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1466441

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation Service: Agency Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Probation Service staff, who retired in the past 12 months, are currently employed as agency staff in the service; and what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of these staff.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	9943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The cost of agency staff for the month of April 2022, by probation region, is set out in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Total Spend £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>60,959</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>164,061</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>51,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent, Surrey and Sussex</p></td><td><p>139,953</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>367,628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>39,419</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>55,299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Central</p></td><td><p>70,315</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>46,626</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>14,523</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>116,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>52,778</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The overall Spending Review settlement continues investment in probation services and provides significant wider investment in new initiatives to reduce reoffending and beat crime. The funding secured for the next 3 years of the spending review (April 22 – March 25) has seen an additional £155m made permanent in the baseline.</p><p> </p><p>The Probation Service recruited a total of 1,007 trainees in 2020/21; we committed to recruiting a further 1,500 trainee probation officers in 2021/2022 and we met this target, recruiting 1,518 in total. The Probation Service will also recruit a further 1,500 trainee probation officers in 2022/23. In addition, we are recruiting around 500 additional unpaid work supervisors, Probation Service Officers (PSOs) and case administrators.</p><p> </p><p>The number of agency staff employed changes from day to day: it would not be possible to collate regional or national totals without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information on the number of retired staff working as agency staff. This is considered to be the personal information of these agency staff and is therefore not requested.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 9941 9942 question first answered 06/06/2022 12:30:36 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1466440

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation Service: Agency Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of agency staff working in the Probation Service, broken down by region.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	9942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The cost of agency staff for the month of April 2022, by probation region, is set out in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Total Spend £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>60,959</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>164,061</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>51,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent, Surrey and Sussex</p></td><td><p>139,953</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>367,628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>39,419</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>55,299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Central</p></td><td><p>70,315</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>46,626</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>14,523</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>116,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>52,778</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The overall Spending Review settlement continues investment in probation services and provides significant wider investment in new initiatives to reduce reoffending and beat crime. The funding secured for the next 3 years of the spending review (April 22 – March 25) has seen an additional £155m made permanent in the baseline.</p><p> </p><p>The Probation Service recruited a total of 1,007 trainees in 2020/21; we committed to recruiting a further 1,500 trainee probation officers in 2021/2022 and we met this target, recruiting 1,518 in total. The Probation Service will also recruit a further 1,500 trainee probation officers in 2022/23. In addition, we are recruiting around 500 additional unpaid work supervisors, Probation Service Officers (PSOs) and case administrators.</p><p> </p><p>The number of agency staff employed changes from day to day: it would not be possible to collate regional or national totals without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information on the number of retired staff working as agency staff. This is considered to be the personal information of these agency staff and is therefore not requested.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 9941 9943 question first answered 06/06/2022 12:30:36 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1466438

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation Service: Agency Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many agency staff are currently working in the Probation Service by region.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	9941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The cost of agency staff for the month of April 2022, by probation region, is set out in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Total Spend £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>60,959</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>164,061</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>51,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent, Surrey and Sussex</p></td><td><p>139,953</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>367,628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>39,419</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>55,299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Central</p></td><td><p>70,315</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>46,626</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>14,523</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>116,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>52,778</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The overall Spending Review settlement continues investment in probation services and provides significant wider investment in new initiatives to reduce reoffending and beat crime. The funding secured for the next 3 years of the spending review (April 22 – March 25) has seen an additional £155m made permanent in the baseline.</p><p> </p><p>The Probation Service recruited a total of 1,007 trainees in 2020/21; we committed to recruiting a further 1,500 trainee probation officers in 2021/2022 and we met this target, recruiting 1,518 in total. The Probation Service will also recruit a further 1,500 trainee probation officers in 2022/23. In addition, we are recruiting around 500 additional unpaid work supervisors, Probation Service Officers (PSOs) and case administrators.</p><p> </p><p>The number of agency staff employed changes from day to day: it would not be possible to collate regional or national totals without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information on the number of retired staff working as agency staff. This is considered to be the personal information of these agency staff and is therefore not requested.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 9942 9943 question first answered 06/06/2022 12:30:36 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1466436

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation Service: Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many vacancies there are in the Probation Service, by region, as of 26 May 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	9940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The difference between required staffing and staff in post in the Probation Service, by region, as of 31<sup>st</sup> March is:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Difference</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands Probation Service</p></td><td><p>-97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England Probation Service</p></td><td><p>-129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester Probation Service</p></td><td><p>-41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent, Surrey and Sussex Probation Service</p></td><td><p>-230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Probation Service</p></td><td><p>-283</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East Probation Service</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West Probation Service</p></td><td><p>-31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Central Probation Service</p></td><td><p>-118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West Probation Service</p></td><td><p>-137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales Probation Service</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands Probation Service</p></td><td><p>-6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber Probation Service</p></td><td><p>-123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Probation Service Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-1,106</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The overall Spending Review settlement continues investment in probation services and provides significant wider investment in new initiatives to reduce reoffending and beat crime. The funding secured for the next 3 years of the spending review (April 22 – March 25) has seen an additional £155m made permanent in the baseline.</p><p> </p><p>The Probation Service recruited a total of 1,007 trainees in 2020/21; we committed to recruiting a further 1,500 trainee probation officers in 2021/2022 and we met this target, recruiting 1,518 in total. The Probation Service will also recruit a further 1,500 trainee probation officers in 2022/23. In addition, we are recruiting around 500 additional unpaid work supervisors, Probation Service Officers (PSOs) and case administrators.</p><p> </p><p>Source: HMPPS Single Operating Platform, Required Staffing database and Workforce planning returns.</p><p>Note: Difference is a proxy for vacancies. Negative figures indicate staff in post is less than required staff level</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 06/06/2022 12:27:57 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1466433

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	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: Security Guards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department's contract with OCS to provide security staff on the HMCTS estate contains provisions relating to staff pay.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	9939
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>Our contract sets out the certain provisions relating OCS staff pay. The relevant provisions are available on contracts finder by following the link: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2bea0732-afb6-4948-a502-bb1594c396c9" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2bea0732-afb6-4948-a502-bb1594c396c9</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 06/06/2022 15:34:37 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

758814

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what factors led him to conclude in July 2017 that the problems experienced as a result of the reform of the probation service were unforeseen.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	9533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>In 2014/15 the government reformed the probation system to strengthen its focus on reducing reoffending and protecting communities. These reforms included dividing the probation caseload between Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) who supervise low and medium-risk offenders and the National Probation Service (NPS) who supervise higher-risk offenders.</p><p><br>Since these reforms there have been unforeseen falls in the number of offenders sentenced to community orders, and an increase in the proportion of offenders assessed as posing a higher risk of harm. The result has been fewer offenders being referred to CRCs, leading to falls in CRC income to levels below those expected at the time of competition. It is for this reason that we took action to adjust the payment mechanism in CRC contracts so that providers’ income better reflects the fixed costs of delivering services to offenders and is less sensitive to changes in demand. As previously confirmed, this additional investment will see projected payments to CRCs still being no higher than originally budgeted for at the time of the reforms.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 15/09/2017 13:10:36 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

758813

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	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, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness and performance of community rehabilitation companies since their inception.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	9532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) play a crucial role in delivering probation services. We have amended CRC contracts to reflect more accurately the fixed costs of delivering services to offenders.</p><p>I laid a Written Ministerial Statement and published an open letter on 19 July 2017 which outlined these activities and reaffirmed our commitment to delivering high quality probation services.</p><p>We closely monitor and robustly manage CRCs to make sure they fulfil their contractual commitments. Data on CRC performance against service levels is published quarterly, with the latest data published in July: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performance-quarterly-and-annual-2016-to-2017. The first set of final reoffending data for offenders supervised by CRCs will be published in October 2017; thereafter data will be published quarterly.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 15/09/2017 13:05:13 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1385259

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	CAFCASS: Labour Turnover
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve the levels of (a) recruitment, (b) morale and (c) retention of Cafcass staff.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	87789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>Cafcass pays overtime claims via a monthly payroll so calculations on a weekly basis are not available. However, based on the last 12 months, an average of 476 hours per week overtime was claimed across the whole workforce (more than 2,000 people). On average, 353 hours ‘Time Off In Lieu’ (TOIL) per week were recorded across the whole workforce.</p><p> </p><p>Cafcass staff are paid overtime in line with its organisational policy. For staff in operational roles, the primary means of managing additional hours worked is through TOIL but may, by exception, be paid at plain time. Staff in Business Services and in some other roles receive overtime payments at premium rates depending on numbers of hours worked and whether working at weekends or on bank holidays.</p><p> </p><p>Ministry of Justice (MoJ) officials attend fortnightly meetings with Cafcass senior management at which recruitment, retention and staff morale issues are discussed in depth. We understand that for the period November 2021 – January 2022, new starters (including those with confirmed start dates) will exceed the number of expected leavers. Cafcass has been highly effective in recruiting and in the last 12 months has been able to grow the workforce by almost 7% (140 Full Time Equivalent).</p><p> </p><p>The MoJ recognises the additional pressures that the family justice system has faced since the Covid-19 pandemic and the consequent impact on Cafcass staff. Cafcass senior management routinely monitors the wellbeing of its workforce and has recently completed an all-staff survey to assist in measuring levels of morale and engagement. The findings of the survey are currently being analysed and will be reported and shared with staff shortly. In addition, the Cafcass leadership team host regular live events open to all staff to gather direct feedback and answer questions on current issues affecting all its people.</p><p> </p><p>The most significant factor impacting the Cafcass workforce currently is the volume of casework. Earlier this year, £6m in additional funding was agreed to enable Cafcass to increase staff capacity to meet the increased open caseload. The MoJ has also given approval to Cafcass spending up to £4.7m above its budget during the current financial year in order to recruit additional staff.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 87786 87787 87788 question first answered 09/12/2021 17:47:14 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1385258

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	CAFCASS: Labour Turnover
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of (a) recruitment, (b) morale and (c) retention of Cafcass staff.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	87788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>Cafcass pays overtime claims via a monthly payroll so calculations on a weekly basis are not available. However, based on the last 12 months, an average of 476 hours per week overtime was claimed across the whole workforce (more than 2,000 people). On average, 353 hours ‘Time Off In Lieu’ (TOIL) per week were recorded across the whole workforce.</p><p> </p><p>Cafcass staff are paid overtime in line with its organisational policy. For staff in operational roles, the primary means of managing additional hours worked is through TOIL but may, by exception, be paid at plain time. Staff in Business Services and in some other roles receive overtime payments at premium rates depending on numbers of hours worked and whether working at weekends or on bank holidays.</p><p> </p><p>Ministry of Justice (MoJ) officials attend fortnightly meetings with Cafcass senior management at which recruitment, retention and staff morale issues are discussed in depth. We understand that for the period November 2021 – January 2022, new starters (including those with confirmed start dates) will exceed the number of expected leavers. Cafcass has been highly effective in recruiting and in the last 12 months has been able to grow the workforce by almost 7% (140 Full Time Equivalent).</p><p> </p><p>The MoJ recognises the additional pressures that the family justice system has faced since the Covid-19 pandemic and the consequent impact on Cafcass staff. Cafcass senior management routinely monitors the wellbeing of its workforce and has recently completed an all-staff survey to assist in measuring levels of morale and engagement. The findings of the survey are currently being analysed and will be reported and shared with staff shortly. In addition, the Cafcass leadership team host regular live events open to all staff to gather direct feedback and answer questions on current issues affecting all its people.</p><p> </p><p>The most significant factor impacting the Cafcass workforce currently is the volume of casework. Earlier this year, £6m in additional funding was agreed to enable Cafcass to increase staff capacity to meet the increased open caseload. The MoJ has also given approval to Cafcass spending up to £4.7m above its budget during the current financial year in order to recruit additional staff.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 87786 87787 87789 question first answered 09/12/2021 17:47:14 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1385257

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	CAFCASS: Working Hours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Cafcass staff are paid for overtime worked.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	87787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>Cafcass pays overtime claims via a monthly payroll so calculations on a weekly basis are not available. However, based on the last 12 months, an average of 476 hours per week overtime was claimed across the whole workforce (more than 2,000 people). On average, 353 hours ‘Time Off In Lieu’ (TOIL) per week were recorded across the whole workforce.</p><p> </p><p>Cafcass staff are paid overtime in line with its organisational policy. For staff in operational roles, the primary means of managing additional hours worked is through TOIL but may, by exception, be paid at plain time. Staff in Business Services and in some other roles receive overtime payments at premium rates depending on numbers of hours worked and whether working at weekends or on bank holidays.</p><p> </p><p>Ministry of Justice (MoJ) officials attend fortnightly meetings with Cafcass senior management at which recruitment, retention and staff morale issues are discussed in depth. We understand that for the period November 2021 – January 2022, new starters (including those with confirmed start dates) will exceed the number of expected leavers. Cafcass has been highly effective in recruiting and in the last 12 months has been able to grow the workforce by almost 7% (140 Full Time Equivalent).</p><p> </p><p>The MoJ recognises the additional pressures that the family justice system has faced since the Covid-19 pandemic and the consequent impact on Cafcass staff. Cafcass senior management routinely monitors the wellbeing of its workforce and has recently completed an all-staff survey to assist in measuring levels of morale and engagement. The findings of the survey are currently being analysed and will be reported and shared with staff shortly. In addition, the Cafcass leadership team host regular live events open to all staff to gather direct feedback and answer questions on current issues affecting all its people.</p><p> </p><p>The most significant factor impacting the Cafcass workforce currently is the volume of casework. Earlier this year, £6m in additional funding was agreed to enable Cafcass to increase staff capacity to meet the increased open caseload. The MoJ has also given approval to Cafcass spending up to £4.7m above its budget during the current financial year in order to recruit additional staff.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 87786 87788 87789 question first answered 09/12/2021 17:47:14 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts