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753938

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Rehabilitation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, following the recent report by the Chief Inspector of Prisons on youth detention centres, whether they plan to consider the recommendations made in the report Rehabilitation by Design, published in 2016 by Gleeds, on solutions to high re-offending rates.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL1085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>Re-offending rates in youth justice are high, and the outcomes for young people leaving custody are not good enough. That is why we set out our plans to reform youth custody in response to Charlie Taylor’s youth justice review last December, so that it is better equipped to help young people turn their lives around and play a constructive role in their communities upon their release, away from re-offending.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to engage with key stakeholders and consider their recommendations as this work progresses.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 26/07/2017 14:35:04 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

753553

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Photographs: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to introduce legislation making it an offence to take multiple images of an individual, unless it is in the public interest to do so, without that person's permission and where the intent was neither legitimate nor lawful.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	5641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The existing law offers protection to anyone subject to intrusive and harassing behaviour from those that seek to take images of them. Depending on the facts of the case, images taken with the intention of causing alarm or distress to the victim may amount to harassment. The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 already makes it an offence for someone to pursue a course of conduct which amounts to harassment and which the perpetrator knows, or ought to know, amounts to harassment of the other. Harassment is generally understood to involve improper, oppressive and unreasonable conduct that is targeted at an individual and calculated to alarm them or cause them distress. If such behaviour is reported to the police, they will investigate and the Crown Prosecution Service will decide whether a prosecution should be brought. The courts will determine whether the elements of any offence are made out</p><p>We continue to keep the law under review but have no current plans to introduce further legislation.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 26/07/2017 14:42:55 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

753554

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Electronic Surveillance: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to introduce legislation to make it an offence to use a digital device to repeatedly locate, listen to or watch a person without a legitimate purpose.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	5642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government continues to keep the law under review, working with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Home Office. There are no current plans to introduce new legislation.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 26/07/2017 14:42:28 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

753555

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to introduce legislation to make it an offence to repeatedly order goods or services for another person if the purpose of such actions is to cause distress, anxiety or to disrupt that person's daily life.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	5643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (the 1997 Act) already makes it an offence for someone to pursue a course of conduct which amounts to harassment of another and which they know, or ought to know, amounts to harassment of the other. Harassment is generally understood to involve improper, oppressive and unreasonable conduct that is targeted at an individual and calculated to alarm them or cause them distress.</p><p>Depending on the circumstances, repeatedly sending letters or unwanted 'gifts' or other objects to someone or arranging for others to deliver unwanted items to them could constitute harassment. Where such behaviour is reported to the police, it would be for them to investigate, for the Crown Prosecution Service to decide whether a prosecution should be brought, and for the court to determine whether the elements of the offence are made out.</p><p>The Government has no plans to introduce additional legislation in this area.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 26/07/2017 14:43:26 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

753556

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much and what proportion of his Department's expenditure has been identified as relating to its work on the UK leaving the EU in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	5629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK's departure from the European Union impacts upon a number of areas of departmental business, so it is not possible to provide an exact figure for the proportion of departmental expenditure relating to work on leaving the EU.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 26/07/2017 14:40:53 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

753557

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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 steps he has taken to reduce re-offending rates for those convicted of serious offences.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	5648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>Evidence shows that accommodation, family ties, and employment are key factors linked to re-offending. Our programmes of education and training that prepare prisoners for employment on release are available in all prisons, including those holding those convicted of more serious offences. There are also a range of accredited and unaccredited programmes delivered both in prison and in the community that target the particular risks and needs for different types of offending behaviour.</p><p>England and Wales have well-established, statutory Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) operated by criminal justice and social care agencies enabling them to work together to reduce the risk to the public of further offending by sexual and violent offenders. Information is shared to coordinate risk management plans that support the effective management of these more serious offenders in the community, reducing reoffending and actively protecting past or potential future victims. Equivalent arrangements also apply in Northern Ireland and Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 26/07/2017 14:44:20 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

753559

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Bedford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when Bedford employment tribunal court is expected to close; which bodies were (a) consulted on and (b) notified of the proposal to close that court; what court services will remain in Bedford after that closure; and if he will publish any documents relating to that closure.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	5716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Bedford Tribunal building will cease holding hearings in September 2017. This has been necessary as the lease held by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service could not be renewed.</p><p> </p><p>The Regional Employment Tribunal Judge wrote to tribunal users in March 2017 informing them of the change. Since HMCTS are compelled to exit the building by circumstances beyond their control, consultation was not appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Tribunal work, along with county court work, will continue to be heard in Bedford, in the Shire Hall building.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 26/07/2017 14:43:46 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

753560

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who died as a result of drug misuse in 2015 (a) were serving and (b) had previously served prison sentences in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	5758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>It has not been possible to answer this question in the time allowed. I will write to the honourable member in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 26/07/2017 14:43:13 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

753562

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase diversity in the judiciary.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	5803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Lord Chancellor has a joint statutory duty with the Lord Chief Justice and the Judicial Appointments Commission to encourage judicial diversity.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2016 broader eligibility criteria have been agreed for those applying to High Court, Deputy High Court and Recorder positions; to open up the High Court to candidates without previous judicial experience; to appoint Recorders regardless of their jurisdictional experience or geographical location; and to trial the Judicial Appointments Commission’s fast track process to let Deputy High Court judges apply for full High Court office. These measures were introduced to encourage the widest range of talent to apply for judicial office, whilst protecting the statutory criteria and appointing solely on merit.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 25/07/2017 14:26:16 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

753707

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation: Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will update the guidance to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme so that the governing rules are in line with the law and state that a child under 16 years cannot consent to sexual activity.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	5953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>Child sexual abuse is abhorrent, and victims can apply for taxpayer-funded compensation awards through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (the Scheme).</p><p> </p><p>The Scheme is made by the Secretary of State under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995 having been approved by each House of Parliament. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) administers the Scheme and decides all claims independently of ministers and Parliament. The CICA sets guidelines to assist them in administering the Scheme.</p><p>The CICA guidelines are intended to make sure that controlling and abusive behaviour is taken into account when handling compensation applications for child sexual abuse. The CICA are urgently reviewing their guidelines to ensure they are robust enough to deal with cases where grooming may be a factor.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 5954 question first answered 26/07/2017 14:45:22 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion