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1660203

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Burglary: Self-defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what advice his Department provides on what constitutes reasonable self-defence for householders defending their property from intruders.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	199229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not issue advice on criminal offences or defences. Responsibility for operational guidance on such matters are the responsibility of the individual criminal justice agencies.</p><p>Where there is legislative change made by the Ministry of Justice, it will circulate an explanation of the changes that have been made but this does not constitute legal advice. A circular was published on 26 April 2013 on the “use of force in self-defence at place of residence” outlining the legislative changes that were to be made to it by section 148 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 and section 43 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013. The circular is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/192945/self-defence-circular.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/192945/self-defence-circular.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 199230 199231 question first answered 20/09/2023 11:59:33 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1660204

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Burglary: Self-defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what advice his Department provides on the legal protections available to householders that use force to defend themselves or their property from an intruder.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	199230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not issue advice on criminal offences or defences. Responsibility for operational guidance on such matters are the responsibility of the individual criminal justice agencies.</p><p>Where there is legislative change made by the Ministry of Justice, it will circulate an explanation of the changes that have been made but this does not constitute legal advice. A circular was published on 26 April 2013 on the “use of force in self-defence at place of residence” outlining the legislative changes that were to be made to it by section 148 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 and section 43 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013. The circular is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/192945/self-defence-circular.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/192945/self-defence-circular.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 199229 199231 question first answered 20/09/2023 11:59:34 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1660206

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Self-defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of guidance by the Government on the use of reasonable force for (a) self-defence, (b) defence of another, (c) defence of property and (d) the prevention of crime.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	199231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not issue advice on criminal offences or defences. Responsibility for operational guidance on such matters are the responsibility of the individual criminal justice agencies.</p><p>Where there is legislative change made by the Ministry of Justice, it will circulate an explanation of the changes that have been made but this does not constitute legal advice. A circular was published on 26 April 2013 on the “use of force in self-defence at place of residence” outlining the legislative changes that were to be made to it by section 148 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 and section 43 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013. The circular is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/192945/self-defence-circular.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/192945/self-defence-circular.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 199229 199230 question first answered 20/09/2023 11:59:34 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1660298

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Nitrous Oxide: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions have been made for the illegitimate supply of nitrous oxide under the The Psychoactive Substances Act 2016.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	199207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of offenders convicted for various offences under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016, including for the supply of a psychoactive substance, in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1182043/outcomes-by-offence-2022_v2.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2022</a>.</p><p> </p><p>However, it is not possible to disaggregate the supply of nitrous oxide from other psychoactive substances, as detail of exactly what substance is supplied is not held centrally in the Court Proceedings database.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/09/2023 11:41:08 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1660299

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Police: Criminal Injuries Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful claims to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority have been made by serving police officers injured during the course of their duties in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	199208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The GB-wide Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (the Scheme) provides state-funded compensation to victims of violent crime who cannot pursue compensation or redress from other routes. Payments are available for physical or psychological injuries resulting directly from a crime of violence, as defined in Annex B of the Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Scheme, any emergency worker who is assaulted while working, including serving police officers, will be considered as a direct victim of an intentional crime of violence in the same manner as any other victim group, with the same eligibility criteria being applied. An applicant who was not the direct victim of an intentional crime of violence may also be eligible for an award if they are injured whilst taking an exceptional and justified risk in the course of limiting or preventing a crime under paragraph 5 of the Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA), which operates the Scheme, does not hold data on how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful claims have been made by serving police officers injured during the course of their duties or the most common reason for claims by serving police officers injured during the course of their duties not succeeding. CICA does not request or record information relating to the occupation of applicants for criminal injuries compensation.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 199209 question first answered 18/09/2023 11:42:09 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1660300

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Police: Criminal Injuries Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the most common reason is for claims to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority by a serving police officer injured during the course of their duties not succeeding.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	199209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The GB-wide Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (the Scheme) provides state-funded compensation to victims of violent crime who cannot pursue compensation or redress from other routes. Payments are available for physical or psychological injuries resulting directly from a crime of violence, as defined in Annex B of the Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Scheme, any emergency worker who is assaulted while working, including serving police officers, will be considered as a direct victim of an intentional crime of violence in the same manner as any other victim group, with the same eligibility criteria being applied. An applicant who was not the direct victim of an intentional crime of violence may also be eligible for an award if they are injured whilst taking an exceptional and justified risk in the course of limiting or preventing a crime under paragraph 5 of the Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA), which operates the Scheme, does not hold data on how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful claims have been made by serving police officers injured during the course of their duties or the most common reason for claims by serving police officers injured during the course of their duties not succeeding. CICA does not request or record information relating to the occupation of applicants for criminal injuries compensation.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 199208 question first answered 18/09/2023 11:42:09 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1660301

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Emergency Services and Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people received a custodial sentence for assaulting (a) an emergency worker and (b) a police officer in the course of their duties in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	199210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 created an aggravated offence of common assault or battery when committed against an emergency worker acting in the exercise of their functions as an emergency worker, including a police constable. The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 increased the maximum penalty from 12 months to 2 years’ imprisonment for any offence committed on or after 28 June 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The Police Act 1996 includes an offence of assault of a constable in the execution of his duty, with a maximum penalty of 6 months imprisonment. This offence remains on the statute book as it has broader application than the assaults on emergency workers offence and includes the wilful obstruction of a constable, or the assault of a person assisting a constable. However, there may be circumstances in which this offence remains to be used for an assault on a constable.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of offenders sentenced and the average custodial sentence length for both offences in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1182043/outcomes-by-offence-2022_v2.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2022</a>, using the following HO codes:</p><ul><li>10423 - Assault on a constable</li><li>00873 – Common assault or battery of an emergency worker</li></ul><p> </p><p>While improving our data processing in 2022, a data mapping issue was discovered in the Courts Proceedings Database whereby an estimated 1,301 convictions (227 in 2019, 530 in 2020 and 544 in 2021) for the offence ‘00873 – Common assault or battery of an emergency worker’ were not correctly mapped to this offence at Crown Court, therefore were not presented in the published data. We are exploring ways to add these convictions to the Outcomes by Offence data tool in future publications. This mapping was corrected in data for 2022 and therefore all data going forward will present correct figures.</p><p>There are also several other assault offences which may be charged depending on the level of harm caused including actual bodily harm, grievous bodily harm, and grievous bodily harm with intent. These are not specific to emergency workers or police officers. However, the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 created a statutory aggravating factor where such offences are committed against an emergency worker</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 199211 question first answered 18/09/2023 11:43:43 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1660302

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Emergency Services and Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of custodial sentence was for assaulting (a) an emergency worker, and (b) a police officer in the course of their duties in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	199211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 created an aggravated offence of common assault or battery when committed against an emergency worker acting in the exercise of their functions as an emergency worker, including a police constable. The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 increased the maximum penalty from 12 months to 2 years’ imprisonment for any offence committed on or after 28 June 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The Police Act 1996 includes an offence of assault of a constable in the execution of his duty, with a maximum penalty of 6 months imprisonment. This offence remains on the statute book as it has broader application than the assaults on emergency workers offence and includes the wilful obstruction of a constable, or the assault of a person assisting a constable. However, there may be circumstances in which this offence remains to be used for an assault on a constable.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of offenders sentenced and the average custodial sentence length for both offences in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1182043/outcomes-by-offence-2022_v2.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2022</a>, using the following HO codes:</p><ul><li>10423 - Assault on a constable</li><li>00873 – Common assault or battery of an emergency worker</li></ul><p> </p><p>While improving our data processing in 2022, a data mapping issue was discovered in the Courts Proceedings Database whereby an estimated 1,301 convictions (227 in 2019, 530 in 2020 and 544 in 2021) for the offence ‘00873 – Common assault or battery of an emergency worker’ were not correctly mapped to this offence at Crown Court, therefore were not presented in the published data. We are exploring ways to add these convictions to the Outcomes by Offence data tool in future publications. This mapping was corrected in data for 2022 and therefore all data going forward will present correct figures.</p><p>There are also several other assault offences which may be charged depending on the level of harm caused including actual bodily harm, grievous bodily harm, and grievous bodily harm with intent. These are not specific to emergency workers or police officers. However, the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 created a statutory aggravating factor where such offences are committed against an emergency worker</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 199210 question first answered 18/09/2023 11:43:43 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1660311

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Corruption and Economic Crime: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to help ensure that victims of (a) financial crime and (b) corruption in (i) the UK and (ii) other jurisdictions are recognised as victims for compensation purposes.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	199220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>Under the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime, in England and Wales, all victims who have suffered harm, including economic harm, as a direct result of a crime are entitled to information about compensation and, where eligible, to be told about how to claim compensation.</p><p>Relevant compensation will depend on the circumstances of the crime. For example, if the defendant is convicted, they may be ordered by the court to pay the victim compensation. Outside of the criminal justice system, there is also the possibility of civil compensation. For victims of fraud specifically, the government has just legislated to give the Payment Systems Regulator the powers it needs to make payment service providers reimburse victims of authorised fraud (where the victim is deceived into making a payment). This will come into effect in 2024. There are also arrangements in cases where an organisation is being prosecuted for fraud, bribery or other economic crimes where organisations can agree to a number of conditions, including paying compensation, in order to make reparations without a conviction (Deferred Prosecution Agreements).</p><p>For potential overseas victims, (whether individuals, organisations or governments), the Serious Fraud Office will consider at an early stage whether compensation may be appropriate as part of the sentencing or resolution, and through which route that may be achieved.</p><p>Development of a new UK Anti-Corruption Strategy is underway with publication expected in 2023 and will outline the UK response to strengthen resilience against corruption and illicit finance in the UK and internationally.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 20/09/2023 11:58:12 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1659724

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Homicide: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislation to make whole-life orders mandatory when sentencing people found guilty of the murder of a child.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	198868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>Whole life orders are already the starting point for the murder of a child where such a murder is premeditated or involves the abduction of the child or sexual or sadistic motivation. On 26 August, the Prime Minister announced plans to make whole life orders the default for those who commit murders in these, and other particularly heinous, circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also plans to make the murder of an individual, whether an adult or a child, subject to a mandatory whole life order if the murder involves sexual or sadistic conduct.</p><p> </p><p>These reforms will ensure that those who murder the most vulnerable members of our society in the worst possible ways will face the most severe punishment available.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/09/2023 10:40:26 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers