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392083

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what targets they have for reducing rates of reoffending; and what plans they have for (1) a partial replacement of custodial sentences with community sentences, and (2) policies to assist families, communities and schools to dissuade young people from crime.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
uin	HL1838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We have taken decisive action to reduce reoffending. For the first time in recent history those sentenced to less than 12 months in custody receive probation support on release. We have also opened up the delivery of rehabilitation services to a diverse range of providers, including private and voluntary sector organisations. While there is no specific national target for reducing reoffending, Community Rehabilitation Companies are incentivised to help offenders turn their backs on crime and will only be paid in full if they are successful in reducing reoffending.</p><p> </p><p>The government is currently considering what options there may be for strengthening and improving the current community sentence framework, and in particular the role that technology may play in this. No decisions have yet been made.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to preventing youth offending and supporting families. We contribute to the Youth Engagement Fund which is using social impact bonds to support up to 8,000 disadvantaged young people to improve their educational qualifications and secure employment which will reduce their risk of becoming involved in offending. We have also introduced family engagement workers in young adult and women’s prisons to help strengthen family relationships.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 04/09/2015 14:22:09 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

392084

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences and Reoffenders
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of comparative statistics in other European states for (1) custodial sentences per head of population, and (2) reoffending rates for individuals who have served either (a) custodial or (b) community sentences.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
uin	HL1839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We are keen to learn from innovative justice practice in other countries and are currently reviewing international evidence of what works.</p><p> </p><p>We contribute towards the Council of Europe Annual Penal Statistics and the International Centre for Prison Studies, which provide a comparison of custodial sentences per head of population.</p><p> </p><p>In the case of reoffending, few comparisons have been published because of the limited number of countries which regularly collect and analyse such data and the different methods which are used to calculate these rates. The 2010 “Compendium of reoffending statistics and analysis” compares reoffending rates for England and Wales, Scotland and the Netherlands. It concluded that most of the difference in reoffending rates between countries identified was due to the different measurement techniques, rather than any real difference in the level of reoffending between particular groups of offenders.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 04/09/2015 14:21:48 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

391873

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Taxis: Guide Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will introduce sentencing guidelines to stop taxis and private hire vehicles from refusing to carry guide dogs.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	8187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>It is an offence under section 168 of the Equalities Act 2010 to refuse to take an assistance dog in a taxi or private hire vehicle. The maximum penalty is a level 3 fine (up to £1,000)</p><p>Sentencing guidelines are a matter for the independent Sentencing Council. Guidelines are available on their website. Guidelines are not available for all offences, but there are general guidelines covering the assessment of seriousness, and magistrates’ guidelines about what to consider when determining the fine in individual cases, taking account of the seriousness of the offence and the means of the offender.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 09/09/2015 14:46:59 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

391874

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent each month on the (a) maintenance and (b) running costs of court buildings that have been closed in the period up to their disposal since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	8165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 17/09/2015 16:52:19 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

391875

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	First-tier Tribunal: Leasehold
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of each type of application listed on the HM Tribunals Service website were made to the Residential Property (First Tier) Tribunal for cases relating to leasehold in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	8294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>There are seven types of applications that can be made to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber - Residential Property). <ins class="ministerial">Two types of applications, namely leasehold disputes and leasehold enfranchisement, are types that</ins><del class="ministerial">Leasehold dispute applications and leasehold enfranchisement applications</del> relate to leasehold matters; the remaining five application types do not usually have any connection to leaseholds.</p><br /><p>Data specific to such cases relating to leasehold are not routinely published. The table below <ins class="ministerial">contains statistics sourced using internal data and </ins>sets out the number of applications made to the Property Chamber for cases relating to leasehold in each of the last five years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Number of Leasehold Applications</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of Leasehold Enfranchisement Applications</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010/11</ins><del class="ministerial">2009/10</del></p></td><td><p>3216</p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010/11</ins><del class="ministerial">2009/10</del></p></td><td><p>3118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011/12</ins><del class="ministerial">2010/11</del></p></td><td><p>3122</p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011/12</ins><del class="ministerial">2010/11</del></p></td><td><p>3284</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012/13</ins><del class="ministerial">2011/12</del></p></td><td><p>3645</p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012/13</ins><del class="ministerial">2011/12</del></p></td><td><p>3574</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013/14</ins><del class="ministerial">2012/13</del></p></td><td><p>3299</p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013/14</ins><del class="ministerial">2012/13</del></p></td><td><p>3857</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014/15</ins><del class="ministerial">2013/14</del></p></td><td><p>2773</p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014/15</ins><del class="ministerial">2013/14</del></p></td><td><p>5069</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Leasehold applications relate to Service Charges, Breach of Covenants, Administration Charges and Appointment of Managers. Leasehold Enfranchisement applications relate to the buying of a property’s freehold and extending a lease.</p><br /><p>As this data is drawn from internal data it has not undergone the usual quality assurance work associated with statistical publications.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 14/09/2015 09:39:27 question first ministerially corrected 05/11/2015 15:10:37 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara previous answer version 20819 answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

391876

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
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, how many people in England and Wales are serving imprisonment for public protection sentences.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2015 answer text <p>This information is published as part of the Offender Management Statistics Quarterly publication, and is available in Table 1.9 at the link below.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/449240/prison-population-apr-jun-2015.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/449240/prison-population-apr-jun-2015.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 08/09/2015 13:45:14 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

391877

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to reinstate immigration legal aid funding for unaccompanied children.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The majority of unaccompanied children applying for permission to remain in the UK will be seeking asylum, and are therefore able to apply for legal aid. Legal aid also remains available for immigration advice for victims of trafficking and modern slavery, including child victims.</p><p> </p><p>Applications for non-asylum immigration cases involve the provision of factual information and accompanying evidence, so lawyers are not usually required.</p><p> </p><p>Civil legal aid has been retained for the highest priority cases, where life or liberty is at stake, where there is a risk of serious physical harm, loss of home, or where children may be removed from a family. Exceptional case funding may be available in non-asylum immigration cases.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 09/09/2015 14:19:28 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

391878

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's latest estimate is of the number of juveniles who reoffend within a year of their release from custody.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2015 answer text <p>Statistics on juvenile re-offending are published in the Proven Re-offending Statistics, which is released quarterly. The most recent statistics can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/proven-reoffending-statistics-quarterly-october-2012-to-september-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/proven-reoffending-statistics-quarterly-october-2012-to-september-2013</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We are working hard to make sure young offenders have the skills and self-discipline they need to turn their lives around and stop offending.</p><p>Crime is falling and fewer young people are entering the criminal justice system, but those who are need the right support. That is why we have taken steps to improve education and training for young people while in custody and on release.</p><p> </p><p>A proven re-offence is defined as any offence committed in a one year follow-up period that leads to a court conviction or caution in the one year follow-up or within a further six month waiting period to allow the offence to be proven in court.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 08/09/2015 09:10:41 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

391879

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reparation by Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the cost benefits of restorative justice through projects run by the Restorative Justice Council.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice is funding the Restorative Justice Council to develop and manage quality standards for delivery of restorative justice in the criminal justice system and to raise the profile of restorative justice so that victims can make an informed decision on whether to participate.</p><p>Given that these projects are not providing direct restorative justice services, it is not possible to use them to assess the cost benefits of restorative justice.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 08/09/2015 10:04:29 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

391880

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement of 16 July 2015 on HM Courts and Tribunals Service, HLWS108, what estimate he has made of job losses arising as a result of his proposals to reduce the cost of the court estate.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	8373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The consultation paper on the provision of court and tribunal estate in England and Wales will run for 12 weeks from 16 July 2015 until 8 October 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Any impact on staff arising as a result of these proposals are subject to the outcome of the consultation. No decisions will be made until every response has been considered carefully.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es" target="_blank">https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es</a></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 07/09/2015 13:57:49 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter