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registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Risk Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many risk assessments on prisoners were carried out by (a) fully-qualified forensic psychologists and (b) trainee psychologists in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	200108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The numbers of risk assessments carried out by psychologists has not routinely been recorded over the last three years; obtaining these figures would require psychology teams to review their paper and electronic records for that period for the entire service, incurring disproportionate cost in the process.</p> answering member constituency Telford answering member printed David Wright question first answered 16/06/2014 14:56:02 answering member 1461 label Biography information for David Wright
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1721349

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people under the age of 21 were convicted of sexual abuse in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	78
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes data on convictions for a wide range of offences, including sexual offences and various ages of defendants/offenders in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6646118dbd01f5ed32793d44/outcomes-by-offence-2023.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence tool: December 2023</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This can be accessed by navigating to the ‘Prosecutions and convictions’ tab and using the Age Range filter and the Offence Group filter to select relevant offences in the Outcomes by Offence data tool.</p> answering member constituency Swindon South answering member printed Heidi Alexander question first answered 23/07/2024 11:21:29 answering member 4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1721382

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crossbows: Convictions
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 convicted of violent crimes involving a crossbow in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	27
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of defendants convicted for a wide range of offences against specific Home Office offence codes in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6644d2faae748c43d3793c64/outcomes-by-offence-2023.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2023.</a></p><p>However, it is not possible to separately identify offences specifically involving a crossbow from a range of other violent offences. This information to enable such a split may be held on court records, but to examine individual court records would be of disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Swindon South answering member printed Heidi Alexander question first answered 25/07/2024 10:47:15 answering member 4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1721552

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Cammell Laird: Strikes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of undertaking a review of the jailing of the Cammell Laird workers who took strike action in 1984.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham Northfield
tabling member printed	Laurence Turner
uin	267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>I can confirm that my department will consider and explore options for carrying out a review into these events. If the member wishes to write with more information I will provide him with a further update once this matter has been considered.</p> answering member constituency Swindon South answering member printed Heidi Alexander question first answered 26/07/2024 13:52:44 answering member 4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander
tabling member	5234

1721575

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Custodial Treatment: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women sentenced to (a) less than and (b) more than six months were taken into immediate custody from each (i) magistrates and (ii) Crown court in East Anglia in 2022-23; and what the offence classification was in each of those cases.
tabling member constituency	South Norfolk
tabling member printed	Ben Goldsborough
uin	290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of custodial sentences issued at criminal courts in England and Wales. This includes breakdowns by sex, sentence length, offence group and police force area:</p><p>- Magistrates’ courts: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/664611bef34f9b5a56adc962/magistrates-court-tool-2023.xlsx" target="_blank">Magistrates' court data tool</a></p><p>- Crown Court: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/664611e1ae748c43d3793d34/crown-court-tool-2023.xlsx" target="_blank">Crown Court data tool</a></p><p>However, this published data does not include breakdowns by individual courts. Therefore, the information requested for magistrates’ courts has been provided in table 1 (broken down by Local Justice Area) and for Crown Court centres in table 2, both attached. The figures provided in these tables relate to criminal courts located in the police force areas of Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk only, as an approximation to East Anglia.</p> answering member constituency Swindon South answering member printed Heidi Alexander question first answered 30/07/2024 14:02:38 answering member 4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander attachment 1 file name 2024-07-26 PQ 290 table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	5205

1721576

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women were taken into immediate custody from (a) Crown courts and (b) magistrates courts for sentences of (i) less than and (ii) more than six months for each offence classification in each police force area in England and Wales in 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	South Norfolk
tabling member printed	Ben Goldsborough
uin	291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of custodial sentences issued at criminal courts in England and Wales. This includes breakdowns by sex, sentence length, offence group and police force area, and therefore the information requested can be obtained from the following published data:</p><ul><li><p>Magistrates’ courts: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/664611bef34f9b5a56adc962/magistrates-court-tool-2023.xlsx" target="_blank">Magistrates' court data tool</a></p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Crown Court: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/664611e1ae748c43d3793d34/crown-court-tool-2023.xlsx" target="_blank">Crown Court data tool</a></p></li></ul> answering member constituency Swindon South answering member printed Heidi Alexander question first answered 24/07/2024 12:33:10 answering member 4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander
tabling member	5205

1721581

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Custodial Treatment: Men
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many adult men with no previous convictions were taken into immediate custody from (a) Crown and (b) magistrates courts for sentences of (i) below six months and (ii) six months and over in each police force area in England and Wales in 2022-23; and what the offence classification was in each of those cases.
tabling member constituency	South Norfolk
tabling member printed	Ben Goldsborough
uin	296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>Information on the numbers of adult men with no previous convictions who were taken into immediate custody from the Crown Courts and the Magistrates courts for sentences of below six months, and six months and over, are provided below. It is not possible to provide breakdowns by police force area because, due to low numbers, this would risk identification of the individuals concerned. Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for our independent courts, taking into account the circumstances of each case.</p><p>Number of adult(1) male offenders with no previous convictions(2) sentenced to immediate custody by court type(3), sentence length(4)(5), and offence type; England and Wales(6), 2022-23(7):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="2"><p>Offence type8</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Crown Court</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less than 6 months</p></td><td><p>6 months or more</p></td><td><p>Less than 6 months</p></td><td><p>6 months or more</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Violence against the person</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>950</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual offences</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>1,347</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft Offences</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal damage and arson</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drug offences</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>1,980</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Possession of weapons</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public order offences</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Miscellaneous crimes against society</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>429</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud offences</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Summary offences excluding motoring</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Summary motoring offences</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All offences</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>5,327</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>262</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Ministry of Justice extract of the Police National Computer(9)</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1) Aged 18 or over at time of sentence.</p><p>2) Counting the number of male offenders who were convicted in court for the first time.</p><p>3) Includes crown and magistrates’ courts cases, where this information is recorded on the PNC.</p><p>4) 6 months has been assumed to be 180 days.</p><p>5) Excludes cases where the sentence length is not known.</p><p>6) England and Wales include all 43 police force areas plus the British Transport Police.</p><p>7) Includes financial year beginning April 2022 to March 2023.</p><p>8) For more detailed information on the offences included in each classification see the Offence Group Classifications file at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2023</a></p><p>9) The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p> answering member constituency Swindon South answering member printed Heidi Alexander question first answered 26/07/2024 15:38:10 answering member 4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander
tabling member	5205

1721732

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Tribunals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she plans to take to reduce waiting times for appeals through special educational needs and disability tribunal hearings.
tabling member constituency	Farnham and Bordon
tabling member printed	Gregory Stafford
uin	447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>Although the First-tier Tribunal (SEND) has responded well to the significant increase in appeals it has experienced in recent years, we acknowledge that more needs to be done to reduce the time parents and young people have to wait to have their appeals determined. An additional 70 judges have been recruited for this jurisdiction and will begin sitting from September 2024, with further recruitment scheduled.</p><p> </p><p>I look forward to working with my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Education and her Ministerial team to consider ways to reduce the demands on the tribunal so that the outstanding caseload, and the time within which the tribunal can determine appeals, can be brought down.</p> answering member constituency Swindon South answering member printed Heidi Alexander question first answered 23/07/2024 11:23:08 answering member 4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander
tabling member	5351

1722030

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Tribunals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many parents or young people have taken Birmingham City Council to appeal at a tribunal against an Education, Care and Health Plan decision in each of the last five years; and what (a) number and (b) proportion of those appeals were (i) determined in favour of the appellants, (ii) determined in favour of the local authority, (iii) withdrawn, (iv) conceded before the hearing, and (v) still awaiting a hearing.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham Northfield
tabling member printed	Laurence Turner
uin	763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>Information about appeals to the First-tier Tribunal for Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) is published at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics.</a></p><p>The table below sets out the number of appeals to the SEND Tribunal against decisions made by Birmingham City Council for the academic years 2019 to 2022 (the latest period for which data are available); and the numbers of those appeals that were (i) determined in favour of the appellants, (ii) determined in favour of the local authority, (iii) withdrawn, (iv) conceded before the hearing, and (v) still awaiting a hearing.</p><p>Appellants would include appeals made by parents and young persons.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Academic year</p></td><td><p>Total appeals registered</p></td><td><p>Total appeals determined in favour of the appellants</p></td><td><p>Total appeals determined in favour of the local authority</p></td><td><p>Total appeals withdrawn</p></td><td><p>Conceded before the hearing</p></td><td><p>Awaiting a hearing date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>547</p></td><td><p>367</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>525</p></td><td><p>365</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Data is not currently published</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>1- Appeal data is only available for 3 years due to record retention policy.</p><p>2- Appeals registered and appeals concluded will not tally due to spanning over academic years.</p> answering member constituency Swindon South answering member printed Heidi Alexander question first answered 23/07/2024 11:19:05 answering member 4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander
tabling member	5234

1722419

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has had discussions with the devolved Administrations on ensuring value for money in legal aid provision.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>Legal aid is a devolved matter in Scotland and Northern Ireland. My Rt. Hon. friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice has not yet had the opportunity to discuss legal aid with the devolved governments. Ministers look forward to working with their counterparts in the devolved governments on a range of issues, including legal aid.</p> answering member constituency Swindon South answering member printed Heidi Alexander question first answered 25/07/2024 12:39:07 answering member 4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon