Asked by: Lord Smith of Hindhead (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many incidents of domestic violence against (1) women, and (2) men, were recorded in 2016.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
The Home Office does not hold the information requested centrally.
Information on domestic violence and abuse can be found in the Domestic Abuse in England and Wales statistical publication, which is available here:
Asked by: Lord Smith of Hindhead (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many NHS hospital admissions were recorded as being the result of domestic violence in 2016.
Answered by Lord O'Shaughnessy
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
Asked by: Lord Smith of Hindhead (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 12 January (HL4245), what is the breakdown of the countries of origin of the 365 children who were removed from premises where they were being exploited as modern slaves in the year 2015.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
The Government views the slavery, including trafficking, of children as a very serious offence, and one which it is committed to tackling. The NRM is the UK’s identification and support mechanism for potential victims of modern slavery. The table below shows:
a) the number children under the age of 16 that were referred to the NRM as potentially trafficked in each year between 2010 and 2015:
b) the number children under 12 years of age that were referred to the NRM as potentially trafficked in each year between 2010 and 2015;
c) the number children under 10 years of age that were referred to the NRM as potentially trafficked in each year between 2010 and 2015.
Year | Total Potential Victims under 16 at Time of Referral (NB. This does not include those aged 16.) | Total Potential Victims under 12 years (NB. This does not include those aged 12 years) | Total Potential Victims under 10 years (NB. This does not include those aged 10 years) |
2010 | 70 | 14 | 9 |
2011 | 95 | 35 | 27 |
2012 | 126 | 52 | 41 |
2013 | 172 | 47 | 34 |
2014 | 293 | 88 | 68 |
2015 | 365 | 61 | 39 |
The table below provides the breakdown of the countries of origin of the 365 children who were identified as potentially trafficked via an NRM referral in the year 2015.
Nationality/ Country of Origin | Total |
Afghanistan | 24 |
Albania | 51 |
Angola | 5 |
Bangladesh | 7 |
Bulgaria | 5 |
Cameroon | 1 |
China | 2 |
Czech Republic | 7 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6 |
Egypt | 4 |
Eritrea | 9 |
Ethiopia | 2 |
Ghana | 3 |
Guinea | 1 |
Guinea / Portugal | 1 |
India | 1 |
Iran | 4 |
Iraq | 4 |
Israel | 1 |
Ivory Coast | 1 |
Latvia | 1 |
Lithuania | 2 |
Nigeria | 17 |
Pakistan | 2 |
Poland | 2 |
Portugal | 1 |
Romania | 13 |
Serbia/Kosovo | 1 |
Slovakia | 8 |
Somalia | 1 |
Spain | 2 |
Sri Lanka | 3 |
Sudan | 4 |
Syria | 3 |
Timor - Leste | 3 |
Tunisia | 1 |
Turkey | 1 |
Uganda | 1 |
United Kingdom | 55 |
United Kingdom/Vietnam | 1 |
United States of America | 5 |
Unknown | 3 |
Vietnam | 93 |
Zambia | 2 |
Zimbabwe | 1 |
Total | 365 |
Asked by: Lord Smith of Hindhead (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children under (1) 12 years of age, and (2) 10 years of age, were identified as potentially trafficked through the National Referral Mechanism in each year between 2010 and 2015.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
The Government views the slavery, including trafficking, of children as a very serious offence, and one which it is committed to tackling. The NRM is the UK’s identification and support mechanism for potential victims of modern slavery. The table below shows:
a) the number children under the age of 16 that were referred to the NRM as potentially trafficked in each year between 2010 and 2015:
b) the number children under 12 years of age that were referred to the NRM as potentially trafficked in each year between 2010 and 2015;
c) the number children under 10 years of age that were referred to the NRM as potentially trafficked in each year between 2010 and 2015.
Year | Total Potential Victims under 16 at Time of Referral (NB. This does not include those aged 16.) | Total Potential Victims under 12 years (NB. This does not include those aged 12 years) | Total Potential Victims under 10 years (NB. This does not include those aged 10 years) |
2010 | 70 | 14 | 9 |
2011 | 95 | 35 | 27 |
2012 | 126 | 52 | 41 |
2013 | 172 | 47 | 34 |
2014 | 293 | 88 | 68 |
2015 | 365 | 61 | 39 |
The table below provides the breakdown of the countries of origin of the 365 children who were identified as potentially trafficked via an NRM referral in the year 2015.
Nationality/ Country of Origin | Total |
Afghanistan | 24 |
Albania | 51 |
Angola | 5 |
Bangladesh | 7 |
Bulgaria | 5 |
Cameroon | 1 |
China | 2 |
Czech Republic | 7 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6 |
Egypt | 4 |
Eritrea | 9 |
Ethiopia | 2 |
Ghana | 3 |
Guinea | 1 |
Guinea / Portugal | 1 |
India | 1 |
Iran | 4 |
Iraq | 4 |
Israel | 1 |
Ivory Coast | 1 |
Latvia | 1 |
Lithuania | 2 |
Nigeria | 17 |
Pakistan | 2 |
Poland | 2 |
Portugal | 1 |
Romania | 13 |
Serbia/Kosovo | 1 |
Slovakia | 8 |
Somalia | 1 |
Spain | 2 |
Sri Lanka | 3 |
Sudan | 4 |
Syria | 3 |
Timor - Leste | 3 |
Tunisia | 1 |
Turkey | 1 |
Uganda | 1 |
United Kingdom | 55 |
United Kingdom/Vietnam | 1 |
United States of America | 5 |
Unknown | 3 |
Vietnam | 93 |
Zambia | 2 |
Zimbabwe | 1 |
Total | 365 |
Asked by: Lord Smith of Hindhead (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children under 16 years of age were identified as potentially trafficked through the National Referral Mechanism in each year between 2010 and 2014.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
The Government views the slavery, including trafficking, of children as a very serious offence, and one which it is committed to tackling. The NRM is the UK’s identification and support mechanism for potential victims of modern slavery. The table below shows:
a) the number children under the age of 16 that were referred to the NRM as potentially trafficked in each year between 2010 and 2015:
b) the number children under 12 years of age that were referred to the NRM as potentially trafficked in each year between 2010 and 2015;
c) the number children under 10 years of age that were referred to the NRM as potentially trafficked in each year between 2010 and 2015.
Year | Total Potential Victims under 16 at Time of Referral (NB. This does not include those aged 16.) | Total Potential Victims under 12 years (NB. This does not include those aged 12 years) | Total Potential Victims under 10 years (NB. This does not include those aged 10 years) |
2010 | 70 | 14 | 9 |
2011 | 95 | 35 | 27 |
2012 | 126 | 52 | 41 |
2013 | 172 | 47 | 34 |
2014 | 293 | 88 | 68 |
2015 | 365 | 61 | 39 |
The table below provides the breakdown of the countries of origin of the 365 children who were identified as potentially trafficked via an NRM referral in the year 2015.
Nationality/ Country of Origin | Total |
Afghanistan | 24 |
Albania | 51 |
Angola | 5 |
Bangladesh | 7 |
Bulgaria | 5 |
Cameroon | 1 |
China | 2 |
Czech Republic | 7 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6 |
Egypt | 4 |
Eritrea | 9 |
Ethiopia | 2 |
Ghana | 3 |
Guinea | 1 |
Guinea / Portugal | 1 |
India | 1 |
Iran | 4 |
Iraq | 4 |
Israel | 1 |
Ivory Coast | 1 |
Latvia | 1 |
Lithuania | 2 |
Nigeria | 17 |
Pakistan | 2 |
Poland | 2 |
Portugal | 1 |
Romania | 13 |
Serbia/Kosovo | 1 |
Slovakia | 8 |
Somalia | 1 |
Spain | 2 |
Sri Lanka | 3 |
Sudan | 4 |
Syria | 3 |
Timor - Leste | 3 |
Tunisia | 1 |
Turkey | 1 |
Uganda | 1 |
United Kingdom | 55 |
United Kingdom/Vietnam | 1 |
United States of America | 5 |
Unknown | 3 |
Vietnam | 93 |
Zambia | 2 |
Zimbabwe | 1 |
Total | 365 |
Asked by: Lord Smith of Hindhead (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people were identified as potentially trafficked through the National Referral Mechanism in each year between 2010 and 2015.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
The table below shows the number of individuals referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) in the UK as potential victims of modern slavery and human trafficking, between 2010 and 2015. The NRM is the UK’s identification and support mechanism for potential victims of modern slavery.
Year | Number of potential victims referred to NRM |
2010 | 714 |
2011 | 946 |
2012 | 1,186 |
2013 | 1,746 |
2014 | 2,340 |
2015 | 3,266 |
A breakdown of referrals is available from published NRM statistics on the National Crime Agency website and can be found here: www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics
Asked by: Lord Smith of Hindhead (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children under 16 years of age were, in 2015, removed from premises where they were being exploited as modern slaves or had been victims of people trafficking.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
Modern slavery including the trafficking of children is an abhorrent crime and this Government is committed to tackling it. The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is the UK’s approach to identifying and supporting all victims of modern slavery.
In 2015 there were a total of 365 children under the age of 16 who were identified as potentially trafficked via an NRM referral.
Asked by: Lord Smith of Hindhead (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children under 16 years of age are currently being held in detention centres; and, of those, how many have been detained for periods of (1) less than six months, (2) six to 12 months, and (3) more than 12 months.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
The United Kingdom ended the routine detention of children under the age of 18 years in immigration removal centres in 2010. However, unaccompanied children under the age of 18 may still be detained in limited, very exceptional circumstances, including at the border pending collection by parents or other relatives, or by local authority Children’s Services. Under paragraph 18B of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 an unaccompanied child detained for the purpose of removal may not be detained for more than 24 hours and may not be held in an immigration removal centre.
Published Home Office data, including age, on individuals entering, leaving or in detention, solely under Immigration Act powers, at immigration removal centres, short-term holding facilities and pre-departure accommodation can be found in the table attached.
The most recent published statistics (Table Dt 13 q) shows that, as at the end of quarter 2 of 2016, there were no children in immigration detention.
Asked by: Lord Smith of Hindhead (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many unaccompanied children under 16 years of age have been granted asylum in the UK in the past (1) six months, and (2) 12 months.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
The Home Office publishes the number of Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children granted asylum in each quarter, by age at initial decision, in table as_09q in volume 3 of the Immigration Statistics asylum data tables. These have been published online on the government website and attached to this answer.
Asked by: Lord Smith of Hindhead (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many unaccompanied child asylum seekers under 16 years of age are currently being held in detention centres; and, of those, how many have been detained for periods of (1) less than six months, (2) six to 12 months, and (3) more than 12 months.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
The United Kingdom ended the routine detention of children under the age of 18 years in immigration removal centres in 2010. However, unaccompanied children under the age of 18 may still be detained in limited, very exceptional circumstances, including at the border pending collection by parents or other relatives, or by local authority Children’s Services. Under paragraph 18B of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 an unaccompanied child detained for the purpose of removal may not be detained for more than 24 hours and may not be held in an immigration removal centre.
Published Home Office data, including age, on individuals entering, leaving or in detention, solely under Immigration Act powers, at immigration removal centres, short-term holding facilities and pre-departure accommodation can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/546763/detention-q2-2016-tabs.ods . The most recent published statistics (Table Dt 13 q) shows that, as at the end of quarter 2 of 2016, there were no children in immigration detention.