asked Her Majesty's Government:
What steps the Office of the Provost Marshal (Army) has taken to reinvigorate the information technology strategy to support the intelligence and covert operations of the Royal Military Police Special Investigation Branch; and [HL1510]
What steps have been taken consequent to the report of H M Inspectors of Constabulary into the Service Police to increase the resourcing of the Service Police Crime Bureau and to clarify its roles and responsibilities; and [HL1511]
What are the arrangements for forensic warrant officers from the Royal Military Police Special Investigation Branch to be allocated periods of refresher training at the National Training Centre in Durham; how many such allocations have been made and completed; and how many are forthcoming; and [HL1512]
What steps the Royal Military Police Special Investigation Branch has taken to recruit a civilian head of profession for forensic services; and [HL1513]
Whether the Office of the Provost Marshal (Army) has considered taking fingerprints and DNA samples from all potential Royal Military Police applicants for speculative search against relevant databases; and [HL1514]
What steps the Office of the Provost Marshal (Army) has taken to identify options for reducing the case sizes of minor offences. [HL1515]
I refer the noble Lord to my Answer of 25 January 2007 (Official Report, col. WA 252-54).
asked Her Majesty's Government:
What progress has been made on developing a register of Territorial Army skills to improve the use by the Royal Military Police Special Investigation Branch of any Home Office police skills held by reserve personnel; and [HL1574]
Whether the Office of the Provost Marshal (Army) has undertaken a review of the tenure policies for all specialist postings within the Royal Military Police Special Investigation Branch; and whether the Office considered developing specialist career paths as part of this review; and [HL1575]
Whether the Office of the Provost Marshal (Army) has undertaken a review of the course portfolio of the Defence Police College; and whether this review considered the benefits of computer-based distance learning to remove training gaps; and [HL1576]
Whether the Royal Military Police Special Investigation Branch has developed an action plan to progress the race equality scheme; and [HL1577]
Whether there are plans for regular independent inspection of the Royal Military Police; and, if so, by whom such inspections will be made. [HL1578]
I refer the noble Lord to my Answer of 25 January 2007 (Official Report, col. WA 252-254).