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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 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 Philip Davies

1132506

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May to Question 246971 on Reoffenders: Community Orders, if he will publish the offences included under the Miscellaneous Crimes Against Society category.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	265471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>The offences included under the Miscellaneous Crimes Against Society category committed by adult offenders who started a community order in the calendar year 2016, in England and Wales, can be found in the attached response table.</p><p>At present, we do not intend to routinely produce such statistics as we have yet to identify sufficient user need to justify the costs involved.</p><p>Details of the offence classifications used by the Ministry of Justice can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802050/offence_group_classification2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802050/offence_group_classification2018.xlsx</a></p><p>MoJ groups indictable offences based on the counting rules for recorded crime published by the Home Office which can be found at the link below:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/791105/count-notifiable-offences-apr-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/791105/count-notifiable-offences-apr-2019.xlsx</a></p><p>The detail around crime recording general rules can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/801406/count-general-may-2019.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/801406/count-general-may-2019.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 25/06/2019 16:57:32 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Philip Davies

1128957

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the (a) one-off cost and (b) annual cost thereafter would be to re-nationalise the case supervision component of services delivered by Community Rehabilitation Companies.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	259126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has produced an initial indicative assessment of the cost of bringing the case supervision component of services delivered by Community Rehabilitation Companies under the supervision of the National Probation Service. These costs include one off exit costs for current Community Rehabilitation Company contracts which are subject to change as the commercial framework and negotiations are not yet finalised with providers. Releasing these figures may compromise that negotiation so we cannot do so at this time.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 259127 question first answered 11/06/2019 13:22:21 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Philip Davies

1128958

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies: National Probation Service for England and Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what financial provisions (a) his Department and (b) Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service have made to transition case management work in England from Community Rehabilitation Companies to the National Probation Service for 2019 and 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	259127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has produced an initial indicative assessment of the cost of bringing the case supervision component of services delivered by Community Rehabilitation Companies under the supervision of the National Probation Service. These costs include one off exit costs for current Community Rehabilitation Company contracts which are subject to change as the commercial framework and negotiations are not yet finalised with providers. Releasing these figures may compromise that negotiation so we cannot do so at this time.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 259126 question first answered 11/06/2019 13:22:21 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Philip Davies

1128959

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies: National Probation Service for England and Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate has been made by (a) his Department and (b) Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service of the number of new employees the service will need to recruit to support the transfer of case management work in England from Community Rehabilitation Companies to the National Probation Service at the end of 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	259128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>We are reviewing workforce requirements as part of the delivery of the programme to implement new future probation arrangements. Statutory transfer arrangements will apply to those staff currently working in CRCs who are delivering offender management services which will in future be delivered by the National Probation Service.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working closely with Trade Unions, current providers and staff to minimise disruption and support planning for the transition to the future model.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/06/2019 14:47:55 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Philip Davies

1128960

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies: National Probation Service for England and Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the risk to public safety of the transition of case management work in England from Community Rehabilitation Companies to the National Probation Service at the end of 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	259129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>Public protection is our top priority as we manage the transition of case management work. We will carefully consider how to manage transition to the new model in a way which minimises disruption to staff, offenders and those that interact with the probation service in the wider criminal justice system. We will take a staged approach to transition, ensuring that staff and offenders are supported throughout the change and that the public is protected at all times.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/06/2019 14:49:30 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Philip Davies

1128961

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals have been made by National Probation Service regions against the scores awarded by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation before publication of inspection reports; and how many times have those appeals been upheld and the score revised.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	259130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>There is no appeal procedure. Inspection reports are sent to Her Majesty’s Prison &amp; Probation Service in advance of publication with a request for any comments on factual accuracy. HMPPS is not permitted to challenge the inspection ratings themselves or the judgements made by the Inspectorate.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/06/2019 14:59:34 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Philip Davies

1128985

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Seetec: Probation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department made of the business proposal put forward by Seetec to manage probation services in South West England and Wales following the collapse of the previous provider, Working Links; and whether that proposal was evaluated against a public sector bid.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	259131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>Kent, Surrey &amp; Sussex CRC, operated by Seetec, was selected as the preferred provider of probation services in the South West and Wales following a competitive process involving the evaluation of bids against a range of factors including in relation to the quality of service delivery and value for money.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/06/2019 14:55:22 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Philip Davies

1128986

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	National Probation Service for England and Wales: Sick Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average sickness rate is for employees of the National Probation Service.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	259132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Latest figures on the number working days lost due to sickness and sickness absence rates in the National Probation Service can be found in table 17 in the HMPPS Workforce Statistics Bulletin at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/801838/hr-publication-tables-march-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/801838/hr-publication-tables-march-2019.xlsx</a></p><p>HMPPS is committed to ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of its staff in England and Wales, with all staff having access to a comprehensive occupational health service and employee assistance programme.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/06/2019 13:04:25 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Philip Davies