41 0 1 Lord Allen of Kensington Ministry of Justice HL189 54 false Justice 2 Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of deterrent sentences in reducing knife crime. 2017-06-27 House of Lords Justice 2017-07-11T14:31:27.143Z PQ HL189 knife possession sentencing quarterly jan-mar 2017.pdf Knife Posession sentencing quarterly jan-mar 2017 Lord Keen of Elie false 2017-07-11 Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie <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> Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington HL275 2017-06-29 The Countess of Mar 2017-07-13T15:40:06.273Z Lord Keen of Elie false 2017-07-13 <p>The information requested is not held.</p> Justice Biography information for The Countess of Mar Ministry of Justice 54 2 Her Majesty's Government what is the average total cost to (1) local authorities, (2) health authorities, (3) local education authorities, and (4) the courts, of prosecuting an unfounded case of Munchausen's syndrome by proxy. false Justice Justice HL225 Ministry of Justice false 2 2017-07-12T15:30:16.22Z Lord Keen of Elie false 2017-07-12 <p>Anyone facing a Crown Court trial is eligible for legal aid, subject to a strict means test.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the legal aid paid to represent John Downey for representation at the police station and in court between May 2013-December 2014:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Criminal Legal representation at</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Provider Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Provider Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Police station</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Solicitor</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Birnberg Peirce LTD</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£293.40</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Crown court trial costs</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£18,412.07</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Barrister</p></td><td><p>Henry Blaxland QC</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£20,089.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mark J Summers</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£12,966.79</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Total costs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£51,761.26</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> Justice Lord Laird 54 Her Majesty's Government, how much legal aid was paid to England based solicitors of John Downey, who was accused of killing four soldiers in the 1982 IRA bombing in Hyde Park; over what period; and who were the solicitors and barristers instructed on his behalf. 2017-06-28 Biography information for Lord Laird 2017-07-03 1 2017-07-11T15:46:07.5Z Esher and Walton Dominic Raab false 2017-07-11 Biography information for Dominic Raab <p>The table below contains the requested information.</p><p><strong>Appeals in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) in Stroud<sup>1</sup> for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)<sup>2</sup> and Personal Independence Payment (PIP)<sup>3</sup></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Benefit Type</p></td><td><p>Receipts</p></td><td><p>Clearances at Hearing Found in Favour of Appellant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA</p></td><td><p><em>1,110</em></p></td><td><p><em>184</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>PIP</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA</p></td><td><p><em>1,811</em></p></td><td><p><em>602</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>PIP</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA</p></td><td><p><em>1,618</em></p></td><td><p><em>625</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>PIP</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA</p></td><td><p><em>2,474</em></p></td><td><p><em>963</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>PIP</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA</p></td><td><p><em>2,288</em></p></td><td><p><em>1,356</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>PIP</p></td><td><p><em>~</em><sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p><em>0</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA</p></td><td><p><em>286</em></p></td><td><p><em>165</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>PIP</p></td><td><p><em>132</em></p></td><td><p><em>42</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA</p></td><td><p><em>342</em></p></td><td><p><em>203</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>PIP</p></td><td><p><em>430</em></p></td><td><p><em>246</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA</p></td><td><p><em>638</em></p></td><td><p><em>272</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>PIP</p></td><td><p><em>846</em></p></td><td><p><em>410</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ol><li><em> SSCS data are attributed to the hearing venue nearest to the appellant’s home address. The data above represent appellants with home addresses in the Stroud district who had appeals heard at the Tribunal’s Gloucester, Swindon and previously Cheltenham venues. Appeals were last listed to the Cheltenham venue in May 2017.</em></li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li><em> Includes ESA and ESA (Reassessments).</em></li></ol><p> </p><p><em><sup>3. </sup></em><em>PIP replaced Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people aged 16 to 64 and rolled out from 8 April 2013. It was trialled in areas of the North of England and gradually rolled out across other regions. As such there were no appeals cleared in the Stroud district in 2013-2014.</em></p><p> </p><ol start="4"><li><em> By financial year - from 1 April to 31 March. </em></li></ol><p> </p><ol start="5"><li><em>Denotes appeal types where fewer than five cases were involved and therefore data are statistically unreliable.</em></li></ol><p> </p><p><em>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 are the best data available. The data are a subset of official statistics extracted from the case management system on a different date.</em></p> Justice Stroud Justice Social Security Benefits: Appeals 2628 54 Dr David Drew false Ministry of Justice House of Commons To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) employment and support allowance and (b) personal independence payment appeals there have been in the Stroud District in each year since 2010; and how many such appeals were successful. Biography information for Dr David Drew To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many County Court Judgments were issued for non-payment of private parking prosecutions in each of the last 12 months; and how many of those judgments were processed at Northampton Crown Court. 54 Parking Offences: Judgements 2017-07-10 3882 Ministry of Justice Stephen Doughty 2017-07-13T13:59:13.587Z Esher and Walton Dominic Raab false 2017-07-13 <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> Justice Cardiff South and Penarth true 1 Justice Biography information for Stephen Doughty 2017-07-04 true Justice Justice Immigration: Appeals Biography information for Keith Vaz To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases are awaiting determination by the First Tier Immigration Tribunal. 1 Keith Vaz 2781 Ministry of Justice 54 Leicester East 2017-07-12T15:50:45.597Z Esher and Walton Dominic Raab false 2017-07-12 <p>This information is published regularly as Official Statistics. The number of registered appeals awaiting determination as of 31 March 2017 in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) was 52,365.</p> 54 true Keith Vaz 2782 To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new immigration judges were appointed in 2017. Leicester East 2017-07-04 Justice Justice 2017-07-12T15:51:51.36Z Esher and Walton Dominic Raab false 2017-07-12 <p>Over the course of 2017, to date, one Resident Judge has been appointed to the First-tier Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber.</p> Ministry of Justice 1 Immigration: Judges 2744 2017-07-04 Ministry of Justice Justice Justice 2017-07-12T15:39:56.073Z East Surrey Mr Sam Gyimah false 2017-07-12 Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah <p>A mandatory serious further offence (SFO) review is triggered where an offender under statutory probation supervision is charged with murder, manslaughter, rape or certain other serious violent or sexual offences. Not in all cases will the charge result in a conviction for an SFO.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the number of SFO reviews carried out by the Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) and the National Probation Service (NPS) between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Probation Provider</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire CRC</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire CRC</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire and Greater Manchester CRC</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria and Lancashire CRC</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland CRC</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset, Devon and Cornwall CRC</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham Tees Valley CRC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex CRC</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire and Isle of Wight CRC</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside, Lincolnshire, and North Yorkshire CRC</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent, Surrey and Sussex CRC</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London CRC</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside CRC</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk and Suffolk CRC</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria CRC</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire CRC</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire and West Midlands CRC</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley CRC</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales CRC</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire and West Mercia CRC</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire CRC</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total CRC</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>222</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>233</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total NPS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>285</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>284</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>507</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>517</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are not able to answer from central records the question in the precise form asked. However, between 1 February 2015 and 31 Dec 2016, 46 offenders were convicted of murder, who at the time of the offence were subject to supervision by a Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC). This figure is subject to change as a number of other cases are still going through the legal process.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The table below provides the number of SFOs carried out by the former Probation Trusts in England and Wales between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2014.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Probation Trust</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Avon and Somerset</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon and Cornwall</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dyfed-Powys</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwent</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire and Rutland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Wales</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Wales</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sussex</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>441</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>441</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>409</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>429</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> 2737 2786 54 false Dwyfor Meirionnydd Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been murdered since February 2015 by offenders who at the time of the offence, were being supervised by community rehabilitation companies. 1 Reoffenders: Homicide Liz Saville Roberts Ministry of Justice 1 To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many probation staff were employed by each community rehabilitation company in England and Wales on (a) 1 April 2015, (b) 1 April 2016 and (c) 1 April 2017. 54 2017-07-12T15:43:36.127Z East Surrey Mr Sam Gyimah false 2017-07-12 <p>When Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) were under public ownership (from 1 June 2014 to 31 January 2015), we published workforce information on a quarterly basis. The final iteration of these statistics was published on 31 December 2014 and can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-rehabilitation-companies-workforce-information-report-quarter-3-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-rehabilitation-companies-workforce-information-report-quarter-3-2014-to-2015</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Contracts with CRCs require each CRC to ensure that it employs a sufficient level of staff, and that its workforce is competent and adequately trained. We closely monitor and robustly manage providers to make sure they fulfil their contractual commitments to reduce reoffending, protect the public and provide value for money to the taxpayer.</p> Dwyfor Meirionnydd 2017-07-04 Justice 2785 Justice false Community Rehabilitation Companies: Staff Liz Saville Roberts 2836 1 Ellesmere Port and Neston Justice Ministry of Justice: Disclosure of Information false To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many protected disclosures were made by staff in his Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available; how many such disclosures were found to be valid; how many staff alleged detriment as a result of making such a disclosure; and how many staff who (a) made such a disclosure and (b) alleged detriment as a result of a disclosure subsequently left the employment of the Department. 2017-07-12T15:04:44.203Z Bracknell Dr Phillip Lee false 2017-07-12 Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee <p>Data on protected disclosures made by staff in MoJ in the last three years, is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Whistleblowing reporting Year:</p></td><td><p>Number of cases</p></td><td><p>Number of complaints upheld</p></td><td><p>Number of employees that claimed to have suffered a detriment because they raised a whistle blowing concern.</p></td><td><p>Number of employees that subsequently left the department as result of suffering detriment for blowing the whistle.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>* April 14 – March 15</p></td><td><p>Figure not known</p></td><td><p>Figure not known</p></td><td><p>Figure not known</p></td><td><p>Figure not known</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 15 – March 16</p></td><td><p>**5</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 16 – March 17</p></td><td><p>**7</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* The MoJ central data base was set up in March 2015. Prior to this information wasn’t recorded in the level of detail required to respond to these questions.</p><p>** Figure includes a HMPPS case that was raised directly with the Civil Service Commission.</p> 2017-07-04 Justice Justin Madders 54 Biography information for Justin Madders Ministry of Justice 10