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894820

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Segregation of Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests to authorise a removal from association as specified in Paragraph 2(B) of Rule 49 of the Prisons and Young Offender Institution Offender Rules he received from Prison Governors in 2017; and how many of those requests for removal from association were granted.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	139499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>Prison and Young Offender Institution (YOI) Rule 49 (Removal From Association - RFA) permits a Governor to segregate a young person from others (either generally or for particular purposes). Segregation under this rule must be desirable either for the maintenance of good order or discipline, or for the young person’s own interests.</p><p> </p><p>Although Rule 49 (2b) provides that the governor must obtain leave from the Secretary of State in writing to authorise continuing segregation beyond 42 days, Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service’s policy on segregation mandates that young people cannot be segregated beyond 21 days without this leave being obtained.</p><p> </p><p>The safety and welfare of all young people held in custody is one of our highest priorities. When young people in custody are putting themselves or others at risk, segregation can be used as a last resort for limited periods of time when no other form of intervention is suitable. This is closely monitored by specialist staff and accompanied by a strategy of intervention.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the number of applications received for authorisation of continued RFA after 21 days and 42 days as well as the number of applications that were approved during 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>RFA beyond 21 days</p></td><td><p>RFA beyond 42 days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No of applications received</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No of applications approved</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>NB : All applications received were approved</em></p><p><em>The numbers above represent occurrences and not individual young people</em></p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 139500 question first answered 16/05/2018 15:50:56 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

894821

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Segregation of Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests to authorise a removal from association under paragraph 2(C) of Rule 49 of the Prisons and Young Offender Institution Offender Rules 2000 he received from governors in 2017; and many of those requests were granted.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	139500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>Prison and Young Offender Institution (YOI) Rule 49 (Removal From Association - RFA) permits a Governor to segregate a young person from others (either generally or for particular purposes). Segregation under this rule must be desirable either for the maintenance of good order or discipline, or for the young person’s own interests.</p><p> </p><p>Although Rule 49 (2b) provides that the governor must obtain leave from the Secretary of State in writing to authorise continuing segregation beyond 42 days, Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service’s policy on segregation mandates that young people cannot be segregated beyond 21 days without this leave being obtained.</p><p> </p><p>The safety and welfare of all young people held in custody is one of our highest priorities. When young people in custody are putting themselves or others at risk, segregation can be used as a last resort for limited periods of time when no other form of intervention is suitable. This is closely monitored by specialist staff and accompanied by a strategy of intervention.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the number of applications received for authorisation of continued RFA after 21 days and 42 days as well as the number of applications that were approved during 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>RFA beyond 21 days</p></td><td><p>RFA beyond 42 days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No of applications received</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No of applications approved</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>NB : All applications received were approved</em></p><p><em>The numbers above represent occurrences and not individual young people</em></p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 139499 question first answered 16/05/2018 15:50:56 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

893031

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total real terms change in his Department's expenditure on HM Prison and Probation Service was between (a) 2017-18 to 2018-19 and (b) 2010-11 to 1018-19.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	139008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Final expenditure figures for the period 2017-2018 and full expenditure figures for 2018-2019 are not yet available.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 139010 question first answered 02/05/2018 16:04:29 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

893033

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Justice Board: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the real terms change in his Department's expenditure on the Youth Justice Board was between (a) 2017-18 and 2018-19 and (b) 2010-11 and 1018-19.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	139010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Final expenditure figures for the period 2017-2018 and full expenditure figures for 2018-2019 are not yet available.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 139008 question first answered 02/05/2018 16:04:29 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

892157

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what apps his Department has approved for use on mobile phones issued by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	138383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is a large department with a wide range of business needs for which a variety of apps are provided to enable business delivery. Due to national security concerns it would be inappropriate to publicly supply a list of applications approved for use on mobile phones issued by the Department, as to do so facilitates attacks against official systems by hostile actors.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 03/05/2018 15:43:09 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

892166

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation: Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to revise the rules governing the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority with regard to the same roof rule in line with the recommendation of the Interim Report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, published on 25 April 2018.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	138461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2018 answer text <p>The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse published its Interim Report on 25 April. The Report contains a series of recommendations for specific changes, several of which are directed at Government. This includes a recommendation that:</p><p> </p><ul><li>the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme remove barriers so that where an applicant’s criminal conviction(s) is/are linked to their child sexual abuse, their claim is not automatically rejected.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes the Report and is now considering the Inquiry’s recommendations very carefully. We will respond fully in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 138462 question first answered 04/05/2018 13:53:44 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

892167

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation: Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will introduce proposals to revise Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority rules in line with the recommendation of the Interim Report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, published on 25 April 2018, so that awards are not automatically rejected in circumstances where an applicant’s criminal convictions are likely to be linked to their child sexual abuse.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	138462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2018 answer text <p>The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse published its Interim Report on 25 April. The Report contains a series of recommendations for specific changes, several of which are directed at Government. This includes a recommendation that:</p><p> </p><ul><li>the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme remove barriers so that where an applicant’s criminal conviction(s) is/are linked to their child sexual abuse, their claim is not automatically rejected.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes the Report and is now considering the Inquiry’s recommendations very carefully. We will respond fully in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 138461 question first answered 04/05/2018 13:53:44 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

892168

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Civil Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will estimate the potential cost to the public purse of supporting victims and survivors of child sexual abuse in making a civil claim.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	138463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2018 answer text <p>The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse published its Interim Report on 25 April. The Report contains a series of recommendations for specific changes, several of which are directed at Government. This includes recommendation that:</p><p> </p><ul><li>victims are supported in bringing their civil claims by the Association of British Insurers publishing a list of public liability insurers upon whom claims may be served; the law is changed so that victims are afforded the same protections as in criminal cases when they are claiming compensation</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>the Departments of Health and Social Care, Education, the Ministry of Justice and the Home Office work together to establish current levels of expenditure and the effectiveness of that expenditure.</li></ul><p>The Government welcomes the Report and is now considering the Inquiry’s recommendations very carefully. We will respond fully in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 138465 question first answered 04/05/2018 13:53:03 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

892169

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Civil Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will amend the Civil Procedure Rules to ensure that judges presiding over cases relating to child sexual abuse consider the use of protections for vulnerable witnesses.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	138464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2018 answer text <p>The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse published its Interim Report on 25 April. The Report contains a series of recommendations for specific changes, several of which are directed at Government. This includes a recommendation that:</p><p> </p><ul><li>the burden of costs, which is already a barrier to making claims is not further increased; the Civil Procedure Rules are amended to ensure that judges consider the use of protections for vulnerable witnesses; the Heath Sector develop a national policy on training and the use of chaperones.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes the Report and is now considering the Inquiry’s recommendations very carefully. We will respond fully in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 04/05/2018 13:54:35 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

892170

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Civil Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward legislation in line with the recommendation of the Interim Report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, published on 25 April 2018 to ensure that victims and survivors of child sexual abuse in civil court cases when they are claiming compensation in relation to the abuse they suffered are afforded the same protections as vulnerable witnesses in criminal court cases.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	138465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2018 answer text <p>The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse published its Interim Report on 25 April. The Report contains a series of recommendations for specific changes, several of which are directed at Government. This includes recommendation that:</p><p> </p><ul><li>victims are supported in bringing their civil claims by the Association of British Insurers publishing a list of public liability insurers upon whom claims may be served; the law is changed so that victims are afforded the same protections as in criminal cases when they are claiming compensation</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>the Departments of Health and Social Care, Education, the Ministry of Justice and the Home Office work together to establish current levels of expenditure and the effectiveness of that expenditure.</li></ul><p>The Government welcomes the Report and is now considering the Inquiry’s recommendations very carefully. We will respond fully in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 138463 question first answered 04/05/2018 13:53:03 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion