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1239782

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Advisory Board on Female Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Advisory Board on Female Offenders last met; and what was discussed at that meeting.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
	uin	98196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>The last meeting of the Advisory Board on Female Offenders (ABFO) was held on 30 June 2020. The agenda items covered comprised: a standing up-date on delivery of the Female Offender Strategy to date; the impact of Covid 19 on HMPPS and measures taken; plans for the first Residential Women’s Centre in Wales; and the National Concordat on Female Offenders. Wider discussion included reference to the following topics: meeting the needs of minority ethnic and foreign national women; funding for the strategy; and women and remand. HM Government’s commitment to delivering the aims of the strategy was confirmed.</p><p>We have received the following formal representations from ABFO members recently relating to funding for the FO Strategy:<br> - The Prison Reform Trust’s ABFO representative raised the issue at the last meeting of the ABFO on 30 June 2020</p><p>- The Women in Prison ABFO representative submitted a written representation on 24 September</p><p>- Women in Prison together with 20 other women’s sector organisations submitted a co-signed letter on 7 June and 29 September relating to funding.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 98197 question first answered 09/10/2020 13:42:45 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1239772

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	National Probation Service for England and Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to improve (a) service user and (b) ex-service user (i) engagement, (ii) involvement and (iii) employment in the reintegrated National Probation Service.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
	uin	98186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of engaging current and former service users in order to help shape a better probation system, and have sought their views on their experiences of probation and on key elements of the new model through surveys and focus groups. This engagement is ongoing and will continue as the new model is implemented so that we can learn lessons and further refine the approach to service delivery.</p><p>The National Probation Service will maximise opportunities for current and former service users to secure paid and unpaid roles within the organisation, particularly through the development of peer-led work, including peer mentoring schemes, which have played a key role in helping service users find routes into employment.</p><p>HMPPS is also developing a national Service User Involvement Plan, including service user involvement standards of excellence, which will set out our overarching commitments to service user involvement and support the sharing of good practice, and will establish a commitment to regular consultation and engagement opportunities for current and former service users at national, regional and local levels.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 09/10/2020 13:05:39 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1239779

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	National Probation Service for England and Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating statutory accountability bodies with community representation similar to Independent Monitoring Boards for the reintegrated National Probation Service.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
	uin	98193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>There are no plans at present to create any additional, statutory mechanisms with regard to probation accountability. The new arrangements for probation announced in June 2020 will create a service with strong regional leadership that can work in partnership with other regionally and locally-based services. These services, in criminal justice and other allied services like health, have their own local and national oversight mechanisms. The Director General of the National Probation Service, the Chief Probation Officer and the regional directors are held to account by Ministers and, ultimately, Parliament</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 09/10/2020 13:26:59 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1239780

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	National Probation Service for England and Wales: Electronic Tagging
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of creating capacity in the National Probation Service for insourcing electronic monitoring.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
	uin	98194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>Electronic monitoring (EM) is an effective criminal justice tool helping the police and probation keep the public safe by monitoring the movements of offenders and those on bail, restricting their liberty while ensuring they can remain in work or education.</p><p>EM has always been delivered using a contracted infrastructure and there are no current plans to move away from that model. Probation play a vital role in maximising the effectiveness of EM and obtaining the best outcomes for those who are tagged, which is why senior level sponsorship of EM within probation regions has been built into the new probation unified model.</p><p>As the sentencing white paper published recently demonstrates, this Government is committed to expanding the use of EM. For example, we intend to legislate to impose satellite enabled tagging on offenders released from custody who have committed burglary and theft offences. And the roll out of alcohol tags to monitor Alcohol Abstinence and Monitoring Requirements to help to break patterns of alcohol-induced offending will shortly begin in Wales.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 09/10/2020 13:29:38 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1239774

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	National Probation Service for England and Wales: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) National Probation Service bands structure and (b) scope for progression above band 4 without moving to a management position.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
	uin	98188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>We want to ensure that we are delivering a fair and enduring reward package for NPS staff. We are continuing our engagement with our recognised NPS Trade Unions to progress our collaborative work on pay modernisation in 2020/21 and onwards, and to develop proposals focused on improving the overall reward offer available to staff. This will involve looking at the current pay structure and whether it is working to deliver these aims as envisaged in the Probation Workforce Strategy released in July 2020.</p><p>The Probation Workforce Programme is looking to develop clear and transparent career pathways and development opportunities for probation staff. A key objective is to develop progression routes that provide varied experiences and opportunities which are suited to different career aspirations, including where appropriate, opportunities to join specialist teams and to work in a variety of areas across the business.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 09/10/2020 13:14:06 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1239783

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Offenders: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations his Department has received from (a) the Advisory Board on Female Offenders and (b) members of that Board in relation to the adequacy of funding levels for the implementation of the Female Offender Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
	uin	98197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>The last meeting of the Advisory Board on Female Offenders (ABFO) was held on 30 June 2020. The agenda items covered comprised: a standing up-date on delivery of the Female Offender Strategy to date; the impact of Covid 19 on HMPPS and measures taken; plans for the first Residential Women’s Centre in Wales; and the National Concordat on Female Offenders. Wider discussion included reference to the following topics: meeting the needs of minority ethnic and foreign national women; funding for the strategy; and women and remand. HM Government’s commitment to delivering the aims of the strategy was confirmed.</p><p>We have received the following formal representations from ABFO members recently relating to funding for the FO Strategy:<br> - The Prison Reform Trust’s ABFO representative raised the issue at the last meeting of the ABFO on 30 June 2020</p><p>- The Women in Prison ABFO representative submitted a written representation on 24 September</p><p>- Women in Prison together with 20 other women’s sector organisations submitted a co-signed letter on 7 June and 29 September relating to funding.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 98196 question first answered 09/10/2020 13:42:45 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1239787

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Offenders: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress his Department has made on the publication of a national concordat on female offenders.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
	uin	98199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>In the Female Offender Strategy, published in June 2018, we committed to publish a National Concordat on Female Offenders. We are grateful to members of the Advisory Board on Female Offenders who provided many helpful comments and constructive feedback on our working draft. Publication has been delayed because of the pandemic but we now plan to publish in the next couple of months.</p><p>The Concordat will set out how national organisations as well as local partners and services should be working together in partnership to identify and respond to the often multiple and complex needs of women who are in contact with, or at risk of coming into contact with, the criminal justice system.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 09/10/2020 13:51:15 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1239788

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the letter from National Chair of Independent Monitoring Boards dated 22 September 2020 to the Chair of the Justice Select Committee, whether there is central HM Prison and Probation Service guidance that education staff may not seek to engage prisoners individually on wings in order to remotivate their interest in education following its suspension during covid-19 restrictions.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
	uin	98200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>The Exceptional Delivery Model (EDM) directs staff responsible for education, provider staff, key workers and prison staff, such as the Learning and Skills Manager, to engage with learners. Decisions about how current and potential learners are engaged and motivated to engage is a local decision taken with reference to local Safe Systems of Work. These are in place to minimise the number of people entering wings in order to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infections being introduced.</p><p> </p><p>Under this guidance provider staff are able to access wings as a means of enabling in cell learning and facilitating one to one activities.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 09/10/2020 13:52:51 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1239781

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how he plans to consult HM Inspectorates of (a) prisons and (b) probation during the design and contracting process for new prisons.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
	uin	98195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>The expectations and standards of HMI Prisons and Probation informed both the design and planned operation of the new prisons at Wellingborough – to be known as HMP Five Wells - and Glen Parva. We will continue to involve both inspectorates as we take forward plans to create an additional 10,000 prison places as part of our investment of up to £2.5 billion to transform the prison estate and reduce reoffending.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 09/10/2020 13:35:36 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1239771

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what responsibilities and powers Assistant or Deputy Chief Probation Officers in England and Wales will have in relation to the creation and maintenance of local links between (a) National Probation Service staff and services, (b) other public sector bodies and (c) voluntary sector organisations at lower levels than the probation area they work within.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
	uin	98185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>In the Unified Model for probation we are implementing from June 2021, there are a number of roles reporting into Regional Probation Directors (including those at the Assistant Chief Officers (ACO) grade) who will have responsibilities for the creation and maintenance of local links with a range of stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>Heads of Probation Delivery Units, who manage a defined geographical boundary within an NPS Region where probation services are delivered, will have a responsibility to lead NPS engagement in local strategic partnerships and ensuring appropriate representation within wider partnership frameworks. This includes attendance at Local Criminal Justice Boards (LCJBs), Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs), Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA), Safeguarding Children Boards, Youth Offending Partnership Boards and Safeguarding Adult Boards. The number and geographical boundaries of these Probation Delivery Unit structure have been reviewed and revised in anticipation of the transfer of CRC cases and staff and a key factor has been how to improve alignment with the local partnership landscape, such as police force area and local authority boundaries, and offer clear local leadership.</p><p> </p><p>We are creating a new Head of Community Integration role in each region to oversee the commissioning and contract management of resettlement and rehabilitative interventions. They will be supported by new Commissioning and Partnerships teams who will work with the Heads of Probation Delivery Unit and others to strengthen relationships with local partners and lead the development of effective local service user pathways by working closely with suppliers and partners. This includes identifying and pursuing opportunities for co-commissioning of new services with partners such as Police and Crime Commissioners, local authorities and health authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Relationships with contracted suppliers, including voluntary sector organisations, will be primarily managed through contract management activity delivered by local teams embedded within the new regional NPS structure. In relation to suppliers commissioned through the Dynamic Framework, we will encourage close dialogue between the NPS and suppliers during the mobilisation and transition period with the aim of promoting strong working relationships which enable effective delivery and take-up of these new services.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 09/10/2020 13:01:18 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown