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1327776

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Rape: Criminal Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) reported cases, (b) prosecutions and (c) convictions of rape there have been in Wales since March 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	7235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on prosecutions and convictions for rape offences in England and Wales, up to December 2020, available in the ‘Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code’ data tool.</p><p> </p><p>This can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987731/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987731/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2020.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>In the data tool linked above, type ‘rape’ into the ‘Offence’ filter and select all results that appear (19C-19H).</p><p> </p><p>In order to isolate defendants dealt with in Wales, use the ‘Police Force Area’ filter to deselect all options except Gwent, Dyfed-Powys, North Wales and South Wales. In order to isolate defendants dealt with since the end of March 2020, deselect all years except 2020, then drag the ‘Quarter’ variable into the ‘Columns’ field of the pivot tool. Q2-Q4 shows figures for April to the end of December 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Information on ‘reported cases’ is not centrally held within the Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings database.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 07/06/2021 16:15:11 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1334036

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Berwyn Prison: Prison Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers in positions as frontline operational staff at HMP Berwyn deployed in (a) each prison block and (b) the care and separation unit have (i) less than two year's experience and (ii) less than one year experience.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	15335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>The breakdown of frontline operational staff deployed in each prison block and the Care and Separation Unit at HMP Berwyn by years’ experience is provided below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Area</p></td><td><p>Under 1 Years’ Service (as at 15<sup>th</sup> June 2021)</p></td><td><p>1-2 Years’ Service (as at 15<sup>th</sup> June 2021)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alwen</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bala</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ceiriog</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Care and Separation Unit</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 17/06/2021 15:41:47 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1435314

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Location
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, at what average distance from their home address have (a) young adult prisoners, (b) adult prisoners and (c) children prisoners been held in each year since 2010, broken down by sex.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	129199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>A year-by-year summary of distance, in miles, from home for prisoners in the three listed age categories, in both female and male prisons is listed below.</p><p> </p><p>There are complex and wide-ranging issues involved in transferring and locating prisoners, and allocation decisions must reflect both the specific needs and circumstances of the prisoner, including their security assessment, as well as the operating environment and range of services at the receiving prison.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS is committed to ensuring, where practicable and appropriate, that prisoners are accommodated as close as possible to their resettlement communities and families. Whilst this is a priority, it is not always possible due to a variety of factors including wider population pressures, or where prisoners have specific sentence planning needs which can only be met at certain establishments.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison Gender</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Age Group</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18 - 20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21+</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>14/05/2010</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>47.4</p></td><td><p>56.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>25/03/2011</strong></p></td><td><p>54.9</p></td><td><p>44.3</p></td><td><p>47.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2012</strong></p></td><td><p>59.3</p></td><td><p>39.8</p></td><td><p>45.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2013</strong></p></td><td><p>58.7</p></td><td><p>39.1</p></td><td><p>45.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2014</strong></p></td><td><p>70.9</p></td><td><p>41.8</p></td><td><p>46.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2015</strong></p></td><td><p>77.3</p></td><td><p>37.5</p></td><td><p>43.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2016</strong></p></td><td><p>64.3</p></td><td><p>47.9</p></td><td><p>46.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2017</strong></p></td><td><p>72.0</p></td><td><p>35.2</p></td><td><p>46.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2018</strong></p></td><td><p>75.7</p></td><td><p>41.4</p></td><td><p>47.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2019</strong></p></td><td><p>69.2</p></td><td><p>44.0</p></td><td><p>49.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2020</strong></p></td><td><p>74.9</p></td><td><p>37.7</p></td><td><p>48.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2021</strong></p></td><td><p>69.8</p></td><td><p>39.7</p></td><td><p>47.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>25/02/2022</strong></p></td><td><p>68.9</p></td><td><p>41.5</p></td><td><p>45.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison Gender</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Age Group</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15-17*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18 - 20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21+</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>14/05/2010</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>48.4</p></td><td><p>51.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>25/03/2011</strong></p></td><td><p>44.2</p></td><td><p>38.2</p></td><td><p>43.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2012</strong></p></td><td><p>49.7</p></td><td><p>34.4</p></td><td><p>43.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2013</strong></p></td><td><p>51.2</p></td><td><p>35.5</p></td><td><p>44.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2014</strong></p></td><td><p>44.4</p></td><td><p>35.8</p></td><td><p>43.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2015</strong></p></td><td><p>43.8</p></td><td><p>33.9</p></td><td><p>43.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2016</strong></p></td><td><p>47.5</p></td><td><p>36.5</p></td><td><p>43.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2017</strong></p></td><td><p>50.0</p></td><td><p>37.8</p></td><td><p>44.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2018</strong></p></td><td><p>49.4</p></td><td><p>36.4</p></td><td><p>45.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2019</strong></p></td><td><p>50.0</p></td><td><p>37.2</p></td><td><p>45.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2020</strong></p></td><td><p>49.8</p></td><td><p>35.0</p></td><td><p>50.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2021</strong></p></td><td><p>53.7</p></td><td><p>32.4</p></td><td><p>45.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>25/02/2022</strong></p></td><td><p>53.9</p></td><td><p>32.6</p></td><td><p>45.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/03/2022 17:26:22 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1363609

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2021
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) Band 2 and (b) Band 3 staff have joined the prison service in each of the last 12 months, broken down by prison.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	63826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The latest set of HMPPS Workforce Bulletin statistics for the quarter to 30 June 2021:  <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-june-2021" target="_blank">Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service workforce quarterly: June 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>This publication provides headline statistics at an organisational and Group/Division level, we are not able to break this down further to establishment level by month.</p><p> </p><p>The next set of data for the period to 30 September 2021 is due to be published in the Workforce Statistics Report on 18 November 2021.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics only cover information in relation to the public sector.</p><p> </p><p>Over the past year, 6,184 staff joined HMPPS, which is an increase of 693 (12.6%) compared to the year ending 30 June 2020. These joiners consisted of 4,177 across PSP, 189 in the YCS, 1,305 in the Probation Service, and 513 in HMPPS HQ and Area Services. Compared to the year ending 30 June 2020 these numbers of joiners represent a slight increase of 1.9% for PSP, an increase of 125.0% for YCS, an increase of 40.0% for Probation Service, and an increase of 36.1% for HMPPS HQ and Area Services.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/11/2021 16:49:19 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1453306

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) HMPPS and (b) non-directly employed prison staff tested positive for covid-19 between March 2020 and December 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	144977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>Data on the number of both directly and indirectly employed HMPPS staff, testing positive for Covid-19 is provided on GOV.UK as part of the HMPPS workforce quarterly series. Figures for non-directly employed staff, however, will include some non-prison staff. The most recent release was published 17 February and covers the period to the end of January 2022. It can be accessed via the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-december-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-december-2021</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Our strategy for managing Covid-19 in prisons continues to be guided by our National Framework, which sets out the basis for decisions on the necessary level of Covid controls over time. We also work closely with the UK Health Security Agency and have continued to adjust Covid controls in prisons as the risk has changed during the pandemic. We will transition prisons off the National Framework when it becomes safe to do so.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/03/2022 16:43:42 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1491620

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	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: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) legal advisers, (b) court associates and (c) court clerks have left service since the Common Platform was introduced at their workplace, by the grade of those employees.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	42132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The MoJ does not hold the information in the scope of the question. The data held in the HR database does not fully reflect the job titles specified and as such the information cannot be extracted.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 05/09/2022 15:24:35 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1488956

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Devolution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) publications have been produced by and (b) formal meetings held involving the Justice Devolution Team within his Department since January 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	36043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>The Justice Devolution Team has not issued any publications since January 2020. Since January 2020, the Justice Devolution Team has engaged with stakeholders from across the MoJ and has been involved in formal meetings with: the Lord Chancellor and junior Ministers on a regular basis; the MoJ’s Non-Executive Director with responsibility for devolution; and the MoJ’s Executive Committee and senior MoJ officials. In addition, the Justice Devolution Team also regularly engage with officials in the Devolved Governments in a number of forums and this remains an ongoing priority.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 18/07/2022 16:00:53 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1660299

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Police: Criminal Injuries Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful claims to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority have been made by serving police officers injured during the course of their duties in each year since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	199208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The GB-wide Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (the Scheme) provides state-funded compensation to victims of violent crime who cannot pursue compensation or redress from other routes. Payments are available for physical or psychological injuries resulting directly from a crime of violence, as defined in Annex B of the Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Scheme, any emergency worker who is assaulted while working, including serving police officers, will be considered as a direct victim of an intentional crime of violence in the same manner as any other victim group, with the same eligibility criteria being applied. An applicant who was not the direct victim of an intentional crime of violence may also be eligible for an award if they are injured whilst taking an exceptional and justified risk in the course of limiting or preventing a crime under paragraph 5 of the Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA), which operates the Scheme, does not hold data on how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful claims have been made by serving police officers injured during the course of their duties or the most common reason for claims by serving police officers injured during the course of their duties not succeeding. CICA does not request or record information relating to the occupation of applicants for criminal injuries compensation.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 199209 question first answered 18/09/2023 11:42:09 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1612928

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Approved Premises
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) women and (b) men with a home address in Wales are housed in Approved Premises.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	182036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>The 105 Approved Premises (AP) in England and Wales all accept offenders from either country. As there is no AP for women in Wales, any female offender from Wales requiring an AP placement would be accommodated in an AP in England.</p><p> </p><p>We endeavour to accommodate offenders who need an AP placement as close as possible to their home, but since a range of factors, including protection of victims, need to be taken into account, this is not always possible.</p><p> </p><p>When at full capacity, the four APs in Wales can accommodate 103 residents. As refurbishments are being undertaken, 14 places are currently unavailable. As of 20 April 2023, 78 offenders were resident in AP in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>As information about the home addresses of AP residents is not held centrally, it would not be possible to obtain figures on the number of residents with a home address in Wales or their average distance from home without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 182035 182037 182038 question first answered 25/04/2023 10:29:41 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1612927

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Approved Premises
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Approved Premises in England house (a) women and (b) men with a home address in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	182035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>The 105 Approved Premises (AP) in England and Wales all accept offenders from either country. As there is no AP for women in Wales, any female offender from Wales requiring an AP placement would be accommodated in an AP in England.</p><p> </p><p>We endeavour to accommodate offenders who need an AP placement as close as possible to their home, but since a range of factors, including protection of victims, need to be taken into account, this is not always possible.</p><p> </p><p>When at full capacity, the four APs in Wales can accommodate 103 residents. As refurbishments are being undertaken, 14 places are currently unavailable. As of 20 April 2023, 78 offenders were resident in AP in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>As information about the home addresses of AP residents is not held centrally, it would not be possible to obtain figures on the number of residents with a home address in Wales or their average distance from home without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 182036 182037 182038 question first answered 25/04/2023 10:29:41 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts