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416206

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre: Martin Narey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his permission was (a) sought and (b) granted for Sir Martin Narey's access to Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Secretary of State discussed the Ofsted Rainsbrook inspection with Sir Martin Narey and fully supported his proposed visit to the Secure Training Centre. The Secretary of State discussed his assessment of the Centre when he visited Rainsbrook on 10 July.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 8758 question first answered 09/09/2015 11:19:34 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

417396

registered interest
date	01/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the change in the number of employment tribunal claims made since July 2013.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
uin	901230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2015 answer text <p>The total number of claims received by the Employment Tribunal in the financial year 2014-2015 was 68% lower than in the financial year 2012-2013, the last full year before the introduction of fees in July 2013. We are currently undertaking a review of the introduction of fees and will announce our findings later this year.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/09/2015 16:51:36 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

417397

registered interest
date	01/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
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 improve the provision of education in prisons; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Antoinette Sandbach
uin	901234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Increasing numbers of prisoners are engaged in learning but Ofsted Inspections confirm that one in five prisons has an inadequate standard of education provision and another two fifths require improvement. This is why I have asked Dame Sally Coates to chair a review of the quality of education in prisons.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 08/09/2015 16:27:00 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4506 label Biography information for Antoinette Sandbach

417398

registered interest
date	01/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
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 ensure that people eligible for legal aid are able to access such aid.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	901231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government is committed to making sure that those eligible for legal aid have access to quality services. Legal aid is an important part of access to justice and our reforms mean a legally aided lawyer is still available for those who most need one and legal aid is affordable for the hard-working taxpayers who pay for it.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 08/09/2015 16:18:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

417399

registered interest
date	01/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Public Defender Service
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 (a) cost effectiveness and (b) level of use of the Public Defender Service.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	901235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Public Defender Service (PDS) plays a vital role in ensuring access to justice for those eligible clients who are unable to secure representation. The PDS also support positive change within the Criminal Justice System, assists the Ministry of Justice and Legal Aid Agency colleagues and acts as a test-bed for digital working. As such, the value of the PDS is made up of many factors, not just representation of defendants. Therefore no direct assessment of cost effectiveness or level of use has been made.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 08/09/2015 16:09:37 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

417400

registered interest
date	01/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Procurement
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 implications for his policies of the recent investigations into alleged misuse of public money by private providers that held contracts with his Department.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	901229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Responding to three different Contract Management Reviews the department has embarked on a programme of work to improve and provide robust commercial capability, by;</p><p>· Introducing a new operating model and governance processes overseen by an Executive Committee.</p><p>· Improved reporting of contracts to monitor supplier performance, payments and risk.</p><p>· Raising levels of commercial competence, knowledge and skills across all staff.</p><p>These efforts will ensure that the department’s private suppliers are providing value for money at all stages of their delivery.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 08/09/2015 13:48:40 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

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

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

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