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1718375

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference HM Inspectorate of Probation' report entitled A thematic inspection of imprisonment for public protection (IPP) recall decisions, published in December 2023, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing fixed-term recalls for some people on IPP sentences.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	26474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>In her December 2023 report, the then Chief Inspector of Probation suggested exploring options that may allow more prompt release of IPPs including using Fixed Term Recall (FTR), to reduce the uncertainty and despair felt by many after recall.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is taking action to curtail IPP licence periods and provide for automatic licence termination in specific circumstances to give rehabilitated people the opportunity to move on with their lives, while continuing to make sure the public are protected from the most serious offenders, through multiple measures included in the Victims and Prisoners Bill.</p><p> </p><p>Case law dictates that to recall an indeterminate sentence prisoner there must be a causal connection to the original offending so you cannot recall an indeterminate sentence offender unless you consider there is a risk similar to the one when they committed the index offence. Based on this, the government believes it is very unlikely that an IPP prisoner would meet the test to be considered for FTR i.e. that they would not be a serious risk to the public if re-released after 14 or 28 days.</p><p> </p><p>Instead, the Government has tabled amendments to the Victims and Prisoners Bill which will enable the Secretary of State to release a recalled IPP offender following Risk Assessed Recall Review (RARR) without the need for a Parole review when he considers it is in the interests of justice to do so.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 20/05/2024 11:05:12 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

1701607

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what specific budget is allocated for the implementation of the current Imprisonment for Public Protection action plan.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL3838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>HM Prison and Probation Service is using existing resources to deliver the requirements of the IPP Action Plan, ensuring that it is used to best effect to support those serving IPP sentences to achieve their sentence plan objectives and reduce their risks. HMPPS does not allocate funding in such a way as it would be possible to disaggregate specific amounts dedicated to sentence planning, offender management and support for IPP offenders.</p><p>Unto that end, the Action Plan focuses on ensuring offenders can access the required services or interventions in order to take positive steps towards a future release, a sustainable life in the community and, ultimately, the end of their sentence altogether. Further, when it comes to those serving the IPP sentence in prison, the Action Plan requires that they have an up to date sentence plan and are held in a prison which provides the intervention(s) specified in the sentence plan. It is expected that the latest IPP Annual Report and Action Plan will be published in mid-May.</p><p>We have taken significant action through the Victims and Prisoners Bill to curtail IPP licence periods to give offenders the opportunity to move on with their lives. In addition to these changes, the actions this Government is taking are working; the number of prisoners serving the IPP sentence who have never been released now stands at 1,180 as of 31 March 2024, down from more than 6,000 in 2012.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 25/04/2024 11:23:41 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1697308

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, excluding sexual or violent offences, under what circumstances can someone subject to an Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence who has completed their license period have earlier, minor offences dropped from their record.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL3362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2024 answer text <p>The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (the ROA) sets out when an offender is considered to be ‘rehabilitated’ for the purposes of the Act and the relevant rehabilitation periods for cautions and convictions (also referred to as when a caution or a conviction become ‘spent’). This does not mean that an offence is dropped from their record, rather that the offender only needs to disclose the spent caution or conviction in some circumstances.</p><p>The ROA also provides that where a person commits another offence before the first has become spent, then the rehabilitation periods <ins class="ministerial">for all sentences</ins> are extended to the longest period. <ins class="ministerial">This is set out in section 6 of the ROA and referred to as ‘the drag on effect’.</ins> The ROA sets out that<del class="ministerial">, as with other indeterminate sentences, IPP sentences</del> <ins class="ministerial">Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) and Detention for Public Protection (DPP) sentences are excluded from rehabilitation and therefore</ins> can never become spent, regardless of whether the licence is terminated or not. <del class="ministerial">The same, therefore, applies to any unspent caution or conviction imposed on the offender prior to the IPP sentence.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">We have taken action through the Victims and Prisoners Bill to curtail IPP licence periods to give offenders the opportunity to move on with their lives. Whether the ROA should be reviewed in the light of these changes would require further consideration in the context of indeterminate sentences generally.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">A conviction imposed on an offender before a sentence of IPP will not be spent if, at the time the IPP or DPP was imposed, the sentence for that conviction was still in its rehabilitation period. However, any sentence which is not excluded from rehabilitation, and is received after an IPP or DPP sentence is imposed, will become spent in respect of the usual rehabilitation periods set out in section 5 and 6 of the ROA. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The ROA is kept under review but there are no plans to make further changes at this time. </ins></p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 04/04/2024 15:14:39 question first ministerially corrected 24/05/2024 13:48:06 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy previous answer version 27245 answering member printed Lord Bellamy answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1682651

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many people serving an extended determinate sentence are (1) in the first two-thirds of their custodial term and not yet eligible for parole, (2) in the final third of their custodial term having been refused release by the Parole Board, (3) in prison having been recalled in the final third of their custodial term, (4) in prison having been recalled during their extended licence period, (5) on licence in the final third of their custodial term, and (6) on licence in their extended licence period.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL1621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The answer to parts (1) and (2) are as follows:</p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of prisoners serving an extended determinate sentence who are in the first two-thirds of their custodial term, as at end of September 2023, in England and Wales</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Number of offenders <br> in the first two-thirds <br> of their custodial term</p></td><td><p>6,035</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Table 2: Number of prisoners serving an extended determinate sentence who are in the final third of their custodial term, as at end of September 2023, in England and Wales</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Number of offenders <br> in the final third of <br> their custodial term</p></td><td><p>1,740</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Data sources and quality</strong><br>The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p><strong>Notes</strong><br>There were also an additional 3 extended determinate sentence prisoners (as at 30 Sep 2023) without a recorded sentence length, and so they could not be included in the above tables.</p><p>Table 2 does not include any information on whether the individuals were rejected for release by the Parole Board, as this could only be included at disproportionate cost due to the need to link data held across different data systems.</p><p><strong>Source: Prison NOMIS</strong> <br>PQ_HL-1621 (Ministry of Justice; Data and Analysis (Directorate))</p><p>Parts (3), (4), (5) and (6) could only be obtained at disproportionate cost due to the need to link data held across different data systems.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 30/01/2024 10:42:06 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1676596

registered interest
date	08/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who were given an immediate custodial sentence of a year or less had (a) no, (b) one, (c) two, (d) three, (e) four, (f) five, (g) six, (h) seven, (i) eight, (j) nine, (k) 10 to 19, (l) 20 to 29, (m) 30 to 39 and (n) 40 or more previous convictions and cautions in each year since 2007.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	5999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Gareth Bacon question first answered 24/05/2024 11:30:31 answering member 4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1676603

registered interest
date	08/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who were given an immediate custodial sentence of a year or less had (a) zero, (b) one, (c) two, (d) three, (e) four, (f) five, (g) six, (h) seven, (i) eight, (j) nine, (k) 10-19, (l) 20-29, (m) 30-39 and (n) 40 or more previous convictions and cautions where their sentence was for (i) possession of a blade or point, (ii) possession of an offensive weapon, (iii) common assault, (iv) assaulting a police officer, (v) sexual assault, (vi) public order, (vii) theft, (viii) robbery, (ix) burglary, (x) drugs, (xi) criminal damage, (xii) breach of anti social behaviour order, (xiii) fraud and (xiv) vehicle taking between 2007 and 2023.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	6003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Gareth Bacon question first answered 24/05/2024 11:31:25 answering member 4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1675133

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners are in custody for (a) an offence relating to (i) violence against the person, (ii) sexual abuse and harassment, (iii) burglary, (iv) theft, (v) criminal damage and arson, (vi) drugs, (vii) possession of weapons, (viii) public order, (ix) miscellaneous crimes against society, (x) fraud, (b) summary offences and (c) offences not recorded as of 4 December 2023; and of those, how many and what proportion (A) have been sentenced to less than one year and (B) are foreign nationals.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	5073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2023 answer text <p>The information requested in PQs 5054 and 5055 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The most recent prison population data published in the department’s Offender Management Statistics Quarterly (OMSQ) is as at 30 September 2023. Any request for data ahead of this is exempt from disclosure, as it will form the basis for ‘future publication’. Therefore, we are not able to provide a substantive response to your request at this time.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 5054 5055 question first answered 15/12/2023 09:42:52 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1674082

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) magistrates and (b) judges on his proposal that there should be a presumption against prison sentences of less than 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	4374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Gareth Bacon question first answered 24/05/2024 11:11:44 answering member 4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1671854

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people sentenced to an immediate custodial sentence for the first time for (a) possession of a blade or point, (b) possession of an offensive weapon, (c) common assault, (d) assaulting a police officer, (e) sexual assault, (f) public order, (g) theft, (h) robbery, (i) burglary, (j) drugs, (k) criminal damage, (l) breach of and anti-social behaviour order, (m) fraud and (n) vehicle taking had (i) no, (ii) between one and four, (iii) between five and nine, (iv) between 10 and 15, (v) between 16 and 25, (vi) between 26 and 50, (vii) between 51 and 75, (viii) between 76 and 100 and (ix) 101 or more convictions and cautions for previous offences of any type in each year since 2007.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	3020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Gareth Bacon question first answered 24/05/2024 11:21:39 answering member 4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1671877

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people sentenced to an immediate custodial sentence for (a) possession of a blade or point, (b) possession of an offensive weapon, (c) common assault, (d) assaulting a police officer, (e) sexual assault, (f) public order, (g) theft, (h) robbery, (i) burglary, (j) drugs, (k) criminal damage, (l) breach of and anti-social behaviour order, (m) fraud and (n) vehicle taking in each year since 2007 had (i) no and (ii) between (A) one and four, (B) five and nine, (C) 10 and 15, (D) 16 and 25, (E) 26 and 50, (F) 51 and 75, (G) 76 and 100 and (H) 101 or more convictions and cautions for an offence.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	3033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Gareth Bacon question first answered 24/05/2024 11:26:04 answering member 4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien