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837758

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date	06/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Juries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department provides to people selected for jury service to ensure that they understand their duties as jurors.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	126789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>There is a range of guidance material available to jurors.</p><p> </p><p>Upon confirming their jury service, jurors are sent an information pack, which, alongside practical information, includes a booklet called, ‘Your Guide to Jury Service’ which sets out what happens during jury service and what is expected of a juror. This booklet is also available online.</p><p> </p><p>All jurors are shown a short film entitled, ‘Your Role as a Juror’ on their first day of jury service which explains what they should expect and what their role is. This is also available online.</p><p> </p><p>Once summoned, a juror can contact the Jury Central Summoning Bureau if they are unsure of any aspect of their jury service, or once at court can speak to court staff. Further information and guidance for jurors can also be found on the gov.uk website.</p><p> </p><p>The Lord Chief Justice has recently introduced a new notice to be handed to jurors when they are sworn in which details their legal responsibilities and the possible penalties of failing to adhere to them. The new notice is being rolled out on a staged basis across all Crown Court centres with a view to completion in 2018-19.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/02/2018 13:27:59 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

837358

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Juries: Translation Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people who are selected for jury service have full access to translation services if they do not understand English.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	126477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2018 answer text <p>Persons summoned for jury service who would require any type of third party assistance within the deliberating room such as a language interpreter are discharged from jury service. The Juries Act 1974 provides for the judge to discharge a jury summons if there is doubt as to the capacity of the person summoned to act effectively as a juror on account of their insufficient understanding of English.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/02/2018 17:08:37 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

834606

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Orders: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have carried out work under the Community Payback project in York in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	126054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>Since the transition to Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) in 2014, the closest reportable area to York is Humberside, Lincolnshire &amp; North Yorkshire CRC. To provide a consistent time series, data for the corresponding Trusts to that CRC have been provided up to, and including, the transition period during 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The number of offenders that have completed Community Payback (CP) Requirements, by Year, is included in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><em>Calendar Year</em></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>Probation Provider</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CPA Humber Lincs &amp; N Yorks</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1,166</p></td><td><p>1,865</p></td><td><p>1,685</p></td><td><p>1,574</p></td><td><p>6,290</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><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Probation Trusts contiguous to CPA Humber, Lincs &amp; N Yorks</p></td><td><p>2,682</p></td><td><p>2,816</p></td><td><p>2,756</p></td><td><p>2,340</p></td><td><p>811</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>11,405</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2,682 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2,816 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2,756 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2,340 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 1,977 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 1,865 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 1,685 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 1,574 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 17,695 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>'Completed' means that all hours ordered by the court were worked. Community Payback requirements that were revoked by the court, which reached the end of the operational period without being fully worked (for a Suspended Sentence or Supervision Default Order) or where the offender died or left England and Wales are not counted.</p><p> </p><p>An offender will be counted once in each year they complete a CP requirement, whether those requirements relate to the same sentence or different sentences.</p><p> </p><p>Community Payback schemes enable offenders to serve a community sentence and make reparation to communities in a constructive and suitably demanding way. Constructive work may also help offenders reform by re-integrating back into the community through more intensive rehabilitation.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 09/02/2018 14:47:52 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

834609

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Askham Grange Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether a decision has been made on the future of Askham Grange Women's Prison.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	126057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government set out its ambition for a reformed prison estate in the November 2016 Prison Safety and Reform White Paper. Our reforms will close ageing and ineffective prisons and replace them with buildings fit for today’s demands.</p><p> </p><p>As we previously announced in 2013, it remains our intention to close HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Askham Grange. No closure date has yet been set for this establishment.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 08/02/2018 17:11:15 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

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