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1128432

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/06/2019
	date	22/05/2019
	date tabled	22/05/2019
	ddp created	24/05/2019 09:04:49
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	24/05/2019 09:25:21 05/06/2019 11:58:01
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Wales
	house id	1
	identifier	257609
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/06/2019 11:26:49
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the Barnett Consequentials for Wales of the new support for domestic abuse survivors, announced on 13 May 2019.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 257609
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	257609
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>On 13 May 2019, we launched a consultation on support for victims of domestic abuse in safe accommodation. This includes proposals for a statutory duty on local authorities in England to provide support. This consultation will help determine the level of funding required to support the new statutory duty. We estimate an early broad annual cost of around £90 million which the Secretary of State communicated to the House of Commons on the 13 May. The full costs will be informed by the consultation and taken into the Spending Review. We will consider any increase in funding for Devolved Administrations under the Barnett methodology once decisions have been taken on how to operate and fund the new duty.</p><p>My officials have discussed proposals for a duty with colleagues in the Welsh Government and will continue to work closely with them.</p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 05/06/2019 11:26:49 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1125618

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2019
	date	09/05/2019
	date tabled	09/05/2019
	ddp created	09/05/2019 16:55:46
	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 17:05:38 17/05/2019 12:42:03
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
	house id	1
	identifier	252600
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/05/2019 12:10:06
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving an indeterminate public protection sentence were (a) released on licence and (b) subsequently recalled to prison in each of the last five years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 252600
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	252600
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>It is for the independent Parole Board to review the detention of those prisoners serving an IPP sentence who have completed their tariff period. The Board will direct the release of these prisoners only if it is satisfied that the levels of risk posed to the general public are reduced enough that the National Probation Service and its partner agencies can safely manage them in the community under supervision.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst HM Prison and Probation Service is focused on giving all prisoners serving IPP sentences opportunities to progress towards release, public protection must remain our priority.</p><p> </p><p>The information you ask for is available in the public domain; however, I have provided it below for ease of reference.</p><p> </p><p>The following table provides the number of first releases from IPP sentences in each of the last 5 years:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015<strong>[1]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Releases</p></td><td><p>419</p></td><td><p>562</p></td><td><p>576</p></td><td><p>616</p></td><td><p>506</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>[1] Due to improvements in IT systems, the 2015 prison admissions data is now taken from a different source and, for statistical reporting purposes only, are produced using a different method. The 2015 figures from both the old and new systems have been presented to aid comparison.</p><p> </p><p>The following table provides the number of offenders recalled from IPP licences in each of the last 5 years. It should be noted that these are incidences of recall and that offenders may appear more than once if they have been recalled on multiple occasions. It should also be noted that the recall and release numbers in each corresponding year do not necessarily relate to the same individuals.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recalls</p></td><td><p>96[2]</p></td><td><p>363</p></td><td><p>482</p></td><td><p>492</p></td><td><p>637</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>2 Published data for IPP recalls was not collated separately to other types of indeterminate sentence prior to September 2014, and so can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the population of prisoners serving IPP sentences who have never been released as at the end of March each year since 2012:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>31 March 2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 Mar 2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 Mar 2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 Mar 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 Mar 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 Mar 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 Mar 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 March 2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6,017</p></td><td><p>5,809</p></td><td><p>5,206</p></td><td><p>4,756</p></td><td><p>4,133</p></td><td><p>3,528</p></td><td><p>2,884</p></td><td><p>2,403</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>As with any large-scale recording system, administrative IT systems are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 17/05/2019 12:10:06 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1125619

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2019
	date	09/05/2019
	date tabled	09/05/2019
	ddp created	09/05/2019 16:55:49
	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 17:05:40 17/05/2019 14:02:02
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
	house id	1
	identifier	252601
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/05/2019 13:30:20
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners who were serving an indeterminate public protection sentence were (a) released in error and (b) subsequently recalled to prison in each of the last five years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 252601
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	252601
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are not able to release figures for the information requested as low numbers are not disclosed to prevent disclosure of individual identity in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998. This applies to values of 5 or fewer or other values which would allow values of 5 or fewer to be derived by subtraction.</p><p> </p><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 13:30:20 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1125620

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2019
	date	09/05/2019
	date tabled	09/05/2019
	ddp created	09/05/2019 16:55:53
	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 17:05:42 17/05/2019 12:42:02
	hansard heading	Prison Sentences
	house id	1
	identifier	252602
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/05/2019 12:10:06
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were serving an indeterminate public protection sentence in each year since 2012.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 252602
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	252602
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>It is for the independent Parole Board to review the detention of those prisoners serving an IPP sentence who have completed their tariff period. The Board will direct the release of these prisoners only if it is satisfied that the levels of risk posed to the general public are reduced enough that the National Probation Service and its partner agencies can safely manage them in the community under supervision.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst HM Prison and Probation Service is focused on giving all prisoners serving IPP sentences opportunities to progress towards release, public protection must remain our priority.</p><p> </p><p>The information you ask for is available in the public domain; however, I have provided it below for ease of reference.</p><p> </p><p>The following table provides the number of first releases from IPP sentences in each of the last 5 years:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015<strong>[1]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Releases</p></td><td><p>419</p></td><td><p>562</p></td><td><p>576</p></td><td><p>616</p></td><td><p>506</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>[1] Due to improvements in IT systems, the 2015 prison admissions data is now taken from a different source and, for statistical reporting purposes only, are produced using a different method. The 2015 figures from both the old and new systems have been presented to aid comparison.</p><p> </p><p>The following table provides the number of offenders recalled from IPP licences in each of the last 5 years. It should be noted that these are incidences of recall and that offenders may appear more than once if they have been recalled on multiple occasions. It should also be noted that the recall and release numbers in each corresponding year do not necessarily relate to the same individuals.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recalls</p></td><td><p>96[2]</p></td><td><p>363</p></td><td><p>482</p></td><td><p>492</p></td><td><p>637</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>2 Published data for IPP recalls was not collated separately to other types of indeterminate sentence prior to September 2014, and so can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the population of prisoners serving IPP sentences who have never been released as at the end of March each year since 2012:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>31 March 2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 Mar 2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 Mar 2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 Mar 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 Mar 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 Mar 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 Mar 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 March 2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6,017</p></td><td><p>5,809</p></td><td><p>5,206</p></td><td><p>4,756</p></td><td><p>4,133</p></td><td><p>3,528</p></td><td><p>2,884</p></td><td><p>2,403</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>As with any large-scale recording system, administrative IT systems are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 17/05/2019 12:10:06 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1125621

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2019
	date	09/05/2019
	date tabled	09/05/2019
	ddp created	09/05/2019 16:55:56
	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 17:05:45 17/05/2019 14:07:01
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
	house id	1
	identifier	252603
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/05/2019 13:35:41
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice,how many prisoners (a) were released before their correct release date and (b) served time in excess of their correct release date in each of the last five years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 252603
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	252603
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Figures on all 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 13:35:41 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126095

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:28:38
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:38:58 21/05/2019 15:32:06
	hansard heading	Probation: Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	identifier	253668
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/05/2019 15:00:03
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that staff delivering probation services through (a) private companies and (b) the National Probation Service are treated equally in terms of (i) pay and (ii) terms and conditions.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253668
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253668
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The NPS implemented a modernised pay structure in 2018. This was agreed with the recognised Probation Trade Unions. As separate employers, it is a matter for CRCs to agree with the Trade Unions any changes to pay or terms and conditions for their staff.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> question first answered 21/05/2019 15:00:03 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126097

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:28:44
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:39:03 21/05/2019 16:45:02
	hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies: Standards
	house id	1
	identifier	253669
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/05/2019 16:13:18
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken in relation to poor performance by community rehabilitation companies in the last five years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253669
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253669
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The performance of all CRCs is robustly managed by the department and we will not hesitate to take action if standards fall short. Contract Management teams rigorously monitor performance across all CRCs. Where poor performance has been identified; relevant contractual levers are applied including service credits and performance improvement plans to drive up the performance standards as required. As of July 2018, there were 35 specific improvement plans in place across 15 of the CRCs and covering 10 service metrics.</p><p> </p><p>On 16 May 2019 the Government made an announcement by setting out plans for the future of probation in England and Wales. From spring 2021, our reforms will see a stronger role for the National Probation Service in managing all offenders, greater voluntary sector involvement in rehabilitation, and the private sector leading where it has specialist experience and can support innovation.</p> question first answered 21/05/2019 16:13:18 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126098

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:28:46
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:39:05 21/05/2019 16:15:21
	hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies: Fines
	house id	1
	identifier	253670
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/05/2019 15:44:09
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many financial penalties his Department has issued to community rehabilitation companies as a result of poor performance; and what the value was of those penalties in each of the last five years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253670
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253670
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Having agreed to terminate CRC contracts early, we now expect expenditure on CRCs to be approximately £1.4 billion less in total than originally expected over the shortened lifetime of the contracts.</p><p>Between July 2015 and March 2018, £7.4m of financial penalties (known as service credits) were levied in total across all Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs). As referenced in the National Audit Office report of 1 March 2019, £4.1m was applied and paid back to the Department and £3.3m was re-invested back into services by the CRCs.</p><p>Our starting presumption is that penalties are applied if accrued by CRCs for under-performance. Penalties have not been applied where we have agreed that factors out of the control of the CRC have led to the under-performance, or where a recalculation has shown that penalties should not have been triggered. On relevant occasions where it has been considered appropriate not to apply the penalties, we have sought to agree a reinvestment of the value of the penalty back into the delivery of services.</p><p>Contract Management Teams continue to closely monitor and robustly manage CRCs to ensure that they fulfil their contractual commitments and deliver value-for-money for the taxpayer.</p> question first answered 21/05/2019 15:44:09 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126099

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:28:49
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:39:08 21/05/2019 16:15:19
	hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies: Fines
	house id	1
	identifier	253671
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/05/2019 15:44:09
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of his Department’s policy of suspending fines for community rehabilitation companies for poor performance; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253671
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253671
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Having agreed to terminate CRC contracts early, we now expect expenditure on CRCs to be approximately £1.4 billion less in total than originally expected over the shortened lifetime of the contracts.</p><p>Between July 2015 and March 2018, £7.4m of financial penalties (known as service credits) were levied in total across all Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs). As referenced in the National Audit Office report of 1 March 2019, £4.1m was applied and paid back to the Department and £3.3m was re-invested back into services by the CRCs.</p><p>Our starting presumption is that penalties are applied if accrued by CRCs for under-performance. Penalties have not been applied where we have agreed that factors out of the control of the CRC have led to the under-performance, or where a recalculation has shown that penalties should not have been triggered. On relevant occasions where it has been considered appropriate not to apply the penalties, we have sought to agree a reinvestment of the value of the penalty back into the delivery of services.</p><p>Contract Management Teams continue to closely monitor and robustly manage CRCs to ensure that they fulfil their contractual commitments and deliver value-for-money for the taxpayer.</p> question first answered 21/05/2019 15:44:09 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126101

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:28:54
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:39:13 21/05/2019 14:06:02
	hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies: Contracts
	house id	1
	identifier	253672
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/05/2019 13:34:48
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether community rehabilitation companies with a record of poor performance will be allowed to bid for future probation contracts.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253672
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253672
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We will award contracts to those best placed to carry them out. As with any major procurement exercise, all bidders will be subject to a rigorous assessment of their suitability and previous experience.</p> question first answered 21/05/2019 13:34:48 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126102

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:28:57
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:39:15 21/05/2019 11:20:01
	hansard heading	Probation: Public Sector
	house id	1
	identifier	253673
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/05/2019 10:48:46
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of returning probation services to the public sector.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253673
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253673
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has produced an initial assessment of the cost of returning probation services to the public sector. These costs include exit costs for current Community Rehabilitation Company contracts which will be subject to negotiation with providers. Releasing these figures may compromise that negotiation so we cannot do so at this time.</p> question first answered 21/05/2019 10:48:46 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126104

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:29:02
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:39:20 21/05/2019 11:02:01
	hansard heading	National Offender Management Service: Wales
	house id	1
	identifier	253674
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/05/2019 10:30:55
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of returning offender management services in Wales to the public sector.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253674
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253674
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has produced an initial assessment of the cost of returning offender management services in Wales to the public sector. These costs include exit costs for current Community Rehabilitation Company contracts which will be subject to negotiation with providers. Releasing these figures may compromise that negotiation so we cannot do so at this time.</p> question first answered 21/05/2019 10:30:55 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126105

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:29:05
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:39:23 21/05/2019 11:06:01
	hansard heading	Probation
	house id	1
	identifier	253675
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/05/2019 10:34:04
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of probation services in each of the last 10 years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253675
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253675
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The total amount spent by the Ministry of Justice on probation services in England and Wales for the years requested is set out in a summary table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Probation Expenditure, nominal<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>£892,900,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£815,200,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£850,200,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£968,800,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£851,700,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£804,500,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£832,400,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£819,800,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£874,600,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>£898,800,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup>1</sup>Figures have been rounded and show actual costs <br> <sup>2</sup>The 2018/19 data is finalised but subject to audit</p><p> </p><p>The expenditure prior to 2014/15 is for Probation Boards and Trusts. From 2014/15 onwards, responsibility for providing probation services transferred to the new National Probation Service (NPS) and 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs). The cost increase in 2014/15 and 2015/16 was for transition and mobilisation costs of setting up the NPS and CRCs, as well as closing-down Probation Trusts, as part of the Transforming Rehabilitation reforms. These costs (post 2014/15) include spend on both the NPS and CRCs.</p> question first answered 21/05/2019 10:34:04 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126106

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:29:08
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:39:25 21/05/2019 16:13:01
	hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies: Staff
	house id	1
	identifier	253676
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/05/2019 15:41:43
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that community rehabilitation companies maintain adequate levels of staff.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253676
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253676
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) contracts require each CRC to maintain a sufficient level of staff and ensure that its workforce is competent and adequately trained. Our Contract Management teams closely monitor and robustly manage providers to make sure they fulfil their commitments.</p> question first answered 21/05/2019 15:41:43 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126107

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:29:10
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:39:27 21/05/2019 11:18:02
	hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies and National Probation Service for England and Wales
	house id	1
	identifier	253677
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/05/2019 10:46:24
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the workload of (a) community rehabilitation companies and (b) the National Probation Service.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253677
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253677
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are currently recruiting more staff into the National Probation Service (NPS). Changes to the recruitment process and eligibility criteria for probation officers have been made resulting in increases in both the volume and diversity of probation officer applicants. A national campaign to recruit probation officers is underway and successful candidates will start in July 2019.</p><p>Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) contracts require each CRC to maintain a sufficient level of staff and ensure that its workforce is competent and adequately trained. CRCs have the authority to manage staff numbers as per their business and operating models. Robust assurance of performance is provided through operational contract management backed up by regular Operational Assurance audits.</p><p>A probation worker’s tasks are not based solely on the number of cases they are managing, but the level of supervision each case requires. The Ministry of Justice publishes quarterly statistics showing the total caseload of both the 21 CRCs and the NPS in the Offender Management Statistics Bulletin, England and Wales: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly</p><p>On 16 May 2019 the Government made an announcement by setting out plans for the future of probation in England and Wales. From spring 2021, our reforms will see a stronger role for the National Probation Service in managing all offenders, and therefore varying the work of NPS staff. We are in the process of gathering data on all staff across the probation system to inform our workforce planning for the new model.</p> question first answered 21/05/2019 10:46:24 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126108

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:29:13
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:39:30 21/05/2019 16:22:03
	hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies: Judges
	house id	1
	identifier	253678
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/05/2019 15:50:57
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to rebuild confidence in community rehabilitation companies with judges.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253678
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253678
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>It is vital that the public and the judiciary have confidence in alternatives to custody such as community sentences, and the probation services who deliver them.</p><p> </p><p>On 16 May 2019 the Government set out plans for the future of probation in England and Wales. From spring 2021, our reforms will see a stronger role for the National Probation Service in managing all offenders, greater voluntary sector involvement in rehabilitation, and the private sector leading where it has specialist experience and can support innovation.</p><p> </p><p>By streamlining the system, our changes will improve the flow of information to sentencers on the probation services available in their areas. Our changes will also ensure a wider range of rehabilitative programmes, so that courts can better tailor community sentences to the individual needs of offenders.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the implementation of the “Liaison arrangements between sentencers and providers of probation services” Probation Instruction 05/2018 will ensure there is effective communication and dialogue with sentencers on issues of joint interest and concern.</p> question first answered 21/05/2019 15:50:57 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126109

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:29:16
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:39:32 21/05/2019 16:46:10
	hansard heading	Probation: Civil Society
	house id	1
	identifier	253679
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/05/2019 16:14:31
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to encourage the involvement of third-sector organisations in the delivery of probation services.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253679
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253679
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We want to see a clearer role for a wide range of voluntary sector providers in probation delivery, including local and specialist services. As part of plans for the future of probation set out on 16 May 2019, we will be developing a commercial framework to allow the National Probation Service to directly commission rehabilitation and resettlement services on a scale that encourages the participation of smaller suppliers and is responsive to the needs of local areas.</p><p>It is our intention that up to £280million-worth of such contracts will be tendered to the voluntary and private sectors each year – delivering interventions such as Unpaid Work, accredited programmes, and support to find jobs and housing.</p> question first answered 21/05/2019 16:14:31 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126110

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:29:18
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:39:34 21/05/2019 16:46:09
	hansard heading	Probation: Civil Society
	house id	1
	identifier	253680
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/05/2019 16:14:31
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that future community rehabilitation company contracts will encourage increased levels of involvement of third-sector organisations in delivering probation services.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253680
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253680
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We want to see a clearer role for a wide range of voluntary sector providers in probation delivery, including local and specialist services. As part of plans for the future of probation set out on 16 May 2019, we will be developing a commercial framework to allow the National Probation Service to directly commission rehabilitation and resettlement services on a scale that encourages the participation of smaller suppliers and is responsive to the needs of local areas.</p><p>It is our intention that up to £280million-worth of such contracts will be tendered to the voluntary and private sectors each year – delivering interventions such as Unpaid Work, accredited programmes, and support to find jobs and housing.</p> question first answered 21/05/2019 16:14:31 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126111

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:29:21
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:39:36 21/05/2019 11:07:06
	hansard heading	National Offender Management Service
	house id	1
	identifier	253681
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/05/2019 10:35:40
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the National Probation Service of remaining in the public sector; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253681
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253681
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As part of plans for the future of probation announced on 16 May 2019, the National Probation Service (NPS) will assume responsibility for managing all offenders in England and Wales. The NPS is performing well in managing higher risk offenders and is best placed to achieve the benefits of unifying offender management within a single organisation. There are no plans to change the status of the NPS as a public body.</p><p> </p><p>The aim of these changes is to help deliver a stronger, more stable probation system that better plays to the respective strengths of the public, private and voluntary sectors, that will reduce reoffending, support victims of crime and keep the public safe – and merit the confidence of the courts and the public.</p> question first answered 21/05/2019 10:35:40 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126112

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:29:23
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:39:39 24/05/2019 13:04:03
	hansard heading	Probation: Staff
	house id	1
	identifier	253682
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	24/05/2019 12:32:08
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of trends in the level of wellbeing of probation officers; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253682
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253682
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The National Probation Service (NPS) conducts an annual survey of its staff, which includes questions on well-being (relating to respondents’ life as a whole, not simply their employment) and also their engagement with the NPS. The survey results cover everyone employed by the NPS, both operational and administrative staff. In relation to both well-being and positive engagement, there has been a steady upward trend since the first survey in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold comparable data on staff employed by the Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs), as the CRCs are responsible for the management of the people they employ.</p> question first answered 24/05/2019 12:32:08 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126113

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:29:26
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:39:41 24/05/2019 13:02:02
	hansard heading	Probation: Staff
	house id	1
	identifier	253683
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	24/05/2019 12:30:54
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to undertake a review the quality of the clinical supervision provided to probation staff; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253683
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253683
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Following the expiry of the previous clinical supervision contract in March 2018, an expert group was created comprising representatives of the probation and prison services and psychology to determine the likely future needs of prison and probation staff for clinical support. A new provider was commissioned to deliver the service (now known as Structured Professional Support) in April 2018. Delivery of this service is kept under constant review.</p><p> </p> question first answered 24/05/2019 12:30:54 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126114

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:29:28
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:39:43 21/05/2019 14:32:03
	hansard heading	National Probation Service: Labour Turnover
	house id	1
	identifier	253684
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/05/2019 14:00:21
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff have left the National Probation Service in each of the last five years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253684
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253684
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The number of staff who have left the National Probation Service in each of the last 5 years can be found in the published workforce statistics (Table 6B) covering the period to March 2019 is available in the public domain at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hm-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hm-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2019</a></p> question first answered 21/05/2019 14:00:21 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126115

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:29:31
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:39:46 21/05/2019 15:28:09
	hansard heading	National Probation Service: Stress
	house id	1
	identifier	253685
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/05/2019 14:56:27
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff that left the National Probation Service cited work stress as a contributing factor in each of the last five years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253685
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253685
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Information is not available on the number of staff that have left the National Probation Service citing work stress as a contributing factor as there is no classification on the system to record work stress.</p> question first answered 21/05/2019 14:56:27 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126116

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:29:34
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:39:48 21/05/2019 15:26:04
	hansard heading	National Probation Service: Labour Turnover
	house id	1
	identifier	253686
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/05/2019 14:54:18
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff have left the National Probation Service within two years of qualifying in each of the last five years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253686
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253686
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Information is not available on the number of staff who have left the National Probation Service within two years of qualifying in each of the last five years.</p> question first answered 21/05/2019 14:54:18 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1126117

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:29:36
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:39:50 21/05/2019 11:18:01
	hansard heading	National Probation Service: Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	identifier	253687
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/05/2019 10:46:24
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to (a) reduce and (b) vary the workload of staff in the National Probation Service.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253687
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253687
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are currently recruiting more staff into the National Probation Service (NPS). Changes to the recruitment process and eligibility criteria for probation officers have been made resulting in increases in both the volume and diversity of probation officer applicants. A national campaign to recruit probation officers is underway and successful candidates will start in July 2019.</p><p>Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) contracts require each CRC to maintain a sufficient level of staff and ensure that its workforce is competent and adequately trained. CRCs have the authority to manage staff numbers as per their business and operating models. Robust assurance of performance is provided through operational contract management backed up by regular Operational Assurance audits.</p><p>A probation worker’s tasks are not based solely on the number of cases they are managing, but the level of supervision each case requires. The Ministry of Justice publishes quarterly statistics showing the total caseload of both the 21 CRCs and the NPS in the Offender Management Statistics Bulletin, England and Wales: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly</p><p>On 16 May 2019 the Government made an announcement by setting out plans for the future of probation in England and Wales. From spring 2021, our reforms will see a stronger role for the National Probation Service in managing all offenders, and therefore varying the work of NPS staff. We are in the process of gathering data on all staff across the probation system to inform our workforce planning for the new model.</p> question first answered 21/05/2019 10:46:24 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

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	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/05/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:59:20
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 21:09:35 29/05/2019 17:02:02
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	identifier	256367
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	29/05/2019 16:30:44
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been (a) charged and (b) convicted of an offence under Section 24 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 for throwing excreta at prison staff in each of the last 10 years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 256367
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	256367
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>In 2017 the Crown Prosecution Service issued guidance that potting offences (throwing of excreta) to the face or head should be prosecuted under Section 24 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to identify court proceedings made for the specific offence of throwing excreta at prison staff from within the broader offence of “Cause administer poison/noxious things with intent to injure/aggrieve/annoy” (nor is it possible to distinguish who was the victim of the offence). Detailed information may be held on court record but to be able to identify these cases we would have to access individual court records which would be of disproportionate cost.</p> question first answered 29/05/2019 16:30:44 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts