Oppression: Emergency Calls
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of responses from 999 and 111 services to victims in the UK of transnational repression.
Answered by Dan Jarvis
If individuals think they are a victim of any form of state directed activity, they should report this to police via the established mechanisms - 101, 999, or at a local police station.
We have carefully considered, in consultation with Counter Terrorism Policing, how best to encourage reporting and ensure that reports received are treated seriously and dealt with appropriately.
The existing functions have been found to be efficient, effective, and widely recognised, with trained officers and staff dealing with crime reporting on a 24/7 basis. This ensures policing can respond to the situation as it presents, including immediate deployment of police in an emergency if necessary.
These existing mechanisms also ensure victims receive the support and protection they need.
Translators and language support are embedded within existing reporting mechanisms, and work is underway to ensure those providing interpretation for policing understand the nature of TNR, supporting accurate referral and victim confidence.
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