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1123079

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on staff took place in each prison in each quarter from 2010 to 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	247717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government publishes quarterly statistics on violence in prison, and a more detailed annual breakdown, and both are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2018</a></p><p>The relevant link is ‘Assaults in prison custody 2000 to 2018’ and the information can be found in</p><p>table 3.15: Assaults on staff by establishment, England and Wales, 2000-2018 and table 3.18: Serious assaults on staff by establishment, England and Wales, 2000-2018</p><p>The tables have a breakdown by month and you will need to use + and - , to be able to view these figures.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is taking unprecedented action to improve safety in prisons. We have recruited over 4,700 more prison officers since October 2016, and we now have the greatest number in post since early 2012. The Challenge, Support and Intervention Plan case management process for prisoners at risk of violence has been mandated for all prisons to help staff to manage violent prisoners and those identified as posing a raised risk of being violent.</p><p>We are investing an extra £70 million to improve safety, security and decency, and equipping officers with PAVA incapacitant spray and body-worn cameras to help prevent serious harm to staff and prisoners when dealing with violent incidents. We are improving perimeter security and introducing new x-ray scanners, drug-detection dogs and dedicated search teams to address the supply of drugs that we know are fuelling much of the violence in custody. We are confident that these initiatives, together with the many other measures that we are taking to protect our staff, will reduce the level of violence in prisons.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 247718 question first answered 30/04/2019 14:26:40 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1123080

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many serious assaults on staff took place in each prison in each quarter from 2010 to 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	247718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government publishes quarterly statistics on violence in prison, and a more detailed annual breakdown, and both are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2018</a></p><p>The relevant link is ‘Assaults in prison custody 2000 to 2018’ and the information can be found in</p><p>table 3.15: Assaults on staff by establishment, England and Wales, 2000-2018 and table 3.18: Serious assaults on staff by establishment, England and Wales, 2000-2018</p><p>The tables have a breakdown by month and you will need to use + and - , to be able to view these figures.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is taking unprecedented action to improve safety in prisons. We have recruited over 4,700 more prison officers since October 2016, and we now have the greatest number in post since early 2012. The Challenge, Support and Intervention Plan case management process for prisoners at risk of violence has been mandated for all prisons to help staff to manage violent prisoners and those identified as posing a raised risk of being violent.</p><p>We are investing an extra £70 million to improve safety, security and decency, and equipping officers with PAVA incapacitant spray and body-worn cameras to help prevent serious harm to staff and prisoners when dealing with violent incidents. We are improving perimeter security and introducing new x-ray scanners, drug-detection dogs and dedicated search teams to address the supply of drugs that we know are fuelling much of the violence in custody. We are confident that these initiatives, together with the many other measures that we are taking to protect our staff, will reduce the level of violence in prisons.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 247717 question first answered 30/04/2019 14:26:40 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1123228

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the number of suicide prevention practitioners in prisons.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	247608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>Suicide prevention is the responsibility of all staff in prisons who have contact with prisoners. This includes prison staff and those employed by partner organisations, including healthcare providers. All staff with prisoner contact are trained in suicide and self-harm prevention, and we have delivered improved training to nearly 25,000 staff since April 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) case management process for prisoners identified as being at risk includes specialist roles for assessors and case managers, and we provide additional training for staff taking on these roles. ACCT relies for its effectiveness on multi-disciplinary working, and contributions from a range of specialist staff, from prison chaplains and psychologists to mental health nurses working for healthcare providers, who bring their specific training and skills to the review teams responsible for managing each individual who is at risk.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 30/04/2019 15:59:33 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1123250

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the new probation contracts will include break clauses to ensure that those contracts can be terminated at no cost to the public purse in the event that private companies fail to reduce re-offending rates.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	247757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>All major Government contracts have standard clauses to allow for termination for poor performance. This will not differ for any future contracts we let as part of future probation arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 30/04/2019 14:18:34 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1122633

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Sentences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people since 2016, who have been given a sentence of six months or less, have previously served (a) 20 short sentences of six months or less, (b) 50 short sentences six months or less and (c) 100 short sentences of 6 months or less.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	246959
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>For those offenders sentenced to an immediate custodial sentence of six months or less between 1<sup>st</sup> January 2017 and 30<sup>th</sup> September 2018, 339 offenders had 20 previous custodial sentences of six months or less, 20 offenders had 50 previous custodial sentences of six months or less and 1 offender had 100 previous custodial sentences of six months or less.</p><p>There is a strong case to abolish sentences of six months or less, with some exceptions. We are 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 involved around 350,000 sentencing occasions over 4 years and used 130 different variables to construct matched groups of offenders and examine the effect of short sentences relative to community sentences. This study found a reduction of around 3 percentage points in proven reoffences if offenders receiving sentences of less than 12 months were to get a community order instead. This is statistically significant and equates to around 30,000 proven reoffences in total over a one-year period. This means fewer victims of crime.</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 29/04/2019 16:47:45 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1122656

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many officers in bands three to five or equivalent in each prison operated by private operators have less than three years' experience.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	247090
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>Providers are not contractually obliged to supply data relating to the length of service of their employees. Responsibility for all staffing matters, including ensuring provision of sufficiently-trained and experienced staff to maintain safe and decent prisons, lies with the contractors. Regular recruitment and training of staff takes place across privately-managed prisons and we continue to monitor the performance of all providers closely.</p><p> </p><p>.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 247091 question first answered 01/05/2019 13:26:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1122657

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many officers in bands three to five or equivalent in each prison operated by private operators have three or more years' experience.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	247091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>Providers are not contractually obliged to supply data relating to the length of service of their employees. Responsibility for all staffing matters, including ensuring provision of sufficiently-trained and experienced staff to maintain safe and decent prisons, lies with the contractors. Regular recruitment and training of staff takes place across privately-managed prisons and we continue to monitor the performance of all providers closely.</p><p> </p><p>.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 247090 question first answered 01/05/2019 13:26:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1122659

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much it costs the Ministry of Justice to train a new prison officer.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	247093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) central accounting system does not separate specific costs in respect of new entry Prison Officers from other overall training costs. The information requested could only be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 01/05/2019 13:02:47 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1122660

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Resignations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers in bands three to five left the prison service in 2018 to join (a) the police, (b) Border Force, (c) the military and (d) another profession.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	247094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>Information on where staff go after ending their employment with HMPPS is not held.</p><p> </p><p>We want prison officers to stay and progress their careers. We’ve improved induction processes to ease transition into the job, provide care and support for our staff and offer additional training. These measures are part of the work we are doing directly with Governors to address local issues and ensure experienced staff and new recruits remain in the service.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 01/05/2019 18:56:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1122755

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Council Tax: Non-payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have served custodial sentences due to non-payment of council tax in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	246943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The number of people admitted to prison for non-payment of council tax to December 2018 can be viewed in Table A2.12 at the link below:</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/796916/receptions-2018.ods</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/04/2019 16:45:09 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane