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1137047

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Length of Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) salary and (b) pension contributions for HM Courts and Tribunals Service staff are determined by length of service.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	273440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is responsible for setting out the terms and conditions for all staff within Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service. Length of service is not a consideration in determining an employee’s starting salary or the annual pay award amount that they receive.</p><p> </p><p>Length of service is not a factor in calculating an employee’s pension contributions.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/07/2019 16:54:04 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1137053

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of prison officers in post was in each prison where performance was found to be of serious concern in the Annual Prison Performance Ratings 2017-18 in the last six months of (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	273446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2019 answer text <p>The table below sets out average numbers of prison officers in each prison where prison was found to be of serious concern during 2017-18.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Average<sup>1</sup> number of HMPPS band 3-5 prison officers<sup>2</sup> in post in each prison where performance was found to be of serious concern in the Annual Prison Performance Ratings 2017-18<sup>3</sup>.</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Full Time Equivalent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Average number of Prison officers in post…</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Between July and December 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Between July and December 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>232</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>178</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>238</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>367</p></td><td><p>351</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>292</p></td><td><p>285</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Onley</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portland</p></td><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Mount</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>238</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td><p>428</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wormwood Scrubs</p></td><td><p>227</p></td><td><p>316</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1. Average of monthly snapshots, taken at the end of the month.</p><p>2. Includes Band 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl. specialists), Band 4 / Supervising Officer and Band 5 / Custodial Managers.</p><p>3. Includes Public Sector Prisons only. Excludes Birmingham and Peterborough which are private prisons.</p><p> </p><p>Every public sector prison has an agreed safe, decent and secure operating level (SDSOL) which reflects the category of prison and the types of prisoners held. The SDSOL is central to the delivery of the regime in every prison. Since April 2017 Governors have been empowered to manage workforce planning locally and use this flexibility to set their own staffing arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>We are recruiting more prison officers across England and Wales as part of the Offender Management in Custody model (OMiC) and to support Youth Justice Reform. The majority of newly recruited Prison Officers are already on the landings, joining our officers who play a vital role in making sure prisons are safe, secure and decent.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 12/07/2019 11:52:00 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1137057

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, by what year will each person entitled to an employment tribunal fee refund have received one.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	273449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The MoJ is committed to allowing every person who is entitled to a refund to apply for one.</p><p> </p><p>We are unable to predict the year in which all of the refunds will have been made. This is because it is dependent on those eligible coming forward to claim a refund.</p><p> </p><p>We have taken a wide range of proactive steps to publicise the refund scheme, including through the gov.uk website, letters to parliamentarians, and information disseminated through partners such as trades unions, the Law Society and the Citizens Advice. From April 2018, we wrote to everyone entitled to a refund and who had not yet applied, as well as interested MPs, to ensure they were aware of the scheme and how to apply. We will continue to monitor the progress of the refund scheme going forward.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 08/07/2019 15:36:35 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1136586

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Females: Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of training for prison officers working with women with a mental health need.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	272741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>All Prison Officers complete the Prison Officer Entry Level Training which includes sessions on mental heallth, self-harm and suicide and personality disorder. There has very recently been the development of a new course specifically for the female estate called POWER – Positive Outcomes for Women: Empowerment &amp; Rehabilition. This is a two-day programme and is due to be rolled out shortly across the estate. One of the modules specifically refers to mental health in the female estate, with an aim to ensure delegates gain an overview of the mental health needs of female offenders and how this impacts on offending – including understanding the main disorders found in women in prison; the challenges caused by psychosis and schizophrenia; and explores the personality disorder pathway and personality disorder services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 08/07/2019 16:45:14 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1136237

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Burglary: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of people sentenced for domestic burglary for (a) the third time, (b) more than three times received (i) an immediate custodial sentence of up to three years, (ii) an immediate a custodial sentence of more than three years and (iii) a non-custodial sentence in each year since 1993.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	272237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the tables attached with this answer. These tables include data on:</p><ul><li>The average custodial sentence length for offenders sentenced for domestic burglary, broken down by the order of sentence occasion, covering the period 2014 – 2018.</li><li>The proportion of offenders sentenced for domestic burglary for the third time, broken down by sentence type and sentence length, covering the period 2000 – 2018.</li><li>The proportion of offenders sentenced for domestic burglary for more than the third time, broken down by sentence type and sentence length, covering the period 2000 – 2018.</li></ul><p> </p><p>This data is not regularly published or held in an easily accessible format. The information supplied has been sourced from a number of complicated queries of the Police National Computer.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 272235 question first answered 09/07/2019 15:53:23 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name PQs 272235 and 272237 Response Table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1136277

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Representation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that customers' experience of the litigant in person portal can be (a) monitored and (b) evaluated.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	272145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with its key delivery partner (the Motor Insurers’ Bureau) and a broad group of expert stakeholders from across the personal injury sector to develop a new accessible IT Service. This will enable both represented and unrepresented claimants to progress Road Traffic Accident related personal injury claims under £5,000.</p><p>Public testing of the IT Service is planned to begin in November 2019 and, in light of user’s experience, the Government will consider making some further modifications to the service before it goes live in April 2020, so that it is easy to understand and navigate.</p><p>In addition, the service will provide a significant amount of management information. The Government is committed to reviewing this management information and how the new service is operating to identify any required changes and improvements approximately eighteen months from implementation. This will include a full evaluation of all relevant data relating to the overall customer experience of claimants using the service.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 10/07/2019 16:13:02 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

1136344

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody: Restraint Techniques
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken to reduce the level of the use of restraint on children in custody.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	272273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>The safety and welfare of children in custody is our highest priority. Restraint is only ever used as a last resort, where there is a risk of harm and no other form of intervention is possible or appropriate. However, we recognise that there are still high levels of restraint.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017, we began to implement a comprehensive reform programme with the aim of improving levels of safety in the youth custodial estate. The programme is underpinned a new evidence-based positive behaviour strategy and significant reform of the workforce. We are also taking specific actions to reduce the number of incidents of restraint, including:</p><ul><li>introducing the Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint framework in all secure training centres (STCs) and under-18 young offender institutions (YOIs). This has been specifically developed to avoid physical restraint as far as possible by using a range of de-escalation, diversion and behaviour management techniques;</li><li>requiring each public STC and YOI to implement a “Restraint Minimisation Strategy”;</li><li>reviewing data on use of force to improve recording and reporting and to improve practice; and</li><li>undertaking a safeguarding review across the youth secure estate.</li></ul><p>In addition, we have recently responded positively to the recommendations on restraint made by the Joint Committee for Human Rights.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 10/07/2019 16:41:29 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1136350

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) value and (b) proportion of employment tribunal fees have been refunded since those fees were abolished.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	272279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>We have written to all claimants we believe are due a refund and the value of employment tribunal fees refunded as of 31 March is £17,296,733. This is approximately 54% of expected refund applications. We will continue to work closely with stakeholders to get the message out, including with trade unions who support and submit large multiple claims.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 08/07/2019 15:09:31 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1136389

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of prisoners released from (a) HMP Northumberland and (b) prisons nationally have had permanent accommodation on their release in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Anne-Marie Trevelyan
uin	272304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>Data on the accommodation status of released prisoners for 2017/18 is published at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performance-quarterly-mi-update-to-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performance-quarterly-mi-update-to-march-2018</a>. Data for 2018/19 is due to be published on 25 July, at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-and-probation-trusts-performance-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-and-probation-trusts-performance-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>It is vital that everyone leaving prison has somewhere safe and secure to live. Having somewhere stable to live acts as a platform for ex-offenders to be able to access the services and support needed to turn their back on crime for good. Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) are working collaboratively with other government departments and interested parties to ensure that we meet the accommodation needs for prisoners on their release.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 272305 272306 question first answered 09/07/2019 19:40:44 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan

1136391

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of prisoners released from (a) HMP Northumberland and (b) prisons nationally have had no accommodation to go to on their release in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Anne-Marie Trevelyan
uin	272306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>Data on the accommodation status of released prisoners for 2017/18 is published at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performance-quarterly-mi-update-to-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performance-quarterly-mi-update-to-march-2018</a>. Data for 2018/19 is due to be published on 25 July, at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-and-probation-trusts-performance-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-and-probation-trusts-performance-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>It is vital that everyone leaving prison has somewhere safe and secure to live. Having somewhere stable to live acts as a platform for ex-offenders to be able to access the services and support needed to turn their back on crime for good. Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) are working collaboratively with other government departments and interested parties to ensure that we meet the accommodation needs for prisoners on their release.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 272304 272305 question first answered 09/07/2019 19:40:44 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan