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1150584

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the pay system in his Department has been changed to take account of the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling on Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Mr G Willetts and Others on holiday pay and voluntary overtime; and whether affected workers in his Department have been given back pay as a result of that ruling.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	1733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice (HMPPS, HMCTS, CICA, LAA, and OPG) pay system has been updated in response to the tribunal case to meet the requirement for holiday pay and overtime. Affected staff have received arrears backdated to 1 March 2016.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 22/10/2019 14:52:21 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1149864

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Energy Supply
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 2 October 2019 to Question 291004 and to the Answer of 1 October 2019 to Question 290324, if he will introduce the same policy as the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and switch to an electricity provider that supplies electricity solely from renewable resources within the next 12 months; and for what reason his Department has not already ensured its electricity is supplied solely from renewable resources.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	1004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Government departments are mandated to use Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Energy frameworks for the supply of electricity. EDF is the current supplier and the current arrangement lasts until March 2022.</p><p> </p><p>We are exploring with CCS how to increase the percentage of energy sourced from renewables. This includes the feasibility of changing the current percentage mix, the costs of securing matched renewable energy through obtaining Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origination (REGOs), and the timescales for doing so.</p><p> </p><p>To date the Department has prioritised energy efficiency and spend to save investment on its estate. But as part of the MoJ’s commitment to achieve net zero by 2050 or sooner, the Department is exploring options for increased on-site renewable energy generation, and low and no carbon energy supply.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 21/10/2019 14:46:13 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1149966

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Suspended Sentences: Electronic Tagging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people serving suspended sentences were made subject to an electronic monitoring condition, broken down by offence; and on how many occasions was that condition breached in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Electronic Monitoring (EM), both of curfews and using satellite enabled tags to monitor an individual’s whereabouts, is a vital tool in protecting the public and robustly monitoring offenders in the community. It supports probation staff and the police in managing offenders and defendants safely in the community, delivering the orders of the court and helping to tackle the problems which lead to offending.</p><p>The below table shows the number of suspended sentence orders with an EM requirement by offence type. Data is only available from 2016.</p><p>Summary motoringÈ</p><p>Violence against the personÈNon-compliance of ordersÈFailed Bail condition È</p><p>Failed Bail condition È</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Suspended sentence orders with an electronic monitoring requirement by offence type(1)</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal damage and arson</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drug offences</p></td><td><p>1021</p></td><td><p>906</p></td><td><p>764</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud offences</p></td><td><p>461</p></td><td><p>389</p></td><td><p>284</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Miscellaneous crimes against society</p></td><td><p>1093</p></td><td><p>952</p></td><td><p>664</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offence not recorded</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Possession of weapons</p></td><td><p>538</p></td><td><p>561</p></td><td><p>656</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public order offences</p></td><td><p>312</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>259</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>546</p></td><td><p>579</p></td><td><p>470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual offences</p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>239</p></td><td><p>183</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Summary motoring</p></td><td><p>1141</p></td><td><p>1045</p></td><td><p>761</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft offences</p></td><td><p>1093</p></td><td><p>886</p></td><td><p>495</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Violence against the person</p></td><td><p>2030</p></td><td><p>1647</p></td><td><p>1312</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-compliance of orders</p></td><td><p>1064</p></td><td><p>896</p></td><td><p>701</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed Bail condition</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>9977</p></td><td><p>8727</p></td><td><p>6750</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of tagged subjects who failed to comply with their suspended sentence order electronic monitoring requirement at least once. Data on compliance is only available for completed suspended sentence orders.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016/17(3)</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total completed suspended sentence orders with an electronic monitoring requirement with equip install(2)(3)</p></td><td><p>7421</p></td><td><p>8193</p></td><td><p>6430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Compliance</p></td><td><p>2585</p></td><td><p>3040</p></td><td><p>2666</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-compliance</p></td><td><p>4836</p></td><td><p>5153</p></td><td><p>3764</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>2016/17(3) 2017/18 2018/19</p><p>Total completed suspended sentence orders with an electronic monitoring requirement with equip install(2)(3) 7421 8193 6430</p><p>Compliance 2585 3040 2666</p><p>Non-compliance 4836 5153 3764</p><p> </p><p>(1) Derived from electronic monitoring new starts files</p><p>(2) Derived from number of completions of orders with equipment on</p><p>(3) Electronic monitoring completions data only available from June 2016 onwards. A person may have more than one completion.</p><p> </p><p>Some orders are for multiple offences, in these cases orders have been assigned to first offence type recorded on the orders.</p><p>Note for reference: Failed bail conditions = not surrendering to bail, and non-compliance of orders = BREACH OF ACTION PLAN ORDER, Breach of Criminal Behaviour Order, Breach of Restraining order, Failure to attend supervision appointments, Failure to comply with Notification Requirements, FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES etc.</p><p>If a subject on tag does not comply with an Electronic Monitoring condition or requirement, for example by being absent during curfew hours or tampering with a tag, an instantaneous alert is generated that is sent to Electronic Monitoring Services (EMS). The appropriate authorities decide, based on the evidence, whether the non-compliance event constitutes a breach and if so what action should be taken. The nature of breaches vary, and not all non-compliance events are classed as formal breaches requiring further action – for example, if the subject was at hospital or in custody at the time, and therefore unable to return to their curfew location in time for their curfew. While the majority of non-compliance events will generate an alert than can lead to a breach there are a range of other circumstances that can lead to breach action being taken.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 21/10/2019 16:11:12 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1150034

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probate: Software
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 2 September 2019 to Question 284794 on Probate: Computer Software, what steps he is taking to ensure applicants can give feedback on their satisfaction with the probate application process after a grant has been issued.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	1080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Probate Services provided by Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) have been designed and developed incorporating user feedback. The user satisfaction rate measured at the time the customer submits their application (the point at which they finish their interaction with our online process) remains consistent at 92%.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS welcomes customer views throughout their interaction with its services, including after the application has been made. The agency’s formal complaints and praise procedure is available for this purpose and customers can engage with it at the court, on the phone, or online at GOV.UK. Feedback is used to inform ongoing service improvement. In respect of probate HMCTS received feedback from applicants on their concerns in a number of ways. The agency has recruited more staff to address a peak of workload and is now issuing in excess of 1,000 grants a day, which has led to reductions in waiting times.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 21/10/2019 15:14:37 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1150086

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the estimated completion date is for the Criminal Justice System Common Platform programme.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The timelines regarding the Crime Programme can be found within the regularly published HMCTS Reform Update <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hmcts-reform-programme-reform-update" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hmcts-reform-programme-reform-update</a> which confirms a programme end date of March 2021.</p><p>As with all programmes, timelines are under continuous review.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 21/10/2019 14:51:51 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1150087

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the estimated total cost is of the Criminal Justice System Common Platform programme.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The cost as set out in the 2018 HMT approved Business Case for the development of the CJS Common Platform is £237m.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 21/10/2019 14:48:07 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1149189

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judges: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory training on memory science for judges; and whether he will introduce mandatory training on memory science for judges.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Responsibility for judicial training rests with the Lord Chief Justice and with the Senior President of Tribunals (for the tribunals judiciary, under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, in line with the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007) and is exercised through the Judicial College.</p><p>To preserve judicial independence, the judiciary and professional staff in the Judicial College are responsible for the design, content, and delivery of judicial training.</p><p>Courts and tribunals across all jurisdictions rely upon individuals accurately recalling things when giving evidence, both oral and written. The cross-jurisdictional induction and continuation seminars that deal with judicial assessment of the reliability and credibility of witnesses, refer to this during presentations and workshops.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 22/10/2019 14:44:47 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1149226

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average compensation award was for successful child sexual abuse prosecutions which resulted in a criminal compensation order in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
uin	543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The number of prosecutions, convictions, sentences, compensation orders and average compensation amount for child sex abuse offences in 2018 can be viewed in the table attached.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 544 question first answered 21/10/2019 14:58:02 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name PQ 543 544 Final Table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

1149227

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of successful child sexual abuse prosecutions that resulted in a criminal compensation order in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
uin	544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The number of prosecutions, convictions, sentences, compensation orders and average compensation amount for child sex abuse offences in 2018 can be viewed in the table attached.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 543 question first answered 21/10/2019 14:58:02 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name PQ 543 544 Final Table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

1149551

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Knives: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to tighten bail conditions for people charged with offences involving knife crime.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The decision to remand an individual in custody or to grant bail is solely a matter for the courts acting in accordance with the law. The court may decide to impose conditions to ensure the defendant attends court, does not commit another offence and does not interfere with justice. Conditions that may be imposed include, but are not limited to, curfews, surrender of passports, securities, sureties, and electronic monitoring.</p><p> </p><p>Matters relating to the consideration of bail, including bail conditions that may be imposed by the courts, are set out in the Bail Act 1976. Any changes to this would therefore involve making changes to primary legislation. However, the Government has no plans at present to amend the Bail Act to limit the discretion of the courts.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 21/10/2019 14:50:28 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce