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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-07-13more like thismore than 2015-07-13
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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 remove filter
hansard heading Resettlement Units 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 percentage of offenders within three months of the end of their sentence are currently in resettlement prisons. more like this
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Lord Falconer of Thoroton more like this
uin HL1327 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2015-07-22more like thismore than 2015-07-22
answer text <p>As at 26 June 2015, 95% of male and female offenders aged 18 and over with less than three months to serve were held in a designated resettlement prison.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide the usable operational capacity of each resettlement prison, however the operational capacity of each resettlement prison as at 26 June 2015 is set out in the following table.</p><p> </p><p>The Operational Capacity of a prison is the total number of prisoners that an establishment can hold taking into account control, security and the proper operation of the planned regime. It is determined by Deputy Directors of Custody on the basis of operational judgement and experience.</p><p> </p><p>The useable operational capacity of the prison estate is the sum of all prisons’ operational capacity, less 2,000 places. This is known as the operating margin which provides an allowance to reflect the constraints imposed by the need to provide separate accommodation for different classes of prisoners; i.e. by gender, age, security category, conviction status, single cell risk assessment and also geographical distribution. The operating margin is a measure that is applied to the estate as a whole and it is therefore not possible to provide the usable operational capacity for each prison.</p><p> </p><p><strong>The Operational Capacity of Prisons in England and Wales on 26 June 2015</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>Prison </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Operational Capacity</strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Altcourse</p></td><td><p>1,093</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashfield</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Askham Grange</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>506</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belmarsh</p></td><td><p>906</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>1,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blantyre House</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brinsford</p></td><td><p>455</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>614</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brixton</p></td><td><p>798</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bronzefield</p></td><td><p>527</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bullingdon</p></td><td><p>1,114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channings Wood</p></td><td><p>731</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>745</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coldingley</p></td><td><p>519</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>1,145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dovegate</p></td><td><p>1,133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downview</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drake Hall</p></td><td><p>340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>995</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Sutton Park</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td><td><p>363</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmley</p></td><td><p>1,175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter</p></td><td><p>561</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Featherstone</p></td><td><p>687</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham</p></td><td><p>594</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td><td><p>524</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forest Bank</p></td><td><p>1,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foston Hall</p></td><td><p>345</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frankland</p></td><td><p>844</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glen Parva</p></td><td><p>728</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grendon</p></td><td><p>233</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guys Marsh</p></td><td><p>579</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hatfield</p></td><td><p>266</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>644</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hewell</p></td><td><p>1,279</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Down</p></td><td><p>1,163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindley</p></td><td><p>398</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hollesley Bay</p></td><td><p>424</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holloway</p></td><td><p>591</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holme House</p></td><td><p>1,210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>1,044</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>1,026</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>622</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kennet</p></td><td><p>342</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkham</p></td><td><p>657</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirklevington Grange</p></td><td><p>283</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster Farms</p></td><td><p>549</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>1,212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester</p></td><td><p>411</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes</p></td><td><p>722</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leyhill</p></td><td><p>527</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln</p></td><td><p>729</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>1,386</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low Newton</p></td><td><p>344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>1,286</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>1,006</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mount, The</p></td><td><p>1,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Hall</p></td><td><p>425</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Sea Camp</p></td><td><p>420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>1,348</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>769</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakwood</p></td><td><p>1,605</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Onley</p></td><td><p>747</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parc</p></td><td><p>1,723</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pentonville</p></td><td><p>1,316</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough (Female)</p></td><td><p>384</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough (Male)</p></td><td><p>868</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portland</p></td><td><p>531</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>1,098</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>1,095</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochester</p></td><td><p>738</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Send</p></td><td><p>282</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spring Hill</p></td><td><p>335</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standford Hill</p></td><td><p>464</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>782</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Styal</p></td><td><p>485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudbury</p></td><td><p>600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea</p></td><td><p>455</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thameside</p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td><td><p>381</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Usk / Prescoed</p></td><td><p>273</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>1,658</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wayland</p></td><td><p>1,015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>833</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester</p></td><td><p>685</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woodhill</p></td><td><p>727</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wormwood Scrubs</p></td><td><p>1,279</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Note:</strong> Blantyre House and Downview are currently out of use.</p><p>Prison population and capacity information for every prison in England and Wales, as well as the total population and useable operational capacity of the prison estate is published monthly on the Government website at: <a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics" target="_blank"> https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
answering member printed Lord Faulks more like this
grouped question UIN HL1328 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-22T14:09:13.903Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-22T14:09:13.903Z
answering member
4183
label Biography information for Lord Faulks more like this
tabling member
2758
label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton more like this
389142
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-07-13more like thismore than 2015-07-13
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 remove filter
hansard heading Resettlement Units 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 usable operational capacity in each prison designated as a resettlement prison. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Falconer of Thoroton more like this
uin HL1328 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2015-07-22more like thismore than 2015-07-22
answer text <p>As at 26 June 2015, 95% of male and female offenders aged 18 and over with less than three months to serve were held in a designated resettlement prison.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide the usable operational capacity of each resettlement prison, however the operational capacity of each resettlement prison as at 26 June 2015 is set out in the following table.</p><p> </p><p>The Operational Capacity of a prison is the total number of prisoners that an establishment can hold taking into account control, security and the proper operation of the planned regime. It is determined by Deputy Directors of Custody on the basis of operational judgement and experience.</p><p> </p><p>The useable operational capacity of the prison estate is the sum of all prisons’ operational capacity, less 2,000 places. This is known as the operating margin which provides an allowance to reflect the constraints imposed by the need to provide separate accommodation for different classes of prisoners; i.e. by gender, age, security category, conviction status, single cell risk assessment and also geographical distribution. The operating margin is a measure that is applied to the estate as a whole and it is therefore not possible to provide the usable operational capacity for each prison.</p><p> </p><p><strong>The Operational Capacity of Prisons in England and Wales on 26 June 2015</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>Prison </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Operational Capacity</strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Altcourse</p></td><td><p>1,093</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashfield</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Askham Grange</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>506</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belmarsh</p></td><td><p>906</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>1,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blantyre House</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brinsford</p></td><td><p>455</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>614</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brixton</p></td><td><p>798</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bronzefield</p></td><td><p>527</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bullingdon</p></td><td><p>1,114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channings Wood</p></td><td><p>731</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>745</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coldingley</p></td><td><p>519</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>1,145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dovegate</p></td><td><p>1,133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downview</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drake Hall</p></td><td><p>340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>995</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Sutton Park</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td><td><p>363</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmley</p></td><td><p>1,175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter</p></td><td><p>561</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Featherstone</p></td><td><p>687</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham</p></td><td><p>594</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td><td><p>524</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forest Bank</p></td><td><p>1,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foston Hall</p></td><td><p>345</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frankland</p></td><td><p>844</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glen Parva</p></td><td><p>728</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grendon</p></td><td><p>233</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guys Marsh</p></td><td><p>579</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hatfield</p></td><td><p>266</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>644</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hewell</p></td><td><p>1,279</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Down</p></td><td><p>1,163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindley</p></td><td><p>398</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hollesley Bay</p></td><td><p>424</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holloway</p></td><td><p>591</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holme House</p></td><td><p>1,210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>1,044</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>1,026</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>622</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kennet</p></td><td><p>342</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkham</p></td><td><p>657</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirklevington Grange</p></td><td><p>283</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster Farms</p></td><td><p>549</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>1,212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester</p></td><td><p>411</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes</p></td><td><p>722</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leyhill</p></td><td><p>527</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln</p></td><td><p>729</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>1,386</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low Newton</p></td><td><p>344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>1,286</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>1,006</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mount, The</p></td><td><p>1,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Hall</p></td><td><p>425</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Sea Camp</p></td><td><p>420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>1,348</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>769</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakwood</p></td><td><p>1,605</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Onley</p></td><td><p>747</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parc</p></td><td><p>1,723</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pentonville</p></td><td><p>1,316</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough (Female)</p></td><td><p>384</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough (Male)</p></td><td><p>868</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portland</p></td><td><p>531</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>1,098</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>1,095</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochester</p></td><td><p>738</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Send</p></td><td><p>282</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spring Hill</p></td><td><p>335</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standford Hill</p></td><td><p>464</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>782</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Styal</p></td><td><p>485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudbury</p></td><td><p>600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea</p></td><td><p>455</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thameside</p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td><td><p>381</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Usk / Prescoed</p></td><td><p>273</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>1,658</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wayland</p></td><td><p>1,015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>833</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester</p></td><td><p>685</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woodhill</p></td><td><p>727</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wormwood Scrubs</p></td><td><p>1,279</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Note:</strong> Blantyre House and Downview are currently out of use.</p><p>Prison population and capacity information for every prison in England and Wales, as well as the total population and useable operational capacity of the prison estate is published monthly on the Government website at: <a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics" target="_blank"> https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
answering member printed Lord Faulks more like this
grouped question UIN HL1327 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-22T14:09:14.077Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-22T14:09:14.077Z
answering member
4183
label Biography information for Lord Faulks more like this
tabling member
2758
label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton more like this
389195
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-07-13more like thismore than 2015-07-13
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 remove filter
hansard heading Wandsworth Prison 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 what percentage the number of prison officers at HMP Wandsworth has reduced since May 2010. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this
uin HL1381 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2015-07-21more like thismore than 2015-07-21
answer text <p>Information on the change in the number of full time equivalent band 3 to 5 prison officers in Wandsworth between 31 May 2010 and 31 March 2015 is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table: Number of Full Time Equivalent Officers in Wandsworth, 31 May 2010 - 31 March 2015</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Officer Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 May 2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 March 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Change</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Band 3-5 Officers</strong></p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>-35</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>All figures are rounded to the nearest 10, with numbers ending in 5 rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias. As with all HR databases, extracts are taken at a fixed point in time, to ensure consistency of reporting. The database itself is dynamic however, and where updates to the database are made subsequent to the taking of the extract, these updates will not be reflected in figures produced by the extract. For this reason, HR data are unlikely to be precisely accurate, and to present unrounded figures would be to overstate the accuracy of the figures. Rounding to 10 accurately depicts the level of certainty that is held with these figures.</p><p> </p><p>Percentages are formed from unrounded parts prior to rounding. For this reason, percentages may not equal the calculated percentages of rounded figures.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010 Wandsworth has undergone benchmarking as part of the New Ways of Working Model. This has resulted in a number of roles (for example instructors, caterers and programme facilitators) previously carried out by prison officers being civilianised. In additional a vulnerable prisoners unit was re-rolled from Category B to Category C and a small number of dog handlers moved to regional control. The target staffing figure is in line with similar establishments.</p>
answering member printed Lord Faulks more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-21T15:40:49.497Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-21T15:40:49.497Z
answering member
4183
label Biography information for Lord Faulks more like this
tabling member
4153
label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this
389197
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-07-13more like thismore than 2015-07-13
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 remove filter
hansard heading Wandsworth Prison 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 facilities are available for prisoners at HMP Wandsworth to participate in acts of worship. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this
uin HL1383 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2015-07-22more like thismore than 2015-07-22
answer text <p /> <p>HMP Wandsworth is a large, diverse London prison catering for approximately 1620 men and comprising two units, a B-category local prison and a C-category resettlement unit. The religious affiliation of these prisoners is similarly diverse and is supported by a large multi-faith chaplaincy team. Recent HMIP inspections of the prison have given positive reports of chaplaincy provision and access to religious services.</p><p> </p><p>The prison has a good range and quality of religious space that allows each faith group to meet regularly in suitable surroundings. These include a designated mosque, a church and two multi-faith chaplaincy rooms that are adaptable and used by the Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Orthodox and Jehovah Witness faith communities.</p><p> </p><p>All prisoners are seen on arrival by the chaplaincy team and their religious affiliation ascertained. For the smaller faith groups, prisoners will be followed up by the individual chaplains and invited to a weekly time of worship. All faith groups have at least a minimum of one hour of weekly corporate worship and the offer of additional religious classes. For Christian and Muslim denominations, because of the substantial numbers involved, prisoners are asked to request whether they would like to attend a weekly time of worship.</p>
answering member printed Lord Faulks more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-22T15:30:30.143Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-22T15:30:30.143Z
answering member
4183
label Biography information for Lord Faulks more like this
tabling member
4153
label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this
389235
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-07-13more like thismore than 2015-07-13
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 remove filter
hansard heading Magistrates: Bankruptcy more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what rules apply to membership of Magistrates' Courts' Benches by discharged bankrupts. more like this
tabling member constituency Wrexham more like this
tabling member printed
Ian C. Lucas more like this
uin 6787 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2015-07-21more like thismore than 2015-07-21
answer text <p>In order for the public to have full confidence in the magistracy, certain factors may affect a person’s eligibility for appointment as a magistrate. While the Senior Presiding Judge will not appoint an un-discharged bankrupt, individuals who have been discharged from bankruptcy are not automatically disqualified for appointment. Such cases are considered carefully on their individual merits.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-21T13:55:59.41Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-21T13:55:59.41Z
answering member
1496
label Biography information for Shailesh Vara more like this
tabling member
1470
label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas more like this
389236
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-07-13more like thismore than 2015-07-13
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 remove filter
hansard heading Prisoners: Compensation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the effect on claims for compensation by prisoners of the coming into force of the Human Rights Act 1998. more like this
tabling member constituency Shipley more like this
tabling member printed
Philip Davies more like this
uin 6884 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2015-07-27more like thismore than 2015-07-27
answer text <p /> <p>We do not currently have data to enable us to make an assessment of the effect on claims for compensation by prisoners of the coming into force of the Human Rights Act 1998.</p><p> </p><p>We are making an assessment of the costs of the Human Rights Act, including how it might have driven compensation claims more generally.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Andrew Selous more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-27T14:26:27.737Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-27T14:26:27.737Z
answering member
1453
label Biography information for Andrew Selous more like this
tabling member
1565
label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies more like this
389237
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-07-13more like thismore than 2015-07-13
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 remove filter
hansard heading Courts: Fines more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fines have been (a) issued by courts and (b) collected in 2014-15 to date. more like this
tabling member constituency Hammersmith more like this
tabling member printed
Andy Slaughter more like this
uin 6817 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2015-07-21more like thismore than 2015-07-21
answer text <p /> <p>This Government takes recovery and enforcement of financial impositions very seriously and remains committed to finding new ways to ensure impositions are paid and to trace those who do not pay. This is why there has been a year on year increase in the total amount of financial penalties collected over the last four years. The amount of money collected has risen from £290m at the end of 2013/14 to a record of £310 million at the end of 2014/15. This is an increase of £20m (7%) in cash collection of financial impositions (excluding confiscation) compared to that collected in 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p>The number of financial imposition accounts opened and closed since 2012 is published here: (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2015</a></p><p> </p><p>Financial impositions include fines imposed in the Magistrates and Crown courts, costs orders, compensation orders, victim surcharge orders and unpaid fixed penalty notices and penalty notices for disorder which are registered as fines for enforcement.</p>
answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-21T14:28:06.46Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-21T14:28:06.46Z
answering member
1496
label Biography information for Shailesh Vara more like this
tabling member
1516
label Biography information for Andy Slaughter more like this
389238
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-07-13more like thismore than 2015-07-13
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 remove filter
hansard heading Mediation: Family Proceedings more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department plans to take to increase the take-up of mediation for family disputes. more like this
tabling member constituency Exeter more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Ben Bradshaw more like this
uin 6861 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2015-07-16more like thismore than 2015-07-16
answer text <p>We have taken a number of steps to increase the take-up of family mediation. From 3 November last year the first single session of mediation is publicly funded in all cases where one of the people involved is already legally aided. The ‘First Stop: Family Mediation’ campaign which ran between January and March this year was designed to raise awareness of the benefits of family mediation. The campaign saw an increase of 340% in the number of visitors to the Family Mediation Council (FMC) website and a 45% increase to the ‘find a mediator’ page on their website. We will continue to look at ways in which family mediation can be promoted as a quicker, cheaper and more effective ways for parties to resolve disputes over an application through the court.</p><p>We are working with the mediation sector and regulators to investigate how we can strengthen out of court agreements (or ‘memorandum of understandings’) to encourage people to mediate. .</p><p>We will also consult with all relevant stakeholders to look at ways in which new family mediation contracts can be improved to help encourage more parties to participate in family mediation.</p>
answering member constituency Gosport more like this
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-16T10:00:03.94Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-16T10:00:03.94Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
230
label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw more like this
389239
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-07-13more like thismore than 2015-07-13
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 remove filter
hansard heading Mediation: Family Proceedings more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to encourage the judiciary to make greater use of its existing powers in family procedure rules to refer people to family mediation at any stage in proceedings. more like this
tabling member constituency Exeter more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Ben Bradshaw more like this
uin 6853 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2015-07-16more like thismore than 2015-07-16
answer text <p>We continue to support mediation as a more effective way of resolving disputes. Mediation allows both parties to reach a decision together, instead of the court making an order which one party – or neither party – may not want</p><p>Where private family cases come to court, if there is a dispute over arrangements for children, the Child Arrangements Programme will apply.</p><p><a title="http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/family-justice-reform/pd-12b-cap.pdf" href="http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/family-justice-reform/pd-12b-cap.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/family-justice-reform/pd-12b-cap.pdf</a></p><p>This sets out the framework for resolving disputes and is clear that during the court process the judge should consider all options available including referring parties to mediation where this is suitable.</p><p>The family judiciary has received training on the Child Arrangements Programme and they are aware of their powers to refer parties to family mediation during court proceedings. How and when judges use these powers is a matter for their discretion based on the facts of an individual case and the suitability for the dispute to be resolved through mediation.</p><p>We will continue to work with the judiciary and the mediation sector to raise awareness of the benefits of mediation so that it remains an option to resolve disputes even where cases have come to court.</p>
answering member constituency Gosport more like this
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-16T10:12:27.453Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-16T10:12:27.453Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
230
label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw more like this
389240
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-07-13more like thismore than 2015-07-13
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 remove filter
hansard heading Mediation: Family Proceedings more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the performance of the scheme which allows both parties in a family dispute to receive one free mediation session where just one party qualifies for legal aid. more like this
tabling member constituency Exeter more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Ben Bradshaw more like this
uin 6852 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2015-07-16more like thismore than 2015-07-16
answer text <p>In the first full quarter since the first session of mediation was free to eligible parties, the number of mediation starts increased by 339 to 2336, the highest levels since April-June 2013. In parallel to these changes the Ministry of Justice undertook work to promote the benefits of mediation through the ‘First Stop: Family Mediation’ communications campaign. I refer the hon. Member for Exeter, Ben Bradshaw MP to my response to parliamentary question 6861 in which I summarise the success of this campaign.</p><p> </p><p>Mediation starts have now increased in four consecutive quarters and we continue to look at ways in which we can promote family mediation over an application through the court. We will also continue to monitor the number of couples attending a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM) and – more importantly – the number of people starting mediation.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Gosport more like this
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-16T13:32:18.54Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-16T13:32:18.54Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
230
label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw more like this