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1142203

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/09/2019
	date	25/07/2019
	date tabled	25/07/2019
	ddp created	25/07/2019 17:22:32
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	31/07/2019 15:25:15 05/09/2019 16:57:03
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: EEA Nationals
	house id	1
	identifier	282338
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/09/2019 16:25:18
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Justice, what processes his Department has put in place to ensure that children that are EEA nationals who come into contact with the criminal justice system can be identified for the purposes of providing advice and support.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 282338
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	282338
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Youth Offending Services (YOS) were established in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, which introduced a statutory duty for all local authorities to establish a multi-agency team, with members from police, social services, probation and education, to deliver youth justice services. YOS have a statutory duty to:</p><ul><ul><li>provide appropriate adults for children detained or being interviewed at the police station and provide support for children on bail;</li><li>help young people and their families through court proceedings;</li><li>write pre-sentence reports for the courts advising on appropriate interventions;</li><li>supervise young people serving a community sentence;</li><li>stay in touch with a young person if they’re sentenced to custody; and</li><li>assist in the child’s resettlement post-custody.</li></ul></ul><p>All children who come into contact with the YOS (including EEA nationals) will have their individual circumstances and needs assessed and will receive interventions and support accordingly.</p> question first answered 05/09/2019 16:25:18
	creator	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1170742

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/01/2020
	date	14/01/2020
	date tabled	14/01/2020
	ddp created	14/01/2020 20:02:08
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	14/01/2020 20:12:12 21/01/2020 15:16:03
	hansard heading	Family Proceedings
	house id	1
	identifier	3160
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	21/01/2020 14:44:25
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to reduce the demand on the family courts by diverting private law cases from court where it is safe to do so.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
	tabling member printed	Edward Timpson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 3160
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	3160
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>It can be a difficult time when parents decide to separate but it is important that they are supported to make child-focused decisions in a way that minimise conflict and, importantly, are in the best interest of the child.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that, in cases where is it safe and appropriate, there are a range of services, such as mediation or other forms of non-court dispute resolution, that can provide parents with a constructive and less adversarial alternative to court proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to consider options to enable parents to receive the services that are right for them and raise awareness of alternatives to court.</p> question first answered 21/01/2020 14:44:25
	creator	1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson

1141622

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/09/2019
	date	24/07/2019
	date tabled	24/07/2019
	ddp created	24/07/2019 18:54:55
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	26/07/2019 12:55:06 09/09/2019 09:17:05
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
	house id	1
	identifier	281662
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	09/09/2019 08:45:59
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of people who appealed benefits decisions in Doncaster in the last 12 months were successful.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Doncaster North
	tabling member printed	Edward Miliband
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 281662
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	281662
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Information about the outcomes of appeals in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) is published at: www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on benefit, typically on a person’s entitlement to benefit, or its rate of payment, can be overturned on appeal for a variety of reasons. For instance, further evidence, including oral testimony, may be provided at the hearing. HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service cannot comment on decisions made by the independent tribunal judiciary.</p><p> </p><p>Latest figures (to March 2019) indicate that since Personal Independence Payment was introduced, 4.1 million decisions have been made, and of these, 10% have been appealed and 5% have been overturned at Tribunals.</p><p> </p><p>Between April 2014 and December 2018, 4.1 million Employment and Support Allowance (post Work Capability Assessment) decisions have been made. Of these, 8% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned.</p> question first answered 09/09/2019 08:45:59
	creator	1510 label Biography information for Edward Miliband written parliamentary question 1141622 1141623 1141624
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1510

1141623

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/09/2019
	date	24/07/2019
	date tabled	24/07/2019
	ddp created	24/07/2019 18:54:57
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	25/07/2019 13:55:08 09/09/2019 09:17:03
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
	house id	1
	identifier	281663
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	09/09/2019 08:45:59
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of people who appealed benefits decisions were successful in their appeal in the last 12 months.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Doncaster North
	tabling member printed	Edward Miliband
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 281663
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	281663
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Information about the outcomes of appeals in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) is published at: www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on benefit, typically on a person’s entitlement to benefit, or its rate of payment, can be overturned on appeal for a variety of reasons. For instance, further evidence, including oral testimony, may be provided at the hearing. HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service cannot comment on decisions made by the independent tribunal judiciary.</p><p> </p><p>Latest figures (to March 2019) indicate that since Personal Independence Payment was introduced, 4.1 million decisions have been made, and of these, 10% have been appealed and 5% have been overturned at Tribunals.</p><p> </p><p>Between April 2014 and December 2018, 4.1 million Employment and Support Allowance (post Work Capability Assessment) decisions have been made. Of these, 8% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned.</p> question first answered 09/09/2019 08:45:59
	creator	1510
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1510

1141624

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/09/2019
	date	24/07/2019
	date tabled	24/07/2019
	ddp created	24/07/2019 18:54:59
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	25/07/2019 13:55:10 09/09/2019 09:17:02
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
	house id	1
	identifier	281664
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	09/09/2019 08:45:59
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of benefits appeals resulted in a decision being overturned in each Government region in the last 12 months.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Doncaster North
	tabling member printed	Edward Miliband
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 281664
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	281664
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Information about the outcomes of appeals in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) is published at: www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on benefit, typically on a person’s entitlement to benefit, or its rate of payment, can be overturned on appeal for a variety of reasons. For instance, further evidence, including oral testimony, may be provided at the hearing. HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service cannot comment on decisions made by the independent tribunal judiciary.</p><p> </p><p>Latest figures (to March 2019) indicate that since Personal Independence Payment was introduced, 4.1 million decisions have been made, and of these, 10% have been appealed and 5% have been overturned at Tribunals.</p><p> </p><p>Between April 2014 and December 2018, 4.1 million Employment and Support Allowance (post Work Capability Assessment) decisions have been made. Of these, 8% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned.</p> question first answered 09/09/2019 08:45:59
	creator	1510
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1510

1141637

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/09/2019
	date	24/07/2019
	date tabled	24/07/2019
	ddp created	24/07/2019 18:55:46
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	24/07/2019 19:15:15 09/09/2019 16:31:14
	hansard heading	Youth Offending Teams: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	identifier	281624
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	09/09/2019 15:59:26
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to ensure a child psychologist is in place in every youth offending team.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 281624
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	281624
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Local Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) are multi-agency partnerships (which include health services) and they determine which services are needed to address the needs of the children who offend in their area. As of June 2017, there were 127 full time equivalent posts for seconded mental health practitioners working in YOTs in England and Wales. This included 59.7 part time and 68 full time posts.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in England, are expected to work with NHS England and local partners across the NHS, public health, children and adult social care, youth justice and the education sectors, to jointly develop and take forward local plans to improve children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing, including children going through the youth justice system. In Wales, Local Health Boards (LHBs) are responsible for planning and delivering medical services, and aim to integrate specialist, secondary, community and primary care and health improvements. Even where there is no child psychologist or mental health professional embedded within the youth offending team, areas should have provision for children to access appropriate mental health support.</p> question first answered 09/09/2019 15:59:26
	creator	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1141735

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/09/2019
	date	24/07/2019
	date tabled	24/07/2019
	ddp created	24/07/2019 18:59:55
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	24/07/2019 19:18:55 05/09/2019 17:10:04
	hansard heading	Prosecutions: Scotland
	house id	1
	identifier	281799
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/09/2019 16:38:28
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions under the Malicious Communications Act 1988 were made in Scotland in the last five years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 281799
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	281799
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Malicious Communications Act 1988 only extends to England and Wales. Data collected by the Ministry of Justice is only available, therefore, for prosecutions that occur in England and Wales.</p> question first answered 05/09/2019 16:38:28
	creator	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1141774

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/09/2019
	date	24/07/2019
	date tabled	24/07/2019
	ddp created	24/07/2019 19:01:32
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	24/07/2019 19:20:27 05/09/2019 17:01:02
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	identifier	281604
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/09/2019 16:29:31
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mental health support his Department provides to people employed in the justice and custodial sector.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 281604
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	281604
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) recognises the importance of mental wellbeing and offers a wide range of mental health support to employees working in all its executive agencies and arm’s length bodies, which includes HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). This is captured in our Mental Health Strategy. MoJ has a network of Mental Health Allies, trained staff volunteers, working across MoJ to support staff.</p><p>MoJ offers all staff access to an Occupational Health (OH) service. For staff working in HMPPS this includes additional access to specialist Mental Health Advisers. All MoJ staff have access to our Employee Assistance Provider (EAP). The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. It includes:</p><ul><li>six free counselling sessions per year (these can be extended in certain circumstances)</li><li>Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) where recommended by our OH providers.</li><li>trauma and critical incident support.</li><li>a range of workshops covering mental health for staff and line managers.</li></ul><p>We have dedicated mental wellbeing intranet pages that all staff can access. Content includes, stress support tools and stress risk assessment forms, guidance for managers on how to support employees with mental ill health and links to external organisations. HMPPS offer staff “Live learning” programmes aimed at supporting the mental health of new Prison Officer recruits. Prison Officers are also supported by a variety of peer support groups such as Wellbeing Champions, the Chaplaincy Team, and Care teams.</p> question first answered 05/09/2019 16:29:31
	creator	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

1141775

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/09/2019
	date	24/07/2019
	date tabled	24/07/2019
	ddp created	24/07/2019 19:01:35
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	24/07/2019 19:20:29 05/09/2019 17:05:05
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
	house id	1
	identifier	281605
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/09/2019 16:33:29
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support his Department provides to people employed in the justice and custodial sector who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 281605
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	281605
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>At the Ministry of Justice, all staff in all its executive agencies and arm’s length bodies, which includes HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) have access to our Occupational Health provision and our Employee Assistance Provider (EAP) services.</p><p> </p><p>Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can be identified through an Occupational Health referral. In addition, within HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) Mental Health Advisers, specialist advisers, provided by our OH supplier can identify treatment for PTSD, following a work related traumatic incident. Where PTSD is diagnosed MoJ employees will be referred for bespoke support provided by our EAP in the form of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR). These treatments have been identified as best practice in NICE (National Institute of Clinical Excellence) guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>In HMPPS we plan to implement TRiM (Trauma Management) training for prison based staff. This will take place in ten prisons with imminent roll out across the estate. TRiM is a mental health assessment approach used by the military to detect PTSD and will provide an additional method of recognising the condition which will allow employees to be fast tracked to the appropriate therapy.</p> question first answered 05/09/2019 16:33:29
	creator	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

1141776

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/09/2019
	date	24/07/2019
	date tabled	24/07/2019
	ddp created	24/07/2019 19:01:37
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	24/07/2019 19:20:31 09/09/2019 09:40:02
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Sick Leave
	house id	1
	identifier	281606
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	09/09/2019 09:08:35
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers were signed off work for mental health reasons in (a) publicly-managed and (b) privately-managed prisons in each of the last 10 years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 281606
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	281606
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>HMPPS is committed to ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of its staff in England and Wales, with all staff having access to a comprehensive occupational health service and employee assistance programme.</p><p> </p><p>The number of prison officers who were signed off work for mental health reasons in publicly-managed prison are shown in the Table 1 below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: HMPPS band 3-5 prison officers<sup>1</sup> who were signed off sick due to Mental and Behavioural Disorders<sup>2 </sup>in public sector prisons, 2009/10 to 2018/19</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Number of prison officers who had sick leave due to Mental and Behavioural Disorders<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 months ending 31 Mar 2010</p></td><td><p>1,484</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 months ending 31 Mar 2011</p></td><td><p>1,415</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 months ending 31 Mar 2012</p></td><td><p>1,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 months ending 31 Mar 2013</p></td><td><p>1,414</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 months ending 31 Mar 2014</p></td><td><p>1,602</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 months ending 31 Mar 2015</p></td><td><p>1,422</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 months ending 31 Mar 2016</p></td><td><p>1,405</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 months ending 31 Mar 2017</p></td><td><p>1,465</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 months ending 31 Mar 2018</p></td><td><p>1,357</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 months ending 31 Mar 2019</p></td><td><p>1,939</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ol><li>Includes Band 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl. specialists), Band 4 / Supervising Officer and Band 5 / Custodial Managers.</li><li>Absences are categorised according to International Classification of Diseases, which is an approach used across the civil service.</li></ol><p> </p><p>While the figures show an increase in the number of individuals, the figures in 2010 represent 5.7% of the workforce and in 2019 it represents 8.5% of the workforce.</p><p> </p><p>We do not collect this information for privately managed prisons, as there is no contractual requirement for us to do so. All staffing matters in privately managed prisons, including the responsibility of ensuring the availability of sufficiently trained and experienced staff to maintain safe and decent prisons, lies with contractors.</p><p> </p> question first answered 09/09/2019 09:08:35
	creator	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint