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61473

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the data published in court proceeding tables associated with their criminal justice statistics quarterly report of December 2013, whether they plan to institute an inquiry into the higher proportion of black and minority ethnic defendants denied bail or receiving custodial sentences than non-black and minority ethnic defendants with comparable records for similar offences.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making sure that the criminal justice system is fair and just.</p><p> </p><p>The Criminal Justice System Strategy &amp; Action Plan, published last summer, set out a number of commitments to promote equality including a series of Minister-led events with stakeholders to explore what more could be done.</p><p> </p><p>The Criminal Justice Board has had several recent discussions about equality and diversity and regularly reviews the statistical data.</p><p> </p><p>We do not plan to hold a specific inquiry into the proportion of black and minority ethnic defendants denied bail or receiving custodial sentences as compared with non-black and minority ethnic defendants with comparable records for similar offences but are clear that more analysis is needed to understand the underlying causes reflected in this data.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will shortly publish an update to this plan which will contain further actions designed to promote equality.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 23/06/2014 16:50:29 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

61273

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	The Verne Prison
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to make legal aid-funded immigration representation available to migrants detained in HMP The Verne.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Currently, advice on immigration matters within the scope of Legal Aid can be given to detainees in HMP The Verne by any provider that holds an Immigration &amp; Asylum contract with the Legal Aid Agency (LAA).</p><p> </p><p>Earlier this year the LAA conducted an expression of interest exercise among existing contract holders providing immigration surgeries at other Immigration Removal Centres, with four providers confirmed as interested in operating surgeries in HMP The Verne. Communications will be issued shortly regarding when these services are likely to commence.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 24/06/2014 13:23:06 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

60528

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	National Probation Service for England and Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the budgeted annual expenditure of the National Probation Service.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The total probation budget for 2014-15 is £804 million. This includes the first two months of the financial year, during which services were provided by the probation trusts. As well as operational delivery, the probation budget includes provision of corporate services to support the new operating model.</p><p> </p><p>The budget figureis based on an initial assessment of operational and business needs and may vary within the financial period. The costs associated with high-risk offenders fall within a number of budget items and do not constitute a separate category.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL118 question first answered 18/06/2014 17:07:49 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

60529

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	National Probation Service for England and Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the National Probation Service budget has been allocated for the management of high-risk cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The total probation budget for 2014-15 is £804 million. This includes the first two months of the financial year, during which services were provided by the probation trusts. As well as operational delivery, the probation budget includes provision of corporate services to support the new operating model.</p><p> </p><p>The budget figureis based on an initial assessment of operational and business needs and may vary within the financial period. The costs associated with high-risk offenders fall within a number of budget items and do not constitute a separate category.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL117 question first answered 18/06/2014 17:07:49 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

60530

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the event of a rise in the anticipated costs of community rehabilitation companies emerging from the bidding process, the Secretary of State will delay the process; and, if so, what estimated impact on the National Probation Service would trigger such a decision.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Transforming Rehabilitation Programme is opening up the market to a diverse range of new providers, so that we can harness the best that the private and voluntary sectors has to offer to reduce reoffending. We are on track to award and mobilise Payment by Results (PbR) contracts for offender rehabilitation services across England and Wales by 2015. Bids to run the Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) have yet to be submitted, but are expected by the end of June 2014. We currently have strong, competitive bidder interest across all Contract Package Areas, and we do not expect rising costs to be an issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 18/06/2014 15:11:31 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

60550

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Utilities: Meters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times magistrates have issued warrants to utility companies permitting the forcible installation of prepayment meters in the homes of their customers in each year since 2002–03.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Utility companies apply for warrants of entry to magistrates' courts. When the application is heard the outcome is recorded on the court register. They are not recorded or collated centrally so this question could only be answered by manually inspecting records at each magistrates' court, which would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 17/06/2014 14:12:47 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

60558

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what monitoring they are conducting on the effect of the increase in tribunal costs on cases being brought concerning harassment in the workplace.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thornton
uin	HL147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Justice Secretary is committed to reviewing the impact of the introduction of fees in the employment tribunals system. The Ministry of Justice is currently finalising arrangements for the timing and scope of this review, to enable the impacts to be properly assessed, and we will be making an announcement in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 18/06/2014 17:08:35 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	1782 label Biography information for Baroness Thornton

60589

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Claims Management Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will bring forward delegated legislation under the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 enabling complaints against claims management firms to be heard by the Legal Services Ombudsman.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 provides the necessary enabling powers to put in place the funding arrangements for the Legal Ombudsman to deal with complaints against claims management companies. These provisions were commenced on 21 March 2014. They include a power for the Lord Chancellor to make Regulations to charge fees to recover the costs he has incurred in meeting the expenditure of the Legal Ombudsman in relation to claims management complaints.</p><p>The Government consultation on the proposed structure of the Lord Chancellor's cost recovery fee ended on 6 June and the responses are being analysed. Once the fee structure is finalised, the Fee Regulations will be laid in Parliament for approval. Following this, an order to commence section 161 of the Legal Services Act 2007 will be laid. This will extend the remit of the Legal Ombudsman to enable it to deal with complaints about authorised claims management companies.</p><p>The government is committed to enabling this as soon as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 24/06/2014 13:22:32 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

58553

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Colleges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received, and from whom, about the proposal to establish a secure college for young offenders.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL78
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government's Transforming Youth Custody consultation in 2013 attracted 238 responses from statutory organisations, charities, private companies and individuals. In addition, more than 400 young people responded to the young person's consultation on Transforming Youth Custody. These submissions informed the Government's consultation response, published in January 2014. The Ministry of Justice continues to engage with stakeholders as the programme develops.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 19/06/2014 16:27:37 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

58555

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Interpreters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to review the arrangements for providing court interpreters in the light of recent criticism by the President of the Family Division.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL80
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The arrangements for the provision of interpreters are kept under review.</p><p> </p><p>There has been dramatic improvements in performance in the last two years. The Ministry continues to manage contracts to ensure this improvement is maintained.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 19/06/2014 14:42:36 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham