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90352

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Bullying
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of victims of bullying in youth custody institutions who suffer from mental health issues.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	207909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Bullying is taken very seriously across the youth estate. All youth custody establishments must have an anti-bullying policy and safeguarding arrangements in place which address both the causes and effects of bullying. The safety of young people and approaches for managing challenging behaviour in custody are monitored by the Youth Justice Board and independent inspectorates.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of incidents of bullying in youth custody institutions are collected by individual establishments in order to assist them in managing bullying but information is not held centrally. Whilst healthcare providers will have data about mental health issues, this information is not held centrally and is not routinely collected alongside bullying information.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 207903 207907 question first answered 16/09/2014 15:45:35 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

90360

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Bullying
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to prevent bullying in the youth custody environment.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	207907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Bullying is taken very seriously across the youth estate. All youth custody establishments must have an anti-bullying policy and safeguarding arrangements in place which address both the causes and effects of bullying. The safety of young people and approaches for managing challenging behaviour in custody are monitored by the Youth Justice Board and independent inspectorates.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of incidents of bullying in youth custody institutions are collected by individual establishments in order to assist them in managing bullying but information is not held centrally. Whilst healthcare providers will have data about mental health issues, this information is not held centrally and is not routinely collected alongside bullying information.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 207903 207909 question first answered 16/09/2014 15:45:35 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

90365

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Bullying
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of incidents of bullying in youth custody institutions in each year since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	207903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Bullying is taken very seriously across the youth estate. All youth custody establishments must have an anti-bullying policy and safeguarding arrangements in place which address both the causes and effects of bullying. The safety of young people and approaches for managing challenging behaviour in custody are monitored by the Youth Justice Board and independent inspectorates.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of incidents of bullying in youth custody institutions are collected by individual establishments in order to assist them in managing bullying but information is not held centrally. Whilst healthcare providers will have data about mental health issues, this information is not held centrally and is not routinely collected alongside bullying information.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 207907 207909 question first answered 16/09/2014 15:45:33 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

91319

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what domestic violence training programmes are available for probation staff; and how many probation staff have undertaken domestic violence training in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	208827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Prior to 1 June 2014 when the National Probation Service (NPS) was set up along with 21 community rehabilitation companies (CRCs), 35 independent Probation Trusts were responsible for commissioning specialist training such as domestic violence for probation staff.</p><p> </p><p>Since June 2014, a new National Probation Training team has been set up for NPS.</p><p> </p><p>Currently, the National Offender Management Service is commissioning a new domestic abuse package to reflect recent changes in practice and ensure a consistent national standard of training. In the interim, the seven NPS divisions are continuing to deliver their own local domestic violence training packages.</p><p> </p><p>Training is also available for probation officers to use a specific tool for assessing the risk of domestic abuse and to case manage offenders subject to domestic violence programmes.</p><p> </p><p>Before June 2014 there were 35 Probation Trusts, which have now been replaced by the NPS and the CRCs. Information is not available centrally on the number of staff in the former probation trusts who have undertaken domestic violence training in the last 12 months as this was held at a local level.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 24/09/2014 11:57:54 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

101491

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been paid in forfeiture because of the Prison Service's use of barbed and razor wire in each of the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	212304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>No fines have been paid to the EU or any other organisation because of HM Prison Service’s use of barbed and razor wire in the last four years. Furthermore, there have been no infraction proceedings at the European Court of Justice and no findings against the UK in the European Court of Human Rights about this issue in that time period.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) provides razor wire and barbed wire as part of construction and refurbishment projects on its custodial estate. It is deployed most often at the top of perimeter fences and fences which form partitions within the grounds of prisons. It forms one of a number of security measures which prevent prisoners scaling fences either to breach the perimeter or to enter hazardous and prohibited areas of a prison</p><p> </p><p>The MoJ works with the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) to ensure that its proposed use would not present a health or safety hazard to prisoners, members of NOMS staff, visitors to a prison or members of the public.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 03/11/2014 14:48:34 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

93345

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Secure Colleges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria will be used to award the education contract for the Secure College; and if he will publish those criteria.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	210593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Secure Colleges will be a pioneering approach to youth custody, with education at the centre. By moving away from the traditional environment of bars on windows and giving these young people skills, qualifications and self-discipline we can help them turn their back on crime and become productive members of society.</p><p> </p><p>Education provision will form part of the overall operational contract for the Secure College. The Ministry of Justice expects providers to put forward innovative solutions that address the individual needs of young people in the Secure College. The criteria for awarding the operational contract are in development and there are no plans to publish the criteria.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 20/10/2014 09:05:33 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

93344

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Secure Colleges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the opening and closing dates are for the Government's consultation on Secure College rules; and when he expects that the Government's response to that consultation will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	210592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Secure Colleges will be a pioneering approach to youth custody, with education at the centre. By moving away from the traditional environment of bars on windows and giving these young people skills, qualifications and self-discipline we can help them turn their back on crime and become productive members of society.</p><p>The consultation on plans for Secure College Rules opened on 16 October 2014 and will run for six weeks, closing on 27 November 2014. We will review responses to the consultation and respond in due course.</p><p>The proposals set out in the consultation provide the framework for Secure Colleges to operate safely and meet the educational and rehabilitative needs of those in their care. We want to harness expertise and ideas from providers to develop operating models that deliver the best outcomes for these young people.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 17/10/2014 13:40:57 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

106453

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Youth Custody
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on allowing former offenders to visit youth custody environments.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	213435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government believes reformed offenders can play a positive role in rehabilitating young and adult offenders through mentoring and demonstrating the possibility for change.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the Governors of Young Offender Institutions, Directors of Secure Training Centres and Managers of Secure Children’s Homes to approve the visit of any person to a custodial establishment. Consideration will be given to the purpose of the visit, an assessment of the risk that the individual poses, and to wider responsibilities to ensure that young people are safeguarded at all times.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 07/11/2014 14:24:47 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

106452

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Youth Custody
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the proportion of offenders in youth custody who are black, Asian and minority ethnic in each year since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	213434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB) is working in partnership with a wide range of public, private and voluntary and community sector organisations to seek to take preventative action to ensure that young people do not end up in custody. This includes programmes to work with certain ethnic groups and disadvantaged young people, to prevent them from becoming involved in crime.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated proportions of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BME) offenders in youth custody are shown in Table 1 below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Proportion of under-18 BME offenders (including Asian, black, mixed and other ethnicity) in custody based on the average number of offenders in the 12 months starting May 2010 to the 12 months starting May 2013.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>BME</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average no. of BME offenders in youth custody</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average no. of offenders in youth custody</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage proportion of BME offenders in youth custody</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>2,023</p></td><td><p>30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>568</p></td><td><p>1,953</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>564</p></td><td><p>1,499</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>465</p></td><td><p>1,217</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>More detailed figures showing the number of offenders in youth custody who are black, Asian and minority ethnic in each month from April 2005 to August 2014 can be accessed via following link (see tab 2.6 Ethnicity):</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/367369/youth-custody-report-august-2014.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/367369/youth-custody-report-august-2014.xls</a></p><p>The data provided is a monthly snapshot of the custodial population in the secure estate for children and young people, taken on the last Friday of the month or first Friday of the following month, depending on which is nearer to the actual month end.</p><p> </p><p>From April 2012, the under-18 custody population data comes from the eAsset database. This is the booking system the Youth Justice Board's Placements Service uses to book young people into custody.</p><p> </p><p>The information prior to April 2012 comes from the Youth Justice Board's (YJB’s) Secure Accommodation Clearing House System (SACHS) database.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 07/11/2014 14:35:07 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

106448

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Wetherby Young Offender Institution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons Wetherby Young Offenders Institution has been redesignated to a Secure College of Learning.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	213436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Wetherby young offender’s institution remains designated as Her Majesty’s Prison and Young Offender Institution and there are no plans to change this.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 07/11/2014 14:37:42 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis