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date	08/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victims: Courts
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 law in supporting victims in court.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	242050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>Going to court can be a daunting experience, that is why the Victims Strategy sets out how we will better support victims during the court process, such as improving the information available for victims attending court and making the court environment more victim friendly.</p><p> </p><p>MoJ grant funds the court-based Witness Service to ensure that witnesses, some of whom are victims, can access timely, high quality emotional and practical support to help them feel more confident and informed so they can give their best evidence in criminal courts. Over 2019/20 and 2020/21, we will provide total funding of up to £22.4m to Citizens Advice for delivery of the Service. The Service provides pre-trial and on-the-day support, as well as an enhanced service for vulnerable and intimidated victims and witnesses tailored according to need.</p><p> </p><p>There are also a range of special measures available to assist vulnerable and intimidated witnesses (including vulnerable and intimidated victims) to give their best evidence in criminal proceedings. The measures available include the power for a court to order arrangements for live video links, video recorded evidence-in-chief, and screens around the witness box.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/04/2019 16:07:36 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1110460

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date	08/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals for a victims' law.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	242062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>Our vision is one of a justice system that supports even more victims to speak up with the certainty that they will be understood, protected, and supported whether or not they report a crime, and regardless of their circumstances or background.</p><p> </p><p>That is why we committed in the Victims Strategy, published on 10 September 2018, to bring forward proposals for a consultation on the detail of a Victims’ Law in 2019. In taking this work forward we have already begun discussions with both victims and victims’ groups.</p><p> </p><p>I am fully assured that we are on target to deliver this as well as the other commitments set out in the Strategy and we will, of course, work closely with Parliamentary Authorities on legislative slots once we are clear on the proposals for legislation.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/04/2019 16:10:40 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1110461

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the role of employment and education in reducing rates of reoffending among young people.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	242063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>We believe that education, employment and training play a key role in improving the life chances of children who offend and reducing the likelihood of them reoffending.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016 we published a literature review of international evidence on what works in managing children and young people who offend. This indicated that educational engagement and attainment can be relevant to resettlement success and that children who return to school after offending and remain there are less likely to reoffend. Furthermore, research in relation to adult offenders has shown that offenders who gained PAYE employment within a year of being released from custody were less likely to re-offend.</p><p> </p><p>Education provision is at the heart of our reforms of youth secure provision. Our long term vision is of a youth secure estate based largely around secure schools -secure units that are registered as academies, run by child-focused, creative providers with experience in the education sector. We are also working to deliver reforms to education provision in the existing estate. We have devolved additional funds to YOI governors to commission additional educational, vocational and enrichment activities that best engage and meet the needs of the children in their establishments. This amounted to £0.3m in 18/19 and we are investing a further £1.8m in 19/20 across the four sites.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 16/04/2019 15:42:22 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell