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620026

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Bail Hostels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders absconded from bail hostels in (a) England and (b) Wales in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	49987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The numbers of recalls of offenders for absconding from Approved Premises between 2010/11 and 2015/16, in England and in Wales, are set out below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>1153</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>986</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>911</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>836</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>753</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">662</del><ins class="ministerial">884</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">21</del><ins class="ministerial">27</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Public protection is our top priority. When an abscond takes place, the offender is recalled, and the Police are notified and are responsible for locating the offender.</p><p> </p><p>We take any breach of licence conditions extremely seriously and offenders who abscond can be sent back to prison.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 01/11/2016 17:33:34 question first ministerially corrected 22/12/2016 11:46:38 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah previous answer version 17832 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

620030

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Bail Hostels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders housed in bail hostels have been taken back into custody as a result of notification from bail hostel staff to police in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	50040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The National Offender Management Service records offenders who have been returned to custody from Approved Premises under seven categories: absconding, breaches of the Approved Premises Rules, positive drugs tests, increasing risk, breaches of licence conditions, breaches of curfew restrictions, and other reasons. All recalls to custody involve the police, since only they have the legal power to return offenders to custody.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers of recalls for any of these reasons between 2011/12 and 2015/16, in England and in Wales, are set out below. These include figures for breach of curfew and absconding, as provided in answer to questions 49931 and 49987 respectively.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2445</p></td><td><p>106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2413</p></td><td><p>115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2339</p></td><td><p>112</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2346</p></td><td><p>109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2467</p></td><td><p>115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2125</del><ins class="ministerial">2807</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">110</del><ins class="ministerial">143</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 01/11/2016 17:30:40 question first ministerially corrected 22/12/2016 11:46:21 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah previous answer version 17831 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

620032

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Bail Hostels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders have been in breach of curfew conditions at bail hostels in (a) England and (b) Wales in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	49931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The National Offender Management Service records only those breaches of curfew restrictions from Probation Approved Premises where offenders are recalled to custody as a result. Curfew breaches, while important, do not necessarily lead to recall. For example, an offender may be only a few minutes late, or may have been unable to return for reasons outside his or her control. In such cases other action may be appropriate instead.</p><p> </p><p>97% of Approved Premises residents complete their time at the Approved Premises without breaching their curfew. The numbers of recalls for breach of curfew between 2011/12 and 2015/16, in England and in Wales, are set out below. Curfew was not recorded separately from other recall reasons in 2010/11.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">234</del><ins class="ministerial">292</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11</del><ins class="ministerial">16</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Public protection is our top priority. When an abscond takes place, police are immediately notified and are responsible for locating the offender. We take any breach of licence conditions extremely seriously and offenders who abscond can be sent back to prison.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 01/11/2016 17:36:44 question first ministerially corrected 22/12/2016 11:46:50 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah previous answer version 17834 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

794360

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Bedford Prison: Discipline
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many additional days of imprisonment were imposed as punishment on prisoners at HM Prison Bedford during 2016?
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
	uin	115333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">During 2016, there were 26 instances of additional days awarded as a punishment following an adjudication at HM Prison Bedford, totalling 411 additional days.</ins><del class="ministerial">The number of additional days awarded to prisoners at HM Prison Bedford as a result of adjudications in 2016 was 26.</del></p><p> </p><p>Discipline procedures are central to the maintenance of a safe custodial environment. They are provided for by the Prison and Young Offender Institution Rules, which require adjudications to be conducted lawfully, fairly and justly. Independent Adjudicators are District Judges or Deputy District Judges who attend prisons and young offender institutions when necessary to hear those adjudication cases which are deemed to be sufficiently serious. Such cases may merit a punishment of additional days to a prisoner’s time spent in custody if the prisoner or young person is found guilty. Only Independent Adjudicators can make an award of additional days as a punishment. The most serious offences will be referred to the Police.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 28/11/2017 17:30:54 question first ministerially corrected 21/02/2018 16:41:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 25575 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

794037

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Berwyn Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the level of turnover in staff at HM Prison Berwyn since that prison opened in Spring 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	115125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Berwyn has to date (Friday 24 November) a total of 570 direct employees (this is headcount and not Full Time Equivalents, FTE), since the start we have had 27 resignations. This is a total turnover of 4.7%, 11 of these were Prison Officers which equates to a turnover of 1.9%.</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government is determined to ensure that prisons are properly staffed to deliver safety and security and we are on target to recruit 2,500 extra prison officers across the estate. We are committed to supporting staff in the service, and are launching a retention strategy to help Governors ensure experienced staff remain in the service and are supported, alongside the new recruits.</ins> <ins class="ministerial"> </ins> <ins class="ministerial">Since HMP Berwyn opened in February 2017, the staff turnover, known as leaving rate is provided in the table below.</ins> <ins class="ministerial"><strong>Table 1: Staff leaving rate at HM Prison Berwyn, February to September 2017</strong></ins> <table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Average staff in post* (headcount) </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Leavers (headcount)</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Leaving rate</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">496</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">27</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5.4%</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><ins class="ministerial">*Based on the average staff in post on the last day of the month from February to September 2017.</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 28/11/2017 17:38:42 question first ministerially corrected 19/12/2017 16:56:04 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah previous answer version 25613 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

420547

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Bill of Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to publish proposals for a British Bill of Rights.
	tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
	uin	HL2522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>This Government will fully consult on our proposals before introducing legislation for a British Bill of Rights. Further details<del class="ministerial">, including on timing,</del> will be announced in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 26/10/2015 16:36:18 question first ministerially corrected 26/10/2015 17:54:15 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks previous answer version 25719 answering member printed Lord Faulks answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

424654

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Bill of Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drafts of a proposed British Bill of Rights his Department has produced in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	13827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">The Ministry of Justice has not produced any drafts of a proposed Bill of Rights since 2010.</ins> This Government was elected with a mandate to reform and modernise the UK human rights framework. We will fully consult on our proposals before introducing legislation for a Bill of Rights and we will set out our proposals in due course.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 02/11/2015 14:44:13 question first ministerially corrected 18/11/2015 11:24:52 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab previous answer version 27037 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

523596

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Birmingham Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was levied in respect of financial remedies in each key performance indicator designated in respect of the contractual agreement between his Department and G4S Care and Justice Services (UK) Limited at HM Prison Birmingham in each year since 2011.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	39844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2016 answer text <p>Well-run prisons are fundamental to the proper functioning of our justice system, and a vital part of our reform plans. Private providers play an important role in the prison estate. Performance of all providers is closely monitored and we will not hesitate to take action where standards fall short.</p><p> </p><p>All private prisons are managed by a full-time, on-site controller. Where a provider fails to meet the expected level of performance, financial remedies can be applied. This ensures that providers are incentivised to properly support the rehabilitation of offenders through a safe, decent and secure regime.</p><p> </p><p>The attached table provides a breakdown of financial remedies applied for both HMP Birmingham and HMP Oakwood (HMP Featherstone II was the working name during construction of HMP Oakwood).</p><p> </p><p>No financial remedies were applied at either prison in 2011/12. Operation of HMP Birmingham transferred from HM Prison Service to G4S Justice Services in October 2011. HMP Oakwood opened in April 2012.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 30/09/2016 09:17:39 question first ministerially corrected 05/10/2016 10:02:36 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah attachment 1 file name 39844 & 39594 Birmingham & Oakwood Finanical Remedies.xlsx title Birmingham & Oakwood Financial Remedies previous answer version 12785 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

756813

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any additional funds above the agreed contract for 2016-17 were given to community rehabilitation companies in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	8401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>A total of £37.15m was paid to CRCs above their agreed contracts in 2016/17. These payments were made for a variety of reasons and cannot be broken down by CRC because the information is commercially sensitive. Furthermore, some concessions were agreed with CRCs on a case-by-case basis to enable them to re-invest contractual payment deductions in key areas of the business and improve services.</p><p>In addition, we have made changes to how CRCs are paid for future years so they can focus on activities that best rehabilitate offenders and keep society safe. This additional investment will see projected payments to providers being no higher than originally budgeted for at the time of the reforms. A summary of the variations can be found below. Relevant OJEU notices can be found at http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:45770-2015:TEXT:EN:HTML&amp;tabId=4</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 12/09/2017 11:09:47 question first ministerially corrected 15/09/2017 14:52:16 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah attachment 1 file name 8401 Table.png title Table detailing CRC Contract Variations previous answer version 10311 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

387883

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Concentrix
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which contracts placed out to tender by (a) his Department and (b) HM Courts and Tribunals Service have been bid on by Synnex Concentrix.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	5624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">As of the 7<sup>th</sup> July, the following contracts the Department, including HM Courts and Tribunals Service currently have out to tender are,</ins></p><p>PQ 5623</p><p>1. Professional Services, Evaluation of Sentencing Council Guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>2. HMP Holloway Fire Safety Improvements.</p><p> </p><p>3. Reducing Reoffending, Provision of three Risk assessments at</p><p>HMP Swaleside, East Sutton Park and Stanford Hill.</p><p> </p><p>4. Operational Goods, Supply of Portable Mobile Phone Detection Equipment.</p><p> </p><p>5. Reducing Reoffending, Retender of Provision for 1 forensic psychology risk assessment at</p><p>HMP Leyhill,</p><p> </p><p>6. HMP Wandsworth Demolition of Laundry.</p><p> </p><p>7. Reducing Reoffending, Provision of sixteen forensic psychology risk assessments at HMP Frankland.</p><p> </p><p>8. Compliance and Enforcement Service, (Court Fines).</p><p> </p><p>9. Transforming Youth Custody – Secure Training Centre.</p><p> </p><p>10. Criminal Justice System – Efficiencies.</p><p> </p><p>11. Professional Services – To implement a specialist financial services framework.</p><p> </p><p>PQ 5624</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that Synnex Concentrix has been announced as the preferred bidder for court enforcements.</p><p> </p><p>At this point, we are unable to disclose which suppliers have been involved in the other competitions listed above due to procurement competition rules and regulations.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 30/07/2015 11:43:02 question first ministerially corrected 31/07/2015 10:18:51 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara previous answer version 18840 answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff