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date	14/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Randox Testing Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many criminal cases have been referred to the Court of Appeal for review as a result of data manipulation at Randox Testing Services; and what was the outcome of those cases.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	264784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The latest figures show that four road traffic cases have been taken to the Court of Appeal, of which one case was overturned, one resulted in a reduction in sentence, one appeal was unsuccessful, and the fourth is still to be decided. Re-testing has so far identified no impact on other criminal offences, such as sexual offences, violence, or homicide. The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) co-ordinates the national re-testing operation, and is responsible for providing regular updates.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 24/06/2019 16:44:15 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1132241

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Treatment Of, and Outcomes For, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Individuals in the Criminal Justice System Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to implement recommendation 11 of the Lammy Review; and what information his Department holds on (a) racial and (b) gender breakdowns of (i) plea and (ii) remand decisions in magistrates' courts in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	264756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>Recommendation 12 of the Lammy Review has been implemented. MoJ now publishes both sentencing and offence tools which break data down by demographic characteristics, whilst preserving the privacy of individuals where sample groups are small. This was first implemented in May 2018's Criminal Justice Statistics publication and will be updated annually. Latest versions of these data can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>In relation to the implementation of recommendation 11 of the Lammy Review, research into current processes does not reveal evidence to indicate plea and remand decision data gaps. HMCTS standard operating processes, supported by IT case management systems applying data integrity and validation checks, satisfy the court’s duty under Part 5 of the Criminal Procedure Rules to make records. However, it is true that plea data is not available for a considerable volume of summary only non-imprisonable cases. Unfortunately, this results from a defendant failing to engage with the court process (as opposed to HMCTS failing to record the plea).</p><p> </p><p>One of the ways HMCTS is making it easier for defendants to engage with the court process is for defendants to respond online via the make a plea service. Furthermore, while most defendants arrive in the magistrates’ court on bail or in custody, remand decision data is not available for those cases arriving at court (first hearing) by way of postal requisition, summons or single justice procedure notice because, as a matter of law, these defendants are not on remand.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 264757 question first answered 24/06/2019 16:44:04 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1132242

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Treatment Of, and Outcomes For, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Individuals in the Criminal Justice System Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps have been taken to implement recommendation 12 of the Lammy Review on the Open Justice initiative.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	264757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>Recommendation 12 of the Lammy Review has been implemented. MoJ now publishes both sentencing and offence tools which break data down by demographic characteristics, whilst preserving the privacy of individuals where sample groups are small. This was first implemented in May 2018's Criminal Justice Statistics publication and will be updated annually. Latest versions of these data can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>In relation to the implementation of recommendation 11 of the Lammy Review, research into current processes does not reveal evidence to indicate plea and remand decision data gaps. HMCTS standard operating processes, supported by IT case management systems applying data integrity and validation checks, satisfy the court’s duty under Part 5 of the Criminal Procedure Rules to make records. However, it is true that plea data is not available for a considerable volume of summary only non-imprisonable cases. Unfortunately, this results from a defendant failing to engage with the court process (as opposed to HMCTS failing to record the plea).</p><p> </p><p>One of the ways HMCTS is making it easier for defendants to engage with the court process is for defendants to respond online via the make a plea service. Furthermore, while most defendants arrive in the magistrates’ court on bail or in custody, remand decision data is not available for those cases arriving at court (first hearing) by way of postal requisition, summons or single justice procedure notice because, as a matter of law, these defendants are not on remand.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 264756 question first answered 24/06/2019 16:44:04 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1132243

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Justice Board
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the demographic breakdown of Youth Justice Boards in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	264758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>This demographic information relates to the Youth Justice Board (YJB) for England and Wales. Youth Justice is a devolved matter in the rest of the UK. The data below summarises YJB’s staff composition as at 31 March 2019. <strong>All staff by gender</strong> <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><strong>All staff by ethnicity</strong><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BAME</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not specified</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><strong>All staff by age</strong><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Age</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25-34</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>35-44</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>45-54</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>55-64</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>65 +</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNKNOWN</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><strong>All </strong><strong>staff by disability</strong><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Percentage of staff who consider themselves disabled</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table>The data below summarises YJB’s Board member composition as at 1 January 2018. <strong>Board members including the Chair by gender</strong><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><strong>Board members including the Chair by ethnicity</strong><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BAME</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not specified</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><strong>Board members <em>excluding</em> the Chair by age</strong><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Age</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26-35</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>36-45</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>46-55</p></td><td><p>30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>56-65</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><strong>Board members including the chair by disability</strong><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Percentage of staff who consider themselves disabled</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 24/06/2019 16:46:27 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1132244

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Treatment Of, and Outcomes For, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Individuals in the Criminal Justice System Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the update to recommendation 10 on page 25 of the Lammy Review, what assessment his Department has made of the cost of each of the pilots in (a) London (North West Borough Command Unit), (b) Surrey, (c) Cumbria and (d) West Yorkshire; and when his Department plans to publish an interim report on the effectiveness of those pilots.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	264759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has partnered with police forces, Police and Crime Commissioners and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime in London to develop pilots of a Chance to Change (‘deferred prosecution’) model in London (North West Borough Command Unit), Surrey and West Yorkshire. Cumbria are no longer pursuing a pilot.</p><p> </p><p>Pilots are yet to fully commence, however, once they are operational we will share updates on progress within wider updates on tackling racial disparity work. Pilot areas have been asked to assess the effectiveness of their schemes. Results on effectiveness should include data on reoffending which will not be available until at least 12 months after any period considered, so will not be immediately available.</p><p> </p><p>The department has not made an assessment of the cost of each of the pilots.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 24/06/2019 14:39:36 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1132245

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the annual budget is of the pre-application judicial education programme.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	264760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Pre-application Judicial Education Programme is a positive step forward to support lawyers from all backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups as they aspire towards a judicial career. MOJ funding for the programme will amount to an estimate of £152,000 over three years (2018/19 to 2020/21). We anticipate that £31,500 of that will be incurred in 2019/20. The total cost of the programme will be approximately £300,000 including contributory costs from partners.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 24/06/2019 16:47:54 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1132269

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many challenges have been made to decisions on intentional homelessness in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	264747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</ins><del class="ministerial">A full answer cannot be provided as the data requested is not held by HMCTS.</del></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 24/06/2019 16:28:53 question first ministerially corrected 08/07/2019 17:19:24 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard previous answer version 124831 answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1132276

registered interest
date	14/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Representation: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many litigants have represented themselves in cases involving homelessness in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	264754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</ins><del class="ministerial">A full answer cannot be provided as the data requested is not held by HMCTS.</del></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 24/06/2019 16:31:21 question first ministerially corrected 08/07/2019 17:19:05 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard previous answer version 124830 answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1131716

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2018 to Question 196156 on Prisoners: employment, for each of the figures given to provide the proportion of (a) men and (b) women.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	263857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The figures used to answer question 196156 were taken from data collected on the pre-imprisonment status employment status of individuals within 72 hours of them entering custody using the Basic Custody Screening Tool (BCS) and covered the period 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018. The corresponding breakdown by gender can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>BCS Q B4.12: Were you working before you came to custody?</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Count of Assessments</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employed</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>1010</p></td><td><p>0.99%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employed</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>21151</p></td><td><p>20.78%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employed</p></td><td><p>Not disclosed</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unemployed</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>6513</p></td><td><p>6.40%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unemployed</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>55024</p></td><td><p>54.05%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unemployed</p></td><td><p>Not disclosed</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0.01%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unavailable for work</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>2265</p></td><td><p>2.22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unavailable for work</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>8519</p></td><td><p>8.37%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Retired</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>0.07%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Retired</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>1097</p></td><td><p>1.08%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Retired</p></td><td><p>Not disclosed</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Self-employed</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>0.10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Self-employed</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>6045</p></td><td><p>5.94%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Self-employed</p></td><td><p>Not disclosed</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Count:</p></td><td><p>101808</p></td><td><p>100.00%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: Slight discrepancies in the figures from those published in response to question 196156 are likely to be due to the deletion of offender records and/or BCS responses from the OASys application since those figures were published.</p><p>As was stated in the earlier answer, these figures are compiled from information the prisoners have provided the assessor to enter into the BCS and include not only prisoners sentenced in respect of a criminal offence, but also those received into custody on remand. Given the information is provided by the prisoners themselves and is not assessed, there will always be a margin of error in the figures. A proportion of prisoners will enter custody multiple times each year and may provide different answers to these questions over time.</p><p> </p><p>Prisons must be places of rehabilitation, which will ultimately reduce reoffending. Our Education and Employment strategy sets out how we will transform our approach to ensure prisoners develop the skills they need to secure employment on release. We have overhauled the prison education system and we implemented our new prison education contracts. Governors control their budget, including the power to choose providers and deliver learning that will best support their prisoners. We are engaging with employers to take on ex-prisoners via the New Futures Network (NFN) and have consulted on proposals to increase the opportunities available to prisoners to gain experience in real workplaces through ROTL.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 24/06/2019 15:55:10 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green