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1600867

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how long the average wait time was for probate to be granted in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	156999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>The average wait for all grant types to be granted in 2021 was 6.9 weeks and 7.1 weeks for July to September 2022.</p><p>The longest wait time for Probate to be granted in 2021 was 87.3 weeks and 38.3 weeks in 2022. Cases can be delayed where more information is needed from the applicant, a caveat is in place or where cases are complex.</p><p>The shortest wait time for Probate to be granted is 0 days in 2021 and 2022 (i.e. applied for and granted in the same day).</p><p>Data provided are for grants issued up to the end of September as is published in the Family Court Statistics Quarterly National Statistics bulletin. This will be updated on 30 March 2022 with data to the end of 2022.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 157000 157001 question first answered 08/03/2023 19:23:05 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1469026

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Theft: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the length of sentences for theft of items which are essential to a person’s livelihood.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	15339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2022 answer text <p>An assessment of the adequacy of the length of sentences for theft of items which are essential to a person’s livelihood has not been carried out. Data on items stolen when a theft offence has been committed is not centrally held.</p><p>Sentencing is entirely a matter for our independent courts. When deciding what sentence to impose the courts take into account the circumstances of the offence, the offender and any aggravating and mitigating factors, in line with any relevant sentencing guidelines – which are issued by the independent Sentencing Council. The sentencing guideline for theft makes it clear that the value of items stolen to the loser, regardless of monetary worth, and any consequential financial harm to victims or others must be considered when determining the sentence.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 17/06/2022 08:52:59 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1455518

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Veterans: Prison Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the fast track scheme for service leavers and veterans to become prison officers has begun; and what steps are being taken to promote that scheme, including through active outreach with veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	149320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>'Advance into Justice,’ the Ministry of Justice fast-track scheme to support service leavers and veterans to become prison officers, was launched on 24 January 2022. The campaign closed on 14 February 2022 and candidates were assessed in March 2022. Those successful at assessment centre are currently progressing through the offer and hire process.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme was promoted in several ways including proactive social media communications in advance of the launch; dedicated candidate webinars to provide information on the role and the assessment process; active outreach at ex-Armed Forces’ recruitment fairs; and working collaboratively with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) to engage service leavers as they transition from the military into civilian life.</p><p> </p><p>The campaign has received dedicated support from Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). A specific funding line to deliver campaign marketing, candidate outreach and assessment delivery was not needed as we were able to meet the costs as part of the broader Prison Officer recruitment budget. HMPPS provided operational resources to deliver the assessment centres and funding to support successful applicants with relocation or home to work travel costs is being met from existing budgets up to the advertised thresholds of £12,000 per candidate. The total cost of the campaign will be dependent upon the number of successful candidates who take up post and their agreed individual resettlement needs.</p><p> </p><p>A thorough evaluation review and lessons learnt exercise with key stakeholders will be completed to identify successes and challenges, as well as analysing feedback collected from candidates. In addition, analysis will be conducted to identify any differences in terms of selection performance by those on the scheme, compared to the national prison officer recruitment process, alongside evaluating fairness towards protected characteristic groups. This will be supported by our Occupational Psychology Team.</p><p> </p><p>In the short-term, success will be measured by the number of applications and those who progress to an assessment centre and the number of hires in our target prisons. In the longer-term, we will monitor the retention levels of those appointed via this route as well as their performance in role.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 149324 149327 question first answered 06/04/2022 15:10:09 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1455523

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Veterans: Prison Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding has been allocated to developing a fast-track recruitment scheme for service leavers and veterans to become prison officers.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	149324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>'Advance into Justice,’ the Ministry of Justice fast-track scheme to support service leavers and veterans to become prison officers, was launched on 24 January 2022. The campaign closed on 14 February 2022 and candidates were assessed in March 2022. Those successful at assessment centre are currently progressing through the offer and hire process.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme was promoted in several ways including proactive social media communications in advance of the launch; dedicated candidate webinars to provide information on the role and the assessment process; active outreach at ex-Armed Forces’ recruitment fairs; and working collaboratively with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) to engage service leavers as they transition from the military into civilian life.</p><p> </p><p>The campaign has received dedicated support from Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). A specific funding line to deliver campaign marketing, candidate outreach and assessment delivery was not needed as we were able to meet the costs as part of the broader Prison Officer recruitment budget. HMPPS provided operational resources to deliver the assessment centres and funding to support successful applicants with relocation or home to work travel costs is being met from existing budgets up to the advertised thresholds of £12,000 per candidate. The total cost of the campaign will be dependent upon the number of successful candidates who take up post and their agreed individual resettlement needs.</p><p> </p><p>A thorough evaluation review and lessons learnt exercise with key stakeholders will be completed to identify successes and challenges, as well as analysing feedback collected from candidates. In addition, analysis will be conducted to identify any differences in terms of selection performance by those on the scheme, compared to the national prison officer recruitment process, alongside evaluating fairness towards protected characteristic groups. This will be supported by our Occupational Psychology Team.</p><p> </p><p>In the short-term, success will be measured by the number of applications and those who progress to an assessment centre and the number of hires in our target prisons. In the longer-term, we will monitor the retention levels of those appointed via this route as well as their performance in role.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 149320 149327 question first answered 06/04/2022 15:10:09 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1455526

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Veterans: Prison Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to plans outlined in the Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan 2022-24 to develop a fast-track recruitment scheme for service leavers and veterans to become prison officers, how his Department plans to measure and evaluate the success of those plans.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	149327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>'Advance into Justice,’ the Ministry of Justice fast-track scheme to support service leavers and veterans to become prison officers, was launched on 24 January 2022. The campaign closed on 14 February 2022 and candidates were assessed in March 2022. Those successful at assessment centre are currently progressing through the offer and hire process.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme was promoted in several ways including proactive social media communications in advance of the launch; dedicated candidate webinars to provide information on the role and the assessment process; active outreach at ex-Armed Forces’ recruitment fairs; and working collaboratively with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) to engage service leavers as they transition from the military into civilian life.</p><p> </p><p>The campaign has received dedicated support from Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). A specific funding line to deliver campaign marketing, candidate outreach and assessment delivery was not needed as we were able to meet the costs as part of the broader Prison Officer recruitment budget. HMPPS provided operational resources to deliver the assessment centres and funding to support successful applicants with relocation or home to work travel costs is being met from existing budgets up to the advertised thresholds of £12,000 per candidate. The total cost of the campaign will be dependent upon the number of successful candidates who take up post and their agreed individual resettlement needs.</p><p> </p><p>A thorough evaluation review and lessons learnt exercise with key stakeholders will be completed to identify successes and challenges, as well as analysing feedback collected from candidates. In addition, analysis will be conducted to identify any differences in terms of selection performance by those on the scheme, compared to the national prison officer recruitment process, alongside evaluating fairness towards protected characteristic groups. This will be supported by our Occupational Psychology Team.</p><p> </p><p>In the short-term, success will be measured by the number of applications and those who progress to an assessment centre and the number of hires in our target prisons. In the longer-term, we will monitor the retention levels of those appointed via this route as well as their performance in role.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 149320 149324 question first answered 06/04/2022 15:10:09 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1419498

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Sentences: Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many female veterans are serving custodial sentences.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	117869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>As of 30 June 2021, there were 13 females serving a custodial sentence in England and Wales who had declared former military service.</p><p> </p><p>Information on previous service does not distinguish between those who have served in the British Armed Forces or those of another nation. Those who choose to declare previous service may be referring to time spent with the UK forces or with those of another country.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/02/2022 14:02:48 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1419499

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Community Service Orders and Probation: Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many female veterans are subject to (a) community based court orders and (b) probation supervision.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	117870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>As of 30 September 2021, the number of female veterans<sup>1</sup> subject to community based court orders<sup>2</sup> and probation supervision was as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sentence type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All court orders<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All probation supervision</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>1. Veteran status can include individuals who have served in foreign Armed Forces as well as UK Armed Service Personnel and those who were in the Territorial Army/reserve.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2. Court orders includes all community sentences, deferred sentences and suspended sentence orders with requirements.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>There is anecdotal evidence that some offenders may be reluctant to disclose having served in the Armed Forces. Note that we rely on them self-declaring previous military service, either here or abroad, for our data.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/02/2022 16:24:16 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1418240

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many veterans applied to his Department using the civil service great place to work scheme over the nine month pilot; and how many of those applicants (a) received an interview, (b) were offered a job and (c) went on to accept a role and begin work.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	114874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>During the pilot of the Great Place to Work for Veterans scheme the department received:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Number of applicants</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Applicants to the scheme</p></td><td><p>926</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) received an interview</p></td><td><p>276</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) were offered a job</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c) went on to accept a role</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(d) began work with the Ministry of Justice</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The pilot demonstrated that the initiative was successful in providing greater opportunities to veterans to pursue a career in the Civil Service and will now be rolled out across all Departments. This is one of a number of schemes to support veterans into public sector employment, including specific plans to get more veterans into teaching, the prison service and uniformed services.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 08/02/2022 13:58:04 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1418241

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many armed forces veterans have been employed by the civil service in his Department in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	114875
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has employed 4655 Armed Forces veterans since 2017, the point at which data on their recruitment is first available. The annual breakdown of recruits since 2010 is:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Armed Forces veterans by year the offer was accepted</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>1286</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>857</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>727</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>975</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information prior to 2017 is unavailable for reporting purposes due to a change in applicant tracking system in late 2016 where previous recruitment data was not retained.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 08/02/2022 17:19:08 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1303540

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Fixed Penalties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how the Government spends income generated through fixed penalty notices issued for speeding offences.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	170699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>Receipts from fixed penalty notices (FPNs) including those issued for speeding offences and penalty notices for disorder (PNDs) are collected by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and accounted for in the annual HMCTS Trust Statement. By statute these receipts are due to the Consolidated Fund, however, HM Treasury have agreed that annually £30m of the receipts from paid FPNs plus an additional £10 per paid PND should be ring fenced for use by victim services. The remaining receipts, under the latest HM Treasury spending review, are to be retained by MoJ and form part of their overall funding settlement.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019-20 HMCTS collected £105.2m from FPNs and PNDs of which £30.088m was ring fenced to victim services and the remaining £75m was retained by MoJ. The ring-fenced victim services receipts from FPNs and PNDs form part of the overall MoJ budget for victims and witnesses, and thus it is not possible to quantify funding arising from fixed penalty notices relation to speeding or by region.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019-20, the overall victims and witnesses budget was £96m, including the provision of annual victims service grants to 42 Police and Crime Commissioners across England and Wales and funding to commission emotional and practical support to help victims cope and recover from the effects of crime.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 170701 question first answered 26/03/2021 12:21:33 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock