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1401972

registered interest
date	11/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody: Ethnic Groups
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 number of BAME children in youth custody in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	101820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The youth justice statistics collection is published on GOV.UK. Within these, monthly statistics on children and young people within the secure estate are released, including the ethnic background of children in custody. The latest publication providing data on those present in custody can be found via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-custody-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-custody-data</a></p><p> </p><p>Population data is also published as part of the annual report, with the most recent release covering the year ending March 2020 and the next update due for publication 27 January.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-statistics-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-statistics-2019-to-2020</a></p><p> </p><p>Data includes those aged under 18, and 18-year olds. Some 18-year olds remain in the secure estate for children and young people if they only have a short period of their sentence to serve, to avoid disrupting their regimes.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 14/01/2022 14:37:26 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1401449

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2021 to Question 90879, on Prisoners' Release, how many prisoners released in error had been convicted of rape; and for how long those prisoners remained at large before being returned to custody.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	100557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>A prisoner is released in error if they are released earlier than their correct release date, they will be unlawfully at large until and unless they are subsequently released correctly or returned to custody. If the person released is not aware of the error and makes no attempt to evade arrest, then they have committed no offence and, in that sense, they may not be at fault.</p><p> </p><p>Releases in error are monitored closely to analyse the frequency across the estate and identify any trends nationally, while taking into consideration the management of risk to the public.</p><p> </p><p>(i) How many prisoners released in error had been convicted of rape; and for how long these prisoners remained at large before being returned to custody</p><p> </p><p>If a request is made for information where very small numbers are involved, the MoJ must consider whether this could lead to the identification of individuals. Since the total number of prisoners released in error where their main offence was rape is two or fewer, we are not able to give further details either by year or for the whole period.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/01/2022 17:22:39 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1401520

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts
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 average number of cases (a) crown courts and (b) magistrates courts have heard in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	100558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The table below shows the latest published data on the number of disposals in the Crown Courts in the last three years. This data can be found on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-court-statistics" target="_blank">criminal court statistics information page</a>.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Number of disposals in the Crown Courts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021 (up to June)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>99,654</p></td><td><p>78,195</p></td><td><p>48,018</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The table below shows the latest published data on the number of disposals of criminal cases in the Magistrates’ Courts in the last three years. This data can be found on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-court-statistics" target="_blank">criminal court statistics information page</a></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Number of disposals in the Magistrates’ Courts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021 (up to June)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1,441,778</p></td><td><p>1,040,308</p></td><td><p>590,065</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 13/01/2022 18:16:55 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1401569

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2022 to Question 98316, if he will publish the eligibility criteria for early release under the End of Custody Temporary Release scheme.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	100559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The End of Custody Temporary Release scheme (ECTR) operated between April and August 2020. Full eligibility details were published at the time. These included minimising the risk to public protection, with those assessed as a high risk of serious harm or convicted of sexual or violent offences excluded; only those who were already close to release and had already served at least half of their time in prison were eligible. In order to comply with contemporaneous Government directions on Covid-19 prisoners would have to have suitable accommodation and healthcare provision available outside of custody.</p><p> </p><p>When considering who would be eligible for the scheme, establishments assessed their entire populations to find those potentially eligible based on sentence length, and offence type among other factors. Those who met the initial criteria were then assessed based on their behaviour in custody and healthcare needs among other factors prior to deciding if they were suitable for release. Data on the number of prisoners who reached the final stages of risk assessment for the ECTR could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 100560 question first answered 13/01/2022 17:08:37 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1401571

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2022 to Question 98316, how many risk assessments of inmates were carried out under the End of Custody Temporary Release scheme.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	100560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The End of Custody Temporary Release scheme (ECTR) operated between April and August 2020. Full eligibility details were published at the time. These included minimising the risk to public protection, with those assessed as a high risk of serious harm or convicted of sexual or violent offences excluded; only those who were already close to release and had already served at least half of their time in prison were eligible. In order to comply with contemporaneous Government directions on Covid-19 prisoners would have to have suitable accommodation and healthcare provision available outside of custody.</p><p> </p><p>When considering who would be eligible for the scheme, establishments assessed their entire populations to find those potentially eligible based on sentence length, and offence type among other factors. Those who met the initial criteria were then assessed based on their behaviour in custody and healthcare needs among other factors prior to deciding if they were suitable for release. Data on the number of prisoners who reached the final stages of risk assessment for the ECTR could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 100559 question first answered 13/01/2022 17:08:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1400377

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Demonstrations: Bristol
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the law following the acquittal of the four people accused of causing criminal damage to a statue of Edward Colston in Bristol.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	98885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service can choose to refer the case to the Attorney General, and if she agrees, she can ask the Court of Appeal to review whether the law needs to be clarified. This would not change the outcome of this specific case.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, we are in the process of changing the law to ensure that those found guilty of desecrating or damaging a memorial face a punishment that better reflects the high sentimental and emotional impact these actions can have.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/01/2022 14:40:58 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1400383

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2021 to Question 94398 on Prisons: Drugs, whether he will publish data on the weights of drug finds by individual type of (a) Class A, (b) Class B and (c) Class C drug.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	98967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>Data on the weights of drug finds by individual types of (a) Class A, (b) Class B and (c) Class C drugs is published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2020-to-march-2021" target="_blank">here</a> (Chart 9, 2_b) from 2017 to 2021. It is not possible to split the total weight of drugs found in prisons by type or class of drug, so it is not possible to publish the data on drug weights by class of drug.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/01/2022 17:03:34 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1400473

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Repairs and Maintenance
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 number of court sitting days lost as a result of broken heating systems, lifts and disrepair in courts in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	98968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>HMCTS does not hold court sittings data that provides this level of detail.</p><p> </p><p>Since 4 October 2021 HMCTS has been explicitly capturing the effect of planned and unplanned maintenance on our estate, and this has resulted in the lost availability of 754 courtroom days up to 1 January 2022. This represents less than 1% of sitting days during this period. Not all lost courtroom days result in a lost sitting day as these can be transferred to other rooms, if available.</p><p> </p><p>The HMCTS estate is kept under regular review and priority is given to ensuring that buildings are safe, secure, meet statutory requirements and protect continuity of service.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 11/01/2022 17:02:00 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1399775

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to prevent people released from prison from re-offending within 14 days of their release.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	98293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>This Government is committed to reducing crime by tackling reoffending. We know the likelihood of ex-offenders reoffending is significantly decreased if they have a home, a job and access to healthcare, including substance misuse treatment. We are building on the investment made in 2021 by spending £200 million a year by 2024-25 to address these factors and ensure prison leavers have a strong foundation on release.</p><p> </p><p>Our <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1038765/prisons-strategy-white-paper.pdf" target="_blank">Prisons Strategy White Paper</a>, published in December, sets out our vision for reducing reoffending. This includes our aim that no-one subject to probation supervision is released from prison homeless. We are therefore expanding our new Community Accommodation Service, which currently provides up to twelve weeks temporary housing in five regions, to support the thousands of people in England and Wales who leave prison each year without accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>We plan to transform how prisons get offenders into work. We will open our doors to the private sector to overhaul the opportunities for work offered in prisons, on Release on Temporary Licence and on release. We will do this by implementing dedicated Employment Advisors in prisons, developing a digital tool that will match prisoners to jobs and establishing local employment boards to link prisons with business networks.</p><p> </p><p>We will also introduce new Resettlement Passports, which will be set up prior to release and will bring together the key information and services that an individual needs to resettle into society.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 14/01/2022 14:30:23 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1399790

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the debate of 10 March 2021, Official report, col 144WH, what discussions his Department has had on the recent work of the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee in respect of proposed changes to the legal status of algorithmic decisions in criminal law.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	98380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The outcome of the Rule Committee’s continuing discussion is awaited and Ministry of Justice officials are participating. The Committee will be pleased to describe that discussion in full detail and to supply the hon. Member with copies of its papers. Its secretary will write to him with those documents.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/01/2022 11:47:23 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones