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1484821

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will publish an (a) economic and (b) equality impact assessment of section 156 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	27594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>Section 156 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 introduces a statutory aggravating factor for assaults committed against those providing a public service, performing a public duty or providing a service to the public.</p><p>The public facing nature of the victim’s role will therefore be considered an aggravating factor when it comes to sentencing for assault offences. This will send a very strong signal that assaults of this kind are totally unacceptable. This Government wants to ensure those who are serving the public can feel protected from abuse when working. The provision commenced on 28 June 2022.</p><p>The economic impact assessment for the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 will be published in due course. An equality impact assessment was published on introduction of the Bill. There are no plans to update the assessment.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 04/07/2022 16:09:01 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1454064

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason some covid-19-related offences were recordable; and in what circumstances those offences would need to be disclosed.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	146616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>Recordable offences are offences in England and Wales where the police must keep records of convictions and offenders on the Police National Computer (PNC). Non-recordable offences do not carry the risk of a custodial sentence. All coronavirus breaches were non-recordable summary offences which did not come with prison sentences. They were only punishable by fines. These offences were therefore unlikely to be recorded on the PNC. However, there may have been cases where a non-recordable offence could be recorded on the PNC if there was a conviction of both a recordable and non-recordable offence at the same time.</p><p>Under the coronavirus regulations, Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) enabled individuals to discharge their liability to prosecution for an offence by payment of a fixed penalty. However, failure to pay the notice could mean someone was later prosecuted, and subject to a summary conviction. Individuals convicted for a covid related offence would generally not have their conviction recorded on the PNC as Covid offences were non- recordable.</p><p>Non-recordable offences are held locally by the police and may be recorded on the Police National Database (PND) which is a separate system from the PNC, and include details of people who may have been questioned by police but not charged. Where individuals have their Covid offence recorded this conviction may be disclosed on a DBS certificate, subject to the type of certificate and whether the conviction is spent/unspent and/or protected. Once a conviction or caution is considered to be spent, it is usually not necessary for an individual to declare it to prospective employers when applying for a job, and it would not be disclosed on a basic criminal record certificate.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 21/04/2022 13:23:53 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1453325

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Rehabilitation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to produce impact evaluations for offender behaviour programmes which have been running for over three years.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	144897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>This is a complex field of work, with many factors influencing the overall effectiveness of offending behaviour programmes. Our current programmes have been informed by various evaluations on existing and predecessor programmes. Impact evaluations require large samples and a significant follow-up period following offenders’ completion of the programme to measure reoffending. It can take several years before there is a large enough sample to complete this research, however all programmes are subject to ongoing quality assurance and monitoring.</p><p> </p><p>The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/offending-behaviour-programmes-and-interventions#accreditation" target="_blank">Correctional Services Advice and Accreditation Panel</a> (CSAAP), independent international experts, make recommendations to HMPPS on whether to accredit offending behaviour programmes by reviewing programme design, quality assurance, and evaluations. As part of this review process, programme developers must demonstrate that programmes are designed in line with the latest international evidence, thereby minimising any risk that these programmes will not have the desired impact.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 144898 question first answered 28/03/2022 15:29:24 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1453328

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Rehabilitation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has carried out a risk assessment of running offender behaviour programmes that have not had an impact evaluation.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	144898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>This is a complex field of work, with many factors influencing the overall effectiveness of offending behaviour programmes. Our current programmes have been informed by various evaluations on existing and predecessor programmes. Impact evaluations require large samples and a significant follow-up period following offenders’ completion of the programme to measure reoffending. It can take several years before there is a large enough sample to complete this research, however all programmes are subject to ongoing quality assurance and monitoring.</p><p> </p><p>The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/offending-behaviour-programmes-and-interventions#accreditation" target="_blank">Correctional Services Advice and Accreditation Panel</a> (CSAAP), independent international experts, make recommendations to HMPPS on whether to accredit offending behaviour programmes by reviewing programme design, quality assurance, and evaluations. As part of this review process, programme developers must demonstrate that programmes are designed in line with the latest international evidence, thereby minimising any risk that these programmes will not have the desired impact.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 144897 question first answered 28/03/2022 15:29:24 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1365088

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police Custody: Legal Opinion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to review version four of the Joint Interim Interview Protocol which applies to detainees in police custody.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	67146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>The Joint Interim Interview Protocol was developed by the CPS, NPCC, Law Society, Criminal Law Solicitor’s Association and the London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association as a temporary requirement at the start of the pandemic to ensure the functioning of the criminal justice system was maintained. An exit strategy from the protocol is ongoing and will continue to be reviewed by its signatories. It is for the signatories to this operational protocol – the NPCC, CPS and solicitors’ organisations – to determine how this should progress.</p><p>Since the implementation of version 4 of the protocol on 4 October, ‘in person’ attendance for legal advice has been the default position, subject to some exemptions including inadequate police infection control measures, detainee or solicitor being COVID positive and other exceptional health and safety reasons. It is not believed to be practicable to remove the protocol in its entirety whilst there remains the possibility that detainees and/or solicitors may be COVID-positive.</p><p>The Home Office has been chairing a weekly operational meeting with custody partners (Independent Custody Visiting Association, National Appropriate Adult Network, NPCC, Police Federation, Law Society and others) since March 2020. This has allowed for effective communication, feedback and learning to be embedded and the operational impact of the interview protocol to be assessed on a continuing basis.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 04/11/2021 15:19:54 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1353407

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hate Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to support the appointment of a hate crime commissioner.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	44339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to appoint a hate crime commissioner.</p><p>The Law Commission is examining the pros and cons of such a role as part of their review of hate crime laws. We will consider the Law Commission’s recommendations and respond to their report when it is complete.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 10/09/2021 10:51:21 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1277474

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Courts: Weapons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2020 to Question 122689 on HMCTS: Weapons, how many (a) arrests have been made made and (b) prosecutions commenced as a result of weapon confiscations in courts in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	138957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on arrests for possession of weapons offences. These figures are published annually in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin. The latest bulletin, covering arrests from 2006/07 to 2019/20, can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2020</a></p><p>In the last five years, there have been 92,991 arrests for possession of weapons offences in England and Wales (excluding Greater Manchester Police and Lancashire Police).</p><p>Data on prosecutions resulting from weapons confiscations is not held by the Home Office or by HM Courts and Tribunals Service.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 21/01/2021 15:42:52 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1252136

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Bail
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what number and proportion of suspects in criminal cases have been bailed to return in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	115651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>Since April 2017 the Home Office has collected information on the numbers of individuals released on pre-charge bail by police forces in England and Wales. These data are published as part of the annual ‘Police Powers and Procedures’ statistical release, available in Annex B here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/935355/police-powers-procedures-mar20-hosb3120.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/935355/police-powers-procedures-mar20-hosb3120.pdf</a></p><p>Data are not available on the proportion of suspects in criminal cases that have been bailed to return.</p><p>The police retain the ability to use pre-charge bail where necessary and proportionate, including to protect witnesses and victims.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/11/2020 17:34:50 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1229849

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police Custody: Surveillance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much police forces have spent on equipping custody suites with video technology equipment.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	82656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collect data relating to police force spending on video equipment in custody suites. This is an operational matter for police forces.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 25/09/2020 14:15:10 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1191593

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Courts: Video Conferencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner on the evaluation of the Home Office funded video enabled justice programme; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	41440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>The Video Enabled Justice programme was funded through Police Transformation Fund as part of the Police Funding Settlement. It is a police-led pilot to explore the use of live-link video in first appearance remand hearings and for police witnesses.</p><p>The independent evaluation of the pilot will be published by the Office of the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner (OSPCC), imminently.</p><p>My officials have read the evaluation ahead of publication in line with the grant conditions. We have encouraged OSPCC to share the evaluation with Criminal Justice and policing partners to inform decisions on the roll-out of a Criminal Justice System wide solution and too consider whether there are lessons that can help ensure an effective criminal justice system can be maintained during the current Covid-19 crisis.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/05/2020 14:35:57 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham