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1110759

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing tougher sanctions for people attacking shop workers.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	242733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>Everyone has the right to feel safe at work and assaults on shop workers are unacceptable.</p><p> </p><p>There are a range of offences someone can be convicted of if they assault a shop worker. Maximum penalties for offences are set by Parliament and include five years’ custody for assault occasioning actual bodily harm and life imprisonment for the most serious cases of causing grievous bodily harm. There are no plans to increase sentences for assault offences.</p><p> </p><p>When making sentencing decisions the courts must follow any relevant sentencing guidelines, produced by the independent Sentencing Council. The Overarching Principles: Seriousness Guideline and Assault Guideline require the court to treat the fact that an offence was committed against those working in the public sector or providing a service to the public as an aggravating factor, making the offence more serious. The Sentencing Council is reviewing its guidelines on assault and a consultation on a revised guideline is anticipated later this year.</p><p> </p><p>On the 5th April the Home Office launched a call for evidence on violence and abuse towards shop staff. The aim of this work is to strengthen our understanding of the issue, including how existing legislation is being applied. The National Retail Crime Steering Group will continue to provide input on tackling this issue.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 15/04/2019 14:10:46 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1110285

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what action he has taken against the Community Rehabilitation Companies that have failed to deliver a quality service; and whether such companies will still be able to bid for future contracts despite this failure.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	242167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>I have been clear that probation services need to improve. We have taken decisive action by ending current Community Rehabilitation Company contracts early, investing in improvements to Through the Gate services and conducting a consultation on future arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to hold Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) to their contractual obligations using a variety of levers. These include putting in place action plans for all CRCs where concerns relating to quality have been identified by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service or Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation, and applying service credits where appropriate for underperformance on any one of 12 Service Levels focusing on particular aspects of delivery.</p><p> </p><p>We will award contracts to those best placed to deliver them. Any bidder in a future competition will need to provide evidence of their ability to deliver probation services.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 11/04/2019 16:35:55 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1110286

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Public Sector
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 the costs associated with reunification of the probation service into the public sector in comparison to re-letting contracts to private providers.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	242168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>We are currently considering the options for the future of probation services to ensure we achieve the right balance between public, private and voluntary providers. This includes assessing the costs of service delivery, in addition to other factors which play a part in the decision. We will set out more detailed plans shortly, but it is important that we take the time to get this decision right.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 11/04/2019 16:37:46 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1110364

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	South Yorkshire Community Rehabilitation Company
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the HM Inspectorate of Probation report of 29 March 2019 on the South Yorkshire Community Rehabilitation Company, what steps his Department is taking to work alongside HM Inspectorate of Probation, the Chief Inspector of Probation and Sodexo Justice Services to address the matters raised in that report.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	242137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The HM Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) report into South Yorkshire Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) awarded the service a rating of ‘requires improvement’. The Ministry of Justice recognises the importance of the findings of HMIP in relation to CRCs and will work with the provider to ensure that an appropriate plan is in place to address the identified areas for improvement.</p><p> </p><p>We take seriously concerns raised by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) and others over staffing levels. All CRC contracts require the maintenance of a sufficient level of competent and adequately trained staff. We will work with South Yorkshire CRC to ensure that the issues of shortages of qualified probation officers and the assessment and management of risk of harm to others are addressed.</p><p> </p><p>We have been clear that probation services need to improve and are taking decisive action to stabilise and improve the delivery of probation services, We are investing an additional £22m a year to ensure that CRCs deliver an enhanced Through the Gate service to offenders leaving prison. This will include sustained support to find accommodation and employment on discharge.</p><p> </p><p>We have also taken decisive action by ending current CRC contracts early and last year, conducted a consultation on future arrangements. The proposals include measures to ensure the probation workforce is better supported to build their careers and deliver a high-quality service to offenders, such as introducing a standard training framework for staff and a national professional register to recognise the specialism and value of probation work. We are considering the feedback received and will set out detailed plans later this year.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 242138 242139 question first answered 11/04/2019 16:22:36 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1110383

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	South Yorkshire Community Rehabilitation Company
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to deal with the consequences of the shortage of qualified probation officers identified in the report of HM Inspectorate of Probation of 29 March 2019 with respect to the South Yorkshire Community Rehabilitation Company; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	242138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The HM Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) report into South Yorkshire Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) awarded the service a rating of ‘requires improvement’. The Ministry of Justice recognises the importance of the findings of HMIP in relation to CRCs and will work with the provider to ensure that an appropriate plan is in place to address the identified areas for improvement.</p><p> </p><p>We take seriously concerns raised by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) and others over staffing levels. All CRC contracts require the maintenance of a sufficient level of competent and adequately trained staff. We will work with South Yorkshire CRC to ensure that the issues of shortages of qualified probation officers and the assessment and management of risk of harm to others are addressed.</p><p> </p><p>We have been clear that probation services need to improve and are taking decisive action to stabilise and improve the delivery of probation services, We are investing an additional £22m a year to ensure that CRCs deliver an enhanced Through the Gate service to offenders leaving prison. This will include sustained support to find accommodation and employment on discharge.</p><p> </p><p>We have also taken decisive action by ending current CRC contracts early and last year, conducted a consultation on future arrangements. The proposals include measures to ensure the probation workforce is better supported to build their careers and deliver a high-quality service to offenders, such as introducing a standard training framework for staff and a national professional register to recognise the specialism and value of probation work. We are considering the feedback received and will set out detailed plans later this year.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 242137 242139 question first answered 11/04/2019 16:22:36 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1110386

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with Sodexo Justice Services as a result of the findings of the HM Inspectorate of Probation report of 29 March 2019 on ways to provide more extensive training for Probation Officers in assessing and managing risk of harm to others.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	242139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The HM Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) report into South Yorkshire Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) awarded the service a rating of ‘requires improvement’. The Ministry of Justice recognises the importance of the findings of HMIP in relation to CRCs and will work with the provider to ensure that an appropriate plan is in place to address the identified areas for improvement.</p><p> </p><p>We take seriously concerns raised by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) and others over staffing levels. All CRC contracts require the maintenance of a sufficient level of competent and adequately trained staff. We will work with South Yorkshire CRC to ensure that the issues of shortages of qualified probation officers and the assessment and management of risk of harm to others are addressed.</p><p> </p><p>We have been clear that probation services need to improve and are taking decisive action to stabilise and improve the delivery of probation services, We are investing an additional £22m a year to ensure that CRCs deliver an enhanced Through the Gate service to offenders leaving prison. This will include sustained support to find accommodation and employment on discharge.</p><p> </p><p>We have also taken decisive action by ending current CRC contracts early and last year, conducted a consultation on future arrangements. The proposals include measures to ensure the probation workforce is better supported to build their careers and deliver a high-quality service to offenders, such as introducing a standard training framework for staff and a national professional register to recognise the specialism and value of probation work. We are considering the feedback received and will set out detailed plans later this year.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 242137 242138 question first answered 11/04/2019 16:22:36 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1110396

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Burglary: Sentencing
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 percentage of people convicted of burglary offences for the first time that were handed down custodial sentences in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	242008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>4,239 people - both adults and youths - who had no previous convictions for burglary offences were convicted of a burglary offence in year ending September 2018, of which 2,306 (54%) received a custodial sentence. A custodial sentence includes both immediate custody and suspended sentence orders.</p><p>Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for our independent courts, taking into account the particular circumstances of the offence and offender, and following any relevant sentencing guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 11/04/2019 16:19:56 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1109974

registered interest
date	05/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Electronic Tagging
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 28 March 2019 to Question 234706 on Offenders: Electronic Tagging, if he will place in the Library a copy of the outcome report on his Department’s GPS pilot scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	241430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>On 16 February the Secretary of State for Justice announced the national roll out of new GPS tags providing 24/7 location monitoring of offenders and subjects on Court bail. The process evaluation of the Ministry of Justice GPS pilot was published at the same time. It can be accessed online, at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/process-evaluation-of-the-global-positioning-system-gps-electronic-monitoring-pilot" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/process-evaluation-of-the-global-positioning-system-gps-electronic-monitoring-pilot</a></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/04/2019 15:17:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1109721

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted for failing to register on the electoral register; and what the average level was of the fine imposed; in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	241094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice holds data on the number of people prosecuted and fined for failing to provide required information to an electoral registration officer, which can be seen in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>2013</td><td>2014</td></tr><tr><td>Prosecuted</td><td>111</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Received a fine</td><td>45</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Average fine</td><td>£242</td><td>£600</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures on criminal prosecutions are not available beyond 2014 because a change in legislation saw failing to register on the electoral register become a civil (rather than criminal) matter.</p><p> </p><p>For years following 2013, failing to register on the electoral register was dealt with as a standard fine, where local councils can send letters requesting the fine rather than beginning a civil case. Only if the offender refuses to pay, and the council believes it is worth pursuing, would the case be sent to county court and recorded as a ‘specified money claim’. However, centrally held information does not separately identify ‘failing to register on the electoral register’.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/04/2019 13:49:23 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1109804

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to review the provision by community rehabilitation companies and the not for profit sector of probation services.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	241067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>I am clear that public, private and voluntary sector providers all have an important role to play in probation. In developing arrangements for the future of probation after current contracts for Community Rehabilitation Companies expire, we are reflecting carefully on the balance of public, private and voluntary sector in delivering probation services. This includes ensuring we harness the dedication and commitment of the voluntary sector to rehabilitate offenders and reduce reoffending. We will set out more detailed plans shortly.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/04/2019 13:54:02 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts