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1717076

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) starts and (b) completions there have been for the (i) offender behaviour, (ii) sex offender, (iii) substance misuse, (iv) domestic violence and (v) extremism programmes in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	25610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The starts and completions for accredited programmes delivered in custody between March 2010 and March 2023 for (i) offender behaviour, (ii) sex offender, (iii) substance misuse, (iv) domestic violence and (v) extremism programmes are provided in figures 3.1 and 3.2 in <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-education-and-accredited-programme-statistics-2022-to-2023" target="_blank">Prison Education and Accredited Programme Statistics 2022 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. Data for 2023-2024 will be published in the Prison Education and Accredited Programmes Statistics report on 26 September 2024.</p><p> </p><p>In custody, the longer-term decrease in Accredited Programme starts and completions has been primarily driven by the change of programme ownership – and responsibility for running substance misuse accredited programmes - from HMPPS to NHS. As of 1 April 2011, local NHS partnerships assumed these responsibilities. The large decreases seen reflect the fact that more offenders are completing programmes run by the NHS, rather than HMPPS. There has also been a reinvestment from shorter, moderate intensity programmes in favour of longer, higher intensity programmes along with the introduction of some 1:1 programmes. This better reflects the identified demand across HMPPS prisons. The number of commissioned completions has therefore decreased although overall maintaining investment.</p><p> </p><p>The starts and completions for accredited programmes delivered in the community from 2009-10 to 2014-15 for (i) offender behaviour, (ii) sex offender, (iii) substance misuse, (iv) domestic violence and (v) extremism programmes are published in the Accredited Programmes Bulletin at Tables 1.3 and 1.4 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/accredited-programmes-bulletin-2014-to-2015." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/accredited-programmes-bulletin-2014-to-2015.</a></p><p>The information for April 2015-March 2023 is contained in the attached table. The information for starts can be found in table 1 and for completions in table 2.</p><p>We keep offending behaviour programmes under continual review, to ensure that they are effective in reducing reoffending and protecting the public.</p><p>We have also introduced a range of programmes designed specifically to address Sexual Offending, including one specifically tailored to non-contact internet offending.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/05/2024 15:30:36 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2024-05-20 PQ 25610 table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1717084

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Service: Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times have prison staff been subject to disciplinary action by reason for that action in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	25618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>Information on the number of public sector prison staff who were subject to conduct &amp; disciplinary action since 2014/15 is given in table 1 in the attached spreadsheet. Figures are presented by financial year up to 2022-23.</p><p> </p><p>While the vast majority of Prison Service staff are hardworking and honest, we take all and any allegations extremely seriously and is investigated and where appropriate, disciplinary action is taken. There is no place in His Majesty’s Prison &amp; Probation Service (HMPPS) for any form of unacceptable behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>The Tackling Unacceptable Behaviours Unit (TUBU) was established in August 2020 and this has been followed by an increase in reported cases. Its aim is to help improve the working environment by providing support, insight and expertise to staff who raise concerns. The services TUBU provides include a confidential helpline to support staff who are experiencing any form of unacceptable behaviour; a mediation service to resolve workplace conflict; and an investigation service.</p><p> </p><p>The investigation service enables managers to obtain advice and signposting, and gives access to qualified investigators where there is an allegation of bullying, harassment, discrimination or victimisation.</p><p> </p><p>These measures now mean staff are reporting unacceptable behaviour more often.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/05/2024 13:48:10 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2024-05-20 PQ 25618 Table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1713644

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Homicide: Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reoffending rate was for people convicted of murder in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	23616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Between 2011/12 and 2021/22, the overall proven reoffending rate decreased from 31.3% to 25.2%. As shown in the attached table, the most recent data shows that reoffending rates for both murderers and rapists are at their lowest levels since 2005. In particular, the proportion of rapists who reoffend has fallen from 10.2% in 2005/06 to 5.3% in 2021/22.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking action to drive down the reoffending rate for all offenders by investing in a wide range of rehabilitative interventions to get them into skills training, work, and stable accommodation. Since 2021, we’ve rolled out Employment Hubs and Prison Employment Leads in all resettlement prisons and are delivering our temporary accommodation service for all prisoners at risk of homelessness.</p><p> </p><p>The full information requested can be found in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 23617 question first answered 29/04/2024 16:55:11 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2024-04-29 PQ 23616 23617 table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1713645

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rape: Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reoffending rate was for people convicted of rape in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	23617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Between 2011/12 and 2021/22, the overall proven reoffending rate decreased from 31.3% to 25.2%. As shown in the attached table, the most recent data shows that reoffending rates for both murderers and rapists are at their lowest levels since 2005. In particular, the proportion of rapists who reoffend has fallen from 10.2% in 2005/06 to 5.3% in 2021/22.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking action to drive down the reoffending rate for all offenders by investing in a wide range of rehabilitative interventions to get them into skills training, work, and stable accommodation. Since 2021, we’ve rolled out Employment Hubs and Prison Employment Leads in all resettlement prisons and are delivering our temporary accommodation service for all prisoners at risk of homelessness.</p><p> </p><p>The full information requested can be found in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 23616 question first answered 29/04/2024 16:55:11 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2024-04-29 PQ 23616 23617 table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1687767

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of inmates serving life sentences in prisons are not British nationals.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	13214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2024 answer text <p>The requested information can be found in the attached spreadsheet.</p><p>The removal of Foreign National Offenders is a Government priority. We removed 16,676 foreign national offenders between January 2019 and September 2023. Published figures show that FNO returns have increased in the latest 12-month period (ending September 2023) by 19% when compared to previous 12-month period (3,577 compared to 3,011).</p><p>The Tariff Expired Removal Scheme (TERS) applies to foreign national offenders serving an indeterminate sentence. Section 32A of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 provides the Secretary of State the power to approve the removal of a prisoner for the purposes of deportation once the minimum tariff date has expired and without the Parole Board directing release. TERS does not affect the normal consideration or processes for deportation or removal. A prisoner is not released from their sentence and are liable to continue to serve the sentence if they return to the UK.</p><p>We have recently announced measures to further increase removals including the extension of the Early Removal Scheme window to 18 months; working closely with Home Office to facilitate timely removals and working with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to conclude bilateral Prison Transfer Agreements with specific countries.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/02/2024 13:45:52 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2024-02-14 PQ 13214 Final Table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1679716

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) people and (b) foreign nationals are in prison for each offence category.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	7963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The requested information can be found in the attached spreadsheet.</p><p>The removal of Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) is a Government priority with all FNOs sentenced to custody being referred to the Home Office for consideration of deportation. Both departments are working closely to maximise removals from prison including:</p><ul><li>Expanding the Early Removal Scheme to 18 months so we get them out of the country early so they are no longer a cost to taxpayers;</li><li>Deploying more Home Office caseworkers to speed up and increase removals from this country, and look at measures to remove foreign nationals accused of less serious crimes more quickly;</li><li>Continuing to sign strike new prisoner transfer deals like the one agreed with Albania.</li></ul><p>The Govt has made good progress from removing from prison and the community and published figures show that overall FNO returns have increased in the latest 12-month period (ending September 2023) by 19% when compared to previous 12-month period (3,577 compared to 3,011).   We removed 16,676 foreign national offenders since January 2019 to September 2023.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/01/2024 14:42:25 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2024-01-15 PQ 7963 table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1676425

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list the total caseload for the probation service in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, (d) 2022 and (e) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	5831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2023 answer text <p>The Probation Service is responsible for supervising all adult offenders sentenced to an order in the community and those offenders released from prison who are subject to pre- or post-release supervision. Please find the total caseload listed in the attached table.</p><p>We have increased funding for the Probation Service by an additional £155m a year to recruit staff, bring down caseloads and deliver better supervision of offenders in the community.</p><p>We continue to focus on recruitment and retention and have accelerated recruitment of trainee Probation Officers to increase staffing levels, particularly in areas with the most significant staffing challenges. As a result, over 4,000 trainees have joined the service since 2020.</p><p>Data sources and quality:</p><p>As with any large-scale recording system and calculations made from it; data are subject to possible errors.</p><p>Source: Offender Management Statistics Quarterly (OMSQ) bulletin.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/12/2023 11:21:59 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2023-12-14 PQ 5831 Table (1).xlsx title Table
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1675920

registered interest
date	06/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of community sentences were completed (a) successfully and (b) unsuccessfully due to (i) the committal of an additional offence and (ii) a breach of sentence stipulations in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	5599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>We have increased funding for the Probation Service by an additional £155m a year to recruit staff and to deliver better and more consistent supervision of offenders in the community. The data shows that since 2018, the proportion of successfully completed community sentences has increased from 70% to 74%. Please find the full dataset requested in the accompanying table.</p><p> </p><p>Delivering public protection and cutting crime is not just about custody. There is persuasive evidence that suspended and community sentences are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending and promoting rehabilitation. Community sentences can include a range of robust requirements to punish the offender, protect the public and deliver rehabilitation. Electronic monitoring of curfews, exclusion zones, attendance at appointments, location monitoring and alcohol bans are all available requirements which the courts can use. Courts can also impose up to 300 hours of unpaid work to make sure that offenders are visibly and publicly making reparations for their crimes. Any breach of these requirements could see them returned to court and face immediate custody.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that where there is a significant risk of harm to an individual or where the offender has breached an order of the court, the courts will retain full discretion to impose a sentence of immediate custody.</p><p> </p><p>Data sources and quality:</p><p>The figures in this table have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p> </p><p>Source:</p><p>National Delius case management system.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/12/2023 15:26:17 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2023-12-14 PQ 5599 Table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1674102

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation Service: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many probation officers were employed in the probation delivery units in the areas covering Greater London in (a) 2020, (b) 2021, (c) 2022 and (d) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	4450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The number of probation officers in post based in London Probation Service are given in the table below. Figures broken down by each PDU can be found in the accompanying excel file.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Band 4 Probation Officers in post in London Probation Service<sup>1</sup>, as at 30 September 2020-2023</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Full-time equivalent</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>As at…</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Probation officers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 September 2020</p></td><td><p>434</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 September 2021</p></td><td><p>565</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 September 2022</p></td><td><p>549</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 September 2023</p></td><td><p>562</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><ol><li>On 1 June 2014, the National Probation Service, which is responsible for high-risk offenders in the community, was created and staff in the Probation Trusts joined HMPPS as civil servants. In late June 2021, more than 7,000 staff from private sector Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC) came together with probation staff already in the public sector in the new Probation Service.</li></ol><p>From April 2021, the Probation Service underwent a reorganisation, with staff moving into new Probation Delivery Units (PDUs). Therefore, prior to this date, staff were based in LDUs (Local Delivery Units). During the reorganisation, there was a split of some staff who had moved into the new PDUs and some staff who were still assigned to the old LDUs on the reporting system. A small number of staff remained on cost centres related to the old structure after the move</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/12/2023 16:43:24 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2023-12-04 PQ 4450 table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1673708

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours of Community Payback are yet to be delivered as of 28 November 2023 in each (a) region of (i) England and (ii) Wales and (b) probation service area in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	4110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>Below is a table which shows the total number of community payback hours yet to be delivered for each region of England and Wales as of 27 November 2023.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hours Outstanding</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England and Wales Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 3,978,852 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>271,848</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>446,167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>272,324</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent, Surrey and Sussex</p></td><td><p>272,131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>630,995</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>182,048</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>340,021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Central</p></td><td><p>301,545</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>280,126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>155,132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>370,286</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>456,228</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The current number of hours outstanding reflects the hours yet to be delivered on the Unpaid work caseload.</p><p> </p><p>Please see attached annex for a table which shows the total number of community payback hours yet to be delivered for Probation Delivery Units (PDUs) as of 27 November 2023.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has announced up to £93million additional investment in Unpaid Work over the next three years. The funding is being used to recruit an additional ~500 Unpaid Work staff so that we can ramp up delivery to address the Covid backlog and effectively manage oncoming orders.</p><p> </p><p>This investment gives Probation a vital opportunity to relaunch Unpaid Work and make sure that placements are visible and robust, and put UPW delivery on a sustainable footing following disruption caused by the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>Explanatory note</p><p>Data for part B (Probation service areas) has a high proportion of hours allocated to unknown PDUs within regions. This is due to regional practice on how UPW requirements are managed (single Regional PDU for all UPW requirements vs localised PDUs managing both standalone UPW requirements and other multi requirement orders).</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/12/2023 16:38:18 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2023-12-04 PQ 4110 Annex.xlsx title Table
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden