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601990

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	National Offender Management Service
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 11 October 2016 to Question 46577 which foreign jurisdictions have made use of the information and resources to which she refers during the last five years; and how much has been received from such jurisdictions in fees.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	48793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>As I stated in my earlier response, the National Offender Management Service can provide foreign jurisdictions access to a range of information including accredited programmes and related assessments and training in return for a fee, under a licence agreement. Over the last five years, we have provided intervention and assessment guidance under licence to Canada, New Zealand and the Netherlands and training to Ireland. We have received £11,340 in fees. All services and materials currently provided to foreign jurisdictions under a licence agreement are either free or provided on the basis of cost recovery only.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to services provided under the Just Solutions International brand, which was closed down in September 2015, details are fully documented in a National Audit Office report, available here: <a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/report/investigation-into-just-solutions-international/" target="_blank">https://www.nao.org.uk/report/investigation-into-just-solutions-international/</a></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 19/10/2016 16:41:50 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

601144

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Codes of Practice: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans the Government has to include the key entitlements for victims and witnesses set out in her Department's Code of Practice for Victims of Crime, published in October 2015, in primary legislation.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	48620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>Victims deserve the best possible support to help them cope with what they have been through and recover as much as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The Victims’ Code is a statutory code of practice, and the legislation governing the Code makes clear that the Code sets out the services that are to be provided to victims of crime. Under the Code if victims do not receive those services they are entitled to complain and, if dissatisfied with the outcome of the complaint, refer it to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.</p><p> </p><p>Nevertheless we know there is more to do to further increase the rights of victims. We will announce our plans in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 18/10/2016 16:12:13 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

601145

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
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 12 October 2016 to Question 41032, whether the families of the victims of the 61 prisoners convicted of murder released on Christmas Day 2015 were informed of the offender's temporary release.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	48562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>Under the statutory victim contact service operated by the National Probation Service, victims of murder and other specified violent or sexual offences, where the offender has been sentenced to 12 months or more imprisonment, must be offered the chance to receive information about key developments in an offender’s sentence. This includes release on temporary licence (ROTL). Victims also have the statutory right to make representations about licence conditions on ROTL, such as an exclusion zone. Victims will be told when a series of ROTLs begin, but are not generally told each time a ROTL takes place.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 24/10/2016 08:50:37 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

601146

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
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 on 12 October 2016 to Question 41032, what the average release period was for those offenders broken down by category of offence.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	48567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The information requested in relation to Question 48567 can be found in Table 1 below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Table 1: Average release period for prisoners on temporary release on 25 December 2015, England &amp; Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of prisoners released</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average number of days released<sup>(1)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All offence groups</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>973</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Violence against the person</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual offences</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft offences</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal damage and arson</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drug offences</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Possession of weapons</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public order offences</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Miscellaneous crimes against society</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud offences</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Summary non-motoring</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>(1) Cases where a prisoner has been released on temporary licence on 25 December 2015 and also returns to prison on the 25 December 2015 will be counted as a release of 1 day in length. Equivalently, a release on temporary licence on 25 December 2015 with a return to prison occurring the following day will be counted as a release of 2 days in length.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>An asterisk (*) has been used to suppress values of two or less. This is to prevent the disclosure of individual information. Further disclosure control may be completed where this alone is not sufficient.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Data sources and quality</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>The figures in these tables have been drawn 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></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information requested in relation to Question 48568 can be found in Table 2 below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Table 2: Prisoners convicted of murder on temporary release on 25 December 2015, by discharging prison establishment, England &amp; Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Discharging prison establishment</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Askham Grange</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brixton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drake Hall</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Sutton Park</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grendon/Spring Hill</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hewell</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hollesley Bay</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirklevington Grange</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland / Hatfield</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standford Hill (Sheppey cluster)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudbury</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Usk / Prescoed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Data sources and quality</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The figures in these tables have been drawn 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></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 48568 question first answered 02/03/2017 16:24:52 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

601147

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
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 8 October 2016 to Question 41032, from which prisons the 61 prisoners convicted of murder were released from on temporary licence for Christmas Day 2015.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	48568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The information requested in relation to Question 48567 can be found in Table 1 below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Table 1: Average release period for prisoners on temporary release on 25 December 2015, England &amp; Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of prisoners released</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average number of days released<sup>(1)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All offence groups</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>973</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Violence against the person</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual offences</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft offences</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal damage and arson</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drug offences</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Possession of weapons</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public order offences</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Miscellaneous crimes against society</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud offences</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Summary non-motoring</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>(1) Cases where a prisoner has been released on temporary licence on 25 December 2015 and also returns to prison on the 25 December 2015 will be counted as a release of 1 day in length. Equivalently, a release on temporary licence on 25 December 2015 with a return to prison occurring the following day will be counted as a release of 2 days in length.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>An asterisk (*) has been used to suppress values of two or less. This is to prevent the disclosure of individual information. Further disclosure control may be completed where this alone is not sufficient.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Data sources and quality</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>The figures in these tables have been drawn 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></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information requested in relation to Question 48568 can be found in Table 2 below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Table 2: Prisoners convicted of murder on temporary release on 25 December 2015, by discharging prison establishment, England &amp; Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Discharging prison establishment</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Askham Grange</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brixton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drake Hall</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Sutton Park</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grendon/Spring Hill</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hewell</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hollesley Bay</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirklevington Grange</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland / Hatfield</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standford Hill (Sheppey cluster)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudbury</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Usk / Prescoed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Data sources and quality</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The figures in these tables have been drawn 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></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 48567 question first answered 02/03/2017 16:24:52 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

601148

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Muslim Arbitration Tribunal: Judges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions her Department has had with the Judicial Office on permitting district judges to sit as presiding judges at the Muslim Arbitration Tribunal.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	48560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The involvement of judges in outside organisations is covered by the Guide to Judicial Conduct, which is published by the independent judiciary. The guide is publicly available on gov.uk. The Department does not discuss the application of this guidance to individual cases.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 18/10/2016 09:32:08 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

601150

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Service: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to improve the safety of prison staff at work.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	48599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>Prisons should be places of safety and reform. Improving safety and decreasing violence is an urgent priority for the Government.</p><p> </p><p>Prison officers are some our finest public servants. We do not underestimate the challenges faced by everyone working in prisons. We will continue to support our staff to help them maintain safe and secure prisons.</p><p>Funding of £14 million will be given to 10 prisons with some of the highest rates of violence for additional staff to implement new offender management arrangements, including dedicated prisoner contact time.</p><p> </p><p>We will be setting out our plans for prison safety and reform in a White Paper in the coming weeks, including our plans to reduce prison violence.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 18/10/2016 14:24:12 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

601151

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Metals: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what convictions have been secured against people for not displaying a copy of their scrap metal licence (a) at each site identified in the licence and (b) on any vehicle that was being used in the course of the dealer's business in each year since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	48591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and offenders found guilty and sentenced at all courts for accepting cash payment for Scrap metal under section 6 of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013, in England and Wales, from 2013 to 2015, can be viewed in table 1.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Table 1: Defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty and sentenced at all courts for offences under Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013<sup>(1)</sup>, England and Wales, 2013 to 2015<sup>(2)(3)</sup></strong></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 rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Offence</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Prosecuted</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Found guilty</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Sentenced</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><em>of which</em></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Fine</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Make payment for scrap metal other than by cheque / electronic transfer - site manager</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>Make payment for scrap metal other than by cheque / electronic transfer when acting for scrap metal dealer</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><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 rowspan="2"><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Make payment for scrap metal other than by cheque / electronic transfer - site manager</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Make payment for scrap metal other than by cheque / electronic transfer when acting for scrap metal dealer</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>2015</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>Make payment for scrap metal other than by cheque / electronic transfer - site manager</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>Make payment for scrap metal other than by cheque / electronic transfer when acting for scrap metal dealer</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</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><p>'-' = Nil</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><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="3"><p>(1) Includes Contrary to sections 12(1), (4) and (6) of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013.</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><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="5"><p>(2) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </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="5"><p>(3) 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></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </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="5"><p>Convictions may exceed prosecutions in a given year because defendants who appear before both courts may be convicted at the Crown Court for a different offence to that for which they were originally proceeded against at magistrates’ court.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </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="2"><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</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="2"><p>Ref: PQ 48545</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><strong> </strong></p><p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and offenders found guilty and sentenced at all courts for not displaying a copy of their scrap metal licence (a) at each site identified in the licence and (b) on any vehicle that was being used in the course of the dealer's business in England and Wales, from 2013 to 2015, can be viewed in table 2.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Table 2: Defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty and sentenced at all courts for offences under Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013<sup>(1)</sup>, England and Wales, 2013 to 2015<sup>(2)(3)</sup></strong></p></td><td><p> </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 rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Offence</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Prosecuted</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Found guilty</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Sentenced</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><em>of which</em></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Fine</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Holder of a scrap metal dealers site licence fail to display a copy of the licence prominently in a public area</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>Holder of scrap metal dealers collector's licence fail to display copy of licence in business vehicle so it can be read</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 rowspan="2"><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Holder of a scrap metal dealers site licence fail to display a copy of the licence prominently in a public area</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>Holder of scrap metal dealers collector's licence fail to display copy of licence in business vehicle so it can be read</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3</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 rowspan="2"><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Holder of a scrap metal dealers site licence fail to display a copy of the licence prominently in a public area</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holder of scrap metal dealers collector's licence fail to display copy of licence in business vehicle so it can be read</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</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><p>'-' = Nil</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><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="4"><p>(1) Includes Contrary to sections 10(1),(2),(3),(4),(5)and (6) of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013.</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><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="6"><p>(2) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p></td><td><p> </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="6"><p>(3) 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></td><td><p> </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="5"><p>Convictions may exceed prosecutions in a given year because defendants who appear before both courts may be convicted at the Crown Court for a different offence to that for which they were originally proceeded against at magistrates’ court.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </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="2"><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</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="2"><p>Ref: PQ 48591<strong><br></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></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 21/10/2016 13:52:39 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

601152

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Cremation: Babies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to list the local authorities which have (a) conducted or are conducting inquiries into baby ashes and cremation regulations and (b) had discussions with the Government on conducting potential inquiries.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	48511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>The report of the inquiry into historic infant cremation practices at Emstrey Crematorium in Shropshire was published in June 2015. Lord Bonomy’s Infant Cremation Commission in Scotland also raised concerns about cremation practices. The Government announced reforms in July, which will make sure that where these tragic circumstances arise in future matters are dealt with properly and sensitively.</p><p> </p><p>Ministry of Justice officials had discussions with the chair of the Emstrey inquiry, commissioned by Shropshire County Council, prior to his inquiry beginning and more recently have been in correspondence with Hull City Council about their work to investigate historic practices there.</p><p> </p><p>The National Cremation Working Group, convened by the Ministry of Justice in July 2016, is comprised of representatives from the cremation and funeral industries, voluntary organisations which support bereaved parents, medical professionals and other government departments with an interest in cremation. The group has thus far conducted business by email. Membership is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Action 4 Ashes (Shropshire)</p><p>Action For Ashes (Hull)</p><p>Association of Private Crematoria and Cemeteries</p><p>Blackpool Council</p><p>British Pregnancy Advisory Service</p><p>Conwy County Borough Council</p><p>Co-operative Funeral Care</p><p>Cremation Society of Great Britain</p><p>Cruse Bereavement Care</p><p>Cwm Taf University Health Board</p><p>Department for Communities and Local Government</p><p>Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs</p><p>Department of Health</p><p>Dignity PLC</p><p>Federation of Burial and Cremation Authorities</p><p>Hull City Council</p><p>Human Tissue Authority</p><p>Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management</p><p>Lullaby Trust</p><p>National Association of Funeral Directors</p><p>National Bereavement Alliance</p><p>National Society of Allied Independent Funeral Directors</p><p>Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust</p><p>Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Hampshire</p><p>Royal College of Midwives</p><p>Sands; Stillbirth and neonatal death charity</p><p>Welsh Government</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 48512 question first answered 09/11/2016 12:10:19 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

601153

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Metals: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been (a) charged and (b) convicted for accepting cash payment for scrap metal under section 6 of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 in each year since that Act came into force.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	48545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and offenders found guilty and sentenced at all courts for accepting cash payment for Scrap metal under section 6 of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013, in England and Wales, from 2013 to 2015, can be viewed in table 1.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Table 1: Defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty and sentenced at all courts for offences under Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013<sup>(1)</sup>, England and Wales, 2013 to 2015<sup>(2)(3)</sup></strong></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 rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Offence</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Prosecuted</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Found guilty</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Sentenced</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><em>of which</em></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Fine</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Make payment for scrap metal other than by cheque / electronic transfer - site manager</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>Make payment for scrap metal other than by cheque / electronic transfer when acting for scrap metal dealer</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><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 rowspan="2"><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Make payment for scrap metal other than by cheque / electronic transfer - site manager</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Make payment for scrap metal other than by cheque / electronic transfer when acting for scrap metal dealer</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>2015</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>Make payment for scrap metal other than by cheque / electronic transfer - site manager</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>Make payment for scrap metal other than by cheque / electronic transfer when acting for scrap metal dealer</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</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><p>'-' = Nil</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><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="3"><p>(1) Includes Contrary to sections 12(1), (4) and (6) of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013.</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><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="5"><p>(2) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </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="5"><p>(3) 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></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </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="5"><p>Convictions may exceed prosecutions in a given year because defendants who appear before both courts may be convicted at the Crown Court for a different offence to that for which they were originally proceeded against at magistrates’ court.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </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="2"><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</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="2"><p>Ref: PQ 48545</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><strong> </strong></p><p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and offenders found guilty and sentenced at all courts for not displaying a copy of their scrap metal licence (a) at each site identified in the licence and (b) on any vehicle that was being used in the course of the dealer's business in England and Wales, from 2013 to 2015, can be viewed in table 2.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Table 2: Defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty and sentenced at all courts for offences under Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013<sup>(1)</sup>, England and Wales, 2013 to 2015<sup>(2)(3)</sup></strong></p></td><td><p> </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 rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Offence</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Prosecuted</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Found guilty</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Sentenced</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><em>of which</em></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Fine</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Holder of a scrap metal dealers site licence fail to display a copy of the licence prominently in a public area</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>Holder of scrap metal dealers collector's licence fail to display copy of licence in business vehicle so it can be read</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 rowspan="2"><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Holder of a scrap metal dealers site licence fail to display a copy of the licence prominently in a public area</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>Holder of scrap metal dealers collector's licence fail to display copy of licence in business vehicle so it can be read</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3</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 rowspan="2"><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Holder of a scrap metal dealers site licence fail to display a copy of the licence prominently in a public area</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holder of scrap metal dealers collector's licence fail to display copy of licence in business vehicle so it can be read</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</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><p>'-' = Nil</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><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="4"><p>(1) Includes Contrary to sections 10(1),(2),(3),(4),(5)and (6) of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013.</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><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="6"><p>(2) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p></td><td><p> </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="6"><p>(3) 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></td><td><p> </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="5"><p>Convictions may exceed prosecutions in a given year because defendants who appear before both courts may be convicted at the Crown Court for a different offence to that for which they were originally proceeded against at magistrates’ court.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </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="2"><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</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="2"><p>Ref: PQ 48591</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> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 21/10/2016 13:51:05 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson