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523126

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
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 people with imprisonment for public protection sentences have been recalled to custody since the introduction of that sentence; and how many such people have been subsequently re-released.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	39443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) was introduced by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 for offences committed after April 2005. They were abolished in 2012 by the Coalition Government.</p><p>The Parole Board is independent, and so it would not be appropriate for the Secretary of State to guide the Parole Board on how to prioritise their cases. However, the MoJ and the Parole Board are working together to facilitate faster reviews of indeterminate sentences cases following recall, as part of a package of measures designed to reduce delays in cases heard by the Board.</p><p>Offenders serving an IPP sentence in the community are not subject to a life licence.</p><p>IPP sentences can be terminated upon application to the independent Parole Board by the individual offender. If an application for termination is turned down, the offender may then apply on a yearly basis thereafter until it is terminated. Once terminated, the IPP sentence ends and the offender is no longer under the management of the National Probation Service and is not subject to licence conditions. No such applications have yet been received.</p><p>The table below is a breakdown of the offenders serving a sentence of IPP who have been recalled in each year from 2010 to 2015, broken down by the principal reason for recall. Some offenders are recalled for more than one reason and so the number of reasons does not necessarily sum to the total number of recalls. Figures are therefore not directly comparable across years.</p><p>Of the 1149 IPP offenders recalled between 2010 and 2015, and the 35 who were recalled prior to that period, 502 had been re-released by 31 December 2015. This does not include recalled IPP offenders who were deported, discharged from hospital, or had their sentence quashed. This data is derived from matching data on recalled offenders with data on released offenders. Its accuracy relies on all such data being accurately recorded.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Number of IPP offenders recalled, by reason for Recall</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All IPP recalls</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>59</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>123</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>240</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>332</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>363</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Further charge</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>157</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-compliance</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed to keep in touch</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed to reside</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drugs/alcohol</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 39441 39442 39444 39445 question first answered 14/06/2016 15:19:10 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

523127

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
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 people with imprisonment for public protection sentences have applied to have their licences terminated; and how many such applications have been successful.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	39444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) was introduced by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 for offences committed after April 2005. They were abolished in 2012 by the Coalition Government.</p><p>The Parole Board is independent, and so it would not be appropriate for the Secretary of State to guide the Parole Board on how to prioritise their cases. However, the MoJ and the Parole Board are working together to facilitate faster reviews of indeterminate sentences cases following recall, as part of a package of measures designed to reduce delays in cases heard by the Board.</p><p>Offenders serving an IPP sentence in the community are not subject to a life licence.</p><p>IPP sentences can be terminated upon application to the independent Parole Board by the individual offender. If an application for termination is turned down, the offender may then apply on a yearly basis thereafter until it is terminated. Once terminated, the IPP sentence ends and the offender is no longer under the management of the National Probation Service and is not subject to licence conditions. No such applications have yet been received.</p><p>The table below is a breakdown of the offenders serving a sentence of IPP who have been recalled in each year from 2010 to 2015, broken down by the principal reason for recall. Some offenders are recalled for more than one reason and so the number of reasons does not necessarily sum to the total number of recalls. Figures are therefore not directly comparable across years.</p><p>Of the 1149 IPP offenders recalled between 2010 and 2015, and the 35 who were recalled prior to that period, 502 had been re-released by 31 December 2015. This does not include recalled IPP offenders who were deported, discharged from hospital, or had their sentence quashed. This data is derived from matching data on recalled offenders with data on released offenders. Its accuracy relies on all such data being accurately recorded.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Number of IPP offenders recalled, by reason for Recall</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All IPP recalls</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>59</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>123</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>240</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>332</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>363</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Further charge</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>157</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-compliance</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed to keep in touch</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed to reside</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drugs/alcohol</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 39441 39442 39443 39445 question first answered 14/06/2016 15:19:10 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

523128

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
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, if he will review the automatic imposition of a life licence for all people with imprisonment for public protection sentences released from prison.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	39445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) was introduced by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 for offences committed after April 2005. They were abolished in 2012 by the Coalition Government.</p><p>The Parole Board is independent, and so it would not be appropriate for the Secretary of State to guide the Parole Board on how to prioritise their cases. However, the MoJ and the Parole Board are working together to facilitate faster reviews of indeterminate sentences cases following recall, as part of a package of measures designed to reduce delays in cases heard by the Board.</p><p>Offenders serving an IPP sentence in the community are not subject to a life licence.</p><p>IPP sentences can be terminated upon application to the independent Parole Board by the individual offender. If an application for termination is turned down, the offender may then apply on a yearly basis thereafter until it is terminated. Once terminated, the IPP sentence ends and the offender is no longer under the management of the National Probation Service and is not subject to licence conditions. No such applications have yet been received.</p><p>The table below is a breakdown of the offenders serving a sentence of IPP who have been recalled in each year from 2010 to 2015, broken down by the principal reason for recall. Some offenders are recalled for more than one reason and so the number of reasons does not necessarily sum to the total number of recalls. Figures are therefore not directly comparable across years.</p><p>Of the 1149 IPP offenders recalled between 2010 and 2015, and the 35 who were recalled prior to that period, 502 had been re-released by 31 December 2015. This does not include recalled IPP offenders who were deported, discharged from hospital, or had their sentence quashed. This data is derived from matching data on recalled offenders with data on released offenders. Its accuracy relies on all such data being accurately recorded.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Number of IPP offenders recalled, by reason for Recall</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All IPP recalls</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>59</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>123</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>240</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>332</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>363</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Further charge</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>157</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-compliance</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed to keep in touch</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed to reside</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drugs/alcohol</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 39441 39442 39443 39444 question first answered 14/06/2016 15:19:10 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

523130

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
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, whether he has issued guidance to the Parole Board on the need speedily to review imprisonment for public protection cases following recall.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	39441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) was introduced by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 for offences committed after April 2005. They were abolished in 2012 by the Coalition Government.</p><p>The Parole Board is independent, and so it would not be appropriate for the Secretary of State to guide the Parole Board on how to prioritise their cases. However, the MoJ and the Parole Board are working together to facilitate faster reviews of indeterminate sentences cases following recall, as part of a package of measures designed to reduce delays in cases heard by the Board.</p><p>Offenders serving an IPP sentence in the community are not subject to a life licence.</p><p>IPP sentences can be terminated upon application to the independent Parole Board by the individual offender. If an application for termination is turned down, the offender may then apply on a yearly basis thereafter until it is terminated. Once terminated, the IPP sentence ends and the offender is no longer under the management of the National Probation Service and is not subject to licence conditions. No such applications have yet been received.</p><p>The table below is a breakdown of the offenders serving a sentence of IPP who have been recalled in each year from 2010 to 2015, broken down by the principal reason for recall. Some offenders are recalled for more than one reason and so the number of reasons does not necessarily sum to the total number of recalls. Figures are therefore not directly comparable across years.</p><p>Of the 1149 IPP offenders recalled between 2010 and 2015, and the 35 who were recalled prior to that period, 502 had been re-released by 31 December 2015. This does not include recalled IPP offenders who were deported, discharged from hospital, or had their sentence quashed. This data is derived from matching data on recalled offenders with data on released offenders. Its accuracy relies on all such data being accurately recorded.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Number of IPP offenders recalled, by reason for Recall</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All IPP recalls</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>59</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>123</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>240</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>332</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>363</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Further charge</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>157</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-compliance</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed to keep in touch</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed to reside</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drugs/alcohol</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 39442 39443 39444 39445 question first answered 14/06/2016 15:19:10 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

523131

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
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, for what reasons people serving imprisonment for public protection sentences were recalled to custody in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	39442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) was introduced by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 for offences committed after April 2005. They were abolished in 2012 by the Coalition Government.</p><p>The Parole Board is independent, and so it would not be appropriate for the Secretary of State to guide the Parole Board on how to prioritise their cases. However, the MoJ and the Parole Board are working together to facilitate faster reviews of indeterminate sentences cases following recall, as part of a package of measures designed to reduce delays in cases heard by the Board.</p><p>Offenders serving an IPP sentence in the community are not subject to a life licence.</p><p>IPP sentences can be terminated upon application to the independent Parole Board by the individual offender. If an application for termination is turned down, the offender may then apply on a yearly basis thereafter until it is terminated. Once terminated, the IPP sentence ends and the offender is no longer under the management of the National Probation Service and is not subject to licence conditions. No such applications have yet been received.</p><p>The table below is a breakdown of the offenders serving a sentence of IPP who have been recalled in each year from 2010 to 2015, broken down by the principal reason for recall. Some offenders are recalled for more than one reason and so the number of reasons does not necessarily sum to the total number of recalls. Figures are therefore not directly comparable across years.</p><p>Of the 1149 IPP offenders recalled between 2010 and 2015, and the 35 who were recalled prior to that period, 502 had been re-released by 31 December 2015. This does not include recalled IPP offenders who were deported, discharged from hospital, or had their sentence quashed. This data is derived from matching data on recalled offenders with data on released offenders. Its accuracy relies on all such data being accurately recorded.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Number of IPP offenders recalled, by reason for Recall</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All IPP recalls</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>59</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>123</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>240</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>332</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>363</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Further charge</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>157</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-compliance</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed to keep in touch</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed to reside</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drugs/alcohol</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 39441 39443 39444 39445 question first answered 14/06/2016 15:19:10 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

521312

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Governors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria was used to select the prisons to take part in the planned pilot scheme on further autonomy for prison governors.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	38292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2016 answer text <p>The six Reform Prisons have been carefully selected. Each of the prisons are different, which means the National Offender Management Service can test different models, in different locations, with different populations and different local circumstances.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 02/06/2016 14:54:35 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

516338

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bronzefield Prison: Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to paragraph 4.53 of the report on an unannounced inspection of HM Prison and Young Offenders Institute Bronzefield by HM Inspector of Prisons, published in November 2015, what steps his Department is taking in response to the finding that people who were released from prison with nowhere to go had been given tents and sleeping bags by the prison and its chaplaincy.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	35940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2016 answer text <p>As part of our probation reforms we now provide unprecedented support for offenders to make sure all receive support on release, including those sentenced to less than 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>While we work extremely closely with each offender before and after release to give them the support they need to find accommodation, the responsibility for making sure there is housing available ultimately lies with the local authority.</p><p> </p><p>All prisoners meet regularly with their offender manager after release, and efforts are made to help find emergency accommodation where needed.</p><p> </p><p>All prisoners receive a resettlement plan, including help to find somewhere to live following release, and any specialist referrals required.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 35826 question first answered 05/05/2016 11:06:14 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

516340

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with (a) G4S and (b) other bodies on the announcement that G4S is to sell its children's services businesses made on 26 February 2016.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	35891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has been in regular contact with G4S and other relevant bodies. This engagement includes monitoring the progress of the potential sale to ensure it does not jeopardise the delivery of services at the Secure Training Centres.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 04/05/2016 12:06:32 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

516343

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people released from prison into homelessness.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	35826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2016 answer text <p>As part of our probation reforms we now provide unprecedented support for offenders to make sure all receive support on release, including those sentenced to less than 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>While we work extremely closely with each offender before and after release to give them the support they need to find accommodation, the responsibility for making sure there is housing available ultimately lies with the local authority.</p><p> </p><p>All prisoners meet regularly with their offender manager after release, and efforts are made to help find emergency accommodation where needed.</p><p> </p><p>All prisoners receive a resettlement plan, including help to find somewhere to live following release, and any specialist referrals required.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 35940 question first answered 05/05/2016 11:06:14 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

516344

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
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, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have been recalled to prison in each of the last 12 months; and what steps he is taking to reduce that number.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	35827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The annual number of offenders recalled from licence is published:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly</a></p><p> </p><p>The information you have requested is set out in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of offenders recalled from licence, by month</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January 2015</strong></p></td><td><p>1,437</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February 2015</strong></p></td><td><p>1,341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March 2015</strong></p></td><td><p>1,462</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April 2015</strong></p></td><td><p>1,695</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May 2015</strong></p></td><td><p>1,795</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June 2015</strong></p></td><td><p>1,917</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July 2015</strong></p></td><td><p>2,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August 2015</strong></p></td><td><p>1,889</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September 2015</strong></p></td><td><p>1,878</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>October 2015</strong></p></td><td><p>2,073</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>November 2015</strong></p></td><td><p>1,833</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>December 2015</strong></p></td><td><p>1,907</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The total number of offenders being recalled has increased. This is because in February 2015, we commenced the provisions in the Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 which, for the first time, placed those offenders sentenced to less than 12 months on licence upon their release and therefore potentially liable to recall.</p><p> </p><p>Offenders on licence are subject to a strict set of conditions. If they fail to comply with these conditions, and if their behaviour indicates it is no longer safe for them to remain in the community, they can be returned to prison.</p><p> </p><p>The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 09/05/2016 15:58:58 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens