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registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to improve support for prisoners with mental health conditions.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	903499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>All prisoners are assessed by clinical staff when they arrive in prison. If mental health needs are identified, prisoners are referred for treatment or follow up assessment.</p><p>Safety and security are crucial to supporting better mental health in prisons. We committed to an increase of 2,500 prison officers by the end of 2018, and have recruited 1,255 to date, putting us on track.</p><p>Additional staff will enable us to provide dedicated officers for offenders who will be better placed to recognise and react to changes in behaviour or mental well-being.</p><p>All staff in prisons will receive revised mental health awareness training and, so far, 11,000 have started this training.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 903502 question first answered 23/01/2018 17:23:42 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

827901

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Immigration: Legal Profession
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that there is a sufficient number of qualified immigration lawyers to meet present demands.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL4951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>Whilst the Government recognises that it is important that there are enough immigration lawyers to meet demand, the legal services sector is rightly independent of government and the training of new lawyers is a matter for the legal services regulators and profession itself. I can confirm the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority has indicated that there are currently 1,885 out of some 10,400 recognised law firms that have a proportion of their work in immigration.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 05/02/2018 17:06:03 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

827902

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many initial immigration decisions were overturned on appeal in (1) 1990, (2) 1995, (3) 2000, (4) 2005, (5) 2010, and (6) 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL4952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The number of immigration appeals allowed by first-tier tribunals were:</p><p> </p><p>2005 – 13,221</p><p>2010 – 35,563</p><p>2015 – 17,582</p><p> </p><p>The equivalent information for 1990, 1995 and 2000 is not held centrally by HM Courts and Tribunals Service.</p><p> </p><p>For information on immigration appeals allowed, the following Immigration and Asylum Tribunal categories have been combined: Managed Migration, Entry Clearance, Human Rights &amp; EEA Free Movement.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of Immigration and Asylum appeal decisions is published quarterly, from 2007/08 onwards:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 01/02/2018 16:31:10 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

827996

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Women with Particular Vulnerabilities in the Criminal Justice System Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department is making on implementation of the recommendations of the Corston Report on women with particular vulnerabilities in the criminal justice system, published in March 2017.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	123956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government accepted 40 out of the 43 recommendations of Baroness Corston’s Review of Women with Particular Vulnerabilities in the Criminal Justice System and progress has been made in part or fully against these.</p><p> </p><p>In recognition of the distinct needs of female offenders, we are developing a female offender strategy to improve outcomes for women in the community and in custody. This will build on the principles set out in Baroness Corston’s report.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 25/01/2018 17:59:20 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

827998

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sentencing: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many female offenders received an immediate custodial sentence in each of the last seven years; and what the percentage change in that number was for each police force area in England and Wales in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	123958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The number of female offenders sentenced to immediate custody in England and Wales, by police force area, from 2010 to 2016, can be viewed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Court proceedings data, including sentencing outcomes, for 2017 is planned for publication in May 2018.</p><p> </p><p>In recognition of the distinct needs of female offenders, we are developing a female offender strategy to improve outcomes for women in the community and in custody.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Female offenders sentenced to immediate custody, England and Wales, by Police Force Area, 2010 to 2016 <sup>(1)(2)</sup></strong></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><p><strong>Force</strong></p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</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><p>London <sup>(3)</sup></p></td><td><p>1,691</p></td><td><p>1,822</p></td><td><p>1,566</p></td><td><p>1,320</p></td><td><p>1,318</p></td><td><p>1,192</p></td><td><p>1,286</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>239</p></td><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p>265</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>267</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>468</p></td><td><p>486</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>405</p></td><td><p>451</p></td><td><p>405</p></td><td><p>309</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>168</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>294</p></td><td><p>336</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>157</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>147</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>630</p></td><td><p>580</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>493</p></td><td><p>536</p></td><td><p>525</p></td><td><p>559</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>112</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>183</p></td><td><p>179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>147</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>231</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>194</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>176</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>213</p></td><td><p>204</p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>255</p></td><td><p>224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>267</p></td><td><p>245</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>192</p></td><td><p>217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sussex</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>194</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon and Cornwall</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Avon and Somerset</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>207</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>164</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Wales</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwent</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Wales</p></td><td><p>327</p></td><td><p>328</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>344</p></td><td><p>345</p></td><td><p>328</p></td><td><p>387</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dyfed-Powys</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England and Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,196</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,418</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,709</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,138</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,525</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,323</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,313</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(1) The sentence shown is the most severe sentence given for the principal offence (i.e. the principal sentence), secondary sentences given for the principal offence and sentences for non-principal offences are not counted in the tables.</p><p>(2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</p><p>(3) Includes the Metropolitan Police and City of London Police Force Areas.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 29/01/2018 15:27:22 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

827999

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sentencing: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost to the public purse was of (a) community supervision and (b) custodial prison sentences for female prisoners in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	123959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS) does not calculate separately the average cost of community supervision by gender. Additionally, the information recorded on the HMPPS central accounting system does not allow the identification of such costs.</p><p> </p><p>In respect of information for average cost for female prisoners serving custodial prison sentences, HMPPS routinely publishes average costs per prisoner, costs per prison place and overall prison unit costs for each private and public sector prison in England and Wales, including all categories of the female estate. This information is produced on an annual basis and is published after the end of each financial year.</p><p> </p><p>Information on prison expenditure for previous financial years can be accessed in the Prison and Probation Performance Statistics pages for each financial year on the <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> website. Prison unit costs can be found within the Excel document Costs per prison place and cost per prisoner by individual prison establishment in the ‘Cost by Establishment’ tab.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent published figures for financial year 2016-17 can be accessed on the www.gov.uk website from the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistic%20s/prison-performance-statistics-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistic s/prison-performance-statistics-2016-to-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 30/01/2018 13:51:12 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

828000

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sentencing: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of women who have received a custodial prison sentence have had children under the age of 18 at the time of their sentencing in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	123960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the impact that imprisonment has on the offender and their families, particularly children.</p><p> </p><p>Work is ongoing to improve the quality of information that sentencers receive about community sentencing options and to ensure that sentencers are made aware and can take account of whether an offender is a primary carer or has been pregnant or given birth within the last 6 months.</p><p> </p><p>We will shortly be setting out our strategy for female offenders, to improve outcomes for women in the community and in custody. This will include women with young children, babies and other caring responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 25/01/2018 16:28:04 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

828001

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the recidivism rates for female prisoners who have received (a) custodial prison sentences and (b) community supervision orders in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	123961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to doing all we can to address the issues around female offending so we can better protect the public and deliver more effective rehabilitation. That is why we plan to set out a strategy for female offenders, to improve outcomes and services for women in both the community and custody</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the proven reoffending data for adult females released from custody or receiving community orders between January 2011 and December 2015. As it shows, reconviction rates have remained relatively stable across this period.</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><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><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><em>New Data Source</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jan - Mar 2011</p></td><td><p>Apr - Jun 2011</p></td><td><p>Jul - Sep 2011</p></td><td><p>Oct - Dec 2011</p></td><td><p>Jan - Mar 2012</p></td><td><p>Apr - Jun 2012</p></td><td><p>Jul - Sep 2012</p></td><td><p>Oct - Dec 2012</p></td><td><p>Jan - Mar 2013</p></td><td><p>Apr - Jun 2013</p></td><td><p>Jul - Sep 2013</p></td><td><p>Oct - Dec 2013</p></td><td><p>Jan - Mar 2014</p></td><td><p>Apr - Jun 2014</p></td><td><p>Jul - Sep 2014</p></td><td><p>Oct - Dec 2014</p></td><td><p>Jan - Mar 2015</p></td><td><p>Apr - Jun 2015</p></td><td><p>Jul - Sep 2015</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Oct - Dec 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Custody</strong></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><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><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>Proportion of offenders who reoffend (%)</p></td><td><p>48.5</p></td><td><p>49.1</p></td><td><p>47.6</p></td><td><p>48.2</p></td><td><p>48.2</p></td><td><p>49.2</p></td><td><p>51.1</p></td><td><p>49.1</p></td><td><p>50.5</p></td><td><p>49.8</p></td><td><p>50.4</p></td><td><p>52.4</p></td><td><p>52.0</p></td><td><p>52.5</p></td><td><p>52.2</p></td><td><p>53.2</p></td><td><p>53.7</p></td><td><p>51.2</p></td><td><p>53.6</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>53.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Community Orders<sup>1</sup> </strong></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><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><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>Proportion of offenders who reoffend (%)</p></td><td><p>33.5</p></td><td><p>31.9</p></td><td><p>33.5</p></td><td><p>32.8</p></td><td><p>32.1</p></td><td><p>31.7</p></td><td><p>31.5</p></td><td><p>32.0</p></td><td><p>33.4</p></td><td><p>34.2</p></td><td><p>34.6</p></td><td><p>34.4</p></td><td><p>31.9</p></td><td><p>31.8</p></td><td><p>31.4</p></td><td><p>31.9</p></td><td><p>29.7</p></td><td><p>30.5</p></td><td><p>32.0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>31.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Notes</strong></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><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><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="22"><p>1. Community Orders were introduced in the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and came into force from April 2005. &quot;-&quot; indicates that data is not available for January - March 2005.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="22"><p>2. These figures have been derived from administrative IT systems, which as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="22"><p>3. A proven reoffence is defined as any offence committed in a one year follow-up period that leads to a court conviction, caution, reprimand or warning in the one year follow-up or within a further six month waiting period to allow the offence to be proven in court.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="22"><p>4. Number of offenders in each disposal category do not sum to the total number of offenders. This is due to a difference in methodology to provide a realistic and relevant view of proven reoffending by disposal type. The first event within each disposal is taken as the start point. Therefore, some offenders will appear in more than one disposal category.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="22"><p>5. From October 2015 onwards, reoffending data are collected using different data sources to previous quarters. January to March 2005 is the earliest quarter for which proven reoffending data exists, however the quarters before October 2015 are not directly comparable to those after.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 25/01/2018 17:58:49 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

828054

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on providing tailored employment support to prisoners before their release.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	124014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice works closely with the Department for Work and Pensions to improve the employment outcomes for prisoners. This included the review of the DWP Prison Work Coach role to ensure a greater focus on employment and ensure input throughout an offender’s sentence including:</p><ul><li>Facilitating work experience, training and employment opportunities, in prison and beyond</li><li>linking with local Job Centres to help prisons adapt their work and training to meet local labour market needs</li><li>linking with Jobcentre Work Coaches to ensure continuous support as people leave prison.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 30/01/2018 16:11:18 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

828073

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his Answer of 15 January 2018 to Question 121252, on Coroners, whether he has made an assessment of whether the actions of the Coroner for Inner North London are in line with that guidance; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	124033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>Coroners are independent judicial office holders. As such, it would be inappropriate for Ministers to comment.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 30/01/2018 13:24:52 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar