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registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Schools: Medway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the the application submitted by Oasis Charitable Trust to run Medway Secure School will be published on the secure schools page of GOV.UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	184562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>We are unable to publish the Oasis application documents as had been intended as it has not been possible to produce it in an accessible format as required for all documents published on GOV.UK. A copy of the application and related documents in the form it had been intended to be published will be placed in the House library. We have made the document available on request as stated on the page providing guidance on secure schools.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/secure-schools-how-to-apply" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/secure-schools-how-to-apply</a></p><p> </p><p>The application submitted by Oasis in March 2019 outlined the foundation for their operating concept and proposed principles for the secure school, in line with the criteria set out in the secure schools ‘how to apply’ guide. Since they were approved as the successful applicant for the first secure school in July 2019, Oasis have continued to develop and refine their operating model. All policies submitted by Oasis were accurate for academic year 2018-19.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 26/04/2021 14:39:21 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1310701

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Veterans
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 20 April 2021 to Question 180635, how many prisoners serving a custodial sentence who were formerly members of the armed forces were sentenced for (a) violent crime and (b) non-violent crime.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Imran Ahmad Khan
uin	184574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is shown on the attached spreadsheets. These are broken down by offence group and prison service establishment.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice publishes a yearly snapshot which estimates the number of former service personnel in the prison population. This takes place in June each year.</p><p>Since 2015 all new prisoners coming into custody have been asked if they have a military background as part of the basic custody screening (BCS) interview. The attached data is therefore the percentage of sentenced prisoners within each offence group and prison for which we have a matched response to the BCS armed forces question. Those who entered prison prior to Jan 2015 (and are still in custody) will not have completed the BCS and so we will not have a matched response for these individuals.</p><p>Declaring one’s military background is not obligatory and there is anecdotal evidence that some offenders may be reluctant to disclose having served in the armed forces. The MoJ is focussed on increasing declaration rates amongst this important group.</p><p>We remain committed to ensuring that those who have served in the Armed Forces and who find themselves in the criminal justice system are able to access support, whether they are serving their sentence in custody or in the community. Through the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund, we have committed to support programmes worth £5.7 million targeted at former service personnel in the criminal justice system.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 184575 question first answered 28/04/2021 12:36:38 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name PQ 184574 - 184575_final.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4841 label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan

1310702

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Veterans
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 20 April 2021 to Question 180635, if he will publish the information on how many prisoners serving a custodial sentence who were formerly members of the armed forces by prison.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Imran Ahmad Khan
uin	184575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is shown on the attached spreadsheets. These are broken down by offence group and prison service establishment.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice publishes a yearly snapshot which estimates the number of former service personnel in the prison population. This takes place in June each year.</p><p>Since 2015 all new prisoners coming into custody have been asked if they have a military background as part of the basic custody screening (BCS) interview. The attached data is therefore the percentage of sentenced prisoners within each offence group and prison for which we have a matched response to the BCS armed forces question. Those who entered prison prior to Jan 2015 (and are still in custody) will not have completed the BCS and so we will not have a matched response for these individuals.</p><p>Declaring one’s military background is not obligatory and there is anecdotal evidence that some offenders may be reluctant to disclose having served in the armed forces. The MoJ is focussed on increasing declaration rates amongst this important group.</p><p>We remain committed to ensuring that those who have served in the Armed Forces and who find themselves in the criminal justice system are able to access support, whether they are serving their sentence in custody or in the community. Through the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund, we have committed to support programmes worth £5.7 million targeted at former service personnel in the criminal justice system.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 184574 question first answered 28/04/2021 12:36:39 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name PQ 184574 - 184575_final.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4841 label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan

1310704

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Tees Valley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the backlog of outstanding cases was at (a) Teesside Magistrates' Court, (b) Teesside Combined Court and (c) Peterlee Magistrates' Court at the end of March in each year since 2010; and what the backlog of outstanding cases was at Hartlepool Magistrates' Court in each year since 2010 until that court was closed.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	184356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The information requested can be found in the tables below.</p><p>The first table represents the number of outstanding cases for Teesside Crown Court cases.</p><p>The second table represents the number of outstanding cases at Teesside, Peterlee and Hartlepool Magistrates Courts.</p><p>Teesside Crown Court cases are reported separately to Teesside Magistrates Court cases as they are different courts.</p><p>HMCTS refer to all cases as outstanding rather than a backlog. Strictly speaking, the data below provided below is thus based on outstanding cases and not backlog of cases. There will always be a ‘stock’ of outstanding cases based on the size of each site and mix of cases.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Teesside Crown</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Trials</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sentences</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Appeals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2020</p></td><td><p>497</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>413</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2018</p></td><td><p>435</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2017</p></td><td><p>567</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2016</p></td><td><p>604</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2015</p></td><td><p>735</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>702</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2013</p></td><td><p>474</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2012</p></td><td><p>457</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2011</p></td><td><p>556</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2010</p></td><td><p>615</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Magistrates</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Teesside</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Peterlee</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hartlepool</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-20</p></td><td><p>5,279</p></td><td><p>1,209</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-19</p></td><td><p>4,935</p></td><td><p>1,441</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-18</p></td><td><p>5,407</p></td><td><p>1,052</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-17</p></td><td><p>5,970</p></td><td><p>1,125</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-16</p></td><td><p>2,630</p></td><td><p>1,263</p></td><td><p>301</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-15</p></td><td><p>2,387</p></td><td><p>1,570</p></td><td><p>473</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>2,882</p></td><td><p>1,515</p></td><td><p>492</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-13</p></td><td><p>3,396</p></td><td><p>797</p></td><td><p>619</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-12</p></td><td><p>3,382</p></td><td><p>919</p></td><td><p>601</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-11</p></td><td><p>2,685</p></td><td><p>632</p></td><td><p>614</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-10</p></td><td><p>2,827</p></td><td><p>666</p></td><td><p>934</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 27/04/2021 08:43:22 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1310709

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Dogs: Tagging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been under the Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015, and how many convictions secured.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	184357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on prosecutions and convictions for offences under the Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015, in England and Wales, up to December 2019, available in the ‘Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code’ data tool, which can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/938554/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/938554/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2019.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>In the data tool linked above, use the ‘Offence code’ filter to select the following offence code:</p><ul><li>111/26 - Various summary offences contrary to regulations under the Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015. (And the Microchipping of Dogs (Wales) Regulations 2015).</li></ul><p> </p><p>Number of prosecutions will populate Row 31; number of convictions will populate Row 32.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that this offence code includes offences under both Microchipping of Dogs (<strong>England</strong>) Regulations 2015 and Microchipping of Dogs (<strong>Wales</strong>) Regulations 2015. In order to identify defendants dealt with in England, specifically, use the ‘Police Force Area’ filter to select all options excluding those in Wales (i.e. Gwent, North Wales, South Wales and Dyfed-Powys).</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 29/04/2021 10:36:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1310775

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wills: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether all wills requiring probate are required to be made available for public inspection; if not, what plans they have to make this a requirement for all wills, including those of members of the Royal Family; and, further to the Wills Act 1837, whether the last will and testament of HRH The Prince Philip will be made available for public inspection.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL15091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>Where an application is made to the Probate Service (part of the Family Division of the High Court) for a grant of probate in respect of a will, the general rule is that the will is attached to the grant of probate and made public. However, under Section 124 of the Senior Courts Act 1981, this is “subject to the control of the High Court and the probate rules”. Rule 58 of the Non-Contentious Probate Rules 1987 makes provision for the Court to determine that a will shall not be open to inspection if “such inspection would be undesirable or otherwise inappropriate”.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no current plans to change these rules. It is for the Court to determine, on an application by the personal representatives of the testator, whether any will should be closed to public inspection.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 28/04/2021 13:09:50 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1310776

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage and Religion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their Integrated Communities Strategy Green Paper, published on 14 March 2018, what progress they have made on exploring "the legal and practical challenges of limited reform relating to the law on marriage and religious weddings".
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL15092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>As the Government has made clear, this is a difficult issue which requires careful consideration. The Law Commission is separately looking at aspects of the problem through their review of the law governing legal marriage ceremonies. The Law Commission has now consulted with a wide range of groups with an interest and is considering the responses received. The Government looks forward to receiving the Law Commission’s final report and recommendations later this year and will give them careful consideration.</p><p>The Government is aware that a separate Nuffield Foundation study, launched in September 2020 and due to report later this year, is investigating why marriage ceremonies occur outside of the legal framework for weddings in England and Wales. The Government will also wish to consider its findings.</p><p>Any proposals affecting how religious groups are permitted to conduct marriages must be thoroughly assessed for their fairness.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 28/04/2021 13:33:57 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox