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1127105

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Extortion: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many successful prosecutions have been brought for the offence of blackmail against people that demanded money to leave sites which they are occupying illegally in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	255320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Information regarding prosecutions and convictions for blackmail offences from 2010 to 2018 can be found at the following link –</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802314/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802314/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Filter the ‘Offence’ field to ’35 Blackmail’ to obtain these figures. The total number of defendants proceeded against as well as those convicted of blackmail for the 2008-2018 decade will appear in the pivot table.</p><p> </p><p>However, specific information regarding blackmail offences, such as the offence of blackmail against people that demanded money to leave sites which they were occupying illegally, may be held on court record. But to be able to identify these cases, as they are not held centrally, we would have to access individual court records which would be of disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 21/05/2019 10:40:49 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1126627

registered interest
date	14/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Pupil Exclusions
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 people convicted of a crime and sentenced to time in prison in each of the last five years had been excluded from their primary school.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	254063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>This data is held at individual child level and could be provided only at a disproportionate cost. Aggregated data that is available about children sentenced to youth custody who have previously been excluded from school can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/understanding-the-educational-background-of-young-offenders-full-report</p><p>In his review of school exclusions published on 7 May 2019, Edward Timpson found that “exclusion is a marker for being at higher risk of becoming a victim or perpetrator of crime”, but that “it would be wrong to suggest that we have evidence that exclusion of any kind causes crime or that preventing the use of exclusion would, in itself, prevent crime.” The review and the government’s response can be found at:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/school-exclusions-review-call-for-evidence</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 21/05/2019 15:02:11 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland previous answer version 119060 answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

1126081

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court buildings in the south west of England were inaccessible to (a) defendants and witnesses, (b) members of the public and (c) court staff with disabilities in the week beginning 6 May 2019; and how many of those buildings were only temporarily inaccessible in that week because of broken lifts; and how many of those courts were inaccessible to at least one of those groups for (i) more than one week and (ii) more than one month in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	253543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service is committed to ensuring access to courts and tribunals is maintained for staff and service users. We have a reasonable adjustments policy in place to accommodate those with particular access requirements. Disabled access was typically not factored in when many of our court and tribunal buildings were built. However, we have a number of accessible courts that our criminal justice partners are aware of, and these are used to list cases where a defendant might have accessibility needs.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of our buildings were accessible to the user groups listed during the period in question. Of the 40 total courts and tribunals in the South West, none were inaccessible to witnesses, staff or members of the public during the week commencing 6 May 2019, whilst 27 were inaccessible to one very specific user group with disabilities (defendants using custodial facilities).</p><p> </p><p>No buildings were temporarily inaccessible due to broken lifts.</p><p> </p><p>We aim to list cases at suitable venues when there are access needs. Where access issues do arise various mitigations are explored, including video-conferencing from a remote site, the use of judicial or staff lifts, or later start times for those who require longer to travel to court.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2015/16, we have invested more than £114m to improve court buildings and, in last year’s Budget, the Chancellor announced an additional £15m to be spent on improving maintenance and security across the estate.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/05/2019 15:39:33 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1126089

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2019 to Question 249921 on Ministry of Justice: Telephone Services, how many calls did each of those helplines receive in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	253551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The table below includes the number of calls received from May 2018 – April 2019.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ministry of Justice</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of Calls</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Public Enquiry Line</p></td><td><p>30,223</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>HMCTS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of Calls</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Divorce</p></td><td><p>550,338</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Employment and Tax Tribunals</p></td><td><p>40,940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Family and Civil</p></td><td><p>468,118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Immigration and Asylum</p></td><td><p>139,669</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- London Magistrates</p></td><td><p>154,420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Money Claims</p></td><td><p>265,653</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Probate</p></td><td><p>13,360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Single Justice System</p></td><td><p>39,971</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Social Security Child Support</p></td><td><p>478,163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Video Hearings</p></td><td><p>453</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>HMPPS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of Calls</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Public Enquiry Line</p></td><td><p>15,644</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of Calls</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Customer Service Centre</p></td><td><p>182,496</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Office of the Public Guardian</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of Calls</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Call Centre Helpline</p></td><td><p>361,749</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Legal Aid Agency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of Calls</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Crime Contact Centre</p></td><td><p>116,079</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Civil Contact Centre</p></td><td><p>165,954</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Civil Legal Advice</p></td><td><p>55,340</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/05/2019 15:34:06 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1126095

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that staff delivering probation services through (a) private companies and (b) the National Probation Service are treated equally in terms of (i) pay and (ii) terms and conditions.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	253668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The NPS implemented a modernised pay structure in 2018. This was agreed with the recognised Probation Trade Unions. As separate employers, it is a matter for CRCs to agree with the Trade Unions any changes to pay or terms and conditions for their staff.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 21/05/2019 15:00:03 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126101

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether community rehabilitation companies with a record of poor performance will be allowed to bid for future probation contracts.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	253672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>We will award contracts to those best placed to carry them out. As with any major procurement exercise, all bidders will be subject to a rigorous assessment of their suitability and previous experience.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 21/05/2019 13:34:48 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126102

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Public Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of returning probation services to the public sector.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	253673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has produced an initial assessment of the cost of returning probation services to the public sector. These costs include exit costs for current Community Rehabilitation Company contracts which will be subject to negotiation with providers. Releasing these figures may compromise that negotiation so we cannot do so at this time.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 21/05/2019 10:48:46 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126104

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	National Offender Management Service: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of returning offender management services in Wales to the public sector.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	253674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has produced an initial assessment of the cost of returning offender management services in Wales to the public sector. These costs include exit costs for current Community Rehabilitation Company contracts which will be subject to negotiation with providers. Releasing these figures may compromise that negotiation so we cannot do so at this time.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 21/05/2019 10:30:55 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126105

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of probation services in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	253675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The total amount spent by the Ministry of Justice on probation services in England and Wales for the years requested is set out in a summary table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Probation Expenditure, nominal<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>£892,900,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£815,200,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£850,200,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£968,800,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£851,700,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£804,500,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£832,400,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£819,800,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£874,600,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>£898,800,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup>1</sup>Figures have been rounded and show actual costs <br> <sup>2</sup>The 2018/19 data is finalised but subject to audit</p><p> </p><p>The expenditure prior to 2014/15 is for Probation Boards and Trusts. From 2014/15 onwards, responsibility for providing probation services transferred to the new National Probation Service (NPS) and 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs). The cost increase in 2014/15 and 2015/16 was for transition and mobilisation costs of setting up the NPS and CRCs, as well as closing-down Probation Trusts, as part of the Transforming Rehabilitation reforms. These costs (post 2014/15) include spend on both the NPS and CRCs.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 21/05/2019 10:34:04 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126107

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies and National Probation Service for England and Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the workload of (a) community rehabilitation companies and (b) the National Probation Service.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	253677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>We are currently recruiting more staff into the National Probation Service (NPS). Changes to the recruitment process and eligibility criteria for probation officers have been made resulting in increases in both the volume and diversity of probation officer applicants. A national campaign to recruit probation officers is underway and successful candidates will start in July 2019.</p><p>Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) contracts require each CRC to maintain a sufficient level of staff and ensure that its workforce is competent and adequately trained. CRCs have the authority to manage staff numbers as per their business and operating models. Robust assurance of performance is provided through operational contract management backed up by regular Operational Assurance audits.</p><p>A probation worker’s tasks are not based solely on the number of cases they are managing, but the level of supervision each case requires. The Ministry of Justice publishes quarterly statistics showing the total caseload of both the 21 CRCs and the NPS in the Offender Management Statistics Bulletin, England and Wales: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly</p><p>On 16 May 2019 the Government made an announcement by setting out plans for the future of probation in England and Wales. From spring 2021, our reforms will see a stronger role for the National Probation Service in managing all offenders, and therefore varying the work of NPS staff. We are in the process of gathering data on all staff across the probation system to inform our workforce planning for the new model.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 253687 question first answered 21/05/2019 10:46:24 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts