Found: Letter from Lord Carlile of Berriew to Lord Hanson of Flint, Minister of State, Home Office re: The Crime

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 17 July (HL9084), how many police officers left the force in the year ending 31 March 2025, broken down by how many served (1) for less than 12 months, (2) between 12 months and 5 years, (3) between 5 years and 10 years, and (4) over 10 years.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the number of police officer leavers in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin.

Information on the length of service of leavers is available in table JL6 of the data tables accompanying the publication.

Table 1: Police officer leavers (headcount) by length of service in the year ending 31 March 2025, England and Wales.

Note:

1. Excludes transfers to another force

The retention of all officers, both new recruits and experienced officers remain essential to increasing public confidence in policing. This is why forces should be using strong evidence-based strategies to support retention and progression of existing officers, as well as continuing to recruit new officers using high quality recruitment processes that maintain standards.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to suspend parts of the European Convention on Human Rights and the 1951 Refugee Convention.

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development)

I refer the noble Lord to the statement made by the Minister of State for the Home Office (Lord Hanson of Flint) on 2 September.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 6 August (HL9826), whether they will review the gender recognition policy of the Passport Office following the decision of the Supreme Court in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

There are currently no plans to change the gender recognition policy.

UK Government policy on recognition of gender changes is co-ordinated by the Office for Equality and Opportunity (OEO). We have provided initial advice to Ministers following the recent Supreme Court judgment. OEO is coordinating the government response to this.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 28 July (HL9433), how many of the 871 small boats (1) were seized during or after Channel crossings, and (2) were seized prior to being used in crossings or attempted crossings of the Channel.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Of the 871 small boat seizures referenced in the relevant Written Answer, all were seized during or after Channel crossings.

Border Force do not hold data on the number of seizures prior to use in Channel crossings.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 16 June (HL7929), whether Home Office statistics on transnational marriage abandonment include data on the number of children affected as co-victims; and if not, whether they will consider collecting such data.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Since 31 January 2024 those who find themselves a victim of domestic abuse in the form of transnational marriage abandonment (TMA) can apply for entry clearance (Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE)) under Appendix Victim of Domestic Abuse to the Immigration Rules.

Data on the number of applications under the TMA route is published each quarter on gov.uk under the category ‘Settlement VDA LTE’: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/682b151450dbd3ce8372abb4/visas-status-and-immigration-data-q1-2025.ods.

The data shows there were 9 cases in 2024 Q1, 17 in Q2, 34 in Q3, 23 in Q4. For 2025, the data shows there were 12 cases in Q1 and 17 cases in Q2.

This data includes partners and any dependent children as all individuals must be granted their own entry clearance to enter the UK.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 28 July (HL9433), how many engines for small boats have been seized prior to being used in crossings or attempted crossings of the English Channel since 4 July 2024.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

This information requested is not available in an accessible format and could only be collated at a disproportionate cost.

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