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1137189

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Crown Court: Bradford
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the court utilisation rate at Bradford Crown Court in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	273759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>Court utilisation rates at Bradford Crown Court from April 2015 onwards are detailed in the tables below. Utilisation data prior to April 2015 is incomplete.</p><p> </p><p>Bradford Crown Court (figures relate to a subset of the Bradford Combined Court courtrooms that are primarily designed for Crown use.)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Available hours (Crown)</p></td><td><p>Total utilisation hours (Crown only)</p></td><td><p>Crown utilisation rate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April – Dec 2015</p></td><td><p>7,210</p></td><td><p>4,618</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>9,415</p></td><td><p>6,342</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>9,155</p></td><td><p>5,604</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>8,755</p></td><td><p>5,175</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Bradford Combined Court (All jurisdictions)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Available hours (all jurisdictions)</p></td><td><p>Total utilisation hours (all jurisdictions)</p></td><td><p>Utilisation rate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April – Dec 2015</p></td><td><p>15,120</p></td><td><p>8,133</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>17,640</p></td><td><p>11,461</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>20,080</p></td><td><p>14,011</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>20,160</p></td><td><p>13,676</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The utilisation quoted is for all jurisdictions (work type) sharing this Crown Court building, and not just for Crown work. Availability is calculated as 2.5 hours per session per working day, and there are generally 2 sessions per working day, giving a notional 5-hour sitting day. Bradford Crown Court data relates to a subset of the Bradford Combined Court courtrooms that are primarily designed for Crown use. Available hours represents the hours notionally available, irrespective of whether subsequently utilised for crime, civil, family or tribunal hearings. The availability figure ignores all short-term unavailability as a result, for example, of being out of use due to local/temporary building work, or use by other organisations. Utilisation is only recorded for hearings in HMCTS-controlled or owned court/hearing rooms where parties were physically present.</p><p> </p><p>The utilisation rate is calculated as the total hours used divided by the number of notionally available hours. The data was produced from the HMCTS Performance Database on 8 July 2019. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and is the best data available</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 15/07/2019 16:38:01 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1137190

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time was between arrest and charge in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	273760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not centrally hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 15/07/2019 11:26:41 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1137191

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Bail
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were on police bail in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	273761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not centrally hold the information requested.</p><p>From April 2017 the Home Office requested information on a voluntary basis from police forces on the number of individuals released on pre-charge bail following arrest, broken down by bail length.</p><p>Data received from 17 police forces has been published within the ‘Police powers and procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, for the 2017/18 financial year. These figures provide an incomplete picture and can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2018</a></p><p>Data on the number of individuals released on pre-charge bail following arrest, have been requested on a mandatory basis from April 2018, and are intended for publication in the next edition of the ‘Police powers and procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, due for release on 24 October 2019.</p><p>The police retain the ability to use pre-charge bail where necessary and proportionate, including to protect witnesses and victims.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 15/07/2019 11:31:46 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1137193

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Crown Court: Bradford
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was money was spent by his Department on constructing a secure dock in Bradford Crown Court.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	273763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The total spent to the supplier on the secure dock for Bradford Combined Court was £56,576.54</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to keeping our courts, and all those that use them, secure and safe and the installation of a secure dock at Bradford Crown Court is part of those efforts.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 15/07/2019 16:21:36 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1137194

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many sentences were reduced on appeal because they were manifestly excessive in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	273764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>Information on the numbers of sentences reduced on appeal because they were manifestly excessive is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Data on appeals against convictions and sentences heard in the Crown Court is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2019</a> and data on appeals against convictions and sentences heard in the Court of Appeal is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-justice-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-justice-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2019</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/07/2019 13:35:38 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1137196

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the court utilisation rate was at (a) Camberwell Green and (b) Croydon Magistrates Court in each of the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	273766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>Court utilisation rates are provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Camberwell Green Magistrates’ and Youth Court</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Building utilisation rate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan – Dec 2017</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>75%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan – Dec 2018</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>66%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Croydon Magistrates’ Court</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Building utilisation rate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan – Dec 2017</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>65%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan – Dec 2018</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>61%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The utilisation quoted is for all jurisdictions (work type) sharing the Magistrates' Court building, and not just for Magistrates' work. Availability is calculated as 2.5 hours per session per working day, and there are generally 2 sessions per working day, giving a notional 5-hour sitting day.</p><p>Available Hours represents the hours notionally available, irrespective of whether subsequently utilised for crime, civil, family or tribunal hearings.</p><p> </p><p>The Utilisation Rate represents the total utilisation of the notional capacity of each venue, of which magistrates court hearings will therefore only be a subset. The availability figure ignores all short-term unavailability as a result, for example, of being out of use due to local/temporary building work, or use by other organisations. Utilisation is only recorded for hearings in HMCTS-controlled or owned Court/hearing rooms where parties were physically present.</p><p> </p><p>The utilisation rate is calculated as the total hours used divided by the number of notionally available hours. The data was produced from the HMCTS Performance Database on 8 July 2019.</p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and is the best data that is available.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 15/07/2019 16:10:35 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1137197

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Camberwell and Peckham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on plans to relocate of the work of Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court to other courts following the closure of that court; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	273767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The decision to close Camberwell Green Magistrates’ Court was not taken lightly and followed a public consultation that concluded the local community will have reasonable access to alternative courts.</p><p> </p><p>Hearings for those under the age of 18 have already been relocated to Bromley Magistrates’ Court and plans are being finalised to transfer the remaining workload to Croydon Magistrates’ Court and Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court.</p><p> </p><p>Building works to provide additional court capacity are due to take place at Croydon later this year. We anticipate this will require the temporary relocation of court operations from Croydon as the work is completed and we are in process of engaging with court users to assist with the development of these plans.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 15/07/2019 16:12:10 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1137199

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Family Courts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the criteria was for the selection of people to join the review on how the family courts protect children and parents in cases of domestic abuse and other serious offences announced on 21 May 2019; whether one of the criterion was equality of gender representation; for what reason that selection did not include representatives of fathers or men; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	273769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The members of the panel established to gather evidence on the protections provided by the family courts in cases involving domestic abuse and other serious offences were appointed for their expertise on the issue. The panel includes the pre-eminent academics; senior judiciary; Women’s Aid to represent victims; the Chief Social Worker and the Association of Children’s Lawyers to represent practitioners. The panel will launch a public call for evidence open to all individuals and organisations, and is considering other mechanisms for gathering the full range of views on the issues.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 15/07/2019 16:28:47 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1139028

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offenders: Foreign Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many background checks on foreign offenders were requested by police, broken down by police force, in the most recent year for which information is available .
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	277301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the specific information requested.</p><p><br>The ACRO Criminal Records Office (ACRO) carry out overseas criminal records checks on behalf of police forces. ACRO record the number of requests to and from both EU and non-EU countries.</p><p>These figures are published at:</p><p><br><a href="https://www.acro.police.uk/acro_std.aspx?id=226" target="_blank">https://www.acro.police.uk/acro_std.aspx?id=226</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/07/2019 16:15:12 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1139029

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Offenders: Foreign Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign offenders were prosecuted by each police force, in the most recent year for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	277302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The nationality of defendants is not centrally held in the court proceedings database. Identifying these cases would require a manual search of court records, which would be of disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 23/07/2019 16:23:06 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies