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1669462

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date	13/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for which Wales has a proportionally higher prison population per 100,000 than England.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	1661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>Prison capacity and population movements are managed nationally across England and Wales. There are over 5,500 prison places in Wales including a 2,000 place prison, HMP Berwyn, which opened in 2017. Geographically HMP Berwyn is near to the Northwest of England and holds a significant number of prisoners sentenced by courts in that region as well as prisoners originating in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>UK nationals have a nationality of British. While holding an individual close to their home is an important consideration in the placement of prisoners, HMPPS does not identify or record prisoners as English or Welsh. Someone with an address in England may consider themselves to be Welsh, while someone with an address in Wales may not.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/11/2023 13:02:12 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1669594

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rye Hill Prison
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 implications for his policies of the findings in the 2022-23 annual report of the HMP Rye Hill Independent Monitoring Board that the prison has (a) inadequate resettlement support in place for those leaving and (b) significant challenges to maintaining fair and humane treatment; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of these findings on rates of recidivism.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	1742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>The care and rehabilitation of prisoners are matters that the Ministry of Justice and H M Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) take very seriously. We respond to all issues raised in reports we receive from Independent Monitoring Boards, and take action as appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The report notes that finding accommodation in Approved Premises can be problematic. We recognise, and are addressing, this issue. In recent years we have undertaken an Approved Premises expansion programme, which has delivered 169 additional spaces, including the first purpose-built site. We are also developing a new digitalised approach to referrals, through a national Central Referral Unit that will oversee assessment for suitability and eligibility, and match individuals to placements, while maximising occupancy and use of Approved Premises capacity across the country. This new approach is being piloted in the North East. Underpinned by the Department’s demand analysis, it will enable HMPPS to improve timeliness and allow greater consistency and responsivity.</p><p> </p><p>The section of the Independent Monitoring Board’s report devoted to fair and humane treatment notes the challenges unavoidably arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, and comments favourably on the prison’s proactive approach in prioritising a return to business as usual, including arranging for prisoners to undertake activity on a daily basis. The report notes that, when interviewed, prisoners were understanding of the need for restrictions and appreciated the efforts the prison had made to return to a normal regime as quickly as possible through the year.</p><p> </p><p>We were encouraged to receive the Board’s comments on the extensive prisoner-led initiatives across a range of topics that have promoted a sense of community and improved staff and prisoner relationships. This can only be beneficial in improving prospects for successful resettlement and rehabilitation on release.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/11/2023 13:01:24 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1669627

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to update his Department's action plan on Sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	1594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>The IPP sentence was introduced in the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and abolished in late 2012 by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act. This abolition was not applied retrospectively, as the Government at the time took the view it would not be right to alter sentences that had been lawfully imposed prior to their abolition.</p><p>However, the Government continues to focus on the rehabilitation of those serving sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) through a refreshed and updated Action Plan, published on 26 April 2023.</p><p>We are committed to reviewing the Plan’s scope and objectives every six months to ensure that the current actions remain appropriate and deliverable, having regard to HMPPS’s resources and wider responsibilities. The outcomes of the review will be shared as part of the promised IPP Annual Report, which will be published by the end of March 2024.</p><p>The actions we are taking are working; the number of prisoners serving the IPP sentence who have never been released now stands at 1,269 as of September 2023, down from more than 6000 in 2012.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 17/11/2023 09:16:58 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1669177

registered interest
date	10/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who were released via an End of Custody Supervised Licence have been recalled to prison in 2023 to date.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	1357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>End of Custody Supervised Licence (ECSL), first implemented on 17 October 2023, is operating in 21 prisons and is a temporary measure in response to the current pressure on some prisons. Its use is targeted, and it will only operate in certain areas for a limited period of time.</p><p> </p><p>The Government regularly releases data and information in relation to prisoners’ release in the Prison Releases (quarterly) publication.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently reviewing our publication of data around these issues.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/11/2023 14:09:50 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1669190

registered interest
date	10/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of devolving (a) probation services and (b) youth justice to Wales.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	1373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government has considered the question of the devolution of justice to Wales and is clear that it is in the interests of the people of Wales for justice to remain a reserved matter, including in respect of probation services and youth justice.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/11/2023 14:10:57 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1668869

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Parole Board
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to make all parole board hearings available to the public.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>Any Parole Board hearing may be heard in public if the Chair of the Parole Board decides it is in the interests of justice to do so. Applications for public hearings can be made by anyone directly to the Parole Board. The criteria used by the Chair to decide public hearing applications has been published by the Parole Board on its website and the individual decisions are also published.</p><p> </p><p>Not all cases will be suitable to be heard in public due, for example, to particularly sensitive evidence or the concerns of the victims, and the government believes it is right that the Parole Board has the discretion to decide which cases should be heard in public.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 17/11/2023 12:15:22 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1668902

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation Service: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answers of 25 October 2023 to Question 203245 on Probation Service: Red Snapper Recruitment and 26 October 2023 to Question 203246 on Probation Service: Service Care Solutions, for what reason there is a difference between the pro rata levels of payment specified in those answers of £2,357.69 per month worked by staff provided under the Red Snapper contract and £112.24 per hour worked by staff provided under the Service Care Solutions contract.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	1072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>We are unable to provide a reason for the difference in the pro rata levels of payments specified in the above question as:</p><ul><li>The values specified in your question are not the pro rata level of payment for either of the suppliers.</li><li>The figures provided within our response to your question 203245 regarding Red Snapper and question 203246 regarding Service Care Solutions were:</li></ul><p>o The total payments made to the suppliers between May 2022 and October 2023</p><p>o The average number of hours worked per week (Service Care Solutions)</p><p>o The number of months worked during the period (Red Snapper)</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 17/11/2023 12:13:43 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1668903

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation Service: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answers of 25 October 2023 to Question 203245 on Probation Service: Red Snapper Recruitment and 26 October 2023 to Question 203246 on Probation Service: Service Care Solutions, how many temporary (a) probation and (b) probation service officers were assigned to roles within the Probation Service other than those provided under the terms of the contracts with Red Snapper and Service Care Solutions in the period between 1 June 2022 to 18 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	1073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>In order to confirm that no staff were assigned to roles other than those provided under the terms of the contracts with Red Snapper and Service Care Solutions, it would be necessary to make detailed enquiries at local level across England and Wales, and this could not be done without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 17/11/2023 12:14:36 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1668905

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether individuals convicted of (a) terror, (b) sexual, (c) violent and (d) domestic abuse offences are eligible for early release under the End of Custody Supervised Licence.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	1154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>Only lower-level offenders serving a Standard Determinate Sentence and due for automatic release on licence at the half-way point will be considered for removal onto licence under these arrangements. More serious and higher risk offenders whose release is a matter for the Parole Board to assess will not be in scope.</p><p> </p><p>Those serving a sentence for any kind of sexual offence, terrorism-related offence or any violent offence with a sentence of more than four years will also automatically be ruled out.</p><p> </p><p>Offenders eligible for End of Custody Supervised Licence will be subject to strict licence conditions, as set out by the probation service in their release management plan.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/11/2023 18:09:07 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1668907

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sex Offender Treatment Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 13 October 2023 to Question 201238, whether his Department has made an (a) impact assessment and (b) assessment of the potential implications for public safety of replacing the Interventions Services Accredited Programmes.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	1155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>There are no immediate plans to withdraw or cease delivery of Interventions Services’ current Accredited Programmes offer.</p><p> </p><p>A new Accredited Programmes offer is under development. The Next Generation of Accredited Programmes (Next-Gen AcPs) change programme includes a period of rigorous testing, data and feedback gathering, evaluation, and scrutiny that will be used to inform the continued development of the new offer. This testing will ensure that the Next-Gen AcPs is fit for purpose and aligned with the organisation’s commitments to reducing reoffending and protecting the public.</p><p> </p><p>Current timelines for the Next Generation of Accredited Programmes (Next-Gen AcPs) do not see withdrawal of the current offer and rollout of the proposed Next-Gen AcPs until Summer 2025 at the earliest, and not before it has received independent expert scrutiny and accreditation. The current Accredited Programmes offer will continue to be delivered across prisons and probation services while development and testing of the Next-Gen AcPs proceeds.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/11/2023 18:10:11 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury