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1718258

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Homelessness
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 number and proportion of prisoners that were released under the End of Custody Supervised License scheme who were homeless upon their release from prison.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	26480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>End of Custody Supervised Licence (ECSL) began in October 2023. Analysis of its use will be based on at least one year’s worth of data and published in line with the same approach we take for other statistical releases such as deaths of offenders in the community.</p><p> </p><p>Release under ECSL follows the same planning and arrangements as release at the normal automatic release point and that includes making suitable arrangements for accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>We know that having a safe place to stay helps cut crime which is why we are investing in our transitional accommodation service so prison leavers can have a guaranteed 12 weeks of basic, temporary accommodation to provide a stable base on release.</p><p> </p><p>Prisons and Probation have a statutory duty to refer someone at risk of homelessness to a local authority for assistance and we have worked closely with DLUHC on the design and delivery of their Accommodation for Ex-Offenders scheme.</p><p> </p><p>In 2022/23, 86% of prisoners were accommodated on first night of release, up from 80% in 2019/20.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 20/05/2024 11:06:01 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1718259

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an equality impact assessment of the proposal to extend the End of Custody Supervised License scheme to a maximum of 70 days within the women's prison estate.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	26481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>End of Custody Supervised License (ECSL) only operates in the prisons where it is required, and it is currently not operating in the women’s estate. The use of ECSL is under constant review and prior to extending its use in the male estate the impact on the criminal justice system, victims and others was carefully considered.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 20/05/2024 11:06:45 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1718306

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps their Department is taking to support the Disability Confident scheme; how many officials in their Department work directly on supporting that scheme; what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of that work in supporting the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of disabled people in their Department; and what further steps they are taking to support their Department’s recruitment and retention of disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	26437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The enablement of the Disability Confident scheme is embedded throughout the employee lifecycle, and the teams that support the employee lifecycle.  This is in line with the Ministry of Justice’s new HR operating model whereby strategic Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) activity is mainstreamed into the department’s HQ People Function.  This approach assures that any related Ministry of Justice workforce activity is aligned to Civil Service reform priorities and the strategic objectives of the Civil Service People Plan and Civil Service D&amp;I Strategy, including recent, updated Ministerial guidance on EDI activity in the Civil Service.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice’s approach to the delivery of the Civil Service People Plan and Civil Service D&amp;I Strategy includes the ongoing assessment of work to support recruitment and retention of disabled staff. The Ministry of Justice has been taken part in the Disability Confident scheme since 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Further steps to recruit and retain disabled staff that are aligned to the Disability Confident scheme include:</p><ul><li><p>Information in job adverts about the Disability Confident scheme, how to request a reasonable adjustment to the application process and the Disability Confident interview scheme, which provides candidates with an option to “opt-in” to be considered for an interview as a disabled candidate if they meet the minimum criteria for the role.</p></li><li><p>The Ministry of Justice provides individual focused support to ensure our disabled staff have workplace adjustments they require, including an in-house workplace adjustment service. The department seeks to continually review the effectiveness of this offer.</p></li><li><p>The Ministry of Justice values the talent of all staff, including those with a disability. The department participates in the Civil Service ‘Future Leaders Scheme’ Disability Empowers Leadership Talent (DELTA) scheme and is piloting a new in-house talent offer for disabled staff in 2024.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 23/05/2024 12:39:42 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1718311

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of staff diversity networks in his Department in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	26341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government has audited the cost-effectiveness of all equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) activities, through the review of EDI spending announced last June.</p><p>On 14 May, the Minister without Portfolio made a <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-05-14/hcws464" target="_blank">written statement</a> on the latest findings from the review.</p><p>In response to these findings, the Cabinet Office is publishing the Civil Service EDI Expenditure Guidance. This includes an end to all external spending on EDI activity, unless cleared and authorised by Ministers.</p><p>Further guidance on diversity staff networks is being developed, and we will seek to publish additional data on historic spending to assist transparency in this area.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 23/05/2024 12:37:16 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1718336

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
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 by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice on 14 May 2024, Official Report, column 119, whether a decision by a Governor to block the early release of a prisoner under the End of Custody Supervised License scheme can be overruled by HM Prison and Probation Service.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	26482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>It remains at the discretion of the prison service to prevent the End of Custody Supervised Licence release of any prisoners where releasing an offender earlier presents a heightened risk than if they were released at their automatic release date. A panel formed of HMPPS senior leaders take decisions over exclusions following advice from prison and probation staff.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 20/05/2024 11:07:37 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1718373

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prisoners serving an imprisonment for public protection and (b) other prisoners have been released on compassionate grounds in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	26473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>We have taken significant action through the Victim’s and Prisoner Bill to curtail IPP licence periods to give offenders the opportunity to move on with their lives. In addition to these changes, the actions this Government is taking are working: the number of prisoners serving the IPP sentence who have never been released now stands at 1,180 as of 31 March, down from more than 6,000 in 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has a statutory power to grant the early release of prisoners serving a sentence or term of imprisonment in custody on compassionate grounds. The power is used in exceptional circumstances only and in accordance with the HMPPS the Early Release on Compassionate Grounds Policy Framework.</p><p> </p><p>Early release on compassionate grounds may, for example, be considered for terminally ill prisoners with a diagnosis of limited time left to live, and where there is medical advice that their end-of-life palliative care needs would be better met in a hospice. Compassionate release of such individuals is only approved if a risk assessment confirms they are safe to release.</p><p> </p><p>The table shows the number of prisoners released early on compassionate grounds from 2010 to 2023. Data prior to 2010 is not available in a useable format and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Calendar year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>IPP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ol><li>Please note that data for 2024 has not been provided as it is a subset of data which are due for future publication as part of Offender Management Statistics Quarterly.</li><li>The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 20/05/2024 13:18:13 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

1718375

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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, with reference HM Inspectorate of Probation' report entitled A thematic inspection of imprisonment for public protection (IPP) recall decisions, published in December 2023, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing fixed-term recalls for some people on IPP sentences.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	26474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>In her December 2023 report, the then Chief Inspector of Probation suggested exploring options that may allow more prompt release of IPPs including using Fixed Term Recall (FTR), to reduce the uncertainty and despair felt by many after recall.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is taking action to curtail IPP licence periods and provide for automatic licence termination in specific circumstances to give rehabilitated people the opportunity to move on with their lives, while continuing to make sure the public are protected from the most serious offenders, through multiple measures included in the Victims and Prisoners Bill.</p><p> </p><p>Case law dictates that to recall an indeterminate sentence prisoner there must be a causal connection to the original offending so you cannot recall an indeterminate sentence offender unless you consider there is a risk similar to the one when they committed the index offence. Based on this, the government believes it is very unlikely that an IPP prisoner would meet the test to be considered for FTR i.e. that they would not be a serious risk to the public if re-released after 14 or 28 days.</p><p> </p><p>Instead, the Government has tabled amendments to the Victims and Prisoners Bill which will enable the Secretary of State to release a recalled IPP offender following Risk Assessed Recall Review (RARR) without the need for a Parole review when he considers it is in the interests of justice to do so.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 20/05/2024 11:05:12 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

1718392

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Transfers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were transferred in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	26314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The number of prisoners transferred each year is published in <a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F66293e533b0122a378a7e725%2FPrison-releases-2023.ods&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK" target="_blank">table 3_A_28</a> available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2023" target="_blank">Offender management statistics quarterly: October to December 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>The data for which Category prisons that prisoners have been transferred to can be found in the attached table. Prisoners cannot be transferred into a prison with a lower security category than their individual classification. Moves from higher to lower security classification prisons relate to prisoners who are progressing through the prison system as their assessed risk decreases.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 26315 26316 26317 question first answered 23/05/2024 08:06:43 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2024-05-23 PQ 26314 26315 26316 26317 Table.xlsx title PQs_table
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1718393

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Transfers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were transferred to Category D prisons in each year since 2015, by category of the original prison.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	26315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The number of prisoners transferred each year is published in <a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F66293e533b0122a378a7e725%2FPrison-releases-2023.ods&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK" target="_blank">table 3_A_28</a> available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2023" target="_blank">Offender management statistics quarterly: October to December 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>The data for which Category prisons that prisoners have been transferred to can be found in the attached table. Prisoners cannot be transferred into a prison with a lower security category than their individual classification. Moves from higher to lower security classification prisons relate to prisoners who are progressing through the prison system as their assessed risk decreases.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 26314 26316 26317 question first answered 23/05/2024 08:06:43 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2024-05-23 PQ 26314 26315 26316 26317 Table.xlsx title PQs_table
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1718394

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Transfers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were transferred to Category C prisons in each year since 2015, by the category of the original prison.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	26316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The number of prisoners transferred each year is published in <a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F66293e533b0122a378a7e725%2FPrison-releases-2023.ods&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK" target="_blank">table 3_A_28</a> available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2023" target="_blank">Offender management statistics quarterly: October to December 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>The data for which Category prisons that prisoners have been transferred to can be found in the attached table. Prisoners cannot be transferred into a prison with a lower security category than their individual classification. Moves from higher to lower security classification prisons relate to prisoners who are progressing through the prison system as their assessed risk decreases.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 26314 26315 26317 question first answered 23/05/2024 08:06:43 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2024-05-23 PQ 26314 26315 26316 26317 Table.xlsx title PQs_table
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh