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1132590

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Youth Justice Board: Grants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has received from representatives of local authorities on Youth Justice Board grants.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	265532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and Youth Justice Board (YJB) receive regular representations from local authorities on a wide range of issues relating to the youth justice system, including in relation to grants.</p><p> </p><p>The YJB Good Practice Grant contributes directly to YOS’ statutory work - including preparing pre-sentence reports and supervising youth offenders during sentence as well as front-line work to reduce offending and re-offending by young people. It also contributes to work to prevent children offending and coming into the youth justice system in the first instance. In addition to the YJB Good Practice Grant, the YJB also offer discrete additional grants for specific projects or initiatives, for example funding for restorative justice. The YOS also receives funding from their local authority, health, probation, the police, and, where applicable, the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p>The YJB will be allocating a total of £72.2m in grants for 19/20, meaning that overall allocation for the front line will be greater than the previous year. This will be broken down into £70.7m for the Good Practice Grant and £1.5m that will be allocated throughout the year for additional projects supporting front line services.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 24/06/2019 14:46:16 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1132902

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Restraint Techniques
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department collects data on the use of personal safety techniques on children in young offender institutions and secure training centres.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	266202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Youth Custody Service does collect data on the use of personal safety techniques. The reasons for using these techniques are outlined in Prison Service Instruction 30/2015 (Amendment to Use of Force Prison Service Order 1600). The department publishes data on the use of force, and Non-Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint on young people in custody. The data is published annually and can be found via the link below. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-statistics-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-statistics-2017-to-2018</a> The safety and welfare of young people held in custody is our highest priority. Restraint is only ever used as a last resort, where there is a risk of harm, and no other form of intervention is possible or appropriate. Every incident of restraint, including those involving personal safety techniques is reviewed individually by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) staff to consider whether any lessons can be learned for the future. Charlie Taylor has been asked to review the Department’s policy on the use of pain-inducing techniques in the restraint of children and young people in the secure estate to ensure that our approach remains appropriate for the youth estate and in line with the latest research. He is due to report back to Ministers with his findings in the coming months.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 266204 question first answered 24/06/2019 14:42:49 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1132904

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Restraint Techniques
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department collects data on the reasons for non-Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint techniques being used on children in young offender institutions and secure training centres.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	266204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Youth Custody Service does collect data on the use of personal safety techniques. The reasons for using these techniques are outlined in Prison Service Instruction 30/2015 (Amendment to Use of Force Prison Service Order 1600). The department publishes data on the use of force, and Non-Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint on young people in custody. The data is published annually and can be found via the link below. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-statistics-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-statistics-2017-to-2018</a> The safety and welfare of young people held in custody is our highest priority. Restraint is only ever used as a last resort, where there is a risk of harm, and no other form of intervention is possible or appropriate. Every incident of restraint, including those involving personal safety techniques is reviewed individually by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) staff to consider whether any lessons can be learned for the future. Charlie Taylor has been asked to review the Department’s policy on the use of pain-inducing techniques in the restraint of children and young people in the secure estate to ensure that our approach remains appropriate for the youth estate and in line with the latest research. He is due to report back to Ministers with his findings in the coming months.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 266202 question first answered 24/06/2019 14:42:49 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1131736

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of looked-after children who were released from custody in January 2019 had a resettlement care plan confirmed 10 working days prior to their release from custody.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	263867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Data on looked-after children (LAC) released from custody would require the examination of information technology systems to specifically establish and validate appropriate records for resettlement plans within 10 days of release.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 17/06/2019 16:17:37 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1132158

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Children in Care
	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 20 May 2019 to Question 254239, what estimate he has made of the cost of identifying how many children in custody are looked after children.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	264475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>To obtain the requested information, there would be a need to examine separate information technology systems to establish and validate records of all children currently in custody (c.880). With a conservative average estimate of around ten minutes to check each record, this equates to a cost of approximately £3,600.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/06/2019 16:25:04 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1132967

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many recorded violent incidents per head of population in young offender institutions there have been in each year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	266258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>Incidents of assault by children and young people in Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) is published as part of the annual Youth Justice Statistics, the latest of which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-statistics-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-statistics-2017-to-2018</a>. The following has been taken from supplementary table 8.14:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Incidents of proven assault by children and young people (YOIs) years ending March 2012 to 2018</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Average number of children and young people per month<sup>(1)</sup></strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Average number of proven assaults by children and young people per month</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Average number of children and young people involved per month as perpetrators</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Proportion of children and young people involved as perpetrators</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of proven assaults per 100 children and young people in custody per month</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of proven assaults per children and young people involved</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year ending March</strong></p></td><td colspan="11"><p><strong>Young Offender Institutions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2,209</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>143</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>133</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>6%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>6.5</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,738</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>124</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>120</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>7%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>7.1</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,163</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>133</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>132</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>11%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>11.4</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,000</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>117</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>118</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>12%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>11.7</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>904</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>137</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>129</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>14%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>15.2</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>861</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>82</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>85</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>10%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>9.5</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018<sup>(2)</sup></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>853</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>99</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>113</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>13%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>11.6</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>(1) This is based on the number of children and young people in the month, which is the population in custody at the beginning of the month plus new admissions during the month. This figure includes 18 year olds.</em></p><p><em>(2) The counting rules for assaults were updated from April 2017 onwards and are therefore not directly comparable with previous years. Please see the Guide to Youth Justice Statistics for more information.</em></p><p> </p><p>The safety and welfare of young people held in custody is our highest priority and we are committed to improving their safety and life chances. That is why we began a youth justice reform programme in 2017, investing in staff, education and psychology services. We are making progress delivering these reforms, but we are clear that there is still much more to do. We are also expanding frontline staff capacity in public-sector YOIs. At the end of March this year, the Youth Custody Service had 348 more frontline officers than at the start of the reform programme – an increase of 40%.</p><p> </p><p>The Youth Custody Service have started implementing a new evidence-based behaviour management strategy aimed at incentivising good behaviour and building positive relationships. This will sit alongside a new wrap-around approach to mental health provision developed by NHS England.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 24/06/2019 14:48:25 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1132241

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Treatment Of, and Outcomes For, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Individuals in the Criminal Justice System Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to implement recommendation 11 of the Lammy Review; and what information his Department holds on (a) racial and (b) gender breakdowns of (i) plea and (ii) remand decisions in magistrates' courts in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	264756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>Recommendation 12 of the Lammy Review has been implemented. MoJ now publishes both sentencing and offence tools which break data down by demographic characteristics, whilst preserving the privacy of individuals where sample groups are small. This was first implemented in May 2018's Criminal Justice Statistics publication and will be updated annually. Latest versions of these data can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>In relation to the implementation of recommendation 11 of the Lammy Review, research into current processes does not reveal evidence to indicate plea and remand decision data gaps. HMCTS standard operating processes, supported by IT case management systems applying data integrity and validation checks, satisfy the court’s duty under Part 5 of the Criminal Procedure Rules to make records. However, it is true that plea data is not available for a considerable volume of summary only non-imprisonable cases. Unfortunately, this results from a defendant failing to engage with the court process (as opposed to HMCTS failing to record the plea).</p><p> </p><p>One of the ways HMCTS is making it easier for defendants to engage with the court process is for defendants to respond online via the make a plea service. Furthermore, while most defendants arrive in the magistrates’ court on bail or in custody, remand decision data is not available for those cases arriving at court (first hearing) by way of postal requisition, summons or single justice procedure notice because, as a matter of law, these defendants are not on remand.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 264757 question first answered 24/06/2019 16:44:04 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1132242

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Treatment Of, and Outcomes For, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Individuals in the Criminal Justice System Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps have been taken to implement recommendation 12 of the Lammy Review on the Open Justice initiative.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	264757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>Recommendation 12 of the Lammy Review has been implemented. MoJ now publishes both sentencing and offence tools which break data down by demographic characteristics, whilst preserving the privacy of individuals where sample groups are small. This was first implemented in May 2018's Criminal Justice Statistics publication and will be updated annually. Latest versions of these data can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>In relation to the implementation of recommendation 11 of the Lammy Review, research into current processes does not reveal evidence to indicate plea and remand decision data gaps. HMCTS standard operating processes, supported by IT case management systems applying data integrity and validation checks, satisfy the court’s duty under Part 5 of the Criminal Procedure Rules to make records. However, it is true that plea data is not available for a considerable volume of summary only non-imprisonable cases. Unfortunately, this results from a defendant failing to engage with the court process (as opposed to HMCTS failing to record the plea).</p><p> </p><p>One of the ways HMCTS is making it easier for defendants to engage with the court process is for defendants to respond online via the make a plea service. Furthermore, while most defendants arrive in the magistrates’ court on bail or in custody, remand decision data is not available for those cases arriving at court (first hearing) by way of postal requisition, summons or single justice procedure notice because, as a matter of law, these defendants are not on remand.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 264756 question first answered 24/06/2019 16:44:04 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1132244

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Treatment Of, and Outcomes For, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Individuals in the Criminal Justice System Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the update to recommendation 10 on page 25 of the Lammy Review, what assessment his Department has made of the cost of each of the pilots in (a) London (North West Borough Command Unit), (b) Surrey, (c) Cumbria and (d) West Yorkshire; and when his Department plans to publish an interim report on the effectiveness of those pilots.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	264759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has partnered with police forces, Police and Crime Commissioners and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime in London to develop pilots of a Chance to Change (‘deferred prosecution’) model in London (North West Borough Command Unit), Surrey and West Yorkshire. Cumbria are no longer pursuing a pilot.</p><p> </p><p>Pilots are yet to fully commence, however, once they are operational we will share updates on progress within wider updates on tackling racial disparity work. Pilot areas have been asked to assess the effectiveness of their schemes. Results on effectiveness should include data on reoffending which will not be available until at least 12 months after any period considered, so will not be immediately available.</p><p> </p><p>The department has not made an assessment of the cost of each of the pilots.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 24/06/2019 14:39:36 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1132589

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Secure Accommodation: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding his Department has allocated to secure children's homes in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	265531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the actuals spent on Secure Children’s Homes in the last three years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year - starting 1<sup>st</sup> April ending 31<sup>st</sup> March</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Expenditure on Secure Children’s Homes</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£25,606,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£25,495,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£26,806,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£77,776,920</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 24/06/2019 14:45:42 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain