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837758

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Juries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department provides to people selected for jury service to ensure that they understand their duties as jurors.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	126789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>There is a range of guidance material available to jurors.</p><p> </p><p>Upon confirming their jury service, jurors are sent an information pack, which, alongside practical information, includes a booklet called, ‘Your Guide to Jury Service’ which sets out what happens during jury service and what is expected of a juror. This booklet is also available online.</p><p> </p><p>All jurors are shown a short film entitled, ‘Your Role as a Juror’ on their first day of jury service which explains what they should expect and what their role is. This is also available online.</p><p> </p><p>Once summoned, a juror can contact the Jury Central Summoning Bureau if they are unsure of any aspect of their jury service, or once at court can speak to court staff. Further information and guidance for jurors can also be found on the gov.uk website.</p><p> </p><p>The Lord Chief Justice has recently introduced a new notice to be handed to jurors when they are sworn in which details their legal responsibilities and the possible penalties of failing to adhere to them. The new notice is being rolled out on a staged basis across all Crown Court centres with a view to completion in 2018-19.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/02/2018 13:27:59 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

837760

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges
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 19 December 2017 to Question 118773, on Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges, what progress his Department is making on its consideration of the Supreme Court's ruling on 26 July 2017.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	126791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is continuing to consider the judgment carefully. It is important to take the time to consider the full implications of this ruling, both for the re-introduction of fees in the Employment Tribunals, and for our wider courts and tribunals fees strategy.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/02/2018 13:33:33 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

837761

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many contracts worth more than £1 million his Department signed in each year since 2010; with which companies such contracts have been signed; for what purpose those contracts were signed; what the (a) annual and (b) total cost of each such contract is; to which geographic areas the delivery of those contracts relates; and what the length of each such contact is.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	126792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has awarded 785 contracts with a value of £1 million or more since 2010, as detailed within the attached table. All contracts are awarded as per EU Public Contract Regulations following comprehensive processes as required. We have robust measures in place to monitor the performance of our contracts.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/02/2018 13:31:02 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name PQ126792 - Contracts.xlsx title PQ126792 - Contracts
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

837762

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what contracts for consultancy services (a) his Department and (b) his Department's arms length bodies have agreed in each year since 2010; and for each such contract (i) what the value of that contract is, (ii) who the signatories to that contract are, (iii) what the performance measures relating to that contract are, (iv) to which geographic areas the delivery of those contracts relates, (v) what the term of that contract is and (vi) how many people are employed by those contract providers to deliver those contracts.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	126793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost due to this information not being centrally held.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/02/2018 13:32:44 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

837769

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of appeals heard in the First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) in each year since its inception.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	126800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>The First Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) was created during the 2010-11 financial year. The costs recorded include the Upper Tier Tribunal. Full cost data for both the First and Upper Tier Tribunal has only been reported since 2012.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>94.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>101.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>102.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>94.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>105.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/02/2018 13:34:28 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

837779

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children and young people under 18 years old who entered the youth justice system had a diagnosis of a (a) personality disorder, (b) speech or language problem or (c) learning difficulty for each year for which data is available since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	126810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>We do not collect this data centrally</p><p> </p><p>We hold the following information, which is of relevance:</p><p>A data matching exercise between DfE and MoJ found that, of children sentenced in 2014, around 45% of children with short custodial sentences, and 46% with a high-end community sentence have Special Education Needs without a statement (compared with 17% of pupils in state-funded secondary schools).</p><p> </p><p>There are high numbers of young people with special educational needs including speech, language and communication needs in youth custody. Data collected to inform the custody placement decision for young people shows that 32% were recorded as having ‘learning disability or difficulty concerns’ between April 2014 and March 2016.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 20/02/2018 17:06:56 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

837780

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Depressive Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children and young people under 18 years old who entered the youth justice system experienced a case of (a) depression or (b) anxiety for each year for which data is available since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	126811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>We do not collect this data centrally.</p><p> </p><p>We hold the following information, which is of relevance:</p><ul><li>Of new admissions to youth custody between April 2014 and March 2016:</li><ul><li>32% were recorded as having learning difficulties or difficulty concerns; and</li><li>33% were recorded as having mental health concerns.</li></ul></ul><p><em>Source: Key characteristics of admission to youth custody, 2016, YJB</em>.</p><ul><li>Among boys and young men accommodated in under-18 YOIs during 2016/17:</li><ul><li>27% considered themselves to have a mental health or emotional problem;</li></ul></ul><p>Source<em>: Children in custody 2016/17. An analysis of 12-18 year olds perceptions of their experiences of in secure training centres and young offender institutions. 2017, HMIP.</em></p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 20/02/2018 17:07:20 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

837781

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average occupancy rate of a secure unit for youth offenders in England has been for each year for which data is available since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	126812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows average occupancy rates for the youth estate in England and Wales for the years ending March 2010 to March 2017.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p>Year ending March</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Occupancy rate</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Secure Children's Homes</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td><td><p>82%</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Secure Training Centres</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td><td><p>75%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Young Offender Institutions</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td><td><p>82%</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td><td><p>81%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>81%</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td><td><p>77%</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td><td><p>81%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*It is not possible to provide the occupancy rates for establishments in England only without incurring disproportionate costs. There are only two establishments in Wales for children and young people we do not expect the occupancy rates to be significantly different when looking at England only.</p><p> </p><p>*Occupancy rate is calculated by dividing the total youth custody population including 18 year olds held in the secure estate for children and young people by the number of beds available.</p><p> </p><p>*Figures may not match those published in previous <em>Youth Justice Statistics </em>due to rounding or revisions.</p><p> </p><p>*These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing and can be subject to change over time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 20/02/2018 16:55:54 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

837782

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many places existed for children and young people under 18 years old needing to be housed in a secure accommodation unit for each year for which data is available since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	126813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The number of children entering the youth justice system for the first time continues to decline year on year and we now have a concentrated mix of young people in custody – many of whom demonstrate very challenging and complex behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing an additional £64m to improve youth custody, including boosting the number of frontline staff in public sector Young Offender Institutions by 20% - all of whom will be specially trained to work in the youth estate.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of commissioned beds for the youth estate in England and Wales for the years ending March 2010 to March 2017.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p>Year ending March</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Occupancy rate</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Secure Children's Homes</p></td><td><p>194</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>183</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Secure Training Centres</p></td><td><p>301</p></td><td><p>301</p></td><td><p>301</p></td><td><p>301</p></td><td><p>301</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>223</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Young Offender Institutions</p></td><td><p>3,007</p></td><td><p>2,285</p></td><td><p>2,024</p></td><td><p>2,024</p></td><td><p>1,154</p></td><td><p>970</p></td><td><p>970</p></td><td><p>896</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>3,502</p></td><td><p>2,777</p></td><td><p>2,508</p></td><td><p>2,491</p></td><td><p>1,622</p></td><td><p>1,351</p></td><td><p>1,351</p></td><td><p>1,236</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing and can be subject to change over time.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 20/02/2018 17:45:04 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

837811

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department plans to spend on projects relating to the UK leaving the EU in the next five years; and if he will list the projects to which that funding has been assigned.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	126842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury has already allocated departments nearly £700 million to prepare for Brexit. At Autumn Budget 2017 HM Treasury made another £3bn of additional funding available over 18/19 and 19/20 – £1.5bn in each year. We are currently working with HM Treasury to determine our allocation for 18/19 with the aim to agree this soon.</p><p>Departmental allocations for 19/20 will be agreed later on in the year and decisions on funding in 20/21 and beyond will be decided at the next Spending Review. This is because requirements in these years will be heavily affected by what is agreed in our negotiations with the EU.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/02/2018 13:26:41 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams