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784667

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Newcastle upon Tyne
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 26 September (HL1527), whether they intend that the full range of Newcastle magistrates' court proceedings will be conducted at the premises referred to; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL2885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service intends that the proposed magistrates’ court facilities at Newcastle Combined Court will be capable of hearing a range of magistrates' courts work including cases involving custody. If workload levels exceed the hearing and custodial capacity of the court then cases will be listed into other nearby magistrates’ court buildings.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 20/11/2017 17:51:47 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

784705

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Private Sector
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the performance of privatised prison services in the past year; and whether they intend to review the case for returning those services to the public sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL2923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>We have robust processes in place to closely monitor privately managed prisons and will not hesitate to take action if and when standards fall short. There is a HMPPS Controller based in every privately managed prison, accountable for providing assurance that the contracts are delivered in accordance with agreed contractual delivery indicators, and that the prison provides safe, decent and secure services. Senior Contract Managers (SCMs) provide an additional level of operational assurance and support for the Controllers.</p><p> </p><p>Privately managed prison contracts set out a strict performance framework, consisting of prescriptive performance targets. Failure by the provider to meet performance targets results in performance points and, potentially, financial remedies being applied against the provider. It is important to recognise, however, that privately managed prison providers achieve the majority of their contractual targets.</p><p> </p><p>Any decision to revoke a contract to operate a privately managed prison will be made after following a clear process and where the operator fails to improve performance despite this process. We do not currently anticipate any such action taking place against any privately managed prison.</p><p> </p><p>Privately managed prisons have been a key feature of the prison estate for over 20 years and will continue to play an important role.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 20/11/2017 17:51:12 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

784720

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Justice
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the proposal by the President of the Family Division that children should be dealt with in new "problem-solving" courts.
tabling member printed	Lord Laming
uin	HL2938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice works with other departments to achieve the best outcomes for children both outside and within the court process. We are committed to ensuring that young people in the youth justice system receive the support they need to prevent them from committing further offences, with youth offending teams leading a multi-agency approach involving the courts, children’s services and other local services as appropriate. We recognise that problem-solving approaches can provide alternatives to a traditional court process, and may lead to improved outcomes for children and their families. We are supportive of such approaches in family proceedings, for example Family Drug and Alcohol Courts and the current piloting of settlement conferences.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 20/11/2017 17:50:11 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming

784754

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Local Criminal Justice Boards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which local Criminal Justice Boards in England and Wales are chaired by the Police and Crime Commissioner for that area.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL2972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold or collect information on the membership of local Criminal Justice Boards in England and Wales, including whether they are chaired by the local Police and Crime Commissioner.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 20/11/2017 17:53:21 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

782428

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Alternatives to Prison: Mothers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of promoting the use of community-based sentences as a first option for offences that presently require custodial sentences, in order to ensure that mothers are not separated from their children.
tabling member printed	Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill
uin	HL2851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>It is important that there are robust community options available to sentencers so that vulnerable women with complex needs, including those with children, are only sent to prison when it is absolutely necessary.</p><p>We are developing a strategy for female offenders to improve outcomes for women in custody and in the community. As part of this work we are already investing £1 million seed funding between 2016 and 2020 to help local areas develop improved, multi-agency approaches to support female offenders in their area.</p><p>Sentences in individual cases are decided by the courts, who take into account guidelines issued by the independent Sentencing Council.</p><p>In February 2017, the Council issued its guideline “Imposition of Community and Custodial and Sentences”, which makes it clear that prison should be reserved for the most serious offences, and that custody should not be imposed where a community order could provide sufficient restriction on an offender’s liberty (by way of punishment) while addressing the rehabilitation of the offender to prevent future crime. The guideline also notes that for offenders on the cusp of custody, imprisonment should not be imposed where there would be an impact on dependants which would make a custodial sentence disproportionate to achieving the aims of sentencing.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 20/11/2017 11:29:56 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4179 label Biography information for Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill

782429

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Mothers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultations they have conducted in preparation for their strategy on female offenders to ensure that the criminal justice system creates an environment which promotes the reunification of imprisoned mothers with their children; and what assessment they have made of the impact, both short and long term, of such imprisonment on children living in care.
tabling member printed	Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill
uin	HL2852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>We are developing the Female Offender Strategy in consultation with a wide range of stakeholders. We issued a Call for Evidence in March 2017 and regularly consult with key stakeholders through our Advisory Board on Female Offenders, which is chaired by the Minister with responsibility for female offenders. The Minister has met with a number of organisations to discuss a wide range of issues pertinent to female offenders, including the imprisonment of mothers and the impact on their children.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education has not made any formal assessment of the impact of parental imprisonment in children living in care, but the Government has funded a contract worth over £1.4m for Barnardo’s to operate the i-HOP service – an England wide one-stop information service for all professionals who come into contact with the children and families of offenders – to share evidence on practice and advise commissioners and practitioners on the options available to support the families of offenders.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 16/11/2017 16:10:49 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4179 label Biography information for Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill

782004

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Foreign Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people currently in prison are (1) citizens of other EU member states, and (2) non-EU citizens.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL2785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to removing Foreign National Offenders from the United Kingdom, with a record number of over 6,300 removed from prisons, immigration removal centres (IRCs) and the community in 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>As at 30 September 2017, there were 4,125 (non-British) EU nationals in the prison population in England &amp; Wales (including the HMPPS run IRCs); and a further 5,821 non-EU Foreign Nationals.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 13/11/2017 14:52:32 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

781198

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take steps to reduce the adult prison population, using methods similar to those which have successfully reduced the number of youths in custody.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text Prison numbers can fluctuate, which is why we have a robust set of plans in place to ensure we will always have enough places for offenders committed to custody by the courts. This includes modernising the estate and building new accommodation. We want to see the number of people imprisoned fall, but not by setting an arbitrary figure for reduction. To address the level of re-offending, which remains unacceptably high, we are committed to transforming all prisons into places of safety and reform and to ensuring that community penalties are tough, effective and command the confidence of sentencers. There are significant differences in the adult and youth justice systems. We will continue to assess, however, whether approaches adopted for youths have a broader application. answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 14/11/2017 15:23:20 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

780364

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people are currently serving indeterminate prison sentences in the UK (except Scotland); and how many of those have now served longer than the maximum sentence for the offence for which they were convicted.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL2728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The number of people currently serving indeterminate prison sentences in England and Wales can be viewed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of people currently serving indeterminate prison sentences who have now served longer than the maximum sentence for the offence for which they were convicted is not routinely collected, so could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of people currently service indeterminate prison sentences in England and Wales</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>On 30 September 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Unreleased</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10,378</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP)</p></td><td><p>3,162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Life (all variations)<sup> (1)</sup></p></td><td><p>7,216</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Recalled</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,177</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP)</p></td><td><p>792</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Life (all variations)<sup> (1)</sup></p></td><td><p>385</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(1) Includes mandatory, discretionary, automatic life sentences and those relating to young adults and juveniles held in prison custody.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 13/11/2017 14:51:55 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

778037

registered interest
date	26/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	MTCnovo
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many offenders have failed to keep appointments with probation officers employed by MTC Novo.
tabling member printed	Lord Laming
uin	HL2583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>The table below displays the number of offenders managed by an MTC Novo Provider (London Community Rehabilitation Company and Thames Valley Community Rehabilitation Company) with an absence recorded on nDelius (the national case management system for Probation) during the period of 1 April 2017 to 30 June 2017. This data is not limited to contact with Probation Officers and includes all categories of enforceable contacts, including Unpaid Work, Accredited Programmes and other interventions.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Thames Valley CRC</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>London CRC</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>All MTC Novo</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Acceptable Absence</p></td><td><p>2,624</p></td><td><p>10,584</p></td><td><p><strong>13,208</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unacceptable Absence</p></td><td><p>1,405</p></td><td><p>10,680</p></td><td><p><strong>12,085</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attendance Not Recorded</p></td><td><p>776</p></td><td><p>1,785</p></td><td><p><strong>2,561</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Offenders managed</strong></p></td><td><p>4,133</p></td><td><p>23,248</p></td><td><p><strong>27,381</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Absences are categorised as Acceptable or Unacceptable. Acceptable absences include contacts that have been cancelled for administrative reasons (for example, 15 days of Unpaid Work, which is typical for a 100 hours order, originally booked to be worked on a Thursday but later changed to a Wednesday to reflect childcare arrangements for an offender would count as 15 Acceptable Absences), as well as circumstances where an offender has provided good reasons for their failure to attend (for example, a letter from a GP to prove ill health).</p><p> </p><p>Our policy is clear that offenders who fail to comply more than once with their order (without an acceptable explanation), should be subject to breach proceedings. We enforce this requirement robustly with all providers of Probation services.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 09/11/2017 13:29:58 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming