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1717076

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) starts and (b) completions there have been for the (i) offender behaviour, (ii) sex offender, (iii) substance misuse, (iv) domestic violence and (v) extremism programmes in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	25610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The starts and completions for accredited programmes delivered in custody between March 2010 and March 2023 for (i) offender behaviour, (ii) sex offender, (iii) substance misuse, (iv) domestic violence and (v) extremism programmes are provided in figures 3.1 and 3.2 in <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-education-and-accredited-programme-statistics-2022-to-2023" target="_blank">Prison Education and Accredited Programme Statistics 2022 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. Data for 2023-2024 will be published in the Prison Education and Accredited Programmes Statistics report on 26 September 2024.</p><p> </p><p>In custody, the longer-term decrease in Accredited Programme starts and completions has been primarily driven by the change of programme ownership – and responsibility for running substance misuse accredited programmes - from HMPPS to NHS. As of 1 April 2011, local NHS partnerships assumed these responsibilities. The large decreases seen reflect the fact that more offenders are completing programmes run by the NHS, rather than HMPPS. There has also been a reinvestment from shorter, moderate intensity programmes in favour of longer, higher intensity programmes along with the introduction of some 1:1 programmes. This better reflects the identified demand across HMPPS prisons. The number of commissioned completions has therefore decreased although overall maintaining investment.</p><p> </p><p>The starts and completions for accredited programmes delivered in the community from 2009-10 to 2014-15 for (i) offender behaviour, (ii) sex offender, (iii) substance misuse, (iv) domestic violence and (v) extremism programmes are published in the Accredited Programmes Bulletin at Tables 1.3 and 1.4 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/accredited-programmes-bulletin-2014-to-2015." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/accredited-programmes-bulletin-2014-to-2015.</a></p><p>The information for April 2015-March 2023 is contained in the attached table. The information for starts can be found in table 1 and for completions in table 2.</p><p>We keep offending behaviour programmes under continual review, to ensure that they are effective in reducing reoffending and protecting the public.</p><p>We have also introduced a range of programmes designed specifically to address Sexual Offending, including one specifically tailored to non-contact internet offending.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/05/2024 15:30:36 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2024-05-20 PQ 25610 table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1717084

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Service: Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times have prison staff been subject to disciplinary action by reason for that action in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	25618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>Information on the number of public sector prison staff who were subject to conduct &amp; disciplinary action since 2014/15 is given in table 1 in the attached spreadsheet. Figures are presented by financial year up to 2022-23.</p><p> </p><p>While the vast majority of Prison Service staff are hardworking and honest, we take all and any allegations extremely seriously and is investigated and where appropriate, disciplinary action is taken. There is no place in His Majesty’s Prison &amp; Probation Service (HMPPS) for any form of unacceptable behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>The Tackling Unacceptable Behaviours Unit (TUBU) was established in August 2020 and this has been followed by an increase in reported cases. Its aim is to help improve the working environment by providing support, insight and expertise to staff who raise concerns. The services TUBU provides include a confidential helpline to support staff who are experiencing any form of unacceptable behaviour; a mediation service to resolve workplace conflict; and an investigation service.</p><p> </p><p>The investigation service enables managers to obtain advice and signposting, and gives access to qualified investigators where there is an allegation of bullying, harassment, discrimination or victimisation.</p><p> </p><p>These measures now mean staff are reporting unacceptable behaviour more often.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/05/2024 13:48:10 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2024-05-20 PQ 25618 Table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1713915

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the average time taken for (a) drug dealing, (b) domestic violence, (c) GBH, (d) domestic burglary and (e) theft cases to be completed in court in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	23669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>We have interpreted waiting time to refer to the time between the date of first hearing at the magistrates’ court to completion of the case at the Crown Court.</p><p> </p><p>The median number of days from first listing to completion at the Crown Court for a) drug dealing, b) GBH, c) domestic burglary, d) theft cases offences has been provided in the attached table. To note, Crown Court data is only available from 2014 onwards and domestic violence offences cannot be separately identified as they are not defined as such in legislation.</p><p> </p><p>While the Crown Court is still recovering from the impact of the pandemic and disruptive action from the Bar which reduced our ability to hear cases swiftly, the latest published statistics show, across all cases currently in the outstanding caseload, the median age for those cases was around 6 months.</p><p>We are committed to ensuring the delivery of swift justice for all victims and have introduced a raft of measures to achieve that aim. This includes funding around 107,000 sitting days during the most recent financial year (FY23/24), recruiting up to 1,000 judges annually across all jurisdictions and investing in the continued use of 20 Nightingale courtrooms into this financial year (FY24/25) to allow the courts to work at full capacity.</p><p> </p><p>Judges do prioritise cases involving vulnerable complainants and witnesses, and seek to ensure that domestic abuse, serious sexual offences and those with vulnerable witnesses are listed at the first available opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 07/05/2024 14:16:51 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer attachment 1 file name 2024-05-07 PQ 23669 Table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1713642

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Homicide: Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there were for murder in each year since 2005; and what the conviction rate was in the same period.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	23614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice holds data on convictions for murder offences.</p><p> </p><p>The published data, from 2010 to 2022, can be found in the following tool: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65bcce7b63a23d0013c820f5/outcomes-by-offence-2022-revised.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence tool: December 2022</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent published data available, from year ending June 2011 until the year ending June 2023, can be found in the following tool: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65bd0675704282000d752143/outcomes-by-offence-june-2023.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence tool: June 2023</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The full calendar year for 2023 will be available in the next update of the Outcomes by Offence tool, expected in May 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The data can be accessed by navigating to the ‘<em>Prosecutions and convictions’ </em>tab and using the offence code filer to select the following offences in the Outcomes by Offence data tool:</p><ul><li>00101 Murder – victim aged 1 year or over</li><li>00102 Murder – victim under one year old</li></ul><p> </p><p>To cover the full period requested, convictions for murder offences from 2005 to 2009 have been provided in Table 1.</p><p> </p><p>It is not advised to use this data to calculate conviction rate due to the Court Proceedings Database counting two separate records at two separate stages. We cannot track the defendant throughout their court journey and an individual may appear at each court in separate years, or for a different principal offence at different stages. As a result, this rate is not an accurate measure of the proportion of prosecutions that result in a conviction.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris question first answered 29/04/2024 15:37:24 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris attachment 1 file name 2024-04-29 PQ 23614 table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1713643

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rape: Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there were for rape in each year since 2005; and what the conviction rate was in the same period.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	23615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to improving the criminal justice system’s response to rape. In 2019, we commissioned our end-to-end Rape Review, publishing this in 2021 alongside a clear Action Plan that committed to delivering sustained improvements for victims. In this Action Plan, we set ourselves stretching ambitions to return the volumes of adult rape cases being referred by the police, charged by the CPS, and going to court back to 2016 levels by the end of this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>We have exceeded each of these ambitions ahead of schedule. In practice, this means we have more than doubled the volumes of police referrals, charges, and cases reaching court compared to when the Review was commissioned in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Increases to conviction volumes or conviction rates were not included as ambitions for the Rape Review. The right to a fair trial means that juries should rightly make decisions independently and based on the facts of the case.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst not being a Rape Review ambition, the Ministry of Justice does hold data on convictions for rape offences.</p><p> </p><p>Published data for calendar years (from 2010 to 2022) can be found in the following tool: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65bcce7b63a23d0013c820f5/outcomes-by-offence-2022-revised.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence tool: December 2022</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent published data available, providing data for the years ending in June from 2011 until 2023, can be found in the following tool: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65bd0675704282000d752143/outcomes-by-offence-june-2023.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence tool: June 2023</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The full calendar year for 2023 will be available in the next update of the Outcomes by Offence tool, expected in May 2024.</p><p> </p><p>This can be accessed by navigating to the ‘<em>Prosecutions and convictions</em>’ tab and using the <em>Offence</em> filter to select the following offences in the Outcomes by Offence data tool:</p><ul><li>19C Rape of a female aged 16 or over</li><li>19D Rape of a female aged under 16</li><li>19E Rape of a female child under 13 by a male</li><li>19F Rape of a male aged 16 or over</li><li>19G Rape of a male aged under 16</li><li>19H Rape of a male child under 13 by a male</li></ul><p> </p><p>To cover the full period requested, previously unpublished convictions for rape offences from 2005 to 2009 have now been provided in Table 1.</p><p> </p><p>It is not advised to use this data to calculate conviction rate (the number of convictions as a proportion of the number of prosecutions). This is due to the Court Proceedings Database counting two separate records at two separate stages (one for prosecution, one for conviction). We cannot track the defendant throughout their court journey and an individual may appear at each court in separate years, or for a different principal offence at different stages. As a result, this rate is not an accurate measure of the proportion of prosecutions that result in a conviction.</p><p> </p><p>However, the most accessible published data for conviction rates is in the quarterly data summaries for the period 2019/20 onwards published by the CPS in the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cps.gov.uk%2Fpublication%2Fcps-quarterly-data-summaries&amp;data=05%7C02%7CBarbora.Vyklicka%40justice.gov.uk%7C2b58ae9c79f542df230f08dc650f1631%7Cc687472871e641fea9e12e8c36776ad8%7C0%7C0%7C638496362671314955%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=PSYBLdccc%2FHcQ0l8alRAllmvPTjQpHR%2FBF8DjQfcguU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">CPS quarterly data summaries | The Crown Prosecution Service</a>. Furthermore, convictions rates 2007/8 to 2013/14 are available in the <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/cps-violence-against-women-and-girls-crime-report-2013-2014" target="_blank">CPS Violence against Women and Girls crime report 2013-2014</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris question first answered 29/04/2024 15:37:41 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris attachment 1 file name 2024-04-29 PQ 23615 Table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1713644

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Homicide: Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reoffending rate was for people convicted of murder in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	23616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Between 2011/12 and 2021/22, the overall proven reoffending rate decreased from 31.3% to 25.2%. As shown in the attached table, the most recent data shows that reoffending rates for both murderers and rapists are at their lowest levels since 2005. In particular, the proportion of rapists who reoffend has fallen from 10.2% in 2005/06 to 5.3% in 2021/22.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking action to drive down the reoffending rate for all offenders by investing in a wide range of rehabilitative interventions to get them into skills training, work, and stable accommodation. Since 2021, we’ve rolled out Employment Hubs and Prison Employment Leads in all resettlement prisons and are delivering our temporary accommodation service for all prisoners at risk of homelessness.</p><p> </p><p>The full information requested can be found in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 23617 question first answered 29/04/2024 16:55:11 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2024-04-29 PQ 23616 23617 table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1713645

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rape: Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reoffending rate was for people convicted of rape in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	23617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Between 2011/12 and 2021/22, the overall proven reoffending rate decreased from 31.3% to 25.2%. As shown in the attached table, the most recent data shows that reoffending rates for both murderers and rapists are at their lowest levels since 2005. In particular, the proportion of rapists who reoffend has fallen from 10.2% in 2005/06 to 5.3% in 2021/22.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking action to drive down the reoffending rate for all offenders by investing in a wide range of rehabilitative interventions to get them into skills training, work, and stable accommodation. Since 2021, we’ve rolled out Employment Hubs and Prison Employment Leads in all resettlement prisons and are delivering our temporary accommodation service for all prisoners at risk of homelessness.</p><p> </p><p>The full information requested can be found in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 23616 question first answered 29/04/2024 16:55:11 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2024-04-29 PQ 23616 23617 table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1687767

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of inmates serving life sentences in prisons are not British nationals.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	13214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2024 answer text <p>The requested information can be found in the attached spreadsheet.</p><p>The removal of Foreign National Offenders is a Government priority. We removed 16,676 foreign national offenders between January 2019 and September 2023. Published figures show that FNO returns have increased in the latest 12-month period (ending September 2023) by 19% when compared to previous 12-month period (3,577 compared to 3,011).</p><p>The Tariff Expired Removal Scheme (TERS) applies to foreign national offenders serving an indeterminate sentence. Section 32A of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 provides the Secretary of State the power to approve the removal of a prisoner for the purposes of deportation once the minimum tariff date has expired and without the Parole Board directing release. TERS does not affect the normal consideration or processes for deportation or removal. A prisoner is not released from their sentence and are liable to continue to serve the sentence if they return to the UK.</p><p>We have recently announced measures to further increase removals including the extension of the Early Removal Scheme window to 18 months; working closely with Home Office to facilitate timely removals and working with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to conclude bilateral Prison Transfer Agreements with specific countries.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/02/2024 13:45:52 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2024-02-14 PQ 13214 Final Table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1681366

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Life Imprisonment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) male, and (2) female, prisoners who were aged 25 years or younger at the time of sentencing, were serving a life sentence in custody with a tariff of 15 years or more, split by ethnic group, in each year since 2021; and of these how many were (a) unreleased, or (b) recalled.
tabling member printed	Lord Garnier
uin	HL1418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The information requested in <strong>PQ HL1418</strong> can be found in the attached table.</p><p>The information requested in <strong>PQ HL1419 </strong>is set out as follows:</p><p>The average (mean) tariff for murderers (excluding whole life cases) sentenced in 2022 is 257 months and 2023 is 264 months. Tariff information for 2023 is a subset of data published on 25 January 2024. It is subject to change – please see information under Data sources and quality.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year of Sentence</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mean Tariff (months)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>257</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023*</p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Data sources and quality</strong></p><p>Note that the minimum term is the time between date of sentence and tariff expiry date. The numbers are subject to revision as more data become available; any changes in the numbers since the last publication of this information is as a result of more sentencing data becoming available.</p><p>The figures in these tables 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.</p><p>The figures are rounded to the nearest whole number.</p><p>*2023 has some missing tariff information. This PQ response gives provisional information and is subject to change as more tariff information comes in.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL1419 question first answered 25/01/2024 17:37:05 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy attachment 1 file name 2024-01-24 PQ HL1418 Data - Final.xlsx title Table
tabling member	337 label Biography information for Lord Garnier

1681367

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Homicide: Sentencing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what the average tariff length in months for murder was in (1) 2022, and (2) 2023.
tabling member printed	Lord Garnier
uin	HL1419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The information requested in <strong>PQ HL1418</strong> can be found in the attached table.</p><p>The information requested in <strong>PQ HL1419 </strong>is set out as follows:</p><p>The average (mean) tariff for murderers (excluding whole life cases) sentenced in 2022 is 257 months and 2023 is 264 months. Tariff information for 2023 is a subset of data published on 25 January 2024. It is subject to change – please see information under Data sources and quality.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year of Sentence</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mean Tariff (months)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>257</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023*</p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Data sources and quality</strong></p><p>Note that the minimum term is the time between date of sentence and tariff expiry date. The numbers are subject to revision as more data become available; any changes in the numbers since the last publication of this information is as a result of more sentencing data becoming available.</p><p>The figures in these tables 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.</p><p>The figures are rounded to the nearest whole number.</p><p>*2023 has some missing tariff information. This PQ response gives provisional information and is subject to change as more tariff information comes in.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL1418 question first answered 25/01/2024 17:37:05 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy attachment 1 file name 2024-01-24 PQ HL1418 Data - Final.xlsx title Table
tabling member	337 label Biography information for Lord Garnier