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102060

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he intends to answer Questions 210325, 210324 and 210323 due for answer on 17 October 2014; and what the reasons are for the time taken to reply.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	212855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>It was not possible to answer these questions within the timeframe for the original questions as the information was being assembled from a variety of statistical sources. It is still not ready, but I will write to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available. A copy of the letter will be placed in the House Library.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 05/11/2014 17:30:47 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

106053

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Crown Court: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2014 to Question 212299, how many witnesses have received support from the court-based Witness Service in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	213136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice provides grant funding to Victim Support for the court-based Witness Service to support witnesses at criminal courts in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details the breakdown of witnesses supported by the court-based Witness Service in each year since 2009/10.</p><p> </p><p>Victim Support continues to support all witnesses who wish to receive support when attending court.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Witnesses Supported<strong>[1]</strong></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>320,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>268,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>240,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>204,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>199,000</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><br /><p>[1] Figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand. Figures have been supplied by Victim Support (2009/10-2012/13 figures taken from published Victim Support annual reports; 2013/14 figures have been provided to the Ministry of Justice by Victim Support)</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 06/11/2014 17:44:47 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

106012

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Police Cautions
	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 police cautions issued for (a) rape, (b) sexual offences and (c) violent crimes in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	213132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Ministry of Justice. Crime is falling and offenders are going to prison for longer. This Government has taken action to end cautions culture, and to make sure serious offenders do not receive penalties seen as soft options.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are changing the law to ban ‘simple’ cautions for all of the indictable only offences - the most serious criminal offences which must be tried in the Crown Court including rape, manslaughter and robbery.</p><p>We are also banning ‘simple’ cautions for possession of any offensive weapon (including a knife), supplying Class A drugs and a range of sexual offences against children, including child prostitution and pornography.</p><p>We have also outlined a new approach to scrap all cautions, which is being piloted in Staffordshire, West Yorkshire and Leicestershire, with a view to being extended across the country.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The current simple cautions are a non-statutory disposal available to the police to dispose of any offence committed by an adult and are designed for dealing with low level, mainly first time offending.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice issues guidance on the process to be followed by the police when they are administering simple cautions for adult offenders. The latest guidance, issued in November 2013 following the Simple Cautions Review, states that the use of a simple caution for indictable only offences, such as rape, should only be given following authorisation by a senior police officer of at least the rank of Superintendent and the Crown Prosecution Service. These will be cases where there were exceptional circumstances which would mean that it was not in the public interest to prosecute.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is legislating in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill to place statutory restrictions on the use of cautions for certain serious offences.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of simple cautions issued for rape, sexual offences and violent crimes, in England and Wales, from 2010 to 2013 (the latest available) can be found on the Ministry of Justice website and is available at the following link:-</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/311455/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-2009-2013.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/311455/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-2009-2013.xls</a></p><p> </p><p>For rape offences</p><p> </p><p>Under “Offence” select rape of a female and rape of a male.</p><p> </p><p>For sexual offences</p><p> </p><p>Under “Offence type” select sexual offences.</p><p> </p><p>For violent crimes</p><p> </p><p>Under “Offence type” select violence against the person.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on Offenders cautioned by sex and type of offence, 2003 to 2013</p><p>Is available at the following link:-</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-statistics-quarterly-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-statistics-quarterly-december-2013</a></p><p>Under “Out of court disposals” data is available at Table Q2d.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 06/11/2014 17:38:43 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

106041

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions his Department has made appointments by exception since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	uin	213031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Information for number of appointments by exception in the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and National Offender Management Service (NOMS) is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Recruitment Exceptions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MoJ</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NOMS</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>185</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>239</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>80</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>270</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information for 2010/2011 is not available as this data was not collated centrally.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the Data Protection Act, we are also unable to provide details of who was appointed to each post.</p><p> </p><p>The Recruitment Principles explain the legal requirement that selection for appointment to the Civil Service must be on merit on the basis of fair and open competition. They also set out the circumstances in which appointments can be made as exceptions to this requirement; and describe the responsibilities of departments and agencies in meeting this requirement.</p><p> </p><p>The Recruitment Principles 2014 came into operation on Monday 21 April 2014. The Recruitment Principles 2012 apply to appointments made before then.</p><p> </p><p>The data provided refers to the Recruitment Principles 2012 which can be accessed at the following link: <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Recruitment-Principles-April-2012.pdf" target="_blank">http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Recruitment-Principles-April-2012.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/11/2014 17:36:37 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

93349

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been under section 4 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 in each of the last five years; and in how many such cases the victim was a child.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	210325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Regrettably, this information is still being assembled from a variety of statistical sources. Officials are contacting a number of individual courts to put together a response. I will write to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available. A copy of the letter will be placed in the House Library.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 210323 210324 question first answered 18/11/2014 16:37:47 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

100504

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times officials conducting his Department's review of veterans in the criminal justice system have formally consulted the review's Advisory Committee since the launch of the review.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	211583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Chair of the independent review of veterans in the criminal justice system, Stephen Phillips, has formally met the Advisors to the review four times. A number of the advisors have attended two visits and they are also being consulted on the text of the report.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/11/2014 16:59:58 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

101964

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Fixed Penalties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of each category of fixed penalty notices were (a) issued and (b) paid in each month since their introduction in (i) Bury St Edmunds, (ii) Suffolk, (iii) the East of England and (iv) England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
	tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
	uin	212567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government has recently unveiled plans that would see an end to Penalty Notices for Disorder and a range of other Out of Court Disposals, including cautions. The aim is to ensure that there are more direct consequences in future for committing even minor crimes. The new approach will be trialled in three police force areas over the next 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>This Government takes recovery and enforcement of financial impositions very seriously and remains committed to finding new ways to ensure impositions are paid and to trace those who do not pay. This is why there has been a year on year increase in the amount of financial penalties collected over the last three years.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service is actively seeking an external provider for the future delivery of compliance and enforcement services. This will bring the necessary investment and innovation to significantly improve the collection of criminal financial penalties and reduce the cost of the service to the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>The number of Penalty Notices for Disorder issued to all persons aged 16 and over from 2005 to 2013 with outcomes can be viewed as follows:-</p><p> </p><p>Data for the Suffolk Police Force Area can be viewed in Table 1</p><p> </p><p>Data for the East of England can be viewed in Table 2</p><p> </p><p>Data for England and Wales as a whole can be viewed in Table 3</p><p> </p><p>Data on fixed penalty notices for motoring offences broken down by month are not collected centrally by the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>When PNDs and FPNs are not paid within the prescribed time limits they are registered as fines for enforcement by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). Once PNDs and FPNs are registered as fines it is not possible to identify these separately from other court imposed fines so it is not known how many have been paid. Fine registered PNDs and FPNs are enforced in the same way as all other court imposed financial impositions.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 06/11/2014 17:54:36 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name Penalty Notices for Disorder issued .xlsx title Penalty Notices for Disorder issued 2005-2013
	tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

101972

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Victim Support Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what services aimed at giving victims of crime practical and emotional support have been introduced since 1 October 2012.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	212538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government is committed to putting victims and witnesses first in the criminal justice system and ensuring that they have access to high quality support to help them to cope with and, as far as is possible, recover from the impacts of crime. That is why we implemented a new “Victims’ Code” in December 2013, which gives victims of crime clearer entitlements from criminal justice agencies and better tailors services to individual need.</p><p>The Government appointed Baroness Newlove as Victims’ Commissioner on 21<sup>st</sup> December 2012. She is committed to making a difference for victims and improving their experience of the criminal justice system.</p><p> </p><p>The MoJ published a witness charter at the end of 2013, clearly setting out the standards of service witnesses can expect at all stages, and has brought in a range of special measures to support victims and witnesses to give their best evidence and to help reduce some of the anxiety of attending court. This includes, giving evidence by live video-link, the use of screens in court, and the use of an intermediary to help a witness understand the questions they are being asked and to give their answers accurately.</p><p> </p><p>In our July 2014 update to the “Transforming the CJS: Strategy and Action Plan”, one of our main priorities is to improve the experience of victims and witnesses in the CJS. This means supporting victims through the CJS process and making fair and respectful treatment of victims and witnesses the norm.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2014, the Government published a document outlining its commitment to victims. This outlines five commitments to help victims of crime navigate the criminal justice system, access the information and support they need, protect vulnerable victims and witnesses in court, and to guarantee their rights in law.</p><p>More money than ever before will be available for services to support victims of crime, with a potential total budget of up to £100m per year, an increase from £40m in 2009/10 and doubled from £50m in 2010/11. The majority of services being funded will be commissioned locally by Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) whilst the MoJ continues to commission some services nationally:</p><p>Since 1<sup>st</sup> October 2014, PCCs have been responsible for commissioning the majority of victims’ services (including victim-initiated restorative justice) for their areas, as they are best placed to understand the needs of their local communities. Details of the funding that the MoJ has provided to PCCs can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/victims-and-witnesses-funding-awards#police-and-crime-commissioners-funding-for-victims" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/victims-and-witnesses-funding-awards#police-and-crime-commissioners-funding-for-victims</a></p><p> </p><p>The MoJ continues to nationally commission some victims’ services. The Female Rape Support Fund will provide £4.4m per year in funding to 86 centres until at least March 2016. Under this fund, the Government has now met its commitment to commission 15 new rape support centres.</p><p> </p><p>The MoJ has re-commissioned the national Homicide Service, which became operational on 1<sup>st</sup> October 2014. This service supports families bereaved by murder or manslaughter after 2010. The MoJ is also in the process of re-commissioning the Court based Witness Service and has recently announced a £0.65m grant for 2014/15, and a further £0.65m in 2015/16, for the provision of dedicated support for male victims of rape and sexual violence.</p><p> </p><p>By March 2015, a new ‘Victims’ Information Service’ will be set up. This will include a helpline to make sure victims are guided to nearby support; and a website where victims can find information about services in their area, restorative justice, the criminal justice system, and their rights under the Victims’ Code and Witness Charter.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 06/11/2014 17:47:39 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

92675

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many successful prosecutions there have been for the illicit sale of tobacco in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	209893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government regards illegal tobacco sales as damaging to health and to public revenue and is keen to ensure that those who offend are brought to justice.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The number of prosecutions and convictions for the illicit sale of tobacco under the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p><p>Following the rise in the legal age limit to buy tobacco from 16 to 18 years in 2007, the number of prosecutions brought against retailers rose sharply. Numbers have since returned to more usual pre-2007 levels.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/11/2014 17:29:37 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name Found guilty for sale of tobacco to under 16s.xls title Found guilty for sale of tobacco to under 16s
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

101664

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Public Opinion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on (a) focus groups and (b) surveys in (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	212505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice does not centrally record expenditure on focus groups and surveys. To obtain this information from across the Ministry would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 05/11/2014 17:32:16 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed