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967511

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Advice and Care Trust
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Catholic Prison Advice and Care Trust in the last five years; and what assessment they have made of the work of that charity.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL9999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>We have a longstanding relationship with the Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT), and we recognise the crucial role that they, and other Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations, carry out in supporting offenders and delivering rehabilitative services. I am pleased to note, too, that PACT have recently been awarded the contract for the provision of family engagement services for the female estate.</p><p>We will continue to engage with PACT as we take forward Lord Farmer’s recommendations as part of our wider prison reform agenda.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/09/2018 08:47:47 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

967414

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Stephen Port
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria were used in the assessment of legal aid support to families involved in the inquests covering the deaths of the victims of Stephen Port.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL9914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is not aware of having received any applications to date for public funding for representation at an inquest from the families of the victims of Stephen Port.</p><p> </p><p>When assessing such applications in general, the Director of Legal Aid Casework (DLAC) must have regard to the Lord Chancellor’s guidance set out under section 4(3) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offender’s Act (LASPO) 2012. The criteria applied by the Legal Aid Agency are outlined under Section 10 of LASPO. The DLAC must also determine whether an applicant meets the financial eligibility test as provided in the Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) Regulations 2013, or decide whether to waive financial eligibility and/or contribution to costs in whole or in part, as well as satisfy the merits criteria set out in the Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2013.</p><p> </p><p>An application for legal aid may be submitted to the LAA in order for such a determination to be made.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/09/2018 08:47:52 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

967413

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Coroners
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many instances of crowdfunding to cover the cost of legal representation for families involved in inquests have taken place in the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL9913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is aware that there have been instances of crowdfunding to cover the cost of legal representation at inquest proceedings, for example at the inquests into the deaths of those who died in the Birmingham pub bombings and the inquests of the victims of Stephen Port, but the Department does not routinely collect information on instances of crowdfunding.</p><p>We are currently undertaking a review of the provision of legal aid for inquests, due to be published by the end of the year alongside the wider review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/09/2018 08:48:00 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

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

533021

	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	Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what the decision-making criteria are for the closure and sale of prisons as part of their prison building programme.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
	uin	HL986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>Prisons are selected for closure through a well-established process including an economic analysis that identifies those prisons that are no longer fit for purpose in the modern prison estate and/or are most expensive to operate or maintain. The assessment also considers the impact of closure on the ability of the National Offender Management Service to deliver its business effectively.</p><p>Following a decision to close a prison and it subsequently being decommissioned the Ministry of Justice will prepare the site for disposal. At that stage, the Ministry of Justice will work closely with the local authority and others, on future options for the site. No decisions have yet been made about closures, other than those already announced.</p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 19/07/2016 16:46:15 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

533020

	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	Minimum Wage: Enforcement
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many organisations named as second- and third-tier subcontractors to community rehabilitation companies in successful bids have ended their contract in 2016.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
	uin	HL985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>We are aware of three organisations named as second and third tier subcontractors to community rehabilitation companies in successful bids that have ended their contract in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>This excludes organisations named as second and third tier subcontractors to community rehabilitation companies with whom sub contracts were not executed, or contracts which have reached the end of their term and expired.</p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 19/07/2016 16:45:16 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

947068

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	National Exhibition Centre
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what contact they have had, if any, with the Birmingham Coroner to establish what is known about the origins of the 20 skinless human bodies being exhibited at the National Exhibition Centre; and whether inquests will be opened to establish the facts involved in their deaths.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL9758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2018 answer text <p>Coroners are independent judicial office holders and as such it would be inappropriate for Ministers to intervene in or comment upon the decisions of the Birmingham and Solihull Senior Coroner.</p><p><br>The exhibition at the National Exhibition Centre has been licenced by the Human Tissue Authority in line with the provisions of the Human Tissue Act 2004. Responsibility for hosting the exhibition and maintaining ethical standards lies with the National Exhibition Centre.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 03/08/2018 12:07:38 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

945620

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Immigration
	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 removal of non-asylum immigration cases from the scope of legal aid on young migrants with limited leave to remain.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL9749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government is currently undertaking a post-implementation review of the impact of the legal aid changes made under the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. An assessment of the impact of recent changes to the provision of legal aid for non-asylum immigration cases will be made as part of the review process.</p><p> </p><p>We have recently announced our intention to amend the scope of legal aid for unaccompanied and separated migrant children. This scope change will be informed by evidence gathered as a result of the review and delivered with the help of a consultative group.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 31/07/2018 12:00:52 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

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

532371

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Patients: Transport
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to monitor the impact of the closure of Holloway Prison on the number of family visits to relocated prisoners.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
	uin	HL968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>All women transferred from Holloway were carefully assessed as part of the prison’s closure planning. The assessment sought to ensure that they were held as close to home as was practicable given their individual circumstances.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 13/07/2016 15:03:48 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

532370

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Smuggling: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the marketing of the Holloway Prison site.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
	uin	HL967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>On 9 November 2015, the government announced a £1.3bn investment to reform and modernise the prison estate to make it more efficient, safer and focused on supporting prisoner rehabilitation.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Justice announced on 25 November 2015 that HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Holloway would be closed as the first stage of this programme. HMP Holloway was closed on 22 June. Once the prison has been fully decommissioned it will be handed over to the Ministry of Justice Estates Directorate for disposal.</p><p> </p><p>No decisions have yet been taken on the future of the Holloway site. The Ministry of Justice will work closely with the local authority and others, on future options for the site. Once a decision is made, the MoJ and its advisors will engage with the market and other stakeholders. Any valuation information is considered commercially sensitive and therefore cannot be released.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL965 HL966 question first answered 13/07/2016 15:00:29 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

532369

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Smuggling: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is decisions have been made about the future of the Holloway Prison site.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
	uin	HL966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>On 9 November 2015, the government announced a £1.3bn investment to reform and modernise the prison estate to make it more efficient, safer and focused on supporting prisoner rehabilitation.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Justice announced on 25 November 2015 that HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Holloway would be closed as the first stage of this programme. HMP Holloway was closed on 22 June. Once the prison has been fully decommissioned it will be handed over to the Ministry of Justice Estates Directorate for disposal.</p><p> </p><p>No decisions have yet been taken on the future of the Holloway site. The Ministry of Justice will work closely with the local authority and others, on future options for the site. Once a decision is made, the MoJ and its advisors will engage with the market and other stakeholders. Any valuation information is considered commercially sensitive and therefore cannot be released.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL965 HL967 question first answered 13/07/2016 15:00:29 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

532368

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Smuggling: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the most up to date commercial land market valuation for the Holloway Prison site.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
	uin	HL965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>On 9 November 2015, the government announced a £1.3bn investment to reform and modernise the prison estate to make it more efficient, safer and focused on supporting prisoner rehabilitation.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Justice announced on 25 November 2015 that HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Holloway would be closed as the first stage of this programme. HMP Holloway was closed on 22 June. Once the prison has been fully decommissioned it will be handed over to the Ministry of Justice Estates Directorate for disposal.</p><p> </p><p>No decisions have yet been taken on the future of the Holloway site. The Ministry of Justice will work closely with the local authority and others, on future options for the site. Once a decision is made, the MoJ and its advisors will engage with the market and other stakeholders. Any valuation information is considered commercially sensitive and therefore cannot be released.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL966 HL967 question first answered 13/07/2016 15:00:29 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

532367

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Smuggling: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the contract value allocated to each Community Rehabilitation Company and what percentage is spent on direct front line delivery staff as opposed to contract management staff.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
	uin	HL964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>The anticipated value of contracts for Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 4 February 2015.</p><p>CRCs are currently undergoing transformation including changes to their workforce. The proportion of cost spent on direct front line staff in the final operating model for each CRC will be different to the proportion of cost at the point of contract award and which will continue to vary from month to month until transformation is complete.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 18/07/2016 13:53:45 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

532366

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Smuggling: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the consultation process for the prison sale and building programme.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
	uin	HL963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>On 9 November 2015, the government announced a £1.3bn investment to reform and modernise the prison estate to make it more efficient, safer and focused on supporting prisoner rehabilitation. As part of this programme the Ministry of Justice will build new prison places while selling ageing, inefficient prisons to free up land for new homes.These new prisons will be designed to enable prisoners to engage with the educational and other rehabilitative services they need in order to turn their lives around and re-join their communities.</p><p> </p><p>We are in the process of finding sites for new prisons, looking at our own and other government departments’ land holdings, contacting Local Authorities and considering other available sites. No decisions have yet been made on the locations of the new prisons. At the time we indicate our intention to proceed with a site we will carry out a public engagement event in the local area, working with the local authority and others to progress the site through the planning permission process.</p><p> </p><p>Following a decision to close a prison and it subsequently being decommissioned the Ministry of Justice will prepare the site for disposal. The Ministry of Justice will work closely with the local authority and others, on future options for the site. Once a decision is made, the MoJ and its advisors will engage with the market and other stakeholders. No decisions have yet been made about prison sales.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 18/07/2016 13:53:15 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

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

532353

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to support the development and introduction of pre-appointment training for those from under-represented groups seeking judicial appointments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving judicial diversity and co-ordinates this effort through the Judicial Diversity Forum, a cross-stakeholder group with representatives from the Ministry of Justice, Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), the judiciary and legal profession.</p><p> </p><p>The Judicial Diversity Forum replaced the Judicial Diversity Taskforce in 2014 as the body responsible for encouraging judicial diversity; it has implemented a number of schemes to help improve judicial diversity. Recent examples include the 100 plus Diversity and Community Relations Judges doing invaluable work with the community to expel myths about working for the judiciary and interact with schools, universities and the legal professions. There is also a Judicial Mentoring Scheme where judges volunteer to be mentors; providing invaluable advice and guidance to those from under-represented groups seeking a judicial appointment or those wishing to progress in their judicial career.</p><p> </p><p>Data on judicial appointments are published regularly on gov.uk. The below figures show how many candidates were recommended by the JAC for judicial appointment in each of the past six years and how many of those were (1) from black and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, (2) women and (3) disabled. As these figures are JAC recommendations, they may include a small number of candidates that do not go on to be appointed.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>2010</strong>- 759 candidates were recommended out of which 75 (10%) were from BAME, 309 (41%) were women and 41 (5%) were disabled.</li><li><strong>2011</strong>- 894 candidates were recommended out of which 91 (10%) were from BAME backgrounds, 406 (45%) were women and 34 (4%) were disabled.</li><li><strong>2012</strong>- 371 candidates were recommended out of which 48 (13%) were from BAME backgrounds, 152 (41%) were women and 22 (6%) were disabled.</li><li><strong>2013</strong>- 572 candidates were recommended out of which 38 (7%) were from BAME backgrounds, 303 (53%) were women and 81 (14%) were disabled.</li><li><strong>2014</strong>- 312 candidates were recommended out of which 40 (13%) were from BAME backgrounds, 134 (43%) were women and 11 (4%) were disabled.</li><li><strong>2015</strong>- 319 candidates were recommended out of which 28 (9%) were from BAME backgrounds, 143 (45%) were women and 10 (3%) were disabled.</li></ul><p>The Government acknowledges that within the judiciary there is an under-representation of women, those who are disabled and those from a BAME background. However, recent statistics show some improvement which suggests ongoing diversity initiatives, co-ordinated by the Forum, are beginning to have an impact:</p><p> </p><p>1) 12% of judges across Courts and Tribunals under 50 years of age are from a BAME background (around 14% of the UK population are from BAME groups).</p><p>2) JAC Official Statistics from April 2015 to March 2016 showed women made up 45% of those recommended for appointment overall (140 of 308 recommendations).</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL947 HL948 HL949 question first answered 18/07/2016 13:55:32 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

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

532352

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Bath University: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what resources they have provided for diversity and equality initiatives in the judiciary; and what assessment they have made of the success of those initiatives to date.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL949
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving judicial diversity and co-ordinates this effort through the Judicial Diversity Forum, a cross-stakeholder group with representatives from the Ministry of Justice, Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), the judiciary and legal profession.</p><p> </p><p>The Judicial Diversity Forum replaced the Judicial Diversity Taskforce in 2014 as the body responsible for encouraging judicial diversity; it has implemented a number of schemes to help improve judicial diversity. Recent examples include the 100 plus Diversity and Community Relations Judges doing invaluable work with the community to expel myths about working for the judiciary and interact with schools, universities and the legal professions. There is also a Judicial Mentoring Scheme where judges volunteer to be mentors; providing invaluable advice and guidance to those from under-represented groups seeking a judicial appointment or those wishing to progress in their judicial career.</p><p> </p><p>Data on judicial appointments are published regularly on gov.uk. The below figures show how many candidates were recommended by the JAC for judicial appointment in each of the past six years and how many of those were (1) from black and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, (2) women and (3) disabled. As these figures are JAC recommendations, they may include a small number of candidates that do not go on to be appointed.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>2010</strong>- 759 candidates were recommended out of which 75 (10%) were from BAME, 309 (41%) were women and 41 (5%) were disabled.</li><li><strong>2011</strong>- 894 candidates were recommended out of which 91 (10%) were from BAME backgrounds, 406 (45%) were women and 34 (4%) were disabled.</li><li><strong>2012</strong>- 371 candidates were recommended out of which 48 (13%) were from BAME backgrounds, 152 (41%) were women and 22 (6%) were disabled.</li><li><strong>2013</strong>- 572 candidates were recommended out of which 38 (7%) were from BAME backgrounds, 303 (53%) were women and 81 (14%) were disabled.</li><li><strong>2014</strong>- 312 candidates were recommended out of which 40 (13%) were from BAME backgrounds, 134 (43%) were women and 11 (4%) were disabled.</li><li><strong>2015</strong>- 319 candidates were recommended out of which 28 (9%) were from BAME backgrounds, 143 (45%) were women and 10 (3%) were disabled.</li></ul><p>The Government acknowledges that within the judiciary there is an under-representation of women, those who are disabled and those from a BAME background. However, recent statistics show some improvement which suggests ongoing diversity initiatives, co-ordinated by the Forum, are beginning to have an impact:</p><p> </p><p>1) 12% of judges across Courts and Tribunals under 50 years of age are from a BAME background (around 14% of the UK population are from BAME groups).</p><p>2) JAC Official Statistics from April 2015 to March 2016 showed women made up 45% of those recommended for appointment overall (140 of 308 recommendations).</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL947 HL948 HL950 question first answered 18/07/2016 13:55:32 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

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

532351

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many judges have been appointed in each of the past six years; and how many of those were (1) from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, (2) women, and (3) disabled.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving judicial diversity and co-ordinates this effort through the Judicial Diversity Forum, a cross-stakeholder group with representatives from the Ministry of Justice, Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), the judiciary and legal profession.</p><p> </p><p>The Judicial Diversity Forum replaced the Judicial Diversity Taskforce in 2014 as the body responsible for encouraging judicial diversity; it has implemented a number of schemes to help improve judicial diversity. Recent examples include the 100 plus Diversity and Community Relations Judges doing invaluable work with the community to expel myths about working for the judiciary and interact with schools, universities and the legal professions. There is also a Judicial Mentoring Scheme where judges volunteer to be mentors; providing invaluable advice and guidance to those from under-represented groups seeking a judicial appointment or those wishing to progress in their judicial career.</p><p> </p><p>Data on judicial appointments are published regularly on gov.uk. The below figures show how many candidates were recommended by the JAC for judicial appointment in each of the past six years and how many of those were (1) from black and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, (2) women and (3) disabled. As these figures are JAC recommendations, they may include a small number of candidates that do not go on to be appointed.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>2010</strong>- 759 candidates were recommended out of which 75 (10%) were from BAME, 309 (41%) were women and 41 (5%) were disabled.</li><li><strong>2011</strong>- 894 candidates were recommended out of which 91 (10%) were from BAME backgrounds, 406 (45%) were women and 34 (4%) were disabled.</li><li><strong>2012</strong>- 371 candidates were recommended out of which 48 (13%) were from BAME backgrounds, 152 (41%) were women and 22 (6%) were disabled.</li><li><strong>2013</strong>- 572 candidates were recommended out of which 38 (7%) were from BAME backgrounds, 303 (53%) were women and 81 (14%) were disabled.</li><li><strong>2014</strong>- 312 candidates were recommended out of which 40 (13%) were from BAME backgrounds, 134 (43%) were women and 11 (4%) were disabled.</li><li><strong>2015</strong>- 319 candidates were recommended out of which 28 (9%) were from BAME backgrounds, 143 (45%) were women and 10 (3%) were disabled.</li></ul><p>The Government acknowledges that within the judiciary there is an under-representation of women, those who are disabled and those from a BAME background. However, recent statistics show some improvement which suggests ongoing diversity initiatives, co-ordinated by the Forum, are beginning to have an impact:</p><p> </p><p>1) 12% of judges across Courts and Tribunals under 50 years of age are from a BAME background (around 14% of the UK population are from BAME groups).</p><p>2) JAC Official Statistics from April 2015 to March 2016 showed women made up 45% of those recommended for appointment overall (140 of 308 recommendations).</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL947 HL949 HL950 question first answered 18/07/2016 13:55:32 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

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

940055

	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prison officers were in post on 1 January 2017 in (1) prisons managed by HM Prison Service, and (2) prisons managed by contractors; and how many of those in each category are still in post.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL9470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>On 31 December 2016 (the closest data point available) there were 17,687¹ prison officers in bands 3 to 5 in post in public sector prisons in England and Wales. Of these, 15,170<sup>2</sup> were still in post on 31 March 2018.</p><p>The latest Information on prison staffing levels can be found at <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>There are no comparable figures for privately managed prisons. The provision of management information relating to the number of officers in privately managed prisons is not a contractual requirement. Private providers continue to play an important role in the prison estate providing safe, decent and secure services, in line with HMPPS performance standards.</p><p><sup>1</sup> Excludes band 3-5 officers who are based in HQ and area services. These are band 3 to 5 officers who have not been allocated to a prison and are mainly officers who are on detached duty with no fixed location or are POELT trainers. It may also include a few staff redeploying from closing establishments who are allocated to an area office in the HR database before being reallocated to a prison in the database.</p><p><sup>2</sup> This includes staff who may have left and returned at any point after 31 December 2016 and before 31 March 2018, and therefore may not reflect continuous service.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 26/07/2018 12:51:18 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

532350

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Bath University: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of progress towards achieving a more diverse judiciary in the last six years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving judicial diversity and co-ordinates this effort through the Judicial Diversity Forum, a cross-stakeholder group with representatives from the Ministry of Justice, Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), the judiciary and legal profession.</p><p> </p><p>The Judicial Diversity Forum replaced the Judicial Diversity Taskforce in 2014 as the body responsible for encouraging judicial diversity; it has implemented a number of schemes to help improve judicial diversity. Recent examples include the 100 plus Diversity and Community Relations Judges doing invaluable work with the community to expel myths about working for the judiciary and interact with schools, universities and the legal professions. There is also a Judicial Mentoring Scheme where judges volunteer to be mentors; providing invaluable advice and guidance to those from under-represented groups seeking a judicial appointment or those wishing to progress in their judicial career.</p><p> </p><p>Data on judicial appointments are published regularly on gov.uk. The below figures show how many candidates were recommended by the JAC for judicial appointment in each of the past six years and how many of those were (1) from black and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, (2) women and (3) disabled. As these figures are JAC recommendations, they may include a small number of candidates that do not go on to be appointed.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>2010</strong>- 759 candidates were recommended out of which 75 (10%) were from BAME, 309 (41%) were women and 41 (5%) were disabled.</li><li><strong>2011</strong>- 894 candidates were recommended out of which 91 (10%) were from BAME backgrounds, 406 (45%) were women and 34 (4%) were disabled.</li><li><strong>2012</strong>- 371 candidates were recommended out of which 48 (13%) were from BAME backgrounds, 152 (41%) were women and 22 (6%) were disabled.</li><li><strong>2013</strong>- 572 candidates were recommended out of which 38 (7%) were from BAME backgrounds, 303 (53%) were women and 81 (14%) were disabled.</li><li><strong>2014</strong>- 312 candidates were recommended out of which 40 (13%) were from BAME backgrounds, 134 (43%) were women and 11 (4%) were disabled.</li><li><strong>2015</strong>- 319 candidates were recommended out of which 28 (9%) were from BAME backgrounds, 143 (45%) were women and 10 (3%) were disabled.</li></ul><p>The Government acknowledges that within the judiciary there is an under-representation of women, those who are disabled and those from a BAME background. However, recent statistics show some improvement which suggests ongoing diversity initiatives, co-ordinated by the Forum, are beginning to have an impact:</p><p> </p><p>1) 12% of judges across Courts and Tribunals under 50 years of age are from a BAME background (around 14% of the UK population are from BAME groups).</p><p>2) JAC Official Statistics from April 2015 to March 2016 showed women made up 45% of those recommended for appointment overall (140 of 308 recommendations).</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL948 HL949 HL950 question first answered 18/07/2016 13:55:32 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

938830

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Judges: Females
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of judges who sit in the High Court of England and Wales are (1) women, and (2) women from ethnic minority backgrounds.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
	uin	HL9446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The 2018 official judicial diversity statistics were published on 12 July and is attached. The statistical tables provide information on the:</p><p>1) Primary appointment of Judges in Courts in England and Wales, by gender, ethnicity, professional background, age and payment type by region, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>2) Primary appointment of Judges and Non-Legal members in Tribunals in England and Wales and Employment Tribunal Scotland, by gender, ethnicity, professional background, age and payment type, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>3) Primary appointment of serving Magistrates in England and Wales, by Advisory Committee Area, by gender, ethnicity, and age, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>The data is not available by the breakdown requested, as the gender and ethnicity of judges is reported but not in combination; and diversity information of judges by region is reported for the total courts judiciary but not by judicial office. This breakdown requested could only be collated at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL9441 HL9442 HL9443 HL9444 HL9445 question first answered 24/07/2018 16:38:58 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie attachment 1 file name Copy of judicial-diversity-statistics-2018.xlsx title Table of Judicial diversity statistics 2018
	tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

938829

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Judges: Females
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of judges who sit on the Court of Appeal of England and Wales are (1) women, and (2) women from ethnic minority backgrounds.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
	uin	HL9445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The 2018 official judicial diversity statistics were published on 12 July and is attached. The statistical tables provide information on the:</p><p>1) Primary appointment of Judges in Courts in England and Wales, by gender, ethnicity, professional background, age and payment type by region, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>2) Primary appointment of Judges and Non-Legal members in Tribunals in England and Wales and Employment Tribunal Scotland, by gender, ethnicity, professional background, age and payment type, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>3) Primary appointment of serving Magistrates in England and Wales, by Advisory Committee Area, by gender, ethnicity, and age, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>The data is not available by the breakdown requested, as the gender and ethnicity of judges is reported but not in combination; and diversity information of judges by region is reported for the total courts judiciary but not by judicial office. This breakdown requested could only be collated at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL9441 HL9442 HL9443 HL9444 HL9446 question first answered 24/07/2018 16:38:58 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie attachment 1 file name Copy of judicial-diversity-statistics-2018.xlsx title Table of Judicial diversity statistics 2018
	tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

938828

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Judges: Females
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of judges who sit in County Courts of England and Wales are (1) women, and (2) women from ethnic minority backgrounds, broken down by region.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
	uin	HL9444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The 2018 official judicial diversity statistics were published on 12 July and is attached. The statistical tables provide information on the:</p><p>1) Primary appointment of Judges in Courts in England and Wales, by gender, ethnicity, professional background, age and payment type by region, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>2) Primary appointment of Judges and Non-Legal members in Tribunals in England and Wales and Employment Tribunal Scotland, by gender, ethnicity, professional background, age and payment type, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>3) Primary appointment of serving Magistrates in England and Wales, by Advisory Committee Area, by gender, ethnicity, and age, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>The data is not available by the breakdown requested, as the gender and ethnicity of judges is reported but not in combination; and diversity information of judges by region is reported for the total courts judiciary but not by judicial office. This breakdown requested could only be collated at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL9441 HL9442 HL9443 HL9445 HL9446 question first answered 24/07/2018 16:38:58 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie attachment 1 file name Copy of judicial-diversity-statistics-2018.xlsx title Table of Judicial diversity statistics 2018
	tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

938827

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Judges: Females
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of judges who sit in Family Division Courts in England and Wales are (1) women, and (2) women from ethnic minority backgrounds, broken down by region.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
	uin	HL9443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The 2018 official judicial diversity statistics were published on 12 July and is attached. The statistical tables provide information on the:</p><p>1) Primary appointment of Judges in Courts in England and Wales, by gender, ethnicity, professional background, age and payment type by region, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>2) Primary appointment of Judges and Non-Legal members in Tribunals in England and Wales and Employment Tribunal Scotland, by gender, ethnicity, professional background, age and payment type, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>3) Primary appointment of serving Magistrates in England and Wales, by Advisory Committee Area, by gender, ethnicity, and age, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>The data is not available by the breakdown requested, as the gender and ethnicity of judges is reported but not in combination; and diversity information of judges by region is reported for the total courts judiciary but not by judicial office. This breakdown requested could only be collated at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL9441 HL9442 HL9444 HL9445 HL9446 question first answered 24/07/2018 16:38:57 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie attachment 1 file name Copy of judicial-diversity-statistics-2018.xlsx title Table of Judicial diversity statistics 2018
	tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

938826

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Judiciary: Females
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of circuit judges and recorders in England and Wales are (1) women, and (2) women from ethnic minority backgrounds, broken down by region.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
	uin	HL9442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The 2018 official judicial diversity statistics were published on 12 July and is attached. The statistical tables provide information on the:</p><p>1) Primary appointment of Judges in Courts in England and Wales, by gender, ethnicity, professional background, age and payment type by region, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>2) Primary appointment of Judges and Non-Legal members in Tribunals in England and Wales and Employment Tribunal Scotland, by gender, ethnicity, professional background, age and payment type, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>3) Primary appointment of serving Magistrates in England and Wales, by Advisory Committee Area, by gender, ethnicity, and age, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>The data is not available by the breakdown requested, as the gender and ethnicity of judges is reported but not in combination; and diversity information of judges by region is reported for the total courts judiciary but not by judicial office. This breakdown requested could only be collated at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL9441 HL9443 HL9444 HL9445 HL9446 question first answered 24/07/2018 16:38:57 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie attachment 1 file name Copy of judicial-diversity-statistics-2018.xlsx title Table of Judicial diversity statistics 2018
	tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

938825

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Judges: Females
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of judges who sit in the Magistrates Courts of England and Wales are (1) women, and (2) women from ethnic minority backgrounds, broken down by region.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
	uin	HL9441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The 2018 official judicial diversity statistics were published on 12 July and is attached. The statistical tables provide information on the:</p><p>1) Primary appointment of Judges in Courts in England and Wales, by gender, ethnicity, professional background, age and payment type by region, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>2) Primary appointment of Judges and Non-Legal members in Tribunals in England and Wales and Employment Tribunal Scotland, by gender, ethnicity, professional background, age and payment type, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>3) Primary appointment of serving Magistrates in England and Wales, by Advisory Committee Area, by gender, ethnicity, and age, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>The data is not available by the breakdown requested, as the gender and ethnicity of judges is reported but not in combination; and diversity information of judges by region is reported for the total courts judiciary but not by judicial office. This breakdown requested could only be collated at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL9442 HL9443 HL9444 HL9445 HL9446 question first answered 24/07/2018 16:38:57 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie attachment 1 file name Copy of judicial-diversity-statistics-2018.xlsx title Table of Judicial diversity statistics 2018
	tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

938795

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation
	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, for female genital mutilation there have been since it was criminalised in 1985; and in each case, what sentences were imposed by the courts.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL9411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>Up until 31 December 2017, there have been two prosecutions (one in 2014, one in 2016) and no convictions for female genital mutilation under the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003.</p><p>Data for 2018 will be published in May 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 24/07/2018 15:55:45 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

76597

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Internet: Privacy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in light of the recent ruling of the European Court of Justice, they plan to introduce legislation to clarify the law on the right to be forgotten.
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	uin	HL941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government is continuing to assess the implications of the recent European Court of Justice ruling on the ‘right to be forgotten’. However, it is important to be clear that the ECJ judgment does not give individuals an unfettered right to have their personal data deleted from search engine results.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is conscious of the possible unintended consequences of the judgment, such as the administrative burdens for search engines in complying with the judgment, a potential increase in caseload for the Information Commissioner’s Office in responding to complaints and ultimately the volume of cases that may end up in the Tribunal on appeal.</p><p> </p><p>With this in mind, the Government welcomes the work being undertaken by the Committee of European data protection authorities to develop criteria to be used by search engine operators to consider requests for deletion. The guidance issued by this Committee will be of vital importance to search engines operators in striking the right balance between the privacy rights of individuals and other interests, including the public interest in retaining the information. Therefore as well as supporting search engine operators with the practical application of the ruling, the Government considers this guidance is the right mechanism for clarifying the rights and obligations provided by this judgment.</p><p> </p><p>At the same time negotiations on a replacement General Data Protection Regulation are ongoing in the Council of the EU, including on proposed provisions which are in shorthand called the ‘right to be forgotten’ provisions. The Government does not support the ‘right to be forgotten’ as proposed by the European Commission. It is not technologically possible to remove all trace of data uploaded on the internet and we should be mindful of setting unrealistic expectations for data subjects which do not exist in practice. The Government also consider that an obligation to inform other controllers of a request under the so called ‘right to be forgotten’ should be made clearer and more realistic. Therefore, we will continue to make the case for greater clarity and a more proportionate approach to this measure.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 22/07/2014 14:32:04 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

935158

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to reduce the reoffending rate of prisoners in the UK, given the cost of recidivism to the wider economy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
	uin	HL9275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government has several plans underway to reduce the reoffending rate in the UK and the associated £15billion cost to society.</p><p> </p><p>Prisons must be places of rehabilitation and we have announced an extra £30million of funding to enhance safety, security and decency across the estate.</p><p> </p><p>On 24 May we launched the Education and Employment Strategy to create a system in which each prisoner is set on a path to employment.</p><p> </p><p>On 27 June we published a strategy which sets out the Government’s commitment to a new programme of work for female offenders to enable their rehabilitation.</p><p> </p><p>The new National Partnership Agreement (NPA) was published on 10 April 2018 confirms our commitment to work collaboratively to deliver safe, legal, decent and effective care that improves prisoners’ health and thus rehabilitation.</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office has established a new cross-government Reducing Reoffending Board to tackle some of the main causes of reoffending including employment, health and accommodation.</p><p>We are also working closely with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government to support their Rough Sleeping Strategy which aims to eliminate rough sleeping by 2027.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/07/2018 10:14:04 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

935157

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sentencing: Females
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, following the report by the Prison Reform Trust Prison: the facts, which found that 70 per cent of sentences given to women in 2016 were for six months or fewer and 84 per cent of women entering prison had committed a non-violent crime, they have any plans to review the passing of short sentences on women and to promote the use of community sentences and restorative justice for women who commit crime.
	tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
	uin	HL9274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>Protecting the public will always be our top priority. Under this government, the most serious offenders are more likely to go to prison, and for longer, helping protect the public and keep communities safe.</p><p> </p><p>There is persuasive evidence that short custodial sentences do not work in terms of rehabilitation and that community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective in reducing reoffending, and therefore keeping the public safe. The MoJ study ‘The impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders on re-offending’ published in 2015 found that over a 1-year follow up period, a higher proportion of people re-offended having been sentenced to custody of under 12 months without supervision on release than other similar people given community orders (around 3 percentage points).</p><p> </p><p>We will therefore be looking at what more we can do to emphasise that short custodial sentences should be viewed as a last resort. We also want to ensure that the public and judiciary have confidence in non-custodial sentences, such as effective community orders, which directly tackle the causes of reoffending, including alcohol or drug abuse.</p><p> </p><p>On 27 June we published our strategy for female offenders, which sets out the Government’s commitment to a new programme of work for female offenders.</p><p> </p><p>We have committed to a pilot for residential women’s centres in at least five sites across England and Wales. The aim of the pilot will be to develop a robust evidence base about what could be effective, sustainable and scalable models for improving outcomes for female offenders and reducing the numbers and frequency of women entering and re-entering custody on short custodial sentences.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL9272 question first answered 19/07/2018 13:09:25 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

935156

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Older People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to address the number of prisoners over the age of 70; and to ensure that prisons have necessary and adequate facilities for elderly inmates.
	tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
	uin	HL9273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the changing demographic of the prisoner population, with the number of prisoners aged over 50 rising both in terms of numbers and as a proportion of the prison population. Within the older prisoner cohort, there were 1,665 prisoners aged 70 or over at 31 March 2018, approximately 2% of the total.</p><p> </p><p>In response to these changes, the Government is reviewing the provision for older prisoners and how best to meet their needs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has developed Models for Operational Delivery (MODs) for each prison type and for specialist cohorts, including older prisoners to support the transformation of the adult male estate. MODs are based on data and evidence to support governors in delivering effective and efficient services according to the function and cohorts their prison will hold. This specialist MOD has been developed in recognition of the sizeable and growing proportion of older prisoners, who are more likely to suffer health problems, have higher rates of disability and can struggle to access activities and services. The MOD addresses how services and interventions may be tailored to enable all older prisoners to maintain their physical and mental wellbeing, and their independence.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/07/2018 13:08:53 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

935155

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sentencing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the use of short prison sentences for offenders who commit non-violent offences, following the report by the Prison Reform Trust Prison: the facts, published in 2017, which found that the use of community sentences has nearly halved since 2006, and that people serving prison sentences of fewer than 12 months have a reoffending rate that is 7 per cent higher than similar offenders serving a community sentence.
	tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
	uin	HL9272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>Protecting the public will always be our top priority. Under this government, the most serious offenders are more likely to go to prison, and for longer, helping protect the public and keep communities safe.</p><p> </p><p>There is persuasive evidence that short custodial sentences do not work in terms of rehabilitation and that community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective in reducing reoffending, and therefore keeping the public safe. The MoJ study ‘The impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders on re-offending’ published in 2015 found that over a 1-year follow up period, a higher proportion of people re-offended having been sentenced to custody of under 12 months without supervision on release than other similar people given community orders (around 3 percentage points).</p><p> </p><p>We will therefore be looking at what more we can do to emphasise that short custodial sentences should be viewed as a last resort. We also want to ensure that the public and judiciary have confidence in non-custodial sentences, such as effective community orders, which directly tackle the causes of reoffending, including alcohol or drug abuse.</p><p> </p><p>On 27 June we published our strategy for female offenders, which sets out the Government’s commitment to a new programme of work for female offenders.</p><p> </p><p>We have committed to a pilot for residential women’s centres in at least five sites across England and Wales. The aim of the pilot will be to develop a robust evidence base about what could be effective, sustainable and scalable models for improving outcomes for female offenders and reducing the numbers and frequency of women entering and re-entering custody on short custodial sentences.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL9274 question first answered 19/07/2018 13:09:25 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

386128

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Data Protection
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to help people protect their personal data.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the protection of personal data very seriously and is committed to making sure that the Information Commissioner has sufficient powers to ensure that organisations handle personal data appropriately and in accordance with the principles in the Data Protection Act 1998.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last six months a number of steps have been taken to strengthen the Information Commissioner’s powers; including:</p><p>· Extending the Information Commissioner’s powers of compulsory audit to public sector NHS providers.</p><p>· Commencing section 56 of the Data Protection Act (DPA). This makes it a criminal offence for a person to require another person to use their subject access rights in the DPA to obtain and provide certain records as a condition of employment, or for providing a service, unless the relevant record is required by law or where it is justified in the public interest.</p><p>· Making it easier for the Information Commissioner to take action against companies that breach the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations by making nuisance calls.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 13/07/2015 16:31:48 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

386124

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Ethnic Groups
	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 consequences of increasing disproportionality of black and minority ethnic young people in HM Prisons for future social cohesion.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>The government is committed to making sure the criminal justice system is fair and just and recognises that continued work is needed to understand the experience of Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) young people in the criminal justice system.</p><p> </p><p>The Youth Justice Board is working with a wide range of organisations, including youth offending teams, to address the over-representation of BAME young people in the justice system. <br></p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 09/07/2015 15:41:59 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

933742

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Trials: Females
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many women have appeared as defendants before (1) judges, and (2) magistrates, in the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
	uin	HL9129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold the data for how many women have appeared as defendants before judges or magistrates, but the department does hold data on how many women were proceeded against at Magistrates Courts and Crown Courts. This data is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Table 1: Number of female defendants dealt with at magistrates' court and Crown Court, 2013 to 2017 </strong><strong>(a)(b)(c)</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><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 colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of prosecutions at magistrates' court</strong> <strong>(d)</strong></p></td><td><p>340,603</p></td><td><p>360,830</p></td><td><p>368,580</p></td><td><p>359,036</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number dealt with at Crown Court</strong><strong> (e)(f)</strong></p></td><td><p>10,454</p></td><td><p>10,804</p></td><td><p>11,393</p></td><td><p>9,899</p></td><td colspan="4"><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 colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Source: Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><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 colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>(a) Defendants committed for trial or sentencing from the magistrates' to the Crown Court and dealt with within the same year will be counted twice.</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 colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>(b) If an individual is proceeded against on separate occasions within a year they will be counted twice.</p></td><td colspan="4"><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 colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>(c) A defendant who is committed from magistrates’ courts to the Crown Court may not have both courts' processes complete within the same year, in which case they would be counted for each stage in the year that the court where it took place completed. Defendants who appear before both courts may also be convicted at the Crown Court for a different offence to that for which they are counted as having been originally proceeded against at magistrates’ court, where the offence is changed after committal.</p></td><td colspan="2"><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 colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p>(d) The proportion of defendants who appear in person before a Magistrate is unknown, as some cases can be dealt with dealt with remotely such as Single Justice Procedure cases.</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 colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>(e) Includes total for trial at Crown Court and Convicted at magistrates' courts (committed for sentencing).</p></td><td colspan="4"><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 colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>(f) Figures for defendants dealt with at the Crown Court include individuals who were not tried.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 13/07/2018 12:43:43 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

76568

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	EU Law
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 24 June (WA 141), what are the "decision-making processes for making European Union legislation" which are not made public.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Article 4 of Regulation 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents sets out exceptions from the duty to provide access. These exceptions include those intended to protect internal deliberative processes where appropriate. For example, Article 4(3) allows documents to be withheld if they relate to a matter where the decision has not been taken by one of the three institutions, if disclosure of the document would seriously undermine the institution's decision-making process, unless there is an overriding public interest in disclosure.</p><p> </p><p>Article 3(4) also allows a document to be withheld if it contains opinions for internal use as part of deliberations and preliminary consultations within one of the three institutions, and if disclosure of the document would seriously undermine the institution's decision-making process, unless there is an overriding public interest in disclosure.</p><p> </p><p>The Freedom of Information Act 2000 also contains exemptions from the duty to release. For example, section 27 allows information to be withheld where its release would, or would be likely to, prejudice international relations. Section 35 allows information to be withheld where it relates to the formulation of government policy. Both of these exemptions are subject to a public interest test.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulkner of Worcester question first answered 14/07/2014 16:40:14 answering member 2472 label Biography information for Lord Faulkner of Worcester
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

932832

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners on Remand: West Midlands
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the maximum distance a defendant, solicitor or member of administrative staff might need to travel within the West Mercia Police area to attend remand cases following the relocation of all such cases to Kidderminster Magistrates Court.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lisvane
	uin	HL9113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The travel times and average mileage were thoroughly researched and taken into account when considering the centralisation of the remand courts in Kidderminster. The detail is provided in the consultation document (page 9) and the response document.</p><p> </p><p>The distance and journey time of a prisoner travelling to attend the remand court from a police station in West Mercia is included in the consultation document. Travel from each of the police stations show a maximum journey time of 58.8 minutes each way (using a route planner).</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the above, prisoners can be transported from anywhere in England or Wales if arrested on a warrant.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS is unable to provide a maximum travel time for solicitors since it will depend upon where they reside or are based.</p><p> </p><p>There are 6 HMCTS ushers travelling to Kidderminster once or twice per week by train which is a 30-minute train journey.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 18/07/2018 11:06:28 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie attachment 1 file name HL9113 Consultation Doc..doc title Consultation Document
	tabling member	4351 label Biography information for Lord Lisvane

932824

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Deportation: Appeals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Tribunal Procedure Committee has reached a decision regarding the implementation of the Government’s proposals to cap the time between an initial Home Office decision to remove a detained foreign criminal or failed asylum seeker and the conclusion of their appeal to the First-tier Tribunal; and if so what that decision was.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL9105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2018 answer text <p>The Tribunal Procedure Committee has considered the Government’s policy proposals. Before making a decision about new rules for detained appellants it will hold a consultation, in accordance with the provisions of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 13/07/2018 11:56:58 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

932376

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prostitution
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 8 May (HL7173), how many people were (1) arrested, (2) charged, and (3) convicted, under section 53A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in 2017; and what penalties were imposed in cases of conviction.
	tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
	uin	HL9088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>There have been zero defendants convicted under section 53A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Arrests and Charging data are not held by the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 12/07/2018 16:36:16 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

752458

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	EU Agency for Fundamental Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the benefits and costs to the UK of membership of the Fundamental Rights Agency.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	uin	HL904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) provides assistance and advice on fundamental rights issues to the EU institutions and to Member States when implementing Union law. The FRA is also tasked with promoting fundamental rights within the EU, which it does through the collation, analysis and dissemination of data on fundamental rights across the Member States. As the Balance of Competencies Review in 2014 showed, a small number of UK NGOs have used FRA data to support their work.</p><p> </p><p>The UK contributes to the FRA budget through its contribution to the overall EU budget. The FRA’s budget for 2017 is 22.7 million euro. While civil service time is spent dealing with FRA reports and activities, time costs are not logged on this basis. A UK official attends National Liaison Officer network meetings at the FRA; travel and accommodation expenses for these meetings are covered by the FRA.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 26/07/2017 13:15:17 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

932057

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners on Remand: West Midlands
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what account they took of (1) time, (2) travel, and (3) cost implications for defendants, solicitors and administrative staff when deciding to relocate all remand cases from the West Mercia Police area to Kidderminster.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lisvane
	uin	HL9030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>The consultation for the proposed implementation of the centralised remand court began on 28<sup>th</sup> June 2017 and ended on 23<sup>rd</sup> August 2017.</p><p>A total of 62 responses were received from various bodies including defence solicitors, Magistrates, partner agencies and two Members of Parliament.</p><p>Prior to the consultation being published; the proposal to centralise the remand court was discussed at Local Criminal Justice Boards (LCJBs) which are attended by all local partner agencies.</p><p>Following the public consultation that ran between June and August 2017, the local Judicial Business Group (JBG) decided to centralise hearings for all those defendants held in custody by the police for new offences or arrested on warrant for failing to appear at court.</p><p>The centralisation of these custody case hearings was principally to allow the more flexible listing of cases, to improve efficiency for victims and witnesses and to provide earlier trial dates. Trial performance information demonstrated that, prior to the new arrangements, victims and witnesses in West Mercia faced significant delays in coming to trial</p><p>As a result of the listing changes introduced, HMCTS can now provide earlier trial dates serving the needs of victims and witnesses better.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 11/07/2018 17:01:08 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4351 label Biography information for Lord Lisvane

932056

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners on Remand: West Midlands
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultation they undertook before deciding to relocate all remand cases from the West Mercia Police area to Kidderminster.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lisvane
	uin	HL9029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The method of travel and travel times and average mileage were thoroughly researched and taken into account when considering the centralisation of the remand courts in Kidderminster. The detail is provided in the consultation document (page 9) and is also discussed in the response document.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS also provided detail of the average each way journey distance for prisoners in miles, along with the time in minutes and the number of prisoners who would be required to travel to that venue from police stations.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 04/07/2018 16:48:17 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4351 label Biography information for Lord Lisvane