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1126997

registered interest
date	15/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Accommodation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many criminal justice placements have been (1) available, and (2) filled, in secure children's homes in each month in each of the last three years.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL15758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is published on gov.uk and is provided in the tables attached with this answer.</p><p> </p><p>Following remand or sentencing, the Youth Custody Service (YCS) decides where children should be placed and this will be either at a secure training centre, secure children’s home or under-18 young offender institution (for young males only).</p><p> </p><p>The placement decision is based on the information provided by youth offending teams (YOTs). The YCS’s Placement Team will contact YOTs to make sure the needs, risks and circumstances of each young person has been taken into account.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 30/05/2019 13:59:37 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie attachment 1 file name Table for HL15758.docx title Table for HL15758
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1136755

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: Apprentices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many apprenticeships Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service has made available to staff since 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL16905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>HMPPS has made 20 apprenticeships available to staff since 2017.</p><p>There are plans to expand the number of apprenticeships offered to staff across the Ministry of Justice and its agencies, including Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service.</p><p>To date, HMPPS have not met their annual apprenticeship targets due to the need to delay the Prison Officer apprenticeship launch until annual recruitment levels make this operationally feasible. HMPPS forecast to meet their annual target from 2020-21 onwards.</p><p>There are currently no apprenticeship completions within Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service. Completion data will be available as appropriate from providers.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL16906 HL16907 HL16908 question first answered 17/07/2019 15:04:51 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1136756

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: Apprentices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to expand the number of staff apprenticeships offered by Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL16906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>HMPPS has made 20 apprenticeships available to staff since 2017.</p><p>There are plans to expand the number of apprenticeships offered to staff across the Ministry of Justice and its agencies, including Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service.</p><p>To date, HMPPS have not met their annual apprenticeship targets due to the need to delay the Prison Officer apprenticeship launch until annual recruitment levels make this operationally feasible. HMPPS forecast to meet their annual target from 2020-21 onwards.</p><p>There are currently no apprenticeship completions within Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service. Completion data will be available as appropriate from providers.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL16905 HL16907 HL16908 question first answered 17/07/2019 15:04:51 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1136757

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: Apprentices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service is on target to deliver its share of the 30,000 apprenticeships by 2020, as part of the Civil Service Apprenticeship Scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL16907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>HMPPS has made 20 apprenticeships available to staff since 2017.</p><p>There are plans to expand the number of apprenticeships offered to staff across the Ministry of Justice and its agencies, including Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service.</p><p>To date, HMPPS have not met their annual apprenticeship targets due to the need to delay the Prison Officer apprenticeship launch until annual recruitment levels make this operationally feasible. HMPPS forecast to meet their annual target from 2020-21 onwards.</p><p>There are currently no apprenticeship completions within Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service. Completion data will be available as appropriate from providers.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL16905 HL16906 HL16908 question first answered 17/07/2019 15:04:51 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1136758

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: Apprentices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the completion rate for individuals undertaking a staff apprenticeship delivered by Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL16908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>HMPPS has made 20 apprenticeships available to staff since 2017.</p><p>There are plans to expand the number of apprenticeships offered to staff across the Ministry of Justice and its agencies, including Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service.</p><p>To date, HMPPS have not met their annual apprenticeship targets due to the need to delay the Prison Officer apprenticeship launch until annual recruitment levels make this operationally feasible. HMPPS forecast to meet their annual target from 2020-21 onwards.</p><p>There are currently no apprenticeship completions within Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service. Completion data will be available as appropriate from providers.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL16905 HL16906 HL16907 question first answered 17/07/2019 15:04:51 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1183171

registered interest
date	05/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners were released on temporary licence from each category of prison in the most recent twelve-month period for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL2263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>All offenders must meet strict criteria and pass a thorough risk assessment before being considered for release on temporary licence (ROTL). ROTL is proven to reduce reoffending, helping offenders build and maintain family ties as well as find work.</p><p>The table below shows the number of prisoners released on temporary licence in England and Wales between 1 October 2018 and 30 September 2019 by category/type of prison from which they were released for the first time during that period.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="10"><p><strong>Table 1: Individuals released on temporary licence by predominant prison function, October 2018 - September 2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Predominant Prison Function</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Open</strong></p></td><td><p>7,106</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p>650</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Local</strong></p></td><td><p>396</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Category C</strong></p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Young Offender Institution</strong></p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Category B</strong></p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Category A</strong></p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,548</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Data sources and quality</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8" rowspan="2"><p>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></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Disclosure control</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8" rowspan="2"><p>An asterisk (*) has been used to suppress values of two or less. This is to prevent the disclosure of individual information. Further disclosure control may be completed where this alone is not sufficient.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Notes</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>The above data shows unique individuals and their first release on temporary licence, based on date. There may be cases where an individual moves between establishments and is released on temporary licence from more than one establishment type. In these instances, only the establishment type of their first ROTL in the time period is recorded.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Source: </strong>PQ HL 2263 (Ministry of Justice; DASD-JSAS)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 16/03/2020 12:28:52 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1189873

registered interest
date	23/04/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Remand in Custody
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have been remanded in custody in England and Wales in each month of 2020 to date.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL3384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>The requested data is not available at this time. Court data up to the year ending December 2019 is due to be published in May 2020, and data for the year ending December 2020 is planned for publication in May 2021. Prison receptions data covering January to March 2020 is planned for publication in July 2020 and data covering April to June 2020 is planned for publication in October 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 07/05/2020 15:44:36 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1189874

registered interest
date	23/04/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were sentenced to a prison term of six months or less in each month of 2020 to date.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL3385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>The requested data is not available at this time. Data on custodial sentences up to December 2018 has been published. Data for the years ending December 2019 and December 2020 is due to be published in May 2020 and May 2021 respectively.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 07/05/2020 15:48:20 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1191871

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Care Homes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to seek powers for the End of Custody Temporary Release scheme to apply to Secure Children’s Homes, and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL3689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>The safety and well-being of children in custody is of utmost importance. We are committed to containing the spread of COVID-19 within all secure settings, including in secure children’s homes (SCHs) – all of which are abiding by the principles of physical distancing within revised regimes.</p><p>The End of Custody Temporary Release (ECTR) scheme does not currently apply to SCHs.</p><p>Although there are currently no children in SCHs who would meet the public or child protection criteria for ECTR, we will determine how to extend ECTR to SCHs should it become necessary i.e. a child is identified as potentially being or becoming in-scope.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 18/05/2020 14:16:55 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1191872

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners were, are, or will be within two months of the end of their release date in (1) March, (2) April, (3) May, and (4) June 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL3690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>In the prison population serving a determinate sentence (excluding recalls) as at 31 March 2020, there were:</p><ul><li>7,346 with a release date from 31 March 2020 to 31 May 2020 (inclusive)</li><li>5,503 with a release date from 30 April 2020 to 30 June 2020 (inclusive)</li><li>4,503 with a release date from 31 May 2020 to 31July 2020 (inclusive)</li><li>4,185 with a release date from 30 June 2020 to 31 August 2020 (inclusive)</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 13/05/2020 16:41:33 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German