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732552

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people opted to review decisions made by the Crown Prosecution Service not to prosecute their cases in the financial year 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	1157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>In 2016/17, the CPS received 1,988 Victims Right to Review (VRR) appeals.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 03/07/2017 09:13:42 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

732553

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mandatory training on working with victims of sexual and domestic abuse is undertaken by (a) the judiciary, (b) the police and (c) probation staff.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	1158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Responsibility for the training of judges and magistrates is the responsibility of the Lord Chief Justice. There has been comprehensive training across both the family and criminal jurisdictions for both judges and magistrates who hear cases involving both sexual and domestic abuse. The Judge’s role is to ensure a fair trial takes place and that all parties are able to give their best evidence. To that end special measures can be used in court in order to assist those with any vulnerabilities. Training includes learning about the effects of sexual and domestic abuse.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>All new police recruits receive mandatory training on domestic abuse, rape and sexual offences as part of the National Policing Curriculum. Additional, in-depth training on domestic abuse, developed by the voluntary sector, is being rolled out to forces across the country.</p><p> </p><p>Training on child safeguarding and domestic abuse is mandatory for all National Probation Service staff. This includes Victim Liaison Officers who will work directly with victims of domestic and sexual abuse. This consists of separate e-learning on safeguarding and domestic abuse awareness for all staff and a combined classroom based component for practitioners and their line managers. The learning highlights that many offenders may be victims of domestic abuse and draws the learner’s attention to reflect this in their work, considering referrals to other agencies as appropriate. Training must be repeated every three years to ensure knowledge and skills are kept up to date.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 04/07/2017 13:59:20 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

732554

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rape: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he will reform ground rules hearings to exclude the cross-examination of victims in rape trials about their sexual histories.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	1159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Section 41 regulates the admissibility of evidence or questions relating to a complainant’s sexual history. Applications to admit evidence or questions must be made in writing no later than 28 days after full prosecution disclosure and specify the particulars of the evidence or questions. If the Court allows the application, it must specify the scope of questioning or evidence permitted. A ground rules hearing is not required to do so, but may provide the forum for this process.</p><p> </p><p>The Attorney General and the previous Justice Secretary commissioned a review of how section 41 is operating in practice. Ministers will consider the findings shortly.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 04/07/2017 14:02:07 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

732555

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce a duty on persons in regulated professions to notify the police about possible victims of child sexual abuse.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	1160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The previous Government launched a consultation on reporting and acting on child abuse and neglect on 21 July 2016. This sought views on the introduction of possible new measures including a mandatory reporting duty or a duty to act. The consultation closed on 13 October 2016. The Government has reviewed the consultation responses and will publish its response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 04/07/2017 13:45:36 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

732556

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what special measures are available for victims involved in sexual assault or rape proceedings.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	1161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>There are a range of special measures in place for vulnerable and intimidated victims and witnesses in criminal justice proceedings. Complainants of sexual offences are eligible for special measures as ‘intimidated witnesses’ but they may also be eligible as ‘vulnerable witnesses’ if they are under 18 or lacking in capacity. The measures available for vulnerable and intimidated witnesses include the power for a court to order arrangements for live video links, video recorded evidence in chief, and screens around the witness box. Courts are also able to order that vulnerable victims and witnesses receive assistance with communication, including the use of an intermediary, to help them understand the questions they are being asked and to give their answers accurately. We have partially commenced the provision of pre-recorded cross examination of vulnerable witnesses in 3 crown court centres. This partial commencement will be extended to complainants in sexual and modern slavery offences for cases starting in September 2017.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 04/07/2017 14:05:06 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

732557

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether judges hearing trials involving rape or serious sexual assault are required to attend a course accredited by the Judicial College before the commencement of proceedings.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	1162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Lord Chief Justice is responsible for the training of the judiciary.</p><p>Judges will only be listed to hear trials involving rape or serious sexual assault if they have been authorised and trained accordingly.</p><p>All Circuit Judges and Recorders who hear such cases in the Crown Court must be authorised to do so by the Senior Presiding Judge, and must then attend a Serious Sexual Offences Seminar (SSOS) provided by the Judicial College, before they can begin hearing such cases.</p><p>Queen’s Bench High Court Judges in the criminal jurisdiction have an automatic authority to hear such trials, and if they have not previously attended a SSOS they are asked to do so at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 04/07/2017 12:34:07 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

732586

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Fines: Surcharges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convicted offenders were ordered to pay compensation into the Victims' Surcharge Fund in each of the last three years; and how much in total those offenders were ordered to pay.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	1071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>All convicted adult offenders are ordered to pay victim surcharge and the amounts individuals are required to pay varies depending on the type of sentence they have imposed for the offence.</p><p> </p><p>The total value of victim surcharge imposed in the last three years is:</p><p>2014/15 – £38,631,424</p><p>2015/16 – £41,661,983</p><p>2016/17 – £49,555,981</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to identify how many individuals were ordered to pay victim surcharge or how many people paid this in full, paid less than 50% or did not pay at all in any specific year without incurring disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 1072 question first answered 04/07/2017 13:46:57 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

732588

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Fines: Surcharges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders who were ordered by a court to pay compensation into the Victims' Surcharge Fund in each of the last three years (a) paid in full, (b) paid less than 50 per cent and (c) did not pay at all; and what the total shortfall of such payments was in that period.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	1072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>All convicted adult offenders are ordered to pay victim surcharge and the amounts individuals are required to pay varies depending on the type of sentence they have imposed for the offence.</p><p> </p><p>The total value of victim surcharge imposed in the last three years is:</p><p>2014/15 – £38,631,424</p><p>2015/16 – £41,661,983</p><p>2016/17 – £49,555,981</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to identify how many individuals were ordered to pay victim surcharge or how many people paid this in full, paid less than 50% or did not pay at all in any specific year without incurring disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 1071 question first answered 04/07/2017 13:46:57 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

732596

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether police and crime commissioners are required to publish an annual Police, Crime and Victims plan.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	1091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Police and Crime Plans are an important strategic planning tool for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and were introduced as a statutory requirement for commissioners as part of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011. Section 5 of that Act stipulates that a PCC must issue a new Police and Crime plan as soon as practicable after taking office – a commissioner may also vary an existing plan or issue a new one at any time, the frequency with which this is done is determined on the basis of local need.</p><p>Alongside this, section 7 of that Act requires PCCs to set out the victims’ services that are planned for the rest of the period that the PCC will hold office in their police and crime plan. PCCs are also required to produce an annual report at the end of each financial year to provide the public with an update on the progress which has been made in meeting the police and crime objectives contained within the plan and the victims and witness services that have been commissioned and provided (section 12 of that Act).</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 04/07/2017 10:28:10 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

732345

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to revise fire safety procedures for social housing.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>On 22 June we provided advice to all social landlords about interim safety measures that should be taken immediately where it has been determined that a building has Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding that is unlikely to be compliant with the requirements of the current Building Regulations.</p><p>This advice was provided by an independent panel of experts and takes account of the three emerging findings from the Metropolitan Police investigation into Grenfell Tower. We also announced a new independent expert advisory panel to advise on any immediate measures that can be put in place to make buildings safe (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-appointed-to-advise-on-immediate-safety-action-following-grenfell-fire" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-appointed-to-advise-on-immediate-safety-action-following-grenfell-fire</a>).</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/07/2017 09:33:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts