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star this property date less than 2014-10-21more like thismore than 2014-10-21
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
star this property hansard heading Prisoners: Suicide more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they propose to take in relation to the growth in the number of suicides in prisons in the light of the observations of the Prison Service Ombudsman’s description of the deaths as "utterly unacceptable", as reported in <i>The Guardian</i> on 18 October. more like this
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Lord Beecham remove filter
star this property uin HL2257 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-11-04more like thismore than 2014-11-04
star this property answer text <p /> <p>Every death in custody is a tragedy, and the Government is committed to reducing the number of self-inflicted deaths in prisons. All prisons are required to have procedures in place to identify, manage and support people who are at risk of harm to themselves. These procedures include the Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) process, which is a prisoner-centred, flexible care planning system for prisoners identified as at risk of suicide or self-harm. Prisons are also required to ensure that they have procedures in place to learn from deaths in custody to prevent future occurrences.</p><p> </p><p>We are working hard to understand the reasons for the recent rise in the number of self-inflicted deaths, but there is no simple explanation. Additional resources and support are being provided for safer custody work in prisons, and in particular to improve the consistency of the ACCT system. The National Offender Management Service has also put in place additional staff at regional level to support staff in prisons and to share good practice, and created a dedicated learning and knowledge management team at headquarters which is providing further support for safer custody work.</p><p> </p><p>Data on deaths in custody is published quarterly in the Safety in Custody Statistics Bulletin, available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safety-in-custody-statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/safety-in-custody-statistics</a>.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Faulks more like this
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less than 2014-11-04T15:47:01.093719Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-04T15:47:01.093719Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Faulks more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Beecham more like this
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star this property date less than 2018-11-14more like thismore than 2018-11-14
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
star this property hansard heading Prisoners: Childbirth more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many female prisoners gave birth in custody in each of the last five years; and, of those, how many did so in cells. more like this
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Lord Beecham remove filter
star this property uin HL11487 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-11-28more like thismore than 2018-11-28
star this property answer text <p>The information is not centrally held and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, all pregnant women in custody have an individual care and management plan that is communicated to all staff and all pregnant women are seen by a mid-wife at least fortnightly or as required.</p><p>Healthcare in prisons is provided by trained medics and nurses, but we have also made training on dealing with pregnant women available to all prison officers.</p><p>We know it is extremely rare for a woman to give birth in prison - because every step is taken to get them to hospital - but those unique cases are invariably down to the unpredictability of labour.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie more like this
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less than 2018-11-28T13:55:32.41Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-28T13:55:32.41Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Beecham more like this
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star this property date less than 2014-10-28more like thismore than 2014-10-28
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
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star this property hansard heading Judges: Training more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the annual budget for the training of district judges (magistrates' courts) and deputy district judges (magistrates' courts) for each of the last five years, and for the current year. more like this
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Lord Beecham remove filter
star this property uin HL2474 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2014-11-17more like thismore than 2014-11-17
star this property answer text <p>The responsibility for the training of District Judges (magistrates’ courts) and deputies lies with the Lord Chief Justice as head of the judiciary and is exercised through the Judicial College.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to fully separate the budget figures between the DJ(MC)s and deputies as some continuation training events are attended jointly. Where it is possible to show separation it has been done.</p><p> </p><p /> <p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Attending</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sub Totals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total (£000s)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p>DDJ &amp; DJ</p></td><td><p>£185</p></td><td><p><strong>£185</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>DDJ</p></td><td><p>£22</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>DDJ &amp; DJ</p></td><td><p>£162</p></td><td><p><strong>£184</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>DDJ</p></td><td><p>£23</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>DDJ &amp; DJ</p></td><td><p>£205</p></td><td><p><strong>£228</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>DDJ</p></td><td><p>£20</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>DJ</p></td><td><p>£83</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>DDJ &amp; DJ</p></td><td><p>£133</p></td><td><p><strong>£236</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>DDJ</p></td><td><p>£31</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>DDJ &amp; DJ</p></td><td><p>£137</p></td><td><p><strong>£168</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p>DDJ</p></td><td><p>£28</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>DDJ &amp; DJ</p></td><td><p>£122</p></td><td><p><strong>£150</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures reflect a half-day sitting fee paid to DDJ(MC) attending training. However, recent Court decisions require the College to pay a full day’s sitting fee to certain fee-paid judiciary whilst attending training seminars, and this is not reflected in these figures. [For previous years the College paid a half-day sitting fee whilst attending training.]</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Faulks more like this
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less than 2014-11-17T12:02:40.737Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-17T12:02:40.737Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Faulks more like this
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star this property date less than 2014-10-28more like thismore than 2014-10-28
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
star this property hansard heading Magistrates more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many lay magistrates were asked to step down by advisory committees in the last year for which there are data on the ground of failing to maintain the required competences; and how many magistrates each year undergo appraisal. more like this
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Lord Beecham remove filter
star this property uin HL2475 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-11-11more like thismore than 2014-11-11
star this property answer text <p /> <p>The assessment of magistrates’ competence is a matter for the local Bench Training and Development Committee (BDTC), which reports to the advisory committee for the local justice area. Where the BDTC has concluded that a magistrate has failed, over a period of time, to reach the required standard the advisory committee may make a recommendation to the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice that the magistrate should be removed from office.</p><p> </p><p>The process for removing a magistrate on such a basis is managed by the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office. One magistrate has been removed from the magistracy during the last year for failing to maintain the required competences.</p><p> </p><p>Magistrates are appraised on their performance once every three years for each jurisdiction (adult court, family court, youth court) in which they sit. Appraisals are carried out locally by trained appraisers in line with a nationally approved framework. On account of the three-yearly cycle, roughly a third of the approximately 21,000 magistrates in England and Wales could expect to undergo appraisal in any given year.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Faulks more like this
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less than 2014-11-11T16:54:55.6092357Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-11T16:54:55.6092357Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Faulks more like this
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star this property date less than 2014-10-28more like thismore than 2014-10-28
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
star this property hansard heading Magistrates: Training more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much HM Courts and Tribunal Service has spent on the expenses of magistrates undergoing training or development not provided by the Judicial College in each of the last five years; and what proportion of those expenses costs were taken up by travel. more like this
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star this property uin HL2476 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2014-11-17more like thismore than 2014-11-17
star this property answer text <p /> <p>The table below provides details of expenditure by HM Courts and Tribunals Service on the expenses of magistrates undergoing local training or development in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Travel &amp; Subsistence </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Loss of Earnings (Financial Loss Allowance) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total *</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£628,566</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£284,231</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£912,797</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£525,091</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£188,745</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£713,837</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£405,888</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£159,786</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£565,674</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£456,120</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£145,741</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£601,861</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£374,554</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£94,646</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£469,200</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>* Figures may not sum to total due to rounding</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The training consists of the minimum annual provision which has to be provided to Magistrates as agreed between the Judicial College and HMCTS. It also includes any training deemed necessary by each Magistrates Area Training Committee (MATC).</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to break down the travel expenses separately, due to the way the information is recorded on the database.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Faulks more like this
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less than 2014-11-17T12:00:17.067Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-17T12:00:17.067Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Faulks more like this
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star this property date less than 2014-10-28more like thismore than 2014-10-28
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
star this property hansard heading Magistrates: Training more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many magistrates last year took courses described by the Judicial College as "desirable"; and what were those courses. more like this
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star this property uin HL2477 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-11-11more like thismore than 2014-11-11
star this property answer text <p /> <p>The responsibility for the training of Magistrates lies with the Lord Chief Justice as head of the judiciary and is exercised through the Judicial College.</p><p> </p><p>In May 2009, the former Judicial Studies Board set out guidance on the status of training and on attendance at training events by magistrates. There are three categories of training: 1) compulsory 2) essential and 3) desirable. Compulsory training arises out of the s.10 (4) Courts Act 2003 which sets out where induction training must take place. Essential training provides consolidation and continuation training and also “specific issues training”. The latter is where major legislative or procedural changes take place which magistrates are expected to be familiar with and where attendance at training events will be expected. Desirable training is what is provided beyond the compulsory and essential elements and the full training delivery programme is determined locally by each Magistrates Area Training Committee taking in to account local training needs.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Protocol for the National Minimum Training provision for Magistrates, HMCTS must provide the resources for the delivery of all compulsory and essential training identified in each MATC Training Plan. The MATC will prioritise the delivery of desirable training from any additional training funds that may be available.</p><p>Each (MATC) provides a return to the Judicial College on their activities for the year. The returns show that all compulsory and essential training has been completed but it is not possible to extract from the returns the total number of magistrates who attended “desirable” training during 2013/14 in accordance with the Judicial College definition. The range of “desirable” training events covered overall is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Advisory Training,</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Applications, Road Traffic &amp; Effective Questioning in Court training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Appraisal Continuation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Appraiser Panel Bite Size training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Appraiser Refresher</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Allocation Training and Mental Health Presentation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BTDC Interviewing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BTDC New Member Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Case Management/Adjournment Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community Orders and Suspended Sentences</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community Orders and Suspended Sentences/update on the role of LA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Court Sitting</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Court Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dealing with young and vulnerable people in court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Presentation on Access to Substance Misuse Treatment within DRR &amp; ATR Orders</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Refresher Training covering LASPO , Allocation, Freeman of the land, &amp; Case Management</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fines Enforcement Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Focus on Fairness</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Follow up session - New JPs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Locally Identified Training Need - Metal Theft Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Training Conferences</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Loopholes in Road Traffic Law</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MA AGM &amp; Annual Training Event</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Magistrates' Association Training Conferences</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mentor Continuation Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mentor Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prison Visit for core training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Probation Projects &amp; Restorative Justice Training Event</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Probation Training Day</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Refresher Appraiser Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Restorative Justice</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Road Traffic Act</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Road Traffic Special Reasons and Exceptional Hardship</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Role Play Session for Trainee Chairmen</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sentencer Engagement Events</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special Appeals Panel</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Speech, Language Communication Needs Workshop</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Online training - Mental Health and learning Disabilities in criminal courts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Search Warrant Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Speeding</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TDC Member Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TDC New Member Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TDC Recruitment &amp; Selection Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Youth Offending Service events</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
star this property answering member printed Lord Faulks more like this
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less than 2014-11-11T16:59:04.649033Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-11T16:59:04.649033Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Faulks more like this
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star this property date less than 2018-12-17more like thismore than 2018-12-17
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
star this property hansard heading Community Rehabilitation Companies: Redundancy Pay more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how much Community Rehabilitation Companies have spent on redundancies since 2015; and whether they consider that amount to be a cause for concern. more like this
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star this property uin HL12341 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-01-03more like thismore than 2019-01-03
star this property answer text <p>Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) contracts require each CRC to maintain a sufficient level of staff and ensure that its workforce is competent and adequately trained. Our Contract Management teams closely monitor and robustly manage providers to make sure they fulfil their commitments. We do not hold information regarding redundancy costs as CRCs have the authority to manage surplus staff as per their business and operating models. Where redundancies have been made, CRCs have been required to provide assurance that service delivery can be maintained.</p><p> </p><p>We take seriously concerns raised by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) and others over staffing levels, particularly for resettlement work with prisoners nearing the end of their custodial terms. The contract changes we agreed with CRCs this year include £22m per year in additional funding for Through The Gate services, which will mean approximately 500 more staff working with offenders in prison after April 2019. We are currently proposing further changes to probation after the existing CRC contracts come to an end in 2020. The proposed changes include measures to ensure the probation workforce is better supported to build their careers and deliver a high-quality service to offenders, such as introducing a standard training framework for staff and a national professional register to recognise the specialism and value of probation work.</p><p> </p><p>We do not routinely publish staff numbers and costs as this is commercially sensitive information.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie more like this
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less than 2019-01-03T12:37:57.617Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-03T12:37:57.617Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
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star this property date less than 2018-12-17more like thismore than 2018-12-17
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
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star this property hansard heading Community Rehabilitation Companies: Staff more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the sufficiency of the staffing levels of Community Rehabilitation Companies in order to deal with the size and character of the caseloads they handle. more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-01-03more like thismore than 2019-01-03
star this property answer text <p>Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) contracts require each CRC to maintain a sufficient level of staff and ensure that its workforce is competent and adequately trained. Our Contract Management teams closely monitor and robustly manage providers to make sure they fulfil their commitments. We do not hold information regarding redundancy costs as CRCs have the authority to manage surplus staff as per their business and operating models. Where redundancies have been made, CRCs have been required to provide assurance that service delivery can be maintained.</p><p> </p><p>We take seriously concerns raised by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) and others over staffing levels, particularly for resettlement work with prisoners nearing the end of their custodial terms. The contract changes we agreed with CRCs this year include £22m per year in additional funding for Through The Gate services, which will mean approximately 500 more staff working with offenders in prison after April 2019. We are currently proposing further changes to probation after the existing CRC contracts come to an end in 2020. The proposed changes include measures to ensure the probation workforce is better supported to build their careers and deliver a high-quality service to offenders, such as introducing a standard training framework for staff and a national professional register to recognise the specialism and value of probation work.</p><p> </p><p>We do not routinely publish staff numbers and costs as this is commercially sensitive information.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie more like this
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less than 2019-01-03T12:37:58.477Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-03T12:37:58.477Z
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star this property date less than 2018-12-17more like thismore than 2018-12-17
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
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star this property hansard heading Community Rehabilitation Companies more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their contracts with Community Rehabilitation Companies allow (1) staff numbers, and (2) costs to be published; and if not, why not. more like this
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star this property uin HL12343 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-01-03more like thismore than 2019-01-03
star this property answer text <p>Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) contracts require each CRC to maintain a sufficient level of staff and ensure that its workforce is competent and adequately trained. Our Contract Management teams closely monitor and robustly manage providers to make sure they fulfil their commitments. We do not hold information regarding redundancy costs as CRCs have the authority to manage surplus staff as per their business and operating models. Where redundancies have been made, CRCs have been required to provide assurance that service delivery can be maintained.</p><p> </p><p>We take seriously concerns raised by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) and others over staffing levels, particularly for resettlement work with prisoners nearing the end of their custodial terms. The contract changes we agreed with CRCs this year include £22m per year in additional funding for Through The Gate services, which will mean approximately 500 more staff working with offenders in prison after April 2019. We are currently proposing further changes to probation after the existing CRC contracts come to an end in 2020. The proposed changes include measures to ensure the probation workforce is better supported to build their careers and deliver a high-quality service to offenders, such as introducing a standard training framework for staff and a national professional register to recognise the specialism and value of probation work.</p><p> </p><p>We do not routinely publish staff numbers and costs as this is commercially sensitive information.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie more like this
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less than 2019-01-03T12:37:58.523Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-03T12:37:58.523Z
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star this property date less than 2019-01-09more like thismore than 2019-01-09
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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star this property hansard heading Magistrates: Recruitment more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of magistrates required to be recruited over the next five years to maintain the present numbers; and whether they plan to increase the retirement age for magistrates. more like this
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Lord Beecham remove filter
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-01-21more like thismore than 2019-01-21
star this property answer text <p>HMCTS is working closely with the Judiciary to develop a protocol that will provide a forecast of the number of magistrates required up to five years ahead. It is anticipated that this protocol will be agreed and implemented by June 2019.</p><p> </p><p>All judicial office holders, including magistrates, are subject to a uniform mandatory retirement age of 70. In responding to the Lords Constitution Committee’s report into Judicial Appointments of November 2017, we said that we would give further consideration to whether a change to the judicial mandatory retirement age was required. That process is ongoing.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie more like this
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less than 2019-01-21T16:02:39.84Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-21T16:02:39.84Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
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