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1367103

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Reviews
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	When the Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid will publish its recommendations.
	tabling member constituency	Westminster North
	tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
	uin	904106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>The Criminal Legal Aid Independent Review follows on from the introduction of the 'accelerated measures' which injected up to £51m per annum into the criminal legal aid system in September 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Sir Christopher Bellamy QC is leading the review, which I understand he is close to completing. I can confirm the Government will publish Sir Christopher's report together with its response as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 09/11/2021 17:36:06 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1367104

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Sentencing Council on sentencing guidelines for violent and sexual offences.
	tabling member constituency	Keighley
	tabling member printed	Robbie Moore
	uin	904110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State meets with the Chairman of the Sentencing Council periodically to discuss a range of relevant matters, and has a representative attend Council meetings.</p><p> </p><p>The Council has issued sentencing guidelines for a wide range of violent and sexual offences. While the Council is independent of Government, it is required to consult the Lord Chancellor on guideline development.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 09/11/2021 17:37:30 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore

1367105

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Attorney General on the effect of CPS administrative finalisation on access to justice.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
	uin	904111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State spoke to the Attorney General last month about the work underway to improve the quality of case files and evidence issues. We welcome the work the police and CPS are doing to improve case file quality, which will reduce the number of cases that are administratively finalised.</p><p> </p><p>Victims must have the help they need which is why we are boosting funding for support services by 85 percent. This will fund over 1,000 Independent Sexual and Domestic Violence Advisors and other services including crisis helplines.</p><p> </p><p>At the same time our Rape Action Plan is driving the wholesale changes needed to tackle this horrific crime and restore faith in the justice system.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 09/11/2021 17:40:00 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1360792

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken has been from charge to disposal for youth criminal cases in each of the last 18 months.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	58390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>The table below shows the average duration (days) from charge to completion for defendants dealt with in youth cases[1] by court type, England and Wales, January 2020 - June 2021 (latest available) [2],[3],[4]</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Magistrates' Courts<sup>5</sup></strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Crown Courts<sup>6</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Median</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mean</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Median</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mean</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></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>Jan</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>188</p></td><td><p>206</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>184</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>255</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>271</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep <sup>7</sup></p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>253</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>245</p></td><td><p>265</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021</strong></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>Jan</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>218</p></td><td><p>237</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>282</p></td><td><p>310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>282</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>346</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>(1) Where a youth panel sat.</p><p>(2) Excludes a small number of cases with identified data quality issues (e.g. no date information recorded), breaches and appeals.</p><p>(3) Data linked using probabilistic recording linking ('Splink') methodology - further information of the matching methodology is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joined-up-data-in-government-the-future-of-data-linking-methods/splink-mojs-open-source-library-for-probabilistic-record-linkage-at-scale" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joined-up-data-in-government-the-future-of-data-linking-methods/splink-mojs-open-source-library-for-probabilistic-record-linkage-at-scale</a></p><p>(4) Only one offence is counted for each defendant in the case. If there is more than one offence per defendant that complete on the same day, a set of validation rules applies to select one offence only and these relate to the longest duration, seriousness and the lowest sequence number of the offence.</p><p>(5) Including all criminal cases which have received a verdict and concluded in the specified time period, in the magistrates' courts (excluding cases sent/committed to the Crown Court).</p><p>(6) Including all criminal cases which have received a verdict and concluded in the specified time period in the Crown Court.</p><p>(7) Estimates from Q3 2020 exclude cases which have transitioned to the Common Platform system in the early adopter sites from September 2020.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Source:</strong> Criminal Court Statistics, Data and Evidence as a Service - Courts and People (PQ 58390)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 09/11/2021 18:13:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1365052

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Newport West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken to increase public confidence in the criminal justice system in Newport West constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	67258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>The overall changes we are making to improve the criminal justice system are designed to give all communities increased confidence. This includes recruiting 20,000 extra police officers, improving handovers between agencies, and addressing the backlog through our Court Recovery Plan. We are increasing the transparency of the Criminal Justice System by publishing quarterly scorecards detailing national and regional performance. In Wales, the Criminal Justice In Wales Board has brought together key partners to drive forward the recovery effort, prioritising the needs of victims and witnesses, the needs of those who have offended, early intervention and prevention and race equality in Wales.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/11/2021 17:49:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1364855

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Offences against Children: Victims
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many child victims of sexual abuse reached the age of 18 before there case was heard; and how many of those people were then cross examined in each year from 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	67322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The age of victims throughout the progression of a case through the Criminal Justice System and the number that were cross examined is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/11/2021 17:38:41 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1360795

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many adults aged 18 and over have been tried in the adult court for an offence committed while aged under 18 in each of the last 18 months.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	58392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>Data set out in the table below shows the number of defendants aged under 18 at the point of committing an offence and age 18 or over at the point of completion who were dealt with in 'for trial' cases at the Crown Court, England and Wales in the period from January 2020 - June 2021 (latest available) (see notes 1-6).</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Defendants dealt with</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>Jan</p></td><td><p>118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>102</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mar</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Apr</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jun</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jul</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Aug</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sep</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Oct</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nov</p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Dec</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>Jan</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mar</p></td><td><p>165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Apr</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jun</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>1) Excludes a small number of cases with identified data quality issues (e.g. no date information recorded), breaches and appeals. On average across the series present 8% of defendants do not have a recorded age at offence and as such are excluded from this analysis.</p><p>2) Includes all criminal cases which have received a verdict and concluded in the specified time period in the Crown Court.</p><p>3) Only one offence is counted for each defendant in the case. If there is more than one offence per defendant that complete on the same day, a set of validation rules applies to select one offence only and these relate to the longest duration, seriousness and the lowest sequence number of the offence.</p><p>4) Data link using probabilistic recording linking ('Splink') methodology - further information of the matching methodology is available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joined-up-data-in-government-the-future-of-data-linking-methods/splink-mojs-open-source-library-for-probabilistic-record-linkage-at-scale</p><p>5) The number of defendants shows the number whose cases have completed and where it has been possible to match from initial appearance at magistrates’ court to completion in the Crown Court. The match rate is typically between 90-95%, as for some cases, it is not possible to match defendants through the system and these cases are excluded.</p><p>6) Estimates from Q3 2020 exclude cases which have transitioned to the Common Platform system in the early adopter sites from September 2020, this represents 1.6% of all disposals in the latest reporting period.</p><p>Source: Criminal Court Statistics, Data and Evidence as a Service - Courts and People (PQ 58392)</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 09/11/2021 18:14:37 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham