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106012

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Police Cautions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of police cautions issued for (a) rape, (b) sexual offences and (c) violent crimes in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	213132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Ministry of Justice. Crime is falling and offenders are going to prison for longer. This Government has taken action to end cautions culture, and to make sure serious offenders do not receive penalties seen as soft options.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are changing the law to ban ‘simple’ cautions for all of the indictable only offences - the most serious criminal offences which must be tried in the Crown Court including rape, manslaughter and robbery.</p><p>We are also banning ‘simple’ cautions for possession of any offensive weapon (including a knife), supplying Class A drugs and a range of sexual offences against children, including child prostitution and pornography.</p><p>We have also outlined a new approach to scrap all cautions, which is being piloted in Staffordshire, West Yorkshire and Leicestershire, with a view to being extended across the country.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The current simple cautions are a non-statutory disposal available to the police to dispose of any offence committed by an adult and are designed for dealing with low level, mainly first time offending.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice issues guidance on the process to be followed by the police when they are administering simple cautions for adult offenders. The latest guidance, issued in November 2013 following the Simple Cautions Review, states that the use of a simple caution for indictable only offences, such as rape, should only be given following authorisation by a senior police officer of at least the rank of Superintendent and the Crown Prosecution Service. These will be cases where there were exceptional circumstances which would mean that it was not in the public interest to prosecute.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is legislating in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill to place statutory restrictions on the use of cautions for certain serious offences.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of simple cautions issued for rape, sexual offences and violent crimes, in England and Wales, from 2010 to 2013 (the latest available) can be found on the Ministry of Justice website and is available at the following link:-</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/311455/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-2009-2013.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/311455/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-2009-2013.xls</a></p><p> </p><p>For rape offences</p><p> </p><p>Under “Offence” select rape of a female and rape of a male.</p><p> </p><p>For sexual offences</p><p> </p><p>Under “Offence type” select sexual offences.</p><p> </p><p>For violent crimes</p><p> </p><p>Under “Offence type” select violence against the person.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on Offenders cautioned by sex and type of offence, 2003 to 2013</p><p>Is available at the following link:-</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-statistics-quarterly-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-statistics-quarterly-december-2013</a></p><p>Under “Out of court disposals” data is available at Table Q2d.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 06/11/2014 17:38:43 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

106018

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime: Shipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Bermuda government and the Hampshire Constabulary, signed in October 2013, relating to the framework for police co-operation on the investigation of serious crimes on board Bermudan-registered ships.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	212960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>I will place a redacted copy of the requested Memorandum of Understanding between Hampshire Constabulary and the Bermuda Police Service, in the House Library shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 06/11/2014 16:19:38 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

106021

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Miscarriages of Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her written statement of 26 June 2014, Official Report, column 35W, on potential miscarriages of justice, whether Mark Ellison QC will be given access to the confidential annex drawn up by the Criminal Cases Review Commission on the reasons for which it referred the conviction of John Jordan for assaulting a police officer to the Crown Court.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	212925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The Home Secretary made clear in her statement to the House on 6 March that &quot;Mark Ellison and the CPS will be provided with whatever access they judge necessary to relevant documentary evidence&quot;.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 06/11/2014 16:20:21 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

106028

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officer recruits in (a) Suffolk and (b) England and Wales began residential training in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
uin	212880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally by the Home Office. Decisions about the numbers of police officer recruits who undertake residential training are a matter for the local police force.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 06/11/2014 16:19:05 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

106029

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Driving Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many roadside checks for (a) speed, (b) use of seat belts and child restraints, (c) vehicle safety and roadworthiness and (d) driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs were carried out in (i) Bury St Edmunds constituency, (ii) Suffolk and (iii) England and Wales by each police force in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
uin	212878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>Available information relates to the number of roadside breath tests conducted in Suffolk and England and Wales, these data are provided in the table. Data for 2013 is scheduled for publication in Spring 2015.<br><br>Data on the number of roadside checks for speed, use of seatbelts and driving under the influence of drugs, as well as breakdowns for Bury St Edmunds constituency are not reported to the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><strong>Number of roadside breath tests conducted, 2010-2012</strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Area</strong></td><td><strong>2010</strong></td><td><strong>2011</strong></td><td><strong>2012</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Suffolk</td><td>10,501</td><td>11,832</td><td>16,083</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>England and Wales</td><td>736,846</td><td>685,992</td><td>682,558</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 05/11/2014 14:38:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

106030

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cycling: Public Footpaths
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library the guidance her Department issues to police officers about cyclists riding on footpaths; what recent discussions she has had with the police about that issue; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
uin	212876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The department receives correspondence from MPs and members of the public about the police enforcement of the offence of cycling on the footpath. The Home Office has issued no formal guidance or instructions to the police on this offence. The enforcement of this offence is an operational matter for the police, as determined locally and based on local priorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 212877 question first answered 10/11/2014 15:59:19 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

106031

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cycling: Public Footpaths
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received from (a) members of the public and (b) hon. Members about the enforcement of the law against cyclists using the footpath; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
uin	212877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The department receives correspondence from MPs and members of the public about the police enforcement of the offence of cycling on the footpath. The Home Office has issued no formal guidance or instructions to the police on this offence. The enforcement of this offence is an operational matter for the police, as determined locally and based on local priorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 212876 question first answered 10/11/2014 15:59:19 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

106032

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the net effect to date on public expenditure of the introduction of police and crime commissioners; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	212863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) have introduced direct democratic accountability to policing. Their role and function is dramatically different to the invisible and ineffective Police Authorities they replaced. The Government has not made an estimate of the net effect on public expenditure, nor are the roles directly comparable. PCCs are providing an impetus to reform and are delivering policing more efficiently. <br><br>As recognised by HMIC’s independent report &quot;Policing in Austerity: Meeting the Challenge&quot;, police forces and PCCs have risen to the challenge of delivering savings and supporting collaboration whilst maintaining and improving services for the public. The proportion of officers on the frontline is increasing, victim satisfaction is up and crime continues to fall.<br><br>The Government’s police reforms are working. Under this Government, overall crime has fallen by more than a fifth according to the independent Crime Survey for England and Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/11/2014 10:06:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

106041

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions his Department has made appointments by exception since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Information for number of appointments by exception in the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and National Offender Management Service (NOMS) is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Recruitment Exceptions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MoJ</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NOMS</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>185</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>239</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>80</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>270</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information for 2010/2011 is not available as this data was not collated centrally.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the Data Protection Act, we are also unable to provide details of who was appointed to each post.</p><p> </p><p>The Recruitment Principles explain the legal requirement that selection for appointment to the Civil Service must be on merit on the basis of fair and open competition. They also set out the circumstances in which appointments can be made as exceptions to this requirement; and describe the responsibilities of departments and agencies in meeting this requirement.</p><p> </p><p>The Recruitment Principles 2014 came into operation on Monday 21 April 2014. The Recruitment Principles 2012 apply to appointments made before then.</p><p> </p><p>The data provided refers to the Recruitment Principles 2012 which can be accessed at the following link: <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Recruitment-Principles-April-2012.pdf" target="_blank">http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Recruitment-Principles-April-2012.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/11/2014 17:36:37 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

106043

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Cycling: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fixed penalty notices have been issued to cyclists riding on footpaths in (a) Southend, (b) Essex and (c) the London Metropolitan Police area; and how many such notices (i) have been paid, (ii) are currently outstanding, (iii) have been written-off and (iv) have had a warrant issued for the arrest of the offender.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
uin	212991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates’ courts, found guilty and fined for offences relating to pedal cycles by gender, age group and police force area in England and Wales, from 2003 to 2013 (the latest available) can be viewed in the table 1.</p><p> </p><p>The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates’ courts, found guilty and fined for offences connected with pedal cycles by gender, age group and court can be viewed in the table 2.</p><p> </p><p>Trend data can be viewed in table 3.</p><p>Data on fixed penalty notices and data on warrants for the arrest of the offender are not held centrally by the Ministry of Justice. Furthermore, data held centrally on the Court Proceedings Database is not available at constituency level.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning attachment 1 file name 212859-212860-212873-212874-212913-212968-212992-212991-212993 - force table.xlsx title cycling offences by police force 2 file name 212859-212860-212873-212874-212913-212968-212992-212991-212993 - courts table.xlsx title cycling offences by court 3 file name 212859-212860-212873-212874-212913-212968-212992-212991-212993 - trends table.xls title cycling offences trends grouped question UIN 212859 212860 212873 212874 212913 212968 212992 212993 question first answered 10/11/2014 17:16:34 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess