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1581851

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cumulative number of years of experience held by all probation officers in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	135207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The cumulative length of service, in years, held by all probation officers is given in the following table. Most years’ figures are given as at 31st December each year, aside from 2022, where the latest published figures are as at 30 September 2022.</p><p>It should be noted that Information on probation officers is only available from the creation of National Probation Service (NPS) in June 2014.</p><p>Table 1 – Probation Officers in England and Wales cumulative length of service<sup>1,2</sup>, as at 31 December each year from 2014 to 2021 and September 2022<sup>3,4</sup></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Cumulative length of service of all probation officers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/12/2014</p></td><td><p>1,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/12/2015</p></td><td><p>5,537</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/12/2016</p></td><td><p>9,801</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/12/2017</p></td><td><p>12,727</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/12/2018</p></td><td><p>15,522</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/12/2019</p></td><td><p>19,195</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/12/2020</p></td><td><p>22,411</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/12/2021</p></td><td><p>36,017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/09/2022</p></td><td><p>36,053</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes to tables:</p><p>1. The length of service in HMPPS is calculated from most recent hire date. Where staff have transferred in from another Government Department or have transferred in through HMPPS taking over a function, length of service is calculated from entry to HMPPS</p><p>2. Figures presented here do not represent the full experience of Probation Officers</p><p>3. The dates reflect the Full Time Equivalent and cumulative years of service at that particular point of the year.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/02/2023 17:12:50 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1582019

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Housing: Young Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of local authority accommodation for children post-charge who are unable to be bailed.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	135471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>Local Authorities have a statutory duty to make sure that there is sufficient provision in their area to meet the needs of children in their care. Children should not be detained overnight in police custody post-charge, and police forces and local authorities should be working to facilitate this in line with the provisions of the Home Office Concordat on Children in Custody.</p><p>The Government is supporting Local Authorities to meet their statutory duty through £259 million of capital funding to maintain capacity and expand provision in both secure and open children’s homes. This will provide high quality, safe homes for some of our most vulnerable children and young people and create new places and support provision in secure children’s homes in all nine regions of England.</p><p>The Government’s response to the recommendations in the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care also sets out our longer-term plans to improve the commissioning of Local Authority children’s social care placements.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/02/2023 17:13:58 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1582022

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were awaiting hearing in the Youth Court as of 30 January (a) in each of the last five years and (b) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	135474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>There were 8,099 youth outstanding cases in magistrates' courts in England and Wales as at the end of September 2022, the most recent time period available. This includes any case involving a defendant under the age of 18 heard in the magistrates’ courts, not just those heard in the Youth Court. It is not possible to separate out statistics for the latter.</p><p>Cases involving young defendants are given priority, irrespective of the Court in which they appear, and youth cases are continually reviewed to ensure that they are progressed as quickly as possible.</p><p>At any one time, there will always be outstanding cases - these are not backlogs, they are cases where evidence is being prepared for trial. The table below shows the number of the outstanding youth cases for the period end of September 2017 to end of September 2022. Outstanding youth cases at the magistrates’ court in 2020 were impacted by the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic but have since returned to levels seen prior to the pandemic.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Time period</p></td><td><p>Outstanding youth cases at Magistrates Courts, England &amp; Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2017</p></td><td><p>9,025</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2018</p></td><td><p>8,685</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2019</p></td><td><p>8,472</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2020</p></td><td><p>10,759</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2021</p></td><td><p>7,690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2022</p></td><td><p>8,099</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 07/02/2023 14:40:37 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1582023

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Remand in Custody: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the changes made to detention and training orders in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 on the number of children in custody.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	135475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>In April 2022, an Impact Assessment was made on the changes to Detention and Training Orders (DTOs) through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act. This included the estimated impacts on the number of children in custody. The Impact Assessment can be found on gov.uk: (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1073427/MOJ_Sentencing_IA_-_DTO__2022_.pdf" target="_blank">Impact Assessment template (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 06/02/2023 17:11:46 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1581521

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Wales
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 total cost of litigation damages paid to prisoners in England and Wales in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	134021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The requested information prior to 2016-2017 cannot be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost. The total cost of litigation damages paid to prisoners in England and Wales in each completed financial year from 2016-17 is provided in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Litigation Damages Paid on Prisoner Claims</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£2,640,290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£4,519,519</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£4,586,001</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£7,621,648</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>£6,074,143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>£5,258,338</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We successfully defend two-thirds of compensation cases brought by prisoners and always make sure debts to victims and the courts are paid before any payment is made to the offender.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 01/02/2023 16:21:21 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1581224

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: Contracts
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 cost to the public purse of terminated commercial contracts within the HMP Prison and Probation Service in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	133623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 31/01/2023 17:29:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1581336

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: State Retirement Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) the Minister for the Cabinet Office on the potential merits of lowering the pension age of prison officers to 60.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	133638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>We highly value our hardworking prison staff and offer access to medical professionals and an employee assistance programme to ensure continued physical and mental wellbeing. I am committed to listening to and working with officers, staff and trade unions on a range of issues, and I continue to meet with the Prison Officer’s Association and other unions to discuss a range of issues. At this time no discussions have taken place with honourable colleagues from Treasury or Cabinet Office on prison officer pension age.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 31/01/2023 17:29:24 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1581358

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crime and Anti-social Behaviour: Young People
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 help keep vulnerable young people away from (a) crime and (b) antisocial behaviour.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	133643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>As highlighted in the Beating Crime Plan 2021, it is paramount that we intervene with children before they become involved in crime and antisocial behaviour, which has a detrimental impact on communities. That is why my department has launched two early intervention programmes which provide support to vulnerable children. Turnaround is a targeted programme, funding 153 Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) across England and Wales to complete early intervention and diversion work with children on the cusp of the justice system. YOTs are funded to put in place a package of support that addresses children’s underlying needs, working with partners such as police and community safety teams, aiming to address the causes of behaviour to stop it escalating. The eligibility criteria include children who have been issued civil orders and Acceptable Behaviour Contracts for antisocial behaviour.</p><p>The Department has also recently launched the Youth Justice Sport Fund which funds voluntary and community sector organisations to carry out targeted work supporting children considered to be vulnerable to involvement in crime, using sport as a vehicle to address problem behaviour.</p><p>We are also working closely with other Government departments, particularly the Department for Education and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, to shape wider social policies to ensure vulnerable children and families are supported.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/02/2023 16:14:56 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1580601

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Termination of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the (a) leaving rate and (b) resignation rate of probation officers in the year ending September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	132545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The HM Prison &amp; Probation workforce quarterly publication covers staffing information, including the leaving and resignation rate for Probation Officers, and can be found via the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hm-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2022" target="_blank">HM Prison and Probation Service workforce quarterly: September 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. The latest publication captures data up to the period of 30th September 2022.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/02/2023 16:20:09 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1580602

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the average working days lost to sickness absence of probation officers in the year ending September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	132546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The data is published in the HMPPS Workforce Quarterly publication.</p><p>The most recent publication with data to September 2022 is here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hm-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hm-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2022</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/02/2023 16:21:02 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter