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1110285

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what action he has taken against the Community Rehabilitation Companies that have failed to deliver a quality service; and whether such companies will still be able to bid for future contracts despite this failure.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	242167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>I have been clear that probation services need to improve. We have taken decisive action by ending current Community Rehabilitation Company contracts early, investing in improvements to Through the Gate services and conducting a consultation on future arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to hold Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) to their contractual obligations using a variety of levers. These include putting in place action plans for all CRCs where concerns relating to quality have been identified by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service or Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation, and applying service credits where appropriate for underperformance on any one of 12 Service Levels focusing on particular aspects of delivery.</p><p> </p><p>We will award contracts to those best placed to deliver them. Any bidder in a future competition will need to provide evidence of their ability to deliver probation services.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 11/04/2019 16:35:55 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1110286

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Public Sector
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 costs associated with reunification of the probation service into the public sector in comparison to re-letting contracts to private providers.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	242168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>We are currently considering the options for the future of probation services to ensure we achieve the right balance between public, private and voluntary providers. This includes assessing the costs of service delivery, in addition to other factors which play a part in the decision. We will set out more detailed plans shortly, but it is important that we take the time to get this decision right.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 11/04/2019 16:37:46 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1105729

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Discipline
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions (a) police officers and (b) other additional support has had to be brought in to prisons in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	237780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held by the MoJ. Police Officers can perform a variety of roles in assisting Her Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS) establishments ranging from Scenes of Crime preservation to Perimeter Security.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 01/04/2019 16:57:06 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1024707

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Toads: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many public prosecutions have been brought for (a) killing, (b) injuring, (c) disturbing the habitat and (d) sale of natterjack toads in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	202097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>It is not possible to identify the number of defendants prosecuted for an offence involving Natterjack Toads from centrally held data. Published information on offences under section 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 covers broader offences and other animals.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017, there were 2 prosecutions under section 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and 12 prosecutions in the last five years (these figures relate to all offences under section 9 and animals which are listed under schedule 5).</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/12/2018 17:54:22 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1022839

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of suicides in (a) young offenders institutes and (b) juvenile wings of prisons in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	200673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>All establishments holding young offenders (either “young adults”, who are aged 18-21, or “young people”, who are aged 15 to 17) are designated as young offender institutions. In 2017 there were three self-inflicted deaths of young adults, and no self-inflicted deaths of young people.</p><p> </p><p>There are no ‘juvenile wings of prisons’, as any site with a population that includes both adults and young people is designated as both a prison and a young offender institution. The only such establishment in the estate at this time is HMP/YOI Parc, where there were no self-inflicted deaths of young people (or of adults) in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The safety and welfare of every young person in custody is our priority. That is why we are already investing in more front-line staff and building on our reforms to youth custody. We are expanding front-line staff capacity in public-sector YOIs by 20%, equating to over 120 new recruits. Since the creation of our youth justice reform programme last year, inspection reports have highlighted improvements in all the under-18 sites they have inspected, and we continue to drive forward these vital reforms so that we have safer, more rehabilitative young offender institutions.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/12/2018 16:07:28 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1020415

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of suicides in Young Offenders Institutes.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	199437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government publishes quarterly statistics on deaths in prison custody and a more detailed annual breakdown, and both are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-june-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-june-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>The number of self-inflicted deaths in each establishment, including each young offender institution, can be seen in table 1.16 in Deaths in Prison Custody 1978 to 2017. However, as many establishments are designated as both prisons and young offender institutions, this does not reveal how many of the deaths were of young offenders.</p><p> </p><p>The number of self-inflicted deaths by age can be seen in table 1.6 of the same spreadsheet.</p><p>There were three self-inflicted deaths of young offenders aged 18 to 21 in 2017, the lowest number since 2012, and there have been no self-inflicted deaths of young offenders aged 15 to 17 since 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes very seriously its responsibility to keep prisoners safe, and we are committed to reducing the incidence of self-inflicted deaths and self-harm across the estate. This is why we have established a prison safety programme through which we are taking forward a comprehensive set of actions to improve safety in custody.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/12/2018 15:46:46 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

986390

registered interest
date	12/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on prison officers salaries for each of the last 10 financial years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	178511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Expenditure on Band 3 to 5 Prison Officer salaries by Financial Year in England and Wales(£million)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016/17<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>909</p></td><td><p>868</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>740</p></td><td><p>764</p></td><td><p>778</p></td><td><p>846</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p><ol><li>The figures include Pay; Allowances; Overtime (Payment Plus) and Employer's National Insurance and Employer's Pension Contributions</li><li>Data prior to 2011/12 is unavailable</li></ol><sup>1</sup> Expenditure for 2016/17 has been partially estimated due to the transition to the Single Operating System (SOP)</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/10/2018 15:19:10 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

944704

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Dangerous Driving
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to review the legal definitions for the offences of (a) careless and (b) dangerous driving.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	166208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>In 2016 the government consulted on changes to driving offences and penalties relating to causing death or serious injury. In the response to the consultation, published in 2017, the government made clear that it does not propose to make any changes to the legal definitions of careless and dangerous driving. But it does propose to increase the maximum penalties for causing death by dangerous driving and causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs from 14 years’ imprisonment to life, and to create a new offence of causing serious injury by careless driving.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 24/07/2018 15:01:33 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

892268

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	Prison Officers: Length of Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of prison officers have (a) 0-1, (b) 1-3, (c) 3-5 (d) 5 -10 and (e) over 10 years of continuous service in the prison service as of January 2018.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	138489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>We are significantly exceeding our prison officer recruitment targets, which is vital to ensuring prisons are safe, secure and decent so they can successfully rehabilitate offenders. But it is also important that we retain experienced staff members, and we continue to work with governors to ensure this happens.</p><p> </p><p>Snapshot figures are taken for the last working day of the month. Figures on the length of service of band 3-5 prison officers as at 31 December 2017 can be found in Table 1:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Proportion of band 3-5 prison officers in post by length of service (full time equivalent), as at 31 December 2017</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Completed years of service<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>31-Dec-2017</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="5"><p>Band 3-5 Officers<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Under 1 year</p></td><td><p>18.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1-2</p></td><td><p>14.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3-4</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5-9</p></td><td><p>9.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10 years and over</p></td><td><p>54.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><sup>1</sup> Length of service in HMPPS calculated from most recent hire date. Where staff have transferred in from another Government Department or have transferred in through HMPPS taking over a function, length of service is calculated from entry to HMPPS.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><sup>2</sup> Includes Band 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl specialists), Band 4 / Supervising Officer and Band 5 / Custodial Managers.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 08/05/2018 16:38:09 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

825744

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking (a) individually and (b) with other Departments to ensure that major contractors are financially able to deliver their contracted services and projects.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	123811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>a) A review of the financial stability of contractors is an integral part of both the tendering of new contracts and continued contract management undertaken by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). The financial viability of suppliers is checked during the tendering process and once a contract is awarded, the MoJ will review the Supplier's financial circumstances on a regular basis to ensure that these have not significantly changed.</p><p> </p><p>b) Where a supplier is categorised as a Crown Commercial Service Strategic Supplier, MoJ work closely with the Crown Commercial Service to ensure the continued financial stability of the supplier.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 25/01/2018 18:47:55 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens