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  • John Howell – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    John Howell – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Howell on 2015-02-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many exclusions of doctors under the Maintaining High Professional Standards framework have been for reasons relating to their non-clinical behaviour.

    Dr Daniel Poulter

    This information is not collected centrally.

    Under Directions to the NHS Litigation Authority, the National Clinical Assessment Service function has a responsibility to monitor and report on national suspensions and exclusions under the Maintaining High Professional Standards framework.

    The National Clinical Assessment Service has provided the following information. In their most recent published report ‘Use of exclusion and suspension from work in England’ of June 2014, which refers to financial year to 31 March 2014 they recorded 148 exclusions for doctors with a mean duration of 41 weeks based on 75 cases.

    The information provided does not provide a breakdown of clinical and non-clinical behaviour.

    The classification used is that the primary recorded reasons for exclusion are conduct (119 cases (80%)) and clinical (29 cases (20%)).

  • John Howell – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    John Howell – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Howell on 2015-02-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS doctors are excluded from practice under the Maintaining High Professional Standards framework.

    Dr Daniel Poulter

    This information is not collected centrally.

    Under Directions to the NHS Litigation Authority, the National Clinical Assessment Service function has a responsibility to monitor and report on national suspensions and exclusions under the Maintaining High Professional Standards framework.

    The National Clinical Assessment Service has provided the following information. In their most recent published report ‘Use of exclusion and suspension from work in England’ of June 2014, which refers to financial year to 31 March 2014 they recorded 148 exclusions for doctors with a mean duration of 41 weeks based on 75 cases.

    The information provided does not provide a breakdown of clinical and non-clinical behaviour.

    The classification used is that the primary recorded reasons for exclusion are conduct (119 cases (80%)) and clinical (29 cases (20%)).

  • John Randall – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    John Randall – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Randall on 2015-02-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her modern day slavery strategy will contain plans to prevent victims of modern day slavery being retrafficked (a) within the UK, (b) within the EU and (c) elsewhere.

    Karen Bradley

    The Modern Slavery Strategy, published on 28 November 2014, sets out this
    Government’s approach to tackling modern slavery. The strategy places
    considerable focus on support for victims of slavery and trafficking, to enable
    them to recover from their ordeal and move on with their lives. This includes
    strengthening support for victims to help them avoid being retrafficked.
    Commitments include activity to support adult and child victims, both where
    they remain in the UK or wish to return home.

  • John Randall – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    John Randall – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Randall on 2015-02-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the 449 potential victims of trafficking from Albania referred to in the National Crime Agency’s National Referral Mechanism Statistics 2014 have received a (a) positive Reasonable Grounds decision, (b) positive Conclusive Grounds decision, (c) negative Reasonable Grounds decision and (d) negative Conclusive Grounds decision on their immigration status; and if she will make a statement.

    Karen Bradley

    As of 2 January 2015, of the 449 potential victims of trafficking from Albania
    referred to in the National Crime Agency’s 2014 National Referral Mechanism
    Statistics:

    a) 406 have received a positive Reasonable Grounds decision;
    b) 35 have received a positive Conclusive Grounds decision;
    c) 23 have received a negative Reasonable Grounds decision; and
    d) 86 have received a negative Conclusive Grounds decision.

    The NRM decision is independent of the decision on an individual’s immigration
    status.

    This information is taken from data used in the UK Human Trafficking Centre’s
    Statistical and Trend Update: October to December 2014, which was published on
    23 February 2015. The next quarterly report is due to be published in May.

    Some of the outstanding cases in the data from 2 January have since been
    completed. Where cases are outstanding this may be because UKVI are waiting for
    information from third parties, such as the police or support providers.
    Individuals will continue to receive Government-funded specialist support and
    accommodation until their case is concluded.

  • John Randall – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    John Randall – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Randall on 2015-02-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the risks of retrafficking within the UK once a victim of trafficking has completed his or her period of reflection in a government-funded shelter and is no longer permitted to remain in the shelter accommodation.

    Karen Bradley

    Protecting victims is at the heart of the Government’s strategy on modern
    slavery. Addressing the risk of retrafficking is a key factor in the review of
    the National Referral Mechanism and the provision of support through Government
    funded safe houses. Our strategy focuses on strengthening support for victims
    so that they can increase their resilience to being retrafficked. This
    includes Government funded support providers who work with victims to support
    safe reintegration based on each individual’s needs, taking into account any
    particular risk of retrafficking. The Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner’s
    role also includes promoting good practice in the prevention of modern slavery
    offences, including prevention of retrafficking

  • John Randall – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    John Randall – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Randall on 2015-02-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of how many suspected victims of modern slavery were subsequently retrafficked after being referred to the National Referral Mechanism in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement.

    Karen Bradley

    The information requested is not available as it is not routinely recorded as part
    of the National Referral Mechanism process. However, the NCA’s ‘Strategic
    Assessment on the Nature and Scale of Human Trafficking in 2013,’ which
    was based on additional information and intelligence, identified that there
    were three cases where a potential victim had experienced a secondary period
    of exploitation following recovery during the period 1 January 2013 to
    31 December 2013. Similar intelligence assessments were produced in
    2011 and 2012 which contained no data relating to the number of potential
    victims that may have been re-trafficked.

  • John Randall – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    John Randall – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Randall on 2015-02-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many calls have been logged in total since the government-funded trafficking helpline run by the NSPCC was established; and how many confirmed victims of human trafficking have been identified as a result of such calls.

    Karen Bradley

    The Modern Slavery helpline was set up on 31 July 2014 as part of a wider
    national communications campaign. Between 31 July 2014 and 29 January 2015,
    the NSPCC helpline received a total of 654 contacts. These contacts comprise
    383 referrals, 82 advice cases, and 189 enquiries. The helpline ensures that
    potential victims are referred to the appropriate agencies, including law
    enforcement, for immediate support and assistance. As a result, the NSPCC does
    not record the number of confirmed victims of modern slavery, including human
    trafficking.

  • Christopher Chope – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Christopher Chope – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Christopher Chope on 2015-02-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken for the determination of applications for Tier 4 visas Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies certificates was in the last period for which figures are available; and what the average time taken for applications equivalent to those applications was in the period before that period.

    James Brokenshire

    Information on the average time taken to decide a Confirmation of Acceptance
    for Studies request application is not routinely published.

    There are two types of Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) requests
    that a sponsor can submit:

    An ‘annual CAS request’ for an allocation of CAS to cover a 12 month period
    An ‘ in-year CAS request’ if additional CAS are needed at any point during
    the year.

    The Home Office introduced a published service standard on 1 January 2014 of 18
    weeks and aims to conclude all such cases within that timeframe.

  • Christopher Chope – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Christopher Chope – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Christopher Chope on 2015-02-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to determine the application by CTC Aviation, dated 10 October 2014, for an allocation of Tier 4 (General) Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies visas for pilot training; and if she will direct officials to make an interim allocation to enable the needs of that body’s current clients to be met.

    James Brokenshire

    CTC Aviation’s application for an allocation of Tier 4 (General) Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies was approved on 12 February 2015. The application was processed within the published 18 week service standard.

  • Christopher Chope – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Christopher Chope – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Christopher Chope on 2015-02-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to determine the application by CTC Aviation, dated 18 November 2014, for Highly Trusted Sponsor status for pilot training; and what the reason is for the time taken to determine that application.

    James Brokenshire

    The Highly Trusted Sponsor status application by CTC Aviation was granted on 12 February 2015. The application was decided within the published 18 week service standard.