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1337254

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2021 to Question 170517 on the reinstatement, after the enactment of forthcoming legislation, of retired magistrates between the ages of 70 and 75, whether (a) all such magistrates will be invited individually to indicate whether they wish to return to the Bench and (b) the transitional process for those magistrates to be reinstated will provide for (i) preference to be given to the most senior magistrates who are willing to travel to courts throughout designated areas facing backlogs of cases, (ii) decisions on reinstatement to be taken at regional level and not at the level of individual courts to maximise (A) availability and (B) flexibility in the deployment of the most experienced reinstated magistrates and (iii) use to be made of the network of Justices' Training, Approvals, Authorisations and Appraisals Committees in managing the return and reallocation of magistrates who retired at age 70 but are about to become eligible for reinstatement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	16778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>When the new mandatory retirement age (MRA) comes into force, there will be a transitional provision to enable retired magistrates to apply to return to the bench, subject to business need. The process by which such applications are to be made and considered will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 21/06/2021 13:50:32 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1337403

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support will be provided for vulnerable women housed as part of his Department’s new temporary accommodation service for prison leavers.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	16853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2021 answer text <p>We are investing more than £20m in supporting prison leavers at risk of homelessness into temporary accommodation. Individuals released from prison will be provided up to 12 weeks of temporary accommodation and will be supported to secure long-term settled accommodation before the end of that 12-week period. Initially launching in five probation regions, the service will support around 3,000 offenders in its first year and will be commencing later this Summer. This service will be in operation during this financial year 2021-22, with a view to scaling up and rolling out nationally, though the Spending Review 2021 will set out the approach for future years.</p><p>The service will take account of the needs of women, including those with complex needs and accommodation provision will be dedicated to single gender usage as required. Community Probation Practitioners, working together with local partners, will be responsible for ensuring that vulnerable female prison leavers receive appropriate support and are provided with housing beyond the 12 weeks emergency accommodation.</p><p>Commissioned Rehabilitation Services are due to start delivery on 26 June 2021 which includes services to assist in accommodation; employment training and education; financial benefit and debt; and personal well-being. These provide a holistic service for all women leaving prison by providers based in the community they are released to. The accommodation service and mentoring service both start pre-release. The mentoring service aims to support those who lack social support make the transition from prison to community and assist in building social networks.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 25/06/2021 13:54:38 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1337407

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Females
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 appointing designated prison officers to act as brokers for housing in women’s prisons.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	16854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to doing all we can to address the issues around female offending. It is vital that we do so to better protect the public and deliver more effective rehabilitation. This includes supporting women when they are leaving prison.</p><p>As part of our commitment to eliminate rough sleeping, we are working across Government with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Welsh Government and Other Government Departments, to address the barriers offenders face in securing suitable accommodation.</p><p>In January, we announced a £70 million investment in accommodation and wider support for prison leavers to cut crime. An integral aspect of that announcement related to the appointment of specialist housing advisor role in up to twenty prisons, four of which are female prisons: HMPs New Hall, Peterborough, Bronzefield and Styal. These specialists will act as brokers for prisoners so that they can get quicker access to accommodation services as they are released.</p><p>These specialists will seek to improve accommodation outcomes for those being released from prison by strengthening partnerships with key stakeholders to identify and unlock any barriers which prevent access to related services or accommodation on release. In addition, they will work with both prison and probation staff to raise understanding and knowledge of housing legislation and issues, including any specific challenges female offenders face accessing accommodation.</p><p>We are investing more than £20m in supporting prison leavers at risk of homelessness into temporary accommodation. Individuals released from prison will be provided up to 12 weeks of temporary accommodation and will be supported into long-term settled accommodation before the end of that 12-week period. Initially launching in five national probation regions, the service will support around 3,000 offenders in its first year and will be commencing in Summer. It will be in operation during the next financial year 2021-22, with a view to scaling up and rolling out nationally, though the Spending Review 2021 will set out the approach for future years.</p><p>The Offender Management in Custody (OMiC) scheme was launched in the women’s estate on 30th April 2021. The bespoke model recognises the different challenges and opportunities of working with women where self-harm and complex needs are of significant concern. Both key work and case management time will be allocated to women based on their level of need in addition to their risk of harm. Women with the most need will receive an enhanced offender management service, with additional engagement time between Prison Offender Manager (POM) and prisoner taking place.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 25/06/2021 13:56:27 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1337410

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to amend English common and tort law to ensure that the ex turpi causa non oritur actio doctrine is applied against plaintiffs in all cases.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	16842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2021 answer text <p>The <em>ex turpi causa non oritur actio</em> doctrine operates in English law so that a claimant will be unable to benefit through the courts for a legal action should it arise from their own illegal act, or an act contrary to public policy. The doctrine is often applied by courts in tort cases to bar recovery by a claimant on public policy grounds – it is an important common law principle that prevents illegality or acts contrary to public policy from being used for personal gain.</p><p> </p><p>There is a separate common law doctrine of illegality, which is subject to its own rules, and may operate to deny or limit recovery. Most claimants will not, however, have committed an illegal act. In such cases, the <em>ex turpi causa</em> doctrine is available to the defence or can be raised by the court of its own motion.</p><p> </p><p>The principle is working in practice and as such, there are no current plans to reform the law.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 25/06/2021 13:23:33 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1337442

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Abortion: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made by the Midlands Coroner investigating the case of abortion pills being used at home at 28 weeks gestation in May 2020.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	16902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has responsibility for coroner law and policy but individual local authorities have operational responsibility for coroner services. Progress in the investigation of the case is a matter for the Senior Coroner concerned.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 25/06/2021 13:38:15 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1337450

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Tribunals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the average time taken between a claimant (a) submitting a tribunal case to appeal a decision made by his Department, (b) having a hearing and (c) receiving an outcome in (i) York and (ii) England in the latest period for which that data is available.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	16892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2021 answer text <p>Information about the average time from submitting an appeal to hearing is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Waiting times are calculated from receipt of an appeal to its final disposal. An appeal is not necessarily disposed of at its first hearing. The final disposal decision on the appeal may be reached after an earlier hearing had been adjourned (which may be directed by the judge for a variety of reasons, such as to seek further evidence), or after an earlier hearing date had been postponed (again, for a variety of reasons, often at the request of the appellant). An appeal may also have been decided at an earlier date by the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS), only for the case to have gone on to the Upper Tribunal, to be returned once again to the First-tier, for its final disposal.</p><p> </p><p>The data requested at c) (i) and (ii) are available up until March 2020 and are published at: www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</p><p> </p><p>The latest period for which data about SSCS are available is January to March 2021. However, they do not include SSCS venue level data due to issues previously identified as the Tribunal was being migrated to a new operational system. The issues are now resolved, and the more granular level data will be made available as soon as they have received further quality assurance.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 25/06/2021 13:21:17 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1337571

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Mothers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Ministry of Justice, in any of its official (1) paperwork, (2) guidance, (3) instructions, (4) manuals, or (5) other documents, (a) has replaced, or (b) intends to replace, the word “mother” with the phrase “parent who has given birth”.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL1153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>As laid out in Hansard, 8 March 2007, Col. 146ws, in 2007, the then Government resolved to shift to gender-neutral drafting of legislation to avoid stereotypes that only men could hold positions of authority.</p><p> </p><p>Notwithstanding, Ministers believe it is entirely appropriate to continue to refer to sex in legislation where helpful for clarity or pertinent (for example, legislation relating to the health needs of women).</p><p> </p><p>In that light, we have not, nor do we intend to, replace the word ‘mother’ with the phrase ‘parent who has given birth' in Departmental paperwork, guidance, instructions, manuals or other documents.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 01/07/2021 15:49:59 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1337578

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners with an Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence and given a Category B status have been released.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL1159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2021 answer text <p>The information needed to provide a comprehensive answer to the question asking how many prisoners with an Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence and given a Category B status have been released could be provided only at disproportionate cost as central data were not stored in a way that it can be filtered by the required fields to obtain the information prior to 2015. Between 2015 and 2020, there were 86 releases of Category B IPP prisoners. This figure does not include re-releases following recall.</p><p> </p><p>As of 31 March 2021, there were 91 Category B prisoners with an IPP sentence that were serving a sentence on recall.</p><p> </p><p>A prisoner’s individual offending behaviour, resettlement needs and individual circumstances (such as medical requirements) may result in an individual being held in a prison of a higher category than their own category. Prisoners will not be allocated to a prison of a lower security category than the security category assigned to them personally.</p><p> </p><p>Note for figures:</p><p>These figures have been drawn from the Public Protection Unit Database and Prison-NOMIS held by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service. As with any large scale recording systems, the figures are subject to possible errors with data migration and processing.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar grouped question UIN HL1160 question first answered 30/06/2021 16:07:39 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1337579

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Category B prisoners with an Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence are currently serving a sentence on recall.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL1160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2021 answer text <p>The information needed to provide a comprehensive answer to the question asking how many prisoners with an Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence and given a Category B status have been released could be provided only at disproportionate cost as central data were not stored in a way that it can be filtered by the required fields to obtain the information prior to 2015. Between 2015 and 2020, there were 86 releases of Category B IPP prisoners. This figure does not include re-releases following recall.</p><p> </p><p>As of 31 March 2021, there were 91 Category B prisoners with an IPP sentence that were serving a sentence on recall.</p><p> </p><p>A prisoner’s individual offending behaviour, resettlement needs and individual circumstances (such as medical requirements) may result in an individual being held in a prison of a higher category than their own category. Prisoners will not be allocated to a prison of a lower security category than the security category assigned to them personally.</p><p> </p><p>Note for figures:</p><p>These figures have been drawn from the Public Protection Unit Database and Prison-NOMIS held by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service. As with any large scale recording systems, the figures are subject to possible errors with data migration and processing.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar grouped question UIN HL1159 question first answered 30/06/2021 16:07:39 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1337580

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Temporary Accommodation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to roll out the Ministry of Justice’s temporary accommodation service for prison leavers to all probation regions in England and Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL1161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2021 answer text <p>We are investing more than £20m in supporting prison leavers at risk of homelessness into temporary accommodation. Individuals released from prison will be provided up to 12 weeks of temporary accommodation and will be supported into long-term settled accommodation before the end of that 12-week period. Initially launching in five national probation regions, the service will support around 3,000 offenders in its first year and will be commencing later this Summer. This service will be in operation during this financial year 2021-22, with a view to scaling up and rolling out nationally, though the Spending Review 2021 will set out the approach for future years.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS will also work in conjunction with MHCLG’s announced funding to support prison leavers at risk of homelessness into private rental tenancies.</p><p> </p><p>Working in collaboration with these initiatives Commissioned Rehabilitation Services are also due to start delivery on 26th June 2021. This will provide further services to assist in accommodation as well as those for employment training and education, financial benefit and debt and personal well-being.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 30/06/2021 16:12:08 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett