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1544498

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people that would be eligible to make new Criminal Injuries Claims if the general two-year time limitation for was extended to (a) three, (b) four, (c) five and (d) over five years.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	93599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring every victim gets the compensation to which they are entitled, which is part of the wider package of general and specialist support available to victims of crime. The government-funded Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012 (the Scheme) exists to compensate for serious physical or psychological injury attributable to being a direct victim of a crime of violence.</p><p> </p><p>Under the 2012 Scheme there is a general time limit of two years from the date of the incident giving rise to an injury to apply for compensation under the Scheme. In the 2012 Scheme we introduced separate provisions for applicants who were aged under 18 years at the time they sustained the injury that is the subject of their claim. In these circumstances, if the incident was reported to the police before the applicant reached 18, an application must be made before their 20th birthday. If the incident was reported after their 18th birthday, an application must be made within two years of the date it was first reported. Additionally, the claims officer must be able to determine the case on the evidence provided without further extensive enquiries. In all cases where a claim is made outside of the applicable time limit they can be considered in exceptional circumstances and where claims officers can determine the case on the evidence provided without further extensive enquiries.</p><p> </p><p>Our recent review of whether the Scheme could be simpler and more accessible for victims of violent crime, considered how the time limits are working. Our 2020 consultation set out our findings that the current rules appeared to allow sufficient opportunity for the majority of victims to make a claim for compensation. The consultation included analysis of a three-year caseload data set which showed that the proportion of claims refused on the grounds of being “out of time” was small compared to refusals on other grounds, and that the exceptional circumstances discretion was working well. 18% of personal injury cases were submitted outside the two-year time limit, and of these 63% went on to receive an award. Data demonstrated that of all rejected personal injury cases, only 4% (approximately 1,700 cases over the three year period) were rejected for being outside the two-year time limit.</p><p> </p><p>The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (the Inquiry) published its final report on 20 October 2022. We are considering carefully one of the concluding recommendations to extend the time limit for victims of child sexual abuse to seven years.</p><p> </p><p>Our conclusion to the Scheme review and response to the Inquiry’s report will be shared in due course.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 93598 question first answered 25/11/2022 14:19:17 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1544487

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation
	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 the adequacy of the two-year time limitation for Criminal Injuries Claims for providing financial redress for victims of historical crimes.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	93598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring every victim gets the compensation to which they are entitled, which is part of the wider package of general and specialist support available to victims of crime. The government-funded Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012 (the Scheme) exists to compensate for serious physical or psychological injury attributable to being a direct victim of a crime of violence.</p><p> </p><p>Under the 2012 Scheme there is a general time limit of two years from the date of the incident giving rise to an injury to apply for compensation under the Scheme. In the 2012 Scheme we introduced separate provisions for applicants who were aged under 18 years at the time they sustained the injury that is the subject of their claim. In these circumstances, if the incident was reported to the police before the applicant reached 18, an application must be made before their 20th birthday. If the incident was reported after their 18th birthday, an application must be made within two years of the date it was first reported. Additionally, the claims officer must be able to determine the case on the evidence provided without further extensive enquiries. In all cases where a claim is made outside of the applicable time limit they can be considered in exceptional circumstances and where claims officers can determine the case on the evidence provided without further extensive enquiries.</p><p> </p><p>Our recent review of whether the Scheme could be simpler and more accessible for victims of violent crime, considered how the time limits are working. Our 2020 consultation set out our findings that the current rules appeared to allow sufficient opportunity for the majority of victims to make a claim for compensation. The consultation included analysis of a three-year caseload data set which showed that the proportion of claims refused on the grounds of being “out of time” was small compared to refusals on other grounds, and that the exceptional circumstances discretion was working well. 18% of personal injury cases were submitted outside the two-year time limit, and of these 63% went on to receive an award. Data demonstrated that of all rejected personal injury cases, only 4% (approximately 1,700 cases over the three year period) were rejected for being outside the two-year time limit.</p><p> </p><p>The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (the Inquiry) published its final report on 20 October 2022. We are considering carefully one of the concluding recommendations to extend the time limit for victims of child sexual abuse to seven years.</p><p> </p><p>Our conclusion to the Scheme review and response to the Inquiry’s report will be shared in due course.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 93599 question first answered 25/11/2022 14:19:17 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1668096

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation Service: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of probation officers that have workloads that are too high in each region.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>HMIP report <em>Caseloads, Workloads and Staffing Levels in Probation Services, </em>March 2021 is publicly available. This indicates a recommendation that caseloads should not exceed 50.</p><p>Region by region analysis is shown below. As of 8th November 2023, 98% of Probation Officers hold less than 50 cases.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of Band 4 Probation Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of Band 4 Probation Officers with under 50 cases (=</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of Probation Officers with under 50 cases (=</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of Probation Officers with over 50 cases (&gt;50)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of Probation Officers with over 50 cases (&gt;50)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands Region</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>99.08</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0.92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>93.86</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>6.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>213</p></td><td><p>213</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent Surrey Sussex Region</p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>97.18</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2.82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>459</p></td><td><p>436</p></td><td><p>94.99</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>5.01</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East Region</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West Region</p></td><td><p>335</p></td><td><p>335</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Central</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>98.86</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>99.57</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands Region</p></td><td><p>371</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>99.73</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>394</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>99.24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0.76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3352</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3298</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>98.39</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>54</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1.61</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Individual officers will hold a mixture of cases corresponding to their available capacity at the time, their experience and specific expertise. The Probation Service is committed to providing a quality service in order to achieve its mission of protecting the public, supporting victims and reducing reoffending.</p><p>We have implemented a Prioritisation Framework to support demand management on priority areas of delivery where there are workload and staffing challenges. We continue to run centralised recruitment campaigns in priority regions to help bolster the number of applications and improve time to hire for key operational roles. We have also offered financial support to incentivise staff to move permanently to areas with the most significant staffing challenges.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 13/11/2023 17:15:52 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1668088

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Question 30 of the oral evidence given by the Minister for Prisons and Probation to the Justice Committee on 24 October 2023, HC 1929, what estimate he has made of staffing underspends in the Probation Service.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>We are not forecasting a staffing underspend in the Probation Service for this financial year.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 13/11/2023 17:20:08 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1671996

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation Service: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of probation officers who left service in the past year had been in post for less than (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four, (e) five, (f) six, (g) seven and (h) eight years.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	3047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The quarterly HMPPS workforce statistics publication covers staffing information, including number of leavers by length of service and grade. The latest publication covers data for up to the period 30 September 2023. Data for the number and proportion of Probation Officers who left the department in the 12 months to 30 September 2023, by length of service, can be seen in Table 1 below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Probation Officer leavers by length of service, for those who left the department in the 12 months to 30 September 2023 </strong>(headcount)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="9"><p>Completed years of service and percentage of total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Less than 1 year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Less than 2 years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Less than 3 years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Less than 4 years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Less than 5 years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Less than 6 years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Less than 7 years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Less than 8 years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Headcount</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>188</p></td><td><p><strong>372</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of total</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td><td><p>51%</p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>1. Length of service in HMPPS is calculated from the most recent hire date. Where staff have transferred in from another Government Department or have transferred in through HMPPS taking over a function, length of service is calculated from entry to HMPPS.</p><p>2. As with all HR databases, extracts are taken at a fixed point in time, to ensure consistency of reporting. However, the database itself is dynamic and where updates to the database are made late, subsequent to the taking of the extract, these updates will not be reflected in figures produced by the extract. For this reason, HR data is unlikely to be precisely accurate.</p><p>3. The length of service bands have been grouped so that the data presented is cumulative in nature (so those with less than 1 year of service will be counted in all columns).</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 27/11/2023 16:12:50 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1671995

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation Service: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of probation officers have been in post for over (a) two and (b) five years in each region.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	3046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The quarterly HMPPS workforce statistics publication covers staffing information, including number of staff in post by length of service and grade. The latest publication covers data for up to the period 30 September 2023.</p><p><strong>Table 1: Band 4 Probation Officers in post by region and length of service<sup>1</sup>, as at 30 September 2023 </strong>(Full-time equivalent)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Completed years of service</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Percentage of total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2+ years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5+ years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2+ years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5+ years</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Approved Premises – Midlands</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Approved Premises - North East</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Approved Premises - North West</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Approved Premises - South East and Eastern</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Approved Premises - South West &amp; Central</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands Probation Service</p></td><td><p>283</p></td><td><p>218</p></td><td><p>323</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England Probation Service</p></td><td><p>417</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester Probation Service</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent, Surrey and Sussex Probation Service</p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>265</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Probation Service</p></td><td><p>513</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>562</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East Probation Service</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>314</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West Probation Service</p></td><td><p>399</p></td><td><p>333</p></td><td><p>451</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td><td><p>74%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Central Probation Service</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>248</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West Probation Service</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>228</p></td><td><p>348</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales Probation Service</p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>376</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands Probation Service</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>507</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; the Humber Probation Service</p></td><td><p>484</p></td><td><p>329</p></td><td><p>525</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Probation Officers not in Probation Service</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td><td><p>81%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,281</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,675</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>92%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>64%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1: The length of service in HMPPS is calculated from most recent hire date. Where staff have transferred in from another Government Department or have transferred in through HMPPS taking over a function, length of service is calculated from entry to HMPPS.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Note:</strong></p><ol><li>Someone with more than five years’ experience is counted in both columns.</li><li>This table only includes those who are a band 4 Probation Officer on the 30 September 2023 (so will not include anyone who has been promoted, including to a Senior Probation Officer role).</li></ol> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/11/2023 15:56:58 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1671994

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation Service: Staff
	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 13 November 2023 to Question 340 on Probation Service: Staff, how many and what proportion of probation officers have workloads that are above 100% on the Workload Management Tool in each region.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	3045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The Probation Service currently uses the Workload Measurement Tool (WMT) as an indicator and as one of several sources of information to support management of workloads. There are, however, significant limitations with using the WMT to monitor workload due to its daily fluctuation, capacity for human error and the challenges in accounting for periods of leave and case support. The WMT is therefore only one element of probation capacity and should be considered alongside the situational context and other reporting routes.</p><p>This table shows by region the proportion of POs who are over 100% (as of the 22 November 2023) on the WMT. To note, the WMT is not considered a reliable estimate of total staff.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Probation Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Probation Officers over 100%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>National </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,338</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,591</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>279</p></td><td><p>236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent Surrey Sussex</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>454</p></td><td><p>375</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East Region</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West Region</p></td><td><p>335</p></td><td><p>253</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Central</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>272</p></td><td><p>177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands Region</p></td><td><p>367</p></td><td><p>267</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>394</p></td><td><p>309</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Recruitment and retention remain a priority across the Probation Service and we have injected extra funding of more than £155 million a year to deliver more robust supervision, recruit thousands more staff and reduce caseloads to keep the public safer. The Probation Service is in its second year of a multi-year pay deal for its staff. Salary values of all pay bands will increase each year, targeted at key operational grades to improve a challenging recruitment and retention position. Positively, the Probation Service leaving rate was 9.9% in the 12 months to 30 September 2023, a <strong>decrease</strong> from the previous 12 months.</p><p>The Probation Service saw an <strong>increase of 2,170 FTE </strong>or 11.8% (Probation Service grades) since September 2022. There has been an increase across all Probation Service grades such Senior Probation Officer (13.0%), Probation Officers (6.9%), Other Band 4-6 (16.0%) and in particular Other Bands 1 to 3 staff saw an increase of 1,260 FTE staff (26.4%), following centrally run recruitment for key grades supporting frontline staff. We have accelerated recruitment of trainee Probation Officers (PQiPs) to increase staffing levels, particularly in Probation Delivery Units (PDUs) with the most significant staffing challenges.There were 2,185 staff, equivalent to 2,164 FTE, as at 30 September 2023 undertaking the PQiP training, which we anticipate will start to directly impact on the reduction of caseloads as they qualify.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/11/2023 16:24:11 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1671919

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation 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 13 November 2023 to Question 339 on Probation Service, what the staffing underspend was in the Probation Service in each of the last 24 months.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	3044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>In the period between November 2021 and October 2023, the total monthly expenditure for Probation Service staffing has increased from £60.3m to £72.4m. The increase in expenditure reflects the continued investment in staffing during the past 24 months and impact of the multiyear pay deal. In July 2023, expenditure exceeded budget due to the cost-of-living payment.</p><p>The table below sets out the financial variances for staff related costs in the Probation Service between November 2021 and October 2023.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Budget (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Actual Expenditure (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Variance (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-21</p></td><td><p>62.3</p></td><td><p>60.3</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-21</p></td><td><p>62.3</p></td><td><p>61.3</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-22</p></td><td><p>63.6</p></td><td><p>59.4</p></td><td><p>4.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-22</p></td><td><p>63.6</p></td><td><p>58.4</p></td><td><p>5.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-22</p></td><td><p>63.1</p></td><td><p>72.9</p></td><td><p>-9.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-22</p></td><td><p>63.5</p></td><td><p>64.0</p></td><td><p>-0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-22</p></td><td><p>63.5</p></td><td><p>64.1</p></td><td><p>-0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-22</p></td><td><p>63.5</p></td><td><p>65.0</p></td><td><p>-1.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-22</p></td><td><p>64.4</p></td><td><p>66.8</p></td><td><p>-2.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-22</p></td><td><p>66.3</p></td><td><p>64.2</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-22</p></td><td><p>66.5</p></td><td><p>61.3</p></td><td><p>5.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-22</p></td><td><p>71.2</p></td><td><p>60.3</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-22</p></td><td><p>71.2</p></td><td><p>68.6</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-22</p></td><td><p>71.2</p></td><td><p>67.8</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-23</p></td><td><p>71.3</p></td><td><p>69.0</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-23</p></td><td><p>71.0</p></td><td><p>67.0</p></td><td><p>4.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-23</p></td><td><p>71.0</p></td><td><p>71.4</p></td><td><p>-0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-23</p></td><td><p>71.7</p></td><td><p>73.1</p></td><td><p>-1.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-23</p></td><td><p>71.7</p></td><td><p>70.3</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-23</p></td><td><p>71.7</p></td><td><p>70.7</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-23</p></td><td><p>69.1</p></td><td><p>105.0</p></td><td><p>-35.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-23</p></td><td><p>71.1</p></td><td><p>71.8</p></td><td><p>-0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-23</p></td><td><p>71.1</p></td><td><p>71.8</p></td><td><p>-0.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-23</p></td><td><p>74.8</p></td><td><p>72.4</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,630.7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,637.2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-6.6</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/11/2023 16:23:04 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

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	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) producing and (b) publishing disaggregated justice data for Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	23257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice produces the data required to deliver justice effectively in Wales. A significant amount of data is already published that is disaggregated for Wales.</p><p>Officials in the Ministry of Justice and His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service continue to work with Welsh Government officials to consider areas in which Wales-specific data is not available and examine whether any such data might further aid the delivery of justice in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 26/04/2024 11:38:53 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1666564

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the ratio of staff to prisoners in prisons in Wales was (a) in each of the last three years and (b) for the most recent period in which data is available by prison.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	203883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/10/2023 10:46:12 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts