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348009

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding his Department allocated for enhanced redundancy schemes for community rehabilitation companies following the privatisation of probation services.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>As part of the arrangements for the transfer of services from probation trusts to Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC’s), an enhanced Voluntary Redundancy Scheme was put in place, in line with the terms of the National Agreement on Staff Transfer and Protections agreed with the probation Trade Unions, and funded by monies from the Modernisation Fund to support a sustainable reduction in resource requirements. An initial wave of redundancies was made in advance of the letting of the contracts for the CRCs, and the remaining monies were transferred to the CRCs on a pro rata basis to be used for the same purpose. While we have no plans to reclaim any monies allocated to CRCs from the Modernisation Fund, we have robust contract management arrangements in place to ensure that they are used for the purposes for which they were provided. Contract management teams are in place in each Contract Package Area to oversee each CRC operation.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 08/06/2015 08:42:12 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

348010

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sodexo: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much of the funding his Department allocated for enhanced redundancy schemes following the privatisation of probation services was allocated to Sodexo.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>As part of the arrangements for the transfer of services from probation trusts to Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC’s), an enhanced Voluntary Redundancy Scheme was put in place, in line with the terms of the National Agreement on Staff Transfer and Protections agreed with the probation Trade Unions, and funded by monies from the Modernisation Fund to support a sustainable reduction in resource requirements. An initial wave of redundancies was made in advance of the letting of the contracts for the CRCs, and the remaining monies were transferred to the CRCs on a pro rata basis to be used for the same purpose. While we have no plans to reclaim any monies allocated to CRCs from the Modernisation Fund, we have robust contract management arrangements in place to ensure that they are used for the purposes for which they were provided. Contract management teams are in place in each Contract Package Area to oversee each CRC operation.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 08/06/2015 08:42:45 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

348011

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department took to ensure that the funding allocated for enhanced redundancy schemes following the privatisation of probation services was used for that purpose.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>As part of the arrangements for the transfer of services from probation trusts to Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC’s), an enhanced Voluntary Redundancy Scheme was put in place, in line with the terms of the National Agreement on Staff Transfer and Protections agreed with the probation Trade Unions, and funded by monies from the Modernisation Fund to support a sustainable reduction in resource requirements. An initial wave of redundancies was made in advance of the letting of the contracts for the CRCs, and the remaining monies were transferred to the CRCs on a pro rata basis to be used for the same purpose. While we have no plans to reclaim any monies allocated to CRCs from the Modernisation Fund, we have robust contract management arrangements in place to ensure that they are used for the purposes for which they were provided. Contract management teams are in place in each Contract Package Area to oversee each CRC operation.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 08/06/2015 08:43:19 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

348012

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much of the funding allocated by his Department for enhanced redundancy schemes following the privatisation of probation services was allocated to each company receiving such funding.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>As part of the arrangements for the transfer of services from probation trusts to Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC’s), an enhanced Voluntary Redundancy Scheme was put in place, in line with the terms of the National Agreement on Staff Transfer and Protections agreed with the probation Trade Unions, and funded by monies from the Modernisation Fund to support a sustainable reduction in resource requirements. An initial wave of redundancies was made in advance of the letting of the contracts for the CRCs, and the remaining monies were transferred to the CRCs on a pro rata basis to be used for the same purpose. While we have no plans to reclaim any monies allocated to CRCs from the Modernisation Fund, we have robust contract management arrangements in place to ensure that they are used for the purposes for which they were provided. Contract management teams are in place in each Contract Package Area to oversee each CRC operation.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 08/06/2015 08:44:03 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

348013

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to reclaim any of the funding allocated by his Department for enhanced redundancy schemes following the privatisation of probation services which is not used for the intended purpose.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>As part of the arrangements for the transfer of services from probation trusts to Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC’s), an enhanced Voluntary Redundancy Scheme was put in place, in line with the terms of the National Agreement on Staff Transfer and Protections agreed with the probation Trade Unions, and funded by monies from the Modernisation Fund to support a sustainable reduction in resource requirements. An initial wave of redundancies was made in advance of the letting of the contracts for the CRCs, and the remaining monies were transferred to the CRCs on a pro rata basis to be used for the same purpose. While we have no plans to reclaim any monies allocated to CRCs from the Modernisation Fund, we have robust contract management arrangements in place to ensure that they are used for the purposes for which they were provided. Contract management teams are in place in each Contract Package Area to oversee each CRC operation.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 08/06/2015 08:44:29 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

348062

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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, how many (a) chief executives, (b) deputy chief executives and (c) assistant chief officers of community rehabilitation companies have left their post since 1 January 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>On 1 February 2015, ownership of the 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) transitioned to new providers. CRCs are now separate, private entities, contracted by the Department to provide specific services and as such are responsible for determining their budgets, staffing levels and staff salaries. As they are autonomous organisations, the MoJ no longer holds details of their budgeted annual expenditure.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of staffing, while CRCs are contractually required to have sufficient suitably qualified and competent staff, they are responsible for determining their own staffing levels and recruitment. No Chief Executives and only a small number of staff at Paybands A-D left their CRC posts during January 2015 while CRCs were still under public ownership. Since 1 February 2015, staffing has been a matter for CRC owners. The Department has not issued guidance to CRCs on recruitment.</p><p> </p><p>Following the transfer of ownership in February 2015, staff remuneration is now a matter for CRC providers. The salary of the Chief Executive of Essex CRC during the period 1 June 2014 to 31 January 2015 was in the range £90,000-£95,000. The governance structure of the Community Rehabilitation Companies did not include a position of Chairman during that period.</p><p> </p><p>The National Probation Service (NPS) may use agency staff to fill business-critical posts and essential frontline services where they can provide a fast, flexible and efficient way to obtain necessary skills that are not currently available in-house. The Department has issued a range of guidance (for example Probation Instructions) on the use of agency staff by the National Probation Service.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2015, official discussions continue with CRCs as part of the contract management process.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 1097 1098 691 692 693 695 837 question first answered 08/06/2015 15:04:04 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

348065

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Essex Community Rehabilitation Company
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on how many safety officers are employed by Essex Community Rehabilitation Company to help (a) female and (b) male victims of domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>On 1 February 2015, ownership of the 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) transitioned to new providers. CRCs are now separate, private entities, contracted by the Department to provide specific services and as such are responsible for determining their budgets, staffing levels and staff salaries. As they are autonomous organisations, the MoJ no longer holds details of their budgeted annual expenditure.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of staffing, while CRCs are contractually required to have sufficient suitably qualified and competent staff, they are responsible for determining their own staffing levels and recruitment. No Chief Executives and only a small number of staff at Paybands A-D left their CRC posts during January 2015 while CRCs were still under public ownership. Since 1 February 2015, staffing has been a matter for CRC owners. The Department has not issued guidance to CRCs on recruitment.</p><p> </p><p>Following the transfer of ownership in February 2015, staff remuneration is now a matter for CRC providers. The salary of the Chief Executive of Essex CRC during the period 1 June 2014 to 31 January 2015 was in the range £90,000-£95,000. The governance structure of the Community Rehabilitation Companies did not include a position of Chairman during that period.</p><p> </p><p>The National Probation Service (NPS) may use agency staff to fill business-critical posts and essential frontline services where they can provide a fast, flexible and efficient way to obtain necessary skills that are not currently available in-house. The Department has issued a range of guidance (for example Probation Instructions) on the use of agency staff by the National Probation Service.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2015, official discussions continue with CRCs as part of the contract management process.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 1097 1098 691 692 693 694 837 question first answered 08/06/2015 15:04:04 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

348071

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Essex Community Rehabilitation Company
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the salary was of the (a) Chief Executive and (b) Chairman of Essex Community Rehabilitation Company in 2014; what each such salary will be in 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>On 1 February 2015, ownership of the 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) transitioned to new providers. CRCs are now separate, private entities, contracted by the Department to provide specific services and as such are responsible for determining their budgets, staffing levels and staff salaries. As they are autonomous organisations, the MoJ no longer holds details of their budgeted annual expenditure.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of staffing, while CRCs are contractually required to have sufficient suitably qualified and competent staff, they are responsible for determining their own staffing levels and recruitment. No Chief Executives and only a small number of staff at Paybands A-D left their CRC posts during January 2015 while CRCs were still under public ownership. Since 1 February 2015, staffing has been a matter for CRC owners. The Department has not issued guidance to CRCs on recruitment.</p><p> </p><p>Following the transfer of ownership in February 2015, staff remuneration is now a matter for CRC providers. The salary of the Chief Executive of Essex CRC during the period 1 June 2014 to 31 January 2015 was in the range £90,000-£95,000. The governance structure of the Community Rehabilitation Companies did not include a position of Chairman during that period.</p><p> </p><p>The National Probation Service (NPS) may use agency staff to fill business-critical posts and essential frontline services where they can provide a fast, flexible and efficient way to obtain necessary skills that are not currently available in-house. The Department has issued a range of guidance (for example Probation Instructions) on the use of agency staff by the National Probation Service.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2015, official discussions continue with CRCs as part of the contract management process.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 1097 1098 691 692 693 694 695 question first answered 08/06/2015 15:04:04 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

348075

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Temporary Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department has (a) issued and (b) plans to issue on the use of agency staff at the Probation Service.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>On 1 February 2015, ownership of the 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) transitioned to new providers. CRCs are now separate, private entities, contracted by the Department to provide specific services and as such are responsible for determining their budgets, staffing levels and staff salaries. As they are autonomous organisations, the MoJ no longer holds details of their budgeted annual expenditure.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of staffing, while CRCs are contractually required to have sufficient suitably qualified and competent staff, they are responsible for determining their own staffing levels and recruitment. No Chief Executives and only a small number of staff at Paybands A-D left their CRC posts during January 2015 while CRCs were still under public ownership. Since 1 February 2015, staffing has been a matter for CRC owners. The Department has not issued guidance to CRCs on recruitment.</p><p> </p><p>Following the transfer of ownership in February 2015, staff remuneration is now a matter for CRC providers. The salary of the Chief Executive of Essex CRC during the period 1 June 2014 to 31 January 2015 was in the range £90,000-£95,000. The governance structure of the Community Rehabilitation Companies did not include a position of Chairman during that period.</p><p> </p><p>The National Probation Service (NPS) may use agency staff to fill business-critical posts and essential frontline services where they can provide a fast, flexible and efficient way to obtain necessary skills that are not currently available in-house. The Department has issued a range of guidance (for example Probation Instructions) on the use of agency staff by the National Probation Service.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2015, official discussions continue with CRCs as part of the contract management process.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 1097 1098 692 693 694 695 837 question first answered 08/06/2015 15:04:03 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

348076

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Essex Community Rehabilitation Company
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department (i) have had since January 2015 and (ii) plan to have in the next six months with the Chief Executive of the Essex Community Rehabilitation Company; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>On 1 February 2015, ownership of the 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) transitioned to new providers. CRCs are now separate, private entities, contracted by the Department to provide specific services and as such are responsible for determining their budgets, staffing levels and staff salaries. As they are autonomous organisations, the MoJ no longer holds details of their budgeted annual expenditure.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of staffing, while CRCs are contractually required to have sufficient suitably qualified and competent staff, they are responsible for determining their own staffing levels and recruitment. No Chief Executives and only a small number of staff at Paybands A-D left their CRC posts during January 2015 while CRCs were still under public ownership. Since 1 February 2015, staffing has been a matter for CRC owners. The Department has not issued guidance to CRCs on recruitment.</p><p> </p><p>Following the transfer of ownership in February 2015, staff remuneration is now a matter for CRC providers. The salary of the Chief Executive of Essex CRC during the period 1 June 2014 to 31 January 2015 was in the range £90,000-£95,000. The governance structure of the Community Rehabilitation Companies did not include a position of Chairman during that period.</p><p> </p><p>The National Probation Service (NPS) may use agency staff to fill business-critical posts and essential frontline services where they can provide a fast, flexible and efficient way to obtain necessary skills that are not currently available in-house. The Department has issued a range of guidance (for example Probation Instructions) on the use of agency staff by the National Probation Service.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2015, official discussions continue with CRCs as part of the contract management process.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 1097 1098 691 693 694 695 837 question first answered 08/06/2015 15:04:03 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess