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1506640

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Transgender People
	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 requiring ministerial approval for the transfer of male-bodied trans prisoners to the female prison estate; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	51993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>The safety of all prisoners in our care is our top priority. I am currently reviewing transgender prisoner allocation policy and will come forward with more details once this review has been completed.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Rob Butler question first answered 23/09/2022 09:16:45 answering member 4745 label Biography information for Rob Butler
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1506641

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Transgender People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's policy is on the placement of trans people in the prison estate; whether the placement of Sally Dixon in HMP Bronzefield is consistent with that policy; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	51994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>HM Prison &amp; Probation Service’s policy framework ‘The Care and Management of Individuals who are Transgender’ sets out the way in which placement decisions are made for transgender prisoners. Transgender offenders will be held in a prison which matches their legally recognised gender unless a decision has been approved by a Complex Case Board to hold them at another location.</p><p> </p><p>These boards are made up of experts, including a senior prison manager, and make a robust assessment of all known risks both to and from the individual in question. This assessment includes consideration of the individual’s offending history and anatomy.</p><p> </p><p>I am currently reviewing transgender prisoner allocation policy and will come forward with more details once this review has been completed.</p><p> </p><p>It would be inappropriate to comment on an individual case.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Rob Butler question first answered 23/09/2022 09:17:43 answering member 4745 label Biography information for Rob Butler
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1507121

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Wandsworth Prison: Postal Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to HMP Wandsworth restricting prisoner’s postal services to Moonpig and Funky Pigeon, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of restrictions on postal services on prisoner’s families finances during the cost of living crisis.
	tabling member constituency	Putney
	tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
	uin	52039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>HMP Wandsworth does not currently restrict postal services to Moonpig and Funky Pigeon. Any decisions to apply restrictions to communications are made locally by assessing the level of risk against what is a proportionate and necessary response to that risk.</p><p>HMP Wandsworth has seen an increased ingress of illegal substances through the postal system – this unfortunately is a developing area of conveyance in several of our prison establishments, notably Synthetic Cannabinoid Receptor Antagonists (SCRA) commonly known as ‘Spice’. HMP Wandsworth ensures all mail that does not test as positive for Spice is issued to prisoners<em>.</em></p><p>To address this, prisons that identify SCRA as an issue have implemented several countermeasures which in some cases include the use of photocopying domestic mail and greetings cards in line with the national policy.</p><p>An assessment has not been made of the impact of restrictions on postal services on prisoner’s families.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Rob Butler question first answered 28/09/2022 16:57:35 answering member 4745 label Biography information for Rob Butler
	tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1507122

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Postal Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to HMP Wandsworth restricting prisoner’s postal services to Moonpig and Funky Pigeon, whether any other prisons in the UK are subject to similar restrictions.
	tabling member constituency	Putney
	tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
	uin	52040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>HMP Wandsworth does not currently restrict postal services to Moonpig and Funky Pigeon. Data of postal services restrictions within prisons is not collected and retained nationally.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Rob Butler question first answered 28/09/2022 16:38:00 answering member 4745 label Biography information for Rob Butler
	tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1507123

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Wandsworth Prison: Postal Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to HMP Wandsworth restricting prisoner’s postal services to Moonpig and Funky Pigeon, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding this policy this to include other affordable card companies.
	tabling member constituency	Putney
	tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
	uin	52041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>An assessment has not been made, nor does HMPPS endorse the use of any specific internet-based company for cards, photographs or letters nor has HMPPS entered into any exclusive agreements with the companies mentioned. HMP Wandsworth does not currently restrict postal services to Moonpig and Funky Pigeon.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Rob Butler question first answered 28/09/2022 16:39:14 answering member 4745 label Biography information for Rob Butler
	tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1507733

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Crime Prevention: Blackpool
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what additional funding his Department has provided to Blackpool on schemes to discourage young people from committing crime.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Scott Benton
	uin	54681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>Blackpool Youth Offending Team received the following sums from the Ministry of Justice in each of the last three years: £435k (anticipated allocation for 2022/23), £396k (2021/22), £365k (2020/21).</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Rob Butler question first answered 11/10/2022 13:34:06 answering member 4745 label Biography information for Rob Butler
	tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1520358

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	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	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 impact of the use of escorted day release for people convicted of serious crimes on (a) public safety and (b) the welfare of those convicted.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	61000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>For offenders detained in prison, the Prison Rules provide for the temporary release of sentenced prisoners for specified purposes. By providing opportunities to work, learn and build family ties, temporary release from prison helps prevent offenders from returning to crime when they leave prison.</p><p>Release on temporary licence (ROTL) will only take place after careful risk assessment and is subject to stringent conditions, which are robustly enforced. Prisoners breaching conditions can be immediately returned to prison, disciplined and may face re-categorisation to a higher security prison and refusal of subsequent ROTL applications.</p><p>Where a Hospital Order is made by a court as an alternative to a prison sentence, the court may also impose a restriction order under section 41 of the Mental Health Act, if it considers it necessary to do so to protect the public form serious harm. While a section 41 restriction order is in force, patients are subject to special controls by the Secretary of State for Justice meaning the clinician treating the patient must obtain the consent of the Secretary of State for Justice for certain key decisions, such as transferring the patient to a different hospital or allowing access to the community. This is to ensure that the patient is managed safely and that public protection is a priority in the patient’s progress through the hospital system.</p><p>Decisions made in relation to leave are made following rigorous risk assessments that consider, among other things, the risk of harm posed by the patient to themselves and to the public.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Rob Butler question first answered 17/10/2022 15:12:25 answering member 4745 label Biography information for Rob Butler
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1521471

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Personality Disorders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he will publish the National Evaluation of the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	61900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The National Evaluation of the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway was published on 13 October 2022.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Rob Butler question first answered 17/10/2022 15:13:23 answering member 4745 label Biography information for Rob Butler
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1522460

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken to progress the implementation of his Department's action plan entitled A response to: An inspection of accommodation and support for adult offenders in the community and on release from prison, published in July 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	63201
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>Since the publication of the action plan, HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has committed to increase capacity across the Approved Premises estate by 200 beds. To date, we have delivered more than 152 beds with the full expansion on track to be delivered by March 2024. Additionally, our new Community Accommodation Service Tier 2 (CAS-2), (formerly known as Bail Accommodation and Support Services), will increase spaces by a further 300 beds over the next 3 years.</p><p>The Community Accommodation Service Tier 3 (CAS3) offers temporary accommodation for up to 84 nights to prison leavers who would otherwise be homeless. It can be used as ‘move on’ provision from Approved Premises as well as for prison leavers at risk of homelessness.</p><p>HMPPS has also retained the Homeless Prevention Teams as a permanent feature to develop relationships with local authorities and other strategic partners in order to embed and expand housing options for prison leavers.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Rob Butler question first answered 19/10/2022 13:02:10 answering member 4745 label Biography information for Rob Butler
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1522728

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Independent Monitoring Boards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of (a) the shortfall in and (b) the potential impact of increasing the level funding in the 2022-23 financial year on, recruitment to Independent Monitoring Boards.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	64352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>We value the scrutiny provided by the independent scrutiny bodies, including the Independent Monitoring Boards (IMBs).</p><p>In the 2022-23 financial year, we increased the level of funding for the IMBs by £0.44m and provided an additional £0.5m of capital funding. The increases will fund structural developments to improve new member recruitment and retention, for example, through the recruitment of Regional Support Leads, who will play a key role in supporting recruitment to Boards through improving local outreach.</p><p>Additionally, the development of a new organisational database will provide improvements to member recruitment and retention by replacing the current outdated legacy software and providing better access to member learning and development records, whilst aligning with plans to improve recruitment techniques. We hope this will positively impact the recruitment of board members and we will continue to keep this under review.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Rob Butler question first answered 20/10/2022 16:18:05 answering member 4745 label Biography information for Rob Butler
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana