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1087214

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour: Reoffenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the highest number of total previous offences for breach of an anti-social behaviour order or criminal behaviour order was that a person committed before being given an immediate custodial sentence for that offence in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	231414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Sentencing is a matter for our independent courts, who take into account all circumstances of the case, including any aggravating and mitigating factors. We are clear that sentencing must match the severity of a crime.</p><p> </p><p>However, sentences should also rehabilitate. There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. The MoJ study ‘The impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders on re-offending’ published in 2015 found that over a 1-year follow up period, a higher proportion of people re-offended having been sentenced to custody of under 12 months without supervision on release than other similar people given community orders.</p><p> </p><p>Unless we tackle the underlying causes of offending, we cannot protect the public from being victims of crime. Effective community orders can address offenders’ behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the highest number of previous cautions and convictions for a selected offence type for a person who received their first immediate custodial sentence for the selected offence type, covering the period year ending September 2016 – year ending September 2018, can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p><p>The data provided in the accompanying response table is sourced from MoJ's extract of the Police National Computer. As benefit fraud offences are not prosecuted by the police, we are unable to answer PQ230707.</p><p> </p><p>Caution should be exercised in drawing general conclusions from this data. By definition these are the very extremes of the system – the individuals with the very most convictions. Most significantly the 2015 study suggests that giving a short custodial sentence to a prolific offender is more, not less, likely to result in them committing another offence after custody, compared to giving them a community sentence.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 230698 230699 230700 230701 230702 230703 230704 230705 230706 230707 231412 231413 231415 231416 question first answered 19/03/2019 17:54:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name 230698 - 230707; 231412 - 231416 Response Table.xlsx title 230698 - 230707; 231412 - 231416 Response Table
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1087211

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Drugs: Reoffenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the highest number of total previous offences relating to drugs was that a person committed before being given an immediate custodial sentence for that offence in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	231412
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Sentencing is a matter for our independent courts, who take into account all circumstances of the case, including any aggravating and mitigating factors. We are clear that sentencing must match the severity of a crime.</p><p> </p><p>However, sentences should also rehabilitate. There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. The MoJ study ‘The impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders on re-offending’ published in 2015 found that over a 1-year follow up period, a higher proportion of people re-offended having been sentenced to custody of under 12 months without supervision on release than other similar people given community orders.</p><p> </p><p>Unless we tackle the underlying causes of offending, we cannot protect the public from being victims of crime. Effective community orders can address offenders’ behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the highest number of previous cautions and convictions for a selected offence type for a person who received their first immediate custodial sentence for the selected offence type, covering the period year ending September 2016 – year ending September 2018, can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p><p>The data provided in the accompanying response table is sourced from MoJ's extract of the Police National Computer. As benefit fraud offences are not prosecuted by the police, we are unable to answer PQ230707.</p><p> </p><p>Caution should be exercised in drawing general conclusions from this data. By definition these are the very extremes of the system – the individuals with the very most convictions. Most significantly the 2015 study suggests that giving a short custodial sentence to a prolific offender is more, not less, likely to result in them committing another offence after custody, compared to giving them a community sentence.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 230698 230699 230700 230701 230702 230703 230704 230705 230706 230707 231413 231414 231415 231416 question first answered 19/03/2019 17:54:29 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name 230698 - 230707; 231412 - 231416 Response Table.xlsx title 230698 - 230707; 231412 - 231416 Response Table
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1087215

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Fraud: Reoffenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the highest number of total previous offences for fraud was that a person committed before being given an immediate custodial sentence for that offence in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	231415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Sentencing is a matter for our independent courts, who take into account all circumstances of the case, including any aggravating and mitigating factors. We are clear that sentencing must match the severity of a crime.</p><p> </p><p>However, sentences should also rehabilitate. There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. The MoJ study ‘The impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders on re-offending’ published in 2015 found that over a 1-year follow up period, a higher proportion of people re-offended having been sentenced to custody of under 12 months without supervision on release than other similar people given community orders.</p><p> </p><p>Unless we tackle the underlying causes of offending, we cannot protect the public from being victims of crime. Effective community orders can address offenders’ behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the highest number of previous cautions and convictions for a selected offence type for a person who received their first immediate custodial sentence for the selected offence type, covering the period year ending September 2016 – year ending September 2018, can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p><p>The data provided in the accompanying response table is sourced from MoJ's extract of the Police National Computer. As benefit fraud offences are not prosecuted by the police, we are unable to answer PQ230707.</p><p> </p><p>Caution should be exercised in drawing general conclusions from this data. By definition these are the very extremes of the system – the individuals with the very most convictions. Most significantly the 2015 study suggests that giving a short custodial sentence to a prolific offender is more, not less, likely to result in them committing another offence after custody, compared to giving them a community sentence.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 230698 230699 230700 230701 230702 230703 230704 230705 230706 230707 231412 231413 231414 231416 question first answered 19/03/2019 17:54:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name 230698 - 230707; 231412 - 231416 Response Table.xlsx title 230698 - 230707; 231412 - 231416 Response Table
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1087068

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders sentenced to immediate custody of up to six months who had not received a previous community order were sentenced in (a) Magistrate's Courts and (b) Crown Courts in (i) 2015; (ii) 2016 and (iii) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	231411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>The number of offenders sentenced to up to six months who had not received a previous community sentence by court type can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p><p>There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. The MoJ study ‘The impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders on re-offending’ published in 2015 found that over a 1-year follow up period, a higher proportion of people re-offended having been sentenced to custody of under 12 months without supervision on release than other similar people given community orders.</p><p> </p><p>Unless we tackle the underlying causes of offending, we cannot protect the public from being victims of crime. Effective community orders can address offenders’ behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/03/2019 16:53:20 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name PQ 231411 Table..xlsx title Table
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1087217

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	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, which offences had been committed by (a) male and (b) female offenders sentenced to immediate custody of up to six months who had not received a previous community order in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016 and (iii) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	231417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Sentencing is a matter for our independent courts, who take into account all circumstances of the case, including any aggravating and mitigating factors. We are clear that sentencing must match the severity of a crime.</p><p> </p><p>However, sentences should also rehabilitate. There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. The MoJ study ‘The impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders on re-offending’ published in 2015 found that over a 1-year follow up period, a higher proportion of people re-offended having been sentenced to custody of under 12 months without supervision on release than other similar people given community orders.</p><p> </p><p>Unless we tackle the underlying causes of offending, we cannot protect the public from being victims of crime. Effective community orders can address offenders’ behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.</p><p> </p><p>The offences which have been committed by (a) male and (b) female offenders sentenced to immediate custody of up to six months who had not received a previous community order, annually from the year ending September 2015, can be viewed in the table.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/03/2019 17:22:54 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name Copy of 20190314 - PQ231417 - Response Table.xlsx title Table
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1087216

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Taking and Driving Away: Reoffenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the highest number of total previous offences for vehicle taking was that a person committed before being given an immediate custodial sentence for that offence in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	231416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Sentencing is a matter for our independent courts, who take into account all circumstances of the case, including any aggravating and mitigating factors. We are clear that sentencing must match the severity of a crime.</p><p> </p><p>However, sentences should also rehabilitate. There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. The MoJ study ‘The impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders on re-offending’ published in 2015 found that over a 1-year follow up period, a higher proportion of people re-offended having been sentenced to custody of under 12 months without supervision on release than other similar people given community orders.</p><p> </p><p>Unless we tackle the underlying causes of offending, we cannot protect the public from being victims of crime. Effective community orders can address offenders’ behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the highest number of previous cautions and convictions for a selected offence type for a person who received their first immediate custodial sentence for the selected offence type, covering the period year ending September 2016 – year ending September 2018, can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p><p>The data provided in the accompanying response table is sourced from MoJ's extract of the Police National Computer. As benefit fraud offences are not prosecuted by the police, we are unable to answer PQ230707.</p><p> </p><p>Caution should be exercised in drawing general conclusions from this data. By definition these are the very extremes of the system – the individuals with the very most convictions. Most significantly the 2015 study suggests that giving a short custodial sentence to a prolific offender is more, not less, likely to result in them committing another offence after custody, compared to giving them a community sentence.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 230698 230699 230700 230701 230702 230703 230704 230705 230706 230707 231412 231413 231414 231415 question first answered 19/03/2019 17:54:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name 230698 - 230707; 231412 - 231416 Response Table.xlsx title 230698 - 230707; 231412 - 231416 Response Table
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1087039

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Accountancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many chartered accountants his Department currently employs.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	231410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury employs 60 chartered accountants.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/03/2019 11:28:54 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1087212

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Vandalism: Reoffenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the highest number of total previous offences for criminal damage was that a person committed before being given an immediate custodial sentence for that offence in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	231413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Sentencing is a matter for our independent courts, who take into account all circumstances of the case, including any aggravating and mitigating factors. We are clear that sentencing must match the severity of a crime.</p><p> </p><p>However, sentences should also rehabilitate. There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. The MoJ study ‘The impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders on re-offending’ published in 2015 found that over a 1-year follow up period, a higher proportion of people re-offended having been sentenced to custody of under 12 months without supervision on release than other similar people given community orders.</p><p> </p><p>Unless we tackle the underlying causes of offending, we cannot protect the public from being victims of crime. Effective community orders can address offenders’ behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the highest number of previous cautions and convictions for a selected offence type for a person who received their first immediate custodial sentence for the selected offence type, covering the period year ending September 2016 – year ending September 2018, can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p><p>The data provided in the accompanying response table is sourced from MoJ's extract of the Police National Computer. As benefit fraud offences are not prosecuted by the police, we are unable to answer PQ230707.</p><p> </p><p>Caution should be exercised in drawing general conclusions from this data. By definition these are the very extremes of the system – the individuals with the very most convictions. Most significantly the 2015 study suggests that giving a short custodial sentence to a prolific offender is more, not less, likely to result in them committing another offence after custody, compared to giving them a community sentence.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 230698 230699 230700 230701 230702 230703 230704 230705 230706 230707 231412 231414 231415 231416 question first answered 19/03/2019 17:54:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name 230698 - 230707; 231412 - 231416 Response Table.xlsx title 230698 - 230707; 231412 - 231416 Response Table
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies