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1717578

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much HM Prison and Probation Service has spent on rehabilitation programmes approved by the Correctional Services Advice and Accreditation Panel since December 2019.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	25890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>As the costs of rehabilitation programmes approved by the Correctional Service and Accredited Panel cannot be disaggregated from the overall budgetary provision for rehabilitative delivery costs, the information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/05/2024 13:33:11 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1690443

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Juries: Catering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will issue guidance to courts on ensuring adequate food and drink facilities for jurors.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	14910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>The jury trial is a critical safeguard to the fairness of criminal proceedings in the Crown Court, and as such jurors are of integral importance to the system.</p><p> </p><p>Jurors are advised in information sent to them before they come to court about the court to which they are being summoned, including the available facilities at the court and in the local area, and also that they are welcome to bring a packed lunch.</p><p> </p><p>During a trial or before selection, jurors are free to leave the court to get refreshments during the lunch break.</p><p> </p><p>Arrangements for deliberation vary due to differences in local arrangements and are subject to judicial direction in any particular trial, but usually jurors are advised to bring a packed lunch (either in person the day before or by email/text message) if the trial is approaching its end and they are likely to go into deliberation the following day.</p><p> </p><p>Jurors can claim a daily amount from the court towards food and drink costs. There does not appear to be the need for any further, central, guidance – which in any event would be difficult to prescribe at a national level, given that the available facilities and local arrangements will legitimately vary across different court centres.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 28/02/2024 16:40:24 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1684483

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Epilepsy
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 adequacy of epilepsy (a) awareness and (b) first aid training for prison staff.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	11156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>The <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64cd1f57ef14e6000d1789e0/hmpps-national-health-and-safety-arrangements-for-first-and-emergency-aid.pdf" target="_blank">HMPPS National Health and Safety Arrangements for First and Emergency Aid (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a> require each prison to complete a first aid needs assessment, taking account of local risk and demand. All sites must have in place suitable numbers of adequately trained staff, equipment, and facilities to meet the need for first aid provision. First Aid training provided to prison staff – such as the course provided by St Johns Ambulance, which includes a wide range of topics, including how to deal with epileptic seizures – meets the standard required to comply with the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations.</p><p>Information for all HMPPS staff about epilepsy is provided on the Occupational Health employee information website <a href="https://hmpps.workplacewellbeing.com/guidance/epilepsy/" target="_blank">https://hmpps.workplacewellbeing.com/guidance/epilepsy/</a>. This explains how epilepsy affects safety at work, and how managers can ensure adequate first aid cover by reviewing risk assessments, implementing reasonable adjustments, and making referrals to Occupational Health.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 31/01/2024 16:21:46 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1684486

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with epilepsy have died in prison (a) from all causes and (b) as a direct result of their epilepsy in the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	11158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Every death in custody is a tragedy and we continue to do all we can to improve the safety of prisoners. All deaths in prison custody are subject to a coroner’s inquest.</p><p>The <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64cd1f57ef14e6000d1789e0/hmpps-national-health-and-safety-arrangements-for-first-and-emergency-aid.pdf" target="_blank">HMPPS National Health and Safety Arrangements for First and Emergency Aid (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a> require each prison to complete a first aid needs assessment, taking account of local risk and demand. All sites must have in place suitable numbers of adequately trained staff, equipment, and facilities to meet the need for first aid provision. First Aid training provided to prison staff – such as the course provided by St Johns Ambulance, which includes a wide range of topics, including how to deal with epileptic seizures – meets the standard required to comply with the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 31/01/2024 16:23:03 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1671579

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Law Reporting: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of making (a) full transcripts and (b) audio recordings of hearings in the Crown Court free for victims of crime.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	2720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The government is constantly assessing how to improve the experience and support that victims receive within the criminal justice system, including mechanisms to facilitate the access to court transcripts and audio recordings of court hearings.</p><p>We understand that the ability to access transcripts from court proceedings is an essential part of maintaining transparency and accountability within the justice system. However, there is a cost attached to transcribing lengthy audio of a hearing, which in some cases can run into thousands of pounds. Providing the full transcripts of a hearing free of charge to all crime victims, risks diverting resources away from other key services. To help with transcription costs, we have made sure that bereaved family members of victims of homicide and death by dangerous driving can get a copy of the judicial Sentencing Remarks (a specific part of the hearing) paid for by the public purse. The Ministry of Justice and HM Courts and Tribunals Service continue to seek ways to reduce the fees that victims are required to pay to obtain transcripts in criminal proceedings. In particular, we will explore how technology could be used to reduce the costs of transcription, with a view of passing on the savings to parties.</p><p>With regard to audio recordings, anyone, including victims, can apply to the court for permission to listen to the recording of the hearing at a suitable court location, free of charge and at judicial discretion.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 28/11/2023 10:20:23 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1663829

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2023 to Question 197320 on Probate: Applications, how many and what proportion of probate applications took longer than 16 weeks to be processed in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	201682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The proportion of cases taking longer than 16 weeks to be processed is 33% for the period of April to June 2023, which has reduced from 37% for the period from January to March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The probate service received record levels of applications during 2022 and this has continued to grow with higher levels of receipts during January to June 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. Whilst HMCTS has increased resources to meet the higher demand the training and upskilling of those new and existing staff has led to applications taking longer in the short term.</p><p> </p><p>Average waiting times for probate grants are routinely published on gov.uk via Family Court Statistics Quarterly and currently cover the period up to June 2023.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 23/10/2023 16:27:50 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1657828

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Hornsey and Wood Green
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the magistrates’ court backlog in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	197514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>The magistrates’ court for Hornsey and Wood Green is Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court. Following Covid, the outstanding caseload in Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court returned to pre-pandemic levels by July 2021, and performance has been stable ever since. The outstanding caseload at Highbury Corner stood at 6760 in March 2023, compared to 7119 in March 2019.</p><p> </p><p>This data is a further breakdown of published data that can be found in the criminal court statistics quarterly publication: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2023</a>.</p><p>We want to make sure every victim has the swift access to justice they deserve, and we are working hard to ensure there is sufficient capacity in the magistrates’ courts to do so. This includes raising the statutory mandatory retirement age for all judicial office holders, including magistrates, investing over £1 million in a programme to recruit new and diverse magistrates, and increasing the use of remote hearings.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 12/09/2023 16:56:05 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1606829

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March to Question 165469 on Prisons: Electronic Government, how a constituent can contact the Money-to-prisoner Compliance Team to report a suspected fraud.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	172467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>A constituent can contact the Money-to-prisoner Compliance team via the following email address: <a href="mailto:MTPCompliance@justice.gov.uk" target="_blank">MTPCompliance@justice.gov.uk</a> should they wish to report suspected fraud.</p><p>Constituents may also use this link to report any suspected fraudulent activity: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tackling-fraud-bribery-and-corruption-in-the-ministry-of-justice" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tackling-fraud-bribery-and-corruption-in-the-ministry-of-justice</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 30/03/2023 12:56:26 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1604085

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of fraud protection on gov.uk to send money to someone in prison system.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	165469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>In 2020 we commissioned a review of the way money is paid to prisoners. The outcome of this review led to a number of improvements in the way this is done, namely:</p><ol><li>The relevant policy (PSI 01/2012) was strengthened to restrict the amount of money that could be held and disbursed by prisoners and the use of the <a href="http://GOV.UK" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> Send Money to someone in prison service was made mandatory to send money to someone in prison aside from a few exceptions.</li><li>The <a href="http://GOV.UK" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> service was strengthened to restrict the forms of electronic payments that were acceptable, and a flagging system was introduced that paused suspicious payments.</li></ol><p>3. We launched the Money-to-prisoner Compliance Team (MTPCT). This team examines all suspicious payments made to prisoners and can block anything assessed to be fraudulent or linked to other crimes. This team also work with law enforcement to conduct follow up investigations on certain attempted payments.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/03/2023 14:59:13 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1602831

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the standard waiting time is for a grant of probate; and what steps he is taking to reduce that waiting time.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	162251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>Despite the unprecedented challenges faced by the probate service during the Covid 19 pandemic, and the increased volume of applications that have been seen since, the average length of time taken for a grant of probate following receipt of all the documents required has been maintained at between five and seven weeks – with the average responses being almost 1 week faster in quarter 3 of 2022 than the yearly average for 2020 and 2021.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS has increased resources to meet the higher demand following an increased number of estates requiring probate and is further increasing resourcing to further bring down overall timeliness on digital and paper applications.</p><p> </p><p>Average waiting times for probate grants, up to September 2022, are routinely published on gov.uk via Family Court Statistics Quarterly (Table 24): <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2022</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Information covering up to December 2022 will be published on 30 March.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 17/03/2023 12:05:50 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West