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1696135

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
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, what discussions his Department had with (a) probation officers, (b) senior probation officers and (c) trade union officials representing probation officers before announcing the extension of the end of custody supervised license scheme.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	18724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The End of Custody Supervised License (ECSL) Scheme is a targeted measure that will operate in certain areas for a limited period of time where we are moving a prisoner’s release date earlier. We are committed to continue working with the police, prisons, and probation leaders to make further adjustments as required.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to the announcement in Parliament of the extension of ECSL on 11 March, Senior Regional Prison and Probation leaders and Trade Unions were advised of the decision to extend ECSL, to prepare to implement the ECSL changes effectively.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/03/2024 11:23:31 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1696152

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects to receive the report of HM Chief Inspector of Probation’s thematic review of probation recall culture and practice.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	18677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The report of the Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) thematic review titled 'A thematic review of probation recall culture and practice' was published in November 2020. This was the second part of the review which the Secretary of State had asked the Chief Inspector of Probation to undertake, following the conviction of Joseph McCann for a series of sexual offences committed in 2019. A link to the report is here: <a href="https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprobation/inspections/recallthematic/" target="_blank">A thematic review of probation recall culture and practice (justiceinspectorates.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>In December 2023, following a commission by the Secretary of State to the Inspectorate in response to the Justice Select Committee IPP inquiry report, HMIP published a report titled ‘A thematic inspection of imprisonment for public protection (IPP) recall decisions’. A link to this report is here: <a href="https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprobation/inspections/ipp-recall-thematic/" target="_blank">A thematic inspection of imprisonment for public protection (IPP) recall decisions (justiceinspectorates.gov.uk).</a></p><p>In both reports, the Inspectorate found that the Probation Service were taking proportionate and necessary decisions to recall offenders on licence for public protection.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/03/2024 16:45:44 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1696195

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the number of reoffenders aged 18 years or over by (a) age and (b) offence type for the year ending March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	18801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The number of reoffenders aged 18 years or over by (a) age and (b) offence type for the year ending March 2023 will be published at the end of January 2025.</p><p>The attached tables show the number of reoffenders by (a) age and (b) index offence type for the year ending March 2022.</p><p>This Government is committed to reducing reoffending, and reoffending rates have fallen from 31.3% in 2011/12 to 25.2% in 2021/22. We are investing in rehabilitation to stop prison leavers falling back into crime – including tackling drug addiction, increasing the number of offenders in work and providing basic, short-term accommodation on release. We are also delivering the Prison Education Service which raises the level of numeracy, literacy and skills of prisoners, with the aim of securing jobs or apprenticeships after they leave custody.</p><p>On top of this, we are doubling the number of GPS tags available to courts for sentencing, ensuring more burglars and robbers are tagged which ultimately keeps our communities safer.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/03/2024 16:48:02 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2024-03-19 PQ 18801 table.xlsx title PQ_18801
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1695697

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the positive test rate was of random mandatory drug tests in each prison in England and Wales in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	18470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>Figures for random Mandatory Drug Testing (rMDT) for 2023 cannot be released at this time, as rMDT data for April 2023 - March 2024 is subject to future publication in the 2023-24 HMPPS Annual Digest, to be published in July 2024.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 20/03/2024 15:16:21 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1695701

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Civil Disorder
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many barricade or prevention of access incidents took place in prisons in England and Wales in each year since 2018.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	18471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>A barricade or prevention of access is an incident where one or more prisoners deny access to all or part of a prison, by use of any physical barrier, to those lawfully empowered to have such access.</p><p>An incident at height is any incident that takes place above or below ground level where a person could be injured if they fell from that place. Incidents at height come in many forms, ranging from internal incidents (prisoners on the fall arrest netting or climbing over bars) to an external incident (prisoners on the roof).</p><p>The information requested can be found in the HMPPS Annual Digest - Protesting Behaviour data tool: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64c1438a90b545000d3e83c4/7.__Protesting_behaviour_data_tool.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64c1438a90b545000d3e83c4/7.__Protesting_behaviour_data_tool.xlsx</a>.</p><p>These figures have been drawn from the HMPPS Incident Reporting System. Care is taken when processing and analysing returns but the detail is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although shown to the last case, the figures may not be accurate to that level.</p><p>The national staffing position in prisons is improving, with a substantial increase of over 1,634 Full-Time Equivalent Band 3-5 prison officers in the 12 months ending 31 December 2023.</p><p>We are committed to making prisons a safe place to work and providing prison officers with the right support, training and tools to empower them to do their jobs. We are providing targeted support to prisons to operate the Challenge, Support and Intervention Plan (CSIP) which provides a framework for managing violence that is centred around the individual needs of prisoners, helping them to move away from violent behaviours.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 18472 question first answered 20/03/2024 15:17:17 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1695703

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Civil Disorder
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents at height occurred in a prison in England and Wales in each year since 2018.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	18472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>A barricade or prevention of access is an incident where one or more prisoners deny access to all or part of a prison, by use of any physical barrier, to those lawfully empowered to have such access.</p><p>An incident at height is any incident that takes place above or below ground level where a person could be injured if they fell from that place. Incidents at height come in many forms, ranging from internal incidents (prisoners on the fall arrest netting or climbing over bars) to an external incident (prisoners on the roof).</p><p>The information requested can be found in the HMPPS Annual Digest - Protesting Behaviour data tool: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64c1438a90b545000d3e83c4/7.__Protesting_behaviour_data_tool.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64c1438a90b545000d3e83c4/7.__Protesting_behaviour_data_tool.xlsx</a>.</p><p>These figures have been drawn from the HMPPS Incident Reporting System. Care is taken when processing and analysing returns but the detail is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although shown to the last case, the figures may not be accurate to that level.</p><p>The national staffing position in prisons is improving, with a substantial increase of over 1,634 Full-Time Equivalent Band 3-5 prison officers in the 12 months ending 31 December 2023.</p><p>We are committed to making prisons a safe place to work and providing prison officers with the right support, training and tools to empower them to do their jobs. We are providing targeted support to prisons to operate the Challenge, Support and Intervention Plan (CSIP) which provides a framework for managing violence that is centred around the individual needs of prisoners, helping them to move away from violent behaviours.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 18471 question first answered 20/03/2024 15:17:17 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1695704

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Offensive Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many weapon finds there were in prisons in England and Wales in each year sine 2018.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	18473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>The number of incidents of weapon finds in prisons in England and Wales is published in the HMPPS Annual Digest through the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64c144711e10bf000e17cf9f/8.__Finds_incidents_data_tool.xlsx" target="_blank">Finds Incidents Data Tool</a>.</p><p>The figures include incidents occurring within escort areas. These figures represent the number of incidents where weapons were found - multiple weapons can be found and recorded as one incident.</p><p>Weapons drive violence, undermine safety and security and have no place in our prisons.</p><p>Our £100 million Security Investment Programme, aimed at reducing crime in prisons, including reducing the smuggling of illicit items such as weapons, was completed in March 2022. This investment delivered 75 additional X-ray body scanners resulting in full coverage across the closed adult male estate. As of October 2023, we have recorded 46,925 positive indications, helping to tackle the smuggling of weapons and other illicit items into prisons. The investment also funded Enhanced Gate Security at 42 high-risk sites, enhancing our routine searching of staff and visitors. 84 X-ray baggage scanners have also been installed at 49 sites to further strengthen our ability to detect the smuggling of illicit items including weapons.</p><p>In January this year, we introduced Restricted Fly Zones around prisons to disrupt illegal drone use. This strengthens our ability to intercept illicit items, such as weapons, being smuggled via drones, and enables the police to fine or prosecute those seeking to undermine prison security.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/03/2024 12:52:56 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1695839

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
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 prisoners have been released under the End of Custody Supervised Licence scheme.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	18410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>End of Custody Supervised Licence (ECSL) began in October 2023, and an analysis of its use will be based on one year’s worth of data and published on an annual basis in line with other statistics, such as deaths of offenders in the community.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/03/2024 12:46:32 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1695841

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
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, in which prisons the end of custody supervised licence scheme (a) is operational and (b) has been since October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	18411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>Unlike Labour’s End of Custody License scheme which ran from 2007 to 2010, End of Custody Supervised Licence only operates in specific prisons where it is absolutely necessary. The number of prisons where it is in operation is reviewed constantly and therefore varies as required.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/03/2024 19:00:46 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1695842

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
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, for which types of offences prisoners released under the end of custody supervised licence scheme were sentenced.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	18412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>End of Custody Supervised Licence (ECSL) allows certain lower-level offenders to be released before their automatic release date. Unlike Labour’s scheme, which ran from 2007 to 2010, all offenders will be released onto strict licence conditions.</p><p>Nobody convicted of serious violence will be released early and anyone convicted of any sexual or terror offence is automatically excluded. In contrast to Labour’s approach, we have also introduced an additional safeguard, whereby it remains at the discretion of the prison service to block the ECSL release of any prisoners where releasing an offender earlier presents a heightened risk than if they were released at their automatic release date.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/03/2024 12:56:14 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood