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519317

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Witnesses: Video Recordings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish the report evaluating the pilots of section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	37400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text Pre-trial cross-examination under Section 28 of the YJCEA 1999 was piloted in three Crown Court centres. A report will be published in due course. answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 24/05/2016 11:57:13 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

517228

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken between (a) offence commission and charge, (b) charge and first court appearance and (c) first appearance to completion was in sexual offences cases in which the victim was a minor in Greater Manchester in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013, (v) 2014 and (vi) 2015.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	36329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The tables show the average duration from offence to charge, from charge to first listing, and from first listing to completion for sexual offences cases in Greater Manchester Local Criminial Justice Board (LCJB) where the victim was a minor, for cases completing in April to December 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Age of victim is only known where specified as part of the wording of an offence in statute. Figures for sexual offences cases where the victim was a minor are based on cases where the victim was known to be a minor.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Average duration (days) between offence to charge, charge to first listing, and first listing to competion for sexual offence cases completed in Greater Manchester LCJB where the victim was a minor, 2010 to 2015</p></td></tr><tr><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>Number of defendants whose cases have completed</p></td><td><p>Offence to charge</p></td><td><p>Charge to first listing</p></td><td><p>First listing to completion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010 (Q2-Q4)</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>421.8</p></td><td><p>17.4</p></td><td><p>173.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>384.0</p></td><td><p>14.4</p></td><td><p>175.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>318.9</p></td><td><p>21.5</p></td><td><p>193.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>397.6</p></td><td><p>19.5</p></td><td><p>168.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>335.1</p></td><td><p>11.6</p></td><td><p>155.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 (p)</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>398.3</p></td><td><p>16.0</p></td><td><p>141.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Notes:</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>1) Includes all criminal cases which have received a verdict and concluded in the specified time period, in either the magistrates' courts or the Crown Court.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>2) Excludes breaches and cases with an offence to completion time greater than 10 years.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>3) Statistics are sourced from linked magistrates' courts and Crown Court adminstrative data systems - with a match rate of around 95%.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>4) Only one offence is counted for each defendant in the case. If there is more than one offence per defendant that complete on the same day, a set of validation rules applies to select one offence only and these relate to the longest duration, seriousness and the lowest sequence number of the offence.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>5) Sexual offence cases are detemined from the corresponding Home Office code.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>6) Age of victim is only known where specified as part of the wording of an offence in statute. Figures for sexual offences cases where the victim was a minor are based on cases where the victim was known to be a minor.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>7) 2010 data covers 1 April to 31 December</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 09/05/2016 14:14:01 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

517229

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Witnesses: Advocacy
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 effectiveness of quality assurance procedures for registered intermediaries.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	36330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>Registered Intermediaries are required to adhere to professional standards as set out in a Code of Conduct and a Code of Ethics. Instances where performance falls below the required level can be investigated by the Quality Assurance Board which oversees and monitors quality issues and reports to the Ministry of Justice. A number of options are available for the board to take, including disciplinary action where it sees fit.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 09/05/2016 14:08:09 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

517230

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Witnesses: Children
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 effectiveness of the 2015 protocol between the association of chief police officers, the crown prosecution service and HM Courts and Tribunals service to expedite cases involving witnesses under 10 years old.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	36331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>This Protocol provides additional guidance on support to young witnesses at Court. The protocol came into effect on the 1<sup>st</sup> April 2015; currently there are no plans to review it.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 09/05/2016 14:33:04 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

452084

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Tables 5.1 and 5.2 of the official statistics bulletin, An Overview of Sexual Offending in England and Wales, published on 10 January 2013, what the average number of days from offence to completion for sexual offence criminal proceedings for each offence type was in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	26866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>Our courts system is in need of urgent reform, which is why we have committed to building a justice system that is swifter and more certain.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing £700 million over the next five years to create a more effective service. We will utilise modern technology to meet the needs of everyone who uses our services.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>MOJ do not hold figures on dates of sentencing or acquittals and have instead provided the time from first listing to completion.</p><p> </p><p>The age of a victim is only known where specified as part of the wording of an offence in statute. Figures for sexual offences cases where the victim was a minor are based on cases where the victim was known to be a minor, and figures where the victim was an adult include cases where the age of the victim was not known.</p><p> </p><p>Data included in the attached tables.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 - the average duration from offence to charge, from charge to first listing, and from first listing to completion for sexual offences cases in Greater Manchester LCJB and in England and Wales, for cases completing in 2013, 2014 and January to September 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Table 2 – the average duration (days) between offence to charge, charge to first listing, and first listing to completion for sexual offence cases completed in England and Wales where the victim was a minor or an adult, 2013 to Q1-Q3 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Table 3 – the average durations for sexual offences cases in England and Wales. These are an update of Tables 5.1 and 5.2 in the ‘Overview of Sexual Offending in England and Wales’ publication. Figures are for the last 12 months available, from October 2014 to September 2015.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning attachment 1 file name 26833 - 26867 - 26836 - 26866 - tables 1 + 2.xls title Table 1 + Table 2 2 file name 26866 - Table 3.xls title Table 3 grouped question UIN 26833 26836 26867 question first answered 26/02/2016 14:44:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

452085

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time between (a) offence commission and charge, (b) charge and first court appearance and (c) first court appearance to sentencing or acquittal was for all completed sexual offence cases in (i) 2013, (ii) 2014 and (iii) 2015.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	26867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>Our courts system is in need of urgent reform, which is why we have committed to building a justice system that is swifter and more certain.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing £700 million over the next five years to create a more effective service. We will utilise modern technology to meet the needs of everyone who uses our services.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>MOJ do not hold figures on dates of sentencing or acquittals and have instead provided the time from first listing to completion.</p><p> </p><p>The age of a victim is only known where specified as part of the wording of an offence in statute. Figures for sexual offences cases where the victim was a minor are based on cases where the victim was known to be a minor, and figures where the victim was an adult include cases where the age of the victim was not known.</p><p> </p><p>Data included in the attached tables.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 - the average duration from offence to charge, from charge to first listing, and from first listing to completion for sexual offences cases in Greater Manchester LCJB and in England and Wales, for cases completing in 2013, 2014 and January to September 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Table 2 – the average duration (days) between offence to charge, charge to first listing, and first listing to completion for sexual offence cases completed in England and Wales where the victim was a minor or an adult, 2013 to Q1-Q3 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Table 3 – the average durations for sexual offences cases in England and Wales. These are an update of Tables 5.1 and 5.2 in the ‘Overview of Sexual Offending in England and Wales’ publication. Figures are for the last 12 months available, from October 2014 to September 2015.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning attachment 1 file name 26833 - 26867 - 26836 - 26866 - tables 1 + 2.xls title Table 1 + Table 2 2 file name 26866 - Table 3.xls title Table 3 grouped question UIN 26833 26836 26866 question first answered 26/02/2016 14:44:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

452093

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time between (a) offence commission and charge, (b) charge and first court appearance and (c) first court appearance to sentencing or acquittal was for all sexual offences cases completed in Greater Manchester in (i) 2013, (ii) 2014 and (iii) 2015.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	26833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>Our courts system is in need of urgent reform, which is why we have committed to building a justice system that is swifter and more certain.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing £700 million over the next five years to create a more effective service. We will utilise modern technology to meet the needs of everyone who uses our services.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>MOJ do not hold figures on dates of sentencing or acquittals and have instead provided the time from first listing to completion.</p><p> </p><p>The age of a victim is only known where specified as part of the wording of an offence in statute. Figures for sexual offences cases where the victim was a minor are based on cases where the victim was known to be a minor, and figures where the victim was an adult include cases where the age of the victim was not known.</p><p> </p><p>Data included in the attached tables.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 - the average duration from offence to charge, from charge to first listing, and from first listing to completion for sexual offences cases in Greater Manchester LCJB and in England and Wales, for cases completing in 2013, 2014 and January to September 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Table 2 – the average duration (days) between offence to charge, charge to first listing, and first listing to completion for sexual offence cases completed in England and Wales where the victim was a minor or an adult, 2013 to Q1-Q3 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Table 3 – the average durations for sexual offences cases in England and Wales. These are an update of Tables 5.1 and 5.2 in the ‘Overview of Sexual Offending in England and Wales’ publication. Figures are for the last 12 months available, from October 2014 to September 2015.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning attachment 1 file name 26833 - 26867 - 26836 - 26866 - tables 1 + 2.xls title Table 1 + Table 2 2 file name 26866 - Table 3.xls title Table 3 grouped question UIN 26836 26866 26867 question first answered 26/02/2016 14:44:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

452094

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time between (a) offence commission and charge, (b) charge and first court appearance and (c) first court appearance to sentencing or acquittal was for all completed sexual offences cases where the victim was (i) a minor and (ii) an adult in each year since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	26836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>Our courts system is in need of urgent reform, which is why we have committed to building a justice system that is swifter and more certain.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing £700 million over the next five years to create a more effective service. We will utilise modern technology to meet the needs of everyone who uses our services.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>MOJ do not hold figures on dates of sentencing or acquittals and have instead provided the time from first listing to completion.</p><p> </p><p>The age of a victim is only known where specified as part of the wording of an offence in statute. Figures for sexual offences cases where the victim was a minor are based on cases where the victim was known to be a minor, and figures where the victim was an adult include cases where the age of the victim was not known.</p><p> </p><p>Data included in the attached tables.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 - the average duration from offence to charge, from charge to first listing, and from first listing to completion for sexual offences cases in Greater Manchester LCJB and in England and Wales, for cases completing in 2013, 2014 and January to September 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Table 2 – the average duration (days) between offence to charge, charge to first listing, and first listing to completion for sexual offence cases completed in England and Wales where the victim was a minor or an adult, 2013 to Q1-Q3 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Table 3 – the average durations for sexual offences cases in England and Wales. These are an update of Tables 5.1 and 5.2 in the ‘Overview of Sexual Offending in England and Wales’ publication. Figures are for the last 12 months available, from October 2014 to September 2015.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning attachment 1 file name 26833 - 26867 - 26836 - 26866 - tables 1 + 2.xls title Table 1 + Table 2 2 file name 26866 - Table 3.xls title Table 3 grouped question UIN 26833 26866 26867 question first answered 26/02/2016 14:44:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

386308

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to complete the evaluation of the pilots of section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	4545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>The evaluation of the pilot of recorded pre-trial cross-examination (Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999) will be completed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 07/07/2015 14:45:02 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

226347

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Witnesses: Advocacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests for Registered Intermediary support there were for witnesses (a) under and (b) over 18 years old by (i) the police, (ii) the Crown Prosecution Service, (iii) defence lawyers, (iv) judges and (v) police area in (A) 2010, (B) 2011, (C) 2012, (D) 2013 and (E) 2014; and what the successful matching was for each such category of requester.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	226987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Recent work by the Ministry of Justice has highlighted the potential increase in future demand of Registered Intermediaries which is why we are currently in the process of undertaking a recruitment exercise aimed at doubling the number of Registered Intermediaries available to help vulnerable victims.</p><p> </p><p>The table attached gives a breakdown of the requested data.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/03/2015 16:49:59 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name 226987 - Registered Intermediaries.xls title Breakdown of Registered Intermediary Cases 10-14
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey