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1404326

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	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, with reference to the OASys Sexual reoffending Predictor (OSP) Guidance for Practitioners, dated December 2021, whether biologically male transgender prisoners (a) with and (b) without a Gender Recognition Certificate who are convicted of sexual offences are risk-assessed using OSP; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	107677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>OASys Sexual Reoffending Predictor (OSP) was developed for use with legally male offenders and so is not used with offenders who are not legally male. However, transitioning will not result in an offender’s risk assessment being less robust. Whether or not a transgender prisoner is assessed using OSP is not a factor in decisions about whether to allocate them to a men's or women's prison, which are only made after all individual risk factors have been thoroughly assessed.</p><p>The most accurate risk assessments combine actuarial methods of prediction with structured professional judgement. The Offender Assessment System (OASys) allows HMPPS staff to undertake actuarial assessments. It also provides a structure to record their assessment of the risks posed by, and needs of, an offender.</p><p>Apart from OSP, all actuarial risk assessment tools can be used with men and women. These tools are:</p><p>- Offender Group Reconviction Scale version 3 (OGRS3), for risk of any proven reoffending</p><p>- Risk of Serious Recidivism (RSR), for risk of serious proven reoffending, which comprises sexual reoffending (using OSP, or a simple base rate for legal females) and serious nonsexual violent reoffending (a separate algorithm)</p><p>- OASys Violence Predictor (OVP), for risk of nonsexual violent proven reoffending</p><p>- OASys General reoffending Predictor (OGP), for risk of nonviolent proven reoffending</p><p>Forensic psychologists also use a range of risk assessment tools with this cohort, which involve using their professional judgement. These are used on an individual basis, as with any offender, taking into account the full range of characteristics of the person being assessed.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 107678 question first answered 24/01/2022 17:45:01 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1404327

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	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, with reference to the OASys Sexual reoffending Predictor (OSP) Guidance for Practitioners, dated December 2021, what tools are used to assess the risk of biologically male transgender prisoners (a) with and (b) without a Gender Recognition Certificate who are convicted of sexual offences; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	107678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>OASys Sexual Reoffending Predictor (OSP) was developed for use with legally male offenders and so is not used with offenders who are not legally male. However, transitioning will not result in an offender’s risk assessment being less robust. Whether or not a transgender prisoner is assessed using OSP is not a factor in decisions about whether to allocate them to a men's or women's prison, which are only made after all individual risk factors have been thoroughly assessed.</p><p>The most accurate risk assessments combine actuarial methods of prediction with structured professional judgement. The Offender Assessment System (OASys) allows HMPPS staff to undertake actuarial assessments. It also provides a structure to record their assessment of the risks posed by, and needs of, an offender.</p><p>Apart from OSP, all actuarial risk assessment tools can be used with men and women. These tools are:</p><p>- Offender Group Reconviction Scale version 3 (OGRS3), for risk of any proven reoffending</p><p>- Risk of Serious Recidivism (RSR), for risk of serious proven reoffending, which comprises sexual reoffending (using OSP, or a simple base rate for legal females) and serious nonsexual violent reoffending (a separate algorithm)</p><p>- OASys Violence Predictor (OVP), for risk of nonsexual violent proven reoffending</p><p>- OASys General reoffending Predictor (OGP), for risk of nonviolent proven reoffending</p><p>Forensic psychologists also use a range of risk assessment tools with this cohort, which involve using their professional judgement. These are used on an individual basis, as with any offender, taking into account the full range of characteristics of the person being assessed.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 107677 question first answered 24/01/2022 17:45:01 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1344254

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Downview Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the HMP Downview E Wing Policy is under review.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	28289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>Local policies (such as HMP Downview ‘E Wing Policy) must be consistent with the policy framework ‘The Care and Management of Individuals who are Transgender,’ which is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-care-and-management-of-individuals-who-are-transgender" target="_blank">The care and management of individuals who are transgender - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>HMP Downview’s ‘E Wing Policy’ is a local prison policy and, as is usual practice for such a policy, it is not published more widely. This is because local policies like this one are subject to change at short notice at the discretion of prison governors. Like all local policies this policy remains under regular review.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 28288 question first answered 12/07/2021 16:40:41 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1404325

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Body Searches
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the revised protocol on searching of the person will be published; whether prison officers of the male sex who identify as transgender, with or without a gender recognition certificate, will be permitted to rubdown or strip search female offenders; and whether the revised protocols will also apply to youth custody services.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	107676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>The national policy on the searching of prisoners, staff and visitors (PSI 07/2016 – Searching of the Person) is currently under review, and to allow for extensive consultation, is expected to be published later this year.</p><p>The updated policy will include directions on transgender staff, with and without Gender Recognition Certificates, conducting searches.</p><p>In reviewing the policy, Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) is consulting with the Government’s Legal Department, HMPPS Equalities Team and representatives from external women’s and transgender groups. The new policy will be compliant with the Equality Act 2010, Gender Recognition Act 2004 and the European Convention of Human Rights.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 26/01/2022 15:16:19 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1692443

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken is from submission of application to granting of probate in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	16212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>HMCTS is focused on increasing outputs to reduce overall timeliness on all types of applications, and the average mean length of time taken for a grant of probate, from submission, is 12.6 weeks in the last 12 months (October 2022 to September 2023) and following receipt of the documents required, is 10.8 weeks. The probate service received record levels of applications during 2022 and this has continued to grow, with higher levels of receipts during January to September 2023 compared to the same period in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS has increased staffing levels, streamlined internal processes and continued to invest in further improving the digital service.</p><p> </p><p>As a result, the number of grants issued for recent months has been at record levels, with around 16,000 more grants issued than applications received during the last four months (September to December 2023), using more recent management information published by HMCTS (which does not go through the same level of quality assurance and analysis as the Family Court Statistics Quarterly).</p><p>Average waiting times for probate grants are routinely published on GOV.UK via Family Court Statistics Quarterly, and currently cover the period up to September 2023: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-court-statistics-quarterly" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-court-statistics-quarterly</a>.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 16213 question first answered 07/03/2024 14:20:58 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1686793

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Members
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time is for hon. Members to receive a response from His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service on casework queries.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	12692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>In the period January – June 2023, HMCTS issued 74% of responses to honourable Members’ casework queries within 15 working days. 91.5% were responded to within 20 working days.</p><p>Published data is available on Gov.uk - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/data-on-responses-to-correspondence-from-mps-and-peers" target="_blank">Data on responses to correspondence from MPs and peers - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</a></p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 08/02/2024 09:02:47 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1692446

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) average and (b) target response time is from submitting an online complaint to HM Courts and Tribunal Service.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	16215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>In the period July 2023 – December 2023 the average response time for complaints submitted online was 20.3 working days.</p><p>HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) acknowledges the complaint on receipt and our aim is to respond within 10 working days.</p><p>All parts of the organisation have processes in place to flag and monitor the progress of complaint responses, but timeliness can sometimes be impacted by the level of enquiry or investigation required to enable substantive response, or by the need for administrative teams to focus temporarily on higher service delivery priorities e.g. order production.</p><p>Where staff capacity or capability is identified as a primary cause of delay, steps will always be taken to address, whether targeted training or recruitment to bring staffing up to funded headcount.</p><p>HMCTS has established a dedicated project to focus on the causes of dissatisfaction/complaints, to identify root cause and improve user experience and therefore reduce the number of, and time taken to respond to complaints.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 07/03/2024 14:22:37 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1692444

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for the granting of probate.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	16213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>HMCTS is focused on increasing outputs to reduce overall timeliness on all types of applications, and the average mean length of time taken for a grant of probate, from submission, is 12.6 weeks in the last 12 months (October 2022 to September 2023) and following receipt of the documents required, is 10.8 weeks. The probate service received record levels of applications during 2022 and this has continued to grow, with higher levels of receipts during January to September 2023 compared to the same period in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS has increased staffing levels, streamlined internal processes and continued to invest in further improving the digital service.</p><p> </p><p>As a result, the number of grants issued for recent months has been at record levels, with around 16,000 more grants issued than applications received during the last four months (September to December 2023), using more recent management information published by HMCTS (which does not go through the same level of quality assurance and analysis as the Family Court Statistics Quarterly).</p><p>Average waiting times for probate grants are routinely published on GOV.UK via Family Court Statistics Quarterly, and currently cover the period up to September 2023: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-court-statistics-quarterly" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-court-statistics-quarterly</a>.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 16212 question first answered 07/03/2024 14:20:58 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1541792

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Disability and Neurodiversity
	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 train prison staff on the additional needs of prisoners with disabilities, including for neurodiverse prisoners.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	86561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>On 30 June 2022, the Government published our Action Plan in response to the Evidence Review on Neurodiversity in the Criminal Justice System, setting set out a number of steps we are taking to increase support for neurodivergent people encountering the criminal justice system (CJS), including those on remand.</p><p>The action plan includes a number of steps specifically focused on training staff:</p><ul><li><p>we are on track to have a dedicated Neurodiversity Support Manager in every prison across England and Wales by March 2024. A key part of their role is to deliver awareness sessions to upskill staff, and to improve prisoners’ access to education, skills and work;</p></li><li><p>by the end of 2022, we will have developed and launched a National Neurodiversity Training Toolkit available for all prison and probation staff; and</p></li><li><p>HM Prison and Probation Service has commissioned the organisation Skills for Justice to develop an ‘Adult Health, Care and Wellbeing Core Capabilities Framework’ for frontline staff, to set out what skills, knowledge and behaviour are required to support offenders with health requirements, including neurodivergent need.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 86562 question first answered 21/11/2022 10:46:57 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1541793

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners on Remand: Disability and Neurodiversity
	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 train prison staff on the additional needs of people in prison on remand with disabilities, including for neurodiverse people.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	86562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>On 30 June 2022, the Government published our Action Plan in response to the Evidence Review on Neurodiversity in the Criminal Justice System, setting set out a number of steps we are taking to increase support for neurodivergent people encountering the criminal justice system (CJS), including those on remand.</p><p>The action plan includes a number of steps specifically focused on training staff:</p><ul><li><p>we are on track to have a dedicated Neurodiversity Support Manager in every prison across England and Wales by March 2024. A key part of their role is to deliver awareness sessions to upskill staff, and to improve prisoners’ access to education, skills and work;</p></li><li><p>by the end of 2022, we will have developed and launched a National Neurodiversity Training Toolkit available for all prison and probation staff; and</p></li><li><p>HM Prison and Probation Service has commissioned the organisation Skills for Justice to develop an ‘Adult Health, Care and Wellbeing Core Capabilities Framework’ for frontline staff, to set out what skills, knowledge and behaviour are required to support offenders with health requirements, including neurodivergent need.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 86561 question first answered 21/11/2022 10:46:57 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi