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1700966

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Community Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average time from sentence to start of community payback in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
	tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
	uin	21514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Average days from sentence to start of Community Payback</p></td><td><p>Number of offenders who did not complete their first session of Community Payback</p></td><td><p>Total caseload</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>8,830</p></td><td><p>44,108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>7,822</p></td><td><p>47,421</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>6,604</p></td><td><p>48,058</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The dataset includes all offenders starting an order with a community payback requirement between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023. The start of the community payback requirement has been defined as either the first attended session of group work, or an individual placement, or the completion of Employment, Training and Education work.</p><p>There are a variety of reason why a person hasn't completed their first community payback session. These include receiving a custodial sentence or remanded into custody, recall to prison, a warrant for their arrest, deportation, suitability of sentence and non -compliance. For issues of suitability or non-compliance requirements are returned to court for appropriate action to be taken.</p><p>People whose first community payback session took place over a year from their order start date have been excluded from the average days calculation as additional court work would need to be completed to ensure that the first session was worked within a lawful period.</p><p>People who have not completed a first work session have also been excluded from the average day calculation, along with those where a first work session has been recorded after the community payback requirement was terminated.</p><p>The 2023 figure is subject to change as offenders sentenced in late 2023 will still have time to complete their first community payback session.</p><p>Centrally collected data are only available from 2021.</p><p>Between 2021 and 2023, a total of 23,256 offenders did not complete their first session of community payback.</p><p>This figure is subject to change as offenders sentenced in late 2023 will still have time to complete their first community payback session.</p><p>Data as at 15 April 2024. Data are sourced from nDelius and while these data have been assured as much as practical, as with any large administrative dataset, the data should not be assumed to be accurate to the last value presented.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 21515 question first answered 23/04/2024 13:55:12 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1700967

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Community Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have not completed their first session of community payback.
	tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
	tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
	uin	21515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Average days from sentence to start of Community Payback</p></td><td><p>Number of offenders who did not complete their first session of Community Payback</p></td><td><p>Total caseload</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>8,830</p></td><td><p>44,108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>7,822</p></td><td><p>47,421</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>6,604</p></td><td><p>48,058</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The dataset includes all offenders starting an order with a community payback requirement between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023. The start of the community payback requirement has been defined as either the first attended session of group work, or an individual placement, or the completion of Employment, Training and Education work.</p><p>There are a variety of reason why a person hasn't completed their first community payback session. These include receiving a custodial sentence or remanded into custody, recall to prison, a warrant for their arrest, deportation, suitability of sentence and non -compliance. For issues of suitability or non-compliance requirements are returned to court for appropriate action to be taken.</p><p>People whose first community payback session took place over a year from their order start date have been excluded from the average days calculation as additional court work would need to be completed to ensure that the first session was worked within a lawful period.</p><p>People who have not completed a first work session have also been excluded from the average day calculation, along with those where a first work session has been recorded after the community payback requirement was terminated.</p><p>The 2023 figure is subject to change as offenders sentenced in late 2023 will still have time to complete their first community payback session.</p><p>Centrally collected data are only available from 2021.</p><p>Between 2021 and 2023, a total of 23,256 offenders did not complete their first session of community payback.</p><p>This figure is subject to change as offenders sentenced in late 2023 will still have time to complete their first community payback session.</p><p>Data as at 15 April 2024. Data are sourced from nDelius and while these data have been assured as much as practical, as with any large administrative dataset, the data should not be assumed to be accurate to the last value presented.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 21514 question first answered 23/04/2024 13:55:12 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1673713

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the number of applications received for jobs in prisons at grade bands 3 to 5 in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	4112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Submission Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Applications -Band 3 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Applications -Band 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Applications -Band 5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>109520</p></td><td><p>6245</p></td><td><p>2647</p></td><td><p>118412</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>108259</p></td><td><p>10182</p></td><td><p>6152</p></td><td><p>124593</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>73709</p></td><td><p>11094</p></td><td><p>4820</p></td><td><p>89623</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>95667</p></td><td><p>12143</p></td><td><p>4072</p></td><td><p>111882</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>84635</p></td><td><p>12740</p></td><td><p>5309</p></td><td><p>102684</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>112068</p></td><td><p>10366</p></td><td><p>4427</p></td><td><p>126861</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023 (January to September)</p></td><td><p>85610</p></td><td><p>9086</p></td><td><p>3305</p></td><td><p>98001</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><ol><li>Data was extracted from the Oleeo recruitment system. Oleeo is a live system so records are subject to change.</li><li>The figures used here are based on applications submitted between 01 April 2017 and 30 September 2023 inclusive.</li><li>Data was only collected on Oleeo from 1 April 2017 and so data is not available for earlier dates.</li><li>Data for 2023 is incomplete and is only available up to and including 30 September 2023.</li><li>The data provided shows the number of applications rather than the number of applicants since Oleeo data is at the application level.</li><li>Figures included in our response only cover data available within our Oleeo system, so data for any recruitment that is not entirely processed on Oleeo will be incomplete.</li><li>These figures include internal progression to Band 4 and 5 roles.</li><li>These figures include applications to the &quot;Unlocked Graduate Scheme&quot;, and to Operational Support Grade to Prison Officer / Youth Justice Worker fast track campaigns.</li><li>Figures do not include recruitment campaigns managed by external companies.</li><li>This data only includes recruitment for Public Sector Prisons (PSP).</li><li>The data request for this Parliamentary Question (PQ) and PQ 192091 is similar to PQ 118603 and PQ 125377. If comparing this data, please note that figures in PQ 118603 and PQ 125377 cover applications for prison officer roles only. Data in this PQ and PQ 192091 cover applications for all roles in Public Sector Prisons. In addition, please note that small differences in the data can occur when completing new analysis. There can be a small number of changes and corrections to historic applications, which is why the numbers can be fractionally different.</li><li>Applications in prisons relate to any vacancies in Public Sector Prisons in England and Wales. This includes non-frontline vacancies and vacancies which list the base location as a non-prison establishment. It excludes anyone working in HMPPS HQ or the Probation Service</li></ol> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 06/12/2023 17:48:39 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1691727

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Wandsworth Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been paid to prison officers at HMP Wandsworth as Payment Plus in each year since 1 January 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
	uin	15714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>“Payment Plus” is a form of overtime, used to cover any vacancies and ensure that the minimum staffing level required by the Regime Management Plan is met, and that a safe and decent regime can be delivered.</p><p> </p><p>HMP Wandsworth is being provided with continuing support through local detached duty staff and allocated “Payment Plus” hours. The prison regularly reviews the level of regime it is able safely to deliver and will continue to receive support as required.</p><p> </p><p>The money spent on “Payment Plus” at HMP Wandsworth since 1 January 2020 is provided in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Payment Plus (£)<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Jan 2020 – 31 Mar 2020</p></td><td><p>330,917</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Apr 2020 – 31 Mar 2021</p></td><td><p>975,818</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Apr 2021 – 31 Mar 2022</p></td><td><p>860,960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2023</p></td><td><p>1,261,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Apr 2023 – 31 Jan 2024</p></td><td><p>1,209,806</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>These are provisional figures, which may include work at other establishments by staff based at HMP Wandsworth.</p><p> </p><p>We have committed to recruiting up to 5,000 additional prison officers across public and private prisons by the mid-2020s.</p><p> </p><p>There has been a fall in the resignation rate among Band 3-5 officers, of 2.4 percentage points in the year up to 30 December 2023 compared to the previous year.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 29/02/2024 16:50:24 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1143184

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sexual Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made on the Government's review of the handling of rape and sexual violence cases across the criminal justice system; what resources have been allocated to that review; and what steps her Department has taken to improve access to counselling and therapeutic support for people who have reported rape to the police in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
	uin	284636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>a) The decline in the number of rape and serious sexual offences reaching court and being charged and prosecuted has, rightly, been the subject of public scrutiny and concern. It is essential that we grasp this issue, which is why the Criminal Justice Board (CJB) has committed to a cross-government end-to-end review of the Criminal Justice System’s (CJS) response to serious sexual violence and rape where the victim is over 18. We have established a Sub-Group of the CJB to oversee this review.</p><p> </p><p>The review is now well underway. The Cabinet Office have concluded initial analysis to identify key areas that merit further investigation. We are now gathering evidence and data from key groups and agencies across the CJS to enable us to better understand how handling and outcomes for rape cases could be improved. We continue to engage regularly with specialist stakeholders and victim organisations to ensure that the victim experience is central to our work.</p><p> </p><p>We have committed to publish a cross-system action plan at the conclusion of the review in Spring 2020. In efforts to accelerate the review, we will develop a set of interim recommendations before the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>b) The review is being conducted by a cross-Government team comprised of officials from the Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Attorney General’s Office and Crown Prosecution Service, with support from the National Policing Lead for Adult Sexual Offences.</p><p> </p><p>c) Rape is a horrendous crime. It is essential that victims of rape have access to support when and where they need it most. In March this year we increased funding available to these essential services by 10% - up to £8m per year and totalling £24m over the next three years. This funding ensures that, for the first time, that there are government-funded services in all 42 of the country’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) areas. This is in addition to the £68m we allocate to PCCs to locally deliver support services for victims of crime, including for victims of sexual violence.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 09/09/2019 13:08:42 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1673355

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Overcrowding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times a police cell was used to house an inmate as part of Operation Safeguard in (a) October 2023 and (b) November 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	3848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>a) A police cell was used as part of operation safeguard 219 times in October 2023</p><p>b) A police cell was used as part of operation safeguard 1 time in November 2023 before the full deactivation of Operation Safeguard in that month.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 30/11/2023 12:58:42 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1699092

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he is taking steps to ensure that young offenders are provided therapeutic support (a) in the community and (b) in secure settings.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	20697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) are central to supporting children in the community who are on the cusp of offending, as well as those who have already offended. Working as multi-agency teams, with representatives from police, probation, education, health and social services, and specialist workers, such as accommodation officers and substance misuse workers, they are able to tailor their interventions and referrals based on an assessment of a child's vulnerabilities, risk and needs. YOTs are increasingly moving towards becoming a ‘trauma-informed’ service, and most have access to a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services practitioner who will assess children and provide early intervention to young people coming into contact with the justice system.</p><p>In secure settings, in collaboration with Health partners, the Youth Custody Service is committed to the delivery of an individualised, trauma-informed model of care for every child in custody across England and Wales. This approach ensures every child has access to a needs-based programme of therapy, interventions, treatment, and education. Interventions include a range of cognitive behavioural programmes, counselling psychology services and Family Therapy to promote desistance from future offending.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/04/2024 09:51:52 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1675549

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with experts in (a) education, (b) youth work and (c) social work on helping to reduce levels of violence in the youth secure estate.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	5301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>Youth Custody Service (YCS) officials routinely work with external partners across education, healthcare and social work fields, including with NHS England, contracted education providers and local authority youth offending services to tackle key issues, such as violence, in youth custody.</p><p> </p><p>We are open to seeking expert input from other organisations where there is learning that could improve time in custody for the children in our care. The YCS is currently establishing a board which will bring together YCS senior leaders and external stakeholders with an interest in youth justice to inform strategic priorities and problem-solving for youth custody.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 11/12/2023 08:58:40 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1685585

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officer positions were vacant in (a) October, (b) November and (c) December 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	11802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>Workforce figures have only been published up to September 2023. Data up to December 2023 is set to be published on the 15 February 2024 and until these workforce figures are released, we are unable to respond to this question as any data provided could pre-empt the February publication.</p><p>Notes:</p><p>The workforce figures will be published here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 01/02/2024 14:14:42 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1624375

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Child Trust Fund: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on allowing access to Child Trust Funds using DWP Appointee status as a proxy for approval.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	183061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>With the introduction of the online process for property and affairs applications the decision clearance time for a Court of Protection application has been reduced from 24 weeks to 8 weeks. In cases of emergency the court is able to provide a decision within 24 hours.</p><p>The online process for property and affairs applications was made available to all court users in February. We continue to review and revise the process and the court will continue to identify areas to simplify and remove duplication on court forms, including uploading to the online process many of the forms required for a property and affairs applications. To date, there have been no discussions between the Secretary of State and other Cabinet colleagues on allowing access to Child Trust Funds using DWP Appointee status as a proxy for approval as discussions have remained at policy official level.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 183062 183063 question first answered 03/05/2023 14:47:33 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth