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533022

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Health and Safety Executive
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the National Offender Management Service is still providing prison officer training under the Women Awareness Staff Programme.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
	uin	HL987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>Staff who work within women’s prisons are able to undertake two additional training programmes, ‘Women Awareness Staff Programme’ and ‘Sex Workers in Custody and the Community’.</p><p>Additionally, nearly 2,000 staff in women’s prisons and providers of community services in England and Scotland have received training on developing ‘trauma informed’ practice, which entails understanding and responding to behaviours arising from a history of trauma.</p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 19/07/2016 16:50:53 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

944934

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Corruption
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether closed courts are being used for settlements and penalties relating to financial corruption where a trial has not taken place; and if so, why.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
	uin	HL9717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2018 answer text <p>Where a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) is reached for an economic crime, it must include a declaration in open court that the DPA is in the interests of justice and its terms are fair, reasonable and proportionate. The SFO has entered into 4 DPA’s to date: in each case the final hearing was held in public.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 31/07/2018 11:56:43 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

731088

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Burial and Cremation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Burials and Cremations (Scotland) Act 2016 as a possible basis for reform of the law of England and Wales.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Meacher
	uin	HL96
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Scottish legislative framework, among a range of other evidence, is being taken into account in developing burial and cremation policy in England and Wales.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 03/07/2017 15:15:29 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3810 label Biography information for Baroness Meacher

942035

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2018
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to lay regulations under the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017 to enable the provisions of that Act to be implemented.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hamwee
	uin	HL9549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government intends to bring the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017 into force in July 2019 and will lay the necessary regulations and other secondary legislation before Parliament in time to achieve this.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 03/09/2018 14:32:40 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	2652 label Biography information for Baroness Hamwee

942031

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Gambling
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the the level of support and care available to problem gamblers in prisons.
	tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
	uin	HL9545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2018 answer text <p>Although associated with offending in some individuals, gambling is not a risk factor that has been frequently identified in the prison or probation population in England and Wales. Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) does not hold official estimates of numbers of prisoners serving sentences in connection with gambling-related harm.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS commissions providers to deliver a broad range of high quality, accredited, interventions to address the particular risks and needs of offenders. All prisoners irrespective of their sentence length are screened on entering prison for issues including debt and offered a package of support in prisons and on release to address their offending based on individual circumstances. Support available to problem gamblers includes debt advice but could also include referral to specialist organisations such as Gamblers Anonymous or Gamcare, as well as services provided through the chaplaincy and the Offender Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) such as money management courses.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, all prisoners are seen by healthcare services on reception and can be referred to mental health and addiction services to help address problem gambling.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL9544 question first answered 30/07/2018 12:27:41 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington

942030

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Gambling: Prison Sentences
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people with prison sentences in connection with gambling-related harm.
	tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
	uin	HL9544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2018 answer text <p>Although associated with offending in some individuals, gambling is not a risk factor that has been frequently identified in the prison or probation population in England and Wales. Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) does not hold official estimates of numbers of prisoners serving sentences in connection with gambling-related harm.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS commissions providers to deliver a broad range of high quality, accredited, interventions to address the particular risks and needs of offenders. All prisoners irrespective of their sentence length are screened on entering prison for issues including debt and offered a package of support in prisons and on release to address their offending based on individual circumstances. Support available to problem gamblers includes debt advice but could also include referral to specialist organisations such as Gamblers Anonymous or Gamcare, as well as services provided through the chaplaincy and the Offender Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) such as money management courses.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, all prisoners are seen by healthcare services on reception and can be referred to mental health and addiction services to help address problem gambling.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL9545 question first answered 30/07/2018 12:27:41 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington

940108

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Reviews
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many independent reviews the Ministry of Justice has commissioned into its policy or administration over the last year; and what was the total cost of those reviews.
	tabling member printed	Lord Watts
	uin	HL9523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not keep a central record of information on commissioning of independent reviews into policy or administration. To collate this information from across the Department would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 20/07/2018 11:28:50 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	489 label Biography information for Lord Watts

940075

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons and Young Offender Institutions: Inspections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to help prisons and young offender institutions implement the recommendations of inspection reports.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL9490
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has given a commitment to improve the implementation of action plans that address the agreed recommendations in HMI Prisons inspection reports.</p><p>The Operational and System Assurance Group (OSAG) established last year, works with prisons to agree, submit and publish their action plan following an HMI Prisons inspection report. OSAG assesses progress against the agreed action plans in establishments of concern, such as those subject to the Urgent Notification process.</p><p>HMPPS have introduced new management structures including Prison Group Directors and Executive Directors. They will be responsible for ensuring that assessments are made on progress against implementation of HMI Prisons recommendations for those establishments not assessed by OSAG.</p><p>Prison Group Directors provide oversight and additional support, as required, to prisons. Depending on the recommendation, specialist support will be provided from the Safety Team and wider Prison Improvement programme. The Youth Custody Service has its own arrangements in place to support establishments in meeting recommendations from HMIP inspection reports.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the important role played by Inspectors and we are grateful for their recommendations. The Prisons Minister has agreed funding for HMIP to carry out follow-up inspections in the most serious cases. The Chief Inspector has welcomed this in his report.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 26/07/2018 12:58:25 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

940067

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Pornography: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) prosecutions, and (2) convictions have been made under section 62 of the Coroner and Justice Act 2009 in the last five financial years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
	uin	HL9482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The number of prosecutions and convictions under section 62 of the Coroner and Justice Act 2009 for the financial years from 2012/13 to 2016/17 can be found in the table below. <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Number of prosecutions and convictions under Section 62 of the Coroner and Justice Act 2009, possession of prohibited image of a child, 2012/13 to 2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prosecutions</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Convictions</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr></tbody></table>A defendant who appears before both magistrates’ court and Crown Court may not do so within the same year, meaning for a given year convictions may exceed prosecutions or sentences may not equal convictions. Defendants who appear before both courts may be convicted at the Crown Court for a different offence to that for which they were originally proceeded against at magistrates’ court.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 26/07/2018 12:59:23 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

940056

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Termination of Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prison officers have left HM Prison Service in each of the last three years for reasons other than reaching retirement age.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL9471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>The number of band 3-5 prison officers who have left HM Prison Service by reason for leaving in each of the last three years is presented in table 1 below. This information can also be found in table 11b in the latest set of HMPPS workforce statistics at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2018</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 1: Band 3-5 prison officer leavers (headcount), by reason for leaving, 12 months ending 31 March 2016 to 12 months ending 31 March 2018</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Reason for leaving</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12 months ending 31 Mar 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12 months ending 31 Mar 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12 months ending 31 Mar 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Resignation</p></td><td><p>596</p></td><td><p>859</p></td><td><p>1,244</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical retirement</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Death</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Voluntary Exit<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Voluntary Redundancy</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Compulsory Redundancy</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dismissal Other</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dismissal - Conduct</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dismissal - Poor performance</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dismissal - Unsatisfactory attendance/Medical Inefficiency<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>324</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>151</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transfer to other Government dept.</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public sector transfer<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total (excl. retirements)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,258</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,553</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,791</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Retirements</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td><p>281</p></td><td><p>297</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All band 3-5 officer leavers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,544</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,834</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,088</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><sup>1</sup> This can be offered where the organisation wishes to reduce staff numbers by offering an early exit scheme or an early exit package to an individual. There is no compulsion on individuals to accept the offer.</p><p><sup>2 </sup>Since January 2017, information regarding dismissals as a result of medical inefficiencies have been recorded as unsatisfactory attendances. Therefore, these categories have been combined.</p><p><sup>3</sup> Public sector transfers include healthcare staff transferring to NHS employment. These staff continue to work within establishments but under a different employer.</p><p><sup>4</sup> The 'Other' category largely consists of fixed-term appointments coming to the end of their contract. Reductions in this category reflect the fall in recruitment since 2009, including fixed-term staff.</p><p> </p><p>~ denotes suppressed values of 2 or fewer or other values which would allow values of 2 or fewer to be derived by subtraction. Low numbers are suppressed to prevent disclosure in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 26/07/2018 13:00:41 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham