs and DNA Database; before the end of 2005/06. Where successfully successfully Where of 2005/06. before the end is delivering this programme implemented, The work of forces. number benefits to a large held by a performance seminar reinforced was by PSU in October 2005. delivery of timely performance the developed where to forces ‘on-site’ support provided The meeting took place in early May. A in early place The meeting took Accepted. and (nationally of experts groups number a to develop the need are considering internationally) potential the reduce which would system profiling of multiple identities. problem this work to monitor will continue Office The Home are or outcomes that any findings and will ensure considered. Progress has been made with the with made been has Progress Accepted. of the strategy. implementation to agreed Office has the Home (i) Fingerprints: police forces investment of additional match fund the the British Transport (and Wales in England and 2006/07). years (2005/06, in Livescan for two Police) This will ensure the introduc for the custody suite. A single contract every major of Livescan has and service provision procurement will be All existing contracts established. also been will be effective migrated to this single contract which • Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report • ections over the figure for over ections Integration Strategy eys, the National DNA the National eys, Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental The Government notes this recommendation, which recommendation, notes this The Government well ethical as with important a complex area concerns given by Following evidence issues. as scientific Alec Jeffr Sir Professor Dr R K Custodian, Strategic Board’s Database Professor a meeting between convene Bramley, is to the discuss to scientists Sir Alec Jeffreys and other paper for a joint view to producing with a issues Strategic by the National DNA Database consideration on the is represented which Government, Board. The welcomes Strategic Board, DNA Database National of the contents carefully consider this initiative and will the joint paper. The Government welcomes the Committee’s welcomes The Government of the Forensic endorsement (FIS). Agreement has ACPO to been reached with that increases the Strategy in a manner take forward Support the input of police officers and Scientific with the compared making decision in Managers Expansion Programme. for the DNA arrangements Office, with the Home the 2005-06 For the period key the following of ACPO, has identified agreement work streams: a project Office is funding The Home (i) Fingerprints: 6600) 6600) detection rate rose from 23% to 43% where DNA had to 43% where DNA had rose from 23% rate detection scene. In from a crime recovered successfully been ‘offender-to-scene’ were over 45,000 there 2003-04 and an detections’; 20,000 ‘DNA over matches; det in DNA of 138% increase 1999-2000. and Forensic Unit Police Standards Office The Home Science (formerly the Pathology Unit and Science to help work with ACPO to will continue Policy Unit), of effective use make full and forces under-performing DNA.
We note the concerns expressed by by expressed concerns We note the Integration the Forensic We welcome
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 193: Paragraph of DNA and to police use Sir Alec Jeffreys in relation the measure, that, as a precautionary recommend in changes whether consider should Office Home with the potential to deal necessary are practice Office should Home of multiple identities. The problem of this review. to us the conclusions report 194: Paragraph forensic of all forms Strategy, aimed at integrating that in its reply to by 2008. We recommend evidence us with an supply Home Office should the this report Strategy. the in implementing progress update on 87
by a new Home Office Home by a new rnational borders. The borders. rnational the Home Office, with the Home Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report from 1 December 2005. The negotiation of the The negotiation 2005. from 1 December of reduction in cost resulted contract has to the pre- compared 40% when approximately both benefits additional Considerable cost. contract and cost in the form of operational improvements of the additional a result as are expected efficiencies unit. The Home Office will continue to work with the that team to ensure management Livescan project are maximized. these benefits the Home Workstreams: (ii) DNA and International the subject on seminar an international Office hosted generated seminar The of DNA in October. of a number forward impetus to taking considerable of the exchange for increasing proposals practical inte across DNA information study a feasibility also arranging Office is Home search engine. an international at developing looking made Office has years the Home In previous police the encourage to grant specific available a use greater of DNA. Ministers have to make service into moved back should be that this funding decided will be Police forces police grant. the non specific to ensure investment the previous asked to maintain This will be to be realized. continue that the benefits regime. performance monitored through the existing will in the National DNA Database The investment continue and will be managed Unit. Custodian Reform: (iii) Procurement has suppliers, ACPO and forensic from support of ‘offence based’ concept the developed A pilot is due to services. for forensic procurement region. the south west in commence of forensic Pathology: a register (iv) Forensic all and established has been pathologists been have included wishing to be pathologists use shortly in order to use shortly ffences in more than one he Home Office is working he Home Office Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental 6600) 6600) management team to oversee arrangements for the team to oversee arrangements management and standard procurement rollout of a national Livescan. It for will also take operational procedures into project another pilot with developments forward crime of marks from transmission the electronic officers in all is to enable police objective The scenes. the identity of individuals to confirm suites custody an alias using for example, persons more quickly, arrest any under sought are being they because warrant. . Continuing Workstreams: (ii) DNA and International via the DNA Expansion investment introduced on DNA will be spent of £51.5millon programme, National and capacity force forensic police analysis, aims to The Government services. DNA Database to seek G8 and EU to of the use its Presidencies of DNA exchange trans-national encourage greater identify and arrest more quickly to intelligence o serial commit who criminals country. Reform: T (iii) Procurement with ACPO and the APA to develop and implement a new procurement strategy for forensicscience moves is strategy The by the police. purchase in a £200 value for money to achieve greater intended million plus market. (iv) ForensicPathology: The Home Office, in of Pathologists, College with the Royal collaboration standards’ and of practice new ‘codes has introduced has been A new IT system pathologists. for forensic into developed and will come £3m of quality system. a comprehensive support to for improvements committed been funding has available for further £6m with a mortuaries, forensic and pathologists trainee forensic 2005/6. Twelve for four consultant programmes conversion
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 88 seminar will be held early seminar will e trained on the use of the trained on the e equired to provide signed acceptance of the new of acceptance to provide signed equired governance procedures. A will be arrangements the new in 2006 at which service. A framework to the police launched the police between of Understanding Memorandum The developed. is being pathologists and forensic ar majority of pathologists laptops. with provided have been IT system and is mortuaries to forensic the improvements on Work underway. Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental 6600) 6600) conversions are being funded in the current year. funded are being conversions r
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ing codes for anti-social for anti-social ing codes oses to create the power oses to create DRPs/CSPs are currently DRPs/CSPs the form of question and the things, ensure that entatives of CDRPs will be As a result of the Crime and As a result of the Crime Accepted in part. which took place Review Act (CDA) Disorder 2005, the new and January 2004 November between Police and Justice Bill prop CDRPs/CSPs. for standards to develop national These will, amongst other with their engage and consult regularly CDRPs/CSPs the noted that under It should be communities. C existing CDA provisions, three year of their on the findings to consult required local and agencies of local with a range audits be that will standards The national people. on this. will build the coming months developed in the in more detail in covered was This point that Action Plan. This states Respect Government’s repres in future senior briefings. “face the people” to hold regular expected will take Essentially these and media to the public, open sessions answer into work this requirement We will groups. community partnership for National Standards our proposed working. of the CDA Review are available on the The findings at website reduction crime www.crimereduction.gov.uk/partnerships60. Assessment Performance the Police From 2006/07 Indicator on Diagnostic will include a Key Framework anti-social of those reporting the satisfaction via local will be collected This information behaviour. National use of the new police force surveys making Standards for Incident Report complement will The survey behaviour. witnesses victims and in surveying developments Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Building tegy process by CDRPs. by CDRPs. tegy process , set out our proposals to proposals , set out our communities that receive communities To tackle anti-social behaviour behaviour anti-social To tackle Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental This should involve consulting the local community, community, the local involve consulting should This in of priorities into the setting this feeds and ensuring strategies. behaviour and anti-social drugs crime, local of regularity observation on Committee’s We note the part as consideration will give this further and surveys the Crime and of the follow-up to our recent review of 1998. Act Disorder especially of individuals, on the needs Focusing and witnesses, victims and to those responsive and being services, police and use for the next for Government priorities key are needs, white paper, reform five years. The police Beating Crime Communities, in which service, police focused citizen deliver a more As part of confidence. have public of the members way in which the changing we are these proposals, that to recognise is measured police performance of good essential element is an satisfaction public new We have already introduced performance. of service. quality that focus on indicators performance this work so that the continuing to develop We are be can also behaviour of anti-social views of victims force performance. of in assessments reflected to out our proposals sets also The white paper neighbourhood responsive accessible and delivering by 2008. Neighbourhood the country across policing that problems in the way mean a change will policing with – the dealt are behaviour anti-social of crime and with local directly will work agencies police and other Paragraph 3: Paragraph to, act upon need to listen effectively, local agencies on back report and priorities and concerns community of this is element done. An important been what has stra audit and the three-yearly 6588) 6588) CDRPs to improve the CDRPs to improve We are concerned that some concerned We are
Anti-Social Behaviour, published 5 April 2005 Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 21: Paragraph organisations that do not wishASB are in to tackle and witnesses. of victims the needs of ignoring danger satisfaction ASB public We recommend that regular out by are carried surveys in this area. base evidence 90 justice system (being system justice The Community Justice Centre, North Justice Centre, The Community January 2006. January th Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. but the 2005 October launched in was Liverpool December since cases hearing been has courtroom 2004. until and will run evaluated The pilot is being about will be taken No decisions 2006. December the until of centres elsewhere the development completed. evaluation is ways of mainstreaming we are developing However, the concept within Salford Magistrates’Court. Salford and is underway in engagement Community as November cases in started hearing the courtroom over approach implementation part of a phased months. coming of 3, as part Recommendation under As mentioned consult the CDA Review we will ensure that CDRPs This is basis. ongoing and a regular on and engage on Bill introduced Justice Police and in the included 25 elsewhere in the criminal in elsewhere Boards). Justice Criminal for Local developed he anti-social he anti-social rship of one judge, able able rship of one judge, The pilot marks an innovative departure departure innovative The pilot marks an Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental 6588) 6588) 8: Paragraph to opportunity in the delivery of justice, providing an a positive and to have priorities to community respond lives. everyday effect on people’s and tangible Liverpool Centre in Justice The pilot Community on down to crack agenda the Government's reflects centre justice community The behaviour. anti-social for level and a resource at a local will deliver justice and agencies of co-location through the the community and the leade providers service to exercise multiple jurisdictions. It will adopt a jurisdictions. multiple to exercise to offenders towards approach problem-solving with punishment problems for underlying help combine to the visible reparation that, as far as possible, makes with the community so and it will engage community, local priorities. reflects system justice that the criminal centre are to: reduce aims of the The underlying of crime; fear and behaviour offending, anti-social and local satisfaction and witness victim increase to become local people justice; enable in confidence of justice; ownership involved in, influence and feel crime against them in taking a stand and to support behaviour. and bad an initiative in Salford to to develop begun has Work and problem-solving justice community test which integrated be can features engagement community into the mainstream magistrates'court system. This t of initiative is building upon the success operating is already which court response behaviour successfully in Salford. justice that the theme of the criminal that We agree of on behalf to and working accountable system being people to identify the problems that are most important the problems that are most important to identify people to deal take joint action and to their neighbourhoods with them.
for evaluation. In the evaluation. for We welcome the introduction by the the introduction We welcome
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 78: Paragraph in Justice Centres of Community Government that it recommend and Warwickshire and Merseyside so as to other areas pilot scheme into this expands basis a stronger achieve meantime, we recommend that local authorities and that local authorities meantime, we recommend that the for ensuring mechanisms CDRPs develop as taken fully into account are residents views of local an essential aspect of their response to ASB. 91
es and youth justice es and youth justice he need to share information need to share he November 2005. The guidance guidance The 2005. November th DfES is leading the development of the the development is leading DfES We are encouraging close working working close We are encouraging Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. information-sharing practitioner cross-government consultation The services. for all children’s guidance 15 on the finished Accepted. servic children’s between Trusts of YOT/Children’s a number through services to DfES is planning sites. Additionally, demonstration early can intervene services children’s explore how mix of to prevent ASB through an appropriate support. and challenge to tackle the Action Plan sets out plans The Respect support most challenging families through family strategy. It also sets out a long term and projects and response to improve local government plans accountability on ASB. will explicitly highlight t safety and DfES will of community for the purpose profile sufficient provides final version ensure that the
courts and our 14 Expert courts ore examining what can be what can be ore examining dation 67) will provide 67) dation We agree that there is a widely held We agree that there is a We share the Committee’s Committee’s the We share Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental 6588) 6588) 14: Paragraph view that the law can act as a barrier to the sharing of to the sharing as a barrier view that the law can act Office, with the Home The DfES, together information. Constitutional for of Health, Department Department 2005 in December will publish Affairs and ODPM sharing. on information guidance cross-Government in working is aimed at practitioners The guidance communities needs to be taken across all agencies. all agencies. across to be taken needs communities of the establishment force behind That is the driving the network of ASB response Prosecutors. (see of the ‘trigger mechanism’ The development response to recommen they receive that to ensure with a means communities an effective response to ASB problems. Paragraph 13: 13: Paragraph on key players are that some disappointment fully committed to anti-social behaviour not occasions local would improve full participation Their strategies. and of communities meet the needs and responses theref We are perpetrators. of partners. from a range engagement done to improve to attend meetings of rvice, Youth Services and and Services rvice, Youth rvices could be overcome. be overcome. could rvices It is clear that there are a number of a number that there are It is clear We were disappointed to hear that disappointed We were
agencies which have a responsibility for tackling a responsibility have which all agencies some children's NGOs are often not fully committed to are NGOs children's some local ASB strategies. The failure just one Partnerships is Reduction Disorder and Crime are, or should organisations symptom of this. All these as people: with many of the same young be, working has of Social Services of Directors the Association also frequently people young anti-social pointed out, are organisations these Whether needs. have support be in the best it cannot to engage, or reluctant unable at We discuss they serve. young people of the interests of the some how and 370-71 171-72 paragraphs se faced by social problems reflects a But to the extent that non-participation too punitive, rejection of the current ASB strategy as the chance are foregoing and others services social at out in which it is carried the way actually to influence local level. Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 135: Paragraph such key players and other departments services social and the Children authorities, education as local Se Mental Health Adolescent 136: Paragraph the protection about scope of data misconceptions user- simple for some a need There is legislation. that area, and we recommend in this friendly guidance it has what more to publicise do should the Government guide its step-by-step disseminating produced, already to 92 Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report to anti-social behaviour/crime. Detailed statutory Detailed behaviour/crime. to anti-social and operation on the establishment guidance of the 12 (section indexes information-sharing 2006/07. in published Act 2004) will be Children’s Police and of the CDA Review the new As a result to share to extend the power Bill proposes Justice to a duty information depersonalised to will be developed standards In addition, national under by CDRPs and undertaken work cover the Office will require all Home the these provisions Protocol in Sharing an Information CDRPs to have place to set out what will be exchanged, by whom, with which and for what purposes with whom, we will require place. In addition, in safeguards each of the responsible identified in to be someone among to facilitate information sharing authorities partners. to data protection any change Information about and to practitioners will be available arrangements website. via the TOGETHER public of the members clarification/guidance providing consider We will also if necessary. step guides step by or as
aspects of the recording, of the recording, aspects ll of which were accepted accepted were ll of which rmation sharing indices to indices sharing rmation information sharing through through sharing information Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental children and young people’s services to help them to services young people’s and children appropriately can share information when they know including agencies, between within and and lawfully youth justice. Improving processes and integrated effective joint working Trust to improve Children’s building of a the underpins of children. In the medium term, the the well-being establishment for the provides 2004 also Act Children system of info of a national identify with other to quickly practitioners enable person young a child or are involved with agencies that there is a and to flag to other practitioners concern. to the is also central Effective information sharing events at the tragic which followed Inquiry Bichard on and guidance Soham. A Code of Practice the police is being by management information all developed, and will cover by the police. information of and sharing management Sir Michael 2004, in December progress Reviewing made had been that significant progress noted Bichard aimed at recommendations further and put forward effective implementation, a Secretary. by the Home of the Crime provisions the partnership of The review Section examined specifically Act 1998 and Disorder encourage to how best considered actively 115 and between sharing information better data and currently are of the review The findings agencies. our we will be publishing and consideration under are in the year. If later changes change for proposals to practitioners information made, then we will provide campaign. the TOGETHER through 6588) 6588)
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November and we and November ention activities. This th note that £45m of ary sector at the present at the present ary sector As outlined in Youth Matters we propose in Youth Matters we propose As outlined The YISP evaluation is ongoing and due and The YISP evaluation is ongoing expect to publish next steps shortly. next steps expect to publish Academy TOGETHER current our reviewed We have a conference to host have no plans and programme specifically for the volunt time. Accepted. Accepted. Government of individual number the to reduce funding more to use Authorities Local to allow grants creatively flexibly and efficiently and to think more We in their area. to target need best about how and efficiency lead to both greater expect this to we are resources for the effectiveness greater in this way we freeing up resources committing. By and their expect that, over time, Local Authorities will be able and colleges, as schools such partners, be should This focus on prevention. to focus more professional ation across by improved integr helped between barriers down breaking and boundaries Consultation The streams. and funding programmes on 4 finished on Youth Matters Accepted. Accepted. to report shortly. The Committee will want to given to the YJB for been has funding additional crime/ASB prev targeted youth Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report
funding streams, and we and streams, funding We welcome the Committee’s the Committee’s We welcome We note this recommendation. this recommendation. We note Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental Paragraph16: Paragraph16: part of CDRP work and the is an integral Tackling ASB system framework management performance Assessment and for CDRPs (‘Performance developed up approach. a joined encourages Delivery System’) Safer and of the joint HO/ODPM The development Area Local wider and the Fund Communities Stronger to make new opportunity a Pilots provide Agreement agreed locally developing up and in joining progress this is In essence, ground. on the people for outcomes aiming to cut by working partnership rewarding already and bureaucracy streamline where regimes, to join up performance are working aims. in line with these possible, with the progress to note continuing It is also important and young reforms to children Matters Every Child of the development encourage which services people’s behaviour, problematic to tackle working multi-agency a to address approach early intervention by taking an of risk factors. wide range at integration of programmes again DfES is looking young to support designed streams and funding Paper Green in the context of the forthcoming people to improve at proposals on Youth. It is also looking those at risk of including young people, for all support and damaging in negative becoming involved behaviours. we and any practitioners open to events are Academy that we are programme to ensure our review regularly groups. target reaching Paragraph 17: 17: Paragraph comments on the value of both Youth Inclusion the value of both Youth Inclusion on comments Panels. Support and Youth Inclusion Programmes them to be shown of the former has The evaluation and cost effective. both successful 6588) 6588)
ndications are that these ndications We welcome the introduction of the introduction We welcome
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph could that more we conclude Overall, 138: Paragraph ASB at localresponse to be done to aid a joined-up looks that the Government level. We recommend be can regimes performance in which at ways closely We welcome working. partnership to reward amended of funding for ASB co- provision the Government's a often made of these has introduction ordinators—the recommend level—and at local difference significant through performance that it works to improve their guidance. practice and best seminars targeted national a hosts the Government that recommend We further to for the voluntary sector specifically conference improve its response to ASB at local level. 146: Paragraph such as schemes support and targeted diversionary and Inclusion Youth and Programmes Youth Inclusion All the i Panels. Support effective in cost and extremely successful are schemes 94 rents of to increase the provision the provision to increase ill focus on pa ill DfES is developing and implementing a and implementing is developing DfES will be on stream from April 2006. The YJB recently 2006. The YJB recently from April stream will be on apply for this could YOTs on how guidance published This of programmes. a menu from money, choosing Office Strategic Plan the Home will help deliver 50% the number of YIPs by to increase commitment and YISPs by 2008. Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. to proactively which seeks strategy parenting in need, using are most who with parents intervene necessary. as approaches compulsory voluntary and A key part of this strategy is approaches. of evidence-based with the most to deal Intensive intervention Action in the Respect set out is areas challenging to fund Pathfinders to aims Plan. The Government it is where support targeted deliver integrated to provide best how Pathfinders will explore needed. at people young and of children for parents support early. risk, and ways of intervening to will be established Academy A National Parenting to deliver support. skills are in place ensure the of a national programme will start of £52m Funding to parents respond services way public in the change services. parenting and expand Targeted interventions w children and young people at risk so that they so that at risk young people and children of package coordinated more receive a quicker, e intervention to address the intervention to address the e The Government has taken on board board taken on has The Government Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental is underway. Without pre-judging the outcomes of the outcomes Without pre-judging is underway. that such an consider that, we do nevertheless early that there is in ensuring is important approach behaviour of risk factors for anti-social identification response, a multi-agency together with and criminality, to ensure services, specialist or involving mainstream appropriat that there is an person of the young and the needs identified risks concerned. the itself to increase committed has The Government and Youth Programmes of Youth Inclusion number 2008. by 50% by Support Panels and Inclusion 6588) 6588) Paragraph 18: 18: Paragraph the Committee’s views on this issue and will explore and issue views on this the Committee’s to expand provision. can be done with DfES what An evaluation of Youth Inclusion and Support Panels Panels and Support of Youth Inclusion An evaluation for parenting
ted provision any cases parents have been have been parents any cases Poor parenting is often an important an important is often parenting Poor
seeking help with their children's behaviour for some for behaviour with their children's help seeking given. Whilst funding has rarely is time, but assistance attached classes parenting for all available been made to ASBOs, there is more limi Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph impact on ASB. terms of their 159: Paragraph the observation factor in ASB by young people. We note that in m by Barnado's classes as an earlier preventative tool. preventative earlier an as classes 95
help to identify “at risk” ange of services working ange of services working ional standards for young standards ional contracts will include contracts oduced to issue parenting DfES is encouraging Children’s Services Services Children’s is encouraging DfES The Respect programme of work over the the of work over programme The Respect Accepted. Accepted. to work closely with youth justice services to young and to prevent children intervene early, in ASB/Crime. We are working involvement people’s services social children’s best with ADSS to see how DfES Additionally, agenda. better to this can respond can services children’s explore how to is planning an to prevent ASB through intervene early support. and mix of challenge appropriate Early pathfinder schemes will families and will involve a r together. will Teams Youth Offending Board and Youth Justice that ensure to partners work with other pre- are built into parenting on recommendations nat and reports sentence offenders. Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. will promote the use of all parenting coming year to from voluntary offers of support, interventions orders. to parenting through contracts New triggers will be intr orders. that of agencies number the to increase powers New can enter into parenting schools. challenge and support. support. and challenge Maintenance Education will receive parents Teenage classes; parenting if they are taking Allowances teenage will include Activity Agreement Allowances also be will schemes Care to Learn and parents; costs. to childcare extended, contributing Every g to take help, We welcome these these We welcome expect that numbers will that numbers expect linked to ASBOs and more Where parents are willin reforms and the Children Act 2004 in the Children and reforms Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental Paragraphs 21 and 23: 21 and 23: Paragraphs that there are we recognise Whilst recommendations. on strains and demands financial often competing that this we do recognise and others, services social so that central to be addressed issue needs on the to consistency up add policies Government young children, with working who are for those ground look at barriers We will therefore and parents. people in services social of to effective engagement HO and DfES will explore The working. partnership how to take this forward. to fully DfES will work together and Office The Home the presented by opportunities maximise the Child Matters to the above a response taking forward recommendation. for example over 41% of done already, being Much is 6588) 6588) Paragraph 19: 19: Paragraph but we not necessary clearly is approach a coercive agree that where they are unwilling, requiring parents requires the use programmes parenting to comply with of parenting orders. We of the more aware become practitioners as increase orders use of parenting be further promoting the We will familiar with them. through the TOGETHER orders use of parenting campaign.
and identify ways they can ways they can and identify the Government's ASB gencies in ASB strategies. s of ASB work and lead to young Given the concerns expressed by the expressed concerns Given the Second, we have noted at paragraph at paragraph we have noted Second, We welcome the introduction of the introduction We welcome
We recognise the strain on the budgets of social of the budgets the strain on We recognise that they may we recognise and departments services often, quite legitimately, have other priorities. Nonetheless, is the failure to participate likely to undermine the succes We they require. the assistance not getting people review urgently that the Government should recommend the barriers to participation be overcome. 173: Paragraph ADSS amongst others that somewhat too punitive, we are currently strategy is making greater are not services that social disappointed ISOs and as such measures support efforts to fund services that social Orders. We recommend Parenting Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 160: Paragraph approach that a coercive it is apparent orders: parenting be of great can ultimately and necessary is sometimes they are However, concerned. benefit to the parents concern some that, although We conclude underused. the main levels of funding, raised about has been to the committed this is that not everyone for reason necessary is sometimes approach notion that a coercive to help themselves. Whilst people to help in order techniques informal and other conferences family group must be a that there we believe successful, can be place also for a coercive order. 171: Paragraph of the non-participation about concern our 135 above social services and other a 96 Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report 17 the in relation to recommendation As mentioned additional want to note that £45m of will Committee given to the YJB for targeted youth been funding has will be on prevention activities. This crime/ASB April 2006. from stream rvice integration that will rvice viour to be a priority for published by the Youth published s services will measure s services Outcomes Framework - two Framework Outcomes (a key element of this is encouraging of this is encouraging (a key element – (ensuring children and young people people and young children – (ensuring Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental 6588) 6588) (nationally) Teams Youth Offending for resources – Justice (from Youth Social Services from comes Annual Statistics 2003-4 Office and Home clearly However, Board). Justice – for further issues need to explore DfES clearly at the funding and imaginatively example looking ISOs. and orders of parenting promotion the within reflected is behaviour Preventing anti-social Matters Every Child a positive relevant: Making are particular in outcomes contribution and in law-abiding to engage to choose young people and of school), in and outside positive behaviour safe Staying in and behaviour anti-social crime, and are safe from has been framework The outcomes out of school.) local agreeing for to act as the basis developed Integrated change. local planning and priorities inspection of children’ outcomes. these against improvement together local will bring Trust arrangements Children’s these outcomes, achieving to work towards agencies services social services, of children’s a range including on (decisions Teams and Youth Offending of the Head will rest with and pooling commissioning of services YOT). The wide range Service of the will be able to young people and children with working on agree and skills, resources knowledge, share effort to shift in a collective goals and priorities shared will be to prevention. These arrangements services by the duty to from the cooperate underpinned and statutory Children the 2004, and Act Children opportunity the Plan which provides Young People’s for tackling anti-social beha local services. local services. element of se crucial Another hey could actually achieve
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph greater whether, by attaching reconsider departments importance to tackling ASB, t more in relation to perpetrators with support needs than needs with support to perpetrators more in relation at present. they are doing 97
We are awaiting the findings from the the findings We are awaiting We continue to monitor the use of ASBOs Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. report. YJB-commissioned Accepted. Accepted. a through development policy of our ongoing as part In addition to the YJB projects. of research number research above, findings from Home Office further ASBOs are expectedresearch on in Spring 2006. the measures Action Plan supports The Respect introducing including improve ASBOs, to being taken Courts Crown and to give magistrates new rules that ensuring of case management, powers clear ASBOs are handled efficiently and effectively. Every Child of both parties) if they of both parties) for ASBOs are well thought
We look forward to seeing the to seeing We look forward We welcome the Committee’s the Committee’s We welcome
outcomes, will be the pooling of budgets and and of budgets pooling will be the outcomes, Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental Paragraph 27: 27: Paragraph we will consider study and September of the outcomes the findings. 6588) 6588) help services prioritise, and deliver and prioritise, help services Matters 31 of the section either of the powers under resources this Through 2004. Act or the Children Health Act 1999 the ability to be more will have partners approach needs to where children's flexible in targeting funding met. be can best Paragraph 28: 28: Paragraph ASBOs can be varied and in fact observation that (with the consent discharged practitioners We encourage appropriate. are no longer so as to to review ASBOs to set up mechanisms monitor compliance varying and terms to contemplate orders. or discharging that ASBOs are credible and are It is important From behaviour. severe forms of anti-social tackling that the know Office we to the Home data reported for, of all ASBOs applied only 1% refused have courts indicating that applications such that warrant for in those cases out and applied action. use on an ASBOs and their monitors The Home Office policy in response. and adjusts basis ongoing e conditions, is a major is a major e conditions, search study that the use study search We do not consider that the that consider We do not We welcome the suggestion from the from the the suggestion We welcome
of ASBOs is not leading to the incarceration of young the outside have remained would otherwise who people that more note, however, system. We justice criminal that the recommend and area done in this work is being of the the results monitors closely Office Home that any evidence regret We would study. September the use of ASBOs significant has led to net-widening. where the that also in practice. We observe problem it is be inappropriate, prove to terms of an ASBO to apply to the court which relatively straightforward There is also for the terms to be varied. made the Order of the terms Court against to the Crown a right of appeal not being are Cases in which these options an order. quality of legal the variable taken highlight with the any difficulties than rather representation However, and appeal. provisions for variation current we and is damaging, evidence anecdotal on the reliance wide- Office commissions that the Home recommend seek should The research area. in this research ranging not only the extent of inappropriate ASBOs, to establish but—of critical importance—the reasons for failuresof this kind. Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 219: Paragraph re Board Justice recent Youth 220: Paragraph issuing of ASBOs, or the issuing of inappropriate ASBOs containing inappropriat 98 orce will work together ill assess progress with ill assess progress rterly basis. This will rterly basis. and circumstances can circumstances and We are keeping this under review. From review. this under We are keeping As set out in the Respect Action Plan, the Respect As set out in the On 20 December 2005 we announced a we announced 2005 20 December On Accepted. Accepted. on information April 2006 we will be collecting dispersal powers on a qua and authorised of areas on the number provide data powers. these using people dispersed of the number Accepted. Accepted. to Amendments complete. is review of injunctions been has effectiveness to maximise their legislation introduced in the Police & Justice Bill. ODPM and the Respect Taskf tools. to promote housing We are committed to collecting data from local to tackle powers uptake of injunctive on authorities then be ASB from 2006/07. Annual figures will the end of the ODPM website towards on published into regions broken down will be figures 2007. These local authorities. and then individual review of a priority to commence about ODPM are due to be is The project tools. uptake of housing to ODPM propose May 2006 and by completed Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. with for all juveniles year review statutory one w standalone ASBOs. This a result which may as by the prohibitions, abiding additional at what look It should also then be varied. to the young person need to be offered might support the fact reflects review The one year or their family. lives that young people’s develop. as they themselves rapidly change It is disappointing that the Committee It is disappointing The Government recognises the recognises The Government A 2 year minimum period was devised devised was period A 2 year minimum Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental Paragraph 33: 33: Paragraph was not able to hear evidence first hand of the impact of the impact first hand to hear evidence not able was to communities. peace in bringing powers of dispersal both from practitioners with touch in close We are them to be a consider who authorities police and local often used behaviour, anti-social key tool for tackling alongside ASBOs ABCs, and other measures. We will review. under for research the need keep Paragraph 37: 37: Paragraph importance of measuring take up and the effectiveness the take up and of measuring importance those recently particularly powers, based of housing Behaviour by Part Two of the Anti-social introduced Act 2003. Registered and with local authorities work We will in Corporation, the Housing through Social Landlords the use of data on to collect means to develop order onwards. from 2006/07 injunctions Housing on the research in-depth qualitative that We agree of value. would be powers of housing effectiveness the fact that many of these powers given However, since landlords social available to have only been this kind of research we believe that 2004 summer the longer in conducted if productive be more would 6588) 6588) Paragraph 30: 30: Paragraph of respite from period a decent to give communities behaviour. anti-social often long standing of two minimum duration itself has While the order within to prevent a prohibition nothing is years, there (R(Lonerghan) duration of more limited being an order In addition, the process Court [2005]). Crown v Lewes is relatively conditions discharging of varying or concerns the We do understand straightforward. of ASBOs, particularly in about the minimum period to monitor will continue and of young people respect the position. know whether they are whether know rs are effective at local at local effective rs are petrators of ASB, it may be We agree with Barnado's and others and others with Barnado's We agree little evidence as to whether We heard of the the introduction We welcome
inappropriate to issue ASBOs that last for a minimum of to issue ASBOs that last for a minimum inappropriate that, in the case of children two years. We recommend to give so as of 18, the law is amended the age under of the discretion to set the duration greater magistrates ASBO. for over in operation they have now been level, although a wider that this reflects concerned a year. We are and these powers, the use of about ignorance Office commissions that the Home recommend of effectiveness and to examine issues research proportionality. Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 222: Paragraph that in relation to young per 230: Paragraph powe dispersal 30 the section 268: Paragraph of the powers in particular, powers, new housing-based it is unsatisfactory However, demotion. and injunction not but powers created these has that the Government to data necessary the collected being used or used effectively. Despite the fact that Despite the or used effectively. being used and orders such as possession several of the powers, for several have been in force injunctions, housing how often or how know does years, the Government is being used eviction whether used, they are being of its ASB measuresappropriately, or the impact on has now the Government We note that homelessness. committedcollecting to data relating to possession we in 2006, and be published with first figures to orders, to do the same However, it has no plans this. welcome despite recognising injunctions, housing in relation to 99
We are constantly reviewing and updating and updating reviewing We are constantly The police are continuing to make to are continuing The police publish a summary of key findings in due course. course. findings in due of key a summary publish Accepted. Accepted. new promoting and website our TOGETHER studies illustrating Case examples of best practice. to all. and available posted are now this approach Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. in for disorder (PNDs) of penalty notices effective use misuse. and alcohol behaviour drunken tackling use of to promote greater taken been Action has sales of in tackling penalty notices particularly purchase in test persons age to under alcohol of September In 2005 to the end operations. were issued that 749 PNDs shows data provisional to The data shows that close for this offence. to the end of September issued PNDs were 100,000 offences. being for alcohol-related 74% with some effect in to good extensively used PNDs have been and Campaigns Enforcement the Alcohol Misuse is behaviour disorderly for drunk and their availability material for the in publicity being highlighted Campaign. ing Act 2003 will also which includes measures to which includes We welcome the Committee’s support support the Committee’s We welcome We agree with the Committee that with the Committee We agree Drinking Responsibly Drinking Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental term. review In the interim, we will undertake an immediate examine take will review measures. The of injunctive are which injunctions under up, the circumstances to their use and barriers used and any commonly effectiveness. 43: Paragraph for the use of fixed penalty notices which the police are the police are which for the use of fixed penalty notices effect. to good using for the acceptance welcome the Committee’s We also drinking. underage powers to tackle need for greater outlined forward proposals That is why we are taking in Paragraph 38: 38: Paragraph the effective use of powers to promote there is a need This each other. with in combination and tools enforcement and the use of support both includes and reinforcing, often mutually are tools, which to will continue We of legal interventions. packages TOGETHER through the these approaches promote campaign. 6588) 6588) close premises for up to 24-hours where there is to 24-hours for up premises close and on 4 April sales, underage of persistent evidence penalty for buying or a new fixed we introduced attempting to buy alcohol while underage. We will add review and system under notices the penalty keep action to enforcement to support further offences from misuse if needed. Furthermore, alcohol tackle November 2005, the Licens increase the penalties against licensed premises, and and premises, licensed against penalties the increase
s, and have the benefit of s, and have the It is essential that the available powers that the available powers It is essential We welcome many of the new powers powers many of the new We welcome
encouraging joint working between police and local and local police between joint working encouraging to powers the need for greater We accept authorities. drinking. underage tackle Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph that locally and available that this information is already not dissimilar legal power— data relating to ASBOs—a local that asking believe We do not is collected. and to keep social landlords registered and authorities would applications of their injunction records supply them, and we recommend burden on place an undue In addition, we to do so. asks them that the Government research studies qualitative that in-depth recommend to a matter of urgency as conducted be should their powers, housing take-up of the main determine on ASB and their impact in tackling effectiveness homelessness. 269: Paragraph in the most effective together used are and tools of the strong for instance, have heard, We manner. in conjunction support offering adequate of advantages of using ASBOs in with demotion orders and we recommend and orders, with possession conjunction the by promoted are that both of these points of best practice. as examples Government 314: Paragraph are who to target individuals introduced that have been Fixed penalty disorder. committing alcohol-related to the police, been helpful have in particular, notices, and drunk deal with more them to and have allowed previously. they were doing than behaviour disorderly places public that the designated also We believe power are useful orders 100
ion will be given at that ion will be given Monitoring and evaluation arrangements evaluation arrangements and Monitoring Accepted. Accepted. Home DCMS, the in place involving, are already of Co-ordinators Authorities Office, the Local Regulatory Services (LACORS), the Local other interested and Association Government Departments. Government officials are working DCMS senior In particular, to monitor the with ten ‘Scrutiny Councils’ closely of the Act on and impact implementation the ground Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Greater use of street issue of PNDs continues to be of PNDs continues street issue of use Greater for use police forces particularly amongst promoted to target seeks which policing in early intervention before they the evening in on earlier troublemakers spot for PNDs on the Administering get drunk. limit more violent helps behaviour disorderly in the evenings. later behaviour Act 2003 in the Licensing of With the implementation in the PND the offences 2005 full from 24 November to make consequentially amended being scheme are legislation. to the new reference at the use of looking is currently underway A project presented to be is due which from PNDs, the report in early 2006. Considerat offences time to the addition of further drink-related in the PND of all offences of a general review as part scheme. to measures Action Plan proposes The Respect to issue Standards Officers for Trading make it easier products. sell age-restricted who PNDs to people that the announced Action Plan also The Respect will PND offences serious of penalty fine for a range from £80 to £100. be increased These are also piloting PNDs for under-16s. We are parents. paid by their ear that we will review ear that From 2005 the Corporate Assessment Assessment the Corporate From 2005 Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental Paragraph 46: 46: Paragraph Assessment will Performance of the Comprehensive creating in with partners work Authorities look at Local hours were If extended opening communities. safer authority prior a local issue for a particular indicated as local the CPA may look at how to an inspection, the police regarding with working are authorities hours opening extended to grant decisions has made cl The Government 6588) 6588) personal licences, for underage sales. sales. for underage licences, personal r, that the effectiveness of r, that the effectiveness We welcome many features of the many features We welcome
all these measures will depend on how they are they on how will depend all these measures Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 327: Paragraph that are likely measures sensible 2003 as Act Licensing alcohol-related to have a positive impact on reducing of the transfer we welcome In particular disorder. of statements to prepare to local authorities functions to modify and and the greater powers policy licensing to enforce breach of those and conditions vary licence We note, howeve conditions. 101
ue to monitor the position ue to monitor DCMS is working with ten Scrutiny over the first six months. over the first evaluation will provide a robust Office led Home of licensing the reform of of the impact assessment centre city in town and and disorder laws on crime an authoritative areas. It will also provide and disorder the crime of whether assessment effectively of the Act have been objectives any work will inform The results of this promoted. to changes legislative of whether future consideration required. laws are the licensing Accepted. to organisations local government and Councils and inform implemented Act is being the monitor how to State’s Guidance Secretary of a review of the no evidence is currently There authorities. licensing to widespread leading to the courts of appeals However, decisions. authority reversal of licensing will contin the Government if to be there appears proactively and will respond problems. Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report We welcome the Committee’s support support the Committee’s We welcome Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental the Licensing Act 2003 one year on from when it year on from Act 2003 one the Licensing or to strengthen If there is a need into force. comes so. will do then we alter any of the provisions, Paragraph 48: Paragraph contradict judgements Court Where for our approach. to Guidance advice in the or the intentions our policy we need whether consider we will authorities licensing to take any further action. 6588) 6588)
We are concerned also about the legal about the legal also We are concerned
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph implemented. 329: Paragraph Act 2003. We have heard of the Licensing robustness to saturation in relation of the potential for challenges be a possibility that there may and diversity and believe hours. closing about to decisions of legal challenges the to keep commitment the Government’s We welcome urge it to act review and 2003 under Act Licensing that there if there evidence is any quickly and decisively in these areas. are difficulties 102 Children’s Trusts are already joint are already Trusts Children’s We would expect police operational police operational expect We would Task Force will Respect and the ODPM Accepted. Accepted. young and for children of services commissioning help to can and this budgets from pooled people it can make a where targeted is ensure that funding of service element A crucial real difference. and of budgets be the pooling will integration 31 of section either of the powers under resources Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report Accepted. Accepted. (e.g. changes to local licensing to adapt planning while Model), Intelligence the National using through through local addressed could be other problems CDRPs. The main determinant or forums licensing is the though, planning of police operational of the and the impact disorder of crime and likelihood on this will be monitored through the Act Licensing arrangements. established generally are that there has indications The early for terminal hours to a range of been a move that the first months of alcohol and selling premises by have not been accompanied the new regime The incidents. related in alcohol increases situation as monitor the to will continue Government suggested. has the Committee Accepted. together in promoting closely to work continue housing injunctions (ASBIs). to develop a Action Plan sets out plans The Respect The management. housing Standard for Respect outcomes and effective encourage fast Standard will of use including behaviour, with antisocial to dealing ASBIs where appropriate. Further progress ct of the legislation on ct of the legislation reforms will help address reforms The Government accepts that accepts that Government The As the Committee noted, we fully noted, As the Committee to work continue and will have ODPM Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental it is essential for funding streams to be used in a way in a streams to be used for funding it is essential to work with approach the preventative that supports and families. children, young people of the children’s services approach A more co-ordinated this recommendation. the is, as funding streams to often complex Paragraphs 63 and 64: 63 and 64: Paragraphs 6588) 6588) Paragraph 49: 49: Paragraph the impa intend to evaluate of Parliament the consent with and and disorder crime law if that is appropriate. the to change 61: Paragraph the Housing Office and with the Home closely in the role of social landlords promoting in Corporation and the measures anti-social behaviour tackling the TOGETHER of available to them as part campaign. the intensify the need to continue and We recognise in outlined review powers. The of injunctive promotion will 268 at paragraph to the recommendation response help inform this. flexible licensing hours will flexible licensing hours ion should not be done for its not be done ion should rse or will improve the rse or
We conclude that there is no clear-cut that there is no clear-cut We conclude take ASBU should We recommend that the Government's We welcome
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 330: Paragraph evidence as to whether more to be unlikely accept that there is situation. We such, as opening a 24 hour towards moves wholesale will premises that many licensed but it is to be expected cases in some and to stay open longer, after time apply place one than currently. Moreover, once much longer in the area others then hours opening extend its does of competition. suit because are likely to follow some flashpoints, may reduce hours Staggered drinking it more difficult for the police may make but the changes when to predict where and sense in an operation that local We recommend to be deployed. officers need to ensure with police closely work authorities licensing the we urge In the meantime, that this is addressed. the ground situation on to monitor the Government the law if and to seek to change extremely closely necessary. 362: Paragraph and for promoting of the responsibility over some Whilst powers. injunctive based housing the monitoring that re-organisat we accept believe that it would be particularly we sake, own here approach the TOGETHER valuable to extend and our to ASBOs powers of these given the similarity level of the current about observations earlier this area. in knowledge 370: Paragraph of ASB through commitment to the prevention the believe that measures and and support diversionary that right. We conclude of its strategy is about balance made available being already are resources substantial young people with work in preventative that could assist funding the However, families. and dysfunctional make current problems wo current problems make 103
November and we expect to we expect and November th Responding to each point in turn. to each point in Responding this. to proactively which seeks strategy parenting in need – are most who with parents intervene as approaches and compulsory voluntary using A strategy is to necessary. key part of their based of evidence provision the increase the Health Act 1999 or the Children’s Act 2004.The Children’s the Health Act 1999 or the to have well– most areas to looking is Government all expects by 2006 and Trusts Children’s developed by local to have them by 2008, supported resources. and budgets for pooling agreements the that we reduce proposes “Youth Matters” also to allow Government grants of individual number and flexibly more to use funding Local Authorities how creatively about to think more efficiently and this to We expect area. need in their best to target and greater efficiency lead to both greater committing. we are for the resources effectiveness that, this way we expect in resources By freeing up such partners, and their Authorities over time, Local more be able to focus will colleges, and as schools by helped should be This focus on prevention. boundaries professional across integration improved programmes between down barriers and breaking on “Youth Consultation The streams. and funding Matters” finished on 4 Accepted. Accepted. 1. will cover The £45m for preventative services 2. a implementing and DfES is developing Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report publish next steps shortly. publish hitherto existed. Joint hitherto existed. The changes will see local The changes will user-focused service service user-focused able (announced in the . These agreements will be The Government has made a made has The Government Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental recommendation implies, part of the changes brought brought part of the changes implies, recommendation 2004. Act in by the Children and resources of budgets pooling on agreements across children’s services work to partners local enabling in instrumental services plan and for action set priorities together, reach those resources helping accordingly, thereby of help. need in most who are that it opens is funding of pooled The key advantage how better about of original thinking up the prospect It permits thinking that be achieved. might outcomes vested of any unhelpful traditions, is independent on the and constraints of working ways interests, that have of funds spending formal by that is not underpinned commissioning to partners can lead arrangements budget pooled to integrate and the need critical issues avoid tackling children. of certain to meet the needs delivery service is that it of this appraoch of the benefits Therefore one and innovative encourages a pool, its identity within As funding loses design. local partners’ increases funds pooled maintaining services that to commission operational flexibility than being rather needs cross-boundary reflect users’ in different funding located of driven by the constraints silos. budgetary Paragraph 65: 65: Paragraph commitment to increase the number of YIPs and YISP number the to increase commitment will also The Government by 50% by 2008. schemes £25 million avail be making early intervention to fund targeted 2005 Budget) and for children to improve outcomes programmes is Office most at risk. The Home young people to discussions cross-departmental in engaging use of these to make the most effective how determine The Committee’s resources. additional 6588) 6588)
e not confident that the e not confident in which we believe that a we in which pact on reducing ASB. First,pact on Notwithstanding this, we have also Notwithstanding We recommend that the Government that the Government We recommend
resources are always being targeted on those most in targeted on those always being are resources a to play are required which Services need of support. and services like social strategies, key role in ASB Service not Mental Health Adolescent and Children funding, to additional to have access seem always DCMS or DfES through funded other activities whilst people. the right may not be reaching 371: Paragraph with mechanisms funding review of these a undertakes at use of these funds flexible more a view to allowing this move would be in local level. We believe that policy. of children's direction with the general keeping Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph we ar complex and are streams 372: Paragraph areas identified four specific put arguments to listen to the Government we urge the recommend and Board Youth Justice by the forward a very significant for funding be provided that additional in Programme the Youth Inclusion of expansion and for Youth Inclusion with extra funding particular, of full evaluation. outcome awaiting the Panels Support small amount of additional Government spending will spending Government of additional small amount have a disproportionate im 104 about their experience of their experience about November 2005. The document is 2005. The document November th We have published a document for both a document We have published approaches. approaches. of the Parenting an expansion There is to be in 2007/08. and £21m in 2006/07 Fund to £21m Action Plan sets out In addition, the Respect of to start a national programme for £52m plans to respond services way public in the change parents. the YJB for the provision to to provide resources wrote to Office of ISOs. In July 2005, the Home the DCA wrote to the courts all CDRPs and be should letting them know that ISOs with olds for all 10-17 year considered regional standalone ASBOs; in addition and the been briefed Offices have Government Chief to all YOTs and written YJB has up. We are take encourage Executives to numbers of the signs encouraging see starting to is funding for ISOs 2006/07 From increasing. of the YJB £45m uplift for part as included preventative services. with of family support projects for a network along to £28m to establish these funding of up interventions. with parenting 3. £0.5m Office announced the Home In June 2005 4. Action Plan provides of Respect The centrepiece Accepted. Accepted. closely to work more on how CDRPs LCJBs and 28 together on Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report the result of a series of interviews and regional regional and of interviews the result of a series CDRPs and of both with members held workshops It draws and Wales. England across LCJBs from they told us heavily on what some they have overcome how and together working consideration of future consideration this funding with existing this area is, however, however, is, this area We recognise that the landscape of that the landscape We recognise Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental agencies’ arrangements. arrangements. agencies’ recommendations will now be included as part of this as be included will now recommendations consideration. the value of parenting recognise The Government are or young persons children where programmes In addition to the behaviour. in anti-social engaging a result of the latest as initial £1.5m provision, identified for £2m has been a further Review Spending and for both 2006/07 programmes YOT parenting 2007/08. the value of recognise and the YJB The Government investment in ISOs. Further future funding and other pressures on dependent provision. a two year commissioned ODPM 2004 In January to in early 2006, conclude to expected is study, which which provide projects of existing evaluate a number for families at risk support outreach and/or residential This of their behaviour. homes because of losing their the broad social and to identify seek will research which of these projects, and benefits costs financial will help inform Government’s funding provision. for targeted family interventions funding The £2.25m provided by ASBU was intended purely as seed we are and off the ground schemes funding to get working to prioritise therefore 66: Paragraph different partnerships can cause some confusion at a confusion some cause can different partnerships effective close, ensuring local level. As a step towards the issue of are examining we arrangements, working CDRP Units and Command that Basic how to ensure co-terminous. are boundaries are there to ensure links also examining other We are the of The review overlaps. no unnecessary 6588) 6588)
We conclude that, in responding to that, in responding We conclude
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph ultimately be a cost-saving that this would We believe by the the introduction welcome Second, we decision. the welcome Fund and of a Parenting Government to the Youth of £1.5 million during 2003-04 provision associated work parenting for additional Board Justice million with ASB. We recommend that this £1.5 to allow in order investment a regular becomes whose parents targeted for to be programmes parenting most at risk of as being been identified have children that Third, we recommend behaviour. future anti-social £0.5 million be invested (to match the £0.5 million so Board) provided by the Youth Justice being already orders. individual support the take-up of as to improve the would reduce that additional investment We believe rate of ASBOs and therefore again be a cost- breach saving measure. Fourth, we welcome the £2.25 million family interventions: however, targeted investment for in this increases that the Government we recommend ensure that the deepest-rooted ASB order to help to area. from area not simply recycled are problems 379: Paragraph have been working ASB, Government Departments we However, manner. coherent generally together in a in of our inquiry the course in areas have also identified We note be improved further. could co-ordination which partnership of local a number also that there are now by their respective promoted each being arrangements, Disorder and Crime These include Departments. 105
ice Bill. With particular should, of CDRPs functions y with stakeholders to with stakeholders y The Police and Justice Bill, introduced on The Police and Justice January 2006, contains provision for the for provision 2006, contains January th Accepted. Accepted. 25 Community Call for Action.for local This a way is to agencies from response to demand a communities safety or anti-social local community persistent to their ward approach via an problems, behaviour Bill extends the remit of local authority The councillor. scrutiny committees to consider community safety refer will be able to and the councillor issues, particularly difficult matters raised in this way to the to will have to respond committee. CDRP partners to explain of the scrutiny committee, and any report not to take action. any decision of the barriers to effective engagement which exist. which to effective engagement of the barriers this partnerships issue of overlapping the Regarding of the partnership review during the at looked was Act 1998. The Disorder and of the Crime provisions January in published were of the review findings from it are contained arising proposals 2006 and and Just within the Police the and Partnership Strategic to the Local reference to play in the delivery of CDRPs have role important we block, Communities the LAA Safer and Stronger believe that key strategic level. Partnership at the Local Strategic in future, rest We will be working closel reflect in more detail through national standards how how standards national detail through reflect in more and split their strategic CSPs/CDRPs to we expect operational functions. Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report (March 2005) suggests suggests 2005) (March The Local Government Strategy Government The Local Citizen Engagement and Public Services: and Public Services: Engagement Citizen Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental Paragraph 67: 67: Paragraph documents, Why Neighbourhoods Matter and 2005) (January new a developing outcomes: better Securing framework performance with basis neighbourhood a operate on could triggers accessibility the quality, when action triggering people in their services of public and standards level they have a right to fall below the neighbourhood expect. closely are working and ODPM Office The Home such trigger that where together to ensure to they are responsive are put in place, mechanisms duplication, are non- avoid needs, local people’s monitored. use is and that their bureaucratic partnership provisions of the Crime and Disorder Act Disorder and of the Crime provisions partnership local CDRPs relate to other how 1998 examined inter- the important and addressed partnerships LCJBs, Children’s CDRPs and between relationships for proposals We will be publishing LSPs. and Trusts this year. later change 6588) 6588)
l Criminal Justice Boards, l Criminal trigger powers is closely is closely powers trigger spond to ASB. We recommend spond to ASB. We recommend are adopted, the Government Government adopted, the are
We welcome the actions of the the actions We welcome
Children Strategic Partnerships, Children's Trusts and Trusts Children's Partnerships, Strategic Children that the We recommend Partnerships. Local Strategic at the links between closely look should Government that there are no ensure and these partnerships overlaps. unnecessary Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph loca Partnerships, Reduction 383: Paragraph and of individuals the redress improving in Government are not being ASB around concerns whose communities in proposals the we welcome In particular, addressed. to powers trigger reform for on police the White Paper to re force local agencies that, if proposals these ensures that the use of the ensures base to feed into the evidence used monitored and about the quality of local responses to ASB. 106 awareness of the awareness th stakeholders to identify th stakeholders We are aware that sections of the that sections We are aware the police to work with We are continuing Accepted. - community the Muslim – in particular community terrorism of counter about the use are concerned wi working powers. We are how these and powers the surrounding the issues nationally might be tackled, with a view to producing of the on the use for police guidance accepted public powers and promoting by police. they are used powers and how of visits to local made a number have Ministers Leeds, Burnley, Leicester, (in Oldham, communities and Birmingham Bradford, Bolton, Manchester, to to give people the opportunity specifically London) counter about concerns their discuss and express of other issues. range a wide and powers terrorism Accepted. closely liaise to practice of our normal part as service including issues, related all terrorist with them on appropriate. when releases press and briefings Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report powers. However we do we do powers. However Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental We welcome the Committee’s observation that the observation the Committee’s We welcome is not being unfairly targeted by the Asian community operation of stop and search the within there is a perception that recognise targeted or are being unfairly that Muslims community a specific We are undertaking against. discriminated community and partners work with local of programme on community the Muslim to reassure organisations these issues. that high profile media recognises The Government community impact on have a negative can reporting relations. While it is difficult for the Government to to print, we will choose the newspapers what influence to ensure that service with the police to work continue and are accurate to journalists operational briefings on including as possible, information full provide as where appropriate. charge without releases 6593) 6593) Muslim witnesses that witnesses Muslim It is essential that police emely harmful to community to community harmful emely Nonetheless, we accept that there is a we accept Nonetheless, that this perception no doubt We have
Terrorism and Community Relations, published 6 April 2005 Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 153: Paragraph all our among perception clear made by police efforts being the recognise We relations. Diversity by the Metropolitan Police notably forces, But minority communities. with to engage Directorate, made by the be should efforts that special we believe Muslims that they to reassure police and Government out unfairly. singled are not being 154: Paragraph some police of reporting is fuelled by the high profile to fuel more helps also coverage Such and arrests. raids It is fears of the Muslim community. widespread when is given little coverage when damaging particularly without trial. It released subsequently are suspects coverage sensational most that some of the clear seems briefing by unauthorised caused been sometimes has police service. from within the by the operation of the by the operation stigmatised are being Muslims Terrorism this Act: is extr forces take firm action against any officers or staff involved. 107
city or faith. Britishcity the HAC Report, the SSAT We are aware that faith monitoring is that faith monitoring aware We are We have been working with the working We have been Accept in part. of the Muslim some members that something though others for, have argued community sensitive this is a highly that We recognise oppose. to not wish Home Office would the issue and concerns an initiative if we had any such introduce community support, than rather that it would damage, the police. We remain in confidence and relations of increasing at ways open to looking committed and police use of in the of all communities the confidence independent We have commissioned this power. community’s the Muslim to determine research on to monitoring faith. Data potential reaction in the is published this and ethnicity is collected 95 of the Criminal section under report annual 1991. Act Justice Accepted. to further develop Police Service Metropolitan determine can which surveys Satisfaction Customer whether reaction; community things) other (among to affect used the power understands an individual vary the results whether Search; and the Stop and for those of differing ethni in this work an interest shown have Police Transport there to be We expect of the project. part and will be are any results months before of 12 a period the events of 7/7 ACPO available. Following reminding to all forces note guidance a published of the to inform individuals them of the importance start of the at the Stop and Search nature of the encounter. Following publication of events to consultation of community a series used Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report d offensive. We note the ion to the proposal that those stopped and searched. searched. and those stopped Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental We will continue to ensure there is greater is continue to ensure there We will and CT powers about and openness transparency sensitive There are however how they are used. information that limit the amount of operational issues that ACPO have indicated public. that can be made they will give considerat level of scrutiny of the be given some communities 44 authorisations. section factors that inform to the regard with to consider issues serious There are a stop and during religion individual’s recording of an private an intensely can be religion A person’s search. this that requesting we are mindful matter and part of the stop and search process as information be overly intrusive an could not be should that religion opinion Committee’s and on stops collated information in the included to scrutinise Panel set up Community The searches. to asked Team have been the Stop & Search Action further. this issue consider evidence found anecdotal the Committee We note that mistakenly the Muslim community of members of under conducted Stops and Searches believing that that a suspicion reasonable there was PACE (where conducted being were committed) had been crime to test this In order legislation. anti-terrorist under Home Office Stop and of the members hypothesis with the currently working Team are Search Action a “customer to develop Police Service Metropolitan survey for satisfaction” identify whether an to survey can be used This used. being the power individual understood if it exists, is issue, to the potential The solution Stop published recently our within couched already PACE i.e. and practice good Manual on and Search they are explain the powers clearly that officers should an individual. to stop using 6593) 6593) We believe that there should be that there should be We believe that stops and It may also be the case
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 155: Paragraph community, scrutiny, involving the Muslim independent and stops for its use as a basis and of police intelligence adding We do not recommend arrests. and searches on required already to extensive information religion some additional but do believe that searches, and stops into the impact of these out be carried could research groups. on different religious police tactics 156: Paragraph than the other legislation under of Asians searches but by Muslims perceived are nonetheless Act Terrorism to terrorism. related as being or Sikhs not by Hindus by the Home examined should be This possibility Action Team. Stop and Search Office's 108 July July th ently considering the ently considering anecdotal evidence to evidence anecdotal on that will emphasise the The police are in the process of reviewing of reviewing are in the process The police examine to continues The Government the 8 on closed The consultation the Racial introduced The Government Accepted. to the public they make available which the material the Terrorism made under of arrests on the outcome with the been working Office have Act. The Home extra to publish hope review and police on this length of detention, that on material, including shortly. Accepted. structures. partnership this issue through existing Accepted. Accepted. it and June 2005 Hatred Bill in and Religious 2006. in February received Royal Assent Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report test the hypothesis that Muslims believed the believed that Muslims test the hypothesis to be terrorism searches majority of stops and strong was related. There support this. many as ways of ensuring to investigate We continue searched and who are stopped as possible people powers that have been used the understand of are also in the process We an encounter. following public informati producing conduct used to be told the power right of individuals Search. the Stop and 2005 and Ministers are curr Ministers 2005 and on an announcement We expect to make options. shortly. the way ahead Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental We will explore with the Police and Home Office with the Police and Home We will explore whether Statistics and Development Research, be can accurate statistics effective, reliable and published. and collected in partnership this issue is examining The Government with others. an English Language introduced The Government in abroad Religion from of for Ministers requirement of these the success We agree that August 2004. we have therefore review be kept under efforts should of the success on from faith communities invited views consultation stage of the second as part this measure and post-entry qualifications on pre-entry qualifications. that efforts to manage acknowledges The Government to of incitement about the offence expectations of the Serious as part proposed hatred, religious 6593) 6593) he extension of the period of of the period he extension 14 days, permitted since since 14 days, permitted We believe that statistics on the length that statistics on the length We believe to extremist of prisoners If recruitment efforts the Government's We welcome although that, We are concerned
Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph 158: Paragraph Act Terrorism the held under are of time that individuals collated be should charge without released before being they since as possible, soon as published centrally and the counter- of whether will be an important indicator They misused. are being powers detention terrorism t whether show also should is being used. early 2004, 176: Paragraph the Netherlands, and France a problem in both is groups should Government The it is likely to be one here. of priority. a matter as examine the issue 195: Paragraph religion have of ministers that foreign so far to ensure of this country to knowledge and skills the language The success here. to communities contribution make a if and, review kept under be should of these efforts be should countries other ideas from necessary, studied. 223: Paragraph may have an accurate Muslim community of the leaders on legislation of the limits of the proposed appreciation detention without charge to without charge detention 109
14 February 2006 Progress report 2005 2005 Progress report tred in this parliamentary tred in this parliamentary Departmental response published June 2005 (Cm (Cm 2005 June response published Departmental Organised Crime and Police Bill, were only partially Bill, were only Crime and Police Organised of true in respect particularly effective. This was within the developed which expectations unrealistic community.Muslim This is not to say however that area. Ministers were not made in this extensive efforts with faith leaders and closely worked and officials right to get the possible where the media used a whole. It is also as across to communities message the ambit of the offence was true to say that it, though by some who opposed misunderstood to listen to met opponents officials also and Ministers what the measure and to emphasise their concerns not cover. would and would to reintroduce have decided The Government incitement to religious ha place to taking already are Preparations session. is expressed message Government’s ensure that the just by faith not understood, and is better clearly more they represent. by the constituencies but leaders 6593) 6593) itations of the proposed itations of the proposed
offence are fully understood by that the understood all. We suspect fully offence are is likely to be how often it and extent of the legislation, who oppose by some may also be misunderstood used, as Ministers to emphasise, it. It is of course important should law in the have tried to do, that such a change particular of any criticism a ban on as not be seen to criticise a religion, The right to practice religion. is belief non-religious to propagate or practices religious in a free society. right a basic Paragraph No. and text No. and text Paragraph shared by their this is not hatred, to religious incitement It is vitally important not to raise as a whole. community and minority communities, in expectations unrealisable of faith with leaders than trusting to dialogue rather to a strategy develop should the Government groups, extent and lim ensure that the 110 Reports from the Home Affairs Committee since 2001
The following reports have been produced by the Committee since the start of the 2001 Parliament. Government Responses to the Committee’s reports are published as Special Reports from the Committee or as Command Papers by the Government. The reference number of the Government’s response to each Report is printed in brackets after the HC printing number.
Session 2005–06 First Report Draft Corporate Manslaughter Bill (First Joint Report HC 540 (Cm6755) with Work and Pensions Committee) Second Report Draft Sentencing Guideline: Robbery HC 947
The following reports were produced by the Committee in the 2001–05 Parliament.
Session 2004–05 First Report Rehabilitation of Prisoners HC 193 (Cm 6486) Second Report Work of the Committee in 2004 HC 280 Third Report Home Office Target-Setting 2004 HC 320 (Cm 6592) Fourth Report Police Reform HC 370 (Cm 6600) Fifth Report Anti-Social Behaviour HC 80 (Cm 6588) Sixth Report Terrorism and Community Relations HC 165 (Cm 6593)
Session 2003–04 First Report Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, HC 109 (Cm 6132) etc.) Bill Second Report Asylum Applications HC 218 (Cm 6166) Third Report The Work of the Home Affairs Committee in 2003 HC 345 Fourth Report Identity Cards HC 130 (Cm 6359) Fifth Report Draft Sentencing Guidelines 1 and 2 HC 1207 (HC 371)
Session 2002–03 First Report Extradition Bill HC 138 (HC 475) Second Report Criminal Justice Bill HC 83 (Cm 5787) Third Report The Work of the Home Affairs Committee in 2002 HC 336 Fourth Report Asylum Removals HC 654 (HC 1006) Fifth Report Sexual Offences Bill HC 639 (Cm 5986)
Session 2001–02 First Report The Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Bill 2001 HC 351 Second Report Police Reform Bill HC 612 (HC 1052) Third Report The Government’s Drugs Policy, Is it Working? HC 318 (Cm 5573) Fourth Report The Conduct of Investigations into Past Cases of HC 836 (Cm 5799) Abuse in Children’s Homes