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1128066

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date	22/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Domestic Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 21 May (HL Deb, col 1863), what consideration they have given to providing (1) separate waiting facilities for the parties, and (2) facilities to enable the giving of evidence by screen or video link, for court cases relating to domestic abuse.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL15915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>From context we have assumed the honourable member is asking about the family courts.</p><p> </p><p>(1) In family courts, vulnerable parties and witnesses may request the use of a separate entrance and waiting area. Where dedicated separate entrances or waiting areas are not available, court staff will make alternative arrangements wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>(2) In the family court over 300 protective screens have been provided over the last two years to ensure that vulnerable parties and witnesses can be shielded from an alleged abuser in the courtroom. Video links may also be used either from a secure location within the court building or from a remote location. Use of these facilities must be approved by the Judge. Use of telephone hearings for without notice Family Law Act injunction hearings is being encouraged to avoid the need for victims of domestic abuse to attend court.</p><p> </p><p>We are determined that the family courts should never be used to further or perpetrate abuse. The Government announced on 21 May 2019 the establishment of an expert panel to gather evidence of how the family courts protect children and parents in cases of domestic abuse and other serious offences. Once formed, it is intended that the panel will report within three months.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 06/06/2019 15:23:08 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1128282

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of subject access requests made to the Subject Access Team of the Ministry of Justice have been responded to within the correct timescale since the General Data Protection Regulation came into force; and what steps she is taking to reduce the volume of those requests.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	257544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>I can confirm that the proportion of subject access requests made to the Ministry of Justice since June 2018 that were responded to within time is 75%. This figure includes requests received up to and including March 2019, representing the latest available performance results.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice takes its data protection responsibilities seriously. We have seen a significant increase in the numbers of subject access requests received since the General Data Protection Regulation came into force. We have developed plans to address this increase and taken steps to achieve the desired level of performance. We have:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Reviewed and improved working practices and streamlined staff training</li><li>Increased staffing levels</li><li>Invested in technology and we are conducting a trial to release more information to offenders in prison.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The volume of subject access requests received by the department is beyond its control. Since the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation and the accompanying Data Protection Act 2018 on the 25 May 2018, the number of SARs have increased by 160% from offenders and 55% from MoJ staff and members of the public.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 06/06/2019 14:16:24 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1128364

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	National Probation Service: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing levels in the London division of the National Probation Service.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	257583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>We are currently recruiting more staff into the National Probation Service (NPS). Changes to the recruitment process and eligibility criteria for probation officers have been made resulting in increases in both the volume and diversity of probation officer applicants. A national campaign to recruit probation officers took place recently and successful candidates will start in July 2019, however, it is of note that these campaigns have been consistent.</p><p>NPS London have prioritised the recruitment of Probation Officers to fill all current and projected vacancies. As of March 2019, approximately 1,325 full time equivalent staff are employed; a net increase of 57 from March 2018. We are recruiting across London, with 211 new staff joining over the past year. NPS London are closely monitoring the caseload capacity for staff and take proportionate and appropriate action to manage workloads across the division.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 06/06/2019 17:14:12 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1128367

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Electronic Tagging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what average number of people in England and Wales were subject to (a) electronic monitoring as a condition of a supervision order and (b) a Home Detention Curfew in each of the last five years; and how many of those people subject to (i) such electronic monitoring and (ii) a Home Detention Curfew breached those arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	257584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Electronic monitoring is a vital tool in protecting the public and robustly monitoring offenders in the community and defendants on bail. It supports probation staff and the police in managing offenders and defendants safely in the community, delivering the orders of the court and help them tackle the problems which lead to offending.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>The table below shows the average number of people<sup>1</sup> subject to electronic monitoring as a condition of a supervision order and Home Detention Curfew. <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Supervision order<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Home Detention Curfew<sup>3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>6,750</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>6,352</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>5,823</p></td><td><p>2,280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>5,133</p></td><td><p>2,490</p></td></tr></tbody></table><sup>1 </sup>Caseload for unique subjects with equipment on <sup>2 </sup>Derived from published data for those with a Court sentence (supervised) <sup>3</sup> Figures only available for April 2016 onwards for HDC data. Figures after March 2018 will be published in the HMPPS Digest in July 2019. The table below shows the total number of people subject to electronic monitoring for supervision orders and Home Detention Curfew, and how many of these cases committed at least one breach.<sup>4, 5</sup><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Supervision Orders</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Home Detention Curfew</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Non Compliance</p></td><td><p>Compliance</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Non Compliance</p></td><td><p>Compliance</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2016-March 2017<sup>6</sup></p></td><td><p>26,418</p></td><td><p>11,694</p></td><td><p>14,724</p></td><td><p>7,898</p></td><td><p>1,543</p></td><td><p>6,355</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017-March 2018</p></td><td><p>28,122</p></td><td><p>12,005</p></td><td><p>16,117</p></td><td><p>10,322</p></td><td><p>2,044</p></td><td><p>8,278</p></td></tr></tbody></table><sup>4 </sup>derived from number of completions of orders with equipment on <sup>5</sup> please note: a person may have more than one order. <sup>6 </sup>completions data only available from June 2016 onwards</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>If a subject on tag does not comply with an Electronic Monitoring condition or requirement, for example by being absent during curfew hours or tampering with a tag, an instantaneous alert is generated that is sent to Electronic Monitoring Services (EMS). The appropriate authorities decide, based on the evidence, whether the non-compliance event constitutes a breach and if so what action should be taken. The nature of breaches vary, and not all non-compliance events are classed as formal breaches requiring further action. For example, if the subject was at hospital or in custody at the time, and therefore unable to return to their curfew location in time for their curfew. While the majority of non-compliance events will generate an alert than can lead to a breach there are a range of other circumstances that can lead to breach action being taken.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/06/2019 14:25:03 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1128368

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Electronic Tagging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were the subject of GPS monitoring as a condition of supervision in each of the eight pilot areas in England and Wales which concluded in 2019; and how many offenders failed to comply with such monitoring.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	257585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>A total of 586 tags were issued as part of the GPS pilot which commenced in October 2016 and completed in March 2018. A total of 366 tags were issued to individuals being supervised (i.e. cases where an offender was supervised under statutory supervision by Probation Services, and not including individuals who were on court imposed bail).</p><p>An independent qualitative process evaluation of the GPS location monitoring pilot was published in February 2019: ‘Process evaluation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) Electronic Monitoring Pilot - Qualitative findings’: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/process-evaluation-of-the-global-positioning-system-gps-electronic-monitoring-pilot" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/process-evaluation-of-the-global-positioning-system-gps-electronic-monitoring-pilot</a></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>A quantitative process evaluation of the GPS Pilot containing analysis of Management Information gathered over the course of the pilot is currently undergoing quality assurance and being finalised. This will include information on the number of individuals supervised in each of the police force areas and on compliance.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/06/2019 14:44:08 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1128369

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Electronic Tagging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to extend the use of GPS tagging to assist with the supervision of certain categories of offenders in the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	257586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Secretary of State for Justice announced in February this year the roll out of GPS location monitoring. A wide range of offenders are eligible for the new tags, including those subject to court-imposed bail, community orders and suspended sentence orders, as well as those on Home Detention Curfew and indeterminate sentenced prisoners released by the Parole Board. We are monitoring the demand for and application of GPS location monitoring tags by decision makers and are considering whether there are additional categories of offenders who would be suitable. No decisions have been made to extend their use further at the current time.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/06/2019 14:42:53 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1128370

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Electronic Tagging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in England and Wales are being monitored by GPS tagging as a condition of supervision; and what the main index offences of those people being so monitored were.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	257587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Data on the number of people being monitored by GPS tagging will be published as part of the HMPPS Annual Digest for 2018/19 on 25 July 2019.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/06/2019 14:43:14 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1128371

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving an indeterminate sentence for public protection have never been released; and how many of such prisoners have been recalled to prison since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	257588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd to the response to PQs 252600 and 252602, answered on 17-May-2019.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/06/2019 16:54:45 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1128391

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were recorded as being of No Fixed Abode on their arrival in custody in each prison in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	257596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>Everyone should have a safe and suitable home to live; having somewhere to live gives people a stable platform from which to access health services, hold down a job and reduces the likelihood of them reoffending.</p><p>The Government published its Rough Sleeping Strategy in August 2018, launching a £100 million</p><p>initiative to reduce and ultimately eliminate rough sleeping across England. As part of this</p><p>strategy, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government</p><p>(MHCLG), will be investing approximately £6m in a pilot scheme to support ex-offenders secure</p><p>suitable accommodation upon release; the pilots will operate in HMPs Pentonville, Bristol and</p><p> </p><p>Staff in both National Probation Service and Community Rehabilitation Companies work together with local authorities and other providers of accommodation with the aim of ensuring all offenders under our supervision have accommodation especially when they are released from prison.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides data on the number of prisoners that declared their accommodation status as of ‘No Fixed Abode’ on their reception into custody in each prison in each year since 2010. The data for 2014 is not held.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>PRISONS</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Altcourse </strong></p></td><td><p>489</p></td><td><p>601</p></td><td><p>859</p></td><td><p>1047</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Bedford </strong></p></td><td><p>549</p></td><td><p>537</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Belmarsh</strong></p></td><td><p>266</p></td><td><p>334</p></td><td><p>328</p></td><td><p>245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Birmingham </strong></p></td><td><p>696</p></td><td><p>1062</p></td><td><p>1056</p></td><td><p>1036</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Brinsford </strong></p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Bristol </strong></p></td><td><p>347</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>572</p></td><td><p>557</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Bronzefield</strong></p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p>736</p></td><td><p>1006</p></td><td><p>1022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Bullingdon </strong></p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>635</p></td><td><p>725</p></td><td><p>904</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Cardiff </strong></p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>838</p></td><td><p>845</p></td><td><p>838</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Chelmsford </strong></p></td><td><p>523</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>508</p></td><td><p>484</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Doncaster</strong></p></td><td><p>701</p></td><td><p>605</p></td><td><p>623</p></td><td><p>683</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dovegate </strong></p></td><td><p>192</p></td><td><p>292</p></td><td><p>525</p></td><td><p>560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Drake Hall</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Durham </strong></p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>541</p></td><td><p>926</p></td><td><p>943</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Eastwood Park </strong></p></td><td><p>323</p></td><td><p>454</p></td><td><p>532</p></td><td><p>514</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Elmley </strong></p></td><td><p>606</p></td><td><p>880</p></td><td><p>1082</p></td><td><p>1115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Exeter </strong></p></td><td><p>660</p></td><td><p>694</p></td><td><p>723</p></td><td><p>695</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Forest Bank </strong></p></td><td><p>878</p></td><td><p>1008</p></td><td><p>898</p></td><td><p>1252</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Foston Hall </strong></p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>297</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Glen Parva </strong></p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hewell </strong></p></td><td><p>655</p></td><td><p>873</p></td><td><p>873</p></td><td><p>1027</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>High Down </strong></p></td><td><p>631</p></td><td><p>531</p></td><td><p>283</p></td><td><p>333</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hollesley Bay </strong></p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Holloway </strong></p></td><td><p>336</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Holme </strong></p></td><td><p>248</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hull </strong></p></td><td><p>620</p></td><td><p>642</p></td><td><p>670</p></td><td><p>661</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Isle of Wight </strong></p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Kirkham </strong></p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Leeds </strong></p></td><td><p>758</p></td><td><p>619</p></td><td><p>571</p></td><td><p>764</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Leicester </strong></p></td><td><p>179</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p>348</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Lewes </strong></p></td><td><p>449</p></td><td><p>411</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>625</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Lincoln </strong></p></td><td><p>299</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p>514</p></td><td><p>437</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Liverpool </strong></p></td><td><p>444</p></td><td><p>526</p></td><td><p>555</p></td><td><p>467</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Low Newton</strong></p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Manchester </strong></p></td><td><p>547</p></td><td><p>687</p></td><td><p>580</p></td><td><p>449</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>New Hall </strong></p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>259</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Norwich </strong></p></td><td><p>451</p></td><td><p>561</p></td><td><p>647</p></td><td><p>553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nottingham </strong></p></td><td><p>759</p></td><td><p>988</p></td><td><p>923</p></td><td><p>1226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Parc </strong></p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pentonville </strong></p></td><td><p>768</p></td><td><p>808</p></td><td><p>908</p></td><td><p>811</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Peterborough</strong></p></td><td><p>349</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>764</p></td><td><p>544</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Peterborough Female </strong></p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>339</p></td><td><p>496</p></td><td><p>558</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Preston </strong></p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>439</p></td><td><p>465</p></td><td><p>630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Stoke Heath </strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Swansea </strong></p></td><td><p>314</p></td><td><p>316</p></td><td><p>365</p></td><td><p>346</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Thameside </strong></p></td><td><p>1229</p></td><td><p>1188</p></td><td><p>1463</p></td><td><p>1611</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wandsworth </strong></p></td><td><p>1421</p></td><td><p>1682</p></td><td><p>1541</p></td><td><p>1423</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Winchester </strong></p></td><td><p>576</p></td><td><p>572</p></td><td><p>628</p></td><td><p>540</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Woodhill </strong></p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>499</p></td><td><p>554</p></td><td><p>474</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wormwood Scrubs </strong></p></td><td><p>1165</p></td><td><p>1103</p></td><td><p>1063</p></td><td><p>1096</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Notes</em></p><p>1) The Basic Custody Screening Tool (BCS) is completed on entry to custody for all prisoners for each calendar year 2015-2018. It therefore will include a mix of those received into custody on remand and those sentenced from court. Using just the BCS, there is no way to determine which of those received into custody on remand were released un-convicted, therefore it is important to stress that this data covers prisoners, and can’t be used to describe offenders, as some of those counted will ultimately not have been found guilty of any offence.</p><p>2) NFA on reception is determined where the answer to question B3.1 OR B3.4 on the BCS has been answered as ‘NFA’. If B3.1 is answered NFA then B3.4 isn’t made available to be answered, so it is not possible to double count NFA within the same BCS.</p><p>3) The two questions are: B3.1 – What was your accommodation status before prison &amp; B3.4 – What type of housing did you live in before you came to prison</p><p>4) These questions from the BCS Part 1 are recorded as per the prisoner’s answers and are not assessed.</p><p>5) The total number of prisoners shown is for the number of fully completed BCS Part 1s for each year, based on the Reception Date for each prisoner.</p><p>6) A proportion of prisoners will enter custody multiple times each year and for this PQ all responses have been included as a prisoner may provide different answers to these questions over time.</p><p>The figures have not been checked by statistician</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 05/06/2019 16:50:57 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

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registered interest
date	22/05/2019
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, what estimate his Department has made of the average cost of a personal independent payment appeal at the first-tier tribunal in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	257597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The cost of Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance hearings is included in the overall cost of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support Appeal).</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 06/06/2019 11:03:58 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon