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1149727

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	thebigword
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the contract with thebigword to provide interpreting and translation services in the criminal justice system will be reviewed.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL20
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Language Services contracts commenced on 31 October 2016, with thebigword appointed as providers of spoken face to face, telephone and video interpretation as well as translation and transcription services.</p><p> </p><p>The initial term of the contracts is four years with up to three one-year extensions available.</p><p> </p><p>The initial term of the contracts with thebigword is due to expire on 30th October 2020. The first option to extend for one-year has been agreed for translation and transcription services, and has also been approved for spoken face to face, telephone and video interpretation services.</p><p> </p><p>The future of the contract, including the possibility of further extensions, is currently being considered.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 21/10/2019 15:27:36 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1150015

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Life Imprisonment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 3 October 2019 to Question 292174 on Re-offenders: Homicide, how many lifers on licence have been subsequently returned to prison on (a) fixed term recall and (b) standard recall.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Public protection is our priority. Offenders on licence are subject to strict licence conditions and supervision. They can also be recalled potentially to serve the rest of their sentence in prison if they breach the terms of their release.</p><p> </p><p>The legislation allowing Fixed Term Recalls (Criminal Justice Act 2003) does not apply to offenders on a life sentence; consequently, offenders on a life licence may receive only a standard recall.</p><p>Published data recording the number of offenders on a life licence returned (recalled) to prison each year is available from 2010 and is set out in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>288</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/10/2019 14:42:45 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1150014

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders: Homicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 3 October to Question 292174 on Re-offenders: Homicide and the Answer of 28 June 2019 to Question 267272 on Homicide, for what reason the figures on the number of offenders convicted of murder, who at the time they committed the offence were being supervised on a life licence between 2016 and 2018 are different from the figures for offenders released from a life sentence for murder who went on to commit another murder while on life licence in the same period.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The table below sets out the number of offenders under the statutory supervision of the NPS and CRCs who were charged with a serious further offence, broken down by offence in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>SFO offence</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Arson with intent to endanger life</em></p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assault by penetration</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attempt or conspiracy to commit murder</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Aggravated Burglary</em></p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Causing death by dangerous/careless driving/aggravated vehicle taking</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>False imprisonment</em></p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Firearms offences including possession with intent</em></p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Kidnapping</em></p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manslaughter</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Murder</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Offences under the Explosive Substances Act</em></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Other offences against the person</em></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Other qualifying sexual offences</em></p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Other serious violent offence</em></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other specified offence causing death</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rape</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>245</p></td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Robbery with firearm</em></p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 13 sexual offences including rape</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>481</p></td><td><p>548</p></td><td><p>624</p></td><td><p>740</p></td><td><p>562</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ol><li>Data Sources and Quality. We have drawn these figures from administrative IT systems which, as with some large-scale recording systems, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing</li><li>The NPS and CRCs are required to complete reviews on any eligible offender who has been charged with (including attempted or conspiracy to commit offences): murder manslaughter, other specified offences causing death, rape or assault by penetration, or a sexual offence against a child under 13 years of age.</li><li>Data provided for offences should in italics are “conditional” reviews completed by the NPS only when an offender has been assessed as high risk of harm during the current sentence.</li><li>Not all SFO notifications result in the completion of a reviews as charges can be reduced or dropped. Not every offender charged with a SFO is convicted.</li><li>The data represents SFO charges and not a unique count of offenders.</li></ol><p> </p><p>You have also asked for what reason the figures on the number of offenders convicted of murder, who at the time they committed the offence were being supervised on a life licence between 2016 and 2018 are different from the figures for offenders released from a life sentence for murder who went on to commit another murder while on life licence in the same period.</p><p> </p><p>The figures in PQ 267272 relate to the number of offenders being supervised on life licence, not restricted to those on life licence for a mandatory life sentence for the offence of murder, charged in the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 and subsequently convicted of murder.</p><p> </p><p>The corresponding figures stated in PQ 292174 are lower because they refer to the number of offenders released in 2016, 2017 and 2018 on life licence following a conviction for murder who have since been convicted of another murder.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 944 question first answered 21/10/2019 16:57:06 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1149991

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 03 October 2019 to Question 292174 on Re-offenders: Homicide, how many offenders under statutory supervision have been charged with serious further offences, broken down by offence, in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	944
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The table below sets out the number of offenders under the statutory supervision of the NPS and CRCs who were charged with a serious further offence, broken down by offence in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>SFO offence</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Arson with intent to endanger life</em></p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assault by penetration</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attempt or conspiracy to commit murder</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Aggravated Burglary</em></p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Causing death by dangerous/careless driving/aggravated vehicle taking</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>False imprisonment</em></p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Firearms offences including possession with intent</em></p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Kidnapping</em></p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manslaughter</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Murder</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Offences under the Explosive Substances Act</em></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Other offences against the person</em></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Other qualifying sexual offences</em></p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Other serious violent offence</em></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other specified offence causing death</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rape</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>245</p></td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Robbery with firearm</em></p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 13 sexual offences including rape</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>481</p></td><td><p>548</p></td><td><p>624</p></td><td><p>740</p></td><td><p>562</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ol><li>Data Sources and Quality. We have drawn these figures from administrative IT systems which, as with some large-scale recording systems, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing</li><li>The NPS and CRCs are required to complete reviews on any eligible offender who has been charged with (including attempted or conspiracy to commit offences): murder manslaughter, other specified offences causing death, rape or assault by penetration, or a sexual offence against a child under 13 years of age.</li><li>Data provided for offences should in italics are “conditional” reviews completed by the NPS only when an offender has been assessed as high risk of harm during the current sentence.</li><li>Not all SFO notifications result in the completion of a reviews as charges can be reduced or dropped. Not every offender charged with a SFO is convicted.</li><li>The data represents SFO charges and not a unique count of offenders.</li></ol><p> </p><p>You have also asked for what reason the figures on the number of offenders convicted of murder, who at the time they committed the offence were being supervised on a life licence between 2016 and 2018 are different from the figures for offenders released from a life sentence for murder who went on to commit another murder while on life licence in the same period.</p><p> </p><p>The figures in PQ 267272 relate to the number of offenders being supervised on life licence, not restricted to those on life licence for a mandatory life sentence for the offence of murder, charged in the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 and subsequently convicted of murder.</p><p> </p><p>The corresponding figures stated in PQ 292174 are lower because they refer to the number of offenders released in 2016, 2017 and 2018 on life licence following a conviction for murder who have since been convicted of another murder.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 945 question first answered 21/10/2019 16:57:06 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1149988

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Offenders: Electronic Tagging
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 20 June 2019 to Question 267275 on Offenders: Electronic Tagging, how many events were classed as formal breaches requiring further action.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Electronic monitoring, both of curfews and using satellite enabled tags to monitor an individual’s whereabouts, is a vital tool in protecting the public and robustly monitoring offenders in the community. It supports probation staff and the police in managing offenders and defendants safely in the community, delivering the orders of the court and helping to tackle the problems which lead to offending. Data that identifies the number of non-compliance events that lead to breach action is not held centrally and could only be identified at a disproportionate cost.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/10/2019 16:44:04 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1149966

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Suspended Sentences: Electronic Tagging
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people serving suspended sentences were made subject to an electronic monitoring condition, broken down by offence; and on how many occasions was that condition breached in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Electronic Monitoring (EM), both of curfews and using satellite enabled tags to monitor an individual’s whereabouts, is a vital tool in protecting the public and robustly monitoring offenders in the community. It supports probation staff and the police in managing offenders and defendants safely in the community, delivering the orders of the court and helping to tackle the problems which lead to offending.</p><p>The below table shows the number of suspended sentence orders with an EM requirement by offence type. Data is only available from 2016.</p><p>Summary motoringÈ</p><p>Violence against the personÈNon-compliance of ordersÈFailed Bail condition È</p><p>Failed Bail condition È</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Suspended sentence orders with an electronic monitoring requirement by offence type(1)</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal damage and arson</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drug offences</p></td><td><p>1021</p></td><td><p>906</p></td><td><p>764</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud offences</p></td><td><p>461</p></td><td><p>389</p></td><td><p>284</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Miscellaneous crimes against society</p></td><td><p>1093</p></td><td><p>952</p></td><td><p>664</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offence not recorded</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Possession of weapons</p></td><td><p>538</p></td><td><p>561</p></td><td><p>656</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public order offences</p></td><td><p>312</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>259</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>546</p></td><td><p>579</p></td><td><p>470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual offences</p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>239</p></td><td><p>183</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Summary motoring</p></td><td><p>1141</p></td><td><p>1045</p></td><td><p>761</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft offences</p></td><td><p>1093</p></td><td><p>886</p></td><td><p>495</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Violence against the person</p></td><td><p>2030</p></td><td><p>1647</p></td><td><p>1312</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-compliance of orders</p></td><td><p>1064</p></td><td><p>896</p></td><td><p>701</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed Bail condition</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>9977</p></td><td><p>8727</p></td><td><p>6750</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of tagged subjects who failed to comply with their suspended sentence order electronic monitoring requirement at least once. Data on compliance is only available for completed suspended sentence orders.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016/17(3)</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total completed suspended sentence orders with an electronic monitoring requirement with equip install(2)(3)</p></td><td><p>7421</p></td><td><p>8193</p></td><td><p>6430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Compliance</p></td><td><p>2585</p></td><td><p>3040</p></td><td><p>2666</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-compliance</p></td><td><p>4836</p></td><td><p>5153</p></td><td><p>3764</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>2016/17(3) 2017/18 2018/19</p><p>Total completed suspended sentence orders with an electronic monitoring requirement with equip install(2)(3) 7421 8193 6430</p><p>Compliance 2585 3040 2666</p><p>Non-compliance 4836 5153 3764</p><p> </p><p>(1) Derived from electronic monitoring new starts files</p><p>(2) Derived from number of completions of orders with equipment on</p><p>(3) Electronic monitoring completions data only available from June 2016 onwards. A person may have more than one completion.</p><p> </p><p>Some orders are for multiple offences, in these cases orders have been assigned to first offence type recorded on the orders.</p><p>Note for reference: Failed bail conditions = not surrendering to bail, and non-compliance of orders = BREACH OF ACTION PLAN ORDER, Breach of Criminal Behaviour Order, Breach of Restraining order, Failure to attend supervision appointments, Failure to comply with Notification Requirements, FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES etc.</p><p>If a subject on tag does not comply with an Electronic Monitoring condition or requirement, for example by being absent during curfew hours or tampering with a tag, an instantaneous alert is generated that is sent to Electronic Monitoring Services (EMS). The appropriate authorities decide, based on the evidence, whether the non-compliance event constitutes a breach and if so what action should be taken. The nature of breaches vary, and not all non-compliance events are classed as formal breaches requiring further action – for example, if the subject was at hospital or in custody at the time, and therefore unable to return to their curfew location in time for their curfew. While the majority of non-compliance events will generate an alert than can lead to a breach there are a range of other circumstances that can lead to breach action being taken.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 21/10/2019 16:11:12 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1150087

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the estimated total cost is of the Criminal Justice System Common Platform programme.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The cost as set out in the 2018 HMT approved Business Case for the development of the CJS Common Platform is £237m.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 21/10/2019 14:48:07 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1150086

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the estimated completion date is for the Criminal Justice System Common Platform programme.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The timelines regarding the Crime Programme can be found within the regularly published HMCTS Reform Update <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hmcts-reform-programme-reform-update" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hmcts-reform-programme-reform-update</a> which confirms a programme end date of March 2021.</p><p>As with all programmes, timelines are under continuous review.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 21/10/2019 14:51:51 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1150204

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Overcrowding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 4 October 2019 to Question 290625 on Sentencing, what steps his Department plans to take to alleviate overcrowding in prisons whilst implementing recently announced sentencing reforms.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	866
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>We remain committed to reducing crowding across the prison estate. In the year to March 2019, the proportion of prisoners held in crowded accommodation was 22.5%, down from 24.2% the previous year and levels of around 25% experienced since 2004.</p><p>The Prime Minister’s pledge to invest up to £2.5 billion to create 10,000 additional prison places will have a positive impact on lowering the proportion of crowding in the prison estate, providing accommodation that is safe, decent and uncrowded. However, the extent to which the proportion of prisoners held in crowded accommodation will reduce will be dependent on future prison population levels.</p><p>Sentencing must match the severity of the crime and protecting the public will always be our priority. The sentencing reforms announced by the Government will ensure serious violent and sexual offenders spend longer in prison. The impact on the prison population will build up gradually over a number of years, and we will ensure that we have enough places for offenders sent by the courts.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/10/2019 14:54:30 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1149543

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Mobile Phones and Social Media
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to prevent prisoners uploading footage and accessing YouTube and other social media channels in prison; and if he will provide prison officers with enhanced (a) powers and (b) technology to find and seize mobile phones hidden inside prisoners' bodies.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) is taking decisive action to stop mobile phones from entering prison and, where they do get in, finding them and stopping them from working.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS already has significant powers to search people on entry to prison. We are investing £100 million in prison security with tough airport-style security and X-ray body scanners to detect contraband such as mobile phones, hidden inside prisoners’ bodies</p><p> </p><p>During a prisoner’s period of detention HMPPS may conduct searches of the person, property, cell and area searches, aided by dedicated search teams, metal-detecting scanners and phone detection technology.</p><p> </p><p>To strengthen HMPPS’ ability to find mobile phones and stop them from working, last year amendments were made to the Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy Act) 2012. These amendments would enable public communications providers, such as a mobile phone network operator, to be authorised to interfere with wireless telegraphy in prisons. Working with mobile network operators, as industry experts, will place HMPPS in a better position to develop future-proofed solutions. In addition, Telecommunication Restriction Orders have allowed HMPPS to block the use of specific mobile phones in prisons.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, HMPPS’ award winning Digital Investigations Unit works with prisons to identify offenders accessing websites and shuts their access down quickly. In 2018, over 594 social media profiles were removed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/10/2019 15:12:11 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena