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1227864

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date	23/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wandsworth Prison: Video Conferencing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the pilot at HMP Wandsworth of the video link booking system developed by the Ministry of Justice to allow both prison and court users to book slots with the Video Conference Centre to minimise the need to interact via telephone or emails has been completed; what lessons have been learned from that pilot to date; and what plans they have to publish any such lessons.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL7250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2020 answer text <p>The pilot for the book a video link service (BVLS) went live at HMP Wandsworth and all associated courts on 31 March 2020. It has now completed, and we are gathering data and feedback from users in both prisons and courts. This will be shared with partners and stakeholders in due course. Early indications suggest the BVLS has been positively received. Once the feedback exercise has been completed in the autumn, we will consider rolling out the BVLS at further sites.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 05/08/2020 14:32:07 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

1227887

registered interest
date	23/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Remote Hearings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether (1) Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service and (2) the judiciary, have evaluated the Video Remand Hearings, Summary and Crown Court trials and Prison to Court Video Links developed by the Video Enabled Justice Programme led by the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner and currently operating in Kent, Norfolk, Suffolk, Surrey and Sussex; and, if so, whether they have concluded that it is suitable to be rolled out nationally.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL7251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2020 answer text <p>The Video Enabled Justice Programme was a Home Office funded initiative and independent of HMCTS and the Judiciary. The Programme was sponsored by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex. Its focus was on video enabled remand hearings and live links for police witnesses. Researchers from the University of Surrey were commissioned by the Police and Crime Commissioner to undertake an evaluation of the Programme.</p><p>The evaluation looked at the new video and digital equipment installed at Medway Magistrates Court and seven custody suites across Kent together with the impact of the digital equipment and the conduct of participants in video enabled and non-video remand hearings.</p><p>The findings were shared with interested parties in the final report published in May 2020. No conclusions were intended to be drawn as to the suitability of scaling the Programme outside of the pilot areas.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 05/08/2020 15:05:56 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

1227143

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the present backlog of cases awaiting trial in (1) the Crown Court, and (2) the Magistrates' Court.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL7120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2020 answer text <p>The table below provides the information requested on the current number of outstanding cases awaiting trial in (1) the Crown Court, and (2) the Magistrates’ Courts.</p><p> </p><p>These data are taken from the national statistics on the level of outstanding work in the criminal courts for the first quarter of 2020 which were published on 26 June 2020 and are available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-court-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-court-statistics</a>. The data for the second quarter will be published in September 2020.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Outstanding cases awaiting trial in the Magistrates’ and Crown Court as at 31 March 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Magistrates’ Court<sup>12</sup></p></td><td><p>77,459</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Court<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>31,686</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p><sup>1</sup>The magistrates’ court figure represents all those cases outstanding that are categorised as for trial (Indictable-only and Triable-either-way) and not just those awaiting a trial hearing. For example, it will include cases where defendants plead guilty and not guilty, and those where a warrant has been issued</p><p><sup>2</sup> Though the figures for both Magistrates’ and Crown Court includes for trial cases (Triable-either-way and Indictable Only) which are outstanding for trial we are unable to say at what stage of the court process these are, for example, this may include cases where a trial has started but has not concluded.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 04/08/2020 14:46:58 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

1227144

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Solicitors: Video Conferencing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average delay in terms of weeks before solicitors are able to consult their clients in prison via video link.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL7121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 04/08/2020 14:49:33 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

1184204

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Justice Board
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the future of the Youth Justice Board.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL2471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>The Youth Justice Board will continue to fulfil its role in overseeing the youth justice system. Once a new chair is appointed, they may wish to discuss their vision for the future of the Youth Justice Board with Ministers.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 24/03/2020 16:51:46 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

1184205

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Offending Teams: Finance
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 adequacy of current funding streams to fund youth diversion activity undertaken by youth offending teams.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL2472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>Ministry of Justice funding for Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) is delivered through the Youth Justice Board (YJB), which provides an annual grant to local authorities to deliver youth offending services. Though varying by YOT, on average this makes up less than a third of the funding YOTs receive. Local authorities and partner agencies provide the rest of their funding. The YJB does not specify how the grant should be spent.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities hold the statutory responsibility to deliver youth justice services in their area and services are designed according to local context and needs. Diversion from the criminal justice system is not a statutory requirement for Youth Offending Teams, however they may choose to pay for these activities based on locally identified needs and priorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 24/03/2020 15:27:20 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

1184207

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Alternatives to Prosecution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which police forces in England and Wales have implemented Checkpoint programmes to reduce reoffending and custodial sentences.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL2474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of several locally-led out of court disposal initiatives, including the Checkpoint scheme initiated by Durham Constabulary. However, Government does not collect information at national level on such programmes.</p><p>The Government takes an interest in evidence from the police and their partners about the effectiveness of such novel approaches. Government officials are in contact with colleagues in Durham Constabulary’s Checkpoint programme and we look forward to reviewing Durham’s forthcoming peer-reviewed findings of the randomised control trial phase. It is for operationally independent police forces to determine how they choose to use the flexibility in their gift to adapt their own local policy and practice around the use of Out of Court Disposals, within the constraints of national rules and guidance.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL2475 question first answered 23/03/2020 17:21:43 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

1184208

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Alternatives to Prosecution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the use of the Checkpoint programme to all police forces in England and Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL2475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of several locally-led out of court disposal initiatives, including the Checkpoint scheme initiated by Durham Constabulary. However, Government does not collect information at national level on such programmes.</p><p>The Government takes an interest in evidence from the police and their partners about the effectiveness of such novel approaches. Government officials are in contact with colleagues in Durham Constabulary’s Checkpoint programme and we look forward to reviewing Durham’s forthcoming peer-reviewed findings of the randomised control trial phase. It is for operationally independent police forces to determine how they choose to use the flexibility in their gift to adapt their own local policy and practice around the use of Out of Court Disposals, within the constraints of national rules and guidance.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL2474 question first answered 23/03/2020 17:21:43 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

1183492

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Domestic Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the problem-solving approach used in Family Drug and Alcohol Courts to other areas such as domestic violence.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL2395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government announced in the Budget that £5 million has been allocated to piloting integrated domestic abuse courts over the coming financial year, and we will announce more detailed proposals shortly. Problem solving approaches are being employed outside court proceedings to address complex needs of offenders and resolve substance misuse/mental health problems in the community.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 23/03/2020 16:35:36 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

1183496

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Domestic Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to fulfil the Conservative Party's 2019 General Election manifesto commitment to "pilot integrated domestic abuse courts that address criminal and family matters in parallel".
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL2399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>Separately to my response to your question in HL2395, the Government announced in the Budget that £5 million has been allocated to piloting integrated domestic abuse courts over the coming financial year, and we will announce more detailed proposals shortly. We believe that such courts have real potential to reduce the trauma of court and improve outcomes for domestic abuse victims.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 23/03/2020 16:36:30 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman