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793508

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date	22/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Custodial Treatment: Private Sector
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many adverse reports they have received on the management of custodial institutions by (1) G4S, (2) Sodexo, and (3) other private providers, since 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>Without a definition to determine the threshold of an ‘adverse’ report, it is difficult to definitively answer the question as posed, however reports on privately managed custodial institutions are published online.</p><p> </p><p>In common with public sector custodial institutions, privately-managed institutions are inspected by HM Inspectorate of Prisons. Their reports are published online and are available to read here: <a href="https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspections/" target="_blank">https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspections/</a></p><p> </p><p>Privately-managed prisons and immigration removal centres are also subject to scrutiny by Independent Monitoring Boards, in line with their public sector equivalents. Their role is to monitor the day-to-day life in their local prison or removal centre and ensure that proper standards of care and decency are maintained. The Board at each prison publish an annual report, available to read here: <a href="https://www.imb.org.uk/reports/" target="_blank">https://www.imb.org.uk/reports/</a></p><p> </p><p>We robustly manage private providers to ensure that they put in place and prioritise actions to address any recommendations made in the reports, and that progress is made to achieve these actions.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 04/12/2017 15:50:38 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

793509

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Custodial Treatment: Private Sector
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much have (1) G4S, (2) Sodexo, and (3) other private providers, been paid since 2010 in relation to the management of custodial services.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>The following table displays how much has been paid to each provider for each financial year between 2010 and 2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Provider</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serco</p></td><td><p>106,940,025</p></td><td><p>111,661,751</p></td><td><p>138,650,582</p></td><td><p>137,921,550</p></td><td><p>129,425,771</p></td><td><p>127,005,297</p></td><td><p>114,800,695</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G4S</p></td><td><p>123,010,997</p></td><td><p>145,362,804</p></td><td><p>184,584,750</p></td><td><p>170,218,302</p></td><td><p>170,601,923</p></td><td><p>178,001,324</p></td><td><p>162,964,503</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sodexo</p></td><td><p>94,060,071</p></td><td><p>96,234,517</p></td><td><p>95,770,086</p></td><td><p>110,074,702</p></td><td><p>138,045,759</p></td><td><p>135,270,682</p></td><td><p>110,094,491</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 06/12/2017 12:19:34 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

793909

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Forensic Science
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Written Ministerial Statement HCWS265, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) tests and (b) individuals tested by Trimega between 2010 and 2014.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	114998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s immediate priority is to work with the police to establish the full scale of the potential impact on the public of the alleged manipulation of toxicology test results. Due to apparent poor record keeping by Trimega, a reliable estimate of the number of tests and the number of individuals involved is not possible at this time.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the concern many family court users will have and the potential impact on their families. This is why a bespoke court process has been created with a specific court form to enable the individuals concerned to ask the court to consider varying or setting aside a final order from the original proceedings.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 01/12/2017 10:53:00 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

793912

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Forensic Science
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 November 2017, HCWS265, on toxicology, if he will provide legal aid to all people affected by alleged malpractice by (a) Trimega and (b) Randox Testing Services.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	115001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises that individuals may be concerned about alleged malpractice in toxicology testing and how this may impact on any proceedings that they have been involved in.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals will continue to be assessed on a case-by-case basis within the existing legislative provisions as set out in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 30/11/2017 17:59:28 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

793921

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Oakhill Secure Training Centre
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 further review the performance and management of Oakhill training centre following the recent Ofsted inspection report.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	115010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Ofsted inspection report on Oakhill Secure Training Centre is unacceptable and we have taken urgent action to address the concerns raised by Ofsted. A new interim Director, with extensive experience, has been appointed at Oakhill and an experienced HMPPS Governor has been brought in to provide extra scrutiny.</p><p> </p><p>We are robustly monitoring performance against the contract and are clear that we will take further steps, if needed, to improve delivery.</p><p> </p><p>More widely across the estate, we are investing £64 million to reform youth custody and increase staffing, to improve safety and reduce violence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 28/11/2017 16:21:25 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

793922

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Holloway Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has taken steps to ensure that the site of the former HM Prison Holloway is not landbanked once it has been sold.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	115011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Government set out its ambition for a reformed prison estate in the November 2016 Prison Safety and Reform White Paper. Our reforms will close down ageing and ineffective prisons and replace them with buildings fit for today’s demands. Our new prison estate will create the physical conditions for Governors to achieve better educational, training and rehabilitation outcomes. We have concluded the marketing exercise for the sale of the former HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Holloway site and are currently evaluating the bids received. As part of the evaluation, the Ministry of Justice will assess the feasibility of redevelopment schemes proposed by bidders. This will include whether they comply with the London Borough of Islington’s (LBI) affordable housing and other planning requirements and whether the purchaser has sufficient funds to undertake the development. The MoJ will also consider the proposed timetable for development and the track record of the developers in undertaking developments on time.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We expect to make an announcement about the successful bidder in the Spring of 2018. At this stage in the process the number of bids received is commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 115013 question first answered 29/11/2017 16:48:43 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

793924

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Holloway Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministry of Justice, how many tenders have been received for purchase of the land at the site of former HM Prison Holloway; what the timetable is for sale of the site; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	115013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Government set out its ambition for a reformed prison estate in the November 2016 Prison Safety and Reform White Paper. Our reforms will close down ageing and ineffective prisons and replace them with buildings fit for today’s demands. Our new prison estate will create the physical conditions for Governors to achieve better educational, training and rehabilitation outcomes. We have concluded the marketing exercise for the sale of the former HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Holloway site and are currently evaluating the bids received. As part of the evaluation, the Ministry of Justice will assess the feasibility of redevelopment schemes proposed by bidders. This will include whether they comply with the London Borough of Islington’s (LBI) affordable housing and other planning requirements and whether the purchaser has sufficient funds to undertake the development. The MoJ will also consider the proposed timetable for development and the track record of the developers in undertaking developments on time.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We expect to make an announcement about the successful bidder in the Spring of 2018. At this stage in the process the number of bids received is commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 115011 question first answered 29/11/2017 16:48:43 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

793925

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Resignations
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 number of prison officers at bands 3 to 5 leaving the service in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	115014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>HMPPS Band 3-5 officer leaving rates since 2010 can be found in table 8d in the latest set of HMPPS workforce Statistics bulletin at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2017</a></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 27/11/2017 17:30:02 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

793926

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Resignations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State, how many and what proportion of prison officers have resigned from the service in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	115015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The number of Band 3-5 officers who have resigned from HMPPS each year since 2010 can be found in table 11b in the latest set of HMPPS workforce Statistics bulletin at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2017</a></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 27/11/2017 17:30:42 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

793928

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Forensic Science
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 November 2017, HCWS265, on toxicology, what assessment he has made of the capacity of HM Courts and Tribunal Service to expedite cases in which test results have been manipulated.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	115017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service and the judiciary are aware of the seriousness of this issue, and arrangements are in place to monitor any increased demand on the courts.</p><p> </p><p>This will include monitoring the number of applications for leave to appeal in criminal cases and any substantive appeals in the Court of Appeal. The number of bespoke family court forms submitted to ask the court to consider varying or setting aside their final family court order will be monitored too.</p><p> </p><p>This will ensure the process is kept under review to meet the requirements of family court users.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 30/11/2017 18:10:36 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh