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1144453

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what proportion of adjudications additional days were added to a prisoner's sentence; how many days were added and for what reasons, in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	286166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The prisoner discipline system upholds justice in prisons and ensures incidents of prisoner rule-breaking have consequences. In cases which the prison governor deems the rule-breaking to be sufficiently serious an Independent Adjudicator, appointed by the Chief Magistrate, can attend a prison to award additional days to the prisoner’s custodial time left to serve.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of occasions on which additional days were awarded to prisoners by offence is publicly available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly</a></p><p> </p><p>For ease, both the number of awards and the number of days that were added to a prisoner’s custodial time, in each year since 2011 is shown in the table below. The information requested for 2010 is not provided due to data quality issues:</p><p> </p><p><strong>The Number</strong> <strong>of awards where additional days were given and total number of days of additional days, 2011 – 2018, England and Wales Can be found in the attached Table.</strong></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 09/09/2019 11:14:58 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name Table Phillip Davies.png title Table
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

928692

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sentencing
	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 21 May 2018 to Questions 143128, 143129, 143130, 143131, 143132, 143133 and 143134, on Re-offenders: Alternatives to Prison, what the sentence described as other in the attached Table was in each case.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	156396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>A sentence listed as 'other' is any disposal other than immediate custody, a suspended sentence, a community sentence, an absolute or conditional discharge, or a fine.</p><p> </p><p>Pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2018 to Questions 143128, 143129, 143130, 143131, 143132, 143133, and 143134, the nature of the most recent offence listed as ‘other’ in each such case, broken down by offence, can be viewed in the table.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 28/06/2018 13:02:55 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name PQ156396 Response Table.xlsx title Table
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

905604

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many sentences magistrates handed down in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	144871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The number of sentences imposed by magistrates’ courts, including sentences of 12 months, can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/707662/sentencing-2017-tool.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/707662/sentencing-2017-tool.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>From the drop down “Courts” list select Magistrates Court. To see the number of sentences of 12 months, from the “Custodial Sentence Length” select 12 months.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 144870 question first answered 22/05/2018 17:00:44 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

896274

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent research his Department has commissioned into the cost implications of increasing magistrates sentencing powers to 12 months for a single offence; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	140688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no immediate plans to increase the custodial sentencing powers of magistrates but will continue to monitor the position to ensure we provide magistrates with appropriate and proportionate powers to deal with the cases that come before them.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 140689 question first answered 11/05/2018 13:28:37 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

896275

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has plans to increase magistrates' sentencing powers to 12 months for a single offence; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	140689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no immediate plans to increase the custodial sentencing powers of magistrates but will continue to monitor the position to ensure we provide magistrates with appropriate and proportionate powers to deal with the cases that come before them.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 140688 question first answered 11/05/2018 13:28:37 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

800544

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many sentences broken down by offence were referred to him for being unduly lenient fell outside the Unduly Lenient Scheme in the latest year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	117165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>837 cases were referred to the AG in 2016. 256 of the 837 cases did not fall within the ULS scheme because they were not imposed in the Crown Court following conviction for an offence within the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>A case will be recorded as not falling within the ULS scheme if the offence is outside the ULS scheme, the defendant is not convicted, or they are not sentenced in the Crown Court.</p><p> </p><p>The Attorney General’s Office records the cases which do not fall within the ULS scheme primarily by “offence type”. The 256 cases were recorded in the following offence categories:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Offence type:</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of cases:</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arson</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burglary</p></td><td><p>10 (8 of these sentences were for offences not in the ULS scheme and 2 defendants were acquitted of offences within the ULS scheme)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Death by careless driving</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Death by dangerous driving</p></td><td><p>2 (both these defendants were acquitted)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All other driving - total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Causing serious injury by dangerous driving</em></p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Dangerous driving</em></p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Driving with excess alcohol</em></p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Driving while disqualified</em></p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Driving without due care and attention</em></p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Driving over the speed limit</em></p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hate crime</p></td><td><p>3 (these defendants were sentenced in the magistrates’ court)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Other - total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>67</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Offences relating to animals</em></p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Assault offences (other than under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861)</em></p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Assisting an offender</em></p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Assisting unlawful immigration</em></p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Child abduction</em></p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Breaching a court order</em></p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Breaching of health and safety law</em></p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Criminal damage</em></p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Harassment and stalking</em></p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Miscellaneous</em></p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Terrorism offences</em></p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Sending a threatening communication</em></p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Weapons offences</em></p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Witness intimidation</em></p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Section 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861</p></td><td><p>1 (this sentence was imposed after the Court of Appeal ordered a retrial)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Section 20 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Section 47 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual Offences Act 1956</p></td><td><p>1 (this defendant was found unfit to plead and the indictment stayed)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual Offences Act 2003</p></td><td><p>10 (4 of these sentences concerned abuse of trust offences, 2 of these sentences were imposed in the youth court, and 1 of these sentences was imposed in Scotland)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indecent images of children</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total:</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>255<strong>[1]</strong></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] There is 1 case for which the Attorney General’s Office has not recorded the offence category.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/12/2017 13:39:56 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

517524

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of (a) male and (b) female offenders were found guilty in (i) magistrates' courts and (ii) Crown courts for each category of offence in the latest year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	36610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The number of offenders found guilty at magistrates’ courts and in the Crown Courts, by offence category and sex, in England and Wales, in 2014 (the latest available), is available on the Ministry of Justice website at the below link, from which the percentage of male and female offender can be calculated.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014</a></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 11/05/2016 10:41:53 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

517525

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the maximum sentence is a magistrate can hand down when dealing with the breach of the maximum number and length of suspended sentences after the commission of further offences where the maximum number and length of sentences are available for the new offences.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	36611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>Magistrates’ courts have the power to impose a custodial sentence, whether immediate or suspended, of up to six months for a single offence, or up to 12 months where they impose consecutive sentences for one or more offences. A custodial sentence may be suspended for up to two years, and one or more community requirements may also be imposed by the court.</p><p> </p><p>When dealing with a breach of a suspended sentence order, there is a statutory presumption that the custodial sentence will be given effect. The suspended custodial sentence cannot be increased: the original term is given effect either in full, or the court may set a shorter period, for example, by taking into account the extent to which the offender complied with any community requirements of the suspended sentence order.</p><p> </p><p>Where there is a breach of a suspended sentence order which was imposed by the magistrates’ court and the breach is the commission of a further offence, the magistrates’ court deals with both the breach and sentencing for the further offence unless the latter merits a sentence which exceeds its powers. In these circumstance, the case would be sent to the Crown Court for sentencing of the further offence and the higher court would also deal with the breach of the suspended sentence order.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 11/05/2016 11:34:21 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

417746

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sentencing
	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 21 July 2015 to Question 6753, what estimate he has made of the duration of the development period referred to in that Answer.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	9554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>An update will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 16/09/2015 14:48:07 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

389265

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sentencing
	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 30 June 2015 to Question 3497, for what reason his Department was able to provide this information on 29 August 2013, Official Report, column 1034W, in relation to earlier years but is now unable to do so.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	6753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Whilst we have released information on the use of maximum sentences in the past in response to specific questions, we are now reviewing the data and developing a methodology which should allow us to publish statistics on this subject on a routine basis.<br> <br> As part of this development, we are quality assuring the data held centrally on whether the maximum sentence length was applied, to assess whether it meets the requirements for publication in our ‘Criminal Justice Statistics’ National Statistics publication.<br> <br> During this development period we are unable to provide updated figures.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 21/07/2015 10:41:05 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies