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1138208

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many weapons in each category were found in each prison in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	275790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>Weapon seizures have dropped with improvement in detection methods and as a result there are fewer attempts at smuggling of weapons through reception and visit areas. New and enhanced technology as well as dedicated search teams have contributed to that fall in the smuggling of weapons.</p><p> </p><p>The new Crime in Prison Agreement between HMPPS, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the police has also resulted in crimes committed whilst in prison or in smuggling in illicit items being consistently referred for prosecution to the police. This sends a clear message to those who commit crimes that they will be punished through the courts and face the consequences of their actions</p><p> </p><p>Data on weapons held in prison has been collectively systematically since 2015 and is enclosed. Prior to that date it was not collected consistently and so a calculation cannot be reliably provided.</p><p> </p><p>Data and information on weapons finds is routinely published as part of the normal publication schedule, and data on 2018-19 will be published in due course.</p><p>Data table is attached.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 19/07/2019 10:35:19 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name Table - PQ 275790.xlsx title Table - PQ 275790
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1138209

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Service: Blood Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prison officers (b) other prison staff contracted a blood-borne virus at work in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	275791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>Since December 2017 any staff who are potentially exposed to blood and other body fluids are able to call our Body Fluid Exposure and Sharps Injury 24/7 telephone helpline to obtain prompt medical advice. If the employee is advised to attend A&amp;E this signifies that the body fluid exposure is high risk and medical assessment by A&amp;E is required to obtain blood for serum save and to assess suitability for post exposure prophylaxis and/or Hepatitis B injection.</p><p> </p><p>Should Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) be required, the member of staff will call the Body Fluid Exposure and Sharps Injury helpline with details of treatment they have received. Follow up testing for Blood Borne Virus (BBV) is provided for all injured staff to determine if they have contracted a BBV, however, staff are not required to report if they have contracted a blood borne virus at work and the data is therefore it is not possible to report data with any certainty.</p><p> </p><p>If an employee were to contract a Blood Borne Virus from an occupational exposure and had reported this to the Body Fluid Exposure and Sharps Injury helpline (provided by HMPPS’ Occupational Health supplier Optima Health) then HMPPS are required to be made aware under RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013) with the employees consent. None of these cases have been reported to date.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 15/07/2019 16:42:19 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1138210

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions staff have had their pay deducted for not being able to complete a shift due to their incapacity following an assault in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	275792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>HMPPS does not deduct pay if an employee is sent home as a result of sickness or if they have been assaulted at work.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS is committed to ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of its staff in England and Wales, with all staff having access to a comprehensive occupational health service and employee assistance programme. HMPPS has systems in place to deal with perpetrators of violence against staff quickly and robustly, with serious incidents referred to the police for prosecution.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 17/07/2019 10:23:14 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1138211

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many safeguarding referrals to a local authority were made by each custodial institution holding children in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	275793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table below, compiled via individual responses from establishments.</p><p> </p><p>It is worth noting that data between establishments is not directly comparable. Safeguarding referrals from the youth secure estate to Local Authorities are handled by secure estate establishment staff, as are the maintenance of supporting records. Data provided in this response is therefore the amalgamation of bespoke local records, and is not based with a single methodology. Furthermore, different local authorities have varying protocols in place. For example, in some potential referrals can be ‘triaged’ or reviewed by an on-site social worker before a formal referral is made; in other cases there may be no such arrangement in place and all cases are formally referred to the local authority. This variation in local arrangements, as well as differences in average population and throughout, most likely explains the disparity in volumes.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="17"><p>2018 (calendar year) - Safeguarding referrals made from YCS establishments to Local Authorities</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Sector Type</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Safegaurding Referrals to LA - 2018</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Avg Population - 2018</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Share of Population</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Share of referrals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Secure Children's Home</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Adel Beck</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>7</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>14.2</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>1.5%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Secure Children's Home</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Aldine House</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>6</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>3.4</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>0.4%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Secure Children's Home</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Aycliffe</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>5</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>10.0</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>1.0%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Secure Children's Home</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Barton Moss</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>4</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>23.9</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>2.5%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Secure Children's Home</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Clayfields House</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>7</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>11.8</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>1.2%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Secure Children's Home</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Hillside</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>19</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>5.4</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>0.6%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Secure Children's Home</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>9</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>9.1</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>0.9%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Secure Children's Home</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Vinney Green</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>5</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>19.8</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>2.1%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Secure Training Centre</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Medway</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>46</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>39.5</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>4.1%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>7.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Secure Training Centre</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Oakhill</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>104</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>58.7</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>6.1%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>17.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Secure Training Centre</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Rainsbrook</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>179</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>61.8</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>6.4%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>30.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Young Offender Institutes</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Cookham</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>65</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>166.3</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>17.3%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>10.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Young Offender Institutes</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Feltham</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>86</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>145.3</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>15.1%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>14.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Young Offender Institutes</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Parc</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>8</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>39.8</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>4.1%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Young Offender Institutes</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Werrington</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>30</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>105.5</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>11.0%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>5.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Young Offender Institutes</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Wetherby</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>15</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>248.2</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>25.8%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>595</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>962.5</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>100.0%</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>100.0%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Safeguarding referrals from the youth secure estate to Local Authorities are handled by secure estate establishment staff, as are the maintenance of supporting records. Data provided in this response is therefore the amalgamation of bespoke local records, and is not consistent with a single methodology. Secure Children's Homes can house both Justice (YCS) and welfare Children and Young People - The figures provided only relate to referrals made referencing Justice (YCS) Children and Young People.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Youth Custody Service take the safety and wellbeing of children in custody very seriously. This is why they have been conducting an internal review of safeguarding across the youth secure estate, and are appointing to a new ‘Head of Safeguarding’ post to lead on taking forward this important area of work.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 19/07/2019 13:59:12 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1138212

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2019 to Question 205340 on Prisoners: Human Trafficking, what estimate he has made of the cost of collating that information.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	275794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>In order to gather this information, the Department would need to check the c.4,000 individual records of women held in prison. We estimate that this would cost of approximately £16,700.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 17/07/2019 15:29:51 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1137118

registered interest
date	05/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether each prison is required to maintain a record of the courses offered to prisoners.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	273806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>Prisons are required to maintain a record of the courses offered to prisoners. All prisons under the Prison Education Framework (PEF) contract are required to agree an annual delivery plan which sets out the services to be provided. Once the delivery plan is finalised a copy of the curriculum is uploaded onto an HMPPS Management Information System which is then visible and available to all prisons to support better co-ordination of the offer prisoners receive.</p><p> </p><p>We want prisons to provide offenders with the tools they need for successful rehabilitation, including education opportunities that prepare them for employment on release.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/07/2019 15:16:52 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1137119

registered interest
date	05/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wellingborough Prison: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2019 to Question 253599 on Glen Pava Prison and Wellingborough Prison: Contracts, on what date his Department plans to launch the mini-competition for the operation of the prison at Wellingborough.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	273807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The number of people convicted for offences under s41 of the Dentistry Act 1984 (“Unregistered person carrying on the business of dentistry”) over the last 3 years was 2; 1 in each of 2016 and 2017. It is not possible to identify whether these offences were specific to teeth whitening in centrally held data on court proceedings. </del><ins class="ministerial">We launched the mini-competition for the operation of the first new Resettlement Prison at Wellingborough on Friday 12 July 2019 and anticipate making the award to the successful operator in July 2020.</ins></p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 15/07/2019 16:21:59 question first ministerially corrected 18/07/2019 09:47:31 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland previous answer version 129114 answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1137120

registered interest
date	05/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Representation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what safeguards his Department have put in place to ensure that claimants using the Litigant in Person portal are (a) informed of and (b) able to enforce their legal rights.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	273808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Government is working closely with a broad group of expert stakeholders to develop a new accessible IT Service. This will support and enable both represented and unrepresented claimants to progress Road Traffic Accident related personal injury claims under the new small claims track limit of £5,000. The Government’s key design principle in approaching the development of the new IT service is that that the claimant and access to justice must be at the heart of the process and the new service must be as simple and efficient as possible for unrepresented claimants to make, progress and settle their claims online without the need to go to court. In addition, unrepresented claimants will also have access to a bespoke alternative dispute resolution scheme, which will enable them to gain, at no cost to themselves, an independent view on the liability decision made by the defendant insurer. The service will also provide claimants with guidance, so that claimants can understand and navigate the IT Service without unnecessary delay.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Claimants however, will not be precluded from having legal representation at any point of the process, but will be liable to pay for a lawyer.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 15/07/2019 16:35:42 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1137121

registered interest
date	05/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Representation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse to date and; the full cost of introduction of the Litigant in Person portal.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	273809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is working in partnership with its key delivery partner, the Motor Insurers’ Bureau, in designing and developing a new IT Service to enable injured claimants to progress their own Road Traffic Accident related personal injury claims under the new £5,000 small claims track limit.</p><p>The costs associated with this new service will be funded by the insurance industry. As such, there are no costs to the public purse arising from the design, build and annual operation of the new service.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 10/07/2019 16:27:33 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1137122

registered interest
date	05/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Representation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timeframe is for the testing period of the Litigant in Person portal.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	273810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with its key delivery partner (the Motor Insurers’ Bureau) and a broad group of expert stakeholders from across the personal injury sector to develop a new accessible IT Service. This will enable both represented and unrepresented claimants to progress Road Traffic Accident related personal injury claims under £5,000.</p><p>Public testing of the IT Service is planned to begin in November 2019 and, in light of user’s experience, the Government will consider making some further modifications to the service before it goes live in April 2020, so that it is easy to understand and navigate.</p><p>In addition, the service will provide a significant amount of management information. The Government is committed to reviewing this management information and how the new service is operating to identify any required changes and improvements approximately eighteen months from implementation. This will include a full evaluation of all relevant data relating to the overall customer experience of claimants using the service.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 10/07/2019 16:27:46 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon