Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people referred to the National Referral Mechanism were (a) males over 18, (b) males over 18 who are British residents, (c) males over 18 who go on to get a positive decision, (d) females over 18, (e) females over 18 who are British residents, (f) females over 18 who go on to get a positive decision, (g) males under 18, (h) males under 18 who are British residents, (i) males under 18 who go on to get a positive decision, (j) females under 18 in total, (k) females under 18 who are British residents and (l) females under 18 who go on to get a positive decision in each of the last five years.

There is no data available on the number of National Referral Mechanism (NRM) referrals made due to gang involvement. Data on the outcome of referrals for the last five years as well as the nationality, age and gender of those referred is publicly available on the National Crime Agency (NCA) website: http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics/2017-nrm-statistics/884-nrm-annual-report-2017