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1463484

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Aiding and Abetting: Miscarriages of Justice
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 rate of miscarriages of justice in relation to convictions under Joint Enterprise.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	3474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>No assessment has been made as the Ministry of Justice does not collate data on whether a prosecution or conviction relied on the doctrine of joint enterprise or whether an appeal in such a case resulted in a conviction being quashed or a sentence being changed. Such information may be held on court records but there are no means for this information to be collated centrally.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 25/05/2022 09:05:30 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1463658

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rape Crisis Centres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many rape crisis centres there are in England and Wales; and whether the Government plans to increase that number to 150, as recommended in the Istanbul Convention.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	3703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>Rape and sexual violence are devastating crimes that can have life-long impacts on victims and survivors. This Government is committed to ensuring that every victim of rape and sexual assault will have access to quality support, appropriate to their needs, when they need it. This includes a commitment to increase funding for victim support services to £185 million by 2024/25 - more than quadruple the level in 2009/10.</p><p> </p><p>Rape crisis and sexual abuse support centres are independent from the government. Their details are registered with the Charity Commission and Companies House. This government provides core funding across England and Wales via the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund to over 75 rape and sexual abuse support services which are run by these independent organisations.</p><p> </p><p>The Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund (England and Wales) has been extended for a further year until March 2023 to ensure support services have the funding stability they need. This allows for recommissioning for the next two years (2023/24 and 2024/25). The recommissioning process will take into consideration a wide range of factors to inform future funding decisions.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/05/2022 15:14:56 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1463209

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	War Crimes: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to support the International Criminal Court with its investigation into possible Russian war crimes in Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	2720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>The UK is providing the International Criminal Court (ICC) with a comprehensive package of assistance which includes a financial contribution of £1 million from the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, and technical expertise from UK military, police and legal experts.</p><p> </p><p>The Metropolitan Police has launched a public appeal to identify those who may have evidence or be witnesses to war crimes, and it has been collecting and preserving evidence relating to war crimes in Ukraine in support of international investigations.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working with our international partners to ensure that any war crimes committed in Ukraine are investigated rapidly, and that those responsible are prosecuted and held accountable.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 24/05/2022 09:44:32 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1462853

registered interest
date	13/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wormwood Scrubs Prison: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2022 to Question 158877 on Wormwood Scrubs Prison: Prison Governors, if he will place a copy of the security assessment in the Library; and if he will list vulnerabilities identified by the security assessment.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	1493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2022 answer text <p>As with all proposals for new uses of Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) sites we have drawn up a site mitigation assessment plan. This ensures we have given full consideration of issues related to physical security, and other vulnerabilities such as estate boundaries, personal safety of staff and residents, and use of technology. It is not possible to place a copy of the assessment in the library nor to publish a list of vulnerabilities as this would compromise security and public safety.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 18/05/2022 16:13:03 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1462485

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there were for (i) burglary, (ii) robbery, (iii) theft, (iv) shoplifting, (v) drug offences and (vi) arson in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	1186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on prosecutions, convictions and sentencing outcomes for the requested offences in England and Wales up to December 2020, available in the ‘Outcomes by Offence’ data tool, which can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987715/outcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987715/outcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 17/05/2022 16:57:08 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1459256

registered interest
date	21/04/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personation: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the number of successful prosecutions for identity fraud in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	157371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>The number of prosecutions for identity fraud cannot be identified separately from broader fraud offences in data held centrally and published here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1063892/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2020-revised.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1063892/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2020-revised.xlsx</a>.</p><p>Information on identity fraud may be held on court records, but to be able to identify these cases would require examining individual court transcripts which would be of disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/04/2022 18:10:36 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1458804

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
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 implications for his policies of calls to retroactively abolish imprisonment for public protection sentences on a case-by-case basis.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	156396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s long held view is that retrospectively abolishing the IPP sentence would give rise to an unacceptable risk to public protection as it could result in the immediate release of many offenders who have been assessed as unsafe for release by the Parole Board.</p><p> </p><p>Our primary responsibility is to protect the public, however, HMPPS remains committed to safely reducing the number of prisoners serving IPP sentences in custody. The IPP Action Plan, which is regularly reviewed and refreshed to ensure it targets activity in the right areas, remains the best means of achieving this. HMPPS continue to support all those still serving IPP sentences in custody by providing them with opportunities to show they can be safely released by the Parole Board and to help those serving the IPP sentence on licence in the community to work towards having their licence terminated.</p><p> </p><p>The Action Plan is working. As of 31<sup>st</sup> December 2021, there were 1,602 IPP prisoners who have never been released (whether because the offender has not yet served the minimum term of imprisonment or because the independent Parole Board has determined that their risk remains too high for them to be safely managed in the community). This marks significant progress as there were over 6,000 people in custody serving an IPP sentence at the peak.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 156395 question first answered 26/04/2022 12:45:17 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1458213

registered interest
date	19/04/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many trials in each of the last three years have been ineffective due to (a) defence not ready, (b) defendant not produced by Prison Escort Custody Service, (c) defence increase time estimate, (d) defence advocate engaged in another trial, (e) defence advocate failed to attend, (f) another case over-ran and (g) equipment /accommodation failure.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	155760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on trial effectiveness at the criminal courts (including ineffective trials by reason and court type), up to December 2021, in the <em>‘Trial effectiveness at the criminal courts tool’</em> available at the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2021</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 155759 question first answered 25/04/2022 09:10:19 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1458328

registered interest
date	19/04/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Self-harm and Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on levels of (a) self-harm and (b) suicide among prisoners held under Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	155605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Justice has not discussed levels of self-harm and suicide among prisoners held under Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.</p><p> </p><p>However, preventing self-harm and self-inflicted deaths of prisoners is a key priority for this Government as set out in the Prisons Strategy White Paper.</p><p> </p><p>We are providing prisons with tools to improve the way data is used to identify prisoners at increased risk of suicide and self-harm and we are developing training for staff to improve their understanding and knowledge of what drives self-harm in prisons. For those prisoners at increased risk, we also provide additional support through our targeted case management approach to ensure they receive appropriate care and support, and have also invested in implementing a Key Worker scheme across the estate, providing dedicated staff support to prisoners. We continue to raise staff awareness of the particular risks of self-harm and suicide amongst the IPP population.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 25/04/2022 11:55:23 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1458593

registered interest
date	19/04/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s report, Assessing risk of harm to children and parents in private law children cases, published on 25 June 2020, when he expects the President of the Family Division to (a) promote the statement of practice recommended in Section 11.3 of the report and (b) incorporate that statement of practice into the Child Arrangements Programme.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	155653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>In response to the Expert Panel’s report ‘Assessing Risk of Harm to Children and Parents in Private Law Children Cases’, the Government committed to working with all key partners in the family justice system to design a statement of practice for cases raising issues of domestic abuse or other risks of harm. This statement of practice will take into account provisions made in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, the recently published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-domestic-abuse-plan" target="_blank">Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan</a>, and learning from the development of the Integrated Domestic Abuse Court investigative approach pilots. Work on developing this statement will be progressed jointly by system leaders with oversight from the Family Justice Board. The Family Justice Board is jointly chaired by Ministers from the Ministry of Justice and Department for Education. Any decision to incorporate a new statement of practice into the Child Arrangements Programme will be made by the President of the Family Division.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 155654 question first answered 27/04/2022 11:33:48 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry