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1467948

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Females
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether their policy of housing of transgender women prisoners in female prisons takes sufficient account of the interests of female prisoners.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
	uin	HL643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>The interests of other prisoners are considered in every decision about where to allocate transgender prisoners. As set out in the ‘Care and management of individuals who are transgender’ Policy Framework, any decision must include a rigorous assessment of any risk of harm which the transgender individual may present to others, as well as any risk to the transgender individual of self-harm and/or harm from others.</p><p> </p><p>We are reviewing this framework currently, and as part of this process have consulted with various groups to assess the effectiveness of its implementation. We will be updating on the outcomes of this review once it has concluded later this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 20/06/2022 16:35:02 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1467991

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate
	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 time taken to issue grants of probate.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>Average waiting times for probate grants, from July 2019 to December 2021, are published on gov.uk via Family Court Statistics Quarterly (Table 25) and shown on the attached table:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-court-statistics-quarterly" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-court-statistics-quarterly</a>.</p><p>Despite the unprecedented challenges faced by the Probate Service during the Covid-19 pandemic, and as a result of HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) increasing resources to meet demand, the average length of time taken for a grant of probate following receipt of the documents required has been maintained at between four and seven weeks.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 20/06/2022 11:49:10 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy attachment 1 file name 2022-06-20 HL663 Table 1.xlsx title HL663 Table 1
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1468298

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Females
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many women aged (1) 18 to 25, and (2) 26 and above, went to prison in each of the last 10 years; what was the average length of sentence for each of those categories; and what were the 10 most common offences that led to the imprisonment of women during this period.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
	uin	HL717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>The Female Offender Strategy, published in June 2018, made it clear we want fewer women serving short sentences in custody and more managed in the community. Custody is intended as a last resort, for the protection of the public and the punishment and rehabilitation of the offender.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 30/06/2022 10:57:20 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy attachment 1 file name 2022-06-21 HL717 table.xlsx title HL717_table
	tabling member	4540 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

1468299

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Family Division and Judicial College
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times ministers have met (1) the President of the Family Division, and (2) the chair of the Judicial College, since 21 April 2021; and on how many of these occasions judicial training on domestic abuse has been discussed.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>To preserve the independence of the judiciary, the Lord Chief Justice (LCJ), the Senior President of Tribunals, and the Chief Coroner have statutory responsibility for judicial training, under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, and Coroners and Justice Act 2009 respectively. These responsibilities are exercised through the Judicial College. The judiciary and professional staff in the Judicial College are responsible for the design, content, and delivery of judicial training.</p><p>Since April 2021, ministers have met with the senior judiciary regularly to discuss a range of issues related to the administration of the justice system and the courts and tribunals.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 21/06/2022 15:55:59 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1468300

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Judges: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the specialist digital training on domestic abuse launched by the Judicial College in October 2021 for all family judges, including Recorders and Deputy District Judges, is compulsory; and if so, how often family judges must take that training.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>To preserve the independence of the judiciary, the Lord Chief Justice, the Senior President of Tribunals, and the Chief Coroner have statutory responsibility for judicial training, under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, and Coroners and Justice Act 2009 respectively. These responsibilities are exercised through the Judicial College.</p><p>I understand that the digital training on domestic abuse launched in October 2021 is compulsory training for family judges, magistrates and legal advisers for the 2022-23 training year.</p><p>New training that addresses the attitudinal and behavioural issues raised in recent caselaw, the Ministry of Justice’s Harm Report and the Domestic Abuse Act, was launched in April 2022 and forms a substantial part of compulsory continuation training for family and civil judges.</p><p>The judiciary, supported by professional staff in the Judicial College, are responsible for the design, content, and delivery of judicial training. In developing domestic abuse training, the College drew on external expertise and resources as appropriate. The training programme and training requirements are reviewed regularly.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL720 HL721 HL722 question first answered 20/06/2022 11:50:16 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1468301

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Magistrates: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the rollout of new digital domestic abuse training for magistrates and legal advisers that began in October 2021 by the Judicial College is complete; whether it is compulsory; and if so, how often (1) magistrates, and (2) legal advisers, must take that training.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>To preserve the independence of the judiciary, the Lord Chief Justice, the Senior President of Tribunals, and the Chief Coroner have statutory responsibility for judicial training, under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, and Coroners and Justice Act 2009 respectively. These responsibilities are exercised through the Judicial College.</p><p>I understand that the digital training on domestic abuse launched in October 2021 is compulsory training for family judges, magistrates and legal advisers for the 2022-23 training year.</p><p>New training that addresses the attitudinal and behavioural issues raised in recent caselaw, the Ministry of Justice’s Harm Report and the Domestic Abuse Act, was launched in April 2022 and forms a substantial part of compulsory continuation training for family and civil judges.</p><p>The judiciary, supported by professional staff in the Judicial College, are responsible for the design, content, and delivery of judicial training. In developing domestic abuse training, the College drew on external expertise and resources as appropriate. The training programme and training requirements are reviewed regularly.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL719 HL721 HL722 question first answered 20/06/2022 11:50:16 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1468302

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Judiciary: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress the Judicial College have made with the rollout of new training to address the (1) attitudinal, and (2) behavioural, issues raised in (a) recent caselaw, (b) the Ministry of Justice report Assessing Risk of Harm to Children and Parents in Private Law Children Cases, published June 2020, and (c) the provisions of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, which took effect in April.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>To preserve the independence of the judiciary, the Lord Chief Justice, the Senior President of Tribunals, and the Chief Coroner have statutory responsibility for judicial training, under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, and Coroners and Justice Act 2009 respectively. These responsibilities are exercised through the Judicial College.</p><p>I understand that the digital training on domestic abuse launched in October 2021 is compulsory training for family judges, magistrates and legal advisers for the 2022-23 training year.</p><p>New training that addresses the attitudinal and behavioural issues raised in recent caselaw, the Ministry of Justice’s Harm Report and the Domestic Abuse Act, was launched in April 2022 and forms a substantial part of compulsory continuation training for family and civil judges.</p><p>The judiciary, supported by professional staff in the Judicial College, are responsible for the design, content, and delivery of judicial training. In developing domestic abuse training, the College drew on external expertise and resources as appropriate. The training programme and training requirements are reviewed regularly.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL719 HL720 HL722 question first answered 20/06/2022 11:50:16 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1468303

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Judiciary: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any (1) organisations, or (2) individuals, outside the Judicial College (a) were, or (b) are, involved in the (i) development, or (ii) delivery, of training on domestic abuse for judges and magistrates.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>To preserve the independence of the judiciary, the Lord Chief Justice, the Senior President of Tribunals, and the Chief Coroner have statutory responsibility for judicial training, under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, and Coroners and Justice Act 2009 respectively. These responsibilities are exercised through the Judicial College.</p><p>I understand that the digital training on domestic abuse launched in October 2021 is compulsory training for family judges, magistrates and legal advisers for the 2022-23 training year.</p><p>New training that addresses the attitudinal and behavioural issues raised in recent caselaw, the Ministry of Justice’s Harm Report and the Domestic Abuse Act, was launched in April 2022 and forms a substantial part of compulsory continuation training for family and civil judges.</p><p>The judiciary, supported by professional staff in the Judicial College, are responsible for the design, content, and delivery of judicial training. In developing domestic abuse training, the College drew on external expertise and resources as appropriate. The training programme and training requirements are reviewed regularly.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL719 HL720 HL721 question first answered 20/06/2022 11:50:16 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1468705

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: ICT
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the effect of the HM Courts and Tribunal Service Common Platform roll-out on (1) the delivery of justice, and (2) staff morale.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Blower
	uin	HL754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lady to the answer given to PQ HL203 on 26 May 2022.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 20/06/2022 15:35:01 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	4724 label Biography information for Baroness Blower

1468706

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2022
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent estimate they have made of the levels of (1) retention, and (2) cumulative experience, of prison officers.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Blower
	uin	HL755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) does not have a standard definition of ‘retention rates’, however we do publish information on leaving rates which can be used as a proxy. The leaving rate is the number of staff who have left the department in the previous 12 months divided by the average number of staff in post over the same period.</p><p>In the 12 months to 31 March 2022, the leaving rate for Band 3 Prison Officers, Band 4 Supervising Officers/Prison Officer specialists and Band 5 Custodial Managers was 14.5%.</p><p>Band 3 to 5 covers all operational grades including all Prison Officers.</p><p>As at 31 March 2022, there were 22,002 FTE band 3-5 prison officers in post who together held a cumulative length of service of 238,195 years. In terms of headcount, there are 22,972 prison officers and so this gives an average of 10.4 years per prison officer.</p><p>A full breakdown of prison officer numbers by length of service is published in Table 4 of HMPPS workforce Statistics bulletin, the March 2022 publication is available at this link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2022</a>. Figures have been reproduced below.</p><p>Table 1: HMPPS staff by length of service, for Band 3-5 Prison Officers as at 31 March 2022</p><p>(Full Time Equivalent)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Completed years of service</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band 3-5 Officers</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3,272</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1,715</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1,432</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2,522</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2,425</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>5-9</p></td><td><p>2,581</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>10-14</p></td><td><p>1,639</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>15-19</p></td><td><p>2,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>20-24</p></td><td><p>1,344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>25-29</p></td><td><p>1,131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>30+</p></td><td><p>1,272</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>22,002</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 20/06/2022 15:37:35 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	4724 label Biography information for Baroness Blower