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1132226

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Randox Testing Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many criminal cases have been referred to the Court of Appeal for review as a result of data manipulation at Randox Testing Services; and what was the outcome of those cases.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	264784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The latest figures show that four road traffic cases have been taken to the Court of Appeal, of which one case was overturned, one resulted in a reduction in sentence, one appeal was unsuccessful, and the fourth is still to be decided. Re-testing has so far identified no impact on other criminal offences, such as sexual offences, violence, or homicide. The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) co-ordinates the national re-testing operation, and is responsible for providing regular updates.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 24/06/2019 16:44:15 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1132241

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Treatment Of, and Outcomes For, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Individuals in the Criminal Justice System Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to implement recommendation 11 of the Lammy Review; and what information his Department holds on (a) racial and (b) gender breakdowns of (i) plea and (ii) remand decisions in magistrates' courts in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	264756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>Recommendation 12 of the Lammy Review has been implemented. MoJ now publishes both sentencing and offence tools which break data down by demographic characteristics, whilst preserving the privacy of individuals where sample groups are small. This was first implemented in May 2018's Criminal Justice Statistics publication and will be updated annually. Latest versions of these data can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>In relation to the implementation of recommendation 11 of the Lammy Review, research into current processes does not reveal evidence to indicate plea and remand decision data gaps. HMCTS standard operating processes, supported by IT case management systems applying data integrity and validation checks, satisfy the court’s duty under Part 5 of the Criminal Procedure Rules to make records. However, it is true that plea data is not available for a considerable volume of summary only non-imprisonable cases. Unfortunately, this results from a defendant failing to engage with the court process (as opposed to HMCTS failing to record the plea).</p><p> </p><p>One of the ways HMCTS is making it easier for defendants to engage with the court process is for defendants to respond online via the make a plea service. Furthermore, while most defendants arrive in the magistrates’ court on bail or in custody, remand decision data is not available for those cases arriving at court (first hearing) by way of postal requisition, summons or single justice procedure notice because, as a matter of law, these defendants are not on remand.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 264757 question first answered 24/06/2019 16:44:04 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1132242

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Treatment Of, and Outcomes For, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Individuals in the Criminal Justice System Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps have been taken to implement recommendation 12 of the Lammy Review on the Open Justice initiative.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	264757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>Recommendation 12 of the Lammy Review has been implemented. MoJ now publishes both sentencing and offence tools which break data down by demographic characteristics, whilst preserving the privacy of individuals where sample groups are small. This was first implemented in May 2018's Criminal Justice Statistics publication and will be updated annually. Latest versions of these data can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>In relation to the implementation of recommendation 11 of the Lammy Review, research into current processes does not reveal evidence to indicate plea and remand decision data gaps. HMCTS standard operating processes, supported by IT case management systems applying data integrity and validation checks, satisfy the court’s duty under Part 5 of the Criminal Procedure Rules to make records. However, it is true that plea data is not available for a considerable volume of summary only non-imprisonable cases. Unfortunately, this results from a defendant failing to engage with the court process (as opposed to HMCTS failing to record the plea).</p><p> </p><p>One of the ways HMCTS is making it easier for defendants to engage with the court process is for defendants to respond online via the make a plea service. Furthermore, while most defendants arrive in the magistrates’ court on bail or in custody, remand decision data is not available for those cases arriving at court (first hearing) by way of postal requisition, summons or single justice procedure notice because, as a matter of law, these defendants are not on remand.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 264756 question first answered 24/06/2019 16:44:04 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1132243

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Justice Board
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the demographic breakdown of Youth Justice Boards in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	264758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>This demographic information relates to the Youth Justice Board (YJB) for England and Wales. Youth Justice is a devolved matter in the rest of the UK. The data below summarises YJB’s staff composition as at 31 March 2019. <strong>All staff by gender</strong> <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><strong>All staff by ethnicity</strong><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BAME</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not specified</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><strong>All staff by age</strong><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Age</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25-34</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>35-44</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>45-54</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>55-64</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>65 +</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNKNOWN</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><strong>All </strong><strong>staff by disability</strong><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Percentage of staff who consider themselves disabled</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table>The data below summarises YJB’s Board member composition as at 1 January 2018. <strong>Board members including the Chair by gender</strong><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><strong>Board members including the Chair by ethnicity</strong><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BAME</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not specified</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><strong>Board members <em>excluding</em> the Chair by age</strong><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Age</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26-35</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>36-45</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>46-55</p></td><td><p>30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>56-65</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><strong>Board members including the chair by disability</strong><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Percentage of staff who consider themselves disabled</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 24/06/2019 16:46:27 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1132021

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to bring into force the provisions of the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	264438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017 will be implemented in July, and applications to the court for guardianship orders will be able to commence from that date.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 18/06/2019 16:48:03 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1132022

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Television Licences: Non-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have received a custodial sentence for failure to pay the television license fee in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	264316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Failure to pay television licence fees is not an imprisonable offence. However, courts have power to commit to prison for failure to pay criminal fines, which can be imposed for non-payment of television licence fees.</p><p>The number of committals to prison imposed in the last five years for failure to pay fines imposed for non-payment of the BBC licence fee can be viewed in the table.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/06/2019 16:53:07 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name PQ 264316_final.xlsx title Table
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1132088

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Approved Premises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy not to privatise Approved Premises.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	264374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Approved Premises are accommodation approved under section 13 of the Offender Management Act 2007 for the supervision and rehabilitation of persons convicted of offences, or the supervision of persons granted bail in criminal proceedings. Their chief function is to accommodate high-risk offenders on release from custody.</p><p> </p><p>All Approved Premises are funded by the Ministry of Justice. Most are managed by the National Probation Service, and the remainder by independent charitable trusts. We have no plans to change these arrangements.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 264375 question first answered 18/06/2019 14:38:10 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1132089

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Private Rented Housing
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 potential risk to local communities of the highest risk offenders being housed in the private sector.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	264375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Approved Premises are accommodation approved under section 13 of the Offender Management Act 2007 for the supervision and rehabilitation of persons convicted of offences, or the supervision of persons granted bail in criminal proceedings. Their chief function is to accommodate high-risk offenders on release from custody.</p><p> </p><p>All Approved Premises are funded by the Ministry of Justice. Most are managed by the National Probation Service, and the remainder by independent charitable trusts. We have no plans to change these arrangements.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 264374 question first answered 18/06/2019 14:38:10 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1132091

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	CAFCASS
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 on the number of cases undertaken by Cafcass in each year from 2010.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	264429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The number of cases undertaken by Cafcass in each year from 2010 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>56, 502</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>55, 538</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>54, 852</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>59, 226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>60, 629</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>48, 898</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>54, 226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>59, 286</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>60, 904</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>62, 347</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 18/06/2019 16:47:26 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1132145

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Forensic Science: Misconduct
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the number of Civil and Family Court cases where decisions were taken on the basis of manipulated forensic testing provided by (a) Randox and (b) Trimega.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	264435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2019 answer text <p>Greater Manchester Police are undertaking an ongoing, expansive criminal investigation into alleged manipulation of toxicology results by individuals who were employed at Trimega, and later Randox Testing Services (RTS) after Trimega’s liquidation in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The investigation will seek to determine how many cases may have been affected and retesting of samples continues at pace. As such, it is not possible to provide an estimate of the number of cases affected at this time.</p><p> </p><p>A bespoke court process has been implemented so that individuals who are concerned about the outcome of cases involving tests performed by Trimega can apply to the court to consider setting aside or changing their order.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/06/2019 13:50:58 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh