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1133679

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date	20/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to include sports coaches in the Position of Trust law.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	267316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>Any sexual activity with a child under 16 is a criminal offence, regardless of whether consent is given. Any non-consensual sexual activity is also a crime, whatever the age of the victim and whatever the relationship between the victim and perpetrator.</p><p> </p><p>I do recognise that there are concerns about those who might abuse their position of power over a 16 or 17-year-old to pressure them into engaging in a sexual relationship. Such behaviour is very likely to be caught by the robust laws we already have in place.</p><p> </p><p>However, we remain absolutely committed to protecting children and young people from sexual abuse and we want to ensure that existing offences are being used effectively to tackle this behaviour, and that those working with young people understand their responsibilities and act appropriately.</p><p> </p><p>My department, working closely with colleagues across government, is taking forward an internal review of the existing law, to check that that it is working effectively and ensuring young people are protected.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 28/06/2019 09:55:14 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1133203

registered interest
date	19/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Committal Proceedings: Council Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many committal proceedings have been started against people for council tax non-payment in each year between 2010 and 2018.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	266683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the numbers of committal orders issued as a result of proceedings against people for council tax non-payment since 2010.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The department does not hold information on how many proceedings have been started.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 28/06/2019 09:39:33 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1133216

registered interest
date	19/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the number of cases where a female was sent to prison and her children were subsequently taken into local authority care in the last 12 months for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	266742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We know female prisoners are more likely than male prisoners to be a primary carer and imprisoned mothers are more likely to be living with their children prior to custody: around 60% of women in prison compared with about 45% of men. However, currently the Ministry of Justice does not routinely capture data about what happens to children when their parents are held in custody.</p><p> </p><p>Lord Farmer’s Review “The Importance of Strengthening Female Offenders' Family and other</p><p>Relationships to Prevent Reoffending and Reduce Intergenerational Crime” was published on 18 June<em>. </em>We welcome Lord Farmer’s report and are committed to moving forward with reforms on this important subject. We will look closely at the report’s findings and recommendations to see how we can best give effect to them. This includes recommendation 5 on improving data collected on the dependants of female offenders.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/06/2019 09:59:39 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1133236

registered interest
date	19/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints his Department has received from witnesses and victims on a failure to provide separate entrances and waiting areas in courts in England and Wales in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	266759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>Over the past three years, the number of complaints recorded about courts in England and Wales not having separate entrances and waiting areas for witnesses and victims is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number recorded</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Our Victims Strategy, published last year, commits to improving court environments with new victim-friendly waiting areas and an emphasis on accessibility for the most vulnerable.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 28/06/2019 09:44:49 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts