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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

1458594

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, what contact he has had with the President of the Family Division regarding the implementation of the Practice Direction recommended in Section 11.3 of that report.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	155654
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 155653 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

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