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HANSARDCompliance Improvement ReviewOn 9 May 2019 I made a written ministerial statement to notify Parliament of compliance risks that MI5 had identified and reported within certain technology environments used to…15 Jul 2019HANSARDViolent Crime: Young PeopleI have long said that we need to tackle crime, especially serious violence, on many fronts, and that means making sure that the police are properly resourced so that we have…15 Jul 2019HANSARDViolent Crime: Young PeopleWhen it comes to early intervention, youth activities, youth clubs and the kind of thing we have just heard about in Southend are the sort of important work that we want to…15 Jul 2019HANSARDViolent Crime: Young PeopleThe hon. Lady raises an important point and it shows precisely why we are planning to introduce the public health duty—to get more Departments and public agencies to work together…15 Jul 2019HANSARDViolent Crime: Young PeopleI happily join my hon. Friend in commending that work. The work being done there locally and similar work across the country shows the power of early intervention. That is why we…15 Jul 2019HANSARDViolent Crime: Young PeopleMy hon. Friend has led an excellent local campaign and I commend him for it. As he will know, Essex police has received £1.7 million from the £100 million extra funding to tackle…15 Jul 2019HANSARDViolent Crime: Young PeopleDiverting young people away from crime is at the heart of our approach to tackling serious violence. Factors such as domestic abuse, truancy and substance abuse can make a young…15 Jul 2019HANSARDDisclosure and Barring ServiceSometimes, when there are delays, they will probably be very case-specific, so it is hard to attribute fault, but my hon. Friend is right to raise the need for speedy checks.…15 Jul 2019HANSARDDisclosure and Barring ServiceI understand that the hon. Lady has had a meeting recently with the victims Minister, the Under-Secretary of State for Justice, my hon. Friend the Member for Charnwood (Edward…15 Jul 2019HANSARDDisclosure and Barring ServiceI thank my hon. Friend for the work she has been doing for several years to encourage more people, particularly young people, to take part in sport. She is right about the current…15 Jul 2019HANSARDDisclosure and Barring ServiceThe House will be aware that there have problems with the service in recent years. As a result, a number of changes are being made and performance is up. In fact, a new chief…15 Jul 2019HANSARDDisclosure and Barring ServiceThe Disclosure and Barring Service is a vital part of the safeguarding regime. The DBS issued more than 5 million certificates last year, which was more than the previous year.…15 Jul 2019HANSARDViolent Crime: Young PeopleI very much agree with the right hon. Lady about the need for more police. That is why we had a record settlement this year, which included, for example, more than £28 million…15 Jul 2019HANSARDViolent Crime: Young PeopleThe right hon. Lady has mentioned an important partner in tackling serious violence, and the Children’s Commissioner is part of the serious violence taskforce and we listen to her…15 Jul 2019HANSARDHostile State ActivityAcross Government, we are taking a broad range of legislative, diplomatic and operational action to prevent, disrupt and deter hostile state activity.15 Jul 2019HANSARDAnthony Grainger Inquiry ReportToday the Anthony Grainger public inquiry has published its final report, which has been laid before the House. Anthony Grainger was shot dead on 3 March 2012 by an armed firearms…11 Jul 2019HANSARDWindrush Lessons Learned ReviewThe terms of reference for the Windrush lessons learned review set out that the aim was to publish the report by 31 March 2019. On 8 July 2019, the independent adviser to the…11 Jul 2019HANSARDWindrush Generation: Compensation SchemeThe Government deeply regret what has happened to some members of the Windrush generation and when I became Home Secretary I made clear that responding to this was a priority. The…04 Jul 2019HANSARDCrown Dependencies and Overseas Territories: Beneficial Ownership InformationToday I am laying before the House the 18-month statutory review of the implementation of the exchange of notes on beneficial ownership between the United Kingdom, Crown…27 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Crime Agency Retention of Specialist SkillsI am today laying before the House of Commons a departmental minute on the use of contingent liability by the Home Office for the NCA retention of specialist skills (ROSS)…27 Jun 2019