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384740

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people (a) of each sex, (b) in each age group and (c) who committed each type of offence are in prison under sentence.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	3547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Sentencing is entirely a matter for our independent courts, which take into account all the facts of each case.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is published in Offender Management Statistics Quarterly, Prison Population Quarterly Tables, Table 1.2b, “Prison population under an immediate custodial sentence by offence group, age group and sex”:</p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/424896/prison-population-q1-2015.xlsx" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/424896/prison-population-q1-2015.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/424896/prison-population-q1-2015.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 30/06/2015 14:05:13 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

384739

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Alternatives to Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what community programmes are available in lieu of prison sentences for (a) female and (b) gay or lesbian perpetrators of domestic violence; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	3495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The National Probation Service (NPS) and Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) work with all offenders to address the factors associated with their offending, including factors associated with their violent behaviour. Depending on the individual offender’s needs, there are a wide range of services in the community to address their offending behaviour and the factors leading to offending. These include emotion management, treatment for substance misuse and mental health, relationship skills, dealing with own victimisation and stress management.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 30/06/2015 12:22:02 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

384730

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Open Prisons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether an internal review has taken place of the Parole Board's decision to authorise the moving of Alan Wilmot to an open prison; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	3488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Decisions about the transfer of prisoners to open conditions are for the Secretary of State on the recommendation of the Parole Board. In October 2014, the Parole Board conducted a review of its recommendation that Alan Wilmot be transferred to open conditions. Such reviews are undertaken by the Board when serious further offences are committed by those transferred to open conditions or released on parole. The outcome of these reviews is considered by the Parole Board Management Committee.</p><p> </p><p>Following the commission of serious further offences by Alan Wilmot and by two other prisoners who had been released in 2013 on temporary licence, the government commissioned an independent review by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons of the decisions to release these three prisoners on temporary licence, as well as a broader review of the system of temporary release to look at how it could be strengthened. Following the recommendations made by the Chief Inspector, the department has overhauled the process for allowing prisoners release on temporary licence, leading to a 39% drop in the number of temporary release failures between 2013 and 2014.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 30/06/2015 14:46:23 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

384741

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Suspended Sentences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who committed each type of offence have been sentenced to a suspended term of imprisonment of over 51 weeks since 3 December 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	3548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Sentencing is entirely a matter for our independent courts, which take into account all the facts of each case. The court has discretion to suspend a custodial sentence of two years or less, and it may also impose community requirements on the offender. If the offender breaches the suspended sentence order, either by failing to comply with the requirements or on conviction for a further offence whilst the order is operational, there is a presumption that the custodial sentence will be given effect. If the court decides that it would be unjust to give effect to the custodial sentence it must then either make the order more onerous or impose a fine.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of suspended sentence orders imposed by the courts in 2013 and 2014, the latest figures, for each offence type is included in <em>Criminal justice system statistics: December 2014</em> in the Criminal justice statistics outcomes by offence data tool: <a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428943/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-data-tool.xls" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428943/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-data-tool.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428943/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-data-tool.xls</a> .The data held cannot be broken down to identify reliably the length of the custodial sentences suspended and breach information.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 3579 question first answered 30/06/2015 13:58:41 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

384746

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Youth Courts: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions magistrates in youth courts have handed down maximum two-year sentences since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	3584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The number of young offenders sentenced in the youth court to the maximum 24-month Detention and Training Order is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No. of offenders</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 30/06/2015 15:20:03 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

384744

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Homicide: Prison Sentences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of sentence was served by people convicted of murder in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	3576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>All murder convictions must result in a life sentence and the court determines the appropriate minimum term to be served in custody in each case before the offender can be considered for release on life licence by the Parole Board. The average time spent in custody before release by offenders serving mandatory life sentences for murder has increased from 13 years in 2004 to 17 years in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The average time served in custody by people convicted of murder in each of the last five years is not known. Information is available in relation to offenders serving mandatory life sentences for murder who have been released in the last five years. This is included in the Offender Management Statistics Quarterly, Prison Releases Annual Tables, Table A3.3 “Number of first indeterminate releases and average time served”: <a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/424903/prison-releases-annual-2014.xlsx" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/424903/prison-releases-annual-2014.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/424903/prison-releases-annual-2014.xlsx</a> .</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 30/06/2015 13:58:42 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

384732

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library a copy of the course materials and training plans used for the Building Better Relationships programme for male perpetrators of domestic violence.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	3487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>It is not possible to place a copy of the Building Better Relationships (BBR) materials and training plans in the library as this would result in publication of the material. Accredited programme materials, including those relating to BBR, are valuable intellectual property and are protected by Crown Copyright. Access to materials is managed through a licence agreement, which sets out appropriate terms and conditions for use. This approach allows NOMS not only to protect intellectual property, but also to make sure that programme materials are used correctly. Inappropriate use of materials can negatively affect individuals, and can result in an increase in risk of harm.</p><p> </p><p>Further guidance regarding Crown Copyright and licences can be found in Prison Service Instruction 2014/46 at the link below:</p><p><a title="http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/offenders/psipso/psi-2014/psi-46-2014-crown-copyright-and-licences.pdf" href="http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/offenders/psipso/psi-2014/psi-46-2014-crown-copyright-and-licences.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/offenders/psipso/psi-2014/psi-46-2014-crown-copyright-and-licences.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 30/06/2015 14:34:10 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

384745

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Suspended Sentences: Fines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders in (a) Magistrates' Courts and (b) Crown Courts have received a fine for breaching a suspended sentence since 3 December 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	3579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>Sentencing is entirely a matter for our independent courts, which take into account all the facts of each case. The court has discretion to suspend a custodial sentence of two years or less, and it may also impose community requirements on the offender. If the offender breaches the suspended sentence order, either by failing to comply with the requirements or on conviction for a further offence whilst the order is operational, there is a presumption that the custodial sentence will be given effect. If the court decides that it would be unjust to give effect to the custodial sentence it must then either make the order more onerous or impose a fine.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of suspended sentence orders imposed by the courts in 2013 and 2014, the latest figures, for each offence type is included in <em>Criminal justice system statistics: December 2014</em> in the Criminal justice statistics outcomes by offence data tool: <a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428943/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-data-tool.xls" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428943/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-data-tool.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428943/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-data-tool.xls</a> .The data held cannot be broken down to identify reliably the length of the custodial sentences suspended and breach information.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 3548 question first answered 30/06/2015 13:58:41 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

384735

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the monetary value is of criminal courts charges (a) imposed and (b) collected since 13 April 2015; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	3490
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>The Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 requires the court to impose a charge on all adults convicted of a criminal offence. The charge must also be imposed for certain post conviction breach hearings and unsuccessful appeals. The criminal courts charge provisions came into force on 13 April 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The government believes that all convicted adult offenders should pay towards the costs of running the criminal courts. It is only fair that offenders, who give rise to the costs of the criminal courts, should share the burden of those costs.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the enforcement of financial impositions is routinely contained within an annex to <em>Criminal Court Statistics Bulletin</em> published quarterly by the Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p><p>The data for the period April to June 2015 will be published on 24 September 2015. This will include the monetary values of the criminal courts charge imposed and collected since 13 April 2015.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 30/06/2015 16:34:08 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

384737

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Domestic Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) women and (b) men safety officers are employed to work with victims of domestic abuse.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	3496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this information centrally. The previous Government ring-fenced nearly £40 million-£10m per year-of stable funding up until 2015 for specialist local domestic and sexual violence support services, rape crisis centres, the national domestic violence helplines and stalking helpline.</p><p>This funding has been extended until April 2016 and includes part-funding for 144 Independent Domestic Violence Advisers (IDVAs) to provide support, including safety advice, to both male and female victims of domestic abuse. The IDVAs are employed by local authorities and third sector organisations. The Home Office does not hold information on the gender of the IDVAs employed by these bodies.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 01/07/2015 15:20:22 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies