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1579845

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Judges and Prison Officers: Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what happens to the disciplinary records of (a) judges and (b) prison officers when they change (i) gender and (ii) name.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	129774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <ol start="1"><li><p>The Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice are jointly responsible for judicial discipline. They are supported by the independent Judicial Conduct Investigations Office, which keeps a record of disciplinary findings made against Judicial Office Holders. Those records are kept indefinitely, and any disciplinary sanctions taken against Judicial Office Holders are published on the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office website. A subsequent change of gender and/name by a Judicial Office Holder would have no bearing on the retention of disciplinary records. Should a Judicial Office Holder with a published disciplinary sanction against them subsequently change their name, a note would be made to the published sanction which would identify this.</p></li></ol><ol start="2"><li><p>In relation to prison officers, processes are available to support the changing of an individual’s name and other characteristics within departmental HR records. Regardless of an individual’s gender or name, disciplinary records are retained in line with departmental document retention policies.</p></li></ol> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 30/01/2023 14:03:04 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1581397

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Documents
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the fees set down in (1) the Commissioner for Oaths (Authorised Persons) Fees Order 1993, and (2) the Removal, Storage and Disposal of Vehicles (Prescribed Sums and Charges) Regulations 2008.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
	uin	HL5129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <ol start="1"><li><p>We do not currently have any plans to review the fees set down in the Commissioners for Oaths (Authorised Persons) Fees Order 1993.</p></li></ol><ol start="2"><li><p>On 10 January 2023, the Government published the response to its Review of the Statutory Charges which the police can levy when they have exercised their vehicle recovery powers. We will be introducing an increase of 28% to ensure that the vehicle recovery industry can continue to operate sustainably. This consultation did not cover the way in which the police use their power to order vehicle removal, or the operation of recovery schemes and contracts. These are operational matters for the police and National Highways.</p></li></ol> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 02/02/2023 12:33:16 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	4969 label Biography information for Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee

1416989

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Training
	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 effectiveness of prison officer training programmes for dealing with terrorist or extremist prisoners.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	112569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <ol><li>Counter terrorism training is available to all prison staff either remotely, when it is more convenient for establishments, or face-to-face. Training is now also more flexible, with sessions available in evenings and at weekends.</li></ol><p>We started recording grade specific data in April 2021. Since then, a total of <strong>6,893</strong> band 3-5 prison officers have received Counter Terrorism training. This includes:</p><ul><li><strong>3,483</strong> existing Band 3-5 Prison Officers; and</li><li>All<strong> 3,410</strong> new Band 3 Prison Officers who have received CT training as part of their Prison Officer Entry Level Training induction course</li></ul><p>Whilst grade specific data has only been recorded since April 2021, all new officers Bands 3-5 have received ASPECTS (CT training) as part of their initial training, since 2017.</p><p>2.</p><p>a) The content of the counter terrorism training course is not published. There are no plans for publication due to the sensitive nature of the course and the risk it would pose to maintaining good order in prisons and national security.</p><p>b) The training course is one module and involves half a day of face-to-face delivery.</p><p> </p><p>3. The current Counter Terrorism training package is ASPECTS (Awareness for Staff on Prevent Extremism and the Counter Terrorism Strategy) and was developed by prison counter terrorism experts, counter-terrorism police and training specialists. It aims to provide staff working in prisons with an improved understanding of Counter Terrorism, radicalisation, and extremist ideologies which can be applied to their daily work with prisoners and improve staff confidence in challenging behaviours that are contrary to our fundamental values.</p><p> </p><p>The training package has undergone regular reviews to ensure it is up to date and responsive to feedback from trainers and attendees, which has been largely positive. In 2021, an external company also conducted a review and these findings, as well as data and responses from user surveys, will play a key role in the redevelopment of our training package, which is currently underway. Critical success factors for the redeveloped course are being established to ensure robust ongoing evaluation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 112567 112568 question first answered 01/02/2022 10:54:49 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1469146

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the accommodation status of prison leavers was who had an origin address in Wales (a) 2020 (b) 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	15320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p /><p><em>The latest available information is shown in the table below.</em></p><p><strong><em>Offenders released in 2020 and the first quarter of 2021 by Accommodation on Release, where the offender had an original address in Wales.</em></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>Jan - Dec 2020</em></p></td><td><p><em>Jan - Mar 2021</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Settled Accommodation</em></p></td><td><p><em>1561</em></p></td><td><p><em>340</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Other Housed</em></p></td><td><p><em>511</em></p></td><td><p><em>115</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Bail/Probation Accommodation</em></p></td><td><p><em>325</em></p></td><td><p><em>68</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Homeless, Not Rough Sleeping</em></p></td><td><p><em>226</em></p></td><td><p><em>37</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Rough Sleeping</em></p></td><td><p><em>36</em></p></td><td><p><em>4</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Unknown</em></p></td><td><p><em>870</em></p></td><td><p><em>134</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>(1) A release is defi</em><em>ned as a release from prison where the prisoner has finished serving the custodial term of their sentence(s) and excludes:</em></p><ul><li><em>Persons submitted to custody for non-payment of fine</em></li><li><em>Releases to hospital</em></li><li><em>Deported prisoners from Home Office Immigration Removal Centres</em></li><li><em>Releases following recall after release on licence, except occasions where; (i) where the offender has committed a new offence and is committed to custody for a new sentence and the subsequent release date falls after the sentence expiry date of the original sentence, or (ii) where upon release the offender is subject to the licence condition of the new custodial sentence.</em></li></ul><p><em>(2) Where an offender was released multiple times within the same period only the last such release was counted.</em></p><ul><li><em>Settled Accommodation: (i) Any accommodation that provides a permanent independent housing solution including: As a house holder/owner; Rental Accommodation (Tenant) – private or social rental; Living with Friends and Family (Settled) - the person can reside in that home and is able to return to that home; or living with a friend with a bedroom available for the person’s use and access to domestic facilities; a caravan or boat that is viewed by the Person as their permanent home. (ii) Supported Housing - regardless of the duration of residency. (iii) Long Term Residential Healthcare.</em></li><li><em>Other Housed: Refers to individuals living in transient/temporary accommodation that does not provide a long-term solution to housing need. This was previously known as “Other unsettled accommodation”.</em></li><li><em>Bail/Probation Accommodation: Includes probation Approved Premises (AP), Bail Accommodation Support Services (BASS) accommodation, Community Accommodation Services (CAS3), and accommodation provided by the Home Office Immigration Enforcement Service.</em></li><li><em>Homeless – not rough sleeping: The individual does not have any accommodation they are entitled to occupy, or they have accommodation they are entitled to occupy but they cannot be reasonably expected to occupy it for any reason. Either: the individual occupies a property with no legal authority or permission to do so; or the individual may reside in night shelters, emergency hostels, direct access hostels or campsites.</em></li><li><em>Rough Sleeping: The individual does not have any accommodation they are entitled to occupy, or they have accommodation they are entitled to occupy but they cannot be reasonably expected to occupy it for any reason. The individual sleeps in open air (such as on the streets, in tents, doorways, parks, bus shelters or encampments) or in other places not designed for habitation (such as stairwells, barns, sheds, car parks, cars, derelict boats or stations).</em></li><li><em>Unknown: The accommodation status is unknown (either because the status is awaiting assessment, or no status is recorded, or there are multiple statuses, or due to other errors in the record, or there was no match between NOMIS and Delius).</em></li><li><em>Offenders were considered to have an original address in Wales based on the first of their most recent stated Home Address, Reception Address, Discharge Address, Court Address, or Next of Kin Address. Less than 1% of releases did not have any address information recorded, and have been excluded from this analysis.</em></li></ul> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 14/06/2022 16:22:54 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1455518

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Veterans: Prison Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the fast track scheme for service leavers and veterans to become prison officers has begun; and what steps are being taken to promote that scheme, including through active outreach with veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	149320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>'Advance into Justice,’ the Ministry of Justice fast-track scheme to support service leavers and veterans to become prison officers, was launched on 24 January 2022. The campaign closed on 14 February 2022 and candidates were assessed in March 2022. Those successful at assessment centre are currently progressing through the offer and hire process.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme was promoted in several ways including proactive social media communications in advance of the launch; dedicated candidate webinars to provide information on the role and the assessment process; active outreach at ex-Armed Forces’ recruitment fairs; and working collaboratively with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) to engage service leavers as they transition from the military into civilian life.</p><p> </p><p>The campaign has received dedicated support from Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). A specific funding line to deliver campaign marketing, candidate outreach and assessment delivery was not needed as we were able to meet the costs as part of the broader Prison Officer recruitment budget. HMPPS provided operational resources to deliver the assessment centres and funding to support successful applicants with relocation or home to work travel costs is being met from existing budgets up to the advertised thresholds of £12,000 per candidate. The total cost of the campaign will be dependent upon the number of successful candidates who take up post and their agreed individual resettlement needs.</p><p> </p><p>A thorough evaluation review and lessons learnt exercise with key stakeholders will be completed to identify successes and challenges, as well as analysing feedback collected from candidates. In addition, analysis will be conducted to identify any differences in terms of selection performance by those on the scheme, compared to the national prison officer recruitment process, alongside evaluating fairness towards protected characteristic groups. This will be supported by our Occupational Psychology Team.</p><p> </p><p>In the short-term, success will be measured by the number of applications and those who progress to an assessment centre and the number of hires in our target prisons. In the longer-term, we will monitor the retention levels of those appointed via this route as well as their performance in role.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 149324 149327 question first answered 06/04/2022 15:10:09 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1455523

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Veterans: Prison Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding has been allocated to developing a fast-track recruitment scheme for service leavers and veterans to become prison officers.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	149324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>'Advance into Justice,’ the Ministry of Justice fast-track scheme to support service leavers and veterans to become prison officers, was launched on 24 January 2022. The campaign closed on 14 February 2022 and candidates were assessed in March 2022. Those successful at assessment centre are currently progressing through the offer and hire process.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme was promoted in several ways including proactive social media communications in advance of the launch; dedicated candidate webinars to provide information on the role and the assessment process; active outreach at ex-Armed Forces’ recruitment fairs; and working collaboratively with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) to engage service leavers as they transition from the military into civilian life.</p><p> </p><p>The campaign has received dedicated support from Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). A specific funding line to deliver campaign marketing, candidate outreach and assessment delivery was not needed as we were able to meet the costs as part of the broader Prison Officer recruitment budget. HMPPS provided operational resources to deliver the assessment centres and funding to support successful applicants with relocation or home to work travel costs is being met from existing budgets up to the advertised thresholds of £12,000 per candidate. The total cost of the campaign will be dependent upon the number of successful candidates who take up post and their agreed individual resettlement needs.</p><p> </p><p>A thorough evaluation review and lessons learnt exercise with key stakeholders will be completed to identify successes and challenges, as well as analysing feedback collected from candidates. In addition, analysis will be conducted to identify any differences in terms of selection performance by those on the scheme, compared to the national prison officer recruitment process, alongside evaluating fairness towards protected characteristic groups. This will be supported by our Occupational Psychology Team.</p><p> </p><p>In the short-term, success will be measured by the number of applications and those who progress to an assessment centre and the number of hires in our target prisons. In the longer-term, we will monitor the retention levels of those appointed via this route as well as their performance in role.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 149320 149327 question first answered 06/04/2022 15:10:09 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1455526

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Veterans: Prison Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to plans outlined in the Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan 2022-24 to develop a fast-track recruitment scheme for service leavers and veterans to become prison officers, how his Department plans to measure and evaluate the success of those plans.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	149327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>'Advance into Justice,’ the Ministry of Justice fast-track scheme to support service leavers and veterans to become prison officers, was launched on 24 January 2022. The campaign closed on 14 February 2022 and candidates were assessed in March 2022. Those successful at assessment centre are currently progressing through the offer and hire process.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme was promoted in several ways including proactive social media communications in advance of the launch; dedicated candidate webinars to provide information on the role and the assessment process; active outreach at ex-Armed Forces’ recruitment fairs; and working collaboratively with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) to engage service leavers as they transition from the military into civilian life.</p><p> </p><p>The campaign has received dedicated support from Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). A specific funding line to deliver campaign marketing, candidate outreach and assessment delivery was not needed as we were able to meet the costs as part of the broader Prison Officer recruitment budget. HMPPS provided operational resources to deliver the assessment centres and funding to support successful applicants with relocation or home to work travel costs is being met from existing budgets up to the advertised thresholds of £12,000 per candidate. The total cost of the campaign will be dependent upon the number of successful candidates who take up post and their agreed individual resettlement needs.</p><p> </p><p>A thorough evaluation review and lessons learnt exercise with key stakeholders will be completed to identify successes and challenges, as well as analysing feedback collected from candidates. In addition, analysis will be conducted to identify any differences in terms of selection performance by those on the scheme, compared to the national prison officer recruitment process, alongside evaluating fairness towards protected characteristic groups. This will be supported by our Occupational Psychology Team.</p><p> </p><p>In the short-term, success will be measured by the number of applications and those who progress to an assessment centre and the number of hires in our target prisons. In the longer-term, we will monitor the retention levels of those appointed via this route as well as their performance in role.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 149320 149324 question first answered 06/04/2022 15:10:09 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1462722

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	CAFCASS and Probation Service
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of current workload of staff in (1) the Probation Service; and (2) the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>(1) As of March 2022, 96% of Probation staff (Probation Officers and Probation Service Officers) hold less than 50 cases, with an average caseload of 34 (rounded down to nearest full number). The average caseload for the 4% who hold over 50 cases is 59. The Probation Service is committed to providing a quality service in order to achieve its mission of protecting the public, supporting victims and reducing reoffending. We recruited a total of 1,007 trainees (against a target of 1000) in 2020/21 and 1,522 trainee probation officers (against a target of 1,500) in 2021/2022. Further recruitment is planned in 2022/23. This will ensure that the Service has the resources it needs.</p><p> </p><p>(2) The number of open active children’s cases within Cafcass was 34,834 in May 2022. This has reduced from 38,178 in April 2021, but still represents an increase of 15.1% on pre-pandemic levels. Officials at the Ministry of Justice are in regular contact with Cafcass management to ensure it has the resources it needs to manage staff workloads. For 2022/23, the Ministry of Justice has provided Cafcass with a budget increase of £8.4m from its 2021/22 starting position. All public law work continues to be allocated in Cafcass in the usual way and within established timescales.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 26/05/2022 14:36:25 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1504743

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Accommodation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average time that (1) adult prisoners, and (2) young offenders, are locked in their cells each day.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL2153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>(1) The information requested for adult prisoners is not held by the Ministry of Justice, as it would require the detailed daily monitoring of out of cell activity of each individual prisoner in each prison establishment. We undertake regular monitoring of regime levels in prisons and formally account for all time spent out of cell engaged in regime activities.</p><p>There is no current central instruction prescribing the amount of time prisoners should spend out of their cells, however, there is a clear commitment to the delivery and performance management of time spent in purposeful activity. Governors have the flexibility to deliver balanced regimes that maintain an appropriate level of time out of cell on a range of activities such as education and employment which meet the needs of the establishment’s population with a heavy focus on reducing reoffending. This is alongside basic access to time in the open air and domestic services such showers.</p><p>We do see impact on time spent out of cell that can result from staffing availability and from operational incidents.</p><p>This government has committed to prison regime reform in the Prison Strategy White Paper and will set clearer stands for time spent in prison. A new Purposeful Activity performance measure has been introduced for the 2022/23 performance period which will drive delivery. Additional measures are in place for attendance at work, education, interventions and services. These will over time give more detailed information than that currently available.</p><p>(2) While we do not collect information on time during which young people are locked in their rooms, information is held regarding time spent out of room. In July 2022, the average time out of room offered in Youth Offender Institutions was 5 hours 50 minutes: of that, an average of 5 hours 15 minutes was taken.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 21/09/2022 15:31:09 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1567253

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Westminster
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of running (a) the specialist domestic abuse court and (b) all other hearings at Westminster Magistrates Court in the latest period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
	tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
	uin	124056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>(a) HMCTS is unable to isolate costs associated with individual case types held by a particular court therefore costs directly attributable to the Specialist Domestic Abuse Court at Westminster Magistrates Court are not available.</p><p>(b) Total direct costs of holding hearings at Westminster Magistrates Court for financial year 2021-22 are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staff costs</p></td><td><p>2,521</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other costs<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>185</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estates costs</p></td><td><p>3,468</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,174</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Figures in £'000</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>To note, these are direct costs only and do not include any national overheads arising from the court’s use of shared Headquarters functions, e.g. Human Resources, Estates or Digital &amp; Technology Services which are accounted for centrally.</p><p><sup>1 </sup>Other Costs includes judicial costs, print and postage, IT &amp; telecoms costs, and other miscellaneous expenditure.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 24/01/2023 10:15:19 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves