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172316

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date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Freedom of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a Freedom of Information request which would exceed the financial threshold can be validly submitted on the basis that the enquirer pays the excess so that the information is provided.
tabling member printed	Lord Ashcroft
uin	HL3899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>Public authorities may provide information in response to a request for information exceeding the “appropriate limit” in section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on the basis that the requester pays certain costs. The Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004 set out fees that may be charged in such cases under section 13 of the Act. However, it is entirely left to the discretion of the public authority whether or not to offer to comply on payment of such a fee.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 14/01/2015 16:57:08 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2568 label Biography information for Lord Ashcroft

172319

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Suicide
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people committed suicide in prison in England in 2014; and of those (1) how many received mental health assessments prior to their deaths, and (2) how many were diagnosed with a mental health illness.
tabling member printed	Lord Patel of Bradford
uin	HL3902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The number of self-inflicted deaths in prison custody in 2014 is due to be released on the 29<sup>th</sup> January 2015 at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>The most recent Safety in Custody statistics bulletin covers deaths in prison custody up to the end of September 2014. In the first 9 months of 2014 there had been 58 self-inflicted deaths in prison custody in England. As it can be difficult to determine a person’s intent to take their own life, the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) classifies any death where a person has apparently taken their own life, irrespective of intent, as a self-inflicted death.</p><p> </p><p>Information on mental health assessments and diagnoses are not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Prisoners receive a detailed medical examination on reception and those identified as having mental health needs are referred for a further mental health assessment. The reception healthcare screen also includes an assessment of the risk of self harm or suicide. Prisoners identified as being at risk of self harm or suicide (on reception, or at any point during their time in custody) are subject to Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT), a flexible, prisoner-centred care planning process. The ACCT process includes a detailed psychosocial assessment by a trained assessor within 24 hours, and this is followed immediately by the first multi-disciplinary case review, at which a decision is reached about whether or not a further mental health assessment is necessary.</p><p> </p><p>We are applying strenuous efforts to learn from each death and are providing further resources and support to prisons to help support their safer custody work. Reducing the number of self-inflicted deaths in prisons is a top priority, and our dedicated resources are providing support to many vulnerable prisoners every single day.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 15/01/2015 12:16:13 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	3798 label Biography information for Lord Patel of Bradford

172331

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Accommodation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the cause, and (2) the effect, of the 29 per cent reduction in the number of children detained in secure children’s homes between April and September 2013, in the light of the fact that there was a five per cent reduction in the total number of children in custody over the same period.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>Overall crime and proven offending by young people has fallen in recent years. Fewer young people have entered the criminal justice system and as a result fewer young people have ended up in custody.</p><p> </p><p>The appropriate placement of young people into the secure estate is undertaken on a case-by-case basis. Placement decisions are based upon a combination of factors unique to each young person entering custody.</p><p> </p><p>Between April and September 2013 there was a two per cent increase in the number of children detained in Secure Children’s Homes and a three per cent reduction in the total number of children in custody. Between April and September 2014 there was a twenty-nine per cent reduction in the number of children detained in Secure Children’s Homes and a five per cent reduction in the total number of children in custody. This can, in part, be explained by a twenty per cent reduction in the overall number of 10-14 year olds in the secure estate, one of the main groups placed in SCHs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 14/01/2015 16:56:03 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

172332

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the final evaluation of the Youth Justice Reinvestment Custody Pathfinders project will be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>Pilots inform our approach as we transform the criminal justice system and tackle our stubbornly high reoffending rates. Their value is in showing us what does work, and also highlighting where a different approach should be taken.</p><p> </p><p>The interim evaluation report from the Youth Justice Reinvestment Custody Pathfinder was published in July 2013. This can be found via the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225630/youth-justice-reinvestment-custody.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225630/youth-justice-reinvestment-custody.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The final evaluation report from the Pathfinder will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 14/01/2015 17:06:55 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

172333

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many lay magistrates are currently in post, broken down by (1) socio-economic, and (2) ethnic, categories.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The tables below contain the number of serving magistrates in England and Wales broken down by socio-economic category and ethnicity.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Socio-economic category</strong></p><p> </p><p>Socio-economic category has been interpreted to mean occupational group. Magistrates provide information about their occupational status on appointment. Due to practical constraints, this information is not routinely updated; for example, when a magistrates changes occupation. The information below, therefore, reflects the position at the time of appointment.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Occupation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manager or senior official</p></td><td><p>4,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Professional occupation</p></td><td><p>6,267</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Associate professional or technical occupation</p></td><td><p>2,124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administrative or secretarial occupation</p></td><td><p>3,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skilled trades occupation</p></td><td><p>398</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personal service occupation</p></td><td><p>266</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sales or customer service occupation</p></td><td><p>307</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Process, plant or machine operative</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elementary occupation</p></td><td><p>123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Never been in paid employment</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not in paid employment</p></td><td><p>1,318</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Retired</p></td><td><p>760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Self-employed</p></td><td><p>798</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,101</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 2: Ethnicity</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ethnic Category</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>18,271</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>599</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>919</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinese</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any Other</p></td><td><p>137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,101</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 14/01/2015 17:00:52 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

172335

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the (1) socio-economic, (2) ethnic, and (3) age, profiles of (a) lay magistrates, and (b) district and deputy district judges, appointed in 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>This Government takes the issue of judicial diversity very seriously and has taken steps to improve representation, while still appointing the best people for the job.</p><p> </p><p>We have introduced the equal merit provision, extended salaried part time working to make it easier to balance home and work life and introduced a statutory duty for the Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice to encourage judicial diversity.</p><p> </p><p>The ethnic and age profiles of District Judges (Magistrates’ Courts) and Deputy District Judges (Magistrates’ Courts) appointed in 2014 are as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Four District Judges (Magistrates’ Courts) were appointed, one of whom declared themselves to be Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic; three were in the 50-59 age range and one was in the 40-49 age range.</li><li>No Deputy District Judges (Magistrates’ Court) were appointed.</li></ul><p> </p><p>No information is recorded about the socio-economic backgrounds of salaried and fee paid judicial office-holders.</p><p> </p><p>The tables below show the 244 magistrates appointed in England and Wales in 2014 broken down by socio-economic, ethnicity and age category.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Socio-economic category</strong></p><p> </p><p>Socio-economic category has been interpreted to mean occupational group.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Occupation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manager or senior official</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Professional occupation</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Associate professional or technical occupation</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administrative or secretarial occupation</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skilled trades occupation</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personal service occupation</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sales or customer service occupation</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Process, plant or machine operative</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elementary occupation</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Never been in paid employment</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not in paid employment</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Retired</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Self-employed</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>244</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: Ethniciy</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinese</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any Other</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>244</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 3: Age</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Age</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 30</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-39</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>40-49</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>50-59</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>60 &amp; over</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>244</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 14/01/2015 16:59:23 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

172343

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 17 December 2014 (HL3232), how many new criminal offences were created from 1 January 2000 to 31 May 2014; and what plans they have to review those offences to ensure that they do not have a detrimental effect on freedom of speech, freedom of thought and individual conscience.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>As set out in my answer on 17 December 2014 (HL3532) I would expect the development of all government policies including criminal offences to include appropriate consideration of the potential impact on areas such as freedom of speech. All new legislation requires a certificate of compliance with human rights or an explanation as to why it does not. The decision to review criminal offences after they are commenced is a decision for individual departments and, where appropriate, for collective Government agreement.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The annual statistical bulletin on New Criminal Offences Statistics in England and Wales collates and presents statistics on the number of criminal offences created by government departments. This covers the period 1 June 2009 up until 31 May 2014. 1073 offences have been created during this period. The latest edition of the bulletin was published on 11 December 2014. It can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/new-criminal-offences-statistics-in-england-and-wales-may-2014</p><p> </p><p>Statistics are not available for the number of criminal offences created during the period 1 January 2000 to 31 May 2009.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 19/01/2015 16:51:36 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

172374

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Civil Proceedings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which law firms have received legal aid funding in relation to claims against the Ministry of Defence in the last five years; and in each case how much funding has been provided.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL3957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) cannot separately identify legal aid which has been awarded to bring actions against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) without disproportionate costs. Opponent details in legal aid cases are not systematically recorded by the LAA as there is no legislative or business requirement to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 19/01/2015 16:53:51 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

170954

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much financial compensation was paid out in respect of criminal damage and criminal injury claims lodged between 1970 and 1998 as a result of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL3861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This matter is devolved in Northern Ireland and is the responsibility of the Compensation Services (formerly known as the Compensation Agency), within the Northern Ireland Department of Justice. Compensation Services administers five statutory compensation schemes in Northern Ireland including criminal injuries and criminal damage.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 05/01/2015 15:12:47 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

170955

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much financial compensation was paid out in respect of criminal damage and criminal injuries as a result of terrorist activity in Great Britain for claims lodged between 1970 and 1998.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL3862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) does not hold this information. Before 2012, CICA did not record the specific crime of which their applicants had been a victim. This was because payments are based primarily on the injuries sustained rather than the crime of which they were a victim.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 05/01/2015 15:26:28 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey