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1172208

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Abortion: Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Infant Life Preservation Act 1929, how many people have been convicted in each category of offence of child destruction for performing abortions on other people in each of the last 30 years.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	6068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes statistics on the number of convictions for child destruction. This is available for each year since 2008 up to 2018, in the Outcomes by Offence data tool available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802314/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802314/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><ul><li>Select ‘4.3 Child Destruction’ in the Offence filter; convictions can be found in row 25.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The number of convictions for child destruction in the years between 1992 (the earliest available in the court proceedings database) and 2007, can be found in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 28/01/2020 18:00:08 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name PQ 6068 table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1172226

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Records: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment has he made of the implications for his policies on the disclosure of criminal records of the Supreme Court judgement of 30 January 2019 on that matter.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	6158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>We believe that offenders should have the opportunity to learn from their mistakes and move ahead positively with their lives while ensuring ensure the public are adequately protected.</p><p>The criminal records disclosure regime is designed to help employers make informed recruitment decisions through the disclosure of appropriate and relevant information, particularly for roles involving children and vulnerable adults.</p><p> </p><p>My department is working closely with the Home Office to respond to the Supreme Court judgment in P and others.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 28/01/2020 18:00:38 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1172302

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates: Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Lay Magistrates have been subject to disciplinary action in each of the last 10 years; and what the (a) reason and (b) outcome was of that action.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	6074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) publishes statements, on behalf of the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice, about judicial disciplinary cases which have resulted in a sanction on its website at: <a href="https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/disciplinary-statements/2020/" target="_blank">https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/disciplinary-statements/2020/</a></p><p>Additionally, for 2013/14-2018/19, data about judicial office holders subject to disciplinary sanction is available in the JCIO’s annual reports at: <a href="https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/reports-publications/" target="_blank">https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/reports-publications/</a></p><p>The annual reports of the JCIO and its predecessor, the Office for Judicial Complaints, covering the years 2006/7-2018/19 are available in the Library of the House. Data on disciplinary action in the reports is broken down by the following types of judicial office holders - the courts judiciary, tribunals judiciary, coroners and magistrates, and sanctions imposed.</p><p>The publicly available information does not break the data down by office (Lay Magistrates, Deputy District Judges etc), but the action needed to obtain this information would give rise to a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 6075 6076 6077 6078 6079 question first answered 29/01/2020 11:55:25 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1172303

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judges: Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Deputy District Judges have been subject to disciplinary action in each of the last 10 years; and what the (a) reason and (b) outcome was of that action.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	6075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) publishes statements, on behalf of the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice, about judicial disciplinary cases which have resulted in a sanction on its website at: <a href="https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/disciplinary-statements/2020/" target="_blank">https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/disciplinary-statements/2020/</a></p><p>Additionally, for 2013/14-2018/19, data about judicial office holders subject to disciplinary sanction is available in the JCIO’s annual reports at: <a href="https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/reports-publications/" target="_blank">https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/reports-publications/</a></p><p>The annual reports of the JCIO and its predecessor, the Office for Judicial Complaints, covering the years 2006/7-2018/19 are available in the Library of the House. Data on disciplinary action in the reports is broken down by the following types of judicial office holders - the courts judiciary, tribunals judiciary, coroners and magistrates, and sanctions imposed.</p><p>The publicly available information does not break the data down by office (Lay Magistrates, Deputy District Judges etc), but the action needed to obtain this information would give rise to a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 6074 6076 6077 6078 6079 question first answered 29/01/2020 11:55:25 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1172305

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judges: Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many District Judges have been subject to disciplinary action in each of the last 10 years; and what the (a) reason and (b) outcome was of that action.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	6076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) publishes statements, on behalf of the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice, about judicial disciplinary cases which have resulted in a sanction on its website at: <a href="https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/disciplinary-statements/2020/" target="_blank">https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/disciplinary-statements/2020/</a></p><p>Additionally, for 2013/14-2018/19, data about judicial office holders subject to disciplinary sanction is available in the JCIO’s annual reports at: <a href="https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/reports-publications/" target="_blank">https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/reports-publications/</a></p><p>The annual reports of the JCIO and its predecessor, the Office for Judicial Complaints, covering the years 2006/7-2018/19 are available in the Library of the House. Data on disciplinary action in the reports is broken down by the following types of judicial office holders - the courts judiciary, tribunals judiciary, coroners and magistrates, and sanctions imposed.</p><p>The publicly available information does not break the data down by office (Lay Magistrates, Deputy District Judges etc), but the action needed to obtain this information would give rise to a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 6074 6075 6077 6078 6079 question first answered 29/01/2020 11:55:25 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1172306

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Recorders: Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Recorders have been subject to disciplinary action in each of the last 10 years; and what the (a) reason and (b) outcome was of that action.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	6077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) publishes statements, on behalf of the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice, about judicial disciplinary cases which have resulted in a sanction on its website at: <a href="https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/disciplinary-statements/2020/" target="_blank">https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/disciplinary-statements/2020/</a></p><p>Additionally, for 2013/14-2018/19, data about judicial office holders subject to disciplinary sanction is available in the JCIO’s annual reports at: <a href="https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/reports-publications/" target="_blank">https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/reports-publications/</a></p><p>The annual reports of the JCIO and its predecessor, the Office for Judicial Complaints, covering the years 2006/7-2018/19 are available in the Library of the House. Data on disciplinary action in the reports is broken down by the following types of judicial office holders - the courts judiciary, tribunals judiciary, coroners and magistrates, and sanctions imposed.</p><p>The publicly available information does not break the data down by office (Lay Magistrates, Deputy District Judges etc), but the action needed to obtain this information would give rise to a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 6074 6075 6076 6078 6079 question first answered 29/01/2020 11:55:25 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1172307

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judges: Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Circuit Judges have been subject to disciplinary action in each of the last 10 years; and what the (a) reason and (b) outcome was of that action.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	6078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) publishes statements, on behalf of the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice, about judicial disciplinary cases which have resulted in a sanction on its website at: <a href="https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/disciplinary-statements/2020/" target="_blank">https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/disciplinary-statements/2020/</a></p><p>Additionally, for 2013/14-2018/19, data about judicial office holders subject to disciplinary sanction is available in the JCIO’s annual reports at: <a href="https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/reports-publications/" target="_blank">https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/reports-publications/</a></p><p>The annual reports of the JCIO and its predecessor, the Office for Judicial Complaints, covering the years 2006/7-2018/19 are available in the Library of the House. Data on disciplinary action in the reports is broken down by the following types of judicial office holders - the courts judiciary, tribunals judiciary, coroners and magistrates, and sanctions imposed.</p><p>The publicly available information does not break the data down by office (Lay Magistrates, Deputy District Judges etc), but the action needed to obtain this information would give rise to a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 6074 6075 6076 6077 6079 question first answered 29/01/2020 11:55:25 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1172308

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judges: Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many High Court Judges have been subject to disciplinary action in each of the last 10 years; and what the (a) reason and (b) outcome was of that action.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	6079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) publishes statements, on behalf of the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice, about judicial disciplinary cases which have resulted in a sanction on its website at: <a href="https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/disciplinary-statements/2020/" target="_blank">https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/disciplinary-statements/2020/</a></p><p>Additionally, for 2013/14-2018/19, data about judicial office holders subject to disciplinary sanction is available in the JCIO’s annual reports at: <a href="https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/reports-publications/" target="_blank">https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/reports-publications/</a></p><p>The annual reports of the JCIO and its predecessor, the Office for Judicial Complaints, covering the years 2006/7-2018/19 are available in the Library of the House. Data on disciplinary action in the reports is broken down by the following types of judicial office holders - the courts judiciary, tribunals judiciary, coroners and magistrates, and sanctions imposed.</p><p>The publicly available information does not break the data down by office (Lay Magistrates, Deputy District Judges etc), but the action needed to obtain this information would give rise to a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 6074 6075 6076 6077 6078 question first answered 29/01/2020 11:55:25 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1172334

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
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 abolishing prison sentences of six months and less.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	6092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>We are clear that sentencing must match the severity of the crime, and public protection is our priority. Custody should only be used as a last resort and community sentences will continue to be an important part of punishing and rehabilitating offenders.</p><p> </p><p>In the Queen’s speech in December, the Government announced plans to introduce new sentencing laws. Ahead of any legislation, we intend to canvass proposals in a White Paper. This will contain proposals for community penalties that offer an appropriate level of punishment, while tackling the underlying drivers of re-offending.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 29/01/2020 11:49:31 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1172335

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
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 effect of prison sentences of six months on reducing rates of reoffending.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	6093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>We are clear that sentencing must match the severity of a crime, and public protection is our priority.</p><p>The latest proven reoffending rate for adult offenders released from sentences of six months or less in the quarter July to September 2017 was almost two thirds (64.8%).</p><p>If we are to break the cycle of reoffending, solutions will often lie in community sentences, including those which address offenders’ behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, or provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community. However, sentencers should continue to have the option of imposing a short custodial sentence, where appropriate.</p><p>In the Queen’s speech in December, the Government announced plans to introduce new sentencing laws. Ahead of any legislation, we intend to canvass proposals in a White Paper. This will contain proposals for community penalties that offer an appropriate level of punishment, while tackling the underlying drivers of re-offending.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 29/01/2020 11:51:41 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans