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1729715

registered interest
date	13/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Service: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made for future graduate recruitment into the prison workforce (including for the cohort graduating in 2025).
tabling member printed	Baroness Porter of Fulwood
uin	HL1132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>HMPPS recognises the value that graduate prison officers bring to prisons and is committed to continuing to invest in its pipeline of future leaders. Several options for talent schemes, including graduate programmes, are being explored.</p><p> </p><p>The contract with the current graduate scheme provider will run until October 2026. All participants will continue to receive full support from our staff to thrive in their career with HMPPS.</p> answering member printed Lord Timpson question first answered 18/09/2024 10:42:11 answering member 5364 label Biography information for Lord Timpson
tabling member	5009 label Biography information for Baroness Porter of Fulwood

1729387

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Miscarriages of Justice: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications were received for compensation following a conviction being quashed in each year since 2018; what proportion of those applications were successful; and what the average compensation award was for successful claims.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith and Chiswick
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	5555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2024 answer text <p>The Miscarriages of Justice Application Service (MOJAS) has published management information which provides an overview of all applications received and decisions made for miscarriage of justice between April 2016 and March 2024. The statistics cover applications, outcomes, compensation awarded and time taken.</p><p> </p><p>The link to this published data is here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/miscarriage-of-justice-application-service-mojas-claims-management-information" target="_blank">Miscarriage of Justice application service (MOJAS) claims Management Information - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</a></p><p> </p><p>However, it is important to note that the overall number of applications made for compensation under section 133 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 includes applications to the scheme by those who have not had a conviction quashed. The data on the proportion of applications which are successful specifically where the individual did have a quashed conviction can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Swindon South answering member printed Heidi Alexander question first answered 08/10/2024 11:01:29 answering member 4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1729620

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Financial Institutions: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many people have been prosecuted under section 36 of the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 in each of the years since its inception; and what outcomes were achieved.
tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
uin	HL1089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database has not recorded any prosecutions under section 36 of the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 since its introduction.</p><p>Please see the offence group classification which lists the offences available to view in the Outcomes by Offence tool available via the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2023" target="_blank">Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: December 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. This provides information on the number of prosecutions, convictions, sentences and sentence outcomes in England and Wales.</p> answering member printed Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede question first answered 23/09/2024 09:25:48 answering member 3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1729650

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Sexuality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 12 August (HL426), whether the Ministry of Justice has received such representations from the Public and Commercial Services Union; and what was their response.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL1056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The Public and Commercial Services Union has not made any representations to the Ministry of Justice regarding this motion and therefore no response was given.</p> answering member printed Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede question first answered 18/09/2024 10:51:29 answering member 3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1728764

registered interest
date	11/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Funerals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the National Association of Funeral Directors report entitled Picking up the pieces, published in April 2023, if she will (a) make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of that report's findings on the number of families that have waited more than four weeks for a funeral and (b) hold discussions with local authorities on coordinating work between (i) health services, (ii) coroners, (iii) undertakers and (iv) others highlighted in that report.
tabling member constituency	Honiton and Sidmouth
tabling member printed	Richard Foord
uin	5425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2024 answer text <p>Death management is a complex and sensitive area, spanning the work of multiple government departments. Whilst the Government does not have operational responsibility for the provision of funeral services, we are aware of funeral delays in some areas and acknowledge that these are often exacerbated by pressures from within the wider death management system. Death management policy sits across a number of government departments and responsible departments take a collaborative approach to addressing concerns in this area and are committed to continuing to work together, and with local authorities, to improve timeliness and services provided to the bereaved.</p> answering member constituency Pontypridd answering member printed Alex Davies-Jones question first answered 07/10/2024 15:02:29 answering member 4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones
tabling member	4942 label Biography information for Richard Foord

1729058

registered interest
date	11/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Press Recognition Panel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede on 1 August (HL330), on what basis the Ministry of Justice made a payment to the Press Recognition Panel of £430,000 in April; and whether they intend to place in the House of Lords Library a copy of all correspondence between the Ministry of Justice and Press Regulation Panel relating to the payment.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The Royal Charter on Self-Regulation of the press sets out that The Exchequer (acting through the Lord Chancellor) will fund the Press Recognition Panel (PRP) until it becomes effective. It also sets out that in the event that the PRP considers its income is likely to be insufficient it will have a right to request further reasonable sums so it is not frustrated by a lack of funding. Whilst the Lord Chancellor is the conduit for the PRP with HM Treasury, they have no policy responsibility under the Royal Charter that created the PRP. The PRP publish their accounts on an annual basis, confirming their annual income of £430,000.</p> answering member printed Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede question first answered 18/09/2024 10:46:01 answering member 3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1729065

registered interest
date	11/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Convictions: Appeals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many cases submitted to the Criminal Cases Review Commission were outstanding on 1 September 2024.
tabling member printed	Lord Northbrook
uin	HL981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>On 1 September 2024, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) had 1,088 cases open, of those, 921 were under review (including triage), 167 were waiting to be allocated to a case review manager.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the data for 2024 and the previous five calendar years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applications Closed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Referrals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>1,539</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>1,063</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>1,216</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>1,174</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>1,487</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 January 2024 to 1 September 2024</p></td><td><p>969</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of open cases as of 31 December of each year is below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Open cases as of 31 December</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>700 (530 under review, 170 waiting)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>725 (600 under review, 125 waiting)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>755 (646 under review, 109 waiting)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>890 (763 under review, 127 waiting)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>1,010 (855 under review, 155 waiting)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of cases completed by the CCRC in each financial year is reported in their Annual Reports, which can be found on their website.</p> answering member printed Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede grouped question UIN HL982 HL983 question first answered 25/09/2024 14:12:25 answering member 3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
tabling member	3191 label Biography information for Lord Northbrook

1729066

registered interest
date	11/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Convictions: Appeals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many cases submitted to the Criminal Cases Review Commission have been concluded and reported on in (1) 2024 and (2) each of the previous five calendar years.
tabling member printed	Lord Northbrook
uin	HL982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>On 1 September 2024, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) had 1,088 cases open, of those, 921 were under review (including triage), 167 were waiting to be allocated to a case review manager.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the data for 2024 and the previous five calendar years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applications Closed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Referrals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>1,539</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>1,063</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>1,216</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>1,174</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>1,487</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 January 2024 to 1 September 2024</p></td><td><p>969</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of open cases as of 31 December of each year is below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Open cases as of 31 December</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>700 (530 under review, 170 waiting)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>725 (600 under review, 125 waiting)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>755 (646 under review, 109 waiting)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>890 (763 under review, 127 waiting)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>1,010 (855 under review, 155 waiting)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of cases completed by the CCRC in each financial year is reported in their Annual Reports, which can be found on their website.</p> answering member printed Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede grouped question UIN HL981 HL983 question first answered 25/09/2024 14:12:25 answering member 3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
tabling member	3191 label Biography information for Lord Northbrook

1729067

registered interest
date	11/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Convictions: Appeals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many cases submitted to the Criminal Cases Review Commission have remained pending and incomplete in each of the previous five calendar years, respectively.
tabling member printed	Lord Northbrook
uin	HL983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>On 1 September 2024, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) had 1,088 cases open, of those, 921 were under review (including triage), 167 were waiting to be allocated to a case review manager.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the data for 2024 and the previous five calendar years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applications Closed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Referrals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>1,539</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>1,063</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>1,216</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>1,174</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>1,487</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 January 2024 to 1 September 2024</p></td><td><p>969</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of open cases as of 31 December of each year is below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Open cases as of 31 December</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>700 (530 under review, 170 waiting)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>725 (600 under review, 125 waiting)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>755 (646 under review, 109 waiting)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>890 (763 under review, 127 waiting)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>1,010 (855 under review, 155 waiting)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of cases completed by the CCRC in each financial year is reported in their Annual Reports, which can be found on their website.</p> answering member printed Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede grouped question UIN HL981 HL982 question first answered 25/09/2024 14:12:25 answering member 3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
tabling member	3191 label Biography information for Lord Northbrook

1729071

registered interest
date	11/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Employment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to enable prisoners with work outside the confines of prison to be paid a wage.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>We know that employment reduces the chance of reoffending significantly, by up to nine percentage points. That is why we have committed to break the cycle of reoffending by better supporting prisons to link up with employers and the voluntary sector to get more people with convictions into work.</p><p> </p><p>Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) allows prisoners to be released temporarily into the community for specific purposes, including to engage in employment. Prisoners working on ROTL are paid the same as their counterparts in the community and are subject to the same income tax, National Insurance and child support requirements, as well as other court ordered deductions.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Prisoners’ Earnings Act 1996 (PEA) gives governors the power to deduct up to and including 40% from prisoners’ earnings on ROTL. Currently, the money deducted is given to the charity Victim Support. An average of £296 per prisoner per month was raised through the levy; totalling £4.2 million raised for the year ending March 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Timpson question first answered 18/09/2024 10:41:17 answering member 5364 label Biography information for Lord Timpson
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno