Home Affairs Committee
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The Committee was nominated on 13 July 2005 and consists of fourteen Members of Parliament, drawn from the three largest political parties. The House of Commons has appointed the Committee with the task of examining the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Home Office and its associated public bodies.
The Committee chooses its own subjects of inquiry and seeks written and oral evidence from a wide range of relevant groups and individuals. At the end of an inquiry the Committee will usually produce a report setting out its findings and making recommendations to the Government. The Government must respond to each of the report’s recommendations within two months of publication.
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HOME AFFAIRS COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS NEXT STEPS IN TACKLING KNIFE CRIME
The Home Affairs Committee will hold a seminar on Thursday 26 November to discuss the findings and conclusions of its Knife Crime Report, published in June, and the Government’s subsequent response.
The following speakers will give their response to the Report and update the Committee on the current situation:
- Home Office Minister Rt Hon David Hanson MP
- Crispin Blunt MP, on behalf of the Conservative Party
- Paul Holmes MP, on behalf of the Liberal Democrat Party
- Chief Constable Keith Bristow, Head of the Tackling Knives Action Programme, and Chief Constable Alf Hitchcock, representing the Association of Chief Police Officers.
In the second part of the meeting Committee Members will lead a discussion between representatives of the police, medical practitioners, academics and campaigners, focusing on how to take their recommendations forward.
Following the meeting, a summary of the key points raised will be publicised and brought to the attention of the Government.
Committee Chairman, Rt Hon Keith Vaz MP, said:
“We were delighted with the positive response to our Knife Crime Report. However, it is important that select committees follow-up their recommendations, to ensure that they are translated into action. We are therefore bringing together a number of key people involved in tackling knife crime to discuss the next steps in implementing our recommendations.”
The seminar will be held in the Attlee Suite, Portcullis House from 9.30 am. Anyone with an interest in knife crime who wishes to observe should contact Committee staff on 020 7219 6856 by 1pm on Wednesday 25 November.
WHAT'S NEW
Oral Evidence Sessions (see meetings for further details)
Tuesday 24 November 2009, 10.30 am
Wilson Room, Portcullis House
New Identity Commissioner
At 10.30 am
Sir Joseph Pilling, Identity Commissioner
Police Service Strength
At 11.00 am
Deputy Commissioner Tim Godwin, Metropolitan Police Commissioner; Chief Constable Gillian Parker, Bedfordshire Police
At 11.30 am
Chief Constable Colin Port, Avon and Somerset Police
Simon Humberstone, Executive, IBM Global Business Services and Director, Southwest One Board, and Chief Constable Colin Port, Avon and Somerset Police
At 12 noon
Rt Hon David Hanson MP, Minister of State Home Office
18 November 2009
The work of the Serious and Organised Crime Agency
Publication of Report
1 August 2009
Managing Migration — The Points Based System
Publication of Report
Press Release
22 July 2009
The Macpherson Report — Ten Years On
Publication of Report
21 July 2009
Bogus Colleges
Publication of Report
19 July 2009
The Cost of Policing Football Matches
Publication of Report
3 July 2009
Project CONTEST: Government's Counter-Terrorism Strategy
Publication of Report
CURRENT INQUIRIES
The Home Office's Response to Terrorist Attacks
The Cocaine Trade
Role of the Home Secretary in relation to the UK-US Extradition Treaty
Police Numbers
The work of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA)
The work of the UK Borders Agency
The e-Borders Programme
The work of the Home Office
Missing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children
The Future of the Forensic Service
