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448402

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Youth Custody: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents relating to safety of children in secure training centres and young offender institutions have been raised by Barnardo's advocates with (a) Youth Justice Board monitors and (b) local children's safeguarding boards in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	24386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>Although youth offending is down, reoffending rates are far too high and the care and supervision of young offenders is custody is not good enough.</p><p>That is why the Justice Secretary has asked Charlie Taylor to conduct a review of youth justice. He will report back later this year with recommendations on how to improve the treatment of young people in our care.</p><p> </p><p>The Table below is based on quarterly information provided to the Youth Justice Board by Barnardo’s and includes all safeguarding issues raised with a Barnardo’s advocate. When a safeguarding issue is raised with a Barnardo’s advocate, they will make a referral through the establishment’s safeguarding process, which is agreed with the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO). The YJB monitors continually check whether referrals are being made when they should be. Cases can also be directly referred to the LADO by any member of staff, a Barnardo’s advocate, or a YJB monitor.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of safeguarding incidents reported to Barnardo’s advocates in STCs and under-18 YOIs: July 2013-June 2015</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>July 2013 to June 2014</p></td><td><p>July 2014 to June 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STCs</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under-18 YOIs</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>208</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The July 2014 to June 2015 data include Hassockfield STC and Hindley YOI which were decommissioned part way through this period</li></ul> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 29/03/2016 14:36:51 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1566024

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Youth Courts: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the size of the case backlog in the Youth Court system in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	121049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>There were 270 youth outstanding cases in magistrates' courts in Wales as at the end of September 2022. This includes any case involving a defendant under the age of 18 heard in the magistrates’ courts, not just those heard in the Youth Court. Cases involving young defendants are given priority, irrespective of the Court in which they appear, and youth cases are continually reviewed to ensure that they are progressed as quickly as possible.</p><p>At any one time, there will always be outstanding cases – those for which evidence is being prepared, for example. The table below shows the number of the outstanding youth cases for the period end of September 2016 to end of September 2022.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Time period</p></td><td><p>Outstanding youth cases at Magistrates Courts, Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2016</p></td><td><p>376</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2017</p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2018</p></td><td><p>332</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2019</p></td><td><p>321</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2020</p></td><td><p>364</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2021</p></td><td><p>277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2022</p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 23/01/2023 14:46:45 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1022839

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Suicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of suicides in (a) young offenders institutes and (b) juvenile wings of prisons in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	200673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>All establishments holding young offenders (either “young adults”, who are aged 18-21, or “young people”, who are aged 15 to 17) are designated as young offender institutions. In 2017 there were three self-inflicted deaths of young adults, and no self-inflicted deaths of young people.</p><p> </p><p>There are no ‘juvenile wings of prisons’, as any site with a population that includes both adults and young people is designated as both a prison and a young offender institution. The only such establishment in the estate at this time is HMP/YOI Parc, where there were no self-inflicted deaths of young people (or of adults) in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The safety and welfare of every young person in custody is our priority. That is why we are already investing in more front-line staff and building on our reforms to youth custody. We are expanding front-line staff capacity in public-sector YOIs by 20%, equating to over 120 new recruits. Since the creation of our youth justice reform programme last year, inspection reports have highlighted improvements in all the under-18 sites they have inspected, and we continue to drive forward these vital reforms so that we have safer, more rehabilitative young offender institutions.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/12/2018 16:07:28 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

693359

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Prisoners' Incentives and Earned Privileges Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of children were on the basic level of the incentive and earned privileges scheme in (i) Feltham Prison, (ii) Werrington Prison, (iii) Cookham Wood Prison, (iv) Wetherby Prison and (v) Parc Prison on the latest date for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	64965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is available in the Annual NOMS Digest 2015 to 2016 on Gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 27/02/2017 16:19:04 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

747760

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many under-18 year olds have been starred up in each prison in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	2539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>Starring up is the term used to define the early transition process whereby young people under the age of 18 can be moved into the young adult estate prior to their eighteenth birthday. The starring up process can be used for a range of reasons, but past usage has mainly been in relating to the management of disruptive or violent behaviour or transfers to Mother and Baby Units.</p><p> </p><p>In practice, the starring up process is rarely used and then only in exceptional circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Data in relation to the number of young people who were starred-up into the young adult estate in each of the last three years (by the establishment they were starred-up from) is provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>HMPPS under 18 YOI</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cookham</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Werrington</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wetherby</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>To date, the data for the current year (2017) is:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>HMPPS under 18 YOI</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cookham</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Werrington</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wetherby</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 06/07/2017 10:37:29 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1020415

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Suicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of suicides in Young Offenders Institutes.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	199437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government publishes quarterly statistics on deaths in prison custody and a more detailed annual breakdown, and both are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-june-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-june-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>The number of self-inflicted deaths in each establishment, including each young offender institution, can be seen in table 1.16 in Deaths in Prison Custody 1978 to 2017. However, as many establishments are designated as both prisons and young offender institutions, this does not reveal how many of the deaths were of young offenders.</p><p> </p><p>The number of self-inflicted deaths by age can be seen in table 1.6 of the same spreadsheet.</p><p>There were three self-inflicted deaths of young offenders aged 18 to 21 in 2017, the lowest number since 2012, and there have been no self-inflicted deaths of young offenders aged 15 to 17 since 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes very seriously its responsibility to keep prisoners safe, and we are committed to reducing the incidence of self-inflicted deaths and self-harm across the estate. This is why we have established a prison safety programme through which we are taking forward a comprehensive set of actions to improve safety in custody.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/12/2018 15:46:46 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

452092

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2016 to Question 23824, whether any staff in young offender institutions are (a) qualified speech and language therapists, (b) registered with the Mental Health and Care Professions Council and (c) qualified social workers.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	26792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally, and could only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p><p>The Youth Justice Board is responsible for the commissioning and oversight of the secure youth estate. The Youth Justice Board funds dedicated social workers at each under-18 Young Offender Institution (YOI). All young people undergo a health and education assessment upon arrival into custody, whilst all staff undergo training in child and adolescent development and safeguarding.</p><p>Under-18 YOI providers should ensure that they meet the needs of all detained persons including those with Special Education and Needs (SEN) requirements, and that all staff are suitably qualified to support young people and make referrals to other specialist support where this is appropriate.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 25/02/2016 17:42:42 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1132967

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many recorded violent incidents per head of population in young offender institutions there have been in each year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	266258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>Incidents of assault by children and young people in Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) is published as part of the annual Youth Justice Statistics, the latest of which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-statistics-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-statistics-2017-to-2018</a>. The following has been taken from supplementary table 8.14:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Incidents of proven assault by children and young people (YOIs) years ending March 2012 to 2018</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Average number of children and young people per month<sup>(1)</sup></strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Average number of proven assaults by children and young people per month</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Average number of children and young people involved per month as perpetrators</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Proportion of children and young people involved as perpetrators</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of proven assaults per 100 children and young people in custody per month</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of proven assaults per children and young people involved</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year ending March</strong></p></td><td colspan="11"><p><strong>Young Offender Institutions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2,209</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>143</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>133</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>6%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>6.5</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,738</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>124</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>120</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>7%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>7.1</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,163</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>133</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>132</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>11%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>11.4</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,000</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>117</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>118</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>12%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>11.7</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>904</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>137</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>129</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>14%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>15.2</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>861</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>82</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>85</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>10%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>9.5</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018<sup>(2)</sup></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>853</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>99</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>113</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>13%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>11.6</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>(1) This is based on the number of children and young people in the month, which is the population in custody at the beginning of the month plus new admissions during the month. This figure includes 18 year olds.</em></p><p><em>(2) The counting rules for assaults were updated from April 2017 onwards and are therefore not directly comparable with previous years. Please see the Guide to Youth Justice Statistics for more information.</em></p><p> </p><p>The safety and welfare of young people held in custody is our highest priority and we are committed to improving their safety and life chances. That is why we began a youth justice reform programme in 2017, investing in staff, education and psychology services. We are making progress delivering these reforms, but we are clear that there is still much more to do. We are also expanding frontline staff capacity in public-sector YOIs. At the end of March this year, the Youth Custody Service had 348 more frontline officers than at the start of the reform programme – an increase of 40%.</p><p> </p><p>The Youth Custody Service have started implementing a new evidence-based behaviour management strategy aimed at incentivising good behaviour and building positive relationships. This will sit alongside a new wrap-around approach to mental health provision developed by NHS England.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 24/06/2019 14:48:25 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1024707

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Toads: Conservation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many public prosecutions have been brought for (a) killing, (b) injuring, (c) disturbing the habitat and (d) sale of natterjack toads in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	202097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>It is not possible to identify the number of defendants prosecuted for an offence involving Natterjack Toads from centrally held data. Published information on offences under section 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 covers broader offences and other animals.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017, there were 2 prosecutions under section 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and 12 prosecutions in the last five years (these figures relate to all offences under section 9 and animals which are listed under schedule 5).</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/12/2018 17:54:22 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1184612

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Television Licences: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people aged 75 or over have been prosecuted for failure to hold a TV licence in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	28641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published the number of prosecutions, convictions and sentencing outcomes for the non-payment of television license fees up to December 2018. The number of prosecutions of individuals aged 75 or over can be found in the accompanying table.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 17/03/2020 12:30:15 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name PQ_28641table.xlsx title Table
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens