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1011566

	hansard heading	Courts: Video Conferencing
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The number of defendants appearing by video link, for the period requested, is set out by year in the table below. <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total Defendants via Video Link</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>59,371</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>80,284</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>91,489</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>86,518</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>87,789</p></td></tr></tbody></table>We are unable to calculate what proportion of defendants appear in court via video link, as HMCTS does not record the total number of defendants who appear in court each year.<ol><li>The data is based on a manual return for Magistrates' and Crown Courts.</li><li>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale manual recording system.</li><li>Data is management information and is not subject to the same level of checks as official statistics.</li><li>Figures shown are for the number of defendants recorded as using video link from a prison or police station for a trial or hearing in the Magistrates’ and Crown Court. A single defendant is recorded only once.</li></ol>HMCTS records the number of Magistrates’ and Crown court trials where a video link is used for witnesses and that data is set out in the table below. A single trial may make multiple use of the video link for different witnesses but will only be recorded once.<table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total No of trials/hearings with Witness(s) via Video link</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>8,246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>9,023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>10,733</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>10,373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>11,046</p></td></tr></tbody></table><ol><li>The data are based on a manual return from Magistrates' and Crown Courts.</li><li>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale manual recording system.</li><li>Data are management information and are not subject to the same level of checks as official statistics.</li><li>A single trial or hearing may make multiple use of the video link but will be recorded only once.</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table> question first answered 29/11/2018 17:33:25
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1011567

	hansard heading	Courts: Video Conferencing
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The number of defendants appearing by video link, for the period requested, is set out by year in the table below. <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total Defendants via Video Link</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>59,371</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>80,284</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>91,489</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>86,518</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>87,789</p></td></tr></tbody></table>We are unable to calculate what proportion of defendants appear in court via video link, as HMCTS does not record the total number of defendants who appear in court each year.<ol><li>The data is based on a manual return for Magistrates' and Crown Courts.</li><li>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale manual recording system.</li><li>Data is management information and is not subject to the same level of checks as official statistics.</li><li>Figures shown are for the number of defendants recorded as using video link from a prison or police station for a trial or hearing in the Magistrates’ and Crown Court. A single defendant is recorded only once.</li></ol>HMCTS records the number of Magistrates’ and Crown court trials where a video link is used for witnesses and that data is set out in the table below. A single trial may make multiple use of the video link for different witnesses but will only be recorded once.<table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total No of trials/hearings with Witness(s) via Video link</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>8,246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>9,023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>10,733</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>10,373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>11,046</p></td></tr></tbody></table><ol><li>The data are based on a manual return from Magistrates' and Crown Courts.</li><li>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale manual recording system.</li><li>Data are management information and are not subject to the same level of checks as official statistics.</li><li>A single trial or hearing may make multiple use of the video link but will be recorded only once.</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table> question first answered 29/11/2018 17:33:26
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1019486

	hansard heading	Parole
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>We are carrying out a full review of the Parole Board Rules, which will build on the work we have already done to increase transparency and ensure victims are better supported.</p> question first answered 10/12/2018 15:56:51
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1019487

	hansard heading	Parole
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>In April this year, the Secretary of State announced a public consultation on the possible reconsideration of parole decisions. The consultation closed on 28 July and we have considered the responses, including the issue of which types of parole decisions should be in scope for any reconsideration mechanism. We will publish the Government’s response in due course alongside the review of the Parole Board Rules which the Secretary of State committed to undertake this year.</p><p> </p><p>I have enormous sympathy for victims of crime, especially where they have been subject to the types of serious offending that often feature in parole cases. I agree that victims need a way to challenge parole decisions which they believe may be flawed without having to take the onerous step of seeking a judicial review. That is why the Government has proposed the creation of a reconsideration mechanism. We must ensure that any approach is fair and proportionate, and avoids creating unnecessary delays and uncertainty for both prisoners and victims.</p> question first answered 10/12/2018 15:56:20
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1019488

	hansard heading	Coroners
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Under Schedule 1 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 a coroner may only resume a suspended investigation if they consider that there is sufficient reason to do so. They are unlikely to do so following a criminal trial if the circumstances of the death were established at the trial.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst there is no formal procedure for making such a request, there is no reason why a bereaved family may not ask the coroner to resume a suspended inquest. The decision whether to do so is entirely a matter for the coroner as an independent judicial office holder.</p> question first answered 10/12/2018 15:52:45
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1019489

	hansard heading	Reoffenders
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>A Serious Further Offence (SFO) review is undertaken where an offender under statutory supervision in the community is charged with a qualifying offence – a “notification”. Not every offender charged with an SFO will eventually be convicted of an SFO.</p><p> </p><p>Serious further offences are rare. Fewer than 0.5% of offenders under statutory supervision are convicted of serious further offences. Nonetheless, every single serious further offence is taken extremely seriously, and in all cases a review is carried out to identify any lessons for the better management of future cases.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the number of serious further offences (SFOs) investigations (reviews) in which the supervising body was (a) the National Probation Service (NPS) and (b) a Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) completed between April 2015 and November 2018</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>2018-2019 (YTD)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NPS</p></td><td><p>285</p></td><td><p>281</p></td><td><p>358</p></td><td><p>184</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CRCs</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>269</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p><strong>507</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>515 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>627 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>313 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1. The numbers for 2016-2017 differ slightly from those published in PQ 2737. Since we produced the data for that PQ, there have been updates recorded on the database e.g. as a result of quality assurance which can result in clarification that the case did not meet the SFO criteria or revision and resubmission of reviews on a different date.</p><p>2. We are unable to provide data for 2014-15 in this format as the data includes reviews completed by the former Probation Trusts.</p><p> </p><p>The findings of SFO reviews are made available to victims or the families of victims following conviction for the most serious offences</p><p> </p><p>SFO reviews completed on cases notified on or after 1 April 2018 are shared in full including conclusions and recommendations, with a) the victim and b) the families of a victim of homicide. Minor redactions may be required - for example, to protect third party data.</p><p> </p><p>Conclusions and recommendations from SFO reviews notified prior to 1 April 2018 are shared in a Victim Summary Report (VSR) which reflects the findings of the full review.</p> question first answered 11/12/2018 16:44:59
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1019490

	hansard heading	Reoffenders: Homicide
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>A Serious Further Offence (SFO) review is undertaken where an offender under statutory supervision in the community is charged with a qualifying offence – a “notification”. Not every offender charged with an SFO will eventually be convicted of an SFO.</p><p> </p><p>Serious further offences are rare. Fewer than 0.5% of offenders under statutory supervision are convicted of serious further offences. Nonetheless, every single serious further offence is taken extremely seriously, and in all cases a review is carried out to identify any lessons for the better management of future cases.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the number of serious further offences (SFOs) investigations (reviews) in which the supervising body was (a) the National Probation Service (NPS) and (b) a Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) completed between April 2015 and November 2018</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>2018-2019 (YTD)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NPS</p></td><td><p>285</p></td><td><p>281</p></td><td><p>358</p></td><td><p>184</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CRCs</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>269</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p><strong>507</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>515 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>627 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>313 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1. The numbers for 2016-2017 differ slightly from those published in PQ 2737. Since we produced the data for that PQ, there have been updates recorded on the database e.g. as a result of quality assurance which can result in clarification that the case did not meet the SFO criteria or revision and resubmission of reviews on a different date.</p><p>2. We are unable to provide data for 2014-15 in this format as the data includes reviews completed by the former Probation Trusts.</p><p> </p><p>The findings of SFO reviews are made available to victims or the families of victims following conviction for the most serious offences</p><p> </p><p>SFO reviews completed on cases notified on or after 1 April 2018 are shared in full including conclusions and recommendations, with a) the victim and b) the families of a victim of homicide. Minor redactions may be required - for example, to protect third party data.</p><p> </p><p>Conclusions and recommendations from SFO reviews notified prior to 1 April 2018 are shared in a Victim Summary Report (VSR) which reflects the findings of the full review.</p> question first answered 11/12/2018 16:44:59
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1019905

	hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Enforcement
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The total cost for the Approved Enforcement Agencies AEA procurement exercise for the period from 1.08.2017 to 30.11.2018 is £475,000.</p> question first answered 10/12/2018 18:00:37
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1020624

	hansard heading	Prisons: Private Sector
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>HM Prison and Probation workforce statistics (which contains staffing figures in public sector prisons but not in privately managed prisons) are published quarterly. The latest publication can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hm-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2018</p><p> </p><p>I have attached tables showing the number of funded posts at each privately managed prison and the number of Prison Officers present in Public Sector Prisons. It should be noted that 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 are unlikely to be precisely accurate.</p><p> </p><p>Prison officer numbers are at their highest in five years, which is vital to ensuring prisons are safe, secure and decent. We now have over 4,300 additional staff in post compared to October 2016. The recruitment drive will continue until we reach required levels across the prison estate, ensuring prisons can fulfil their purpose - protecting the public, reducing reoffending and crucially, rehabilitating offenders.</p> question first answered 11/12/2018 12:05:04
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1020625

	hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We publish extensive data about assaults. The most recent can be seen in <em>Assaults in prison custody 2000 to 2017</em>, at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-june-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-june-2018</a>.</p><p>That spreadsheet includes breakdowns by seriousness, assailant/victim type, weapons used and injuries sustained, as well as various demographic and offence and sentence-related factors. It also provides figures for each prison.</p><p> </p><p>In order to improve safety, we have recruited 4,300 new prison officers over the last two years, with 1,400 more due to begin training soon. We are investing an extra £70 million to improve safety, security and decency, and we are equipping officers with PAVA incapacitant spray to help prevent serious harm to staff and prisoners when dealing with violent incidents. We are also tackling the drugs that we know are fuelling much of the violence in custody. This includes spending on new x-ray scanners, drug-detection dogs, phone-blocking technology and dedicated search teams.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government supported the recent Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act, which increases sentences for those who attack emergency workers, including prison officers.</p> question first answered 11/12/2018 13:39:27
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts