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1105151

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people working on developing Criminal Justice System Common Platform are (a) contingent labour, (b) supplier resource and (c) civil servants.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	236992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>As at 27 March 2019, HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) employed</p><p>(a) 8 contingent labour.</p><p>(b) You asked us to provide you with the amount of supplier resource working on reform. We currently contract with a number of suppliers to provide service to us in a number of different ways. Predominantly we contract with suppliers for outcome based deliverables and as such the supplier is responsible for assessing how many resources they need to deliver. This can be flexed and therefore we are unable to provide you with an exact number of supplier resources working across the Crime Programme.</p><p>(c) 60 civil servants are currently working on developing the Crime Programme.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 01/04/2019 16:47:34 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1104788

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people working on developing the Criminal Justice System Exchange Re-provisioning programme are (a) contingent labour, (b) supplier resource and (c) civil servants.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	236286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Criminal Justice System Exchange Re-provisioning programme completed in September 2017. There are no staff working on this programme.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/03/2019 18:38:58 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1104809

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Drugs: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Drug Rehabilitation Requirements have been granted by courts in England in each of the last two years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	236521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of Drug Rehabilitation Requirements (DRRs) commenced under community orders and suspended sentence orders in England and Wales in 2016 and 2017.</p><p> </p><p>There is no available published data with a separation of figures for the two countries.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of DRRs commenced </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016 </strong></p></td><td><p>9,698</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017 </strong></p></td><td><p>8,719</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We are working with the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and Public Health England on a protocol to support the greater use of community sentences with treatment requirements in courts, including DRRs.</p><p> </p><p>The Community Sentence Treatment Requirement (CSTR) protocol sets out what is expected from all relevant agencies to ensure improved access to treatment for offenders who need it. It focuses on reducing reoffending by addressing the health needs of offenders that may be contributing to their offending behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>The protocol is operating across five courts within England (as health is devolved in Wales). These sites are Milton Keynes, Northampton, Birmingham, Sefton and Plymouth. The NHS Long Term Plan, published in January 2019 includes a commitment by NHS England to build on these pilots. Decisions on how the use of the protocol could be extended will be made in due course, based on the evaluation of the test bed sites.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 02/04/2019 12:57:50 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1104952

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Speech and Language Therapy: Codes of Practice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what speech and language therapy representation there is on the group working on revision of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	236264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The Review Working Group is made up of professionals with expertise on mental capacity from across Government, the health, social care, legal and charity sectors. While there is no specialist expertise on speech and language therapy within the group, the Review has received responses from the profession as part of a Call for Evidence. These views are being fully considered as we begin to update the Code of Practice.</p><p> </p><p>There will be further opportunities for all those with an interest in the Code of Practice to provide feedback when we consult on the updated Code of Practice.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 02/04/2019 12:59:06 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1093434

registered interest
date	22/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many mandatory cyber security training sessions civil servants working in his Department are required to undertake.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	235794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>There are no mandated cyber security training requirements of civil servants within the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/03/2019 18:36:12 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1093450

registered interest
date	22/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crown Court: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's report, Tackling Racial Disparity in the Criminal Justice System: 2018 Update, published in October 2018, what assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of implementing recommendation 13 on publishing all sentencing remarks in the Crown Court in audio and/or written form.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	235744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>We welcomed David Lammy MP’s Review into the treatment of, and outcomes for, Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority individuals in the Criminal Justice System when it was published in 2017. We remain committed to taking each recommendation from that review forward in some way.</p><p>Ensuring that the courts are both transparent and comprehensible is essential, and publishing sentencing remarks would enable greater public understanding of sentencing decisions. We continue to consider how recommendation 13 could be taken forward. We are considering how the HMCTS Court Reform Programme and continuing developments in technology could provide new, cost-effective options for taking this forward.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 01/04/2019 16:45:12 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1093461

registered interest
date	22/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Mother and Baby Units
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on plans to revise the Prison Service Instruction for Mother and Baby Units which expired at the end of last year; and whether those plans will include mandatory standards for the care and support of all pregnant women and new mothers in custody, including those who are separated from their babies.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	235767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>There are plans to conduct a full review of the Mother and Baby Unit instruction imminently, and will consult with stakeholders in the summer. As part of the review we will look at what can usefully be included within the instruction to support all pregnant women and new mothers. This will also take account of mothers who are separated from their babies. The review will involve consultation from colleges in other government departments as well as our stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 01/04/2019 16:48:49 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1092618

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to develop guidance for youth offending teams on how best to (a) support and (b) meet the needs of young people with speech, language and communication needs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Taunton Deane
tabling member printed	Rebecca Pow
uin	235361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>Young people with speech and language difficulties are particularly vulnerable, and we are seeking to ensure that those who work with children and young people with a high prevalence of speech, language and communication needs, are trained in recognising and responding appropriately to these needs. Over the last three years we have provided free, national training for Youth Justice professionals supporting them to identify children’s special educational and disability needs and deliver effective engagement and positive long-term outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, in 2015, the Youth Justice Board (YJB) and Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) published joint practitioner guidance about how to identify children with speech, language and communication needs, how to communicate more effectively with them and how to make written information more accessible. The guidance can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/speech-language-and-communication-needs-in-the-youth-justice-system/practice-advice-speech-language-and-communication-needs-slcn-in-the-youth-justice-system" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/speech-language-and-communication-needs-in-the-youth-justice-system/practice-advice-speech-language-and-communication-needs-slcn-in-the-youth-justice-system</a>.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 29/03/2019 17:32:22 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 110958 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow

1092713

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people aged under 18 are in youth detention facilities.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	235328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>As of 1 February 2019 the population of the secure estate for children and young people, for under 18 year olds was 812. Statistics on Youth Custody population of the prison estate in England and Wales are regularly published and can be found at;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-custody-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-custody-data</a></p><p> </p><p>These figures 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 and can be subject to change over time.</p><p> </p><p>We are fundamentally reforming youth custody to ensure that the safety, welfare and rehabilitation of young people are prioritised across all aspects of the system. In addition, we increased frontline Youth Custody Service staff by over a third in 2018 and are completely changing our approach by investing in Secure Schools to put education at heart of youth custody.</p><p> </p><p>Prisons in Scotland and Northern Ireland are a devolved matter and responsibility lies with the Scottish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive respectively.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/03/2019 18:35:39 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1092185

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many consultants his Department has hired since 2016; and what the cost of that hiring was to the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	234808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Please find below the total spend on consultancy for the Ministry of Justice (including Arm’s Length Bodies) for the periods requested. Please note the spend is taken from our Bravo spend tool and is an accurate figure of what has been invoiced within this period:</p><p> </p><p>(i) 2016 - £ 7,202,752.83</p><p>(ii) 2017 - £ 15,433,822.00</p><p>(iii) 2018 - £ 35,633,652.53</p><p>(iv) 2019 - £ 2,655,902.76</p><p>(v) Total for 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 to date for MoJ and ALB’s £60,926,130.12</p><p> </p><p>Please note we hire Consultancy Firms not individual named consultants. The department has used 11 suppliers in this time.</p><p><br> Consultants are engaged to deliver short-term on projects where specialist skills required are not available within the organisation. As part of the governance process, approvals are sought from Finance Business Partner, HR Business Partner &amp; the Director General to ensure that project outcomes and budget are validated and to seek confirmation that internal resource is not available to deliver either due to the specialist nature of the project or due to capacity issues enabling delivery within the project timescales.</p><p> </p><p>By making use of consultants, the department can save on salary, national insurance and pension costs associated with permanently employing individuals whose skills may not be needed after a set period.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 26/03/2019 17:40:17 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd