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1670616

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate Service: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints he has received about the performance of the probate service in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	2309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2023 answer text <p>The attached table shows the number of complaints about the performance of the probate service in each of the last five years.</p><p>HMCTS has significantly increased staffing levels in Probate over the past year to help process applications faster. The training and upskilling of those new and existing staff have led to applications taking longer in the short term.</p><p>HMCTS have streamlined internal processes to cut down on administrative delay and reduce processing times. We are continuing to invest in improving digital systems and online filing capabilities so users can track progress more easily.</p><p>HMCTS does not collate the management information on how many errors by the probate service caused delays to the processing of applications.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 2311 question first answered 24/11/2023 12:06:42 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer attachment 1 file name 2023-11-24 PQ 2309 2311 Table.xlsx title Table 1
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1670617

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate Service: Standards
	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 adequacy of the time taken by the probate service to process applications; and what the average time is to process an application for the latest period in which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	2310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>The probate service received record levels of applications during 2022 and this has continued to grow with higher levels of receipts during January to June 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. Whilst HMCTS has increased resources to meet the higher demand the training and upskilling of those new and existing staff has led to applications taking longer in the short term.</p><p>HMCTS are focused on increasing outputs to reduce overall timeliness on all types of applications and the average mean length of time taken for a grant of probate, following receipt of the documents required, is 13 weeks during April to June 2023.</p><p>Average waiting times for probate grants are routinely published on gov.uk via Family Court Statistics Quarterly and currently cover the period up to June 2023.</p><p>The number of FTEs working in the probate service in each of the last five years is as follows:</p><p>March 2019 = 152</p><p>March 2020 = 153</p><p>March 2021 = 250</p><p>March 2022 = 246</p><p>March 2023 = 296</p><p>We aim to answer telephone enquiries to the probate service within an average of 12 minutes. However, 2022 performance had fallen short of this goal but has since improved in 2023 by 60% to 12 minutes 15 seconds.</p><p>To improve telephone response times and the overall experience for applicants, HMCTS have undertaken additional staff training to ensure probate call agents can provide more accurate and helpful information.</p><p>To further enhance the information provided during calls, we are expanding our probate contact centre scripts and FAQs to address common queries in a clear and compassionate way.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 2312 2313 question first answered 23/11/2023 15:57:16 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1670619

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate Service: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times errors by the probate service caused delays to the processing of applications in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	2311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2023 answer text <p>The attached table shows the number of complaints about the performance of the probate service in each of the last five years.</p><p>HMCTS has significantly increased staffing levels in Probate over the past year to help process applications faster. The training and upskilling of those new and existing staff have led to applications taking longer in the short term.</p><p>HMCTS have streamlined internal processes to cut down on administrative delay and reduce processing times. We are continuing to invest in improving digital systems and online filing capabilities so users can track progress more easily.</p><p>HMCTS does not collate the management information on how many errors by the probate service caused delays to the processing of applications.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 2309 question first answered 24/11/2023 12:06:42 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer attachment 1 file name 2023-11-24 PQ 2309 2311 Table.xlsx title Table 1
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1670620

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate Service: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full time equivalent staff worked in the probate service in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	2312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>The probate service received record levels of applications during 2022 and this has continued to grow with higher levels of receipts during January to June 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. Whilst HMCTS has increased resources to meet the higher demand the training and upskilling of those new and existing staff has led to applications taking longer in the short term.</p><p>HMCTS are focused on increasing outputs to reduce overall timeliness on all types of applications and the average mean length of time taken for a grant of probate, following receipt of the documents required, is 13 weeks during April to June 2023.</p><p>Average waiting times for probate grants are routinely published on gov.uk via Family Court Statistics Quarterly and currently cover the period up to June 2023.</p><p>The number of FTEs working in the probate service in each of the last five years is as follows:</p><p>March 2019 = 152</p><p>March 2020 = 153</p><p>March 2021 = 250</p><p>March 2022 = 246</p><p>March 2023 = 296</p><p>We aim to answer telephone enquiries to the probate service within an average of 12 minutes. However, 2022 performance had fallen short of this goal but has since improved in 2023 by 60% to 12 minutes 15 seconds.</p><p>To improve telephone response times and the overall experience for applicants, HMCTS have undertaken additional staff training to ensure probate call agents can provide more accurate and helpful information.</p><p>To further enhance the information provided during calls, we are expanding our probate contact centre scripts and FAQs to address common queries in a clear and compassionate way.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 2310 2313 question first answered 23/11/2023 15:57:16 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1670621

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate Service: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what service standards guidance the probate service has for answering telephone enquiries; and whether he is taking steps to improve the information provided to applicants who contact the probate service by telephone.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	2313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>The probate service received record levels of applications during 2022 and this has continued to grow with higher levels of receipts during January to June 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. Whilst HMCTS has increased resources to meet the higher demand the training and upskilling of those new and existing staff has led to applications taking longer in the short term.</p><p>HMCTS are focused on increasing outputs to reduce overall timeliness on all types of applications and the average mean length of time taken for a grant of probate, following receipt of the documents required, is 13 weeks during April to June 2023.</p><p>Average waiting times for probate grants are routinely published on gov.uk via Family Court Statistics Quarterly and currently cover the period up to June 2023.</p><p>The number of FTEs working in the probate service in each of the last five years is as follows:</p><p>March 2019 = 152</p><p>March 2020 = 153</p><p>March 2021 = 250</p><p>March 2022 = 246</p><p>March 2023 = 296</p><p>We aim to answer telephone enquiries to the probate service within an average of 12 minutes. However, 2022 performance had fallen short of this goal but has since improved in 2023 by 60% to 12 minutes 15 seconds.</p><p>To improve telephone response times and the overall experience for applicants, HMCTS have undertaken additional staff training to ensure probate call agents can provide more accurate and helpful information.</p><p>To further enhance the information provided during calls, we are expanding our probate contact centre scripts and FAQs to address common queries in a clear and compassionate way.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 2310 2312 question first answered 23/11/2023 15:57:16 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1666542

	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	Probation Service
	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 adequacy of the time taken by the probate service to process applications; and what the average time is to process an application for the latest period in which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	203822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the right hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 203823 203824 203825 203826 question first answered 26/10/2023 10:48:41 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1666543

	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	Probation Service: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints he has received about the performance of the probate service in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	203823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the right hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 203822 203824 203825 203826 question first answered 26/10/2023 10:48:41 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1666544

	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	Probation Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times errors by the probate service caused delays to the processing of applications in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	203824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the right hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 203822 203823 203825 203826 question first answered 26/10/2023 10:48:41 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1666545

	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	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 FTEs worked in the probate service in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	203825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the right hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 203822 203823 203824 203826 question first answered 26/10/2023 10:48:41 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1666546

	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	Probation Service: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what service standards the probate service has for answering telephone enquiries; and whether he is taking steps to improve the information provided to applicants who contact the probate service by telephone.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	203826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the right hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 203822 203823 203824 203825 question first answered 26/10/2023 10:48:41 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1665905

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders: Monitoring
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference his oral statement of 16 October 2023 on Prison Capacity, Official Report, columns 59-60, what steps his Department plans to take monitor the reoffending rates of offenders who (a) are released early from custodial sentences and (b) receive non-custodial sentences.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	203284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>This Government is driving down reoffending by investing in a wide range of rehabilitative interventions to help prison leavers secure accommodation, employment, and substance misuse treatment on release. The overall proven reoffending rate for England and Wales was 24.4% in 2020/21, down from 31.6% in 2010/11.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice will continue to publish quarterly proven reoffending rates, including breakdowns by non-custodial sentences. For those moved onto licence conditions before their automatic release point, robust licence conditions will apply in every case, with offenders supervised by probation officers. Breach of these licence conditions can result in recall.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/10/2023 11:12:47 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1605532

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders have (a) 50 to 100 and (b) 100 or more convictions; and how many were (i) serving a custodial sentence, (ii) on an electronic tag and (iii) in the community as of 20 March 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	169260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>We do not hold the data requested.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/03/2023 11:31:53 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1605533

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions were held by the 30 recorded offenders with the most convictions as of 20 March 2023; and if he will list the offences those individuals have received convictions for.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	169261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>We do not hold the data requested.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/03/2023 11:32:06 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1605534

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Convictions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders sentenced in each of the last five years have (a) one conviction, (b) two convictions and (c) three or more convictions for a (i) knife related crime, (ii) firearms related crime, (iii) rape and (iv) sexual offences.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	169262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>For parts (i) and (ii), details on whether an offence was firearms related or knife related may be held on court record but to examine individual court records would be of disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong>The below table shows the number of offenders sentenced for any offence type in each of the years 2001 to 2021<sup>(1,2)</sup>, with a) one prior conviction b) two prior convictions c) three or more convictions<sup>(2)</sup> for previous sexual offences<sup>(3)</sup> and previous rape<sup>(4)</sup> offences</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Number of offenders </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Previous sexual offence convictions </strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Previous rape offence convictions</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 previous</p></td><td><p>2 previous</p></td><td><p>3 or more previous</p></td><td><p>1 previous</p></td><td><p>2 previous</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3 or more previous</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>6078</p></td><td><p>871</p></td><td><p>379</p></td><td><p>1171</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>5515</p></td><td><p>779</p></td><td><p>367</p></td><td><p>1012</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>6677</p></td><td><p>913</p></td><td><p>431</p></td><td><p>1253</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>6837</p></td><td><p>912</p></td><td><p>464</p></td><td><p>1309</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>7230</p></td><td><p>1020</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>1359</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>7337</p></td><td><p>1024</p></td><td><p>497</p></td><td><p>1336</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>7330</p></td><td><p>948</p></td><td><p>505</p></td><td><p>1260</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>7153</p></td><td><p>1000</p></td><td><p>446</p></td><td><p>1247</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>6952</p></td><td><p>936</p></td><td><p>476</p></td><td><p>1162</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>6957</p></td><td><p>935</p></td><td><p>479</p></td><td><p>1142</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>7041</p></td><td><p>960</p></td><td><p>455</p></td><td><p>1130</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>6999</p></td><td><p>979</p></td><td><p>458</p></td><td><p>1190</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>7017</p></td><td><p>939</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>1193</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>6768</p></td><td><p>1000</p></td><td><p>517</p></td><td><p>1177</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>6755</p></td><td><p>1069</p></td><td><p>519</p></td><td><p>1134</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>6552</p></td><td><p>1088</p></td><td><p>525</p></td><td><p>1124</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>6581</p></td><td><p>1036</p></td><td><p>522</p></td><td><p>1056</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>6672</p></td><td><p>1094</p></td><td><p>565</p></td><td><p>1091</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>6848</p></td><td><p>1026</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>1083</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>6826</p></td><td><p>992</p></td><td><p>478</p></td><td><p>1085</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>6667</p></td><td><p>930</p></td><td><p>456</p></td><td><p>1024</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Source:</strong> MoJ's extract of the Police National Computer</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>1) Offenders are counted once in each of the years in which they received a conviction, where the offender was sentenced in multiple years, they will appear more than once in the table</p><p>2) Figures for the years 2020 and 2021 will be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>3) Previous convictions are counted based on the number of occasions on which offenders have previously received a conviction for any offences recorded on the Police National Computer, including some offences committed outside of England and Wales. Where there were multiple offences on the same occasion, only the primary offence as recorded on the Police National Computer would be counted.</p><p>4) Previous sexual offences will include previous rape offences, therefore the individuals counted in the previous rape convictions column, will also appear in the previous sexual offence columns.</p><p>Rape offences include attempted rape.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/03/2023 11:33:55 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1605535

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Compensation: Court Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many compensation orders were issued in each of the last five years; and what the total value of those compensation orders was.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	169263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on the number and amount of compensation orders issued in courts on a principal and all-disposal basis, by offence type, in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1135333/outcomes-by-offence-june-2022-revised-2.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence data tool: June 2022</a>. <br> <br> This information, split by court type, is available in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1113405/magistrates-court-tool-2021-revised-2.xlsx" target="_blank">Magistrates' court data tool: 2021</a> and the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1113406/crown-court-tool-2021-revised-2.xlsx" target="_blank">Crown Court data tool: 2021</a>. This information for the calendar year of 2022 is due for publication in May.</p><p>Please see the accompanying tables for:</p><ul><li>Total value of compensation orders issued;</li><li>The number of defendants issued with a compensation order, by principal sentence outcome and by offence group;</li><li>The 20 largest compensation orders issued in each of the last 5 years, and the offence this was given as a sentence outcome for; and</li><li>Minimum and maximum value of compensation orders issued, by court type.</li></ul><p>Compensation is presented in these tables on an all-disposal basis; this is where compensation is recorded in the four most severe disposals. Data in these tables relate to the years ending June 2018 to June 2022 in England and Wales.</p><p>Figures on total compensation and amount paid, including Scotland and Northern Ireland, are held on HMCTS data systems and presented in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1107287/ccsq_tables_apr_jun_2022.ods" target="_blank">Table A2 in Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly: June 2022 publication</a>. These will differ from the court outcomes figures, which record where the compensation was in the four most serious sentences delivered by the court for the defendant.</p><p>Figures on the amount of compensation orders issued is published in the HMCTS trust statements for <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/727387/HMCTS_Trust_Statement_2017-18_v16_web.pdf" target="_blank">2017/18</a>, 2018/19, <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/925314/HMCTS_Trust_Statement_2019-20_ONLINE.pdf" target="_blank">2019/20</a>, <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/925314/HMCTS_Trust_Statement_2019-20_ONLINE.pdf" target="_blank">2020/21</a> and <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1090911/HMCTS717_HMCTS_Trust_Statement_21-22_v8_Web.pdf" target="_blank">2021-22</a>.</p><p>Courts may impose a compensation order on an offender requiring them to make financial reparation to the victim for any personal injury, loss or damage resulting from the offence. Compensation may be ordered for such amount as the court considers appropriate having regard to any evidence including any representations made by the offender or prosecutor. There is no limit on the value of a single compensation order handed down to an adult offender. However, in determining whether to make a compensation order, and the amount to be paid under such an order, the court must take into account the financial circumstances of the offender. Courts are required to strike a balance between seeking reparation and not imposing debts that are unrealistic or unenforceable.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 169264 169266 169267 169268 question first answered 28/03/2023 14:12:32 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2023-03-28 PQ 169263 - 169264 - 169266 - 169267 - 169277 Table.xlsx title Table
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1605536

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Compensation: Court Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many compensation orders were issued for each (a) offence and (b) sentence type in each of the last five years; and what the total value compensation orders was for each offence type.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	169264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on the number and amount of compensation orders issued in courts on a principal and all-disposal basis, by offence type, in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1135333/outcomes-by-offence-june-2022-revised-2.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence data tool: June 2022</a>. <br> <br> This information, split by court type, is available in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1113405/magistrates-court-tool-2021-revised-2.xlsx" target="_blank">Magistrates' court data tool: 2021</a> and the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1113406/crown-court-tool-2021-revised-2.xlsx" target="_blank">Crown Court data tool: 2021</a>. This information for the calendar year of 2022 is due for publication in May.</p><p>Please see the accompanying tables for:</p><ul><li>Total value of compensation orders issued;</li><li>The number of defendants issued with a compensation order, by principal sentence outcome and by offence group;</li><li>The 20 largest compensation orders issued in each of the last 5 years, and the offence this was given as a sentence outcome for; and</li><li>Minimum and maximum value of compensation orders issued, by court type.</li></ul><p>Compensation is presented in these tables on an all-disposal basis; this is where compensation is recorded in the four most severe disposals. Data in these tables relate to the years ending June 2018 to June 2022 in England and Wales.</p><p>Figures on total compensation and amount paid, including Scotland and Northern Ireland, are held on HMCTS data systems and presented in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1107287/ccsq_tables_apr_jun_2022.ods" target="_blank">Table A2 in Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly: June 2022 publication</a>. These will differ from the court outcomes figures, which record where the compensation was in the four most serious sentences delivered by the court for the defendant.</p><p>Figures on the amount of compensation orders issued is published in the HMCTS trust statements for <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/727387/HMCTS_Trust_Statement_2017-18_v16_web.pdf" target="_blank">2017/18</a>, 2018/19, <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/925314/HMCTS_Trust_Statement_2019-20_ONLINE.pdf" target="_blank">2019/20</a>, <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/925314/HMCTS_Trust_Statement_2019-20_ONLINE.pdf" target="_blank">2020/21</a> and <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1090911/HMCTS717_HMCTS_Trust_Statement_21-22_v8_Web.pdf" target="_blank">2021-22</a>.</p><p>Courts may impose a compensation order on an offender requiring them to make financial reparation to the victim for any personal injury, loss or damage resulting from the offence. Compensation may be ordered for such amount as the court considers appropriate having regard to any evidence including any representations made by the offender or prosecutor. There is no limit on the value of a single compensation order handed down to an adult offender. However, in determining whether to make a compensation order, and the amount to be paid under such an order, the court must take into account the financial circumstances of the offender. Courts are required to strike a balance between seeking reparation and not imposing debts that are unrealistic or unenforceable.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 169263 169266 169267 169268 question first answered 28/03/2023 14:12:32 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2023-03-28 PQ 169263 - 169264 - 169266 - 169267 - 169277 Table.xlsx title Table
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1605537

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Compensation: Court Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many compensation orders issued in each of the last five years were (a) paid in full, (b) partly paid and (c) unpaid by the offender; and what the total value was in each case.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	169265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/03/2023 11:39:47 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1605538

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Compensation: Court Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the amount was of each of the 20 highest compensation orders issued against offenders in each of the last five years; and to which offence each compensation order was related.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	169266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on the number and amount of compensation orders issued in courts on a principal and all-disposal basis, by offence type, in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1135333/outcomes-by-offence-june-2022-revised-2.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence data tool: June 2022</a>. <br> <br> This information, split by court type, is available in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1113405/magistrates-court-tool-2021-revised-2.xlsx" target="_blank">Magistrates' court data tool: 2021</a> and the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1113406/crown-court-tool-2021-revised-2.xlsx" target="_blank">Crown Court data tool: 2021</a>. This information for the calendar year of 2022 is due for publication in May.</p><p>Please see the accompanying tables for:</p><ul><li>Total value of compensation orders issued;</li><li>The number of defendants issued with a compensation order, by principal sentence outcome and by offence group;</li><li>The 20 largest compensation orders issued in each of the last 5 years, and the offence this was given as a sentence outcome for; and</li><li>Minimum and maximum value of compensation orders issued, by court type.</li></ul><p>Compensation is presented in these tables on an all-disposal basis; this is where compensation is recorded in the four most severe disposals. Data in these tables relate to the years ending June 2018 to June 2022 in England and Wales.</p><p>Figures on total compensation and amount paid, including Scotland and Northern Ireland, are held on HMCTS data systems and presented in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1107287/ccsq_tables_apr_jun_2022.ods" target="_blank">Table A2 in Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly: June 2022 publication</a>. These will differ from the court outcomes figures, which record where the compensation was in the four most serious sentences delivered by the court for the defendant.</p><p>Figures on the amount of compensation orders issued is published in the HMCTS trust statements for <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/727387/HMCTS_Trust_Statement_2017-18_v16_web.pdf" target="_blank">2017/18</a>, 2018/19, <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/925314/HMCTS_Trust_Statement_2019-20_ONLINE.pdf" target="_blank">2019/20</a>, <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/925314/HMCTS_Trust_Statement_2019-20_ONLINE.pdf" target="_blank">2020/21</a> and <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1090911/HMCTS717_HMCTS_Trust_Statement_21-22_v8_Web.pdf" target="_blank">2021-22</a>.</p><p>Courts may impose a compensation order on an offender requiring them to make financial reparation to the victim for any personal injury, loss or damage resulting from the offence. Compensation may be ordered for such amount as the court considers appropriate having regard to any evidence including any representations made by the offender or prosecutor. There is no limit on the value of a single compensation order handed down to an adult offender. However, in determining whether to make a compensation order, and the amount to be paid under such an order, the court must take into account the financial circumstances of the offender. Courts are required to strike a balance between seeking reparation and not imposing debts that are unrealistic or unenforceable.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 169263 169264 169267 169268 question first answered 28/03/2023 14:12:32 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2023-03-28 PQ 169263 - 169264 - 169266 - 169267 - 169277 Table.xlsx title Table
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1605539

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Compensation: Court Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many compensation orders were issued for each offence type by (a) magistrate's courts and (b) crown courts in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	169267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on the number and amount of compensation orders issued in courts on a principal and all-disposal basis, by offence type, in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1135333/outcomes-by-offence-june-2022-revised-2.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence data tool: June 2022</a>. <br> <br> This information, split by court type, is available in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1113405/magistrates-court-tool-2021-revised-2.xlsx" target="_blank">Magistrates' court data tool: 2021</a> and the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1113406/crown-court-tool-2021-revised-2.xlsx" target="_blank">Crown Court data tool: 2021</a>. This information for the calendar year of 2022 is due for publication in May.</p><p>Please see the accompanying tables for:</p><ul><li>Total value of compensation orders issued;</li><li>The number of defendants issued with a compensation order, by principal sentence outcome and by offence group;</li><li>The 20 largest compensation orders issued in each of the last 5 years, and the offence this was given as a sentence outcome for; and</li><li>Minimum and maximum value of compensation orders issued, by court type.</li></ul><p>Compensation is presented in these tables on an all-disposal basis; this is where compensation is recorded in the four most severe disposals. Data in these tables relate to the years ending June 2018 to June 2022 in England and Wales.</p><p>Figures on total compensation and amount paid, including Scotland and Northern Ireland, are held on HMCTS data systems and presented in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1107287/ccsq_tables_apr_jun_2022.ods" target="_blank">Table A2 in Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly: June 2022 publication</a>. These will differ from the court outcomes figures, which record where the compensation was in the four most serious sentences delivered by the court for the defendant.</p><p>Figures on the amount of compensation orders issued is published in the HMCTS trust statements for <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/727387/HMCTS_Trust_Statement_2017-18_v16_web.pdf" target="_blank">2017/18</a>, 2018/19, <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/925314/HMCTS_Trust_Statement_2019-20_ONLINE.pdf" target="_blank">2019/20</a>, <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/925314/HMCTS_Trust_Statement_2019-20_ONLINE.pdf" target="_blank">2020/21</a> and <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1090911/HMCTS717_HMCTS_Trust_Statement_21-22_v8_Web.pdf" target="_blank">2021-22</a>.</p><p>Courts may impose a compensation order on an offender requiring them to make financial reparation to the victim for any personal injury, loss or damage resulting from the offence. Compensation may be ordered for such amount as the court considers appropriate having regard to any evidence including any representations made by the offender or prosecutor. There is no limit on the value of a single compensation order handed down to an adult offender. However, in determining whether to make a compensation order, and the amount to be paid under such an order, the court must take into account the financial circumstances of the offender. Courts are required to strike a balance between seeking reparation and not imposing debts that are unrealistic or unenforceable.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 169263 169264 169266 169268 question first answered 28/03/2023 14:12:32 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2023-03-28 PQ 169263 - 169264 - 169266 - 169267 - 169277 Table.xlsx title Table
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1605540

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Compensation: Court Orders
	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 (a) highest, (b) lowest and (c) average value of compensation orders issues in the last five years by offence type in the (i) Magistrates' and (ii) Crown Courts.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	169268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on the number and amount of compensation orders issued in courts on a principal and all-disposal basis, by offence type, in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1135333/outcomes-by-offence-june-2022-revised-2.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence data tool: June 2022</a>. <br> <br> This information, split by court type, is available in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1113405/magistrates-court-tool-2021-revised-2.xlsx" target="_blank">Magistrates' court data tool: 2021</a> and the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1113406/crown-court-tool-2021-revised-2.xlsx" target="_blank">Crown Court data tool: 2021</a>. This information for the calendar year of 2022 is due for publication in May.</p><p>Please see the accompanying tables for:</p><ul><li>Total value of compensation orders issued;</li><li>The number of defendants issued with a compensation order, by principal sentence outcome and by offence group;</li><li>The 20 largest compensation orders issued in each of the last 5 years, and the offence this was given as a sentence outcome for; and</li><li>Minimum and maximum value of compensation orders issued, by court type.</li></ul><p>Compensation is presented in these tables on an all-disposal basis; this is where compensation is recorded in the four most severe disposals. Data in these tables relate to the years ending June 2018 to June 2022 in England and Wales.</p><p>Figures on total compensation and amount paid, including Scotland and Northern Ireland, are held on HMCTS data systems and presented in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1107287/ccsq_tables_apr_jun_2022.ods" target="_blank">Table A2 in Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly: June 2022 publication</a>. These will differ from the court outcomes figures, which record where the compensation was in the four most serious sentences delivered by the court for the defendant.</p><p>Figures on the amount of compensation orders issued is published in the HMCTS trust statements for <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/727387/HMCTS_Trust_Statement_2017-18_v16_web.pdf" target="_blank">2017/18</a>, 2018/19, <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/925314/HMCTS_Trust_Statement_2019-20_ONLINE.pdf" target="_blank">2019/20</a>, <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/925314/HMCTS_Trust_Statement_2019-20_ONLINE.pdf" target="_blank">2020/21</a> and <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1090911/HMCTS717_HMCTS_Trust_Statement_21-22_v8_Web.pdf" target="_blank">2021-22</a>.</p><p>Courts may impose a compensation order on an offender requiring them to make financial reparation to the victim for any personal injury, loss or damage resulting from the offence. Compensation may be ordered for such amount as the court considers appropriate having regard to any evidence including any representations made by the offender or prosecutor. There is no limit on the value of a single compensation order handed down to an adult offender. However, in determining whether to make a compensation order, and the amount to be paid under such an order, the court must take into account the financial circumstances of the offender. Courts are required to strike a balance between seeking reparation and not imposing debts that are unrealistic or unenforceable.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 169263 169264 169266 169267 question first answered 28/03/2023 14:12:32 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2023-03-28 PQ 169263 - 169264 - 169266 - 169267 - 169277 Table.xlsx title Table
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1568739

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Bereavement Counselling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to introduce an independent public advocate to support bereaved families.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	127750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting bereaved families after public disasters, including their participation in any inquests and inquiries. Proposals to introduce an Independent Public Advocate were the subject of a public consultation in 2018 and we are carefully considering the best way forward in light of the responses received and recent work.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 30/01/2023 13:49:35 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1543915

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Victims' Commissioner: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the next Victims Commissioner will be appointed; and for what reasons the recruitment process for that role has been delayed.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	92186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>The campaign to appoint a Victims’ Commissioner concluded in July without an appointment being made. A new campaign is currently underway and we expect to identify a new Victims’ Commissioner in early 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Both officials and ministers meet regularly with the sector (for example, via the Victim and Witness Sector Engagement Group) to ensure that the voices of victims and witnesses continue to be heard.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 92187 question first answered 29/11/2022 15:09:31 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1543916

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Victims' Commissioner: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what interim arrangements her Department has put in place to support victims in the absence of a Victims Commissioner.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	92187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>The campaign to appoint a Victims’ Commissioner concluded in July without an appointment being made. A new campaign is currently underway and we expect to identify a new Victims’ Commissioner in early 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Both officials and ministers meet regularly with the sector (for example, via the Victim and Witness Sector Engagement Group) to ensure that the voices of victims and witnesses continue to be heard.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 92186 question first answered 29/11/2022 15:09:31 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1543917

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2022
	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 effectiveness of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	92188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>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. It provides an important avenue of redress for such victims and is part of the wider package of general and specialist support available to victims of crime.</p><p>In our Victims Strategy published in September 2018, we announced a review of the Scheme. The review examined whether the Scheme remains fit for purpose, reflects the changing nature of violent crime and effectively support victims in their recovery. In 2020, we held a public consultation on proposals to make claiming compensation simpler and more accessible for victims of violent crime. This was followed by a supplementary consultation in summer 2022 on whether the unspent convictions eligibility rule should be revised. Our conclusions will be shared in due course.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 29/11/2022 15:10:43 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1543918

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Compensation: Court Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the number of compensation orders that have been issued by the courts in each year since 2015 by offence type.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	92189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on the number of compensation orders, on a principal and all-disposal basis, by offence type, in England and Wales. For figures for year ending December 2015 up to year ending December 2017 the information is available in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1063880/outcomes-by-offence-2020-revised.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2020 (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 6.04 MB)</a> and for figures between year ending June 2018 up to year ending June 2022 the information is available in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1118314/outcomes-by-offence-june-2022.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence data tool: June 2022 (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 83.2 MB)</a>. For number of compensation orders issued, on a principal disposal basis (most severe disposal offender received) see the ‘Sentencing Outcomes’ worksheet and for an all-disposal basis see the ‘Compensation’ worksheet.</p><p> </p><p>Courts may impose a compensation order on an offender requiring them to make financial reparation to the victim for any personal injury, loss or damage resulting from the offence. Compensation may be ordered for such amount as the court considers appropriate having regard to any evidence including any representations made by the offender or prosecutor. There is no limit on the value of a single compensation order handed down to an adult offender. However, in determining whether to make a compensation order, and the amount to be paid under such an order, the court must take into account the financial circumstances of the offender.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 29/11/2022 15:11:45 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel