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	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Bail
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been collected in sureties when defendants breached their bail conditions and a surety had been given on their behalf before bail was granted in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	208509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The following surety monies have been collected when defendants breached their bail conditions and a surety had been given before bail was granted:</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">1 April 2013 - 31 March 2014: £247,834.46</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">1 April 2012 – 31 March 2013: £739,192.35</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">1 April 2011 – 31 March 2012: £433,398.54</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The value of bail monies forfeited in 2013-14 is lower than the value of forfeitures in 2012-13 due to a lower number of bail terms being breached.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The following surety monies have been collected when defendants breached their bail conditions and a surety had been given before bail was granted:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">1 April 2013 - 31 March 2014: £14,251.10</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">1 April 2012 – 31 March 2013: £16,952.50</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">1 April 2011 – 31 March 2012: £57,771.86</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">A surety is a promise (by a third party) to pay a sum of money should a defendant fail to surrender to the court when ordered to do so. Where a bail surety is agreed as a condition of bail and the defendant subsequently fails to attend, the court can make an order to forfeit all or part of these sums. Unpaid sureties are subject to enforcement action in the same way as unpaid fines.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The value of sureties collected in 2011-12 was particularly high due to a higher than usual number of defendants failing to surrender to the court when ordered to do so following the period of civil unrest in August 2011.</ins></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/10/2014 12:59:44 question first ministerially corrected 13/01/2015 12:58:29 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara previous answer version 21352 answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

620026

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Bail Hostels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders absconded from bail hostels in (a) England and (b) Wales in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	49987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The numbers of recalls of offenders for absconding from Approved Premises between 2010/11 and 2015/16, in England and in Wales, are set out below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>1153</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>986</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>911</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>836</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>753</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">662</del><ins class="ministerial">884</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">21</del><ins class="ministerial">27</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Public protection is our top priority. When an abscond takes place, the offender is recalled, and the Police are notified and are responsible for locating the offender.</p><p> </p><p>We take any breach of licence conditions extremely seriously and offenders who abscond can be sent back to prison.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 01/11/2016 17:33:34 question first ministerially corrected 22/12/2016 11:46:38 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah previous answer version 17832 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

620030

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Bail Hostels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders housed in bail hostels have been taken back into custody as a result of notification from bail hostel staff to police in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	50040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The National Offender Management Service records offenders who have been returned to custody from Approved Premises under seven categories: absconding, breaches of the Approved Premises Rules, positive drugs tests, increasing risk, breaches of licence conditions, breaches of curfew restrictions, and other reasons. All recalls to custody involve the police, since only they have the legal power to return offenders to custody.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers of recalls for any of these reasons between 2011/12 and 2015/16, in England and in Wales, are set out below. These include figures for breach of curfew and absconding, as provided in answer to questions 49931 and 49987 respectively.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2445</p></td><td><p>106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2413</p></td><td><p>115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2339</p></td><td><p>112</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2346</p></td><td><p>109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2467</p></td><td><p>115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2125</del><ins class="ministerial">2807</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">110</del><ins class="ministerial">143</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 01/11/2016 17:30:40 question first ministerially corrected 22/12/2016 11:46:21 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah previous answer version 17831 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

620032

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Bail Hostels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders have been in breach of curfew conditions at bail hostels in (a) England and (b) Wales in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	49931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The National Offender Management Service records only those breaches of curfew restrictions from Probation Approved Premises where offenders are recalled to custody as a result. Curfew breaches, while important, do not necessarily lead to recall. For example, an offender may be only a few minutes late, or may have been unable to return for reasons outside his or her control. In such cases other action may be appropriate instead.</p><p> </p><p>97% of Approved Premises residents complete their time at the Approved Premises without breaching their curfew. The numbers of recalls for breach of curfew between 2011/12 and 2015/16, in England and in Wales, are set out below. Curfew was not recorded separately from other recall reasons in 2010/11.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">234</del><ins class="ministerial">292</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11</del><ins class="ministerial">16</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Public protection is our top priority. When an abscond takes place, police are immediately notified and are responsible for locating the offender. We take any breach of licence conditions extremely seriously and offenders who abscond can be sent back to prison.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 01/11/2016 17:36:44 question first ministerially corrected 22/12/2016 11:46:50 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah previous answer version 17834 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

794360

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Bedford Prison: Discipline
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many additional days of imprisonment were imposed as punishment on prisoners at HM Prison Bedford during 2016?
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
	uin	115333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">During 2016, there were 26 instances of additional days awarded as a punishment following an adjudication at HM Prison Bedford, totalling 411 additional days.</ins><del class="ministerial">The number of additional days awarded to prisoners at HM Prison Bedford as a result of adjudications in 2016 was 26.</del></p><p> </p><p>Discipline procedures are central to the maintenance of a safe custodial environment. They are provided for by the Prison and Young Offender Institution Rules, which require adjudications to be conducted lawfully, fairly and justly. Independent Adjudicators are District Judges or Deputy District Judges who attend prisons and young offender institutions when necessary to hear those adjudication cases which are deemed to be sufficiently serious. Such cases may merit a punishment of additional days to a prisoner’s time spent in custody if the prisoner or young person is found guilty. Only Independent Adjudicators can make an award of additional days as a punishment. The most serious offences will be referred to the Police.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 28/11/2017 17:30:54 question first ministerially corrected 21/02/2018 16:41:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 25575 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

794037

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Berwyn Prison
	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 level of turnover in staff at HM Prison Berwyn since that prison opened in Spring 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	115125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Berwyn has to date (Friday 24 November) a total of 570 direct employees (this is headcount and not Full Time Equivalents, FTE), since the start we have had 27 resignations. This is a total turnover of 4.7%, 11 of these were Prison Officers which equates to a turnover of 1.9%.</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government is determined to ensure that prisons are properly staffed to deliver safety and security and we are on target to recruit 2,500 extra prison officers across the estate. We are committed to supporting staff in the service, and are launching a retention strategy to help Governors ensure experienced staff remain in the service and are supported, alongside the new recruits.</ins> <ins class="ministerial"> </ins> <ins class="ministerial">Since HMP Berwyn opened in February 2017, the staff turnover, known as leaving rate is provided in the table below.</ins> <ins class="ministerial"><strong>Table 1: Staff leaving rate at HM Prison Berwyn, February to September 2017</strong></ins> <table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Average staff in post* (headcount) </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Leavers (headcount)</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Leaving rate</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">496</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">27</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5.4%</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><ins class="ministerial">*Based on the average staff in post on the last day of the month from February to September 2017.</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 28/11/2017 17:38:42 question first ministerially corrected 19/12/2017 16:56:04 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah previous answer version 25613 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

420547

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Bill of Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to publish proposals for a British Bill of Rights.
	tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
	uin	HL2522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>This Government will fully consult on our proposals before introducing legislation for a British Bill of Rights. Further details<del class="ministerial">, including on timing,</del> will be announced in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 26/10/2015 16:36:18 question first ministerially corrected 26/10/2015 17:54:15 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks previous answer version 25719 answering member printed Lord Faulks answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

424654

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Bill of Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drafts of a proposed British Bill of Rights his Department has produced in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	13827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">The Ministry of Justice has not produced any drafts of a proposed Bill of Rights since 2010.</ins> This Government was elected with a mandate to reform and modernise the UK human rights framework. We will fully consult on our proposals before introducing legislation for a Bill of Rights and we will set out our proposals in due course.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 02/11/2015 14:44:13 question first ministerially corrected 18/11/2015 11:24:52 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab previous answer version 27037 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

523596

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Birmingham Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was levied in respect of financial remedies in each key performance indicator designated in respect of the contractual agreement between his Department and G4S Care and Justice Services (UK) Limited at HM Prison Birmingham in each year since 2011.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	39844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2016 answer text <p>Well-run prisons are fundamental to the proper functioning of our justice system, and a vital part of our reform plans. Private providers play an important role in the prison estate. Performance of all providers is closely monitored and we will not hesitate to take action where standards fall short.</p><p> </p><p>All private prisons are managed by a full-time, on-site controller. Where a provider fails to meet the expected level of performance, financial remedies can be applied. This ensures that providers are incentivised to properly support the rehabilitation of offenders through a safe, decent and secure regime.</p><p> </p><p>The attached table provides a breakdown of financial remedies applied for both HMP Birmingham and HMP Oakwood (HMP Featherstone II was the working name during construction of HMP Oakwood).</p><p> </p><p>No financial remedies were applied at either prison in 2011/12. Operation of HMP Birmingham transferred from HM Prison Service to G4S Justice Services in October 2011. HMP Oakwood opened in April 2012.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 30/09/2016 09:17:39 question first ministerially corrected 05/10/2016 10:02:36 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah attachment 1 file name 39844 & 39594 Birmingham & Oakwood Finanical Remedies.xlsx title Birmingham & Oakwood Financial Remedies previous answer version 12785 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

62369

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Bronzefield Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) the prison governor or (b) another official gave permission for the performance of Sister Act in HMP Bronzefield in February and March 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	201121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Former employees of the Trusts have transferred to the new organisations, namely the National Probation Service (NPS) and the 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies. A small number of Chief Executives have taken early retirement or are due to do so over the next few weeks. There have also been a number of departures at Assistant Chief Officer (ACO) level. These were part of the normal turnover of staff; details of these are not held centrally.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">HM Prison Bronzefield is a private (contracted out) prison and therefore any activities in the establishment are the decision of the Director of that prison. The production of the performance of Sister Act was arranged between Sodexo Justice Services and the respective parties. Therefore this is not part of the contractual agreement between Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and Sodexo Justice Services.</ins></p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 23/06/2014 16:46:18 question first ministerially corrected 25/06/2014 12:03:56 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes previous answer version 4697 answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

166406

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Catering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on catering and hospitality since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	216190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>In answering this question I have included core MoJ and its larger Executive Agencies (NOMS, HMCTS, LAA) in the figures in the table below. The smaller Executive Agencies (Office of the Public Guardian, Criminal Injuries Compensations Authority) have not been included. The figures show a drop of spending of £426,844.38 (92.98%) between 2008/09 and the 2013/14 figure, the last full year figure included.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, spend on hospitality has fallen significantly. Reasons for this include measures taken to ban lunches, teas and coffees for internal meetings. Any such refreshments for meetings with external stakeholders are only provided in exceptional circumstances and require sign off from a Director General. No alcohol is provided for staff from departmental funds and when hospitality is provided to external parties, such as a modest amount of wine with a meal, this requires Director General level approval. The department has also put in place a block on Government Procurement Cards, preventing payments to bars and restaurants.</p><p /> <p /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MoJ core and Agency spend on Hospitality and related catering since April 2008:</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">MoJ HQ</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Nac Level 6</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY08/09</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY09/10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY10/11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY11/12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY12/13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY13/14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY14/15 to end Oct-14</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">224226-Entertainment</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,773.76</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">585.29</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">327.90</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">326.40</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">60.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">252.52</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">224227-Hospitality</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">18,572.77</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">18,755.64</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,584.20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,095.97</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,893.31</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,312.56</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">745.45</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">224228-External Lunches &amp; Dinners</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4,262.15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,909.39</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">883.27</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">224229-Refreshments for Interdepartmental Meetings</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">96,946.33</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">28,699.71</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,096.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">247.68</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,027.22</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">-1,824.58</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Annual Total</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>123,555.01</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>51,364.74</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>11,148.76</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>3,671.55</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>3,219.71</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>3,399.78</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>-826.61</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">HMCTS</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Nac Level 6</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY08/09</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY09/10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY10/11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY11/12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY12/13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY13/14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY14/15 to end Oct-14</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">224226-Entertainment</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,787.92</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">740.61</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">256.01</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">253.54</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">58.58</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">60.25</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">224227-Hospitality</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">53,202.18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">-1,005.41</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5,452.08</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10,620.32</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,952.39</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,659.08</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,797.57</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">224228-External Lunches &amp; Dinners</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">332.15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">90.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">-42.55</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">156.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,544.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">224229-Refreshments for Interdepartmental Meetings</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">42,138.13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">33,973.89</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">28,070.48</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,660.04</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,597.02</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">312.96</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">120.00</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Annual Total</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>97,460.38</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>33,799.09</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>33,736.02</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>14,689.90</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>12,151.99</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>7,972.04</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2,977.82</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">LAA</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Nac Level 6</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY08/09</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY09/10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY10/11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY11/12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY12/13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY13/14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY14/15 to end Oct-14</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">224227-Hospitality</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,258.19</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Annual Total</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>0.00</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>0.00</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>0.00</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>1,258.19</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>0.00</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">NOMS:</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Nac Level 6 (Phoenix)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY08/09</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY09/10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY10/11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY11/12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY12/13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY13/14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY14/15 to end Oct-14</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1720 - Entertainment &amp; Hospitality</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">238,039.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">215,230.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">76,947.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">59,420.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">35,800.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">19,580.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10,114.00</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Annual Total</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>238,039.00</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>215,230.00</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>76,947.00</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>59,420.00</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>35,800.00</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>19,580.00</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>10,114.00</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MoJ Total </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>459,054.39</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>300,393.83</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>121,831.78</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>77,781.45</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>51,171.70</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>32,210.01</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>12,265.21</strong></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/02/2015 15:00:06 question first ministerially corrected 10/02/2015 17:10:25 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara previous answer version 43918 answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

756813

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any additional funds above the agreed contract for 2016-17 were given to community rehabilitation companies in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	8401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>A total of £37.15m was paid to CRCs above their agreed contracts in 2016/17. These payments were made for a variety of reasons and cannot be broken down by CRC because the information is commercially sensitive. Furthermore, some concessions were agreed with CRCs on a case-by-case basis to enable them to re-invest contractual payment deductions in key areas of the business and improve services.</p><p>In addition, we have made changes to how CRCs are paid for future years so they can focus on activities that best rehabilitate offenders and keep society safe. This additional investment will see projected payments to providers being no higher than originally budgeted for at the time of the reforms. A summary of the variations can be found below. Relevant OJEU notices can be found at http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:45770-2015:TEXT:EN:HTML&amp;tabId=4</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 12/09/2017 11:09:47 question first ministerially corrected 15/09/2017 14:52:16 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah attachment 1 file name 8401 Table.png title Table detailing CRC Contract Variations previous answer version 10311 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

387883

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Concentrix
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which contracts placed out to tender by (a) his Department and (b) HM Courts and Tribunals Service have been bid on by Synnex Concentrix.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	5624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">As of the 7<sup>th</sup> July, the following contracts the Department, including HM Courts and Tribunals Service currently have out to tender are,</ins></p><p>PQ 5623</p><p>1. Professional Services, Evaluation of Sentencing Council Guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>2. HMP Holloway Fire Safety Improvements.</p><p> </p><p>3. Reducing Reoffending, Provision of three Risk assessments at</p><p>HMP Swaleside, East Sutton Park and Stanford Hill.</p><p> </p><p>4. Operational Goods, Supply of Portable Mobile Phone Detection Equipment.</p><p> </p><p>5. Reducing Reoffending, Retender of Provision for 1 forensic psychology risk assessment at</p><p>HMP Leyhill,</p><p> </p><p>6. HMP Wandsworth Demolition of Laundry.</p><p> </p><p>7. Reducing Reoffending, Provision of sixteen forensic psychology risk assessments at HMP Frankland.</p><p> </p><p>8. Compliance and Enforcement Service, (Court Fines).</p><p> </p><p>9. Transforming Youth Custody – Secure Training Centre.</p><p> </p><p>10. Criminal Justice System – Efficiencies.</p><p> </p><p>11. Professional Services – To implement a specialist financial services framework.</p><p> </p><p>PQ 5624</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that Synnex Concentrix has been announced as the preferred bidder for court enforcements.</p><p> </p><p>At this point, we are unable to disclose which suppliers have been involved in the other competitions listed above due to procurement competition rules and regulations.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 30/07/2015 11:43:02 question first ministerially corrected 31/07/2015 10:18:51 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara previous answer version 18840 answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

435929

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of confiscation of (a) knives, (b) firearms and (c) other weapons in (i) magistrates' and (ii) Crown courts there were in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	18874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>The Department takes the issue of security within courts extremely seriously and has a robust security and safety system to protect all court users and the judiciary. Security procedures, including the detection technology used, is continuously reviewed to ensure that security is as effective as possible’</p><p> </p><p>The number of confiscated knives, firearms and other weapons in Magistrates and Crown Courts are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </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> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Knives</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Firearms (incl. Replicas)</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Other weapons **</strong></del></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Financial year</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Crown</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Magistrates</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Crown</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Magistrates</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Crown</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Magistrates</del></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>12/13*</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">322</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1252</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">246</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2325</del></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>13/14</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">705</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3108</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">24</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1002</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6418</del></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>14/15</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,469</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,439</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">19</del></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial">Currently unavailable</del></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4,496</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,799</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">25</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">57</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,248</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8,743</del></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </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 colspan="7"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>* </strong>Figures for 2012/13 include data for an additional 8 week period from 1 February 2012 when the Total Facilities Management (TFM) contract was introduced. </del><br /><del class="ministerial"> ** ’Other weapons’ are any items Security Officers deem could be used as a weapon, includes for 2014/15 items such as glass bottles and items which would not have been deemed as weapons. Robust analysis of the data is underway.</del></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Knives</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Firearms (incl. Replicas)</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Other weapons (tools and sharp objects)</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Financial year</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Crown</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Magistrates</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Crown</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Magistrates</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Crown</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Magistrates</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12/13*</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">322</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1252</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">246</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2325</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13/14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">705</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3108</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">24</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1994</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12,388</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">14/15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,469</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,439</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">19</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4,063</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12,701</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Total</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4,496</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,799</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">25</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">57</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,303</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">27,414</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>*</strong>Figures for 2012/13 include data for an additional 8 week period from 1 February 2012 when the Total Facilities Management (TFM) contract was introduced.</ins></p><p>The figures provided do not cover the period prior to 1 February 2012 as there was no consolidated reporting of items confiscated from court users prior to the introduction of the Total Facilities Management contract. For the purpose of this answer only full financial years have been provided.</p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Analysis of the data for 2014/15 captured in the “other category” is currently underway to establish which items are or could be deemed as weapons, as the currently centrally held data represents a “catch all” and therefore may be misleading. I will write to the Hon. Member as soon as possible to provide clarity on that category.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The increase in the number of weapons taken from people as they enter Crown Courts between 2012/13 and 2014/15 may be due to the implementation of more robust training for Court Security Officers; improved rates of recording for the taking of such items and improved searching of people entering Crown Courts.</ins></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/12/2015 17:37:58 question first ministerially corrected 25/02/2016 14:42:36 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara previous answer version 34967 answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

522919

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Acids
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister for Policing, Fire and Criminal Justice and Victims on 6 June (HC38271), what resources were allocated to, and who led, that review.
	tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
	uin	HL470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>As my Hon Friend, the Minister for Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation announced on 14 March, we take these allegations of the type raised by the Mail on Sunday on 13 March extremely seriously and we launched an immediate investigation into them, which was conducted by a senior civil servant in the Cabinet Office's Proprietary and Ethics team. This investigation found no evidence of the Department’s intellectual property or confidential information being compromised as a result of staff leaving the Department to join TDPi. Neither did the investigation find any evidence of improper culture or general lack of professionalism in relation to how NOMS staff interact with suppliers or contractors.</p><p>The MoJ has clear rules and governance in place around the standards of conduct for current and former civil servants. All permanent civil servants are covered by the Cabinet Office's Business Appointment Rules. For employees below the Senior Civil Service grade, the rules expect an ex-employee to submit an application form within a year of them leaving office if their circumstances match one or more of the points set out at Section 13 of the Business Appointment Rules. Following the investigation, we have briefed all Human Resources managers and all staff at Senior Civil Service in NOMS about the procedures. The process has been strengthened <ins class="ministerial">so </ins>that we now circulate the procedures to senior managers annually. As my Rt. Hon Friend the Minister for Policing, Fire and Criminal Justice and Victims said in his answer of 6 June (HC38271), over the last six months, we have improved our commercial capability, more than doubling the senior commercial experts monitoring work with the private sector.</p><p>We have no plans to publish the letter to TDPi.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 20/06/2016 16:28:24 question first ministerially corrected 21/06/2016 13:18:28 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks previous answer version 4448 answering member printed Lord Faulks answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

522920

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Acids
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister for Policing, Fire and Criminal Justice and Victims on 6 June (HC38271), what mechanism they have used to increase awareness of the Business Appointment Rules within the National Offender Management Service.
	tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
	uin	HL471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>As my Hon Friend, the Minister for Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation announced on 14 March, we take these allegations of the type raised by the Mail on Sunday on 13 March extremely seriously and we launched an immediate investigation into them, which was conducted by a senior civil servant in the Cabinet Office's Proprietary and Ethics team. This investigation found no evidence of the Department’s intellectual property or confidential information being compromised as a result of staff leaving the Department to join TDPi. Neither did the investigation find any evidence of improper culture or general lack of professionalism in relation to how NOMS staff interact with suppliers or contractors.</p><p>The MoJ has clear rules and governance in place around the standards of conduct for current and former civil servants. All permanent civil servants are covered by the Cabinet Office's Business Appointment Rules. For employees below the Senior Civil Service grade, the rules expect an ex-employee to submit an application form within a year of them leaving office if their circumstances match one or more of the points set out at Section 13 of the Business Appointment Rules. Following the investigation, we have briefed all Human Resources managers and all staff at Senior Civil Service in NOMS about the procedures. The process has been strengthened <ins class="ministerial">so </ins>that we now circulate the procedures to senior managers annually. As my Rt. Hon Friend the Minister for Policing, Fire and Criminal Justice and Victims said in his answer of 6 June (HC38271), over the last six months, we have improved our commercial capability, more than doubling the senior commercial experts monitoring work with the private sector.</p><p>We have no plans to publish the letter to TDPi.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 20/06/2016 16:28:24 question first ministerially corrected 21/06/2016 13:18:56 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks previous answer version 4449 answering member printed Lord Faulks answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

453357

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority have been made in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
	tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
	uin	27571
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The former probation trusts ceased operation on 31 May 2014, as part of the previous Government’s <em>Transforming Rehabilitation</em> reforms. The trusts’ archived records are now held by the National Offender Management Service.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Within the specified timescale, it is not possible to ascertain whether or not the information requested is held in the archives. I will write to the hon. Member in due course to let him know the position and to provide the information if we have it.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We sympathise with all victims of violent crime. The latest scheme, introduced in November 2012, focuses awards on those who have suffered the most serious injuries. The figures for the past 5 financial years are given in the table below.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Applications made to CICA</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010 - 2011</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">61,292</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011 - 2012</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">58,195</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012 - 2013</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">47,889</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013-2014</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">33,688</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014 -2015</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">32,595</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 29/02/2016 10:06:53 question first ministerially corrected 29/02/2016 16:55:46 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 47613 answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous answering member 1453
	tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

746750

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many claims have been rejected by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, by the reason for refusal, in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	1962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) received 533 complaints about their service in the financial year 2015-16. This represents 1.3% of CICA’s live caseload. 49% of complaints were closed within 10 days.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Where complaints took longer to close this was due to the number of enquiries required to fully investigate the complaint. In other cases, CICA were asked by the complainer not to close the complaint until a final decision was issued on the claim. The average time CICA took to deal with those complaints was 23.75 days.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The most common complaint received by CICA related to delays in finalising claims. CICA aims to make compensation payments as quickly as possible, however, they have a duty to the taxpayer to fully investigate claims to make sure that the applicant gets the level of compensation they deserve.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The 10 most common reasons for complaining about CICA’s service in 2015/16 were:</del></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Reason given for complaint</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Percentage of overall complaints</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Delays</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">68.95%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Lack of updates on case progression</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11.33%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Claim handling</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.77%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Failure to respond to letters</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4.10%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Applicant provided with conflicting information</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2.93%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Failure to provide timescales</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1.76%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Failure to return phone calls</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0.59%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Errors when recording telephone application information</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0.20%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Impolite staff member</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0.20%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Poor customer service</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0.20%</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The total number of complaints the CICA received in each of the last five years, including those cases (a) escalated to stage 2 and (b) progressed to stage 3, are as follows:</del></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Year</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Complaints received</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Escalated to Stage 2</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Escalated to Stage 3</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016-17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1122</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">120</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2015-16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">533</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">39</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2014-15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">491</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">26</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2013-14</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">204</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2012-13</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">284</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Over half of complaints received in 2016/17 were from paid representatives. A significant portion of these were from firms of solicitors who lodged block complaints for their CICA caseload with a view to influencing the speed of the decision making process.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">During the course of 2016/17 the CICA revised their operating model and increased staff numbers following an extensive recruitment exercise. They have also recently introduced measures that develop and streamline digital processes, which have reduced the claim processing time by 30 days. The new online service, which will be introduced later this financial year, will allow applicants and their representatives to view the progress of their case online. It is expected that these measures will reduce the time taken to finalise claims and lead to a reduction in complaints.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) publishes data about the reasons claims are rejected in its annual reports at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=criminal-injuries-compensation-authority&amp;publication_type=corporate-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=criminal-injuries-compensation-authority&amp;publication_type=corporate-reports</a></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The figures published in the annual reports show the number of times each rejection reason was used. For some applications there may have been more than one reason for rejection. This means that the total number of reasons for rejection is higher than the actual number of claims refused. The accurate total of rejected claims for the years specified is as follows:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Financial year</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Rejected cases</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012/13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">24,411</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013/14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">23,803</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014/15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">20,066</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015/16</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">15,243</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016/17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12,411</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Information about the time CICA has taken to reach decisions on claims over the past few years can also be found in its annual reports (see link above).</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The number of full time equivalent staff employed in CICA as at 31 March 2017 was 291.2. The table below shows the number of staff CICA has employed in managerial positions over the past 5 years:</ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Date</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Band D (first line manager) to Senior Civil Service (SCS)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Band B (senior manager) to SCS only</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">March 2017</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">156 (plus 2 on temporary promotion)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">24</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">March 2016</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">112 (plus 7 on temporary promotion)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">16</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">March 2015</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">132 (plus 14 on temporary promotion)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">24 (plus 1 on temporary promotion)</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">March 2014</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">136 (plus 15 on temporary promotion)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">24 (plus 5 on temporary promotion)</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">March 2013</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">145 (plus 19 on temporary promotion)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">24 (plus 9 on temporary promotion)</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial">Complaints in CICA are registered by two staff within the Corporate Services team and then allocated to the relevant team to deal with the complaint in line with CICA’s complaints process. CICA teams have staff members assigned to the role of complaints champion in addition to their day to day duties. The number of complaints champions fluctuates depending on demand and staff movement. Complaints champions are responsible for handling complaints and team managers oversee the complaints process in each of their respective areas. This group regularly meets to look at improvements to our complaints handling processes. CICA does not have a record of the number of complaint champions for the last five years due to the fluctuating nature of this work. </ins></p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 06/07/2017 10:43:33 question first ministerially corrected 06/07/2017 14:21:18 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee previous answer version 2253 answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

421454

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on the Criminal Court Charge.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
	uin	11877
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State stated to the House on 8 September, we have been made aware of widespread concern about the operation of the Criminal Courts Charge, but it is important to stress that the Charge is levied or taken from the offender only after other <ins class="ministerial">impositions</ins><del class="ministerial">fines</del> have been paid. It is important to note that statutory protections are in place so that the payment of the Charge in due course should be linked to the offender's means. Within the Bill there was a duty placed on the Lord Chancellor to carry out a review of the Criminal Courts Charge, three years after the implementation of the Charge.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 22/10/2015 16:50:53 question first ministerially corrected 23/10/2015 11:04:35 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara previous answer version 25299 answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

422699

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will assess the efficacy of the communication between the criminal courts and the family courts where a prosecution for domestic abuse is happening alongside child contact proceedings.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	12605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Ministry of Justice does not collect information centrally on Litigants in Person, or on who is cross examining witnesses in family court cases.</del></p><br /><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government takes the issue of domestic violence extremely seriously. A number of recent measures have been taken to strengthen and clarify the family court’s response to issues of domestic violence.</ins></p><br /><p><ins class="ministerial">Where criminal and <a href="http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/prosecution/domestic/domv.html#a10" target="_blank">civil proceedings</a> are taking place at the same time, prosecutors will ensure that the court has the appropriate information to enable them to make other orders that prioritise the safety of victims, children and young people.</ins></p><br /><p><ins class="ministerial">Guidance to the family court makes clear that if domestic violence is alleged, the court must take this is into account when making decisions about contact with a child and the welfare of the child is of paramount importance.</ins></p><p><br /><ins class="ministerial"> Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunal Services (HMCTS) are constantly looking for ways to improve the service that they offer to victims and witnesses. This includes making the appropriate links between family court proceedings and the criminal justice system.</ins></p><br /> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 28/10/2015 13:17:50 question first ministerially corrected 28/10/2015 18:28:09 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage previous answer version 26151 answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

91200

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many previous convictions at the time of sentence each offender sentenced to immediate custody for a single offence of possession of (a) class A, (b) class B and (c) class C drugs had in the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	208713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Drug offending is serious in itself and drug abuse also underlies a huge volume of acquisitive and violent crime which can blight communities. Previous convictions, where they are recent and relevant, must be treated as an aggravating factor by the courts and will make the sentence more severe. The independent Sentencing Council issued a sentencing guideline on drug offences, effective from February 2012, which brought sentencing guidance together for the first time to help to ensure consistent and proportionate sentencing for all drug offences that come before courts.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of offenders sentenced to immediate custody for the possession of (a) class A, (b) class B and (c) class C drugs offence in England and Wales, for the 12 months ending March 2014, by the number of previous convictions.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/11/2014 17:57:27 question first ministerially corrected 17/02/2015 10:01:49 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name 208713 - Number of previous convictions for A-C.xls title Immediate custody for drug offences previous answer version 28630 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name 208713 table.xls title Immediate custody for drug offences
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

522917

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Economic Situation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister for Policing, Fire and Criminal Justice and Victims on 6 June (HC38271), how they have strengthened procedures as a result of this investigation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
	uin	HL468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>As my Hon Friend, the Minister for Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation announced on 14 March, we take these allegations of the type raised by the Mail on Sunday on 13 March extremely seriously and we launched an immediate investigation into them, which was conducted by a senior civil servant in the Cabinet Office's Proprietary and Ethics team. This investigation found no evidence of the Department’s intellectual property or confidential information being compromised as a result of staff leaving the Department to join TDPi. Neither did the investigation find any evidence of improper culture or general lack of professionalism in relation to how NOMS staff interact with suppliers or contractors.</p><p>The MoJ has clear rules and governance in place around the standards of conduct for current and former civil servants. All permanent civil servants are covered by the Cabinet Office's Business Appointment Rules. For employees below the Senior Civil Service grade, the rules expect an ex-employee to submit an application form within a year of them leaving office if their circumstances match one or more of the points set out at Section 13 of the Business Appointment Rules. Following the investigation, we have briefed all Human Resources managers and all staff at Senior Civil Service in NOMS about the procedures. The process has been strengthened <ins class="ministerial">so </ins>that we now circulate the procedures to senior managers annually. As my Rt. Hon Friend the Minister for Policing, Fire and Criminal Justice and Victims said in his answer of 6 June (HC38271), over the last six months, we have improved our commercial capability, more than doubling the senior commercial experts monitoring work with the private sector.</p><p>We have no plans to publish the letter to TDPi.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 20/06/2016 16:28:24 question first ministerially corrected 21/06/2016 13:15:49 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks previous answer version 4446 answering member printed Lord Faulks answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

522916

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Exclusive Economic Zone
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister for Policing, Fire and Criminal Justice and Victims on 6 June (HC38271), what they mean by "unlikely" and what chance there is that any intellectual property belonging to, or confidential information relating to, the Ministry of Justice or the National Offender Management Service was compromised as a result of former staff gaining employment with TDPi.
	tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
	uin	HL467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>As my Hon Friend, the Minister for Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation announced on 14 March, we take these allegations of the type raised by the Mail on Sunday on 13 March extremely seriously and we launched an immediate investigation into them, which was conducted by a senior civil servant in the Cabinet Office's Proprietary and Ethics team. This investigation found no evidence of the Department’s intellectual property or confidential information being compromised as a result of staff leaving the Department to join TDPi. Neither did the investigation find any evidence of improper culture or general lack of professionalism in relation to how NOMS staff interact with suppliers or contractors.</p><p>The MoJ has clear rules and governance in place around the standards of conduct for current and former civil servants. All permanent civil servants are covered by the Cabinet Office's Business Appointment Rules. For employees below the Senior Civil Service grade, the rules expect an ex-employee to submit an application form within a year of them leaving office if their circumstances match one or more of the points set out at Section 13 of the Business Appointment Rules. Following the investigation, we have briefed all Human Resources managers and all staff at Senior Civil Service in NOMS about the procedures. The process has been strengthened <ins class="ministerial">so </ins>that we now circulate the procedures to senior managers annually. As my Rt. Hon Friend the Minister for Policing, Fire and Criminal Justice and Victims said in his answer of 6 June (HC38271), over the last six months, we have improved our commercial capability, more than doubling the senior commercial experts monitoring work with the private sector.</p><p>We have no plans to publish the letter to TDPi.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 20/06/2016 16:28:24 question first ministerially corrected 21/06/2016 13:09:05 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks previous answer version 4445 answering member printed Lord Faulks answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

523610

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Featherstone Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been levied in financial remedies relating to each key performance indicator in the contractual agreement between his Department and HM Prison Featherstone II in each year since 2011.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	39594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2016 answer text <p>Well-run prisons are fundamental to the proper functioning of our justice system, and a vital part of our reform plans. Private providers play an important role in the prison estate. Performance of all providers is closely monitored and we will not hesitate to take action where standards fall short.</p><p> </p><p>All private prisons are managed by a full-time, on-site controller. Where a provider fails to meet the expected level of performance, financial remedies can be applied. This ensures that providers are incentivised to properly support the rehabilitation of offenders through a safe, decent and secure regime.</p><p> </p><p>The attached table provides a breakdown of financial remedies applied for both HMP Birmingham and HMP Oakwood (HMP Featherstone II was the working name during construction of HMP Oakwood).</p><p> </p><p>No financial remedies were applied at either prison in 2011/12. Operation of HMP Birmingham transferred from HM Prison Service to G4S Justice Services in October 2011. HMP Oakwood opened in April 2012.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 30/09/2016 09:17:40 question first ministerially corrected 05/10/2016 10:02:47 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah attachment 1 file name 39844 & 39594 Birmingham & Oakwood Finanical Remedies.xlsx title Birmingham & Oakwood Financial Remedies previous answer version 12786 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1125657

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Fines: Surcharges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much money has been raised by the Victims Surchage in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	252551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>Income from the Victim Surcharge contributes to the Ministry of Justices’ Victim and Witness Budget (“the Budget”). This budget is used to fund Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) who commission local support services for victims, and nationally commissioned support services including the National Homicide Service, Rape Support Centres, and the Court Based Witness Service. Income from the Victim Surcharge is forecast into the Budget at the beginning of each financial year. However, actual income raised from the Surcharge will fluctuate each year (depending on the amount imposed and collection rates). Should revenue raised from the Surcharge go above the forecast amount, the excess is put towards compensating victims through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Overall amounts are set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Victim Surcharge (VS) Collected *</strong><strong><strong>[1]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>VS contribution to the Victim and Witness Budget*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Overall Victim and Witness Budget*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£1<ins class="ministerial">1</ins><del class="ministerial">0</del>m</p></td><td><p>£1<ins class="ministerial">1</ins><del class="ministerial">0</del>m</p></td><td><p>£48m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£10m</p></td><td><p>£10m</p></td><td><p>£48m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£1<ins class="ministerial">1</ins><del class="ministerial">0</del>m</p></td><td><p>£1<ins class="ministerial">1</ins><del class="ministerial">0</del>m</p></td><td><p>£50m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£<ins class="ministerial">20</ins><del class="ministerial">19</del>m</p></td><td><p>£<ins class="ministerial">20</ins><del class="ministerial">19</del>m</p></td><td><p>£57m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£2<ins class="ministerial">5</ins><del class="ministerial">4</del>m</p></td><td><p>£2<ins class="ministerial">5</ins><del class="ministerial">4</del>m</p></td><td><p>£86m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£28m</p></td><td><p>£18m</p></td><td><p>£92m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£31m</p></td><td><p>£2<ins class="ministerial">7</ins><del class="ministerial">6</del>m</p></td><td><p>£96m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£35m</p></td><td><p>£31m</p></td><td><p>£97m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The amounts listed in the table have been rounded to the nearest £1<del class="ministerial">0</del>m.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 17/05/2019 12:31:20 question first ministerially corrected 08/10/2019 15:14:33 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 118662 answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland answering member 4106
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero