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star this property date less than 2020-06-22more like thismore than 2020-06-22
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Ministry of Justice remove filter
unstar this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Repossession Orders more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that courts deal more speedily with landlord and tenant cases concerning anti-social behaviour and domestic violence, once possession cases related to rented housing recommence. more like this
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Baroness Altmann more like this
star this property uin HL5963 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2020-07-06more like thismore than 2020-07-06
star this property answer text The listing of court cases, including possession, is a judicial function. The Master of Rolls has set up a judiciary-led cross-sector working group to consider and address matters affecting litigants to inform arrangements that will be in place when the current stay on possession is lifted. The work of this group will consider the needs of all users involved in the possession process. more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie more like this
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less than 2020-07-06T15:08:37.57Zmore like thismore than 2020-07-06T15:08:37.57Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Altmann more like this
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star this property date less than 2022-02-18more like thismore than 2022-02-18
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Ministry of Justice remove filter
unstar this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Criminal Proceedings more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the (a) mean and (b) median number of days taken from offence to completion of criminal cases for (i) Crown and (ii) Magistrates Court in England and Wales, broken down by individual court and region for each of the last three years for which figures are available. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Croydon North more like this
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Steve Reed more like this
star this property uin 125187 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2022-02-24more like thismore than 2022-02-24
star this property answer text <ul><li>Please see the attached tables with the mean and median timeliness from offence to completion, as follows:</li></ul><p>o <strong>Table 1</strong> – Days from offence to completion at Crown Court, by year (the latest available data, broken down by region and Crown Court)</p><p>o <strong>Table 2</strong> – Days from offence to completion at Magistrates, by year (the latest available data, broken down by region and Local Justice Area (LJA))</p><p> </p><p>The pandemic is the primary cause of the increased caseload in our courts. The outstanding caseload reduced significantly pre-pandemic – from over 55,000 in late 2014 to c.33,000 in late 2018.</p><p> </p><ul><li>Timeliness from offence to completion is a complex picture as it involves several partners across the Criminal Justice System. The Police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) have both committed to a programme of work on more efficient case progression, more information on which can be found here: <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/national-case-progression-commitment-college-policing-national-police-chiefs-council" target="_blank">National Case Progression Commitment: College of Policing, National Police Chiefs' Council and Crown Prosecution Service, March 2021 | The Crown Prosecution Service (cps.gov.uk)</a></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>We invested a quarter of a billion pounds to support recovery in the last financial year (20/21); extended 32 Crown Nightingale courtrooms until the end of March 2022; opened two new ‘super courtrooms’ in Manchester and Loughborough; removed the limit on the number of days the Crown Court can sit in the 21/22 financial year, and our rapid roll out of video technology, which equipped over 70 per cent of all courtrooms with the video hardware to use Cloud Video Platform, enabled up to 20,000 cases to be heard virtually each week at the height of the pandemic.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>These measures are working – the backlog in the Crown Court has reduced from around 61,000 cases in June 2021 to around 58,400 cases at the end of December 2021 (Source: HMCTS Monthly MI).</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>In the magistrates’ court, the criminal caseload has fallen from 436,000 in June 2020 to 375,700 in December 2021 – a reduction of 14% (Source: HMCTS Monthly MI).</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Looking ahead, as part of the Spending Review, we will be investing £477 million in the Criminal Justice System over the next three years which will allow us to reduce Crown Court backlogs to an estimated 53,000 by March 2025.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>In the next financial year we expect to get through 20% more Crown Court cases than we did pre-Covid (117,000 in 22/23 compared to 97,000 in 19/20).</li><li>We are also extending magistrates’ court sentencing powers from 6 to 12 months for a single Triable Either Way offence to allow more cases to be heard in the magistrates' court.</li></ul>
star this property answering member constituency South Suffolk more like this
star this property answering member printed James Cartlidge more like this
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less than 2022-02-24T17:59:20.143Zmore like thismore than 2022-02-24T17:59:20.143Z
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star this property label Biography information for James Cartlidge more like this
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star this property file name 2022-02-23 PQ 125187 data V2.xlsx more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Steve Reed more like this
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star this property date less than 2023-01-31more like thismore than 2023-01-31
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Ministry of Justice remove filter
unstar this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Young Offenders more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on how many times an individual child was removed from association for periods (a) up to three days, (b) up to 14 days, (c) up to 21 days, (d) up to 42 days and (e) more than 42 days for each juvenile young offender institution in the 12 months to31 March 2022; and if he will break down those removals by the (i) age, (ii) sex, (iii) ethnicity of the children removed from association, (iv) number of children who were classed as disabled and (v) recorded reasons for those removals. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Cardiff North more like this
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Anna McMorrin more like this
star this property uin 136817 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2023-02-13more like thismore than 2023-02-13
star this property answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Young people are only temporarily separated from their peers as a very last resort to protect others. When this happens, they receive extra support from specially trained staff. We are bolstering training for every frontline officer, backed by £5m of funding, to improve care and support for all those in custody. Children are never separated as a punishment. The information relating to the number of separations is provided below: <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Cookham Wood</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Feltham</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Parc</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Werrington</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wetherby - Main</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wetherby - Keppel Unit</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Period of Removal</strong></p></td><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>(a) up to three days</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>#</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) up to 14 days</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c) up to 21 days</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>#</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(d) up to 42 days</p></td><td><p>20-25</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5-10</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>#</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(e) more than 42 days</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>27</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><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(i) Age</strong></p></td><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>15</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>#</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18+</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>15-20</p></td><td><p>5-10</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>5-10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>27</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><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(ii) Sex</strong></p></td><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>Male</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>170-180</p></td><td><p>22-27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</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><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(iii) Ethnicity</strong></p></td><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>Asian</p></td><td><p>5-10</p></td><td><p>5-10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>#</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>#</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Stated</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>27</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><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(iv) Disability</strong></p></td><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 colspan="7"><p>For the period in question, we are not able to provide information on a child’s or young person's disability status at the point they were separated, as this is a new reporting function, which came into effect for those who entered custody after April 2021.</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><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(v) Reason for Removal</strong></p></td><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>Prevent Harm to Others</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prevent Harm to Self</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>5-10</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>10-15</p></td><td><p>#</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Self-Isolation</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>8-13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pending Adjudication</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>225</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>112</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>95</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>99</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>177</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>27</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><em>Notes:</em><ul><li><em>Source: bespoke returns from establishments, collated monthly. </em></li><li><em>Table includes completed separations ending on or after 1 April 2021 and those starting on or before 31 March 2022. </em></li><li><em># indicates a value of 5 or fewer, which has been suppressed in order to prevent the possible identification of individuals.</em></li><li><em>Where a suppressed value could be calculated from other values, secondary suppression has been applied by providing a range that the true figure lies within.</em></li><li><em>Breakdowns (i) to (v) do not include cases where the information is not known.</em></li><li><em>This is internal management information and subject to change.</em></li></ul></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency East Hampshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Damian Hinds more like this
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less than 2023-02-13T15:09:33.773Zmore like thismore than 2023-02-13T15:09:33.773Z
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star this property label Biography information for Damian Hinds more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Anna McMorrin more like this
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star this property date less than 2022-12-13more like thismore than 2022-12-13
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Ministry of Justice remove filter
unstar this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Prisons: Drugs more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of drug overdoses at prisons in each of the last three years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Croydon North more like this
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Steve Reed more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2022-12-19more like thismore than 2022-12-19
star this property answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of self-harm incidents due to drug overdoses</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2,295</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2,158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2,273</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We are committed to doing all we can to prevent deaths from drug overdoses in prison. We’ve outlined in both our Prisons Strategy Whitepaper and the Government’s 10-year drug strategy ‘From Harm to Hope’ (2021) how we will achieve this. We have committed to opening Drug Recovery Wings in prisons, introduced Problem Solving Courts and we supply life-saving naloxone medication to staff in prisons and in Approved Premises to help prevent unnecessary opioid deaths.</p><p>Naloxone is a medication used to reverse or reduce the effects of opioids. It is currently carried by healthcare staff in prisons to administer where opiate overdose is suspected.</p><p>We propose to implement Naloxone in all prisons and probation sites in England and Wales and to train all new entrants and 30% of existing staff to administer Naloxone and to recognise the signs of overdose. Existing staff will be asked to volunteer to administer Naloxone.</p><p>Consistent with National Statistics on these prison incidents, as published in <em>Safety in Custody</em>, figures do not include incidents in Secure Training Centres.</p><p>In prisons, as in the community, it is not possible to count self-harm incidents with absolute accuracy.</p><p>In prison custody, however, such incidents are more likely to be detected and counted. Care needs to be taken when comparing figures shown here with other sources where data may be less complete.</p><p>Incidents where self-harm was due to a drug overdose can include multiple individuals; the figures in the table count the number of incidents where an overdose occurred rather than the number of individuals that overdosed.</p><p>Includes self-harm options listed as &quot;illegal drugs&quot;, &quot;own medication&quot; and &quot;other persons medication&quot;</p><p><strong>Data Sources and Quality</strong></p><p>These figures have been drawn from the HMPPS Incident Reporting System. Care is taken when processing and analysing returns but the detail is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although shown to the last case, the figures may not be accurate to that level.</p><p>The data only includes self-harm incidents collated centrally; identifying any wider incidents that lead to a hospitalisation and have a connection to drugs would exceed the cost threshold as it would require reading through the text of each incident.</p><p>For a breakdown of Self Inflicted Deaths by method (including overdose), please see section 1.8 in the below published data from Safety in Custody: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1113633/Deaths_in_prison_custody_1978_to_2021.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1113633/Deaths_in_prison_custody_1978_to_2021.xlsx</a></p><p>Table 1.1 in the above publication gives the number of other/non-natural deaths per year.</p><p>In the case of drug related deaths where no intent to self-harm has been discovered, the death has been classified as “Other: Non-natural”, however this category also includes other accidental deaths where drugs were not present.</p><p>‘Other: Non-Natural’ deaths include accidental and other difficult to classify deaths including those for which further information is awaited. Some of the most recent two years figures are expected to be reclassified as natural causes or self-inflicted deaths.</p>
star this property answering member constituency East Hampshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Damian Hinds more like this
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less than 2022-12-19T16:37:24.257Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-19T16:37:24.257Z
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star this property label Biography information for Damian Hinds more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Steve Reed more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-07-09more like thismore than 2019-07-09
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Ministry of Justice remove filter
unstar this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Youth Offending Teams: Finance more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text Whether he plans to allocate additional funding to youth offending teams. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Stockton North more like this
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Alex Cunningham more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2019-07-09more like thismore than 2019-07-09
star this property answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>We value the vital work Youth Offending Teams do with children who have offended, and the work they do to prevent offending. The Youth Justice Board’s total funding this year for frontline services including Youth Offending Teams is £72.2m. This is greater than last year’s funding, which was £71.6m.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Of the £72.2m, £70.7m has been allocated to the core grant for Youth Offending Teams and £1.5m to frontline service improvement.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
star this property answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
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less than 2019-07-09T16:01:26.29Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-09T16:01:26.29Z
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star this property label Biography information for Edward Argar more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Alex Cunningham more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-06-04more like thismore than 2019-06-04
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Ministry of Justice remove filter
unstar this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Prisons: Education more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) availability and (b) quality of education for adult prisoners. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford more like this
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Sir David Evennett more like this
star this property uin 259892 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2019-06-12more like thismore than 2019-06-12
star this property answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>We set out our intentions to reform prison education in the Education and Employment Strategy, published in May last year. Our new education programme, designed to improve the quality of prison education and give prisoners a better chance of gaining employment on release, commenced on 1 April. Prison governors are responsible for education provision in their prisons. They control the education budget, decide the curriculum, and have helped to choose the main providers. In addition, our prison education Dynamic Purchasing System allows governors to commission specific, short-term education provision to meet specialised learning needs of individual prisoners, and to commission training to address employers’ particular requirements. This will help prisoners to take full advantage of employment opportunities on release. The new contracts, and increased local and national management of the education providers, will provide better and more immediate information on the quality of the service being delivered and provide a better mechanism for governors to manage performance. We do not hold data on re-offending outcomes in relation to education engagement in the form requested, and could not obtain it without incurring disproportionate cost.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
star this property answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
star this property answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 259893 more like this
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less than 2019-06-12T16:47:34.653Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-12T16:47:34.653Z
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star this property label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Sir David Evennett more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2019-06-04more like thismore than 2019-06-04
star this property answering body
Ministry of Justice remove filter
unstar this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Reoffenders more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
star this property legislature
25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of former prisoners who (a) attended and (b) did not attend education programmes in prison reoffended after release in each of the last three years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford more like this
star this property tabling member printed
Sir David Evennett more like this
star this property uin 259893 more like this
star this property answer
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2019-06-12more like thismore than 2019-06-12
star this property answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>We set out our intentions to reform prison education in the Education and Employment Strategy, published in May last year. Our new education programme, designed to improve the quality of prison education and give prisoners a better chance of gaining employment on release, commenced on 1 April. Prison governors are responsible for education provision in their prisons. They control the education budget, decide the curriculum, and have helped to choose the main providers. In addition, our prison education Dynamic Purchasing System allows governors to commission specific, short-term education provision to meet specialised learning needs of individual prisoners, and to commission training to address employers’ particular requirements. This will help prisoners to take full advantage of employment opportunities on release. The new contracts, and increased local and national management of the education providers, will provide better and more immediate information on the quality of the service being delivered and provide a better mechanism for governors to manage performance. We do not hold data on re-offending outcomes in relation to education engagement in the form requested, and could not obtain it without incurring disproportionate cost.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
star this property answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
star this property answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 259892 more like this
star this property question first answered
less than 2019-06-12T16:47:34.7Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-12T16:47:34.7Z
star this property answering member
4106
star this property label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
star this property tabling member
1198
unstar this property label Biography information for Sir David Evennett more like this
1130929
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2019-06-10more like thismore than 2019-06-10
star this property answering body
Ministry of Justice remove filter
unstar this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Offences against Children: Internet more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
star this property legislature
25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many UK nationals have been convicted of offences relating to the online sexual exploitation of children in each of the last five years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Gedling more like this
star this property tabling member printed
Vernon Coaker more like this
star this property uin 262240 more like this
star this property answer
answer
unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2019-06-18more like thismore than 2019-06-18
star this property answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>We have interpreted ‘sexual exploitation of children’ as child sexual abuse offences, as sexual exploitation of children is not specifically defined in legislation. The Ministry of Justice has published information (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx</a>) on the number of defendants found guilty of child sexual abuse offences and average custodial sentence lengths, however it is not possible to identify the nationality of the defendant as this information is not held in the courts proceedings database. Additionally, centrally held court and prisons data does not distinguish online child sexual abuse offences from all child sexual abuse offences. Information on offences that involve online sexual exploitation of children may be held on record, however to identify these records would be at a disproportionate cost. I have made no assessment of sentencing for offences relating to the online sexual exploitation of children. Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for the Courts, who must follow any relevant guidelines produced by the Sentencing Council for England and Wales. The Sentencing Council has a duty under section 128 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 to monitor the operation and effect of its guidelines. Child sexual abuse is abhorrent and rightly carries tough sentences including life imprisonment for the most serious offences. The Sexual Offences Act 2003 provides a range of offences with robust sentences to tackle the scourge of child sexual exploitation in all its forms. Sentencing is a matter for the independent judiciary, who take into account the full facts of each case.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
star this property answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
star this property answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
star this property grouped question UIN
262241 more like this
262242 more like this
star this property question first answered
less than 2019-06-18T14:52:50.447Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-18T14:52:50.447Z
star this property answering member
4106
star this property label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
star this property tabling member
360
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Coaker more like this
1130930
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2019-06-10more like thismore than 2019-06-10
star this property answering body
Ministry of Justice remove filter
unstar this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Offences against Children: Sentencing more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
star this property legislature
25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of sentences for people convicted of offences relating to the online sexual exploitation of children; and if he will make a statement. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Gedling more like this
star this property tabling member printed
Vernon Coaker more like this
star this property uin 262241 more like this
star this property answer
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2019-06-18more like thismore than 2019-06-18
star this property answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>We have interpreted ‘sexual exploitation of children’ as child sexual abuse offences, as sexual exploitation of children is not specifically defined in legislation. The Ministry of Justice has published information (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx</a>) on the number of defendants found guilty of child sexual abuse offences and average custodial sentence lengths, however it is not possible to identify the nationality of the defendant as this information is not held in the courts proceedings database. Additionally, centrally held court and prisons data does not distinguish online child sexual abuse offences from all child sexual abuse offences. Information on offences that involve online sexual exploitation of children may be held on record, however to identify these records would be at a disproportionate cost. I have made no assessment of sentencing for offences relating to the online sexual exploitation of children. Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for the Courts, who must follow any relevant guidelines produced by the Sentencing Council for England and Wales. The Sentencing Council has a duty under section 128 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 to monitor the operation and effect of its guidelines. Child sexual abuse is abhorrent and rightly carries tough sentences including life imprisonment for the most serious offences. The Sexual Offences Act 2003 provides a range of offences with robust sentences to tackle the scourge of child sexual exploitation in all its forms. Sentencing is a matter for the independent judiciary, who take into account the full facts of each case.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
star this property answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
star this property answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
star this property grouped question UIN
262240 more like this
262242 more like this
star this property question first answered
less than 2019-06-18T14:52:50.5Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-18T14:52:50.5Z
star this property answering member
4106
star this property label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
star this property tabling member
360
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Coaker more like this
1130931
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2019-06-10more like thismore than 2019-06-10
star this property answering body
Ministry of Justice remove filter
unstar this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Offences against Children: Sentencing more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
star this property legislature
25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of sentence (a) awarded and (b) served has been for individuals found guilty of the online sexual exploitation of children in each of the last five years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Gedling more like this
star this property tabling member printed
Vernon Coaker more like this
star this property uin 262242 more like this
star this property answer
answer
unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2019-06-18more like thismore than 2019-06-18
star this property answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>We have interpreted ‘sexual exploitation of children’ as child sexual abuse offences, as sexual exploitation of children is not specifically defined in legislation. The Ministry of Justice has published information (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx</a>) on the number of defendants found guilty of child sexual abuse offences and average custodial sentence lengths, however it is not possible to identify the nationality of the defendant as this information is not held in the courts proceedings database. Additionally, centrally held court and prisons data does not distinguish online child sexual abuse offences from all child sexual abuse offences. Information on offences that involve online sexual exploitation of children may be held on record, however to identify these records would be at a disproportionate cost. I have made no assessment of sentencing for offences relating to the online sexual exploitation of children. Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for the Courts, who must follow any relevant guidelines produced by the Sentencing Council for England and Wales. The Sentencing Council has a duty under section 128 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 to monitor the operation and effect of its guidelines. Child sexual abuse is abhorrent and rightly carries tough sentences including life imprisonment for the most serious offences. The Sexual Offences Act 2003 provides a range of offences with robust sentences to tackle the scourge of child sexual exploitation in all its forms. Sentencing is a matter for the independent judiciary, who take into account the full facts of each case.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
star this property answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
star this property answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
star this property grouped question UIN
262240 more like this
262241 more like this
star this property question first answered
less than 2019-06-18T14:52:50.547Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-18T14:52:50.547Z
star this property answering member
4106
star this property label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
star this property tabling member
360
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Coaker more like this