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1582923

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Youth Justice: Standards
	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 impact of the number of cases currently awaiting a hearing in the Youth Court on the effectiveness of the youth justice system.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	138016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>Cases involving young defendants are given priority, irrespective of the court in which they appear, and youth cases are continually reviewed to ensure that they are progressed as quickly as possible.</p><p>There were 8,099 youth outstanding cases in magistrates' courts in England and Wales as at the end of September 2022, the most recent time period available. This includes any case involving a defendant under the age of 18 heard in the magistrates’ courts, not just those heard in the Youth Court. It is not possible to separate out statistics for the latter.</p><p>At any one time there will always be outstanding cases – those for which evidence is being prepared for example. Other than the increase in cases due to Covid in 2020, the number of current cases is broadly in line with those over recent years and we do not anticipate any adverse impact on the youth justice system.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 08/02/2023 17:54:39 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1582022

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Youth Courts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were awaiting hearing in the Youth Court as of 30 January (a) in each of the last five years and (b) 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	135474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>There were 8,099 youth outstanding cases in magistrates' courts in England and Wales as at the end of September 2022, the most recent time period available. This includes any case involving a defendant under the age of 18 heard in the magistrates’ courts, not just those heard in the Youth Court. It is not possible to separate out statistics for the latter.</p><p>Cases involving young defendants are given priority, irrespective of the Court in which they appear, and youth cases are continually reviewed to ensure that they are progressed as quickly as possible.</p><p>At any one time, there will always be outstanding cases - these are not backlogs, they are cases where evidence is being prepared for trial. The table below shows the number of the outstanding youth cases for the period end of September 2017 to end of September 2022. Outstanding youth cases at the magistrates’ court in 2020 were impacted by the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic but have since returned to levels seen prior to the pandemic.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Time period</p></td><td><p>Outstanding youth cases at Magistrates Courts, England &amp; Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2017</p></td><td><p>9,025</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2018</p></td><td><p>8,685</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2019</p></td><td><p>8,472</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2020</p></td><td><p>10,759</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2021</p></td><td><p>7,690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2022</p></td><td><p>8,099</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 07/02/2023 14:40:37 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1666129

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2023 to Question 200365 on Young Offenders: Education, what key performance indicators are in place for senior management teams on the levels of provision of education in Secure Children’s Homes.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	203600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/10/2023 11:00:37 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1668600

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many youth conditional cautions were issued by (a) an authorised person and (b) a relevant prosecutor in each reporting year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>Data on whether an authorised person or the relevant prosecutor issued a Youth Conditional Caution (YCC) is not held centrally by the Government.</p><p>Conditions must be completed within a 12-week period. Data on the time limits applied to YCCs is not readily available – to extract and quality assure the data would incur a disproportionate cost to the department.</p><p>If the offender does not complete their conditions within a reasonable time period, the offender can be prosecuted for the original offence. Data about rates of compliance with YCCs is not held centrally by the Government.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 923 925 question first answered 13/11/2023 17:22:33 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1668601

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time limit imposed for completing conditional elements of youth conditional cautions was in each reporting year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>Data on whether an authorised person or the relevant prosecutor issued a Youth Conditional Caution (YCC) is not held centrally by the Government.</p><p>Conditions must be completed within a 12-week period. Data on the time limits applied to YCCs is not readily available – to extract and quality assure the data would incur a disproportionate cost to the department.</p><p>If the offender does not complete their conditions within a reasonable time period, the offender can be prosecuted for the original offence. Data about rates of compliance with YCCs is not held centrally by the Government.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 922 925 question first answered 13/11/2023 17:22:33 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1668603

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many young offenders failed to comply with the conditions of their youth conditional caution in each reporting year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>Data on whether an authorised person or the relevant prosecutor issued a Youth Conditional Caution (YCC) is not held centrally by the Government.</p><p>Conditions must be completed within a 12-week period. Data on the time limits applied to YCCs is not readily available – to extract and quality assure the data would incur a disproportionate cost to the department.</p><p>If the offender does not complete their conditions within a reasonable time period, the offender can be prosecuted for the original offence. Data about rates of compliance with YCCs is not held centrally by the Government.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 922 923 question first answered 13/11/2023 17:22:33 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1661815

	registered interest
	date	19/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Heads of Education, Skills and Work employed within the youth secure estate have completed training on (a) engaging with the commercial sector, (b) the Dynamic Purchasing System and (c) in-contract management with education providers as of 19 September 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	200368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The Head of Education, Skills and Work (HoESW) is a new Head of Function (Governor) role, forming part of a prison’s Senior Management Team. Postholders have leadership experience from the education sector, many of whom were senior teachers. They are responsible for leading on the design and delivery of education, skills and work functions to improve prisoner education and employment outcomes on release. We have made great progress recruiting HoESW, with over 100 already in post. This includes all five roles being filled in the Youth Custody Estate.</p><p>A comprehensive induction and training programme has been designed to support postholders embed within prisons, improve delivery of education, skills and work services, and maximise related outcomes for prisoners. This includes all the areas highlighted by the hon. Member for Lewisham East. The induction and training programme is being delivered over September and October. This programme is mandatory for all postholders, including those working in the Youth Custody Estate.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 200367 question first answered 16/10/2023 08:14:05 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1661814

	registered interest
	date	19/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on recruiting for Heads of Education, Skills and Work roles within the youth secure estate; and whether these roles are graded as equivalent to governors.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	200367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The Head of Education, Skills and Work (HoESW) is a new Head of Function (Governor) role, forming part of a prison’s Senior Management Team. Postholders have leadership experience from the education sector, many of whom were senior teachers. They are responsible for leading on the design and delivery of education, skills and work functions to improve prisoner education and employment outcomes on release. We have made great progress recruiting HoESW, with over 100 already in post. This includes all five roles being filled in the Youth Custody Estate.</p><p>A comprehensive induction and training programme has been designed to support postholders embed within prisons, improve delivery of education, skills and work services, and maximise related outcomes for prisoners. This includes all the areas highlighted by the hon. Member for Lewisham East. The induction and training programme is being delivered over September and October. This programme is mandatory for all postholders, including those working in the Youth Custody Estate.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 200368 question first answered 16/10/2023 08:14:05 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1666130

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2023 to Question 200374 on Young Offender Institutions: Buildings, what Department's timetable is for completing the survey of confirmed or suspected reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete in the youth secure estate.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	203601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/10/2023 11:01:13 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1651651

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Secure Training Centres and Young Offender Institutions: Pepper Spray
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to introduce PAVA incapacitant spray into (a) Young Offender Institutions, (b) Secure Training Centres and (c) Secure Children’s Homes.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	193227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>Following the roll-out of PAVA spray to the adult male estate, for use where necessary in response to serious disorder, HM Prison and Probation Service is examining the case for making it available to young offender institutions in the youth estate. This includes detailed consideration of the medical and legal implications, including any age-related factors.</p><p>Full account is being taken of the evaluation of implementation in the adult male estate. As with any potential safety measure, all available evidence is being assessed, looking at the many complex considerations, to enable an informed decision to be taken.</p><p>PAVA spray is not being considered for use in Secure Training Centres or Secure Children’s Homes.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 193228 question first answered 13/07/2023 11:25:58 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby