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385375

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) males and (b) females received each sentencing outcome for each type of offence in each police force area in the most recent year for which information is available; and what the average custodial sentence length was for each gender for each offence type in each police force area.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	4114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>Sentencing is a matter for our independent courts, taking into account all the facts of each case. Whilst crime is falling, offenders committing serious offences are more likely to go to prison and for longer.</p><p> </p><p>The number of male offenders sentenced at all courts, by police force area, sentence outcome and offence group, in England and Wales, in 2014, can be found in Table 1. The number of female offenders sentenced at all courts, by police force area, sentence outcome and offence group, in England and Wales, in 2014, can be found in Table 2. Average custodial sentence length (months) for men sentenced to custody by police force area and offence group, England and Wales, 2014 can be found in Table 3. Average custodial sentence length (months) for women sentenced to custody by police force area and offence group, England and Wales, 2014 can be found in Table 4.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 02/07/2015 12:02:05 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous attachment 1 file name 4114 - Philip Davies - Tables 1-4.xls title Male offenders sentenced - England and Wales, 2014
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

385597

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Tooth Whitening: Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted in each magistrates' court in England for carrying out tooth whitening illegally under section 38 of the Dentists Act 1984 in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	3944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales. However, not all offences are individually reported within the centrally held data. Data for offences under section 38 of the Dentist Act 1984 are reported as part of a related group of offences, and it is not possible to separately identify convictions for these specific offences from other offences under the Act. This information may be held by the individual courts in England and Wales and as such it can only be obtained at disproportionate cost</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 30/06/2015 12:02:23 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

385078

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the longest period of time is that a serving prisoner can request to be absent from prison for any reason.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	3689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>All applications for temporary release are now considered under the revised regime that we have introduced over the past 18 months, and which requires all resettlement ROTL to be identified in sentence planning as well as bringing improvements in risk assessment, monitoring and consistency of practice across all prisons.</p><p> </p><p>Prisoners may apply for release on temporary licence (ROTL) only for activities that have been identified as in line with their agreed, individual sentence or resettlement plans; or in exceptionally compelling circumstances, such as a visit to a dying close relative. The duration is limited to what is required to conduct the agreed activity and the majority of releases are measured in hours. The maximum duration for the various types of release on temporary licence is set out in national guidance.</p><p> </p><p>There is provision for offenders selected for the national Community Service Volunteers (CSV) scheme special programme for offenders to be released for up to 4 weeks. The offender must be in or suitable for open conditions and be within three months of their release date. These placements are only granted under strict conditions, and as such, very rarely. In addition to applying all the usual risk and suitability assessments, before authorizing release, the governor must determine that the resettlement benefits outweigh the impact on public confidence of that particular offender being on temporary release for a lengthy period. CSV placements are governed by a memorandum of understanding between prison governor, offender manager, offender and the CSV placement organiser with specific monitoring and review arrangements.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 02/07/2015 12:14:32 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

385079

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Homicide
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 murdered since 2007 by people who were previously convicted of murder and then released having served their prison sentences.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	3642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>From 1 January 2007 until 31 May 2015 12 people have been murdered by offenders who had previously been convicted of murder and so were serving a life sentence at the time they committed the subsequent murder(s).</p><p> </p><p>This figure relates to 11 separate offenders; one offender was responsible for two separate murders following his release from custody on life licence.</p><p> </p><p>An offender serving a life sentence for murder will only be released into the community on life licence where the independent Parole Board assesses that it is no longer necessary for that offender to be detained in custody on the grounds of public protection. Any offender on a life licence is subject to strict controls and conditions and managed by the Police and Probation Services, working with other agencies, as necessary. An offender subject to a life licence may be recalled to custody if he breaches the conditions of the life licence in such a way that the protection of the public would be put at risk by allowing him to remain in the community.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 01/07/2015 16:35:56 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

385080

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many defendants were sentenced to between six and 12 months' immediate custody at a Crown Court for a single either way offence in each year since 2012; and for which offence that sentence was given in each such case.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	3641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>Crown Court outcomes are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428945/crown-court-data-tool.xls" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428945/crown-court-data-tool.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428945/crown-court-data-tool.xls</a></p><p> </p><p>which allows Triable Either Way cases to be identified that attracted custodial sentences from more than 6 months to 12 month along with the list of offences that these applied to for the period 2004-2014.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 01/07/2015 16:37:47 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

385084

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what research his Department has commissioned into the cost implications of increasing magistrates sentencing powers to 12 months for a single offence; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	3650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government keeps under review the operation of the courts including the number of cases that are allocated to the magistrates’ and Crown Court and the sentences imposed by those courts. <br></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 01/07/2015 16:47:53 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

385085

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Terrorism: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average prison sentence was served by people convicted of terrorist offences in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	3651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>Tough sentences are available to the courts for terrorist offending. Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for our independent courts. Of the 54 prisoners who were released during the year 2014, who had been classified by the National Offender Management Service as terrorist offenders, and convicted in the last ten years, the average time served in prison was 23 months. This includes prisoners who have been convicted of general offences, as well as specific terrorism offences. Terrorist offending may be charged where appropriate as a general offence (e.g. attempted murder). This group of offenders will include not only those convicted of the most serious terrorist offending, but also offenders convicted of less grave Terrorism Act offences, (such as e.g. dissemination of terrorist publications or fundraising), who are likely to receive significantly shorter sentences than those who commit very serious terrorism-related crimes. The most serious terrorist offenders will be serving life sentences and if they remain a risk to the public, may never be released.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 01/07/2015 16:57:44 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

385086

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many serving prisoners were not in prison on 25 December 2014.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	3652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>1,347 prisoners were lawfully absent from prisons on 25 December 2014, having been released on temporary licence (ROTL). <em>This figure has been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</em></p><p> </p><p>Over the past 18 months, we have overhauled the eligibility rules, risk assessment and monitoring processes for allowing prisoners out on temporary licence and have increased the maximum penalty for failing to return from ROTL from 6 months to two years imprisonment. There has been a 39% drop in the number of temporary release failures between 2013 and 2014. <br></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 01/07/2015 17:00:30 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

385088

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
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, how many offenders released on licence following a life sentence have committed (a) homicide and (b) other offences in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	3654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>Data on life sentence prisoners who commit offences of homicide and other serious offences are taken from the NOMS Public Protection Unit Database.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 May 2013 – 31 April 2015, 12 offenders have been convicted of further offences, having been released on a life licence. The table below provides a breakdown of the offences. These offences are limited to those which fall in scope under the Probation Serious Further Offence (SFO) Review Procedures, and relate to those offences contained in Schedule 15a of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, which attract a sentence of 14 years or more.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>01/05/2013- 31/04/2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Murder</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other serious offences</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>01/05/2014- 31/04/2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Murder</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other serious offences</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Public protection is our priority, and offenders serving a life sentence are subject to strict controls for as long as their risk requires them. If they fail to comply with these conditions or their behaviour indicates that it is no longer safe for them or for the public if they remain in the community, they can be immediately returned to prison. All 12 of these offenders were returned to prison when charged with serious further offences.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 01/07/2015 16:50:29 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

385090

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving a custodial sentence work outside prison.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	3656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>Suitable, risk assessed prisoners may be permitted to undertake work outside of prison towards their release date, where this has been identified as an appropriate resettlement activity in their sentence or resettlement plan. Such prisoners are released on licence, to return to the prison each night, must abide by the conditions of release and of the particular work placement, and are subject to monitoring and review throughout. Unfortunately, the current centrally held data does not allow us reliably to state how many prisoners are released on temporary licence in order to work, but we are changing recording practice so that we will be able to do this in future.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 01/07/2015 12:47:23 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies