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1125240

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2019
	date	08/05/2019
	date tabled	08/05/2019
	ddp created	08/05/2019 17:54:21
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	08/05/2019 17:55:31 12/06/2019 15:06:05
	hansard heading	Joseph McCann
	house id	1
	identifier	252002
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/05/2019 13:45:21
	question first ministerially corrected	12/06/2019 14:34:20
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the decision was taken to release Joseph McCann.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 252002
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	252002
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>In accordance with the sentence of the Court, Joseph McCann was released on 15 February 2019, after he had completed half (less time spent on remand) of a three-year determinate sentence for burglary imposed on 25 January 2018. On release, he was supervised by the National Probation Service (NPS)</p><p> </p><p>When charged with that offence and remanded into custody on 21 August 2017, he was being supervised on licence by the NPS as part of the sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) which he received on 26 September 2008. An offender on an IPP licence is not recalled automatically when he is charged with a further offence or offences. The probation officer will consider whether the alleged further offences, prior offending and the offender’s current behaviour show that his risk has escalated to the point where he needs to be recalled to protect the public. The decision on whether to recall an offender is to be based on a robust assessment of risk and to reflect the professional judgment of a trained probation officer.</p><p> </p><p>The NPS has undertaken an urgent review to establish why Mr McCann was not recalled to custody, either when remanded into custody on 21 August 2017 or when he was sentenced on <ins class="ministerial">25 January 2018</ins> <del class="ministerial">15 February 2018</del>. Mr McCann has now been charged with a number of very serious offences committed on or after 21 April this year. This has triggered a mandatory serious further offence (SFO) review, under the Probation SFO Review Procedures. The SFO review will consider in greater depth than has thus far been possible, including by interviewing relevant members of staff, the question of whether Mr McCann should have been recalled to custody when charged with and subsequently convicted of the burglary offence. Typically, an SFO review is completed within three months of an offender being charged with an SFO.</p><p> </p> question first answered 17/05/2019 13:45:21 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1125241

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2019
	date	08/05/2019
	date tabled	08/05/2019
	ddp created	08/05/2019 17:54:24
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	08/05/2019 17:55:34 12/06/2019 15:06:04
	hansard heading	Joseph McCann
	house id	1
	identifier	252003
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/05/2019 13:45:21
	question first ministerially corrected	12/06/2019 14:34:30
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who took the decision not to refer the question of Joseph McCann's release to the Parole Board.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 252003
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	252003
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>In accordance with the sentence of the Court, Joseph McCann was released on 15 February 2019, after he had completed half (less time spent on remand) of a three-year determinate sentence for burglary imposed on 25 January 2018. On release, he was supervised by the National Probation Service (NPS)</p><p> </p><p>When charged with that offence and remanded into custody on 21 August 2017, he was being supervised on licence by the NPS as part of the sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) which he received on 26 September 2008. An offender on an IPP licence is not recalled automatically when he is charged with a further offence or offences. The probation officer will consider whether the alleged further offences, prior offending and the offender’s current behaviour show that his risk has escalated to the point where he needs to be recalled to protect the public. The decision on whether to recall an offender is to be based on a robust assessment of risk and to reflect the professional judgment of a trained probation officer.</p><p> </p><p>The NPS has undertaken an urgent review to establish why Mr McCann was not recalled to custody, either when remanded into custody on 21 August 2017 or when he was sentenced on <ins class="ministerial">25 January 2018</ins> <del class="ministerial">15 February 2018</del>. Mr McCann has now been charged with a number of very serious offences committed on or after 21 April this year. This has triggered a mandatory serious further offence (SFO) review, under the Probation SFO Review Procedures. The SFO review will consider in greater depth than has thus far been possible, including by interviewing relevant members of staff, the question of whether Mr McCann should have been recalled to custody when charged with and subsequently convicted of the burglary offence. Typically, an SFO review is completed within three months of an offender being charged with an SFO.</p><p> </p> question first answered 17/05/2019 13:45:21 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1125243

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2019
	date	08/05/2019
	date tabled	08/05/2019
	ddp created	08/05/2019 17:54:29
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	08/05/2019 17:55:40 12/06/2019 15:06:02
	hansard heading	Joseph McCann
	house id	1
	identifier	252005
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/05/2019 13:45:21
	question first ministerially corrected	12/06/2019 14:34:40
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) scope, (b) timescale and (c) remit is of the urgent review into the reported mistaken release of Joseph McCann.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 252005
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	252005
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>In accordance with the sentence of the Court, Joseph McCann was released on 15 February 2019, after he had completed half (less time spent on remand) of a three-year determinate sentence for burglary imposed on 25 January 2018. On release, he was supervised by the National Probation Service (NPS)</p><p> </p><p>When charged with that offence and remanded into custody on 21 August 2017, he was being supervised on licence by the NPS as part of the sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) which he received on 26 September 2008. An offender on an IPP licence is not recalled automatically when he is charged with a further offence or offences. The probation officer will consider whether the alleged further offences, prior offending and the offender’s current behaviour show that his risk has escalated to the point where he needs to be recalled to protect the public. The decision on whether to recall an offender is to be based on a robust assessment of risk and to reflect the professional judgment of a trained probation officer.</p><p> </p><p>The NPS has undertaken an urgent review to establish why Mr McCann was not recalled to custody, either when remanded into custody on 21 August 2017 or when he was sentenced on <ins class="ministerial">25 Jarnuary 2018</ins> <del class="ministerial">15 February 2018</del>. Mr McCann has now been charged with a number of very serious offences committed on or after 21 April this year. This has triggered a mandatory serious further offence (SFO) review, under the Probation SFO Review Procedures. The SFO review will consider in greater depth than has thus far been possible, including by interviewing relevant members of staff, the question of whether Mr McCann should have been recalled to custody when charged with and subsequently convicted of the burglary offence. Typically, an SFO review is completed within three months of an offender being charged with an SFO.</p><p> </p> question first answered 17/05/2019 13:45:21 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1125244

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2019
	date	08/05/2019
	date tabled	08/05/2019
	ddp created	08/05/2019 17:54:31
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	08/05/2019 17:55:43 12/06/2019 15:06:01
	hansard heading	Joseph McCann
	house id	1
	identifier	252006
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/05/2019 13:45:21
	question first ministerially corrected	12/06/2019 14:34:49
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date was his Department informed of the release from prison of Joseph McCann.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 252006
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	252006
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>In accordance with the sentence of the Court, Joseph McCann was released on 15 February 2019, after he had completed half (less time spent on remand) of a three-year determinate sentence for burglary imposed on 25 January 2018. On release, he was supervised by the National Probation Service (NPS)</p><p> </p><p>When charged with that offence and remanded into custody on 21 August 2017, he was being supervised on licence by the NPS as part of the sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) which he received on 26 September 2008. An offender on an IPP licence is not recalled automatically when he is charged with a further offence or offences. The probation officer will consider whether the alleged further offences, prior offending and the offender’s current behaviour show that his risk has escalated to the point where he needs to be recalled to protect the public. The decision on whether to recall an offender is to be based on a robust assessment of risk and to reflect the professional judgment of a trained probation officer.</p><p> </p><p>The NPS has undertaken an urgent review to establish why Mr McCann was not recalled to custody, either when remanded into custody on 21 August 2017 or when he was sentenced on <ins class="ministerial">25 January 2018</ins> <del class="ministerial">15 February 2018</del>. Mr McCann has now been charged with a number of very serious offences committed on or after 21 April this year. This has triggered a mandatory serious further offence (SFO) review, under the Probation SFO Review Procedures. The SFO review will consider in greater depth than has thus far been possible, including by interviewing relevant members of staff, the question of whether Mr McCann should have been recalled to custody when charged with and subsequently convicted of the burglary offence. Typically, an SFO review is completed within three months of an offender being charged with an SFO.</p><p> </p> question first answered 17/05/2019 13:45:21 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1125245

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2019
	date	08/05/2019
	date tabled	08/05/2019
	ddp created	08/05/2019 17:54:39
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	08/05/2019 17:55:47 17/05/2019 12:35:02
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
	house id	1
	identifier	252007
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/05/2019 12:03:21
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of prisoners who have been released in error in each of the last three years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 252007
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	252007
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Information on releases in error are published as part of the HM Prison and Probation Service Annual Digest. The latest publication can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-hm-prison-and-probation-service-digest-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-hm-prison-and-probation-service-digest-2017-to-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Releases in error are rare and in the vast majority of cases offenders are returned to custody very quickly. We work closely with the police to recapture those at large and investigate each incident thoroughly to see what lessons can be learned.</p> question first answered 17/05/2019 12:03:21 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1125294

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2019
	date	08/05/2019
	date tabled	08/05/2019
	ddp created	08/05/2019 17:57:08
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	08/05/2019 18:07:14 17/05/2019 12:45:03
	hansard heading	Courts: ICT
	house id	1
	identifier	251946
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/05/2019 12:13:37
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Transform Justice blog entitled The secret room – who is listening to what in digital courts?, published on 11 April 2019, if he will make an assessment of the accuracy of reports in that blog that a secret video control room was placed in a court in Medway; and what information his Department hold on whether that is widespread practice in other courts.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 251946
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	251946
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>There is no secret video control room at Medway Magistrates’ Court.</p><p>There is a control room, not accessible to the public, where the coordination of participants and the connection and disconnection of video hearings to the courtroom takes place. This function is carried out by a HMCTS video court administrator. There are no other courts operating a control room across the criminal court estate.</p> question first answered 17/05/2019 12:13:37 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	creator	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1125310

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2019
	date	08/05/2019
	date tabled	08/05/2019
	ddp created	08/05/2019 17:57:51
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	08/05/2019 18:07:55 17/05/2019 12:37:02
	hansard heading	Offenders: Electronic Tagging
	house id	1
	identifier	251950
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/05/2019 12:05:25
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who has the power to amend the conditions of (a) bail and (b) court orders which are the subject of a GPS tag.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 251950
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	251950
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Once an individual is produced before a court it is only the court that has the power to amend the conditions of bail and court orders which are the subject of a GPS tag.</p><p> </p><p>The police can impose (limited) bail conditions both pre-and post-charge prior to an individual being produced before a court, although this cannot extend to any form of electronic monitoring.</p> question first answered 17/05/2019 12:05:25 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1125331

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2019
	date	08/05/2019
	date tabled	08/05/2019
	ddp created	08/05/2019 17:58:47
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	08/05/2019 18:08:48 15/05/2019 17:44:02
	hansard heading	Prison Sentences: Greater London
	house id	1
	identifier	251958
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/05/2019 17:12:57
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women the Metropolitan police force area received an immediate custodial sentence of (a) less than and (b) more than six months for each category of offence from the (i) crown courts and (ii) magistrates courts in 2018-19.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 251958
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	251958
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The number of female offenders sentenced to custody by court level and police force area, including the metropolitan police force area, in 2017, can be found in the Court outcomes by Police Force Area data tool, which can be found at the below link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>Select the drop down boxes referring to custodial sentence length in order to establish sentence lengths. Select female from the sex drop box and, once having done this, young adults and adults to establish women. Offence classification can be found in both the Offence Type and Offence group boxes, depending on which categorisation is required here.</p><p> </p><p>Court proceedings data for 2018 are planned for publication on 16 May 2019, with data for 2019 planned for publication in May 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Our vision, as set out in our Female Offender Strategy, is to see fewer women coming into the criminal justice system and a greater proportion managed successfully in the community. To achieve this, we have invested £5m to support community provision for female offenders and women at risk of offending.</p><p> </p><p>There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. The MoJ study ‘The impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders on re-offending’ published in 2015 found that over a 1-year follow up period, a higher proportion of people re-offended having been sentenced to custody of under 12 months without supervision on release than other similar people given community orders.</p><p> </p><p>Unless we tackle the underlying causes of offending, we cannot protect the public from being victims of crime. Effective community orders can address offenders’ behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.</p> question first answered 15/05/2019 17:12:57 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	creator	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1125353

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2019
	date	08/05/2019
	date tabled	08/05/2019
	ddp created	08/05/2019 17:59:46
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	09/05/2019 15:25:23 17/05/2019 13:36:01
	hansard heading	International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
	house id	1
	identifier	251970
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/05/2019 13:04:40
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the UK's declaration reserving the right to postpone the application of Article 7(a)(i) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights still applies; and if she will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 251970
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	251970
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK remains a party to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.</p><p> </p><p>There remains one reservation in force under Article 7(a)(i) of the Covenant, in respect of Bermuda and the Crown Dependencies. The UK Government will review all reservations as part of the next periodic report under the Covenant, which is due in June 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government remains committed to the principle of equal pay and continues to work to eradicate the gender pay gap.</p> question first answered 17/05/2019 13:04:40 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1125365

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2019
	date	08/05/2019
	date tabled	08/05/2019
	ddp created	08/05/2019 18:00:22
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	08/05/2019 18:10:11 17/05/2019 12:12:02
	hansard heading	Treatment Of, and Outcomes For, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Individuals in the Criminal Justice System Independent Review
	house id	1
	identifier	251975
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/05/2019 11:40:17
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2019 to Question 235745 on Treatment of, and Outcomes for, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Individuals in the Criminal Justice System Independent Review, when the review of the Supreme Court's recommendations will be completed; and what steps will be taken to ensure that his Department complies with the Court's ruling.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 251975
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	251975
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are awaiting the Order from the Supreme Court setting out the instructions it has made in respect of the judgment. Once we have received this, we will come forward with proposals for reform in response to the judgment.</p> question first answered 17/05/2019 11:40:17 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi