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939990

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will set a target for the maximum time limit for people to wait for a personal independence payments appeal to be heard.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
uin	163628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is not planning to set a target for the maximum time limit for people to wait for a Personal Independence Payment appeal to be heard. This is because waiting times fluctuate geographically owing to a number of factors including venue capacity, the volumes of benefit decisions made locally, the complexity of the case and the availability of panel members. Furthermore, the listing of appeals, including consideration of whether a hearing should be expedited, is a function of the Tribunal’s judiciary. We are however working on measures to improve the capacity and performance of the Tribunal, including the appointment of additional judges and panel members.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/07/2018 14:06:41 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 70869 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

938528

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary for Justice, what the average waiting time was from plea and trial preparation hearing to the first day of trial for sexual offences against children for each Crown Court in England and Wales in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	162990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>HMCTS does not hold data on the average waiting time from plea and trial preparation hearing (PTPH) to the first day of trial at Crown Court. Published statistics on timeliness of criminal proceedings set out the average number of days taken from sending to the Crown Court to main hearing in the Crown Court.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table attached provides the average number of days taken from sending to the Crown Court to main hearing for Crown Court Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) offences in England and Wales for 2016 and 2017. CSA offences include both contact cases and image cases.</p><p>This table contains information for each Crown Court centre in England and Wales, including Manchester’s Crown Court centres (Crown Square and Minshull Street)</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 162991 question first answered 20/07/2018 14:09:23 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name Table PQ 162990 162991 PC.xlsx title Table previous answer version 70876 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

938533

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary for Justice, what the average waiting time was from plea and trial preparation hearing to the first day of trial for sexual offences against children for each Crown Court in Manchester in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	162991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>HMCTS does not hold data on the average waiting time from plea and trial preparation hearing (PTPH) to the first day of trial at Crown Court. Published statistics on timeliness of criminal proceedings set out the average number of days taken from sending to the Crown Court to main hearing in the Crown Court.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table attached provides the average number of days taken from sending to the Crown Court to main hearing for Crown Court Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) offences in England and Wales for 2016 and 2017. CSA offences include both contact cases and image cases.</p><p>This table contains information for each Crown Court centre in England and Wales, including Manchester’s Crown Court centres (Crown Square and Minshull Street)</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 162990 question first answered 20/07/2018 14:09:23 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name Table PQ 162990 162991 PC.xlsx title Table previous answer version 70885 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

935296

registered interest
date	06/07/2018
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, how many (a) community or (b) equivalent orders each offender sent to prison in each of the last three years for less than 12 months had previously been given.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	161527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>There is persuasive evidence that short custodial sentences do not work in terms of rehabilitation and that community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective in reducing reoffending, and therefore keeping the public safe. The MoJ study ‘The impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders on re-offending’ published in 2015 found that over a 1-year follow up period, a higher proportion of people re-offended having been sentenced to a term of imprisonment of under 12 months without supervision on release than other similar people given community orders (around 3 percentage points).</p><p> </p><p>From centrally held data it is not possible to separately identify how many community or equivalent orders each offender sent to prison in each of the last three years for less than 12 months had previously been given, without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/07/2018 13:55:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 69801 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

932225

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Resignations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers in England and Wales left the Prison Service more than 18 months after the commencement of their employment in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	158780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>The number of band 3-5 prison officers who left the Prison Service with more than 18 months service at leaving is shown in table 1 below.</p><p><strong>Table 1: Band 3-5 officers<sup>1</sup> (headcount) who left the Prison Service with more than 18 months service<sup>2</sup>, 2010/11 to 2017/18</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>More than 18 months service</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total band 3-5 officer leavers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>1,052</p></td><td><p>1,148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1,091</p></td><td><p>1,155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>1,475</p></td><td><p>1,525</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2,919</p></td><td><p>2,942</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>1,265</p></td><td><p>1,352</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1,182</p></td><td><p>1,536</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>1,430</p></td><td><p>1,824</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>1,339</p></td><td><p>2,073</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup>1</sup> Includes Bands 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl specialists), Band 4 / Supervising Officer and Band 5 / Custodial Managers.</p><p><sup>2</sup> Length of service in HMPPS calculated from most recent hire date. Where staff have transferred in from another Government Department or have transferred in through HMPPS taking over a function, length of service is calculated from entry to HMPPS.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 06/07/2018 14:54:24 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 68140 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

932285

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for which offence or offences each current prisoner serving a sentence of 12 months or less was imprisoned.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	158712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/08/2018 answer text <p>The offence(s) for which each prisoner serving a sentence of less than 12 months was imprisoned, as at 31 March 2018, can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p><p>Sentencing is a matter for our independent courts, who take into account all circumstances of the case, including any aggravating and mitigating factors.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst there is persuasive evidence that short custodial sentences of less than 12 months do not help some offenders turn their backs on crime, protecting the public will always be our top priority. Under this government, the most serious offenders are more likely to go to prison, and for longer, helping protect the public and keep communities safe.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart previous answer version 68131 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart 72810 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name PQ158712 Response Table.xlsx title Table for PQ 158712 question first answered 17/08/2018 09:31:17 question first ministerially corrected 11/12/2018 13:36:42 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name PQ158712 Response Table (Revised 28 November).xlsx title Revised Table for PQ 158712
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

926929

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officer work days have been lost to sickness as a result of an injury sustained in a workplace assault in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	155345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>HM Prison &amp; Probation Service (HMPPS) is committed to ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of its staff. HMPPS has systems in place to deal with perpetrators of violence against staff quickly and robustly, with serious incidents referred to the police for prosecution.</p><p> </p><p>The number of working days lost as a result of an injury sustained in a workplace assault specifically cannot be extracted from the data that is held. However the number of working days lost amongst band 3-5 prison officers due to sick reasons defined as work related accidents, injuries or assaults is shown in Table 1 below. This data is available in the quarterly HMPPS (formerly NOMS) workforce statistics.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Working days lost amongst band 3-5 prison officers due to sick reasons defined as work related accidents/injuries/assaults, 2009/10 to 2017/18</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of working days lost due to work related accidents/injuries/assaults<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>25,246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>37,351</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>33,287</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>30,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>36,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>43,926</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>39,652</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>24,074</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>14,973</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong><em>Notes: </em></strong></p><p><sup>1</sup> Figures provided are based on records where sickness reasons are defined as work related injury/assault or work related accident/injury.</p><p><sup>2 </sup>Between January and March 2017, during migration of data to the Single Operating Platform, an</p><p>Under-recording of sickness absence records occurred. There is therefore likely to be an undercount of working days lost for the 12 months to 31 March 2017. Furthermore, investigations are ongoing regarding more recent sickness absence data so figures for the 12 months to 31 March 2018 should be treated with caution.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 26/06/2018 12:43:18 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 65581 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

922492

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Resignations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers in England and Wales left the Prison Service after less than (a) six months, (b) twelve months and (c) eighteen months from the start of their employment in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	152827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The number of band 3-5 prison officers who left the Prison Service, by the length of service at leaving is shown in table 1 below.</p><p><strong>Table 1: Band 3-5 officers<sup>1</sup> (headcount) who left the Prison Service, by length of service<sup>2</sup>, 2010/11 to 2017/18</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Length of service<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Less than 6 months</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6 months and up to but excluding 12 months</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12 months and up to but excluding 18 months</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18 months and over</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total band 3-5 officer leavers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>1,052</p></td><td><p>1,148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>1,091</p></td><td><p>1,155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>1,475</p></td><td><p>1,525</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>2,919</p></td><td><p>2,942</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1,265</p></td><td><p>1,352</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>1,182</p></td><td><p>1,536</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>1,430</p></td><td><p>1,824</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>437</p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>1,339</p></td><td><p>2,073</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For context it is important to note that:</p><ul><li>Low levels of prison officer recruitment happened between 2010 to 2014, meaning there were relatively low numbers of officers in HMPPS with short lengths of service. (Details can be found in table 14 of the latest published workforce statistics: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2018</a>)</li><li>The increase in 2017/18 in the number of officers leaving in the first year is likely to be due to the recent recruitment campaign (begun in November 2016) to increase officer numbers by 2,500 - the larger volumes of newer officers would mean that the higher leaving volumes of individuals leaving in their first year would not be unexpected.</li><li>The high number of leavers with more the 18 months of service in 2013/14 is due to voluntary early departure schemes run in that financial year.</li></ul><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><sup>1</sup> Includes Bands 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl specialists), Band 4 / Supervising Officer and Band 5 / Custodial Managers.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><sup>2</sup> Length of service in HMPPS calculated from most recent hire date. Where staff have transferred in from another Government Department or have transferred in through HMPPS taking over a function, length of service is calculated from entry to HMPPS.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/07/2018 15:30:52 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 64768 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

915125

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether personal officers in the prison system receive training on the importance to the rehabilitation of prisoners of maintaining and improving family ties.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	148735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>As part of the Offender Management in Custody model (OMiC), Key Worker roles are being introduced to support the rehabilitative culture and relationship between Prison Officers and prisoners.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the key worker training familial relationships and creating positive family ties are highlighted when discussing risk and developing protective factors. A practical session includes a case study where delegates undertaking the Key Worker Training help the prisoner develop a relationship with their father whilst they are in custody.</p><ul><li>3 Hour OMiC briefing – Locally delivered by OM Key Worker Champions trained by L&amp;D</li><li>2 Day OM Key Worker Champions Training (16 Hours) – Delivered to Locally identified Grades (Operational and Non-Operational) who will deliver the 3 Hour OMiC Briefing</li><li>1 Day OM Key Worker Skills Training (8 Hours) – Delivered to all Prison Officer Grades as part of POELT and Establishment Based Key Worker Training Roll Out</li></ul><p> </p><p>Newly recruited Prison Officers receive a 12 week Prison Officer Entry Level Training (POELT) course. This provides a foundation level of training in all core skill areas including Offender Management in Custody, Keyworker, Five Minute Interventions and Rehabilitative Culture where the importance of rehabilitation and family ties are discussed.</p><p> </p><p>Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT) have co-written the module ‘Maintaining Family Ties’ as part of the ‘Visits’ sessions in the POELT course. The session aims to provide new staff with an understanding of policy requirements relating to visits procedures and how they complement the regime and routine of the establishment.</p><p> </p><p>It explores the impact and social effects having a relative in prison has on families and children and how prison staff contribute towards a positive visiting experience for prisoners, families and children. Within the training, learners will be introduced to 5 fictional prisoners and consider the following:</p><ul><li>If meaningful family ties are being maintained by each prisoner and if they are how is this achieved and if not what are the problems/issues.</li><li>The impact visits have on their family whilst they are in custody,</li><li>The impact visiting is having on the family and the support they may need,</li><li>The visit options available to each prisoner and how they can access these,</li><li>What staff can do to help each prisoner maintain outside contact and meaningful family ties,</li><li>What other options are available for prisoners, what support networks should be made available whilst in custody and upon release.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/07/2018 13:06:09 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 62734 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

894887

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has set a target for the net number of prison officers to be employed in the prison service in the next (a) 12 months and (b) three years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	139558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer to PQs 13<ins class="ministerial">7</ins>608-10, given on 27 April 2018.</p><p> </p><p>As we focus on making our jails safe and decent places to support rehabilitation between the end of October 2016 and the end of March 2018 we have increased prison officer numbers by 3,111, which is already significantly over our target of 2,500 additional staff by the end of December 2018. These recruitment efforts form part of a wider drive to ensure that all prisons are fully staffed so that they can deliver safe and decent regimes.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 03/05/2018 15:40:33 question first ministerially corrected 04/05/2018 10:29:29 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 55954 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon