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176551

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Former Members of the Armed Forces and the Criminal Justice System Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost was of the Phillips Review on veterans and the criminal justice system.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	222554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>While the majority of veterans make a very positive contribution to society, we know that for some the transition to civilian life can prove challenging and see them ending up in the criminal justice system. That is why the Justice Secretary ordered a review into the reasons why some ex-Service personnel turn to a life of crime and how we can look at their specific needs and experiences to inform decisions on rehabilitation which can help them turn their lives around.</p><p> </p><p>The Stephen Phillips Review into Ex-armed Forces and the Criminal Justice System cost £17,453. The majority of this spend was to fund a member of staff . Other costs included travel to and from stakeholder events and publication costs.</p><p> </p><p>Stephen Phillips QC MP, the Advisors to the review and contributing stakeholders provided their time at no cost.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 02/02/2015 17:45:12 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

172601

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2014 to Question 215243, how many times all members of the Advisory Committee to the Phillips Review met to discuss the report (a) before and (b) after it was submitted to the Secretary of State.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	220085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Chair of the independent review of veterans in the criminal justice system, Stephen Phillips MP, formally met the Advisors to the review four times. A number of the advisors attended two stakeholder visits. They were also consulted on the text of the report.</p><p>Stephen Phillips QC MP submitted his completed review to the Secretary of State on the 5 of November 2014, and the members of the advisory committee did not meet subsequent to this.</p><p>The government published the review, the government response and two supporting analytical reports on the 21 December 2014.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 12/01/2015 17:08:42 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

171301

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mental Illness: Police Custody
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to train police officers to spot signs that those in their custody may have mental health problems.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	219180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>It is the duty of each Chief Constable to ensure that their police officers aresufficiently trained to perform their duties, including being able to identifyand deal appropriately with those who may have mental ill health.<br><br>The College of Policing provides national training and learning resources covering mental health, detention, restraint and the vulnerability of individuals.<br><br>This training is provided through the national police curriculum and nationallearning resources are provided to police officers and staff in all Home Officeforces.<br><br>To support police officers to spot the signs that those in their custody may have mental health issues this government has introduced Street Triage and Liaison and Diversion schemes, which see mental health practitioners working<br>with frontline police officers both in the community and within police custody suites. Many police forces are reporting the impact of street triage both in terms of police officer time and a reduction in the use of section 136 of the <br>Mental Health Act. West Midlands force reported that section 136 detentions had decreased from 613 to 295 (over 50%) and 12 full time police officers or 17, 600 hours of officer time had been saved. <br><br>In addition, the government has published a review into sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act and launched the Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat (with every area of England and Wales now having signed the <br>declaration) to help improve the way the police and their partners deal withpeople with mental health problems.<br><br>As part of the Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat action plan, which was launched in February 2014, the College of Policing committed to reviewing the current police curriculum to ensure that sufficient guidance and training on <br>mental health is available to police officers and staff. The revised guidance, or Authorised Professional Practice, will be subject to public consultation in the New Year, and a suite of new training products will also be developed.<br><br>This government is committed to ensuring that those with mental health needs receive the care and support they need. We are taking action to reduce the use of police cells as a place of safety and working with partners to help those in <br>crisis through healthcare, not police action.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 05/01/2015 16:43:59 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

167823

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 13 October 2014, Official Report, column 13WS, on Our Commitment to Victims, what (a) victims' and victims' support charities and (b) other organisations his Department consulted before making that statement.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	217088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>My Department worked very closely with criminal justice organisations and other stakeholders before publishing “<em>Our Commitment to Victims” </em>on 15 September 2014.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Justice and I have listened to the views of the Victims’ Panel, which we set up so that those who have been affected by crime can tell us directly how the criminal justice system could better serve victims. We have also worked closely with the Victims’ Commissioner since her appointment.</p><p> </p><p>My Department also developed “<em>Our Commitment to Victims”</em> in close cooperation with other Government Departments, the Crown Prosecution Service, the police, and the criminal justice inspectorates.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Key stakeholders including the Bar Council and the Law Society, and representatives of Victim Support’s Witness Service contributed to my Department’s report, ‘<em>Review of ways to reduce distress of victims in trials of sexual violence</em>’, published on 31 March 2014, which formed the requirement for publicly funded advocates to undertake approved specialist training on working with vulnerable victims and witnesses announced in “<em>Our Commitment to Victims</em>”.</p><p>In our response to the “<em>Getting it right for Victims’ and Witnesses</em>” public consultation, published in 2012, we said we would look at the options for a Victims’ Law but that reform must begin with a more effective Victims’ Code. In “<em>Our Commitment to Victims</em>” we have committed to introduce a Victims’ Law.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 08/12/2014 16:54:45 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

166589

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crime: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the statement of 13 October 2014, Official Report, columns 13-14WS on 'Our Commitment to Victims', what the reasons are for guaranteeing victims' rights in law; and for what reasons his policy on this matter has changed since his Answer of 1 July 2014, Official Report, column 728, which was against such an approach.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	216271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>There has been no change in policy. Making the whole system work better for victims has been always been this Government’s priority. In our response to the “<em>Getting it right for Victims and Witnesses</em>” consultation, we said we would look at the options for a Victims’ Law but that reform must begin with a more effective Victims’ Code.</p><p> </p><p>Last year we published a new, comprehensive Victims’ Code to give victims clear entitlements, a louder voice in the criminal justice system and more effective redress. The next step will be to enshrine these rights in law.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 02/12/2014 16:45:31 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

166029

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Speed Limits: Fixed Penalties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that penalties for speeding are enforced against drivers from overseas; and what her policy is on the introduction of on-the-spot fines for speeding.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	215815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p>Enforcement of road traffic legislation is an operational matter for the police. The police are able to issue all motorists on the roads with fixed penalty notices for speeding. Motorists who cannot provide a verified UK address can be required to make an on-the-spot roadside payment, also known as a fixed penalty deposit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 28/11/2014 11:46:57 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

156785

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2014 to Question 211583, who the advisers to the review of veterans in the criminal justice system are.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	215243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The advisors to the review, appointed by Rory Stewart MP were: the Rt. Hon. Lord Judge, the former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales; Lord Ramsbotham GCB CBE, formerly HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales; Sir John Nutting Bt. QC, who was commissioned by the Howard League for Penal Re-form to conduct its enquiry into former armed service personnel in the prison population; Dr Hugh Milroy OBE, the Chief Executive of Veterans Aid (who also advised Sir John Nutting in relation to his enquiry); and Major General Michael Laurie CBE, a member of Lord Ashcroft’s Veterans Transition Review Team.</p><p> </p><p>Stephen Phillips has submitted his completed review to the Secretary of State and it will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 25/11/2014 11:35:49 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

156048

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Justice and Courts Bill
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 impact assessments his Department has carried out in respect of each of the amendments to the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill tabled by the Government during that Bill's passage in the House of Lords.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	214811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Individual policy Impact Assessments have been published where the amendments added to the Bill during its passage through the House of Lords would either lead to an impact of £5m per annum or more on the public sector, or are likely to attract high levels of political or media interest. These include individual Impact Assessments on provisions on the Recall Adjudicator for recalled determinate sentence prisoners, provisions which prohibit the offering of inducements or similar rewards as an encouragement to make a personal injury compensation claim and provisions relating to routes of Appeal in the Court of Protection</p><p> </p><p>These Impact Assessments are available here:</p><p><a href="http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2014-15/criminaljusticeandcourts/documents.html" target="_blank">http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2014-15/criminaljusticeandcourts/documents.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Following the Government’s recent acceptance of the Earl of Listowel’s amendment at Lords Third Reading in relation to the duties of custody officers after charges for arrested juveniles, an Impact Assessment will be published on this provision in due course.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to all other Government amendments made during the Bill’s passage, including disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress and youth reporting restrictions, our analysis is that the impact of these provisions does not meet threshold to require a full Impact Assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s overarching Impact Assessment for the Bill as a whole will be updated once the Bill achieves Royal Assent.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 20/11/2014 17:25:06 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

155551

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement of 13 October 2014, Official Report, column 13WS, on Our Commitment to Victims, what steps he is taking to improve the experience of going to court for vulnerable victims.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	214334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>In ‘Our Commitment to Victims’ the Government set out its plan for strengthening the protection for vulnerable victims by improving their experience at court. By March 2015 we will:</p><p>· devise a requirement that to be instructed in cases involving serious sexual offences, publicly-funded advocates must have undertaken approved specialist training on working with vulnerable victims and witnesses;</p><p>· give vulnerable witnesses greater opportunity to give evidence from a location away from court that better supports them to give their evidence, with at least one such location available in each court region;</p><p>· set out a programme for national roll-out of pre-trial cross-examination for child victims, subject to the evaluation of the pilots; and</p><p>· support the Director of Public Prosecutions’ consultation on providing better information and support to victims both before and at court so that they are better prepared for trials.</p><p> </p><p>And as we modernise the courts, we will ensure that victims’ needs are at the forefront of our plans.</p><p> </p><p>Taken together, these reforms will ensure that where victims give evidence, they can do so with in a less aggressive courtroom atmosphere, to reduce their anxiety.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/11/2014 17:20:32 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

155552

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement of 13 October 2014, Official Report, column 13WS, on Our Commitment to Victims, when he plans to publish legislative proposals on guaranteeing victims' rights.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	214333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>We will enshrine the rights of victims in law by putting the key entitlements of the Victims’ Code into primary legislation. This will put the highest emphasis on the needs of victims. We expect this new victims’ law to be introduced in the next Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/11/2014 16:55:07 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis