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1180220

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Medomsley Detention Centre
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will commission an independent inquiry into the physical and sexual abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre.
	tabling member constituency	North West Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
	uin	900829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>This is a highly emotive issue and I understand how difficult it must be for the survivors of abuse and their families.</p><p> </p><p>These matters remain the subject of a criminal investigation and legal action in the civil courts. Therefore, it would be inappropriate at present to commission an inquiry.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 25/02/2020 17:50:05 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1170522

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2020
	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	If he will increase the length of sentences handed down for burglary offences.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	900163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <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><p>Over the last ten years, the average custodial sentence lengths for all forms of burglary have increased.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 14/01/2020 16:26:48 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1315399

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Cammell Laird
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of holding a public inquiry into the 1984 imprisonment of 37 striking Cammell Laird workers.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
	uin	900162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>The appropriate route to challenge a conviction and/or sentence is by way of appeal.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone who has been convicted of a criminal offence in England, Wales or Northern Ireland can apply to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, which can review and investigate possible miscarriages of justice. Where there is a real possibility that the conviction or sentence will not be upheld, the Commission can refer the case to the appropriate court.</p><p> </p><p>For the Commission to refer a case there normally needs to be significant new evidence or issue that might affect the safety of the conviction or sentence.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 18/05/2021 15:05:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1137666

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will review sentencing policy for prolific offenders.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	911814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>We are looking to take forward reform of short custodial sentences. We know that offenders serving short sentences often have long offending histories, as well as multiple and complex needs. In cases of the most persistent offenders, the evidence shows they are 36% more likely to re-offend where they have received a short custodial sentence rather than a court order. Community penalties can address underlying behaviour, answer mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 09/07/2019 16:03:15 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1341571

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Magistrates: Re-employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will take steps to invite all magistrates under the age of 75 who were automatically retired at the age of 70 to state whether or not they wish to rejoin the Bench.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest East
	tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
	uin	901954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>When the new judicial mandatory retirement age comes into force, there will be a transitional provision to enable retired magistrates to apply to return to the bench, subject to business need.</p><p> </p><p>We will be contacting recently retired magistrates later this year to invite them to express their interest in rejoining the bench.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 29/06/2021 16:37:17 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1189264

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Electronic Tagging: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Secretary of State for Justice, what procedures are in place for tagging offenders by police services in England and Wales during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	38987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2020 answer text <p>The MOJ has no procedures in place for offenders to be tagged by police services during the covid-19 outbreak. The tagging of offenders released from custody as a requirement of a licence or subject to court imposed electronic monitoring is carried out by the Electronic Monitoring Service (EMS) not by police services during the covid-19 outbreak or otherwise. EMS is continuing to fulfil all the tagging requirements that it is responsible for and its staff have been designated key workers as their work is essential to the running of the justice system.</p><p> </p><p>Those being released under the End of Custody Temporary Release scheme, which has been established for low-risk offenders within two months of release, as part of the national plan to protect the NHS and save lives, are being fitted with a GPS tag on release and are subject to conditions requiring them to adhere to a curfew and the Government’s Covid-19 measures.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 01/05/2020 12:08:45 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1134843

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Television Licences: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Justice, what support he plans to provide to the courts service to deal with the potential increase in non-payment prosecution for TV licences by vulnerable defendants over the age of 75 who do not pay for a TV licence from June 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	269760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>TV Licensing prosecutions are dealt with via the Single Justice Procedure, which was introduced in 2015 to allow for more efficient resolution of low-level, summary only-non imprisonable offences in which the offender pleads guilty or does not respond. HMCTS has not made any specific arrangements for any potential increase in non-payment prosecutions for TV licences from June 2020. If required, to meet any emerging demand HMCTS will deploy its planning and allocation processes which allow for resource adjustment or reallocation.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 01/07/2019 16:48:27 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

1134846

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Television Licences: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Justice, whether he has made an estimate of the potential increase in the number of prosecutions there will be of people over 75 who have not paid for a TV licence from June 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	269763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The lead department on TV licencing is the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DDCMS).</p><p> </p><p>The responsibility for TV licence fee concessions will pass from government to the BBC in June 2020, at which time the BBC has taken the decision to end free TV licences for all over 75s.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice has reviewed prosecution data between 1992 and 1999 for TV licence fee evasion, prior to the introduction of the concession, and established that there were no prosecutions of defendants over the age of 75 during this period.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 01/07/2019 16:48:13 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

1272317

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Judges: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support fee-paid judges who have not earned enough this year to repay the loan offered by the judicial hardship fund.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	131377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is committed to supporting fee-paid judges who have been affected by reduced sittings as a result of COVID-19.</p><p>We introduced the hardship scheme in May to enable advance payments to be made to fee-paid judges who were struggling financially. This was on the understanding that this money would be recovered gradually from recipients as sittings resumed.</p><p>We reviewed the repayment terms in August and, as a result, have made the following changes to make it easier for fee-paid judges to repay the advance:</p><ul><li>the start date for repayments was moved from September to November 2020, to allow more time for sittings to recover;</li><li>recipient judges need only begin repayments once their judicial fee income reaches 70% of their monthly average for 2019-20, to ensure that repayments are affordable; and</li><li>judges can choose to spread repayments over the period up to 31 March 2022.</li></ul><p>We will continue to monitor the situation and will review repayment arrangements, on request, for anyone in the scheme who is concerned that they may struggle to make payment in full by March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 11/01/2021 16:22:17 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1331246

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of Stat for Justice, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the number of female prison leavers who are homeless.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	13212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to doing all we can to address the issues around female offending. It is vital that we do so to better protect the public and deliver more effective rehabilitation. This includes supporting women when they are leaving prison.</p><p>As part of our commitment to eliminate rough sleeping, we are working across Government with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Welsh Government and Other Government Departments, to address the barriers offenders face in securing suitable accommodation.</p><p>We are investing more than £20m in supporting prison leavers at risk of homelessness into temporary accommodation. Individuals released from prison will be provided up to 12 weeks of temporary accommodation and will be supported into long-term settled accommodation before the end of that 12-week period. Initially launching in five national probation regions, the service will support around 3,000 offenders in its first year and will be commencing in Summer. It will be in operation during the next financial year 2021-22, with a view to scaling up and rolling out nationally, though the Spending Review 2021 will set out the approach for future years.</p><p>The service will take account of the needs of women, including those with complex needs and accommodation provision will be dedicated to single gender usage as required. Community Offender Managers, working together with local partners, will be responsible for ensuring that vulnerable female prison leavers with complex needs receive appropriate support and are provided with housing beyond the 12 weeks emergency accommodation.</p><p>In 2020, Hestia Battersea was changed from a male to female Approved Premises to give better geographic spread of AP provision for women, becoming the first AP for women in London since 2008.</p><p>In addition, Eden House, the first new AP in over thirty years, will open in this month supporting female offenders.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 18/06/2021 11:08:28 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan