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1565421

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of courts backlogs on trends in the level of reoffending.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	119997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the recovery of the courts to drive down the backlog and ensure victims see justice served sooner.</p><p> </p><p>Between 2009/10 and 2019/20, the overall proven reoffending rate has decreased from 30.9% to 25.6%. In the 2021 Prisons Strategy White Paper, we set out our ambitious plans to go further to drive down re-offending , getting offenders into skills training, work and stable accommodation. The Government’s 10-Year Drug Strategy also set out our plans to get more prison-leavers into substance misuse treatment to help them turn their back on crime.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/01/2023 13:34:29 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1564873

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rape: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many rape trials were adjourned due to a defendant failing to attend court in each of the last twelve years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	119126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>Information on adjournments due to a defendant failing to attend court or due to a lack of staff is not held.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 119127 question first answered 16/01/2023 16:03:45 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1564874

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rape: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many rape trials were adjourned due to a lack of court staff in each of the last 12 years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	119127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>Information on adjournments due to a defendant failing to attend court or due to a lack of staff is not held.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 119126 question first answered 16/01/2023 16:03:45 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1564876

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an estimate of the number of bail expiries due to a defendant not being charged within 28 days.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	119129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office have published data on the number of pre-charge bails that concluded in each financial year, broken down by duration, as part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales" target="_blank">Police Powers and Procedures publications</a> since the year ending March 2018.</p><p>The Home Office began collecting and publishing data on the outcome of pre-charge bail records for the year ending March 2021. However, it is not possible to determine from this data whether a pre-charge bail expired due to the defendant not being charged within 28 days.</p><p>The pre-charge bail system was reformed through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 on 28 October 2022. As part of the Government’s consultation on pre-charge bail, timescales were extended to better reflect the operational policing realities. The initial bail period is now 3 months which can then be extended for more complex cases.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 119130 question first answered 16/01/2023 14:25:17 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1564877

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of bails that have been extended beyond 28 days in each of the last 12 years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	119130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office have published data on the number of pre-charge bails that concluded in each financial year, broken down by duration, as part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales" target="_blank">Police Powers and Procedures publications</a> since the year ending March 2018.</p><p>The Home Office began collecting and publishing data on the outcome of pre-charge bail records for the year ending March 2021. However, it is not possible to determine from this data whether a pre-charge bail expired due to the defendant not being charged within 28 days.</p><p>The pre-charge bail system was reformed through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 on 28 October 2022. As part of the Government’s consultation on pre-charge bail, timescales were extended to better reflect the operational policing realities. The initial bail period is now 3 months which can then be extended for more complex cases.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 119129 question first answered 16/01/2023 14:25:17 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1564599

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rape: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time was for rape cases to be completed in court in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	117601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>Timeliness estimates for defendants dealt with for all rape at criminal courts since 2010 (Table 1) and for the latest quarter (Table 2) can be found in the attached spreadsheet.</p><p> </p><p>The length of time a case takes in court depends on a variety of factors including complexity of the case, pleas and other factors.</p><p>In June 2021, we published the End-to-End Rape Review Report and Action Plan. We committed to delivering real improvements to transform support for victims and working with the police and the CPS to more than double the number of adult rape cases reaching court by the end of this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The volume of adult rape cases going through the system has significantly increased: there were 440 Crown Court receipts in the second quarter of 2022, up 91% from the quarterly average in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Adult rape convictions have also increased: there were 532 convictions in the year to June 2022, up 65% compared to the year to June 2021.</p><p> </p><p>We have taken decisive steps to improve timeliness at Court:</p><ul><li><p>We have removed the limit on sitting days, extended the use of 30 Nightingale courtrooms beyond March 2022, and are extending our plans for judicial recruitment to increase sitting capacity and improve waiting times for victims.</p></li><li><p>To provide additional capacity in the Crown Court, Magistrates’ Court sentencing powers have been extended from 6 to 12 months for a single Triable Either Way offence to allow more cases to be heard in the Magistrates’ Court.</p></li><li><p>Over the next three years we are investing additional funding for the Criminal Justice System to help improve waiting times for victims of crime and reduce the Crown Court backlog.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>We have also:</p><ul><li><p>Fully rolled out pre-recorded cross examination (Section 28) for victims of sexual and modern slavery offences in all Crown Court locations across England and Wales. This special measure allows victims to pre-record evidence, spares them the glare of a live courtroom trial and allows them to give evidence in advance of the trial and then move on with their lives more quickly.</p></li><li><p>Announced a Specialist Sexual Violence Support project in three Crown Court locations.</p></li><li><p>More than quadrupled funding for victim support from £41m in 2009/10 to £192m by 2024/25, and are increasing the number of Independent Sexual and Domestic Abuse Advisors to over 1,000 by 2024/25.</p></li><li><p>Launched a single source of 24/7 support for victims of rape and sexual abuse meaning every victim can now access free, confidential emotional support whenever and wherever they need it.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 117602 question first answered 16/01/2023 16:07:54 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2023-01-11 PQ 117601 117602 table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1564600

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rape: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time was for rape cases to be completed in court in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	117602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>Timeliness estimates for defendants dealt with for all rape at criminal courts since 2010 (Table 1) and for the latest quarter (Table 2) can be found in the attached spreadsheet.</p><p> </p><p>The length of time a case takes in court depends on a variety of factors including complexity of the case, pleas and other factors.</p><p>In June 2021, we published the End-to-End Rape Review Report and Action Plan. We committed to delivering real improvements to transform support for victims and working with the police and the CPS to more than double the number of adult rape cases reaching court by the end of this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The volume of adult rape cases going through the system has significantly increased: there were 440 Crown Court receipts in the second quarter of 2022, up 91% from the quarterly average in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Adult rape convictions have also increased: there were 532 convictions in the year to June 2022, up 65% compared to the year to June 2021.</p><p> </p><p>We have taken decisive steps to improve timeliness at Court:</p><ul><li><p>We have removed the limit on sitting days, extended the use of 30 Nightingale courtrooms beyond March 2022, and are extending our plans for judicial recruitment to increase sitting capacity and improve waiting times for victims.</p></li><li><p>To provide additional capacity in the Crown Court, Magistrates’ Court sentencing powers have been extended from 6 to 12 months for a single Triable Either Way offence to allow more cases to be heard in the Magistrates’ Court.</p></li><li><p>Over the next three years we are investing additional funding for the Criminal Justice System to help improve waiting times for victims of crime and reduce the Crown Court backlog.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>We have also:</p><ul><li><p>Fully rolled out pre-recorded cross examination (Section 28) for victims of sexual and modern slavery offences in all Crown Court locations across England and Wales. This special measure allows victims to pre-record evidence, spares them the glare of a live courtroom trial and allows them to give evidence in advance of the trial and then move on with their lives more quickly.</p></li><li><p>Announced a Specialist Sexual Violence Support project in three Crown Court locations.</p></li><li><p>More than quadrupled funding for victim support from £41m in 2009/10 to £192m by 2024/25, and are increasing the number of Independent Sexual and Domestic Abuse Advisors to over 1,000 by 2024/25.</p></li><li><p>Launched a single source of 24/7 support for victims of rape and sexual abuse meaning every victim can now access free, confidential emotional support whenever and wherever they need it.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 117601 question first answered 16/01/2023 16:07:54 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2023-01-11 PQ 117601 117602 table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1564601

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rape: Victims
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 number of rape victims who withdrew from their cases in each of the last 12 years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	117603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>Victims can withdraw from the criminal justice process at any stage and some of this information is published for adult rape as part of our <a href="https://criminal-justice-delivery-data-dashboards.justice.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Criminal Justice Delivery Data Dashboard</a> and the associated publications the dashboard data is derived from.</p><p> </p><p>In June 2021, we published the End-to-End Rape Review Report and Action Plan with the aim of more than doubling the number of adult rape cases reaching court by the end of this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The volume of adult rape cases going through the system has already significantly increased: there were 440 Crown Court receipts in the second quarter of 2022, up 91% from the quarterly average in 2019. Adult rape convictions have also increased: there were 532 convictions in the year to June 2022, up 65% compared to the year to June 2021.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking strong action to address victim attrition, including rolling out pre-recorded cross examination (Section 28) for victims of sexual and modern slavery offences in all Crown Court locations across England and Wales, more than quadrupling funding for victim support from £41m in 2009/10 to £192m by 2024/25, increasing the number of Independent Sexual and Domestic Abuse Advisors to over 1,000 by 2024/25 and in December we launched a single source of 24/7 support for victims of rape and sexual abuse meaning every victim can now access free, confidential emotional support whenever and wherever they need it.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/01/2023 16:00:31 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1564606

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions in absence have there been in each of the last 12 years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	117606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>Information on the number of convictions in absence is not centrally recorded in the Court Proceeding Database held by the Ministry of Justice and to obtain it would involve a manual interrogation of court records. Extracting this information would, therefore, result in a disproportionate cost to the department.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/01/2023 08:31:38 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1564649

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time spent on bail has been in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	117607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>This information is not centrally recorded in the Court Proceeding Database held by the Ministry of Justice and to obtain it would involve a manual interrogation of court records which would result in a disproportionate cost to the department.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/01/2023 08:32:35 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed