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registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2022-01-19more like thismore than 2022-01-19
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice remove filter
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Probation: Death remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have died while under probation supervision where COVID-19 was considered a factor in their death; and how many of these individuals were recorded as having no stable accommodation at the time of death. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Bradley more like this
uin HL5528 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-02-02more like thismore than 2022-02-02
answer text <p>From March 2020 to the end of December 2021 a total of 81 people died while under probation supervision having tested positive for COVID-19 within 60 days of death or where it was confirmed post-mortem as a contributing factor. This data was published in the December edition of the HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) COVID-19 statistics monthly series.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of individuals who were recorded as having no stable accommodation at the time of death could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise how important it is that everyone leaving prison should have somewhere to live, as accommodation enables offenders to hold down a job and reduces the likelihood of them re-offending. Our Prisons White Paper sets out our vision that no-one subject to probation supervision is released from prison homeless. By 2024-25 we will spend £200 million a year to reduce reoffending, including improving prison leavers’ access to accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure offenders are not homeless upon release, HMPPS has developed a Community Accommodation Service (CAS) so that people leaving prison can access suitable accommodation. CAS brings Approved Premises (AP), Bail Accommodation and Support Service (BASS), and a new provision of transitional accommodation together under the auspices of one accommodation system.</p>
answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-02-02T15:49:12.767Zmore like thismore than 2022-02-02T15:49:12.767Z
answering member
4901
label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar more like this
tabling member
452
label Biography information for Lord Bradley more like this
1252753
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2020-11-17more like thismore than 2020-11-17
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice remove filter
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Probation: Death remove filter
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 information he has received from Regional Directors of Probation on the number of (a) self-inflicted deaths and (b) deaths from other causes among adult (i) women and (ii) men under the care of probation services in the community in each month since March 2020. more like this
tabling member constituency West Ham more like this
tabling member printed
Ms Lyn Brown more like this
uin 116436 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-11-25more like thismore than 2020-11-25
answer text <p>The publication of the Deaths of Offenders in the Community statistics for 2019-20 has been delayed following the introduction of a new method of data collection which has necessitated further work to ensure that the data meets the required publication standards. We intend to publish the statistics as soon as possible and will finalise the date and pre-announce it in the near future.</p><p> </p><p>Information on deaths of offenders in the community since March 2020 is not currently available, with the exception of the limited number of deaths that are specifically related to COVID-19, which are reported in the HMPPS COVID-19 Statistics. Preparation for the next annual publication will begin early in the new year to ensure that publication is timely. This forms part of a wider programme to improve our data on deaths of offenders in the community to better inform work preventing such deaths.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
grouped question UIN 116435 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-11-25T17:33:02.163Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-25T17:33:02.163Z
answering member
4517
label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
tabling member
1583
label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown more like this
1138853
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2019-07-15more like thismore than 2019-07-15
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice remove filter
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Probation: Death remove filter
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 takes to (a) monitor, (b) investigate, (c) learn lessons for prevention from and (d) respond at a (i) local and (ii) national level to deaths of offenders in the community on post custody supervision. more like this
tabling member constituency Enfield, Southgate more like this
tabling member printed
Bambos Charalambous more like this
uin 277251 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-31more like thismore than 2019-07-31
answer text <p>All deaths of offenders under supervision are the subject of an internal review by the relevant probation provider, which must consider from the circumstances whether any areas of probation practice could be improved. This includes the deaths of those being supervised after release from custody. Probation providers report annually to Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service on the numbers of deaths and their causes, and share learning points from the reviews that they have conducted. A small number of deaths under post-release supervision, including those that occur in Approved Premises, are independently investigated by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.</p><p> </p><p>The number of offenders who died under supervision increased from 704 in 2010/11 to 955 in 2017/18. The Offender Rehabilitation Act (ORA) was introduced on 1 February 2015 and resulted in an increase in the number of offenders on post-release supervision. While the total number of deaths under supervision has continued to increase, the number of deaths post-release fell by 8% in the last year, from 401 in 2016/17 to 367 in 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>The National Suicide Prevention Strategy identifies people in contact with the criminal justice system as a high-risk group, and we recognise that the time following release from prison can be a particularly high-risk period for suicide and for deaths from other causes. The primary role of probation is to protect the public and prevent re-offending, and people under supervision in the community are not in the care of HM Prison and Probation Service in the way that they are when in custody. While probation staff do everything they can to help offenders find access to vital services including healthcare, housing, and treatment for drug and alcohol problems, they do not have sole responsibility for caring for them. We are conducting a review of post-release deaths, which aims to identify what further actions may be appropriate to prevent them, while recognising that a range of other organisations share responsibility for their wellbeing.</p><p> </p><p>We are also investing an extra £22m in ‘through-the-gate’ assistance for offenders, to help them find the support they need on issues such as housing, healthcare and employment, and they have the same access to these services as any other person in the community.</p><p> </p><p>The number of deaths under post-release supervision during 2017/18, broken down by time elapsed since release and by cause of death, is in the attached table. The figures are taken from probation providers’ annual reports. Care is taken when processing and analysing them, but the detail is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system.</p>
answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
grouped question UIN
277252 more like this
277253 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-31T15:14:41.79Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-31T15:14:41.79Z
answering member
4517
label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
attachment
1
file name PQ 277251-53 Bambos Charalambous MP figures.xlsx more like this
title Table more like this
tabling member
4610
label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous more like this
1138854
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2019-07-15more like thismore than 2019-07-15
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice remove filter
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Probation: Death remove filter
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 implications for his policies of the rise in deaths of people on post-custody supervision since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Enfield, Southgate more like this
tabling member printed
Bambos Charalambous more like this
uin 277252 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-31more like thismore than 2019-07-31
answer text <p>All deaths of offenders under supervision are the subject of an internal review by the relevant probation provider, which must consider from the circumstances whether any areas of probation practice could be improved. This includes the deaths of those being supervised after release from custody. Probation providers report annually to Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service on the numbers of deaths and their causes, and share learning points from the reviews that they have conducted. A small number of deaths under post-release supervision, including those that occur in Approved Premises, are independently investigated by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.</p><p> </p><p>The number of offenders who died under supervision increased from 704 in 2010/11 to 955 in 2017/18. The Offender Rehabilitation Act (ORA) was introduced on 1 February 2015 and resulted in an increase in the number of offenders on post-release supervision. While the total number of deaths under supervision has continued to increase, the number of deaths post-release fell by 8% in the last year, from 401 in 2016/17 to 367 in 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>The National Suicide Prevention Strategy identifies people in contact with the criminal justice system as a high-risk group, and we recognise that the time following release from prison can be a particularly high-risk period for suicide and for deaths from other causes. The primary role of probation is to protect the public and prevent re-offending, and people under supervision in the community are not in the care of HM Prison and Probation Service in the way that they are when in custody. While probation staff do everything they can to help offenders find access to vital services including healthcare, housing, and treatment for drug and alcohol problems, they do not have sole responsibility for caring for them. We are conducting a review of post-release deaths, which aims to identify what further actions may be appropriate to prevent them, while recognising that a range of other organisations share responsibility for their wellbeing.</p><p> </p><p>We are also investing an extra £22m in ‘through-the-gate’ assistance for offenders, to help them find the support they need on issues such as housing, healthcare and employment, and they have the same access to these services as any other person in the community.</p><p> </p><p>The number of deaths under post-release supervision during 2017/18, broken down by time elapsed since release and by cause of death, is in the attached table. The figures are taken from probation providers’ annual reports. Care is taken when processing and analysing them, but the detail is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system.</p>
answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
grouped question UIN
277251 more like this
277253 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-31T15:14:41.823Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-31T15:14:41.823Z
answering member
4517
label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
attachment
1
file name PQ 277251-53 Bambos Charalambous MP figures.xlsx more like this
title Table more like this
tabling member
4610
label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous more like this
1138855
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2019-07-15more like thismore than 2019-07-15
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice remove filter
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Probation: Death remove filter
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 people died whilst under post-release supervision in 2017-18; and what the (a) number of days between release from prison and date of death and (b) cause of death was in each of those cases. more like this
tabling member constituency Enfield, Southgate more like this
tabling member printed
Bambos Charalambous more like this
uin 277253 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-31more like thismore than 2019-07-31
answer text <p>All deaths of offenders under supervision are the subject of an internal review by the relevant probation provider, which must consider from the circumstances whether any areas of probation practice could be improved. This includes the deaths of those being supervised after release from custody. Probation providers report annually to Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service on the numbers of deaths and their causes, and share learning points from the reviews that they have conducted. A small number of deaths under post-release supervision, including those that occur in Approved Premises, are independently investigated by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.</p><p> </p><p>The number of offenders who died under supervision increased from 704 in 2010/11 to 955 in 2017/18. The Offender Rehabilitation Act (ORA) was introduced on 1 February 2015 and resulted in an increase in the number of offenders on post-release supervision. While the total number of deaths under supervision has continued to increase, the number of deaths post-release fell by 8% in the last year, from 401 in 2016/17 to 367 in 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>The National Suicide Prevention Strategy identifies people in contact with the criminal justice system as a high-risk group, and we recognise that the time following release from prison can be a particularly high-risk period for suicide and for deaths from other causes. The primary role of probation is to protect the public and prevent re-offending, and people under supervision in the community are not in the care of HM Prison and Probation Service in the way that they are when in custody. While probation staff do everything they can to help offenders find access to vital services including healthcare, housing, and treatment for drug and alcohol problems, they do not have sole responsibility for caring for them. We are conducting a review of post-release deaths, which aims to identify what further actions may be appropriate to prevent them, while recognising that a range of other organisations share responsibility for their wellbeing.</p><p> </p><p>We are also investing an extra £22m in ‘through-the-gate’ assistance for offenders, to help them find the support they need on issues such as housing, healthcare and employment, and they have the same access to these services as any other person in the community.</p><p> </p><p>The number of deaths under post-release supervision during 2017/18, broken down by time elapsed since release and by cause of death, is in the attached table. The figures are taken from probation providers’ annual reports. Care is taken when processing and analysing them, but the detail is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system.</p>
answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
grouped question UIN
277251 more like this
277252 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-31T15:14:41.853Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-31T15:14:41.853Z
answering member
4517
label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
attachment
1
file name PQ 277251-53 Bambos Charalambous MP figures.xlsx more like this
title Table more like this
tabling member
4610
label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous more like this
1002115
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2018-11-05more like thismore than 2018-11-05
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice remove filter
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Probation: Death remove filter
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, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2018 to Question 184996 on Probation: Death, if he will provide that information for each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
tabling member printed
Richard Burgon more like this
uin 188194 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-14more like thismore than 2018-11-14
answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the attached table. As per the answer to PQ 184996, please note that offenders may appear both within the caseload figures of court orders (including community orders and suspended sentence orders), and post-release supervision.</p><p> </p><p>The National Probation Service and Community Rehabilitation Companies work closely with other agencies to support offenders in the community. When an offender being supervised by Probation dies, the Probation provider must examine the circumstances of the death and identify areas to improve practice. While we work extremely closely with each offender before and after release to help them find the support they need, we do not have sole responsibility for caring for these offenders. We are clear, however, that they should receive the same level of care as other members of the public.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
answering member printed Rory Stewart more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-14T17:01:11.393Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-14T17:01:11.393Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2018-11-21T11:59:57.143Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-21T11:59:57.143Z
answering member
4137
label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
attachment
1
file name PQ 188194 - table.xlsx more like this
title PQ188194 - Table more like this
previous answer version
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answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
answering member printed Rory Stewart more like this
answering member
4137
label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
tabling member
4493
label Biography information for Richard Burgon more like this
997200
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2018-10-29more like thismore than 2018-10-29
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice remove filter
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Probation: Death remove filter
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 the (a) rate and (b) cause of deaths was per 1,000 former offenders in the community under the post-release supervision of (i) community rehabilitation companies and (ii) the National Probation Service in the latest period for which information is available. more like this
tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
tabling member printed
Richard Burgon more like this
uin 184996 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-01more like thismore than 2018-11-01
answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the table below. Please note that offenders may appear both within the caseload figures of court orders (including community orders and suspended sentence orders), and post-release supervision.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Deaths of offenders in the community by apparent cause<sup>1</sup>, and rate per 1,000 offenders, England and Wales 2017/18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>NPS</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>CRCs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Caseload as at March 2018<sup>(2)</sup></strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>55,298</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>135,969</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Cause of death</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Number of deaths in the community</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Deaths per 1,000 offenders<sup>(3)</sup></strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Number of deaths in the community</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Deaths per 1,000 offenders<sup>(3)</sup></strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Self-inflicted</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>207</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Natural Causes</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Homicide</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Accident</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unclassified<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>157</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>296</p></td><td><p>5.4</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>659</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>(1) Apparent cause is as reported in annual returns and has not been independently verified.</p><p>(2) The caseload volume represents a snapshot of offenders under probation supervision on 31 March 2018, rather than the number of individual offenders supervised throughout the year.</p><p>(3) Unclassified deaths refer to those deaths for which a cause was unknown at the time of reporting.</p>
answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
answering member printed Rory Stewart more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-01T17:52:22.313Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-01T17:52:22.313Z
answering member
4137
label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
tabling member
4493
label Biography information for Richard Burgon more like this