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1728654

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many positions in her Department included (a) diversity, (b) inclusion, (c) equity and (d) equality in their job title in each of the last five years; and what the total cost of the salaries of each such job was in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Great Yarmouth
tabling member printed	Rupert Lowe
uin	5196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not routinely collate information on specific words and collating this information would come at a disproportionate cost.</p><p>Information on spending and staffing can be found in the Department’s annual report and accounts.</p> answering member constituency Pontypridd answering member printed Alex Davies-Jones question first answered 17/09/2024 13:54:08 answering member 4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones
tabling member	5158

1727954

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Remand in Custody: Women
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of women remanded in custody in each of the last three years were subsequently (1) sentenced, and (2) not sentenced.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the remand status of defendants and subsequent outcomes in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66461215993111924d9d3696/remands-tool-2023.xlsx" target="_blank">Remands data tool</a>.</p><p>The attached tables provide the proportion of outcomes for female defendants after being remanded in custody, split by magistrates’ court and Crown Court.</p><p>Defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and subsequently committed to the Crown Court will have separate remand decisions made in both courts and will be included in both totals.</p> answering member printed Lord Timpson question first answered 13/09/2024 13:53:10 answering member 5364 label Biography information for Lord Timpson attachment 1 file name 2024-09-23 PQ HL869 tables.xlsx title HL869 Tables
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1727973

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wills
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to respond to the consultation on the storage and retention of wills and other documents submitted in applications for probate which closed on 23 February; and what steps they have taken to ensure that no such documents have been destroyed in the meantime.
tabling member printed	Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
uin	HL894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The response to the consultation will be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p>No wills or other defined documents have been destroyed. The consultation sought views on changes to modernise the storage of documents submitted in applications for probate. If the Government did decide to proceed with the proposal in the consultation no documents would be destroyed without Parliament agreeing to legislative changes.</p> answering member printed Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede question first answered 17/09/2024 15:33:49 answering member 3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
tabling member	4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

1728041

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of sending prisoners serving sentences in England and Wales to prisons overseas.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	4586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>We have prisoner transfer agreements with over 100 countries which enable us to send foreign national offenders to serve the remainder of their prison sentence in their home country. We are reviewing the opportunities to strengthen or expand these arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>The previous Government explored the possibility of sending British prisoners to rented prisons overseas. There are no current plans to introduce this measure, which we believe carries considerable cost. This Government is in the market for practical approaches that work, and not for costly gimmicks, unlike our predecessors</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 17/09/2024 13:39:34 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1728063

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the number of people who (a) have been convicted of domestic abuse and (b) will be released early from prison as part of the SDS40 scheme.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	4593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>There is no single offence for domestic abuse defined in legislation as many other criminal offences can include domestic abuse.</p><p>The SDS40 change has exclusions for specific offences linked to domestic abuse including stalking, coercive or controlling behaviour and non-fatal strangulation. This represents a change from the previous Government’s End of Custody Supervised Licence Scheme which failed to exclude domestic abuse sentences.</p><p>SDS40 data will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 17/09/2024 13:40:29 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1728207

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of prison places made available in the adult male estate as a result of the prisoner early release scheme.
tabling member constituency	Melton and Syston
tabling member printed	Edward Argar
uin	4726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The modelled estimates for the number of prison places made available in the adult male estate as a result of this change were published in the Impact Assessment for the Statutory Instrument to Amend the Standard Determinate Sentence Automatic Release Point.</p><p> </p><p>This can be found at: <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2024/117/pdfs/ukia_20240117_en.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2024/117/pdfs/ukia_20240117_en.pdf</a>. Further statistics will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 17/09/2024 13:41:15 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
tabling member	4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar

1728220

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to tackle physical violence between prisoners in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
uin	4788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2024 answer text <p>Reducing violence in prisons remains a key priority. We are working hard to make prisons as safe as possible and are continuing our efforts to address the levels of violence in prisons.</p><p> </p><p>We have completed our landmark £100 million Security Investment Programme to clamp down on illicit items such as drugs, mobile phones and weapons – that drive prison violence and undermine safety.</p><p>To support those at raised risk of being violent, we have introduced the Challenge, Support and Intervention Plan (CSIP), a case management approach that is centred around the individual and addressing the underlying causes of their violence, including specific risk factors and needs, to help them manage and move away from violent behaviours.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure our staff are equipped with the right tools to protect themselves and prisoners from serious assaults, we have completed the roll out of PAVA – a synthetic pepper spray – for use by prison officers in the adult male estate alongside SPEAR, a personal safety training package.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing with plans for a phased removal of wet-shave razors in up to 30 prisons in the adult male estate in 2024/25.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 13/09/2024 13:51:25 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1728252

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will introduce legal aid for tenants for (a) housing repair issues and (b) enforcing legal housing rights.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Tom Hayes
uin	4820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>Legal aid is available for those facing homelessness, and disrepair claims (when there is a serious risk of illness or injury) subject to a financial means test. Tenants in this situation should contact the Civil Legal Aid telephone helpline for assistance.</p><p> </p><p>Legal aid is available for anyone facing the loss of their home through the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS). HLPAS provides free early legal advice on housing, debt, council tax reduction and welfare benefits problems from the moment someone is faced with losing their home.</p><p> </p><p>HLPAS also provides free legal advice and representation from a duty solicitor on the day of their court hearing. Where no face-to-face coverage is available, users can access remote early legal advice through HLPAS providers in other areas or via the Civil Legal Aid helpline or by going to <a href="https://find-legal-advice.justice.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://find-legal-advice.justice.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>There is no means or merits test for this service.</p> answering member constituency Swindon South answering member printed Heidi Alexander question first answered 16/09/2024 13:41:44 answering member 4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander
tabling member	5210

1728286

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact on victims of SDS40 applying to sentences being served concurrently with sentences of sexual or domestic abuse.
tabling member constituency	Mid Cheshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Cooper
uin	4854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Offenders’ eligibility for SDS40 is determined by each specific sentence. Release provisions for different sentence types and length are fixed by law. This change has amended the automatic release point for standard determinate sentences that are not excluded. This means that by law, an offender serving multiple sentences could have a mixture of some sentences that are eligible for the 40% release point and others that are not. Someone serving a sentence for an excluded offence will not see their custodial time for that sentence reduced, but any sentences for non-excluded offences will be impacted.</p><p>Certain offences have been excluded from the Standard Determinate Sentences SDS40 change. These include sex offences irrespective of sentence length; serious violent offences with a sentence of four years or more; specified offences linked to domestic abuse irrespective of sentence length (including stalking, coercive or controlling behaviour and non-fatal strangulation); as well as offences concerning national security. The change will also not apply to sentences subject to release at the discretion of the Parole Board or to offences which currently attract automatic release from an SDS at the two-thirds point (certain serious sexual and violent offences).</p><p>If victims are part of the Victim Contact Scheme (VCS) or Victim Notification Scheme (VNS), they will be informed about a change to an offender’s release date. Victims of a sexual, violent or terrorism offence are eligible for the VCS where an offender receives a specified custodial sentence of 12 months or more. They are eligible for the VNS if they are a victim of a stalking or harassment offence regardless of the length of the custodial sentence. This includes breach of a restraining order.</p><p>For victims of domestic abuse, there are national helplines that victims can also contact for more immediate help and support, which do offer translation services if your first language is not English. These are 24 hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline; the Men’s advice line for domestic abuse; and the 24 hour National Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence helpline in Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 17/09/2024 13:41:48 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
tabling member	5195

1728288

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making actual bodily harm an excluded offence under SDS40 when being served concurrently with sexual or domestic abuse offences.
tabling member constituency	Mid Cheshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Cooper
uin	4856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Offenders’ eligibility for Standard Determinate Sentences (SDS40) is determined by each specific sentence. Release provisions for different sentence types and length are fixed by law. This change has amended the automatic release point for standard determinate sentences that are not excluded. This means that by law, an offender serving multiple sentences could have a mixture of some sentences that are eligible for the 40% release point and others that are not. Someone serving a sentence for an excluded offence will not see their custodial time for that sentence reduced.</p><p> </p><p>Assault occasioning actual bodily harm is excluded where the sentence is four years or more. Other offences have also been excluded from the change, including sex offences irrespective of sentence length; other serious violent offences with a sentence of four years or more; specified offences linked to domestic abuse irrespective of sentence length (including stalking, coercive or controlling behaviour and non-fatal strangulation); as well as offences concerning national security.</p><p> </p><p>Offenders who are eligible for release at the 40% point are subject to a robust risk assessment to manage them safely in the community. This will include checks with partners from other agencies, such as the police. Once released, offenders will be subject to the same set of strict licence conditions that would apply had they been release at a 50% automatic release point, for example to prohibit the offender from having contact with named persons, such as the victim or victim’s family, or to impose exclusion zones to prevent the offender from going to specified places.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 17/09/2024 13:42:30 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
tabling member	5195