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828316

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

828317

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	Family Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to reduce the number of cases in which people are repeatedly compelled to appear in a family court due to action by a former partner.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	903500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Using court processes to further abuse is completely unacceptable. Family courts have the power to act if they see evidence of this.</p><p>The court can strike out any action it views as an abuse of process or issue an order restricting the litigant’s ability to continue with further applications or claims.</p><p>New family court rules were introduced in November to make sure vulnerable court users get the support they need in the courtroom.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 23/01/2018 17:31:51 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

828318

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	Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of victim support officers.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Fiona Onasanya
uin	903501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Victim Liaison Officers play a key role in supporting victims of crime.</p><p>The National Probation Service recently reviewed the number of Victim Liaison Officers. The work was completed in November 2017.</p><p>The review we have conducted on the impact of probation reform on the Victim Liaison Officer service has allowed us to robustly assess demand and has led to an increase from 169 to 189 Victim Liaison Officers.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 23/01/2018 17:21:28 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4629 label Biography information for Fiona Onasanya

828319

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 help treat prisoners with mental health problems.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	903502
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 903499 question first answered 23/01/2018 17:23:42 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

828320

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	Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of reforms to the National Probation Service on the operation of the victim contact scheme.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	903504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Victim Contact Scheme is a fundamental part of the government’s commitment to victims of crime.</p><p>The National Probation Service continue to monitor the impact of probation reform on its services. As part of this it reviews Victim Liaison Officer resource levels.</p><p>All victim contact was allocated to the National Probation Service following reforms to probation: the remit and scope of the Victim Liaison Officers remained the same.</p><p>The review we have conducted on the impact of probation reform on the Victim Liaison Officer service has allowed us to robustly assess demand and has led to an increase from 169 to 189 Victim Liaison Officers.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 23/01/2018 17:24:27 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

828321

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	Courts: Modernisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to modernise the courts system.
tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
tabling member printed	Dr Caroline Johnson
uin	903505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>We remain committed to our £1b modernisation programme, which has already started improving life for those who use and need our courts.</p><p>There are already a number of active pilots, including trialling the online filing of applications, which are saving applicants significant time.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 23/01/2018 17:49:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson

828322

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	Young Offender Institutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of violence and self-harm in young offenders institutions.
tabling member constituency	St Helens South and Whiston
tabling member printed	Ms Marie Rimmer
uin	903506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The safety of young people in custody is our highest priority.</p><p>Current levels of violence and self-harm within the youth estate are too high. That is why we are investing £64 million to reform youth custody, to reduce violence and improve outcomes for young people upon their release.</p><p>This includes expanding frontline staff capacity in public-sector Young Offender Institutions by 20%, introducing a new youth justice specialist role, creating Enhanced Support Units for young people with the most complex needs and developing two secure schools – one in the North West and one in the South East of England.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 23/01/2018 17:24:50 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4457 label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer

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