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1081731

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date	04/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Homicide: Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many instances of a Serious Further Offence review of murder has resulted in the perpetrator being (a) charged and (b) convicted where the supervisory agency has been (i) the National Probation Service and (b) a Community Rehabilitation Company in each year since 2014 in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	228067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The number of offenders managed by (i) the National Probation Service (NPS) and (ii) a Community Rehabilitation Company who were (a) charged with murder and (b) subsequently convicted of murder in each year since 2014 in England and Wales is given in the table below. The number of convictions is a provisional figure and is subject to change as some cases have not yet reached conclusion.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, there was an offender supervised by the NPS in 2015 and another in 2016 who were charged with a lesser offence but eventually convicted of murder. Similarly, there was an offender supervised by a CRC in 2015 and three offenders supervised by a CRC in 2018 who were charged with a lesser offender but eventually convicted of murder.</p><p> </p><p>A Serious Further Offence (SFO) review is triggered where an offender under statutory supervision in the community is charged with a qualifying offence – a “notification”. However, in cases where charges are dropped in the three-month period for the SFO review to be produced, the SFO review will not be completed.</p><p> </p><p>SFOs are rare. Less than 0.1% of offenders under statutory supervision are convicted of murder, and less than 0.5% convicted of any SFO. Nonetheless, every single SFO is taken extremely seriously, and in all cases a review is carried out to identify any lessons for the better management of future cases.</p><p> </p><p>The probation caseload, counted in September of each year was: 2015 – 127,000, 2016 – 181,000, 2017 – 185,000 and 2018 – 180,000. The CRCs have a much larger proportion of the caseload than the NPS.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>(i)National Probation Service</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>(ii) Community Rehabilitation Companies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a)Number of Notifications (charges)</p></td><td><p>(b) Number of Convictions</p></td><td><p>(a) Number of Notifications (charges)</p></td><td><p>(b) Number of Convictions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><ol><li>Under the Offender Rehabilitation Act (ORA) 2014 offenders serving short prison sentences are now released on licence. As a direct and predicted result, there has been an increase in the number of SFO notifications as a result of ORA. This does not mean that a greater proportion of offenders under statutory probation supervision are being charged with SFOs. The increase plateaued in 2017.</li><li>The number of ORA only includes cases those cases that would not have previously fallen in scope of the SFO procedures as mentioned above. Cases that were sentenced to an ORA sentence of less than 12 months, but who were previously and concurrently subject to probation intervention, have not been captured within this figure. For example, the offender was subject to a community order (CO), when he was further sentenced to under 12 month sentence under ORA. If the CO was active at the time of the SFO, it would have qualified regardless of the ORA sentence, so has not been counted in the ORA numbers.</li><li>Data Sources and Quality .We have drawn these figures from administrative IT systems which, as with some large-scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</li></ol> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/03/2019 17:29:14 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1081759

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Veterans: Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing mentoring services for all veterans who leave prison.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	227955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>A background of military service is generally a positive factor in the rehabilitation of individuals who have been convicted and sent to custody. A mentoring scheme, being delivered by a military charity is currently being evaluated by the department’s Justice Data Lab to assess its impact on reoffending rates.</p><p> </p><p>Mentoring services may differ in their aims, content and the nature of the mentor-mentee relationship, for example when working to a clear purpose with defined outcomes such as finding employment or reintegrating into the community. However, suitability for mentoring depends on a number of factors, and may not be appropriate in all cases. It is important from the outset to carry out a thorough assessment of the mentee’s needs and risks.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 228568 228576 question first answered 12/03/2019 17:31:25 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1081864

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce wait times for Her Majesties Courts and Tribunals Service.
tabling member constituency	Tynemouth
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Campbell
uin	227973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>It is a procedural requirement across courts and tribunals to deal with the case efficiently and expeditiously. Listing is a judicial responsibility and function, and the judiciary, in consultation with Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service, regularly review performance across all jurisdictions. Appropriate action is taken in response to any emerging issues, including to reduce waiting times if this is needed. This may include changes to the allocation of resources.</p><p> </p><p>Over £1bn is being invested in transforming the courts &amp; tribunal service, making the justice system simpler to access, convenient to use and more efficient to run; using digital technology to bring the processes of justice into the 21st century.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/03/2019 17:24:36 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	529 label Biography information for Sir Alan Campbell

1081891

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on recruiting probation officers in (a) England and (b) North West; and how many vacancies there are in each of those areas.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	228148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>There were 3,352 FTE band 4 probation officers in post as at 31 December 2018. This figure shows a broadly stable trend with a small increase of 9 (0.3%) since 30 September 2018 and a small decrease of 17 (0.5%) compared to 31 December 2017. In the last year, 707 Probation Service Officers (PSO) were appointed, some of whom will be training to become qualified Probation Officers (PO).</p><p> </p><p>As at December 2018, there were 544 FTE probation Officers in post in the North West Probation Service Division.</p><p> </p><p>We are recruiting more staff into the National Probation Service to reduce the reliance on agency staff. Changes to the recruitment process and eligibility criteria for probation officers have been made resulting in increases in both the volume and diversity of probation officer applicants. A national campaign to recruit probation officers is currently underway and successful candidates will start in July 2019.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS does not publish data on numbers of vacancies.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 228153 question first answered 12/03/2019 17:30:21 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1081892

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report entitled, An inspection of North West Division National Probation Service, published by HM Inspectorate of Probation in February 2019, what steps he is taking to ensure that probation staff are trained on the policy requirements in relation to the use of remote technology.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	228149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation found that the National Probation Service’s leadership team in the North West is focused on delivering a high-quality service. It assessed the work of the Division overall as “Good”.</p><p> </p><p>The Inspectorate made eight recommendations for improvement, A programme of building improvement works has already been completed and an action plan has been drawn up to address the remaining recommendations. This was sent to the Inspectorate on 4 March.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 228150 228151 228152 question first answered 12/03/2019 17:31:17 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1081893

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report entitled, An inspection of North West Division National Probation Service, published by HM Inspectorate of Probation in February 2019, what steps is he taking to ensure that the premises in the North West used by the Probation Service are of an adequate standard.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	228150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation found that the National Probation Service’s leadership team in the North West is focused on delivering a high-quality service. It assessed the work of the Division overall as “Good”.</p><p> </p><p>The Inspectorate made eight recommendations for improvement, A programme of building improvement works has already been completed and an action plan has been drawn up to address the remaining recommendations. This was sent to the Inspectorate on 4 March.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 228149 228151 228152 question first answered 12/03/2019 17:31:17 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1081894

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report entitled, An inspection of North West Division National Probation Service, published by HM Inspectorate of Probation in February 2019, what steps is he taking to ensure that probation staff are able to use court staff facilities.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	228151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation found that the National Probation Service’s leadership team in the North West is focused on delivering a high-quality service. It assessed the work of the Division overall as “Good”.</p><p> </p><p>The Inspectorate made eight recommendations for improvement, A programme of building improvement works has already been completed and an action plan has been drawn up to address the remaining recommendations. This was sent to the Inspectorate on 4 March.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 228149 228150 228152 question first answered 12/03/2019 17:31:17 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1081895

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report entitled, An inspection of North West Division National Probation Service, published by HM Inspectorate of Probation in February 2019, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) risk management plans in relation to domestic abuse and (b) the reporting to courts of plans are improved.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	228152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation found that the National Probation Service’s leadership team in the North West is focused on delivering a high-quality service. It assessed the work of the Division overall as “Good”.</p><p> </p><p>The Inspectorate made eight recommendations for improvement, A programme of building improvement works has already been completed and an action plan has been drawn up to address the remaining recommendations. This was sent to the Inspectorate on 4 March.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 228149 228150 228151 question first answered 12/03/2019 17:31:17 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1081896

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: Agency Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps are being taken to reduce the number of agency staff employed by the Probation Service.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	228153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>There were 3,352 FTE band 4 probation officers in post as at 31 December 2018. This figure shows a broadly stable trend with a small increase of 9 (0.3%) since 30 September 2018 and a small decrease of 17 (0.5%) compared to 31 December 2017. In the last year, 707 Probation Service Officers (PSO) were appointed, some of whom will be training to become qualified Probation Officers (PO).</p><p> </p><p>As at December 2018, there were 544 FTE probation Officers in post in the North West Probation Service Division.</p><p> </p><p>We are recruiting more staff into the National Probation Service to reduce the reliance on agency staff. Changes to the recruitment process and eligibility criteria for probation officers have been made resulting in increases in both the volume and diversity of probation officer applicants. A national campaign to recruit probation officers is currently underway and successful candidates will start in July 2019.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS does not publish data on numbers of vacancies.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 228148 question first answered 12/03/2019 17:30:21 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1081928

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Knives: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions for (a) carrying a knife and (b) knife-related crime resulted in a sentence of (i) up to six months, (ii) six to 12 months and (iii) over 12 months in the last three years for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	227981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Data that includes the number of defendants prosecuted and sentenced for (i) up to six months, (ii) six to 12 months and (iii) over 12 months custody for possessing an article with a blade or point has been published up to December 2017 and can be found in the ‘Outcomes by offence data tool’, available at the following link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733981/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2017-update.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733981/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2017-update.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Select ‘10D Possession of an article with blade or point’ in the ‘Offence’ filter. The number of defendants prosecuted can be found in row 23 and custodial sentence lengths can be found from row 55.</p><p> </p><p>Identifying the number of prosecutions and custodial sentence lengths for all knife-related offences is not possible within proportionate costs, as there are a range of offences that an offender can be charged with. It would require manual searches of court records, and instances would be recorded under broader offence categories, such as for causing grievous bodily harm, which do not distinguish the use of a knife.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/03/2019 17:26:26 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell