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61208

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Life Imprisonment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many life sentence prisoners were moved into open prisons in each month between January 2010 and December 2013.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	200046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>Data held centrally on prisoners transferred to open prisons does not distinguish between different types of indeterminate sentenced prisoner. Indeterminate sentences include those serving mandatory, discretionary and automatic life sentences and those serving Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences.</p><p> </p><p>Identifying which prisoners were serving life sentences would require a manual trawl of records, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 03/07/2014 16:20:33 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

61209

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Public Defender Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which barristers are employed by the Public Defence Service; and what day rates each such person charges.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	200015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>In a joint statement with the Bar Council, the Criminal Bar Association and the Circuit Leaders, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed that normal working relationships have been restored and there is no need to expand the PDS Advocacy Unit further.</p><p> </p><p>As at 10th July 2014, the following Barristers have commenced employment with the PDS:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Queens Counsel</strong></p><p>David Aubrey QC</p><p>Gregory Bull QC</p><p>John Burton QC</p><p>Alun Jenkins QC</p><p>Andrew Lamb QC</p><p>Stephen Leslie QC</p><p>Michael Wood QC</p><p> </p><p><strong>Juniors</strong></p><p>Lisa Hennessey</p><p>Robin Howat</p><p>Tom Mitchell</p><p>Gerald Mohabir</p><p>Emma Nott</p><p>Simon Perkins</p><p>Adam Roxborough</p><p>Martin L. Sharpe</p><p>Peter Woodall</p><p>George Zachary</p><p>As employed Barristers no day rates are charged for work done.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 14/07/2014 12:57:11 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

61210

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Public Defender Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many barristers have been employed by the Public Defence Service in each month since January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	200016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Since January 2014 the PDS has employed the following number of Barristers (Full Time Equivalent):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>January 2014</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2014</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2014</p></td><td><p>4.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>6.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 14/07/2014 12:58:43 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

61211

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Public Defender Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on advertising vacancies in the Public Defence Service in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	200017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>£15,494.72 has been spent on advertising vacancies within the PDS in 2014. This includes vacancies for Accredited Police Station Representatives as well as for Queens Counsel and Higher Courts Advocates.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 14/07/2014 13:00:09 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

61212

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Public Defender Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on the Public Defence Service in each month of 2014.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	200018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jan</p></td><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>Mar</p></td><td><p>Apr</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total Monthly Expenditure</p></td><td><p>£174,484</p></td><td><p>£229,646</p></td><td><p>£362,060</p></td><td><p>£268,849</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The rise in cost over the periods January to April is due to the recruitment of advocates in readiness for the PDS Advocacy service, and the inclusion of accruals in March for costs relating to IT enhancements and facilities management.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 14/07/2014 14:13:12 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

60852

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Michael Wheatley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what grounds Michael Wheatley was moved to an open prison.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	199680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>It would not be appropriate to place in the public domain information specific to the parole review and advice received by the independent Parole Board in respect of an individual prisoner.</p><p> </p><p>However, an indeterminate sentence prisoner is transferred to open conditions only after a robust risk assessment and, in most cases, upon the recommendation of the independent Parole Board. In making its risk assessment, the Parole Board is provided with reports from a range of professional staff from within the National Offender Management Service, all of whom can be required to attend the Parole Board hearing and give evidence directly to the Board if required to do so. In making its recommendation, the Board's overriding priority at all times is the safety of the public.</p><p> </p><p>For many prisoners, open prisons provide a controlled environment, more closely akin to the outside community, in which to support resettlement and assess risk, in order to inform decision-making on potential eventual release. Open prisons provide such prisoners with an opportunity to establish stronger links with their family and to develop suitable employment and accommodation plans in time for their eventual release. Indeterminate sentence prisoners who fail to comply with the regime or whose behaviour gives cause for concern are swiftly returned to secure conditions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Decisions as to whether to accept a Parole Board recommendation to transfer an indeterminate sentence prisoner to open conditions or to direct the transfer of such a prisoner without a Parole Board recommendation are taken by officials within the National Offender Management Service on behalf of Ministers, in accordance with the <em>Carltona</em> principle. Such decisions are not referred to Ministers – this is in line with 1994 and 2006 guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The public have understandable concerns in the light of this case of a failure to return from temporary release from open prison, which led to a further offence. Keeping the public safe is our priority and we will not allow the actions of a small minority of offenders to undermine public confidence in the prison system. The number of temporary release failures remains very low; less that one failure in every 1,000 releases and about five in every 100,000 releases involving alleged offending, but we take each and every incident seriously. The Government has already ordered immediate changes to tighten up the system as a matter of urgency. With immediate effect, prisoners will no longer be transferred to open conditions if they have previously absconded from open prisons; or if they have failed to return or reoffended whilst released on temporary licence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 16/06/2014 17:01:05 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

60853

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Michael Wheatley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether approval was sought from Ministers for the decision to move Michael Wheatley to an open prison.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	199681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>It would not be appropriate to place in the public domain information specific to the parole review and advice received by the independent Parole Board in respect of an individual prisoner.</p><p> </p><p>However, an indeterminate sentence prisoner is transferred to open conditions only after a robust risk assessment and, in most cases, upon the recommendation of the independent Parole Board. In making its risk assessment, the Parole Board is provided with reports from a range of professional staff from within the National Offender Management Service, all of whom can be required to attend the Parole Board hearing and give evidence directly to the Board if required to do so. In making its recommendation, the Board's overriding priority at all times is the safety of the public.</p><p> </p><p>For many prisoners, open prisons provide a controlled environment, more closely akin to the outside community, in which to support resettlement and assess risk, in order to inform decision-making on potential eventual release. Open prisons provide such prisoners with an opportunity to establish stronger links with their family and to develop suitable employment and accommodation plans in time for their eventual release. Indeterminate sentence prisoners who fail to comply with the regime or whose behaviour gives cause for concern are swiftly returned to secure conditions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Decisions as to whether to accept a Parole Board recommendation to transfer an indeterminate sentence prisoner to open conditions or to direct the transfer of such a prisoner without a Parole Board recommendation are taken by officials within the National Offender Management Service on behalf of Ministers, in accordance with the <em>Carltona</em> principle. Such decisions are not referred to Ministers – this is in line with 1994 and 2006 guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The public have understandable concerns in the light of this case of a failure to return from temporary release from open prison, which led to a further offence. Keeping the public safe is our priority and we will not allow the actions of a small minority of offenders to undermine public confidence in the prison system. The number of temporary release failures remains very low; less that one failure in every 1,000 releases and about five in every 100,000 releases involving alleged offending, but we take each and every incident seriously. The Government has already ordered immediate changes to tighten up the system as a matter of urgency. With immediate effect, prisoners will no longer be transferred to open conditions if they have previously absconded from open prisons; or if they have failed to return or reoffended whilst released on temporary licence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 16/06/2014 17:15:39 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

60854

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Michael Wheatley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether approval was sought from any Minister for the decision to release Michael Wheatley on temporary licence.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	199682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>Approval was not sought from any Minister for the decision to release Michael Wheatley on temporary licence, as the policy does not require Ministerial approval before a prisoner is approved for release on temporary licence (RoTL). This has been the case since 1994. In accordance with the policy, as laid down in Prison Service Order 6300, the Deputy Governor at HMP Standford Hill approved RoTL for Michael Wheatley, on a recommendation from a RoTL risk assessment board at that prison.</p><p> </p><p>Mr Wheatley's Resettlement Day Release was authorised to facilitate his potential resettlement into the community and to assess his ongoing risk, to inform the Parole Board's future decision as to his suitability for release into the community on life licence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 199683 question first answered 16/06/2014 14:49:23 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

60855

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Michael Wheatley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what grounds Michael Wheatley was released on temporary licence.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	199683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>Approval was not sought from any Minister for the decision to release Michael Wheatley on temporary licence, as the policy does not require Ministerial approval before a prisoner is approved for release on temporary licence (RoTL). This has been the case since 1994. In accordance with the policy, as laid down in Prison Service Order 6300, the Deputy Governor at HMP Standford Hill approved RoTL for Michael Wheatley, on a recommendation from a RoTL risk assessment board at that prison.</p><p> </p><p>Mr Wheatley's Resettlement Day Release was authorised to facilitate his potential resettlement into the community and to assess his ongoing risk, to inform the Parole Board's future decision as to his suitability for release into the community on life licence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 199682 question first answered 16/06/2014 14:49:23 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

60472

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours of (a) initial and (b) on-the-job training is provided to prison (i) governors and (ii) staff on (A) diversity and equality and (B) issues relating to radicalisation of prisoners.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	199478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>A range of equality and diversity training is available to all prison staff. Equalities awareness is also embedded in all business specific learning. The amount of training provided to individuals depends on their identified needs and their role within the prison.</p><p> </p><p>Newly recruited prison officers and operational support grades are introduced to the nine protected characteristics (as described in the Equalities Act 2010) at the beginning of their initial training (one hour session). These are referred to throughout the course, and the learners' understanding is assessed during specific equalities sessions (approximately seven hours) towards the end of the course.</p><p> </p><p>Training and support from NOMS Security group and Chaplaincy group to appropriate staff forms a key part of NOMS' wide-ranging programme of work to manage the risks of violent extremism and radicalisation in custody. A three hour module on extremism and radicalisation is delivered to all newly recruited prison officers as part of their initial training. The session raises their awareness of extremism and radicalisation, enabling them to confidently and appropriately identify, report, and manage those prisoners who exhibit extremist behaviours.</p><p> </p><p>In prisons, bespoke training for staff working with extremist prisoners lasts up to three hours and examines the threat of extremism, how to identify those offenders and looks in detail at specific forms of extremism.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 199479 question first answered 16/06/2014 10:22:33 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan