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43436

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what sentence was received by each employee of the Prison Service found guilty in 2013 of criminal activity in the workplace.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	192343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) does not hold records of employees found guilty of all types of criminal activity.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the vast majority of its staff are honest and hard working, NOMS is committed to detecting, deterring and disrupting all corrupt behaviour by individuals working in prisons. A dedicated NOMS Corruption Prevention Unit was set up to ensure staff corruption is identified and tackled. As part of this work NOMS has compiled a central record of staff convicted of criminal offences which meet the NOMS definition of corruption.</p><p> </p><p>This definition is that corruption occurs when a person in a position of authority or trust abuses their position for their or another person's benefit or gain. This would include the misuse of their role in order to plan or commit a criminal act, or a deliberate failure to act to prevent criminal behaviour.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There were <strong>23</strong> convictions for corruption-related offences during 2013. A breakdown of the different sentences is provided below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sentences</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 years 6 months imprisonment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 years imprisonment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 years imprisonment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 year 9 months imprisonment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 year 4 months imprisonment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 year 1 month imprisonment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 year imprisonment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9 months imprisonment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8 months imprisonment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 months imprisonment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 months imprisonment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10 months imprisonment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 month custodial sentence suspended for 2 years.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11 months custodial sentence suspended for a year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9 months custodial sentence suspended for 12 months. 200 hours community service</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8 months custodial sentence suspended for 2 years and a 6 month residency order</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 months custodial sentence suspended for 2 years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 months custodial sentence suspended for 2 yrs. 100 hrs unpaid work</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12mths Community Order. 150 hours unpaid work</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>100 hours community service and 12 months probation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community Order. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £60 to complainants</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The total number of convictions by year for corruption-related offences is shown in the table below. The number of convictions has remained broadly constant over the last five years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information provided has been drawn from live administrative data systems which may be amended at any time. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

43437

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison staff were dismissed in 2013 for conducting inappropriate relationships with prisoners.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	192342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Offender Management Service is committed to dealing with all allegations of misconduct swiftly and robustly. The NOMS Conduct and Discipline Policy sets out the standards of behaviour that all staff are expected to maintain. Where these standards are found to have been breached the disciplinary process set out in the NOMS Conduct and Discipline policy is applied.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013 there were a total of 11 NOMS employees dismissed for having an 'Inappropriate Relationship with a prisoner / ex prisoner'.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

44111

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) gender, (b) religion or faith, (c) ethnicity and (d) grade of the staff in each prison in England and Wales was on 1 March in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	192975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested on headcount of staff in each public sector prison, as at 31 March 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 and 31 December 2013, broken down by (i) gender, (ii) ethnicity (iii) religion and (iv) grade, has been placed in the House of Commons Library. Information on religion has only been available since 31 March 2013. These are the closest publication dates to the dates requested.</p><p> </p><p>We have maintained a consistent ratio of non-operational and operational staff since 2009 while we have been reforming and modernising the prison estate to ensure best value for the taxpayer, while also providing safe and secure prisons that deliver effective rehabilitation.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to equal opportunities employment and are striving to improve the diversity of the workforce, which has always proved a challenge due to factors such as regional patterns of ethnicity and the geographical isolation of prisons.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright attachment 1 file name 192975 - Khan - Table 1.XLS title Table 1
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

44437

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mechanisms are in place for (a) prisoners and (b) prison officers and staff to raise concerns about the radicalisation of prisoners.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	193202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Any prisoner who wishes to raise concerns about radicalisation will be able to raise those concerns with a member of staff, in person, or anonymously. Prisoners are also able to raise concerns through other channels such as the IMB, their MP or the Prison and Probation Ombudsman. Any member of staff who has such concerns can submit an intelligence report or speak to a colleague, manager, their security department or specialist staff.</p><p> </p><p>Prison staff are required to report on a wide range of behaviours linked to extremist motivated activities some of which could represent radicalisation. Such reports are considered by a prison-based multi agency panel to help access the motivation for the reported behaviour and to direct further action to develop the information or to intervene with the prisoner. Where appropriate these reports are escalated to regional or national level.</p><p> </p><p>To establish the number of reports submitted would therefore require examining the records of all prisoners in the system which could only be done at significant disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 193205 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

44439

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison governors were in post in England and Wales of each (a) gender, (b) religion or faith, (c) ethnicity and (d) grade on 1 March in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	193203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested as at 31 March 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 can be found in the tables below. Information on religion has only been available since 31 March 2013. These are the closest publication dates to the dates requested. Information relates to public sector prisons only. The equalities data for privately contracted prisons is not provided. This is because the public sector equality duty that they are subject to does not extend to a requirement for them to provide this equalities information.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table: Number of Prison Governors in Post in Public Sector Prisons in England and Wales, broken down by Gender, 31 March 2009 to 2013 </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table: Number of Prison Governors in Post in Public Sector Prisons in England and Wales, broken down by Religion, 31 March 2013</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Religion</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Christian</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No Religion</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(Note: Data on Prison Governors broken down by religion is not available prior to 31 March 2013)</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table: Number of Prison Governors in Post in Public Sector Prisons in England and Wales, broken down by Ethnicity, 31 March 2009 to 2013 </strong></p><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>Ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2013</strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>BME</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No Data</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table: Number of Prison Governors in Post in Public Sector Prisons in England and Wales, broken down by Grade, 31 March 2009 to 2013 </strong></p><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2013</strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Senior Civil Servant</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Manager A</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Manager B</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Manager C</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Manager D</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band 10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band 11</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We have maintained our policy of rounding figures to the nearest 10 in line with the department's policy for presenting staffing data. The data is only accurate to this level because late updating of data within HR systems means that the unrounded figures recorded for a specific date have a margin of error around them. Totals are formed from unrounded parts prior to rounding. For this reason, rounded totals may not equal the sum of their rounded parts.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

44449

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions (a) prison officers, (b) prison governors and (c) prison staff in each prison in England and Wales have raised concerns about radicalisation in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	193205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Any prisoner who wishes to raise concerns about radicalisation will be able to raise those concerns with a member of staff, in person, or anonymously. Prisoners are also able to raise concerns through other channels such as the IMB, their MP or the Prison and Probation Ombudsman. Any member of staff who has such concerns can submit an intelligence report or speak to a colleague, manager, their security department or specialist staff.</p><p> </p><p>Prison staff are required to report on a wide range of behaviours linked to extremist motivated activities some of which could represent radicalisation. Such reports are considered by a prison-based multi agency panel to help access the motivation for the reported behaviour and to direct further action to develop the information or to intervene with the prisoner. Where appropriate these reports are escalated to regional or national level.</p><p> </p><p>To establish the number of reports submitted would therefore require examining the records of all prisoners in the system which could only be done at significant disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 193202 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

44809

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who the current bidders for the Transforming Rehabilitation prime provider contracts are in each of the 21 geographic areas; and which bidders for these contracts have indicated but then withdrawn an interest.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	193390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p>We have a robust and diverse market. In mid December 2013, the bidders who passed the first stage of the competition to win the regional rehabilitation contracts were announced. The list includes a mix of private and voluntary sector partnerships with more than 50 organisations represented – from charities experienced in tackling a range of issues affecting offenders, to small and large British businesses and experienced multinationals. All of these Tier one bidders have experience in working with offenders or across the wider Criminal Justice System. Approximately one third of the bidders included a potential mutual organisation within their consortium. A list of the bidders who have been successful at this stage can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.justice.gov.uk/transforming-rehabilitation/competition" target="_blank">https://www.justice.gov.uk/transforming-rehabilitation/competition</a></p><p> </p><p>The process to award Community Rehabilitation Company contracts is ongoing and the details of which bidders are interested in bidding for each Contract Package Area (CPA) is commercially sensitive information, which it would not be right to make public at this stage as this would affect the bidding process for the overall competition. Additionally, for similar commercial reasons it is not general practice to release information on those organisations which have withdrawn from the competition.</p><p> </p><p>As requested by the Authority, all bidders updated their CPA preferences on 22<sup>nd</sup> January. The current lot preferences are an initial indication of the bidders for each region. This is not finalised and we will be conducting another refresh of lot preferences before final bids are submitted.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

44810

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in which instances Probation Trust staff have been co-located with other public or private organisations in (a) Probation Trust premises and (b) other organisation premises; and what the annual cost to the Probation Trust is of sub-letting space shared with another organisation for the purpose of staff co-location.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	193387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p>This information is not recorded centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

44811

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people given custodial sentences for non-payment of (a) a television licence, (b) vehicle excise duty and (c) council tax in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013 were sentenced to (A) up to three months, (B) up to six months, (C) up to 12 months and (D) over 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	193388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p>The offences of using a TV receiver without a valid licence and of failure to hold a valid vehicle excise duty licence (tax disc) are not punishable by imprisonment, so offenders cannot be sentenced to custody for these offences. Failing to pay council tax is not a criminal offence.</p><p> </p><p>Offenders found guilty of TV licence or vehicle excise evasion may be sentenced to a fine. Failure to pay a fine can lead, following enforcement action and as a last resort, to committal to prison for fine default. Failure to pay council tax is pursued through the civil courts and can also lead, ultimately, to committal to prison.</p><p> </p><p>Data for receptions into prison for defaulting on the TV licence fine, in England and Wales, 2008 to 2012 can be viewed in table 1 below. Receptions for defaulting on the vehicle excise duty fine cannot be separately identified.</p><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="9"><p><strong>Fine defaulters received into prison for defaulting on fines imposed for using a TV without a valid licence: England and Wales, 2008-2012</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Length to serve in respect of fine</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Less than or equal to 3 months</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>34</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>48</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Greater than 3 months less than or equal to 6 months</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><em>Data Sources and Quality:</em></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p><em>These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing. </em></p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data in relation to failure to pay council tax are shown in table 2 below.</p><p><strong>Table 2</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Disposal</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013 </strong></p><p><strong>(To Sept )</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Immediate Imprisonment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>122</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>104</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>106</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>81</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Committal Warrant Issued</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>123</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>109</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>107</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>81</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p>· <em>This data has been extracted solely for the purposes of answering this question and has not been subject to data quality checks that would be applied for published statistics</em></p><p>· <em>The date is based on case completion date</em></p><p>· <em>The total figures include committal to prison, detention until court rises, imprisonment and imprisonment in default.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of defendants proceeded against in magistrates' courts, and found guilty and sentenced in all courts, for installing or using a television receiver without the appropriate licence, in England and Wales, from 2008 to 2012, can be viewed in Table 3.</p><p> </p><p>The number of defendants proceeded against in magistrates' courts, and found guilty and sentenced in all courts, for keeping a motor vehicle on the highway without a current vehicle excise licence, in England and Wales, from 2008 to 2012, can be viewed in Table 4.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright attachment 1 file name 193388, 193400 - Khan - Table 3.xls title Table 3 2 file name 193388, 193400 - Khan - Table 4.xls title Table 4 grouped question UIN 193400 question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

44815

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people appearing in court for non-payment of (a) a television licence, (b) vehicle excise duty and (c) council tax in each year since 2010 were found (i) guilty and (ii) not guilty.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	193400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p>The offences of using a TV receiver without a valid licence and of failure to hold a valid vehicle excise duty licence (tax disc) are not punishable by imprisonment, so offenders cannot be sentenced to custody for these offences. Failing to pay council tax is not a criminal offence.</p><p> </p><p>Offenders found guilty of TV licence or vehicle excise evasion may be sentenced to a fine. Failure to pay a fine can lead, following enforcement action and as a last resort, to committal to prison for fine default. Failure to pay council tax is pursued through the civil courts and can also lead, ultimately, to committal to prison.</p><p> </p><p>Data for receptions into prison for defaulting on the TV licence fine, in England and Wales, 2008 to 2012 can be viewed in table 1 below. Receptions for defaulting on the vehicle excise duty fine cannot be separately identified.</p><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="9"><p><strong>Fine defaulters received into prison for defaulting on fines imposed for using a TV without a valid licence: England and Wales, 2008-2012</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Length to serve in respect of fine</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Less than or equal to 3 months</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>34</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>48</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Greater than 3 months less than or equal to 6 months</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><em>Data Sources and Quality:</em></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p><em>These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing. </em></p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data in relation to failure to pay council tax are shown in table 2 below.</p><p><strong>Table 2</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Disposal</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013 </strong></p><p><strong>(To Sept )</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Immediate Imprisonment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>122</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>104</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>106</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>81</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Committal Warrant Issued</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>123</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>109</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>107</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>81</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p>· <em>This data has been extracted solely for the purposes of answering this question and has not been subject to data quality checks that would be applied for published statistics</em></p><p>· <em>The date is based on case completion date</em></p><p>· <em>The total figures include committal to prison, detention until court rises, imprisonment and imprisonment in default.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of defendants proceeded against in magistrates' courts, and found guilty and sentenced in all courts, for installing or using a television receiver without the appropriate licence, in England and Wales, from 2008 to 2012, can be viewed in Table 3.</p><p> </p><p>The number of defendants proceeded against in magistrates' courts, and found guilty and sentenced in all courts, for keeping a motor vehicle on the highway without a current vehicle excise licence, in England and Wales, from 2008 to 2012, can be viewed in Table 4.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright attachment 1 file name 193388, 193400 - Khan - Table 3.xls title Table 3 2 file name 193388, 193400 - Khan - Table 4.xls title Table 4 grouped question UIN 193388 question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan