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	registered interest
	date	27/06/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of deterrent sentences in reducing knife crime.
	tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
	uin	HL189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The government continues to monitor sentencing for bladed and offensive weapon offences and will keep under review the effectiveness of changes in the law relating to knives and offensive weapons.</p><p> </p><p>The latest knife possession sentencing quarterly statistics bulletin was published on 8 June 2017 and is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/617646/knife-possession-sentencing-quarterly-jan-mar-2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/617646/knife-possession-sentencing-quarterly-jan-mar-2017.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>In regard to repeat offending for knife possession offences, the latest statistics show that 86% of adult repeat offenders received a custodial sentence. This figure increased by 2 percentage points when compared to the same quarter in the previous year for offenders convicted under section 22 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (minimum sentence of 6 months for a second or subsequent knife possession offence). The number of repeat knife possession sentencing occasions increased from 837 in Q1 2016 to an estimated 1,129 cases Q1 2017. Those offenders receiving an immediate custodial sentence had an average sentence length of 7.2 months.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 11/07/2017 14:31:27 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie attachment 1 file name PQ HL189 knife possession sentencing quarterly jan-mar 2017.pdf title Knife Posession sentencing quarterly jan-mar 2017
	tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

993790

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Coroners: Armed Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to instruct coroners to record whether a victim of suicide had been a serving or former member of the armed forces.
	tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
	uin	HL10923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has addressed this issue in its response to the current e-petition on the recording of veterans’ suicides. A revised response was published on 30 October 2018. A copy of the response is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 06/11/2018 17:46:42 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie attachment 1 file name E-Petition HL10923.DOCX title E-Petition
	tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

423702

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Fees and Charges
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the mandatory criminal courts charge on the number of guilty pleas.
	tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
	uin	HL2966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <p>Section 55 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 places a duty on the Lord Chancellor to carry out a review of the Criminal Courts Charge three years after implementation of the charge. No such assessment has been made to date.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL2967 question first answered 04/11/2015 13:41:54 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

423703

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Fees and Charges
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of individuals who are innocent of crimes but have pleaded guilty in order to reduce their liability for the mandatory criminal courts charge since April 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
	uin	HL2967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <p>Section 55 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 places a duty on the Lord Chancellor to carry out a review of the Criminal Courts Charge three years after implementation of the charge. No such assessment has been made to date.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL2966 question first answered 04/11/2015 13:41:54 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

423704

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Fees and Charges
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to bring forward their review of the mandatory criminal courts charge.
	tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
	uin	HL2968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>It is right that we find better ways to pay the costs of running our criminal courts, and the introduction of this charge has made it possible to recover some of the costs from offenders, which reduces the burden on taxpayers. The Government is keeping the operation of the criminal courts charge under review.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 09/11/2015 12:50:33 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

167265

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Secure Colleges
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what training for the world of work will be undertaken by young offenders sent to the new secure college that is due to open in 2017; and how that training will be evaluated.
	tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
	uin	HL3366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Secure College in Leicestershire will be the first of a new generation of secure educational establishments which will put education at the heart of youth custody. It will inform our vision for the future of the youth custodial estate across England and Wales.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Education provision will be tailored to the particular needs of young people in custody. We anticipate Secure Colleges providing a strong focus on the core skills, such as literacy and numeracy, which all young people need, but with sufficient flexibility for vocational training and workplace skills to develop those offenders seeking employment on release. We would want to afford operators the same freedoms as academies, to personalise learning pathways and target intervention.</p><p> </p><p>The Secure College Pathfinder operator will make continuous assessment of young people to ensure that they progress towards the targets set out in their individual plans.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 17/12/2014 17:39:50 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington