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1457955

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether staff in his Department working on proposals to reform the Human Rights Act 1998 have received training on the Social Model of Disability.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	154201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>Officials working on the Government’s proposals to create a Bill of Rights have not received specific training on the Social Model of Disability, though they are aware of it and bore it in mind in their work on the Bill of Rights proposals.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with our duties under the Equality Act 2010 and as a matter of policy we have considered the impact of these proposals on individuals sharing protected characteristics in order to give due regard to the Public Sector Equality Duty and will continue to do so as we develop our proposals. We have also conducted several disability-focused engagement sessions as part of our Bill of Rights consultation and will undertake a full equalities assessment ahead of our final proposals.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/04/2022 10:53:43 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1456475

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Spiking: Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted for drink spiking-related offences in the West Midlands in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	150984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of defendants prosecuted for a wide range of offences up to the end of December 2020, in our ‘Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code data tool’, here:</p><p><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> </p><ul><li>In the ‘police force area’ filter, select: ‘West Midlands’</li><li>For a range of offences that might be considered linked to drink spiking, in the ‘offence code’ filter, select: 08805, 00505, 00510, 00802</li></ul><p> </p><p>These offence codes relate to the following detailed offences:</p><p>- 08805 - Administer substance with intent to stupefy or overpower to engage in sexual activity</p><p>- 00505 - Using chloroform, etc., to commit or assist in committing an indictable offence</p><p>- 00510 - Endangering life or causing harm by administering poison</p><p>- 00802 - Administering poison with intent to injure or annoy</p><p> </p><p>The number of defendants prosecuted will populate row 32.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to note that these offences will include a broader range of offences than just drink spiking, and that drink spiking offences may be included as a subset of another offence not listed above.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 25/04/2022 09:06:54 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1455980

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Drugs: Prison Sentences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in the context of reported figures on black people being ten times more likely than white people to be sent to prison for first-time drug offences, what steps he is taking to tackle this imbalance.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	150059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>We recognise that race disparities persist in the Criminal Justice System, and we are committed to identifying and addressing disparities under the axiom of ‘explain or reform’ laid out in the Lammy Review. And though we acknowledge that Black people are overrepresented amongst those sentenced to prison for a first-time drug offence, this falls short of the reported 10-fold figure.</p><p> </p><p>Recent data indicates that the main drivers of this overrepresentation lie upstream of the point of prosecution. The government’s data on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2020" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence</a> shows that relative to Black individuals being prosecuted for drug possession, a similar proportion go on to be sentenced for the same offence (15% of individuals identified as Black during prosecution and at the point of sentencing). At the point of sentence, in 2020, 3% of Black individuals were sentenced to immediate custody as a proportion of all Black individuals sentenced for drug possession, which was the same rate as for White individuals, also 3%. These figures suggest that upon reaching prosecution, Black individuals receive outcomes at similar rates to White counterparts. This mirrors the findings of the report from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, and our ambitious response - the <em>Inclusive Britain</em> strategy, which highlighted the importance of a whole system approach.</p><p>Whilst sentencing is a matter for our independent courts, we are committed to tackling the deep-rooted reasons why people from ethnic minorities are overrepresented in the criminal justice system, including the disproportionate criminalisation of ethnic minorities for drug offences. As set out in <em>Inclusive Britain</em> we have committed to exploring a wide range of schemes to divert people away from the CJS for possession, where appropriate, and will share what works best with police services around the country.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/04/2022 11:16:20 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

1455364

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Cost of Living: Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken to support prison officers with the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	149317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>In October 2021, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced that public sector pay will return to a normal pay setting process.</p><p>Prison Officer pay is governed by the Prison Service Pay Review Body (PSPRB). We submitted our evidence to the PSPRB on 23 February.</p><p>Our pay proposals for 2022/23 provide at least a 2% increase in pay for all prison officers with targeted increases for our lowest paid staff, with a proposed £1,500 increase in base pay for Operational Support Grades and a c.10% increase in the starting salary for new prison officers.</p><p> </p><p>The evidence will now be considered by the PSPRB. Following their recommendations, the Government will announce the 2022/23 pay award later in the year.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 06/04/2022 10:01:13 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1455367

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to tackle the backlog in court cases that involve juvenile defendants.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	149181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, youth cases have continued to be prioritised and regularly reviewed to ensure they are being listed as expeditiously as possible, especially cases that involve youths in custody and those where a child is almost 18. The listing of cases is a judicial function and judges continue to work to prioritise cases involving vulnerable complainants and witnesses.</p><p>The Government is committed to supporting the recovery of the courts. We have extended 30 Nightingale courtrooms beyond the end of March 2022 and we removed the limit on the number of days the Crown Court can sit in the 2021/22 financial year. To secure enough capacity to sit at the required levels in 2022/23 and beyond we are expanding our plans for judicial recruitment.</p><p>To provide additional capacity in the Crown Court we are extending magistrates’ court sentencing powers from 6 to 12 months’ imprisonment for a single Triable Either Way offence to allow more cases to be heard in the magistrates’ court and help to drive down the backlog of cases over the coming years.</p><p>These measures are already working, and as a result we expect to get through 20% more Crown Court cases this financial year than we did pre-Covid. Following an increase in funding as part of the Ministry of Justice’s Spending Review settlement, including £477m for recovery in the criminal courts, we aim to reduce the number of outstanding cases in the Crown Court to 53,000 by March 2025. This will help all court users including those involved in cases with juvenile defendants.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/04/2022 10:17:36 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1455368

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to tackle the backlog in court cases that involve defendants who are parents or caregivers.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	149182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the recovery of the courts to reduce the backlog of cases and improve timeliness for all court users, including defendants who are parents or caregivers.</p><p> </p><p>Listing is a judicial function and judges continue to work to prioritise cases involving vulnerable complainants and witnesses, to seek to ensure that domestic abuse, serious sex cases and those with vulnerable witnesses (including youth cases) are listed at the first available opportunity, as well as custody time limit cases.</p><p> </p><p>We have extended 30 Nightingale courtrooms beyond the end of March 2022 and removed the limit on the number of days the Crown Court can sit in the 2021/22 financial year. In the magistrates’ court, we are taking a flexible approach to the listing of cases so that we use our court estate as efficiently as possible. To secure enough capacity to sit at the required levels in 2022/23 and beyond we are expanding our plans for judicial recruitment: we plan to recruit 102 Circuit Judges, 105 Recorders, and 4,000 new magistrates over the three-year Spending Review period (2022-25).</p><p> </p><p>These measures are already working, and as a result we expect to get through 20% more Crown Court cases this financial year than we did pre-Covid. Following an increase in funding as part of the Ministry of Justice’s Spending Review settlement, including £477m for recovery in the criminal courts, we aim to reduce the number of outstanding cases in the Crown Court to 53,000 by March 2025.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/04/2022 10:20:56 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1455518

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Veterans: Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the fast track scheme for service leavers and veterans to become prison officers has begun; and what steps are being taken to promote that scheme, including through active outreach with veterans.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	149320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>'Advance into Justice,’ the Ministry of Justice fast-track scheme to support service leavers and veterans to become prison officers, was launched on 24 January 2022. The campaign closed on 14 February 2022 and candidates were assessed in March 2022. Those successful at assessment centre are currently progressing through the offer and hire process.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme was promoted in several ways including proactive social media communications in advance of the launch; dedicated candidate webinars to provide information on the role and the assessment process; active outreach at ex-Armed Forces’ recruitment fairs; and working collaboratively with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) to engage service leavers as they transition from the military into civilian life.</p><p> </p><p>The campaign has received dedicated support from Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). A specific funding line to deliver campaign marketing, candidate outreach and assessment delivery was not needed as we were able to meet the costs as part of the broader Prison Officer recruitment budget. HMPPS provided operational resources to deliver the assessment centres and funding to support successful applicants with relocation or home to work travel costs is being met from existing budgets up to the advertised thresholds of £12,000 per candidate. The total cost of the campaign will be dependent upon the number of successful candidates who take up post and their agreed individual resettlement needs.</p><p> </p><p>A thorough evaluation review and lessons learnt exercise with key stakeholders will be completed to identify successes and challenges, as well as analysing feedback collected from candidates. In addition, analysis will be conducted to identify any differences in terms of selection performance by those on the scheme, compared to the national prison officer recruitment process, alongside evaluating fairness towards protected characteristic groups. This will be supported by our Occupational Psychology Team.</p><p> </p><p>In the short-term, success will be measured by the number of applications and those who progress to an assessment centre and the number of hires in our target prisons. In the longer-term, we will monitor the retention levels of those appointed via this route as well as their performance in role.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 149324 149327 question first answered 06/04/2022 15:10:09 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1455523

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Veterans: Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding has been allocated to developing a fast-track recruitment scheme for service leavers and veterans to become prison officers.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	149324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>'Advance into Justice,’ the Ministry of Justice fast-track scheme to support service leavers and veterans to become prison officers, was launched on 24 January 2022. The campaign closed on 14 February 2022 and candidates were assessed in March 2022. Those successful at assessment centre are currently progressing through the offer and hire process.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme was promoted in several ways including proactive social media communications in advance of the launch; dedicated candidate webinars to provide information on the role and the assessment process; active outreach at ex-Armed Forces’ recruitment fairs; and working collaboratively with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) to engage service leavers as they transition from the military into civilian life.</p><p> </p><p>The campaign has received dedicated support from Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). A specific funding line to deliver campaign marketing, candidate outreach and assessment delivery was not needed as we were able to meet the costs as part of the broader Prison Officer recruitment budget. HMPPS provided operational resources to deliver the assessment centres and funding to support successful applicants with relocation or home to work travel costs is being met from existing budgets up to the advertised thresholds of £12,000 per candidate. The total cost of the campaign will be dependent upon the number of successful candidates who take up post and their agreed individual resettlement needs.</p><p> </p><p>A thorough evaluation review and lessons learnt exercise with key stakeholders will be completed to identify successes and challenges, as well as analysing feedback collected from candidates. In addition, analysis will be conducted to identify any differences in terms of selection performance by those on the scheme, compared to the national prison officer recruitment process, alongside evaluating fairness towards protected characteristic groups. This will be supported by our Occupational Psychology Team.</p><p> </p><p>In the short-term, success will be measured by the number of applications and those who progress to an assessment centre and the number of hires in our target prisons. In the longer-term, we will monitor the retention levels of those appointed via this route as well as their performance in role.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 149320 149327 question first answered 06/04/2022 15:10:09 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1455526

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Veterans: Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to plans outlined in the Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan 2022-24 to develop a fast-track recruitment scheme for service leavers and veterans to become prison officers, how his Department plans to measure and evaluate the success of those plans.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	149327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>'Advance into Justice,’ the Ministry of Justice fast-track scheme to support service leavers and veterans to become prison officers, was launched on 24 January 2022. The campaign closed on 14 February 2022 and candidates were assessed in March 2022. Those successful at assessment centre are currently progressing through the offer and hire process.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme was promoted in several ways including proactive social media communications in advance of the launch; dedicated candidate webinars to provide information on the role and the assessment process; active outreach at ex-Armed Forces’ recruitment fairs; and working collaboratively with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) to engage service leavers as they transition from the military into civilian life.</p><p> </p><p>The campaign has received dedicated support from Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). A specific funding line to deliver campaign marketing, candidate outreach and assessment delivery was not needed as we were able to meet the costs as part of the broader Prison Officer recruitment budget. HMPPS provided operational resources to deliver the assessment centres and funding to support successful applicants with relocation or home to work travel costs is being met from existing budgets up to the advertised thresholds of £12,000 per candidate. The total cost of the campaign will be dependent upon the number of successful candidates who take up post and their agreed individual resettlement needs.</p><p> </p><p>A thorough evaluation review and lessons learnt exercise with key stakeholders will be completed to identify successes and challenges, as well as analysing feedback collected from candidates. In addition, analysis will be conducted to identify any differences in terms of selection performance by those on the scheme, compared to the national prison officer recruitment process, alongside evaluating fairness towards protected characteristic groups. This will be supported by our Occupational Psychology Team.</p><p> </p><p>In the short-term, success will be measured by the number of applications and those who progress to an assessment centre and the number of hires in our target prisons. In the longer-term, we will monitor the retention levels of those appointed via this route as well as their performance in role.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 149320 149324 question first answered 06/04/2022 15:10:09 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1455129

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse Act 2021
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date will section 65 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 commence.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	148222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2022 answer text <p>Section 65 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 is due to come into force later this spring. This important measure will ensure that no victim of domestic abuse has to endure the trauma of being cross-examined in person by, or cross-examining, their abuser in specified circumstances in family proceedings.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/04/2022 08:48:30 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner