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1107782

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Alternatives to Prosecution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he is taking steps to implement simplified out of court disposals following the 2014 pilot on adult out of court disposals; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	238626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Out of Court Disposals (OOCDs) allow police to deal quickly and proportionately with low-level offending without recourse to the courts.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to ensuring the most vulnerable offenders can access community-based support, and recognise the benefits of early intervention. So, where an OOCD is appropriate, we encourage the use of disposals which have a condition attached (be that rehabilitative, reparative, punitive or restrictive), which can achieve rapid compensation for victims and/or divert offenders into rehabilitative services to address the root causes of their offending behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>We are working in partnership with the National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) whose <em>Charging and Out of Court Disposals</em> strategy supports forces moving to the simplified two-tier framework when it is operationally and financially viable.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 08/04/2019 16:34:46 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1107781

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Alternatives to Prosecution: Shoplifting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he is taking steps to make an assessment of the effectiveness of out of court disposals for shop theft; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	238625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>We recognise that shoplifting is not a victimless crime. It causes cost and disruption to businesses, as well as damage to communities and consumers. We encourage all victims, including shop workers, to report these crimes to the police so that they can be recorded and dealt with accordingly.</p><p> </p><p>A report by the Centre for Social Justice issued last year concluded that people addicted to heroin and crack cocaine account for 70% of shop thefts. We are committed to ensuring the most vulnerable offenders, including those with drug addictions, are able to access support at the right time. This includes diverting offenders away from custody where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Out of Court Disposals are one important tool available in addressing shop theft – they allow the police to deal quickly and proportionately with low-level offending. Where an Out of Court Disposal is appropriate, we encourage the use of disposals which have a condition attached (be that rehabilitative, reparative, punitive or restrictive). This can achieve rapid compensation and/or divert vulnerable offenders with substance misuse or mental health issues into rehabilitative services to address the root causes of their offending behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>We pay attention to trends and changes in the use of Out of Court Disposals on an ongoing basis.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 08/04/2019 16:32:47 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1110396

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Burglary: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the percentage of people convicted of burglary offences for the first time that were handed down custodial sentences in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	242008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>4,239 people - both adults and youths - who had no previous convictions for burglary offences were convicted of a burglary offence in year ending September 2018, of which 2,306 (54%) received a custodial sentence. A custodial sentence includes both immediate custody and suspended sentence orders.</p><p>Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for our independent courts, taking into account the particular circumstances of the offence and offender, and following any relevant sentencing guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 11/04/2019 16:19:56 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1110285

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	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 action he has taken against the Community Rehabilitation Companies that have failed to deliver a quality service; and whether such companies will still be able to bid for future contracts despite this failure.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	242167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>I have been clear that probation services need to improve. We have taken decisive action by ending current Community Rehabilitation Company contracts early, investing in improvements to Through the Gate services and conducting a consultation on future arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to hold Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) to their contractual obligations using a variety of levers. These include putting in place action plans for all CRCs where concerns relating to quality have been identified by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service or Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation, and applying service credits where appropriate for underperformance on any one of 12 Service Levels focusing on particular aspects of delivery.</p><p> </p><p>We will award contracts to those best placed to deliver them. Any bidder in a future competition will need to provide evidence of their ability to deliver probation services.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 11/04/2019 16:35:55 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1109816

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total amount awarded to to victims by the criminal injuries compensation scheme was in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	241009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>The total compensation awarded under the criminal injuries compensation schemes, including the victims of overseas terrorism compensation scheme, in each financial year is available in the CICA Annual Report these are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=criminal-injuries-compensation-authority" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=criminal-injuries-compensation-authority</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/04/2019 14:11:35 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 113674 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1109817

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people received payments from the criminal injuries compensation scheme in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	241010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>The number of people who received payments under the criminal injuries compensation schemes in each financial year from 2010/11 is detailed in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Number of people who received payments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>39,706</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>32,869</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>29,245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>18,984</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>15,681</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>13,245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>13,856</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>16,781</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/04/2019 14:12:26 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 113675 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1109809

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many vexatious or meritless applications were taken out by perpetrators of domestic abuse where the subject of the application was the victim in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	241071
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold data relating to whether individual cases were taken out on a vexatious basis, as there is no statutory definition for this. In addition, data relating to domestic abuse cases handled by the family courts does not identify whether the applicant has previously been a perpetrator of domestic abuse.</p><p> </p><p>However, it is unacceptable for someone to use court processes to harass or abuse a former partner. The family court has wide powers to manage such situations, including striking out an action it views as an abuse of process, and the power to prevent a person from making further applications without prior permission of the court.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is committed to transforming the response to domestic abuse, and the recently published draft Domestic Abuse Bill and consultation response set out our ambitions in this area. We want to ensure that victims have the confidence to come forward and report their experience, safe in the knowledge that the justice system and other agencies will do everything they can both to protect and support them and their children and pursue their abuser.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/04/2019 14:09:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 113673 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1109721

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted for failing to register on the electoral register; and what the average level was of the fine imposed; in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	241094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice holds data on the number of people prosecuted and fined for failing to provide required information to an electoral registration officer, which can be seen in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>2013</td><td>2014</td></tr><tr><td>Prosecuted</td><td>111</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Received a fine</td><td>45</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Average fine</td><td>£242</td><td>£600</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures on criminal prosecutions are not available beyond 2014 because a change in legislation saw failing to register on the electoral register become a civil (rather than criminal) matter.</p><p> </p><p>For years following 2013, failing to register on the electoral register was dealt with as a standard fine, where local councils can send letters requesting the fine rather than beginning a civil case. Only if the offender refuses to pay, and the council believes it is worth pursuing, would the case be sent to county court and recorded as a ‘specified money claim’. However, centrally held information does not separately identify ‘failing to register on the electoral register’.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/04/2019 13:49:23 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1109814

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Family Courts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many family courts centres have stopped operating in the UK in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	241007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service is responsible for the administration of the family courts in England and Wales only.</p><p> </p><p>The structure of the family court was changed by the creation of the Single Family Court in April 2014 which led to the creation of Designated Family Courts New family courts, East London and West London Family Courts were established as part of these reforms and these courts, and the Central Family Courts, absorbed much of the work which had previously been dealt with at twenty three County and Family Proceedings Courts. It is not possible to provide details of court closures prior to April 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Details of family court closures from 2014-2019 are set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Location</p></td><td><p>2014 (from 22 April 2014)</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019 (to 5 April 2019)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 241008 question first answered 12/04/2019 13:58:12 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1109815

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Family Courts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many family court centres have stopped operating in each region of the UK in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	241008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service is responsible for the administration of the family courts in England and Wales only.</p><p> </p><p>The structure of the family court was changed by the creation of the Single Family Court in April 2014 which led to the creation of Designated Family Courts New family courts, East London and West London Family Courts were established as part of these reforms and these courts, and the Central Family Courts, absorbed much of the work which had previously been dealt with at twenty three County and Family Proceedings Courts. It is not possible to provide details of court closures prior to April 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Details of family court closures from 2014-2019 are set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Location</p></td><td><p>2014 (from 22 April 2014)</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019 (to 5 April 2019)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 241007 question first answered 12/04/2019 13:58:12 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero