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1105232

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of funding for a national network of support services for women in the criminal justice system.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	237018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The Female Offender Strategy sets out our vision of fewer women entering the justice system and serving short custodial sentences, and better conditions for those women in custody. Support for women to help them address the often complex needs that underlie their offending is essential to delivering the vision of the female offender strategy. This is why, across government, we are investing £5 million of funding over two years in community provision for women. This funding will help to sustain and enhance existing services, and will create new services where there is currently a gap.</p><p> </p><p>Services such as women’s centres receive funding from a range of sources. We will look at the scope to increase the sustainability of the sector as we take forward implementation of our strategy.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 03/04/2019 16:21:10 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1087214

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour: Reoffenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the highest number of total previous offences for breach of an anti-social behaviour order or criminal behaviour order was that a person committed before being given an immediate custodial sentence for that offence in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	231414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Sentencing is a matter for our independent courts, who take into account all circumstances of the case, including any aggravating and mitigating factors. We are clear that sentencing must match the severity of a crime.</p><p> </p><p>However, sentences should also rehabilitate. There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. 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.</p><p> </p><p>Unless we tackle the underlying causes of offending, we cannot protect the public from being victims of crime. Effective community orders can address offenders’ behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the highest number of previous cautions and convictions for a selected offence type for a person who received their first immediate custodial sentence for the selected offence type, covering the period year ending September 2016 – year ending September 2018, can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p><p>The data provided in the accompanying response table is sourced from MoJ's extract of the Police National Computer. As benefit fraud offences are not prosecuted by the police, we are unable to answer PQ230707.</p><p> </p><p>Caution should be exercised in drawing general conclusions from this data. By definition these are the very extremes of the system – the individuals with the very most convictions. Most significantly the 2015 study suggests that giving a short custodial sentence to a prolific offender is more, not less, likely to result in them committing another offence after custody, compared to giving them a community sentence.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 230698 230699 230700 230701 230702 230703 230704 230705 230706 230707 231412 231413 231415 231416 question first answered 19/03/2019 17:54:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name 230698 - 230707; 231412 - 231416 Response Table.xlsx title 230698 - 230707; 231412 - 231416 Response Table
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1105467

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding his Department allocates to measures designed to prevent and tackle antisocial behaviour among young people.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	237659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) play an important role in preventing offending and reoffending by children, which encompasses anti-social behaviour. The Ministry of Justice provided £71.6 million to YOTs through the Youth Justice Board’s (YJB) annual grant in 2018/2019.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 03/04/2019 16:59:07 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1090520

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Berwyn Prison
	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 investigation by the Financial Times into the operation of HM Prison Berwyn, published on 6 March.
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	uin	HL14617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>HMP Berwyn has been operating well since it opened and represents a key part of our investment to reform and modernise the prison estate.</p><p>We are increasing the population at Berwyn at a measured rate that ensures the safety of prisoners and staff. As with any new prison there have been planning and implementation issues which we have worked hard to resolve, and we know there will be more to do as we move towards full occupancy.</p><p>Lessons learned from Berwyn, along with our extensive consultation of stakeholders and prison design experts, will shape our approach as we develop an estate that can improve rehabilitation and create safe and secure environments for staff and offenders.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 01/04/2019 16:40:47 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1088584

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Community Orders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why there has been a decline in community service sentences; and how they intend to reverse this decline.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL14544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The proportion of offenders receiving a community sentence has gone down steadily since 2008 decreasing from 190,593 in the year ending September 2008 to 90,618 in the year ending September 2018. The decline in community sentences is in part due to the overall number of defendants sentenced falling by 14% (and falling by 35% for indictable offences) over the same period. There has also been a drop in the number of defendants coming to court, and the mix of offences has changed.</p><p>Sentencing decisions in individual cases are taken by our independent courts having regard to sentencing guidelines; the Sentencing Council has issued guidelines, which came into force in 2017, on the imposition of community and custodial sentences, to assist courts in deciding when a community sentence should be imposed. As part of our proposals for improving probation services we are considering how to improve the information that judges and magistrates get from probation services on the community sentences they deliver. We are also developing proposals to improve the quality of rehabilitative support offered by probation in the community and of pre-sentence advice to court, so that courts can better tailor community sentences to offenders’ rehabilitative needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 27/03/2019 13:44:56 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1092107

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Community Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the highest number was of previous community orders given to an offender sentenced to immediate custody for a new offence of six months in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	234712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>The highest number of previous community orders given to an offender sentenced to immediate custody for a new offence of six months in each of the last three years can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p><p>There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. 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.</p><p> </p><p>Unless we tackle the underlying causes of offending, we cannot protect the public from being victims of crime. Effective community orders can address offenders’ behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/03/2019 13:40:24 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ 234712 table.xlsx title Table
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1105468

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Community Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of increasing the use of community service rather than short term prison sentences for minor offences.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	237660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>There is a strong case to abolish sentences of six months or less, with some exceptions. We are therefore exploring options to restrict the use of short custodial sentences, but we have not at this stage reached any conclusions.</p><p>There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. 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.</p><p>Unless we tackle the underlying causes of offending, we cannot protect the public from being victims of crime. Effective community orders can address offenders’ behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 01/04/2019 22:29:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1092089

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Community Rehabilitation Companies in delivering resettlement plans.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	David Hanson
	uin	234674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>The latest performance statistics can be found in the ‘Community Performance Quarterly Management Information Release: update to September 2018’ on Gov.uk at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performance-quarterly-update-to-september-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performance-quarterly-update-to-september-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>These figures show that CRC performance against target for completion of resettlement plans was at 95.5% for this period.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has acted decisively in response to issues with CRC performance by bringing forward the end of CRC contracts and consulting on a range of proposals to better integrate probation provision. The contract changes we agreed with CRCs last 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.</p><p> </p><p>We have launched a consultation on proposals to introduce more effective future delivery arrangements. We want to learn from what has worked well and what hasn’t and better integrate public, private and third sector providers in future arrangements. Our changes will put in place a more stable and resilient probation system, which works effectively to protect the public and tackle reoffending.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/03/2019 17:10:40 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 110846 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

1104767

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies: Probation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average caseload is per probation officer in each community rehabilitation company.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	236515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>Figures on the average caseload of probation officers are not collected centrally. A probation worker’s tasks are not based solely on the number of cases they are managing, but the level of supervision each case requires.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice publishes statistics showing the total caseload of the 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) as well as the National Probation Service (NPS). Figures for total probation caseload are published quarterly in the Offender Management Statistics Bulletin, England and Wales: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly</a></p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the latest published figures with all offenders supervised in the community on 30th September 2018 at all 21 CRCs.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Durham and Cleveland CRC</p></td><td><p>3,719</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria CRC</p></td><td><p>3,679</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire, Humberside and Lincolnshire CRC</p></td><td><p>5,233</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire CRC</p></td><td><p>3,699</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire CRC</p></td><td><p>7,831</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire and Greater Manchester CRC</p></td><td><p>11,776</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria and Lancashire CRC</p></td><td><p>5,502</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside CRC</p></td><td><p>6,156</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire CRC</p></td><td><p>8,677</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire and West Midlands CRC</p></td><td><p>12,437</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia and Warwickshire CRC</p></td><td><p>2,976</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London CRC</p></td><td><p>29,549</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire CRC</p></td><td><p>7,234</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex CRC</p></td><td><p>4,022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk and Suffolk CRC</p></td><td><p>2,999</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent, Surrey and Sussex CRC</p></td><td><p>8,652</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire CRC</p></td><td><p>3,930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley CRC</p></td><td><p>4,312</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire, Avon and Somerset and Wiltshire CRC</p></td><td><p>6,317</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset, Devon and Cornwall CRC</p></td><td><p>4,189</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales CRC</p></td><td><p>8,899</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/03/2019 17:25:09 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 110847 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1104768

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies: Probation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many probation officers worked at over 110% capacity at some point during 2018 in each community rehabilitation company.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	236516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>Figures on the caseloads of probation officers are not collected centrally. A probation worker’s tasks are not based solely on the number of cases they are managing, but the level of supervision each case requires.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 28/03/2019 18:39:38 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon