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1548329

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date	05/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Charter Flights
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 4 November 2022 to Question 73001 on Ministry of Justice: Charter Flights, how many departmental (a) officials and (b) special advisers accompanied the Rt. Hon Member for Esher and Walton on each of those flights.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	102852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Deputy Prime Minister was accompanied by six Ministry of Justice officials, a government photographer, and two Special Advisers. This delegation accompanied the Deputy Prime Minister to support him in his important meetings with the International Criminal Court and international partners regarding accountability for war crimes in Ukraine. All nine were present on both outbound and return flights, and included in the published flight cost.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 13/12/2022 17:04:19 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1548330

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Police Custody
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 estimate of the duration of Operation Safeguard.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	102853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>Operation Safeguard will be in use for no longer than is necessary. We are taking all practical steps available to us to support the continued running of the criminal justice system by fulfilling our primary responsibility to accommodate those sentenced or remanded to custody. Despite the pressures, the safety and wellbeing of the prisoners in our care and of our staff will continue to be a priority.</p><p>On top of essential work to maintain the estate, we have committed to delivering 20,000 new prison places. We have already created 3,100 so far and the opening of HMP Fosse Way next spring will allow 1,700 offenders to be held when full. We are also creating thousands of further places through new houseblocks and major refurbishment programmes.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 09/12/2022 09:55:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1548353

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress the Government has made on increasing the number of BAME members of the judiciary since 2017.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	102984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government has published annual statistics on judicial diversity covering both judges and magistrates since 2020: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/diversity-of-the-judiciary-2022-statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/diversity-of-the-judiciary-2022-statistics</a>. Prior to 2020, judicial diversity statistics were published by the Judiciary: <a href="http://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/diversity/judicial-diversity-statistics/" target="_blank">www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/diversity/judicial-diversity-statistics/</a>.</p><p>Since 2017, the proportion of judges from an ethnic minority has grown from 8% to 10%. 14% of new judges appointed in 2021/22 were from ethnic minority groups. The proportion of magistrates from an ethnic minority has also grown over the same period: from 11% to 14%. 15% of new magistrates appointed in 2021/22 were from ethnic minority groups.</p><p>The government recognises there is more to do and the Ministry of Justice, as a member of the Judicial Diversity Forum (JDF), works closely with the judiciary, the Judicial Appointments Commission and the legal professions to take actions to increase judicial diversity. MoJ’s actions include funding judicial education and support programmes for lawyers from groups under-represented in the judiciary.</p><p>The Government has invested over £1 million to support the recruitment of new and diverse magistrates, the Government’s top priority for the magistracy. A new digitised recruitment process alongside an inclusive marketing campaign was launched in January 2022 as part of this programme of work, targeting underrepresented groups to ensure the magistracy is reflective of the communities it serves. A new Applicant Tracking System (ATS) was also introduced, allowing the MoJ to monitor the diversity of applicants which will help inform future recruitment activity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 08/12/2022 12:33:08 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1548356

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Crimes against the Person
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 estimate of the number of staff who have been victims of (a) sexual harassment and (b) bullying in his Department in its Westminster premises each year since 2018.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	102864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>There is zero tolerance for bullying across the civil service. The MoJ also has policies in place to support staff facing any form of bullying, harassment or victimisation while at work.</p><p>The table below shows the number of grievances raised by MoJ staff where the grievance reason includes &quot;Bullying&quot; or &quot;Harassment - sex&quot;, and the outcome is either &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot;, and the member of staff’s office location is either 102 Petty France or Clive House, by year.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grievances where the reason includes &quot;Harassment - sex&quot; and the outcome is either &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot;</strong> <strong>and the member of staff’s office location is either 102 Petty France or Clive House</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grievances where the reason includes &quot;Bullying&quot; and the outcome is either &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot;</strong> <strong>and the member of staff’s office location is either 102 Petty France or Clive House</strong></p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Notes and caveats:</strong></p><ul><li>Please note: grievance data only accounts for staff grievances raised about other members of staff. <del class="ministerial">Any complaints against Ministers or Special Advisers are registered in a separate system run by the Cabinet Office.</del></li><li>Data suppression is applied where the number of cases is less than 5.</li><li>Grievances can be raised for multiple reasons; cases are selected where the relevant reason is cited.</li><li>Year is based on year the grievance was opened on the case management system.</li><li>Grievances are included where the outcome was &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot;.</li><li>If an appeal on the original case outcome has been made, the appeal outcome is used rather than the original case outcome.</li><li>In a small number of cases multiple outcomes are recorded, these have been included if &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot; is one of the outcomes.</li><li>Data covers employees in Ministry of Justice Head Quarters, His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service, His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, Legal Aid Agency, Office of the Public Guardian and Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.</li><li>Cases are selected if the member of staff’s HR database Employee Location field is either 102 Petty France or Clive House.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 12/12/2022 17:48:38 question first ministerially corrected 19/12/2022 16:41:19 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer previous answer version 41407 answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1548358

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Termination of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff left the Ministry of Justice Head Quarters in the period between (a) September 2018 and September 2019, (b) September 2019 and September 2020, (c) September 2020 and September 2021 and (d) September 2021 and September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	102865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of payroll staff who have left the Ministry of Justice Headquarters in the 12 months to the end of September 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, together with the average staff in post for each period and turnover rate.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Leaving date</p></td><td><p>Leavers</p></td><td><p>Average SIP</p></td><td><p>Turnover (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1st October 2018 - 30th September 2019</p></td><td><p>706</p></td><td><p>4120</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1st October 2019 - 30th September 2020</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td><p>4722</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1st October 2020 - 30th September 2021</p></td><td><p>795</p></td><td><p>5596</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1st October 2021 - 30th September 2022</p></td><td><p>963</p></td><td><p>6280</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes and Caveats</strong></p><p>(1) These figures also include the following Arms Length Bodies:</p><ul><li><p>HMI Prisons</p></li><li><p>HMI Probation</p></li><li><p>IMB Secretariat</p></li><li><p>Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman</p></li><li><p>Judicial Offices</p></li><li><p>Official Solicitor and Public Trustee</p></li><li><p>Prisons &amp; Probation Ombudsman</p></li><li><p>Sentencing Council</p></li><li><p>The Law Commission</p></li><li><p>UK National Preventive Mechanism</p></li><li><p>Victims Commissioner</p></li></ul><p>(2) All figures given are head count rather than FTE.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 08/12/2022 17:42:02 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1548367

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoner Escapes: Sexual Offences
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 absconds from prison who have committed a sexual assault in 2022 to date.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	102870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>We are unable to answer this question within cost limits as the required detail may not be on the prison NOMIS system in all cases. To obtain a robust estimate would require linking to and checking police records for all prisoners in scope to identify whether they have committed a sexual offence (or sexual offences).</p><p>Public protection is our top priority. When a prisoner absconds, police are immediately notified and are responsible for locating the offender. The majority of absconders are quickly recaptured and returned to custody.</p><p>Those who abscond face serious consequences, including being returned to closed prison conditions where they may serve up to two additional years on conviction. Prisoners subject to parole decisions will likely face longer before they are released.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 09/12/2022 09:56:05 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1548368

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoner Escapes: Sexual Offences
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 sexual assaults committed by prison escapees since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	102871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>We are unable to answer this question as the required detail may not be on the prison NOMIS system in all cases. To obtain a robust estimate would require linking to and checking police records for all prisoners in scope to identify whether they have committed a sexual offence (or sexual offences). This would therefore constitute a disproportionate cost.</p><p>The vast majority of escapes were recaptured by police either immediately or within a matter of hours and there are no cases of prison escapees remaining at large. Offenders who break the law will be punished – including extra time in jail when appropriate.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 12/12/2022 15:57:21 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1548369

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Sexual Offences
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 sexual assaults committed by individuals on temporary release since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	102872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>We are unable to answer this question within cost limits as the required detail may not be on the prison NOMIS system in all cases. To obtain a robust estimate would require linking to and checking police records for all prisoners in scope to identify whether they have committed a sexual offence (or sexual offences), and this could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p><p>By providing opportunities to work, learn and build family ties, temporary release from prison helps ensure offenders don't return to crime when they leave prison. Evidence shows the vast majority abide by their temporary release conditions, with the compliance rate standing at well over 99%. Non-compliance is, and will continue to be, dealt with robustly.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 13/12/2022 11:25:40 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1548384

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Transgender People
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 30 November to Question 96653 on Prisoners: Gender Recognition, how many transgender prisoners in each offence category reported are of (a) male sex (transwomen) and (b) female sex (transmen).
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	102996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 09/12/2022 10:02:02 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds attachment 1 file name 2022-12-08 102996 data table v2.xlsx title Data Table
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1548400

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether magistrates are required to assess (a) the age of each customer and their dependents, (b) whether the customer is (i) disabled and (ii) has an underlying health condition and (c) whether the customer is dependent on home run (A) medical equipment and (B) medical storage when considering an application for a warrant to switch a customer onto a pre-payment meter.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	102887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Gas Act 1986 and the Electricity Act 1989 give utility suppliers a right of entry to premises to fit a prepayment meter in the event of payment default.  Where that right cannot be exercised, for example where access is denied or the premises are vacant, the provider can apply to a justice of the peace for a warrant to enforce the right.</p><p>Prior to such an application, a notice is sent to the occupier of the premises to the effect that such an application will be made, and that if the occupier wishes to make representations concerning the application, it can be listed at a convenient local court.</p><p>The application must be in writing and confirmed on oath. In every case the justice must be satisfied that:</p><ul><li><p>There is a right of entry;</p></li><li><p>Admission is reasonably required; and</p></li><li><p>The requirements of the Gas Act or Electricity Act have been complied with (this relates principally to the giving of notice).</p></li></ul><p>The relevant law, which the justice must follow, imposes no further requirement, criteria, or guidance.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 08/12/2022 12:30:05 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell