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date	09/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Government Departments: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library (a) the number of Freedom of Information requests received by each Government Department in each of the last four years, (b) the number and proportion of such requests that received a full answer from each Department and (c) the number and proportion of such requests which did not receive a full answer in each category of reason for refusal in each Department.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	204955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government publishes detailed statistics on freedom of information requests received by central government departments quarterly and annually. These include the number of requests received by government departments, the number of requests which received a full answer and the number which did not receive a full answer. The statistics for the last four years can be found on the following web addresses:</p><p> </p><ul><li><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/freedom-of-information-statistics-October-December-2013-and-annual" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/freedom-of-information-statistics-October-December-2013-and-annual" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/freedom-of-information-statistics-October-December-2013-and-annual</a> (for 2013 Annual);</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/freedom-of-information-statistics-October-December-2012-and-annual" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/freedom-of-information-statistics-October-December-2012-and-annual" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/freedom-of-information-statistics-October-December-2012-and-annual</a> (for 2012 Annual);</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/earlier-editions-statistics-on-implementation-in-central-government-earlier-editions-in-the-series" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/earlier-editions-statistics-on-implementation-in-central-government-earlier-editions-in-the-series" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/earlier-editions-statistics-on-implementation-in-central-government-earlier-editions-in-the-series</a> (for 2011 Annual and 2010 Annual)</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 16/07/2014 16:28:40 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

76874

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the potential effect of the privatisation of Ministry of Justice shared services on jobs in Bootle constituency.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	204927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is entering into detailed discussions with Shared Services Connected Limited (SSCL) regarding the future delivery of their back office services with the intention of awarding a contract in August 2014. We expect this to bring increased savings and efficiency in back-office functions, provide further benefits across wider Government and offer better value for money to the tax payer.</p><p> </p><p>SSCL have stated their intention of providing 12 months job protection for all transferring staff from the point of transfer in October 2014. This means that there will be no compulsory redundancies during this period. No decisions have been made to close buildings and we expect all sites to remain open during this period.</p><p> </p><p>Following the transfer of staff, services and IT, there will be a stabilisation stage during which SSCL will look at how the service is currently delivered. No decisions will be made until SSCL has had the opportunity to fully understand the operation.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work with staff, trade unions and other stakeholders to assess any impacts on staff.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 16/07/2014 16:07:28 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

76875

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to protect personal data held by Ministry of Justice Shared Services when that data is off-shored to countries with less robust data protection than the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	204929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is entering into detailed discussions with Shared Services Connected Limited (SSCL) regarding the future delivery of their back office services with the intention of awarding a contract in August 2014. We expect this to bring increased savings and efficiency in back-office functions, provide further benefits across wider Government and offer better value for money to the tax payer.</p><p> </p><p>It is a part of Shared Services Connected Limited's business strategy to move some of its work offshore. However, no decision has been taken to move any of the work of MoJ Shared Services offshore. Should there be any proposals to offshore MoJ work in the future, specific agreement would be needed from the MoJ. This would also include the need to make sure that the right level of data security was in place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 16/07/2014 16:26:17 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

76876

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions took place between officials in his Department, the Home Office and STERIA before the decision to privatise Ministry of Justice shared services was taken.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	204926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>Prior to entering these detailed discussions with Shared Services Connected Limited (a joint venture between STERIA and the Cabinet Office) all options were fully evaluated. A business case was developed to evaluate the two Independent Shared Service Centre (ISSC) options, alongside the option to remain a standalone organisation.</p><p>The business case was informed by proposals from both ISSC framework providers, which included SSCL. In order to complete these proposals, both providers learned about the existing MoJ Shared Services organisation through visits to our sites and through the information that was provided to them about:</p><p> </p><p>· How Shared Services fitted in to the MoJ organisation.</p><p>· What services they provided and who their customers were.</p><p>· How many transactions were processed in a typical day.</p><p>· Who their partners were and what systems they used.</p><p>· The projects that were currently underway.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The evaluation criteria in the business case included people impact, services delivery, cost and IT. Overall the SSCL proposal was the strongest, in part due to the investment that they were already making in a new IT platform and the fact that the costs of this could be shared across multiple government departments.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is now entering into detailed discussions with Shared Services Connected Limited (SSCL) regarding the future delivery of their back office services, with the intention of awarding a contract in August 2014.</p><p><em>The Home Office have also been considering their options at the same time as the Ministry of Justice but the two departments have completed their evaluations as separate and independent exercises. The Home Office </em>have reached the same conclusion and assessed SSCL to be its preferred option. <em>The two departments have started contract negotiations at the same time but each will have a separate contract with SSCL. </em>It's intended that MoJ and Home Office follow the same process going forward and will make changes within the same timescales.</p><p><em>Both of these evaluations followed the publication of the Government's Next Generation Shared Services Strategy in December 2012 and a rigorous procurement exercise completed by Cabinet Office to select the providers of the two Independent Shared Service Centres.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 16/07/2014 16:42:41 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

76878

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason his Department did not consult the Public and Commercial Services Union on an in-house bid for the Ministry of Justice shared services contract.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	204928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is entering into detailed discussions with Shared Services Connected Limited (SSCL) regarding the future delivery of their back office serviceswith the intention of awarding a contract in August 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to entering these detailed discussions with SSCL, all options were fully evaluated. A business case was developed to evaluate both Independent Shared Service Centre (ISSC) options as well as the option for back office to remain a standalone organisation.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed information was put together on the in-house option, which reflected our existing organisation and also any known plans for the coming years, including those for growth in our customer numbers. This information was prepared in parallel with the proposals from the two ISSC framework providers. The costs and benefits of all three options between now and 2021/22 were assessed and this informed the business case, which was approved by the MoJ Departmental Board.</p><p> </p><p>The MoJ has been meeting regularly with trade union representatives since we started considering the options in December 2013 prior to any decisions being made and also prior to taking the outcome of the evaluation to the MoJ Departmental Board. Trade Union representation includes representatives from Public and Commercial Services (PCS).</p><p> </p><p>Once we knew the decision had been taken to enter into detailed discussions with Shared Services Connected Limited (SSCL). We informed trade union representatives. Formal consultation is now taking place about the transfer of MoJ staff to SSCL under TUPE. We have been working with these staff and keeping them informed of developments. This will continue throughout the transition process.</p><p> </p><p>SSCL recognise our existing unions, including PCS, and will continue to consult with them after the staff transfer has taken place. <strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 16/07/2014 16:16:01 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

76890

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many off-payroll engagements for more than £220 a day and for a period of longer than six months were established in each of the last four years; and what the total cost of such payments has been.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	204748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>In responding to this question we have utilised data provided by our contracted supplier of interim staff who fall into the category above. This data is only available for the last 3 years under contract. Where the interim’s contract spans financial years the spend data is reported for the year in which spend was incurred, all figures are based on total charge rate exc VAT:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Contractors paid £220 or more, with a total contract length of more than 6 months</p></td><td><p>Spend in Financial Year from workers who have had contracts over 6 months in duration</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p>£20,814,160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>£23,792,142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>£26,152,415</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>There are currently no off-payroll staff from whom assurances about their tax status are outstanding. We have made it absolutely clear to all relevant contractors that they must meet their tax and national insurance obligations. Any senior off-payroll workers who fail to provide assurances about their tax arrangements face having their contracts terminated.</p><p>We only use temporary staff to fulfil essential roles within the Ministry of Justice; these staff provide a fast, flexible and efficient way to obtain necessary skills that are not currently available in-house.</p><p>Spend for this requirement has increased due to the demand of our priority programmes – which will deliver significant savings across the Ministry of Justice’s budget. It should be noted that since April 2010 the annual spend on interims as a whole has decreased by £10m.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 24/10/2014 13:27:49 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan