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583461

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date	14/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Justice System Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the final report of the review of the youth justice system will be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Ramsbotham
uin	HL1924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2016 answer text <p>The estimated total cost of the review of the youth justice system is £350,000. This figure is subject to audit at the end of the 2016-17 financial year and may change.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers are currently considering Charlie Taylor’s review of the youth justice system. The final report and the government’s plans for reform of the youth justice system will be published later in the autumn.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL1925 question first answered 28/09/2016 12:10:09 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3744 label Biography information for Lord Ramsbotham

583462

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Justice System Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total cost of the review of the youth justice system.
tabling member printed	Lord Ramsbotham
uin	HL1925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2016 answer text <p>The estimated total cost of the review of the youth justice system is £350,000. This figure is subject to audit at the end of the 2016-17 financial year and may change.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers are currently considering Charlie Taylor’s review of the youth justice system. The final report and the government’s plans for reform of the youth justice system will be published later in the autumn.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL1924 question first answered 28/09/2016 12:10:09 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3744 label Biography information for Lord Ramsbotham

581658

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Peter Sutcliffe
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the cost to date of keeping Peter Sutcliffe at Broadmoor Hospital, and what is the projected annual cost of keeping him at a category A high security prison.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL1794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2016 answer text <p>Decisions over whether prisoners are to be sent back to prison from secure hospitals are based on clinical assessments made by independent medical staff.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Health advise that information quantifying the costs to date of treating Peter Sutcliffe (now known as Peter Coonan) at Broadmoor Hospital between 1984 and 2016 is not available and would vary throughout the period of detention according to the care and interventions provided to meet his clinical needs and security requirements.</p><p> </p><p>The annual cost in 2014/15 of keeping a prisoner in a High Security prison was £57,000. This information can be found in the attachment.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 27/09/2016 14:13:25 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie attachment 1 file name HL1794 - NOMS PRISONER COSTS.pdf title Prisoner Costs table
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

579577

registered interest
date	09/09/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many cases under the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 have been referred to the Crown Prosecution Service in each year from 2005 to date.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL1748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2016 answer text <p>While the Crown Prosecution Service and the police work with each other at an early stage on Female Genital Mutilation cases to ensure all avenues of enquiry can be pursued, the CPS only records data on the Case Management System following a positive decision to charge a case.</p><p>The Casework Management System records that one FGM case was charged in 2014 and resulted in an acquittal in 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 27/09/2016 15:09:00 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

579579

registered interest
date	09/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders have been (1) applied for, and (2) granted, since the Serious Crime Act 2015 came into force.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL1750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2016 answer text <p>Statistics on Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders are available on gov.uk. Up to 31 March 2016, 60 applications had been submitted, and 46 Orders had been made.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 28/09/2016 12:16:18 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

576278

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Ministers of Religion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the publication of the review of Islamist extremism in prisons and the probation and youth justice services, in what ways they plan to change the vetting of prison chaplains and build on existing good practice, including vetting to counter-terrorism level.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Rochester
uin	HL1518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>Prison chaplains of all faiths make a valuable contribution to offender management, both in the provision of pastoral care and theological education, and as a safeguard against the spread of extremist ideologies. There are established pre-appointment checks in place for all prison chaplaincy positions, including Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) security clearance and the scrutiny of professional credentials.</p><p> </p><p>The Government response to the review into Islamist Extremism included a commitment to strengthen the due diligence process for the recruitment of prison chaplains. This policy is still being developed, and will supplement rather than replace existing arrangements. The checks can be applied to all prospective prison chaplains, of any faith, before a final offer of employment is made.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 15/09/2016 11:24:54 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4318 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Rochester

576338

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Radicalism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Offender Management Service plan to adopt a regime based on isolation and solitary confinement for all those Muslim prisoners who are assessed as posing a risk of encouraging Islamic radicalisation whilst in prison.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL1578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>The government is committed to tackling all forms of extremism. Keeping the most dangerous extremists away from other prisoners is essential to the safe running of our prisons and fundamental to public protection. Planning is under way to create specialist units within the high security estate to allow greater separation and specialised management of extremists who pose the highest risk to other prisoners. The regime of the new units will not be based on isolation or solitary confinement but on removing a small subset of the most dangerous and subversive radicalisers from the mainstream prisoner population.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 15/09/2016 15:46:47 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

541742

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Private Sector
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have undertaken an analysis of the risks and benefits of profit-making companies managing custodial institutions in the light of the serious allegations against some members of the G4S staff at Medway Secure Training Centre and the subsequent transfer of that centre to government control.
tabling member printed	Lord Ramsbotham
uin	HL1419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2016 answer text <p>The allegations at Medway STC are shocking and completely unacceptable. Decisive action has already been taken, which includes the appointment of a new centre manager and senior management team. G4S have been removed from the running of Medway and since 1 July the centre has been under new leadership.</p><p> </p><p>The safety and rehabilitation of young offenders is extremely important. We will be responding to the Charlie Taylor review with our plans for reform shortly.</p><p> </p><p>Well-run prisons are fundamental to the proper functioning of our justice system, and a vital part of our reform plans.</p><p> </p><p>Private providers play an important role in the prison estate. Performance of all providers is closely monitored and we will not hesitate to take action where standards fall short. Our providers are contractually required to cooperate with performance monitoring and audit by the Ministry.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 18/08/2016 15:07:53 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3744 label Biography information for Lord Ramsbotham

541201

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Asylum and Immigration Tribunal: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why fees in the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal are to be increased, and what percentage of requests for a waiver of such fees were refused in each quarter since the beginning of 2015 to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>The financial challenges faced by the Government means taking tough decisions on reducing public spending across a wide range of services.</p><p> </p><p>That is why the Government consulted on proposals to increase fees in asylum and immigration proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>Breaking down the data requested by quarter would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 03/08/2016 15:47:52 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

540450

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judges: Ethnic Groups
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 Keen of Elie on 18 July (HL948 and HL949), how many judges in HM Courts and Tribunals service who are over 50 years of age are from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL1330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2016 answer text <p>The Government recognises that judges from a Black, Asian &amp; Minority Ethnic (BAME) background are under-represented in the judiciary in England and Wales when compared with the general population. We are committed to continue working with the judiciary and all others concerned to make sure that, while appointments will always be made on merit, the pool of candidates is as diverse as possible.</p><p> </p><p>On average over the last 5 years, 11 per cent of candidates recommended for judicial appointment were from BAME groups. Meanwhile, 10 per cent of appointed judges aged over 50 were from BAME backgrounds on 1 April 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to working with other members of the Judicial Diversity Forum, including the Judicial Appointments Commission, the judiciary and the legal professions, to explore ways of increasing the percentage of judges from under-represented groups, including individuals from a BAME background, whilst continuing to safeguard the fundamental principle of appointment on merit. The Forum is considering the feasibility of proposals around pre-application training. The Government fully supports such work and is strongly committed to the judicial diversity agenda.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL1331 question first answered 01/08/2016 11:09:34 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley