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450787
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-04more like thismore than 2016-02-04
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Magistrates: Retirement more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential costs and benefits of reducing the mandatory retirement age of magistrates from 70 to 60; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Hammersmith more like this
tabling member printed
Andy Slaughter remove filter
uin 25890 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2016-02-09
answer text <p>The Government position remains that a retirement age of 70 for all judicial office holders is appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>A mandatory retirement age of 70 means both judges and magistrates can continue to make a contribution to society whilst allowing for regular recruitment of the judiciary.</p><p> </p><p>It also enables the judiciary to have the correct number of judges and magistrates, while preventing them from retiring on an ad hoc basis, and ensuring judicial independence is protected.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-02-09T17:51:59.01Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-09T17:51:59.01Z
answering member
1496
label Biography information for Shailesh Vara more like this
tabling member
1516
label Biography information for Andy Slaughter more like this
450788
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-04more like thismore than 2016-02-04
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Sarah Reed more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the status is of (a) the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman and (b) any other investigation into the death in custody of HM Prison Holloway prisoner Sarah Reed who was pronounced dead on 11 January 2016. more like this
tabling member constituency Hammersmith more like this
tabling member printed
Andy Slaughter remove filter
uin 25891 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2016-02-09
answer text <p>Every death in custody is a tragedy and we work hard to learn the lessons from each death. All deaths in prison custody are subject to a police investigation, an independent investigation by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) and a Coroner’s inquest.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that each of these processes has begun following the death of Ms Reed, and I extend my condolences to her family and friends. Until investigations have concluded it would not be appropriate for me to comment further.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Andrew Selous more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-02-09T15:01:13.377Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-09T15:01:13.377Z
answering member
1453
label Biography information for Andrew Selous more like this
tabling member
1516
label Biography information for Andy Slaughter more like this
450789
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-04more like thismore than 2016-02-04
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Police: Crimes of Violence more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many police officers have been convicted of an assault committed while on duty in each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Hammersmith more like this
tabling member printed
Andy Slaughter remove filter
uin 25892 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2016-02-09
answer text <p>The information requested can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Andrew Selous more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-02-09T15:05:37.527Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-09T15:05:37.527Z
answering member
1453
label Biography information for Andrew Selous more like this
tabling member
1516
label Biography information for Andy Slaughter more like this
450790
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-04more like thismore than 2016-02-04
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Courts: Security more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2015 to Question 18874, when his Department plans to write to clarify the date captured in the other category; and if he will place a copy of that letter in the Libraries of both Houses. more like this
tabling member constituency Hammersmith more like this
tabling member printed
Andy Slaughter remove filter
uin 25917 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2016-02-09
answer text <p>My Department takes the issue of security within courts extremely seriously. Working with our security suppliers, officials continue to analyse the data within the other category to ensure the data provided answers question 18874 and provides detail on “other weapons” as requested.</p><p> </p><p>I will write a letter to honourable member soon and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-02-09T17:55:45.8Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-09T17:55:45.8Z
answering member
1496
label Biography information for Shailesh Vara more like this
tabling member
1516
label Biography information for Andy Slaughter more like this
450792
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-04more like thismore than 2016-02-04
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisoners: Police Custody more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2016 to Question 23552, how many times police cells were used to hold prisoners overnight who were aged (a) 15 to 17, (b) 18 to 20 and (c) 21 and over in each month in 2014 and 2015. more like this
tabling member constituency Hammersmith more like this
tabling member printed
Andy Slaughter remove filter
uin 25916 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2016-02-09
answer text <p>We will always have enough prison places for those sent to us by the courts and will do so in a way that gives taxpayers the best possible value for money.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to re-activate police cells under Operation Safeguard. No police cells have been used under Operation Safeguard since October 2008. This means the number of prisoners held temporarily overnight in police cells has fallen from over 50,000 in 2008.</p><p> </p><p>Tables 1 and 2 show the number of prisoners, by the requested age groups, who were temporarily held overnight in police cells in England and Wales each month in 2014 and 2015. No prisoners aged 15 to 17 were held overnight in police cells in 2014 and 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: 18 year olds and above during 2014</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Total number of prisoners held in police cell</p></td><td><p>18 to 20 year olds</p></td><td><p>21 and over</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan – 14</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>164</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb – 14</p></td><td><p>372</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>359</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar – 14</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>168</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr – 14</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May – 14</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun – 14</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul – 14</p></td><td><p>274</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>266</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug – 14</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sept – 14</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct – 14</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov – 14</p></td><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec - 14</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>106</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2: 18 year olds and above during 2015</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Total number of prisoners held in police cell</p></td><td><p>18 to 20 year olds</p></td><td><p>21 and Over</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan – 15</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb – 15</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar – 15</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr – 15</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>102</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May - 15</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun – 15</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul – 15</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug – 15</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sept – 15</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct – 15</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov – 15</p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>189</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec - 15</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Andrew Selous more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-02-09T17:19:49.817Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-09T17:19:49.817Z
answering member
1453
label Biography information for Andrew Selous more like this
tabling member
1516
label Biography information for Andy Slaughter more like this
450268
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-03more like thismore than 2016-02-03
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisons: Visits more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) drugs of each type and (b) other items were confiscated from visitors to each prison in each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Hammersmith more like this
tabling member printed
Andy Slaughter remove filter
uin 25586 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-02-08more like thismore than 2016-02-08
answer text <p>We have a range of security measures and searching techniques to prevent smuggling into prisons and to detect items of contraband including drugs. We have legislated to make smuggling New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) into prison illegal, use specially trained dogs to detect illicit drugs and will evaluate the use of Body Scanners to reveal drugs concealed within the body.</p><p> </p><p>We refer all visitors to prisons found in possession of drugs to the police. We also use closed visits, where the prisoner and visitor are prevented from physical contact, to deal with visitors and prisoners who smuggle or are suspected of conveying drugs through visits.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number and type of drugs confiscated from visitors in each prison for the period 01 October 2015 to 31 December 2015. Prior to 01 October 2015 the Incident Reporting System (IRS) did not specifically record who possessed the drugs found.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of incidents where drugs were found in visitor's possession, October to December 2015, by establishment and drug type</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Drug type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of incidents<sup>12</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury</p></td><td><p>Cannabis</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>NPS: Black Mamba</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brinsford</p></td><td><p>Cannabis</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bullingdon</p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>Amphetamines</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Buprenorphine/Subutex</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Heroin</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channings Wood</p></td><td><p>Heroin</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>Cannabis</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coldingley</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>Amphetamines</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dovegate</p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmley</p></td><td><p>Cocaine</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Featherstone</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham</p></td><td><p>NPS: Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forest Bank</p></td><td><p>NPS: Black Mamba</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guys Marsh</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Down</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint</p></td><td><p>NPS: Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hewell</p></td><td><p>Cannabis</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Steroids</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holme House</p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>Amphetamines</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster Farms</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>Amphetamines</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Cocaine</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>Cannabis</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lowdham Grange</p></td><td><p>Cannabis Plant</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>Cannabis</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morton Hall</p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Hall</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>Heroin</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakwood</p></td><td><p>Heroin</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Onley</p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Steroids</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parc</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough Male</p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough Female</p></td><td><p>Crack</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Heroin</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>NPS: Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>Cannabis</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochester</p></td><td><p>Cannabis</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Crack</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>NPS: Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Mount</p></td><td><p>Cannabis</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Heroin</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Verne</p></td><td><p>NPS: Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wayland</p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wymott</p></td><td><p>NPS: Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>(1) Number of incidents where each drug type were found.</p><p>(2) Where establishment is not listed, no confiscations were reported in the period</p><p><strong>Data Sources and Quality</strong><br> These figures have been drawn from the NOMS Incident Reporting System. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.</p>
answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Andrew Selous more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-02-08T17:57:26.703Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-08T17:57:26.703Z
answering member
1453
label Biography information for Andrew Selous more like this
tabling member
1516
label Biography information for Andy Slaughter more like this
450270
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-03more like thismore than 2016-02-03
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisons: Weapons more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many weapons of which type have been confiscated from visitors to prisons in each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Hammersmith more like this
tabling member printed
Andy Slaughter remove filter
uin 25591 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-02-08more like thismore than 2016-02-08
answer text <p>The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Andrew Selous more like this
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25592 more like this
25743 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-02-08T16:33:24.337Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-08T16:33:24.337Z
answering member
1453
label Biography information for Andrew Selous more like this
tabling member
1516
label Biography information for Andy Slaughter more like this
450273
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-03more like thismore than 2016-02-03
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisons: Knives more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times (a) knife, (b), shiv, (c) shank, (d) chib and (e) another slang word for a blade were recorded on the Incident Report System in each prison since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Hammersmith more like this
tabling member printed
Andy Slaughter remove filter
uin 25592 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-02-08more like thismore than 2016-02-08
answer text <p>The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Andrew Selous more like this
grouped question UIN
25591 more like this
25743 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-02-08T16:33:24.417Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-08T16:33:24.417Z
answering member
1453
label Biography information for Andrew Selous more like this
tabling member
1516
label Biography information for Andy Slaughter more like this
450434
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-03more like thismore than 2016-02-03
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Custodial Treatment: Weapons more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2016 to Question 24706, how many improvised or self-made weapons were confiscated in prisons or young offenders institutes in each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Hammersmith more like this
tabling member printed
Andy Slaughter remove filter
uin 25743 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-02-08more like thismore than 2016-02-08
answer text <p>The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Andrew Selous more like this
grouped question UIN
25591 more like this
25592 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-02-08T16:33:24.493Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-08T16:33:24.493Z
answering member
1453
label Biography information for Andrew Selous more like this
tabling member
1516
label Biography information for Andy Slaughter more like this
449897
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-02more like thismore than 2016-02-02
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Detainees: Death more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will issue a response to the Dying for Justice report published by the Institute of Race Relations in March 2015. more like this
tabling member constituency Hammersmith more like this
tabling member printed
Andy Slaughter remove filter
uin 25463 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-02-05more like thismore than 2016-02-05
answer text <p>Every death in custody is a tragedy. Each one is investigated independently by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman or the Independent Police Complaints Commission, and is the subject of a coroner’s inquest. Every effort is made to learn lessons from these investigations, and the prevention of further deaths is a priority for police, prisons and immigration detention services. The very small number of cases in which criminal offences are believed to have been committed are referred for further investigation by the police and/or to the Crown Prosecution Service, and where appropriate charges are brought. The final outcome in such cases is a matter for the courts.</p><p> </p><p>The Dying for Justice report by the Institute of Race Relations, published in March 2015, highlighted the particular issue of deaths of Black and Minority Ethnic people in custody The Government is not intending to issue a response to the report though has considered its findings.</p><p> </p><p>The report acknowledges some of the improvements that have been made during that period. It also reminds us of the enduring nature of many of the issues related to deaths in custody, particularly that the families of the deceased and others in the Black and Minority Ethnic community continue to lack confidence that appropriate action is being taken in response to such deaths. The Government is working to address this, for example through more effective liaison with families, as well as improvements to restraint techniques and training.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister has asked David Lammy MP to lead a review of the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales to investigate evidence of possible bias against black defendants and other ethnic minorities. With significant overrepresentation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) individuals in the criminal justice system, the review will consider their treatment and outcomes to identify and help tackle potential bias or prejudice.</p>
answering member constituency Esher and Walton more like this
answering member printed Dominic Raab more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-02-05T14:52:25.54Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-05T14:52:25.54Z
answering member
4007
label Biography information for Dominic Raab more like this
tabling member
1516
label Biography information for Andy Slaughter more like this