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	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Witnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of non-appearances by (a) defendants and (b) witnesses in magistrates’ courts over the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	214137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>There are two main sources of data on defendants failing to appear (FTA). Data on trials where the defendant fails to appear in the magistrates’ court shows that there has been an increase between 2015 and 2017. <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>FTA</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>63141</p></td><td><p>65922</p></td><td><p>67411</p></td></tr></tbody></table>In the same time period there has been little change in the total number of warrants issued for failure to attend in magistrates’ courts for all hearings.<table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Numbers of FTA warrants issued</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>92983</p></td><td><p>92862</p></td><td><p>93317</p></td></tr></tbody></table>Figures for warrants are broader, including warrants that relate not only to trials but also all other hearings and those issued for failure to comply with the requirements of an order or breach on summons in relation to an order. Analysts in HMCTS and MoJ have confirmed we cannot be sure of the causes of changes in FTA. Data on non-appearance of witnesses is not held by the Ministry of Justice or HMCTS.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/03/2019 18:23:28 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 99534 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1082374

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which courts his Department closed in 2011; on what dates those court buildings were sold; and what the value was of each of those sales.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	228769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The decision to close a court is never taken lightly. Court closures have taken place following a public consultation and only when the Lord Chancellor was satisfied that effective access to justice could be maintained. We have closed less efficient courts allowing for resources to be concentrated into a smaller number of better quality and more flexible buildings. The table below provides a list of courts closed in the 2011/12 financial year, their date of sale and the disposal proceeds. <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Courts closed during 2011/12 financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date Sold</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proceeds (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdare County Court</p></td><td><p>Apr-12</p></td><td><p>275,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdare Magistrates Court,</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abertillery Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Sep-11</p></td><td><p>81,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Acton Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Feb-12</p></td><td><p>1,176,665</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alnwick Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-13</p></td><td><p>20,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amersham Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Located within Amersham Law Courts, building did not close</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ammanford Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Oct-12</p></td><td><p>90,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashford County Court</p></td><td><p>Sep-13</p></td><td><p>375,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashford Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Balham Youth Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-13</p></td><td><p>2,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barking &amp; Dagenham Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-13</p></td><td><p>505,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barry Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-12</p></td><td><p>250,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Batley &amp; Dewsbury Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>300,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bingley (Keighley) Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-18</p></td><td><p>253,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bishop Auckland County Court</p></td><td><p>Aug-14</p></td><td><p>150,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bishop Auckland Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blandford Forum Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Nov-11</p></td><td><p>175,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blaydon Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-13</p></td><td><p>145,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brentford Magistrates Court,</p></td><td><p>Feb-12</p></td><td><p>650,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridgwater Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-15</p></td><td><p>186,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Camborne Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-12</p></td><td><p>137,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardigan Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Apr-13</p></td><td><p>48,910</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheltenham County Court</p></td><td><p>Located within Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court, building did not close.</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chepstow County Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chepstow Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chorley County Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cirencester Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Sep-17</p></td><td><p>450,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coalville Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-12</p></td><td><p>245,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coleford Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Feb-16</p></td><td><p>170,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consett County Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-12</p></td><td><p>95,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cromer Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>325,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daventry Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>140,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dewsbury County Court</p></td><td><p>Apr-13</p></td><td><p>276,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Didcot Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Aug-13</p></td><td><p>400,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ely Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jul-13</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Epping Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Feb-15</p></td><td><p>750,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Epsom County Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Epsom Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Evesham County Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flint Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Apr-15</p></td><td><p>87,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frome Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-15</p></td><td><p>397,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Goole County Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-15</p></td><td><p>60,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Goole Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gosforth Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>378,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grantham County Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-17</p></td><td><p>112,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gravesend County Court</p></td><td><p>Sep-11</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grays Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Sep-12</p></td><td><p>365,475</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guisborough (East Langbaurgh) Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>May-12</p></td><td><p>275,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Halesowen Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Sep-13</p></td><td><p>314,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harlow County Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrow Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-12</p></td><td><p>1,125,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hemel Hempstead Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Feb-13</p></td><td><p>650,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hitchin County Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Honiton Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Nov-14</p></td><td><p>183,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Houghton-Le-Spring Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-15</p></td><td><p>90,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Huntingdon County Court</p></td><td><p>Located within Huntingdon Law Courts, building did not close</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ilford County Court</p></td><td><p>Jan-13</p></td><td><p>1,313,013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ilkeston Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Oct-12</p></td><td><p>610,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Keighley County Court</p></td><td><p>Nov-13</p></td><td><p>130,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kidderminster County Court,</p></td><td><p>Located within Kidderminster Magistrates' Court, building did not close</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingston-upon-Thames Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Knowsley Magistrates Court,</p></td><td><p>May-14</p></td><td><p>250,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Apr-15</p></td><td><p>1,900,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liskeard Magistrates Court,</p></td><td><p>Dec-13</p></td><td><p>380,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Llandovery Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Owned by local authority</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Llangefni Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property - Lease sold</p></td><td><p>32,228</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Llwynypia Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Dec-11</p></td><td><p>471,010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lowestoft County Court</p></td><td><p>Located within Lowestoft Magistrates' Court, building did not close</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ludlow County Court,</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ludlow Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lyndhurst Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Disposal pending - Offer received and in solicitors hands</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Market Drayton Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Sep-15</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Market Harborough Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-12</p></td><td><p>291,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Melton Mowbray County Court</p></td><td><p>Jan-14</p></td><td><p>147,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Melton Mowbray Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mid-Sussex (Haywards Heath) Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Dec-14</p></td><td><p>2,105,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haywards Heath County Court</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newark County Court</p></td><td><p>Aug-12</p></td><td><p>405,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newark Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newbury County Court,</p></td><td><p>Co-located in Newbury Magistrates' Court which remained open</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northwich County Court (same building as Mags),</p></td><td><p>Apr-12</p></td><td><p>260,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northwich Magistrates Court (FPC) (same as County)</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oswestry County Court</p></td><td><p>Dec-18</p></td><td><p>110,602</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oswestry Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p>110,602</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Penrith County Court (same building as Mags)</p></td><td><p>Mar-12</p></td><td><p>174,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Penrith Magistrates Court (same building a County)</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Penzance County Court</p></td><td><p>Jul-12</p></td><td><p>230,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Penzance Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pontypool County Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>200,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poole County Court</p></td><td><p>Located within Poole Magistrates' Court which remained open</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pwllheli Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Dec-12</p></td><td><p>131,013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rawtenstall County Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rawtenstall Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Oct-13</p></td><td><p>135,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Redditch County Court</p></td><td><p>Apr-14</p></td><td><p>345,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Retford Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jan-14</p></td><td><p>151,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochdale Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Aug-14</p></td><td><p>330,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rugby County Court</p></td><td><p>Feb-13</p></td><td><p>285,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rugby Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Runcorn County Court</p></td><td><p>Located within Runcorn Magistrates' Court which remained open</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rutland Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salford County Court</p></td><td><p>Located within County Court business centre (Admin centre)</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salford Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>544,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shrewsbury County Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sittingbourne Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jan-13</p></td><td><p>430,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skegness County Court</p></td><td><p>Located within Skegness Magistrates' Court, which remained open</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southport (North Sefton) Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>May-14</p></td><td><p>304,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southport County Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stourbridge County Court</p></td><td><p>May-16</p></td><td><p>345,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stratford Upon Avon County Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudbury Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-13</p></td><td><p>112,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sutton Coldfield Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jul-12</p></td><td><p>440,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sutton Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-12</p></td><td><p>2,247,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaffham Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-13</p></td><td><p>155,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tamworth County Court</p></td><td><p>Jul-13</p></td><td><p>437,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tamworth Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thetford Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Aug-13</p></td><td><p>232,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totnes Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Sep-16</p></td><td><p>237,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Towcester Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Feb-18</p></td><td><p>50,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tynedale (Hexham) Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-12</p></td><td><p>102,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wellingborough County Court</p></td><td><p>Based within a Department of Work and Pensions building</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Bromwich Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-12</p></td><td><p>160,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whitehaven County Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whitehaven Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Dec-13</p></td><td><p>200,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wimborne Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jul-15</p></td><td><p>310,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wisbech Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>151,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Witney Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jul-11</p></td><td><p>330,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woking Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Oct-13</p></td><td><p>1,050,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woolwich Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>May-12</p></td><td><p>335,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Worksop County Court</p></td><td><p>Located within Worksop Magistrates' Court, which remained open</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr></tbody></table>To note, the list does not include court integrations.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/03/2019 17:47:16 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1087172

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Private Sector
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many privately operated prisons have a regime management plan in place.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	231529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>All regime management matters lie with Contractors. Regime Management Plans are only required for public sector prisons. However, operators of privately managed prisons are required to ensure they maintain a safe, decent and secure prison as per their contractual obligation. The performance of all providers continues to be robustly managed. We will not hesitate to take action if and when standards fall short.</p><p> </p><p>Each privately managed prison has a full-time on-site Controller employed by HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) whose role it is to monitor performance at the prison across a range of indicators. If the contract management team are concerned that outcomes are affected by problems related to regime management, then this will form part of contract management processes and this will be raised with the provider. If we require outcomes to be improved we will expect that action by the provider will address regime matters.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/03/2019 14:59:44 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1082379

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which courts his Department closed in 2015; on what dates those court buildings were sold; and what the value was of each of those sales.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	228774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>he decision to close a court is never taken lightly. Court closures have taken place following a public consultation and only when the Lord Chancellor was satisfied that effective access to justice could be maintained. We have closed less efficient courts allowing for resources to be concentrated into a smaller number of better quality and more flexible buildings.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides a list of courts closed in the 2015/16 financial year, their date of sale and the disposal proceeds.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Courts closed during 2015/16 financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date Sold</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proceeds (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Accrington County Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Accrington Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richmond upon Thames Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>Aug-17</p></td><td><p>9,838,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solihull Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>May-17</p></td><td><p>4,312,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waltham Forest Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>Aug-17</p></td><td><p>3,471,040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Worksop Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>Oct-16</p></td><td><p>115,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>To note, the list does not include court integrations, which involve the movement (or merging) of services into another existing HMCTS location in the same local area.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/03/2019 17:27:47 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1092618

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to develop guidance for youth offending teams on how best to (a) support and (b) meet the needs of young people with speech, language and communication needs; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Taunton Deane
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Pow
	uin	235361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>Young people with speech and language difficulties are particularly vulnerable, and we are seeking to ensure that those who work with children and young people with a high prevalence of speech, language and communication needs, are trained in recognising and responding appropriately to these needs. Over the last three years we have provided free, national training for Youth Justice professionals supporting them to identify children’s special educational and disability needs and deliver effective engagement and positive long-term outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, in 2015, the Youth Justice Board (YJB) and Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) published joint practitioner guidance about how to identify children with speech, language and communication needs, how to communicate more effectively with them and how to make written information more accessible. The guidance can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/speech-language-and-communication-needs-in-the-youth-justice-system/practice-advice-speech-language-and-communication-needs-slcn-in-the-youth-justice-system" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/speech-language-and-communication-needs-in-the-youth-justice-system/practice-advice-speech-language-and-communication-needs-slcn-in-the-youth-justice-system</a>.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 29/03/2019 17:32:22 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 110958 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow

1086681

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Dangerous Driving: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress the Government is making on bringing forward legislative proposals on longer sentences for drivers who cause death by dangerous driving; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	230628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>We will bring forward proposals to increase the maximum penalty for causing death by dangerous driving as soon as the parliamentary timetable allows.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/03/2019 17:19:39 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1086483

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who his Department is consulting with as part of its review into criminal legal aid fees.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	230739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>We will be working with a range of agencies and stakeholders – and the criminal defence profession in particular – to gather the necessary evidence to ensure this review is as robust and wide-ranging as possible.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently scoping the review and are already working with the professions to determine the specific issues that the review should consider. A defence practitioner advisory panel has been established to ensure practitioners’ views are carefully considered as part of the review.</p><p> </p><p>This includes representatives from the:</p><ul><li>Bar Council</li><li>Bar Council Young Barristers' Committee</li><li>Big Firms’ Group</li><li>Chartered Institute of Legal Executives</li><li>Bar Circuit Leaders</li><li>Criminal Bar Association</li><li>Criminal Law Solicitors’ Association</li><li>Law Society</li><li>Law Society Junior Lawyers Division</li><li>Legal Aid Practitioners Group</li><li>London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association</li><li>Public Defender Service</li><li>Solicitors’ Association of Higher Court Advocates</li><li>Young Legal Aid Lawyers</li></ul><p> </p><p>We will also engage with wider stakeholders, including relevant experts and user engagement groups.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/03/2019 16:31:49 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1093450

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Crown Court: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's report, Tackling Racial Disparity in the Criminal Justice System: 2018 Update, published in October 2018, what assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of implementing recommendation 13 on publishing all sentencing remarks in the Crown Court in audio and/or written form.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	235744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>We welcomed David Lammy MP’s Review into the treatment of, and outcomes for, Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority individuals in the Criminal Justice System when it was published in 2017. We remain committed to taking each recommendation from that review forward in some way.</p><p>Ensuring that the courts are both transparent and comprehensible is essential, and publishing sentencing remarks would enable greater public understanding of sentencing decisions. We continue to consider how recommendation 13 could be taken forward. We are considering how the HMCTS Court Reform Programme and continuing developments in technology could provide new, cost-effective options for taking this forward.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 01/04/2019 16:45:12 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1083701

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Children and Vulnerable Adults
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to dispel rape myths and stereotypes from juries in line with the commitment in the Sexual Violence against Children and Vulnerable People National Group Progress Report and Action Plan 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
	uin	229644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>We want rape victims to have the confidence to report these crimes, knowing they will get the support they need through the system and that everything will be done to bring offenders to justice.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS have almost doubled the number of specialist prosecutors in their dedicated Rape and Serious Sexual Offence Units, enhanced training and improved the support they offer victims through criminal proceedings. Specialist prosecutors are trained to deal with the challenges involved in prosecuting these offences, including the impact of issues of consent and of rape myths and stereotypes.</p><p> </p><p>The Senior Judiciary recognise that rape myths could have an impact on the trial of sex offences. The 2018 Crown Court Compendium builds on previous guidance which gives judges a model practice direction for the purpose of warning the jury of the risks of stereotyping alleged victims of sexual offences. It gives more examples of possible directions, and lists situations where jury directions may be needed.</p><p> </p><p>Given the potential impact on trial fairness, the judiciary rightly maintain that any course of further action in this area should be well considered and informed by empirical evidence. The President of the Queen’s Bench Division has, therefore, commissioned empirical research with juries which will help inform future support, guidance and training needs on myths and stereotypes.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/03/2019 17:36:54 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

1088778

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Labour Turnover
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent initiatives he has introduced to reduce the attrition rate of prison officers.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	232617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>We want prison officers to stay and progress their careers. We’ve improved induction processes to ease transition into the job, provide care and support for our staff and offer additional training. These measures are part of the work we are doing directly with Governors to address local issues and ensure experienced staff and new recruits remain in the service.</p><p>HMPPS heavily invests in a comprehensive range of Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) interventions which help staff feel valued and supported. The current EAP has been significantly enhanced and now includes access to specialist Trauma Support and a dedicated manager’s helpline.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/03/2019 17:17:56 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts