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1484209
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-06-28more like thismore than 2022-06-28
answering body
Ministry of Justice remove filter
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Ministry of Justice: Ipswich more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's plan to open a new regional office in Ipswich, announced on 1 February 2022, when he expects that new office to open, and what estimate he has made of the number of jobs which that new office will create in Ipswich. more like this
tabling member constituency Ipswich more like this
tabling member printed
Tom Hunt more like this
uin 26861 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-07-04more like thismore than 2022-07-04
answer text <p>We are currently planning to open a Justice Collaboration Centre in Ipswich in late summer this year. The MoJ will be moving roles away from London through a national talent location strategy which relies on roles becoming vacant to then be advertised nationally to one of our 7 hubs. This allows MoJ to attract the best talent regardless of their location.</p><p> </p><p>Due to this strategy, it is difficult for MoJ to estimate the number of jobs that may be created in Ipswich; however, this does mean the opening of the regional office will create new opportunities for the people of Ipswich, and its locality, to access good quality civil service jobs in the MoJ.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South Suffolk more like this
answering member printed James Cartlidge more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-07-04T09:50:00.637Zmore like thismore than 2022-07-04T09:50:00.637Z
answering member
4519
label Biography information for James Cartlidge more like this
tabling member
4771
label Biography information for Tom Hunt more like this
1484305
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-06-28more like thismore than 2022-06-28
answering body
Ministry of Justice remove filter
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Community Orders: Easington more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what Community Payback projects have been completed in Easington constituency in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Easington more like this
tabling member printed
Grahame Morris more like this
uin 26738 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-07-04more like thismore than 2022-07-04
answer text <p>Community Payback is a visible punishment which sees offenders undertake work that directly benefits the communities they have harmed.</p><p>Rigorous and constructive projects are delivered across England and Wales on a daily basis. Work carried out by offenders may include removing graffiti from public buildings, clearing wasteland, or decorating a community centre.</p><p>Local engagement is an integral part of Community Payback, and anyone can nominate a project in their local area via the Gov.uk website.</p><p>Prior to unification of the Probation Service in June 2021, Community Payback was delivered by Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) and consequently we do not have access to an exhaustive list of projects delivered in each of the last five years.</p><p>However, the Durham Tees Valley CRC did deliver regular projects in partnership with Durham County Council in the Peterlee area, with Community Payback teams working four days a week to improve local open spaces.</p><p>Post-unification, the North East Probation region currently has regular projects running at the Castle Eden Walkway, Parkside Walkway, Woodhouse Park and South Hetton allotments.</p><p>Work undertaken at the projects listed above in Easington have included grounds maintenance, such as strimming, grass cutting, clearing overgrown vegetation to open up pathways and raising the canopy to remove overhanging branches, path edging and litter picking.</p>
answering member constituency North West Hampshire more like this
answering member printed Kit Malthouse more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-07-04T11:05:26.507Zmore like thismore than 2022-07-04T11:05:26.507Z
answering member
4495
label Biography information for Kit Malthouse more like this
tabling member
3973
label Biography information for Grahame Morris more like this
1484348
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-06-28more like thismore than 2022-06-28
answering body
Ministry of Justice remove filter
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Youth Custody: Travellers more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) Gypsy, (b) Roma and (c) Traveller children are in the youth secure estate as on 28 June 2022. more like this
tabling member constituency Hendon more like this
tabling member printed
Dr Matthew Offord more like this
uin 26747 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-07-06more like thismore than 2022-07-06
answer text <p>Data on the ethnic makeup of the youth estate population is published annually as part of the Youth justice statistics series and monthly as part of the Youth Custody Report. These publications, however, do not include details of traveller categories. There are no current plans to alter the ethnic groups for these publications. The broad categories included in the information released are in line with current guidance from the Race Disparity Unit of the Cabinet Office.</p><p>As of 28 June 2022, there were 16 children and young people in custody who self-designated as either white, other ethnic group, any other or white, Gypsy or Irish Traveller.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South Suffolk more like this
answering member printed James Cartlidge more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-07-06T13:33:14.417Zmore like thismore than 2022-07-06T13:33:14.417Z
answering member
4519
label Biography information for James Cartlidge more like this
tabling member
4006
label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord more like this
1484362
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-06-28more like thismore than 2022-06-28
answering body
Ministry of Justice remove filter
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Legal Aid Scheme: Fees and Charges more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the proposed 15 per cent increase in legal aid fees in the context of how remuneration from those fees for junior barristers compares with minimum wage. more like this
tabling member constituency Erith and Thamesmead more like this
tabling member printed
Abena Oppong-Asare more like this
uin 26887 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-07-14more like thismore than 2022-07-14
answer text <p>We are introducing a 15% uplift across most fee schemes in line with the recommendations made in the Criminal Legal Aid Independent Review. This, alongside longer-term reforms, will increase spend by £135m a year – alongside our investment in court recovery this would take expected criminal legal aid spend to £1.2 billion per year. We have given careful consideration to the idea of increasing fees on current cases but there are a number of reasons why our current approach is the fastest process possible.</p><p>The median figure after expenses for specialist criminal barristers in the first three years is around £19,000 with the figure increasing significantly after the first year. Thus, the median income after expenses for barristers with 2 years of practice is around £32,000. Between 3 to 7 years of practice, their median income after expenses is around £50,000. The figures above are based on the evidence published by Independent Review into Criminal Legal Aid. It should be noted that this, in its turn, was based on a common dataset shared by the MoJ and Bar Council, constructed following a data share agreement between the MoJ (Legal Aid Agency), Bar Council and Crown Prosecution Service. It has not been possible to compare our estimates on barristers’ annual income after expenses with the minimum wage per hour as we do not hold information on the number of weeks and hours per week that barristers work.</p><p>The 15% pay increase would mean a typical criminal barrister earning around £7,000 extra per year. We are moving as quickly as possible to introduce fee rises by the end of September. Solicitors and barristers will start to receive increased fees this year and our modelling suggests that over two thirds of the additional funding will have entered the system within the first year.</p><p>Criminal barristers play a crucial role in upholding the rule of law and are a fundamental part of our criminal justice system. Our plans to increase legal aid fees will put criminal legal aid on a sustainable footing and ensure there is a sustainable supply of practitioners.</p><p>The Government is committed to supporting recovery across the court system. Over the next three financial years, we are investing an extra £477 million for the Criminal Justice System to help improve waiting times for victims of crime and reduce the Crown Court backlog to an estimated 53,000 cases by March 2025.</p><p>The outstanding caseload in the Crown Court has reduced from around 60,600 cases in June 2021 to around 58,300 cases at the end of April 2022.</p><p>We have removed the limit of sitting days in the Crown Court for the second year in a row, extended 30 Nightingale courtrooms and raised the mandatory judicial retirement age from 70 to 75. We have also opened two new ‘super courtrooms’ in Manchester and Loughborough, allowing up to an extra 250 cases a year to be heard across England and Wales.</p><p>We are also expanding our plans for judicial recruitment to secure enough judicial capacity to sit at the required levels in 2022/2023 and beyond.</p><p>By the end of March 2023, we expect to get through 20% more Crown Court cases than we did pre-Covid (117,000 in 2022/23 compared to 97,000 in 2019/20).</p>
answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales more like this
answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines more like this
grouped question UIN
26888 more like this
26889 more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-07-14T16:51:18.937Zmore like thismore than 2022-07-14T16:51:18.937Z
answering member
4816
label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines more like this
tabling member
4820
label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare more like this
1483342
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-06-27more like thismore than 2022-06-27
answering body
Ministry of Justice remove filter
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Barristers: Strikes more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure barrister strikes do not delay the administration of justice. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
uin HL1294 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-07-05more like thismore than 2022-07-05
answer text <p>It remains our priority to ensure that justice is served, and we will continue to encourage the Criminal Bar Association to work with us – the decrease in the Crown Court backlog shows what is possible when we work together.</p><p>It is disappointing that the Criminal Bar Association are progressing this type of action, considering less than 50% of CBA members voted in support of the option likely to cause the most disruption.</p><p>On 30 June, Minister Cartlidge announced our commitment to laying a statutory instrument necessary to effect the fee increases by 21 July, alongside an interim government response to the consultation on the Independent Review.</p><p>We are acting to mitigate the impact of the CBA strikes on a daily basis. This includes Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service working closely with the judiciary to ensure that cases are listed in a way which minimises disruption.</p><p>We continue to support the independent judiciary in their efforts to minimise disruption felt as a result of CBA action. Ministers continue to engage regularly with the Senior Presiding Judge to understand the impact in the courts.</p><p>The Public Defender Service is providing advocacy support, where possible, to cases that have been impacted by the CBA action. The Legal Aid Agency has also established a Crown Court Representation Helpline to make the process of identifying higher court advocates easier for providers who may be impacted by barristers declining to accept returns.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-07-05T12:58:17.217Zmore like thismore than 2022-07-05T12:58:17.217Z
answering member
4553
label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1483408
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-06-27more like thismore than 2022-06-27
answering body
Ministry of Justice remove filter
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Knives: Crime more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average custodial sentence length is for a prisoner convicted of a knife crime. more like this
tabling member constituency Romford more like this
tabling member printed
Andrew Rosindell more like this
uin 25759 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-07-04more like thismore than 2022-07-04
answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes quarterly ‘Knife and Offensive Weapons Statistics’ available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/knife-possession-sentencing-quarterly" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/knife-possession-sentencing-quarterly</a>.</p><p>Information on sentence lengths can be found within the main data tables, specifically, table 3 Information on repeat offenders can be found in tables 7 to 9 (inclusive).</p> more like this
answering member constituency South Suffolk more like this
answering member printed James Cartlidge more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-07-04T15:36:19.46Zmore like thismore than 2022-07-04T15:36:19.46Z
answering member
4519
label Biography information for James Cartlidge more like this
tabling member
1447
label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell more like this
1483456
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-06-27more like thismore than 2022-06-27
answering body
Ministry of Justice remove filter
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Council of Europe more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his position is on the UK’s continued membership of the Council of Europe through its membership of the European Court of Human Rights. more like this
tabling member constituency Henley more like this
tabling member printed
John Howell more like this
uin 25811 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-07-05more like thismore than 2022-07-05
answer text <p>The United Kingdom is committed to remaining a state party to the European Convention on Human Rights and the Council of Europe.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South Suffolk more like this
answering member printed James Cartlidge more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-07-05T15:37:50.557Zmore like thismore than 2022-07-05T15:37:50.557Z
answering member
4519
label Biography information for James Cartlidge more like this
tabling member
1606
label Biography information for John Howell more like this
1483634
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-06-27more like thismore than 2022-06-27
answering body
Ministry of Justice remove filter
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Community Orders more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many community payback projects have been nominated by members of the public in every region of England and Wales in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Croydon North more like this
tabling member printed
Steve Reed more like this
uin 25868 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-06-30more like thismore than 2022-06-30
answer text <p>Community Payback sees offenders make reparation for their crimes in a constructive and demanding way. Community Payback should be a visible punishment, with offenders undertaking work that benefits the communities they have harmed.</p><p> </p><p>Local engagement is an integral part of Community Payback, and we encourage members of the public to nominate projects via the Gov.uk website. The public can provide a unique insight into the needs of their local area and therefore the merit of public nominations is that projects are responsive to those priorities. The nominations we receive are then assessed by local Community Payback teams for suitability to ensure that the proposal benefits the local community, does not directly replace paid employment, and does not contravene state aid or competitive advantage regulations.</p><p> </p><p>Suitable projects may include removing graffiti from a public building, clearing wasteland, or decorating a community centre.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to unification of the Probation Service in June 2021, Community Payback was delivered by Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) who had their own processes for capturing public nominations. CRC contracts did not require them to report on these processes. However, under CRCs the public could also nominate projects via the Gov.uk website and we do retain this data, dating back to September 2019. There is no data prior to 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 presents nominations received via the Gov.uk website for each CRC between September 2019 and June 2021.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Table 1</p></td><td><p>03/09/2019-&gt; 30/06/21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria and Lancashire</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham Tees valley</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber Lincoln and North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire and West Midlands &amp; Derby, Leicester, Nottingham and Rutland</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire West Mercia</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol, Gloucester, Somerset and Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon Dorset and Cornwall</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire and Isle of Wight</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire, Northampton, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk and Suffolk</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent Surrey and Sussex</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following unification in June 2021, the Probation Service assumed responsibility for all public nominations. Table 2 presents nominations received by each Probation region via Gov.uk from unification until 21 June 2022.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Table 2</p></td><td><p>01/07/21 - 21/06/22</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Kent, Surrey and Sussex</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>London</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>North East</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>North West</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>South Central</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>South West</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We are unable to provide data on how many projects nominated by members of the public have been completed in each of the last five years as CRCs were not required to collect this data. However, we are working to improve our data collection post-unification as part of wider reforms to Community Payback.</p>
answering member constituency North West Hampshire more like this
answering member printed Kit Malthouse more like this
grouped question UIN
25869 more like this
25870 more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-06-30T16:51:48.897Zmore like thismore than 2022-06-30T16:51:48.897Z
answering member
4495
label Biography information for Kit Malthouse more like this
tabling member
4268
label Biography information for Steve Reed more like this
1483635
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-06-27more like thismore than 2022-06-27
answering body
Ministry of Justice remove filter
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Community Orders more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the types of Community Payback projects nominated by members of the public in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Croydon North more like this
tabling member printed
Steve Reed more like this
uin 25869 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-06-30more like thismore than 2022-06-30
answer text <p>Community Payback sees offenders make reparation for their crimes in a constructive and demanding way. Community Payback should be a visible punishment, with offenders undertaking work that benefits the communities they have harmed.</p><p> </p><p>Local engagement is an integral part of Community Payback, and we encourage members of the public to nominate projects via the Gov.uk website. The public can provide a unique insight into the needs of their local area and therefore the merit of public nominations is that projects are responsive to those priorities. The nominations we receive are then assessed by local Community Payback teams for suitability to ensure that the proposal benefits the local community, does not directly replace paid employment, and does not contravene state aid or competitive advantage regulations.</p><p> </p><p>Suitable projects may include removing graffiti from a public building, clearing wasteland, or decorating a community centre.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to unification of the Probation Service in June 2021, Community Payback was delivered by Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) who had their own processes for capturing public nominations. CRC contracts did not require them to report on these processes. However, under CRCs the public could also nominate projects via the Gov.uk website and we do retain this data, dating back to September 2019. There is no data prior to 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 presents nominations received via the Gov.uk website for each CRC between September 2019 and June 2021.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Table 1</p></td><td><p>03/09/2019-&gt; 30/06/21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria and Lancashire</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham Tees valley</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber Lincoln and North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire and West Midlands &amp; Derby, Leicester, Nottingham and Rutland</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire West Mercia</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol, Gloucester, Somerset and Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon Dorset and Cornwall</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire and Isle of Wight</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire, Northampton, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk and Suffolk</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent Surrey and Sussex</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following unification in June 2021, the Probation Service assumed responsibility for all public nominations. Table 2 presents nominations received by each Probation region via Gov.uk from unification until 21 June 2022.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Table 2</p></td><td><p>01/07/21 - 21/06/22</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Kent, Surrey and Sussex</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>London</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>North East</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>North West</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>South Central</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>South West</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We are unable to provide data on how many projects nominated by members of the public have been completed in each of the last five years as CRCs were not required to collect this data. However, we are working to improve our data collection post-unification as part of wider reforms to Community Payback.</p>
answering member constituency North West Hampshire more like this
answering member printed Kit Malthouse more like this
grouped question UIN
25868 more like this
25870 more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-06-30T16:51:48.96Zmore like thismore than 2022-06-30T16:51:48.96Z
answering member
4495
label Biography information for Kit Malthouse more like this
tabling member
4268
label Biography information for Steve Reed more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-06-27more like thismore than 2022-06-27
answering body
Ministry of Justice remove filter
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Community Orders more like this
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legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of community payback projects nominated by members of the public have been completed in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Croydon North more like this
tabling member printed
Steve Reed more like this
uin 25870 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-06-30more like thismore than 2022-06-30
answer text <p>Community Payback sees offenders make reparation for their crimes in a constructive and demanding way. Community Payback should be a visible punishment, with offenders undertaking work that benefits the communities they have harmed.</p><p> </p><p>Local engagement is an integral part of Community Payback, and we encourage members of the public to nominate projects via the Gov.uk website. The public can provide a unique insight into the needs of their local area and therefore the merit of public nominations is that projects are responsive to those priorities. The nominations we receive are then assessed by local Community Payback teams for suitability to ensure that the proposal benefits the local community, does not directly replace paid employment, and does not contravene state aid or competitive advantage regulations.</p><p> </p><p>Suitable projects may include removing graffiti from a public building, clearing wasteland, or decorating a community centre.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to unification of the Probation Service in June 2021, Community Payback was delivered by Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) who had their own processes for capturing public nominations. CRC contracts did not require them to report on these processes. However, under CRCs the public could also nominate projects via the Gov.uk website and we do retain this data, dating back to September 2019. There is no data prior to 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 presents nominations received via the Gov.uk website for each CRC between September 2019 and June 2021.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Table 1</p></td><td><p>03/09/2019-&gt; 30/06/21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria and Lancashire</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham Tees valley</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber Lincoln and North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire and West Midlands &amp; Derby, Leicester, Nottingham and Rutland</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire West Mercia</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol, Gloucester, Somerset and Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon Dorset and Cornwall</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire and Isle of Wight</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire, Northampton, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk and Suffolk</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent Surrey and Sussex</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following unification in June 2021, the Probation Service assumed responsibility for all public nominations. Table 2 presents nominations received by each Probation region via Gov.uk from unification until 21 June 2022.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Table 2</p></td><td><p>01/07/21 - 21/06/22</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Kent, Surrey and Sussex</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>London</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>North East</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>North West</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>South Central</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>South West</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We are unable to provide data on how many projects nominated by members of the public have been completed in each of the last five years as CRCs were not required to collect this data. However, we are working to improve our data collection post-unification as part of wider reforms to Community Payback.</p>
answering member constituency North West Hampshire more like this
answering member printed Kit Malthouse more like this
grouped question UIN
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question first answered
less than 2022-06-30T16:51:49.02Zmore like thismore than 2022-06-30T16:51:49.02Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Kit Malthouse more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Steve Reed more like this