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1227976
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-07-27more like thismore than 2020-07-27
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisoners: Veterans more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many armed forces veterans are currently serving a custodial sentence. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Browne of Belmont more like this
uin HL7330 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-08-06more like thismore than 2020-08-06
answer text <p>Since January 2015, Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service has actively been recording service in the Armed Forces as part of the screening process for newly received prisoners into custody.</p><p>A breakdown of experimental statistics published in October 2019 indicates that as of 30 June 2019, there were 1,833 prisoners serving a custodial sentence in England and Wales that have declared they have been a member of the armed services.</p><p>The department is due to release the next estimate of the total number of ex-armed services in October 2020 which will include data as of 30 June 2020.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice remains committed to encouraging people in the criminal justice system to declare service in the Armed Forces, as early as possible or at any point whist serving their sentence. This enables them to access the support available, whether that is in custody or the community.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie remove filter
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less than 2020-08-06T14:13:57.433Zmore like thismore than 2020-08-06T14:13:57.433Z
answering member
4538
label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
tabling member
3801
label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont more like this
1227862
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-07-23more like thismore than 2020-07-23
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Forced Marriage: Prosecutions more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions were initiated in relation to forced marriage in (1) 2014, (2) 2015, (3) 2016, (4) 2017, (5) 2018, and (5) 2019; and how many such prosecutions were successful in each year. more like this
tabling member printed
The Lord Bishop of St Albans more like this
uin HL7247 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-08-03more like thismore than 2020-08-03
answer text <p>From 2014 to date, CPS data for the number of cases prosecuted and the outcomes is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Convictions</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Convictions</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p><strong>46</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>53</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>44</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Between 2014 – 15 and 2017 – 18, this data included cases that included the forced marriage flag on the CPS’s case management system as well as cases charged as forced marriage. In 2018 – 19, the CPS conducted quality assurance checks on the guidance for applying the forced marriage flag. The data for that year does not include flagged cases but only cases charged as a forced marriage offence. The most recent data (2019 – 20) includes flagged cases but reflects the updated guidance on applying the flag which has resulted in improved accuracy.</p>
answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie remove filter
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less than 2020-08-03T13:26:48.38Zmore like thismore than 2020-08-03T13:26:48.38Z
answering member
4538
label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
tabling member
4308
label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans more like this
1227864
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-07-23more like thismore than 2020-07-23
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Wandsworth Prison: Video Conferencing more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
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. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Wasserman more like this
uin HL7250 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-08-05more like thismore than 2020-08-05
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> more like this
answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie remove filter
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less than 2020-08-05T14:32:07.45Zmore like thismore than 2020-08-05T14:32:07.45Z
answering member
4538
label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
tabling member
4207
label Biography information for Lord Wasserman more like this
1227887
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-07-23more like thismore than 2020-07-23
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Remote Hearings more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
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. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Wasserman more like this
uin HL7251 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-08-05more like thismore than 2020-08-05
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> more like this
answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie remove filter
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less than 2020-08-05T15:05:56.703Zmore like thismore than 2020-08-05T15:05:56.703Z
answering member
4538
label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
tabling member
4207
label Biography information for Lord Wasserman more like this
1227700
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-07-22more like thismore than 2020-07-22
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisoners' Release: Older People more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government by how much the prison population of England and Wales would decrease if prisoners (1) over 65 years old, (2) over 70 years old, and (3) over 75 years old, were released. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
uin HL7149 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-08-04more like thismore than 2020-08-04
answer text <p>Based on prison population data as at 30 June 2020, the prison population of England and Wales includes (1) 2,660 prisoners over 65 years old, (2) of whom 1,497 prisoners are over 70 years, and (3) 671 prisoners are over 75 years old.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie remove filter
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less than 2020-08-04T14:49:25.08Zmore like thismore than 2020-08-04T14:49:25.08Z
answering member
4538
label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton more like this
1227143
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-07-21more like thismore than 2020-07-21
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Courts: Coronavirus more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
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. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Wasserman more like this
uin HL7120 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-08-04more like thismore than 2020-08-04
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 remove filter
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less than 2020-08-04T14:46:58.13Zmore like thismore than 2020-08-04T14:46:58.13Z
answering member
4538
label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
tabling member
4207
label Biography information for Lord Wasserman more like this
1227144
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-07-21more like thismore than 2020-07-21
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Solicitors: Video Conferencing more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
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. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Wasserman more like this
uin HL7121 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-08-04more like thismore than 2020-08-04
answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie remove filter
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less than 2020-08-04T14:49:33.477Zmore like thismore than 2020-08-04T14:49:33.477Z
answering member
4538
label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
tabling member
4207
label Biography information for Lord Wasserman more like this
1227145
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-07-21more like thismore than 2020-07-21
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisons: Coronavirus more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their announcement on 24 March that 900 secure phone handsets were to be provided to prisons to support family contact during the COVID-19 pandemic, how many minutes prisoners have spent on calls to date (1) in total, and (2) in each prison in which such phones have been allocated. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Bradley more like this
uin HL7081 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-08-04more like thismore than 2020-08-04
answer text <p>In recognition of the importance of maintaining family ties, since 24 March the Government has rolled out 1297 secure mobile phones across the prison estate in England and Wales. This is in addition to existing wing phones and in-cell telephones. As of the 21 July 2020, 153,918 minutes of calls have taken place from secure mobile PIN phones since 2nd April when this service was deployed.</p><p>We do not routinely record the number of calls that take place over long periods of time, however our most recent data shows that on 21 July, 2803 calls took place across all mobile phones. This equates to 14,783 minutes across the estate. For comparison, 222,889 minutes of calls took place across the non-mobile based PIN network. There has been a 52% increase in calls across pin phone calls from the average call number in February, we do not currently have the equivalent data for just mobile phones.</p><p>We do not record figures for minutes that prisoners have spent on calls by prison across the time period mentioned.. We have access to daily call figures across the entire secure mobile network and also individual prison figures on a given day. We are working with our supplier to identify whether we can report on cumulative figures for individual prisons.</p>
answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie remove filter
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less than 2020-08-04T14:50:06.417Zmore like thismore than 2020-08-04T14:50:06.417Z
answering member
4538
label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
tabling member
452
label Biography information for Lord Bradley more like this
1226201
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-07-20more like thismore than 2020-07-20
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Marriage more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what reforms to marriage law they are currently working on; whether they plan to bring forward proposals for legal recognition of humanist marriages; and if not, why not. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Blackstone more like this
uin HL7031 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-08-04more like thismore than 2020-08-04
answer text <p>The Government announced in June 2019 that the Law Commission will conduct a fundamental review of the law on how and where people can legally marry in England and Wales. As part of that review, the Government invited the Law Commission to make recommendations about how marriage by humanist and other non-religious belief organisations could be incorporated into a revised or new scheme for all marriages that is simple, fair and consistent. The Government looks forward to publication of the Law Commission’s consultation paper in September and, following the final report, will decide on provision on the basis of the Law Commission's recommendations.</p><p>Separately, the Government continues to explore both limited reform and non-legislative options relating to religious weddings, as well as to explore interim reform of the law governing approved premises for marriages and civil partnerships.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie remove filter
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less than 2020-08-04T09:30:31.3Zmore like thismore than 2020-08-04T09:30:31.3Z
answering member
4538
label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
tabling member
3561
label Biography information for Baroness Blackstone more like this
1226205
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-07-20more like thismore than 2020-07-20
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Marriage more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government in which circumstances marriages in England and Wales are legally recognised by virtue of (1) the building in which the marriage takes place, (2) the registrar or officiant conducting the ceremony, and (3) the religion of the marriage. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Whitaker more like this
uin HL7035 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-08-04more like thismore than 2020-08-04
answer text <p>In general terms, the law requires couples to give due notice of the marriage and to marry in the place specified when they gave notice and in the presence of certain people. Marriages are not automatically valid because they involve a certain building, person or religion: on the contrary, they are capable of legal recognition because they follow a route set out in statute. The statute law also sets out circumstances in which a marriage will be void.</p><p>As part of its review of the law on how and where couples may marry in England and Wales, the Law Commission will make recommendations regarding what the consequences of failing to comply with all or some of the requirements for a valid marriage should be. The Government looks forward to publication of its consultation paper in September.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie remove filter
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less than 2020-08-04T09:31:24.157Zmore like thismore than 2020-08-04T09:31:24.157Z
answering member
4538
label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
tabling member
2510
label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker more like this