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1347505

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were prosecuted under the single justice procedure in each month of 2019 by type of offence; and what the plea rates were for offences charged under the single justice procedure in each of those months.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	33849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>Data showing the number of defendants dealt with via single justice procedures (SJP) notices at the magistrates’ courts by plea and offence in England and Wales for 2019 can be found in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>The data supplied is a subset of published information relating to the timeliness of defendants dealt with by SJP notice which is available in Table 1 of the Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly, January to December 2019.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 20/07/2021 16:30:27 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name PQ 33849 - table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1344213

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	Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were prosecuted under the single justice procedure in each month of 2021 to date by type of offence; and what the plea rates were for offences charged under the single justice procedure in each of those months.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	28183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>Data showing the number of defendants dealt with via single justice procedures (SJP) notices at the magistrates’ courts by plea and offence in England and Wales from January to March 2021 (latest available) can be found in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>The data supplied is a subset of published information relating to the timeliness of defendants dealt with by SJP notice which is available in Table 1 of the Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly, latest to March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 12/07/2021 16:08:00 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name PQ 28183 - table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1342360

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Election Offences: Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there have been for in-person electoral fraud since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	25041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on convictions for in-person electoral fraud offences in England and Wales, up to December 2020, available in the ‘Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code’ data tool, which can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987731/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987731/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2020.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>In the data tool linked above, select ‘Personation’ from the ‘Detailed Offence’ drop down list to see records for convictions since 2013.</p><p> </p><p>For the period prior to 2013, please find data on in-person electoral fraud convictions between 2010 and 2020 in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>In this response, ‘in-person electoral fraud’ has been interpreted to mean the following</p><p>offences under the relevant legislation:</p><ul><li>Personation at local / parliamentary election, Contrary to section 60(1) and 168 of the Representation of the People Act 1983.</li></ul><ul><li>Aid / abet personation at local / parliamentary election, Contrary to section 60(1) and 168 of the Representation of the People Act 1983.</li></ul> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 09/07/2021 13:32:28 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name PQ 25041 table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1343337

registered interest
date	29/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Drugs: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been subject to immediate custody for offences committed under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 since that legislation came into force, broken down by (a) year, (b) offence type including (i) production, supply and possession with intent to supply a controlled drug by Class A, B and C, (ii) unlawful importation by Class A, B, C and unknown class, (iii) possession of a controlled drug by Class A, B, C and unknown class and (iv) permitting premises to be used for unlawful purposes by Class A, B, C and unknown class.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	26079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on immediate custodial sentences for specific offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, in England and Wales, up to December 2020, in the ‘Principal Offence Proceedings and Outcomes by Home Office Offence Code’ data tool, available here:</p><p> </p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987731/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2020.xlsx</p><p> </p><p>As the data tool above does not cover the full time series requested, please see the attached table with details of immediate custodial sentences given for offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 from 2005 to 2020. 2005 is the earliest year that the level of detail required is available within the Courts Proceedings Database.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 12/07/2021 16:09:21 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name PQ 26079 final table .xlsx title Table
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

1280803

registered interest
date	26/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people, by offence, were prosecuted under the single justice procedure in each month of 2020; and what the plea rates were for offences charged under the single justice procedure in each month of 2020.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	143756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>Data showing the number of defendants dealt with via single justice procedures (SJP) notices at the magistrates’ courts by plea and offence in England and Wales from January – September 2020 (latest available) can be found in the attached table.</p><p>The data supplied is a subset of published information relating to the timeliness of defendants dealt with by SJP notice which is available in Table 1 of the Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly, latest to September 2020.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 01/02/2021 17:12:45 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ 143756.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1237166

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Remand in Custody
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the average amount of time spent on remand in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	94573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>Centrally held court data does not include the amount of time spent remanded in custody, and therefore obtaining this information would result in a disproportionate cost to the department.</p><p>Prison receptions data has enabled an approximation of the data that has been requested. The attached table provides information on the mean and median amount of time that individuals were remanded in custody up to the point that they were sentenced.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 94574 question first answered 01/10/2020 14:39:22 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name 20200925 - PQ 94573 94574_final.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1237167

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Remand in Custody
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the average amount of time spent on remand between 2014 and 2019.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	94574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>Centrally held court data does not include the amount of time spent remanded in custody, and therefore obtaining this information would result in a disproportionate cost to the department.</p><p>Prison receptions data has enabled an approximation of the data that has been requested. The attached table provides information on the mean and median amount of time that individuals were remanded in custody up to the point that they were sentenced.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 94573 question first answered 01/10/2020 14:39:22 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name 20200925 - PQ 94573 94574_final.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1234574

registered interest
date	15/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases are in the backlog of the York Criminal Court; and what assessment he has made of trends in the level of the case backlog at that court since 2015.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	90181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>Outstanding cases in York have been on a downward trend since 2015 until 2019. The downward trend during this period reflects a reduction in receipts along with additional sitting days for York work which have been sat in Leeds.</p><p>York Crown Court is a listed building that houses two Crown Courtrooms. York Crown Court was a suspended court site due to Covid-19 from 27 March and reopened on 22 June, however during this time remote hearings did continue to take place. Despite the restrictions resulting from it being a listed building, since reopening, York has recommenced much of its business, including face to face hearings, pre-trial preparation hearings and sentencing, and on the 20 July jury trials were recommenced in one of the courtrooms. Adaptations are being put in place to allow the second courtroom to be used for jury trials.</p><p>The volume of outstanding cases at the Crown Court in England and Wales is published by case type as part of the National Statistics bulletin <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-court-statistics" target="_blank">Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly</a>, see Table C1. The latest published data is available to March 2020 and the next release to June 2020 is planned for release on the 24 September 2020.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/09/2020 10:47:40 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name Worksheet PQ 90181 Rachael Maskell MP.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1234576

registered interest
date	15/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases are in the backlog of the York Magistrate Court; and what assessment he has made of trends in the level of the case backlog at that court since 2015.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	90182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>York is part of the North Yorkshire Local Justice Area, geographically the largest LJA in the country, though with a relatively low caseload for its size. It was created in January 2016, following the merger of a number of smaller LJAs. Subsequent changes to distribution of the LJA’s workload between court houses in the area will have affected the outstanding cases at York. This will, in part, account for some of the variance in outstanding caseload.</p><p>York Magistrates’ Court is a listed building with serious accessibility issues and challenges in maintaining social distancing. It was a suspended site between 30 March 2020 and 20 June and Priority 1 and 2 cases from York were listed at Leeds Magistrates’ Court, with extensive use made of video-linking for the attendance of parties.</p><p>Before COVID-19, two courtrooms sat daily at York, and an additional room sat on 4 days per week. Due to the constraints of the building it has been challenging to open courtrooms whilst maintaining social distancing. Currently two courtrooms sit daily (including one video-enabled courtroom); from 5<sup>th</sup> October a third courtroom will be added, once social distancing mitigation measures have been put in place. This will take York’s weekly planned sittings above their pre-COVID-19 levels. Current plans are for all CPS cases (other than those requiring a trial) displaced by the COVID sitting reductions to have had a hearing by mid-October.</p><p>The data provided is the most recent available and for that reason might differ slightly from any previously published information.</p><p>This counts all cases where there are one or more offences that have not been completed by the date, for the given date, where the case receipt is after October 2007. The report for outstanding cases is a snapshot based on what is showing as outstanding at the close of business on the last calendar day of the month. Outstanding cases is not a calculation but is based on Receipts and Disposals and will be impacted on when cases are validated. Transferred cases may count for a period of time while they show in both sending and receiving courts; offences subsequently entered in error may change the categorisation of the case.</p><p>Data are management information and are not subject to the same level of checks as official statistics.</p><p>Data has not been cross referenced with case files.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/09/2020 10:51:43 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name Worksheet PQ 90182 Rachael Maskell MP.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1234577

registered interest
date	15/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Courts: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases are in the backlog of the York Family Court; and what assessment he has made of trends in the level of the case backlog at that court since 2015.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	90183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The York family workload since 2015 has been on an upward trend and this is monitored regularly by the Local Family Justice Board. The increase is predominantly in Private Law applications, and this is a trend that is in line with the rest of the country. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March this year, York almost immediately moved to remote hearings to continue to deal with family work. Whilst a decline was initially seen in the receipt of applications around this time, this has since reverted to normal levels. The York County Court building is restrictive in terms of social distancing, however face to face hearings have recommenced and a Nightingale Court has been set up to provide additional accommodation to hear family cases, and in particular Public Law cases.</p><p>The data in the attachment is derived from the Family Courts Case Management system. It includes private and public law outstanding cases, evaluated by case rather than by child.</p><p>Data provided are part of management information and are not subject to the same level of checks as official statistics.</p><p>The data provided are the most recent available and for that reason might differ slightly from any previously published information. They have not been cross-referenced with case files.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/09/2020 15:17:55 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name Table 90183.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell