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tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
answering body	Ministry of Justice
min answer › question first answered	2019-08-06T13:54:11.423Z
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17/06/2020

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Ministry of Justice

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Justice

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Justice

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Sexual Offences: Transgender People

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25277

	pref label	House of Lords

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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many cases of (1) rape or attempted rape, and (2) sexual misconduct, by individuals whose sex at birth was male but subsequently identified as female have been reported in (a) women's prisons, and (b) women-only spaces outside of prisons such as changing rooms; and how many of those reports led to prosecutions.

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Lord Pearson of Rannoch

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HL5875

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is ministerial correction

date of answer

01/07/2020

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There is no reported incident of rape or attempted rape by prisoners who have reported they are declared male on their birth certificate who self-identify as a female in the women’s estate.Between 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2019, there were 97 sexual assaults in the women’s estate overall and 7 of these assaults involved a transgender prisoner. Out of those 7 incidents, there were 6 sexual assaults where a transgender prisoner was recorded as the assailant or suspected assailant. In one incident the transgender prisoner was recorded as having ‘active involvement’, which means they did not necessarily start the assault. It is not possible from the records available to confirm whether these transgender prisoners were born male and subsequently identify as female. Other groups of prisoners may also be included, including those born female who identify as male, or who identify as non-binary.We do not hold data for reported assaults that have taken place outside of prison.Strict safeguards are in place to care for and manage transgender individuals in custody while protecting our staff and other service users.Details of transgender prisoners were provided by public and private prisons in England and Wales, between 26 March 2019 and 24 April 2019 following an exercise to gather information from transgender individuals in custody. The figures give an estimate of the number of transgender prisoners based on that exercise and may underestimate the true number. Prisoners who have a full Gender Recognition Certificate are excluded from this dataset.

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Lord Keen of Elie

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01/07/2020 15:51:55

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4538

	label	Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie

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3153

	label	Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1566203

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11/01/2023

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Ministry of Justice

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Justice

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Justice

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Prisons: Islam

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25277

	pref label	House of Lords

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To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Bellamy on 10 January (HL Deb, col 1296), what research they have conducted on the impact of Muslim chaplains on (1) Islamism, and (2) non-Muslims, in prisons.

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Lord Pearson of Rannoch

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HL4672

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date of answer

23/01/2023

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Muslim Chaplains in prison play a central role in challenging Islamism through the delivery of HM Prison and Probation Service’s Tarbiyah programme. This has been independently peer-reviewed and provides prisoners with a nuanced and holistic understanding of the faith and is therefore a crucial protective factor against Islamist extremism. In addition, the Home Office commissioned an independent evaluation of the Desistence and Disengagement Programme (which includes a Theological and Ideological Intervention), which is expected to conclude this year. No research has been undertaken on the impact of Muslim Chaplains on non-Muslims in prison.Our Muslim Chaplains work closely with chaplains of all other faiths and beliefs in delivering HMPPS’ multi-faith model of chaplaincy support which includes the provision of non-religious pastoral care to prisoners and staff of all faiths and none. As set out in Prison Service Instruction 5/2016 (Faith and Pastoral Care of Prisoners) a prisoner or staff member may request support from a chaplain of a specific faith or belief if not the same as the duty chaplain which will be arranged as soon as possible if a chaplain of that denomination is not on duty at the time of request.

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Lord Bellamy

question first answered

23/01/2023 11:52:41

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4941

	label	Biography information for Lord Bellamy

tabling member

3153

	label	Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1316456

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date

19/05/2021

answering body

Ministry of Justice

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answering dept short name

Justice

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Justice

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Offences against Children: Rochdale

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legislature

25277

	pref label	House of Lords

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To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money has been spent in legal aid for members of the Rochdale grooming gang; and what is their estimate of the amount of money spent assisting the victims of that gang.

tabling member printed

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

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HL408

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is ministerial correction

date of answer

03/06/2021

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The table below reflects the most recent legal aid costs held for each individual as at the time of writing. Costs are inclusive of both VAT and disbursements where applicable.<table><tbody><tr><td>Defendant</td><td>Solicitor (Crown Court)</td><td>Barrister (Crown Court)</td><td>Police Station Advice</td><td>Court of Appeal</td><td>Civil Costs</td></tr><tr><td>Abdul Aziz</td><td>£139,519</td><td>£55,758</td><td>£202</td><td>£3,209</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Adil Khan</td><td>£200,350</td><td>£67,465</td><td>£216</td><td>£780</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Abdul Rauf</td><td>£207,582</td><td>£74,789</td><td>£459</td><td>£2,700</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Shabir Ahmed</td><td>£183,468</td><td>£69,748</td><td>£233</td><td>£1,684</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Mohammed Sajid</td><td>£147,583</td><td>£77,292</td><td> </td><td>£4,301</td><td>£194.40</td></tr><tr><td>Mohammed Amin</td><td>£132,249</td><td>£57,552</td><td>£205</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Hamid Safi</td><td>£143,644</td><td>£54,747</td><td>£211</td><td>£870</td><td>£520.20</td></tr><tr><td>Abdul Qayyum</td><td>£156,482</td><td>£55,442</td><td> </td><td>£3,469</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Kabeer Hassan</td><td>£138,130</td><td>£45,026</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table>It should be noted that these criminals did not receive a penny of these sums, which were paid to lawyers so that the criminals could face justice at a fair trial, following which they were imprisoned. Without legal representation, criminals could argue their trial was unfair and any convictions could be quashed. Defendants must pass a strict means test before being granted legal aid and they may have to pay it back if they are found guilty and can afford to do so.In 2021-22, the MoJ will provide just under £151m for victim and witness support services. This includes an extra £51m to increase support for rape and domestic abuse victims.We do not collect data on the costs of supporting individual victims.We understand how traumatic the court process can be, and despite the pandemic we are continuing to improve the support provided for victims. This includes protective screens and video links in every criminal court, more separate waiting rooms, as well as piloting the pre-recording of cross-examination for rape victims to help further reduce the stress of attending court. At the same time, a new Victims’ Bill – set out in the Queen’s Speech – will strengthen the rights of victims at every stage of the justice system.

answering member printed

Lord Wolfson of Tredegar

question first answered

03/06/2021 15:03:46

answering member

4901

	label	Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar

tabling member

3153

	label	Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1182908

registered interest

date

04/03/2020

answering body

Ministry of Justice

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Justice

answering dept sort name

Justice

hansard heading

Prisons: Islam

house id

legislature

25277

	pref label	House of Lords

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To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Keen of Elie on 3 March (HL Deb, cols 507–9), what estimate they have made of the percentage of Muslim managing chaplains in prisons in England and Wales (1) currently, and (2) 10 years ago; and what percentage of current prisoners are Muslim.

tabling member printed

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

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HL2231

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is ministerial correction

date of answer

13/03/2020

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As of 6 March 2020, 29% of Managing Chaplains in prisons in England and Wales were Muslim. No information is held centrally of the faith adherence ten years ago of managing chaplains (or their then equivalent). As of 31 December 2019, 16% of prisoners in England Wales declared that they were Muslim. Data on prisoner religion up to December 2019 is shown below. These figures are regularly published on gov.uk under table 1.5 of the prison statistics information. <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7">Table 1.5: Prison population by religion and sex</td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>31-Dec-18</td><td>31-Mar-19</td><td>30-Jun-19</td><td>30-Sep-19</td><td>31-Dec-19</td><td>Percentage change December 2018 to 2019</td></tr><tr><td>Males and Females</td><td>82,236</td><td>82,634</td><td>82,710</td><td>83,810</td><td>82,868</td><td>1%</td></tr><tr><td>All Christian</td><td>39,293</td><td>39,515</td><td>39,257</td><td>39,731</td><td>39,176</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Anglican</td><td>13,496</td><td>13,480</td><td>13,273</td><td>13,389</td><td>13,225</td><td>-2%</td></tr><tr><td>Free Church</td><td>758</td><td>737</td><td>739</td><td>770</td><td>753</td><td>-1%</td></tr><tr><td>Roman Catholic</td><td>14,094</td><td>14,160</td><td>14,194</td><td>14,350</td><td>14,183</td><td>1%</td></tr><tr><td>Other Christian</td><td>10,945</td><td>11,138</td><td>11,051</td><td>11,222</td><td>11,015</td><td>1%</td></tr><tr><td>Muslim</td><td>12,894</td><td>13,008</td><td>13,341</td><td>13,474</td><td>13,424</td><td>4%</td></tr><tr><td>Hindu</td><td>361</td><td>343</td><td>341</td><td>354</td><td>342</td><td>-5%</td></tr><tr><td>Sikh</td><td>638</td><td>611</td><td>601</td><td>588</td><td>571</td><td>-11%</td></tr><tr><td>Buddhist</td><td>1,575</td><td>1,619</td><td>1,603</td><td>1,627</td><td>1,661</td><td>5%</td></tr><tr><td>Jewish</td><td>482</td><td>477</td><td>494</td><td>502</td><td>495</td><td>3%</td></tr><tr><td>Other religious group</td><td>1,838</td><td>1,876</td><td>1,910</td><td>1,955</td><td>1,965</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>Non recognised</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>**</td></tr><tr><td>No religion</td><td>25,053</td><td>25,034</td><td>25,023</td><td>25,455</td><td>25,099</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Not recorded</td><td>96</td><td>144</td><td>134</td><td>119</td><td>128</td><td>33%</td></tr><tr><td>Males</td><td>78,476</td><td>78,802</td><td>78,940</td><td>79,943</td><td>79,165</td><td>1%</td></tr><tr><td>All Christian</td><td>37,119</td><td>37,336</td><td>37,167</td><td>37,607</td><td>37,102</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Anglican</td><td>12,827</td><td>12,789</td><td>12,632</td><td>12,763</td><td>12,604</td><td>-2%</td></tr><tr><td>Free Church</td><td>703</td><td>685</td><td>693</td><td>716</td><td>707</td><td>1%</td></tr><tr><td>Roman Catholic</td><td>13,377</td><td>13,438</td><td>13,473</td><td>13,606</td><td>13,470</td><td>1%</td></tr><tr><td>Other Christian</td><td>10,212</td><td>10,424</td><td>10,369</td><td>10,522</td><td>10,321</td><td>1%</td></tr><tr><td>Muslim</td><td>12,659</td><td>12,782</td><td>13,098</td><td>13,222</td><td>13,183</td><td>4%</td></tr><tr><td>Hindu</td><td>350</td><td>329</td><td>327</td><td>337</td><td>326</td><td>-7%</td></tr><tr><td>Sikh</td><td>618</td><td>589</td><td>581</td><td>571</td><td>555</td><td>-10%</td></tr><tr><td>Buddhist</td><td>1,500</td><td>1,534</td><td>1,524</td><td>1,548</td><td>1,586</td><td>6%</td></tr><tr><td>Jewish</td><td>476</td><td>469</td><td>484</td><td>495</td><td>487</td><td>2%</td></tr><tr><td>Other religious group</td><td>1,735</td><td>1,774</td><td>1,806</td><td>1,850</td><td>1,855</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>Non recognised</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>**</td></tr><tr><td>No religion</td><td>23,919</td><td>23,846</td><td>23,827</td><td>24,204</td><td>23,944</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Not recorded</td><td>94</td><td>136</td><td>120</td><td>104</td><td>121</td><td>29%</td></tr><tr><td>Females</td><td>3,760</td><td>3,832</td><td>3,770</td><td>3,867</td><td>3,703</td><td>-2%</td></tr><tr><td>All Christian</td><td>2,174</td><td>2,179</td><td>2,090</td><td>2,124</td><td>2,074</td><td>-5%</td></tr><tr><td>Anglican</td><td>669</td><td>691</td><td>641</td><td>626</td><td>621</td><td>-7%</td></tr><tr><td>Free Church</td><td>55</td><td>52</td><td>46</td><td>54</td><td>46</td><td>**</td></tr><tr><td>Roman Catholic</td><td>717</td><td>722</td><td>721</td><td>744</td><td>713</td><td>-1%</td></tr><tr><td>Other Christian</td><td>733</td><td>714</td><td>682</td><td>700</td><td>694</td><td>-5%</td></tr><tr><td>Muslim</td><td>235</td><td>226</td><td>243</td><td>252</td><td>241</td><td>3%</td></tr><tr><td>Hindu</td><td>11</td><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>17</td><td>16</td><td>**</td></tr><tr><td>Sikh</td><td>20</td><td>22</td><td>20</td><td>17</td><td>16</td><td>**</td></tr><tr><td>Buddhist</td><td>75</td><td>85</td><td>79</td><td>79</td><td>75</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Jewish</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>10</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>**</td></tr><tr><td>Other religious group</td><td>103</td><td>102</td><td>104</td><td>105</td><td>110</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>Non recognised</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>**</td></tr><tr><td>No religion</td><td>1,134</td><td>1,188</td><td>1,196</td><td>1,251</td><td>1,155</td><td>2%</td></tr><tr><td>Not recorded</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>14</td><td>15</td><td>7</td><td>**</td></tr></tbody></table> The role of Managing Chaplain is predominantly managerial rather than faith based and posts are filled through fair and open competition in line with Civil Service guidelines.

answering member printed

Lord Keen of Elie

question first answered

13/03/2020 14:04:06

answering member

4538

	label	Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie

tabling member

3153

	label	Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1144191

registered interest

date

03/09/2019

answering body

Ministry of Justice

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Justice

answering dept sort name

Justice

hansard heading

Tommy Robinson

house id

legislature

25277

	pref label	House of Lords

question text

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 30 July (HL17224), which Department was responsible for reaching the decision that Stephen Yaxley-Lennon should be imprisoned in HMP Belmarsh; whether a Minister was involved in that decision; and if so, which.

tabling member printed

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

uin

HL17679

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

09/09/2019

answer text

The Judiciary oversee the Courts and Tribunal Services (CTS) in England and Wales and it is their responsibility to hand down sentencing following a successful conviction. Mr Yaxley-Lennon appeared before the Central Criminal Court (CCC) on 12 July 2019, where he was sentenced to 19 week imprisonment for committing contempt of court. It is the responsibility of HMP Belmarsh to serve the CCC in its function as a Core Local Prison and therefore in line with Court Committal Directions Mr Yaxley-Lennon was allocated to HMP Belmarsh.

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Lord Keen of Elie

question first answered

09/09/2019 14:25:51

answering member

4538

	label	Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie

tabling member

3153

	label	Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1169305

registered interest

date

07/01/2020

answering body

Ministry of Justice

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Justice

answering dept sort name

Justice

hansard heading

Islamist Extremism in Prisons, Probation and Youth Justice Review

house id

legislature

25277

	pref label	House of Lords

question text

To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the murders of Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones on 29 November 2019, what plans they have to reassess the recommendations of the Review of Islamist extremism in prisons, probation and youth justice led by Ian Acheson, published in August 2016.

tabling member printed

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

uin

HL161

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

20/01/2020

answer text

Following Ian Acheson’s 2016 review, which included several recommendations, the Department responded to the review and took a number of steps to refresh its approach to the management of terrorist offenders in prison and on probation, for example, this included the establishment of a separation centre and the implementation of enhanced vetting for prison chaplains of all faiths. In the wake of the London Bridge attack, Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service will undertake an internal review of the recommendations made by Ian Acheson in 2016 to look again at any lessons that can be learned. We will work closely with the Home Office (lead department on counter-terrorism policy) and other security agencies.

answering member printed

Lord Keen of Elie

question first answered

20/01/2020 17:09:05

answering member

4538

	label	Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie

tabling member

3153

	label	Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch