The Competition and Market\u2019s Authority have completed a comprehensive investigation into the funeral market. The government is carefully considering the recommendations made in the final report and will be issuing a response shortly.<\/p>
<\/p>
In regard to the cost of funeral services; the Competition and Market\u2019s Authority are continuing to look at pricing controls and will commence their monitoring programme soon. Additionally, the Government helps with the cost of funeral services for many bereaved families through the funeral expenses payment scheme and the Children\u2019s Funeral Fund.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4481", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alex Chalk"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Cheltenham"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Alex Chalk"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-03-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "157320"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-03-03T14:40:53.447Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-02-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Funerals: Costs"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help reduce the cost of services provided by funeral companies.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4788", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Fleur Anderson"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Putney"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Fleur Anderson"} ], "uin" : "158224"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1289580", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1289580/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Government\u2019s consultation on proposals to increase the mandatory retirement age for judicial office holders received over 1000 responses from the magistracy, the judiciary and their associated bodies, as well as stakeholders from the legal profession.<\/p>
We are currently finalising the consultation response and will publish this shortly, with a view to legislate for any changes we decide to make at the earliest opportunity.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4503", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Philp"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Croydon South"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chris Philp"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-03-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-03-05T11:45:18.337Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-02-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Judiciary: Retirement"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to publish the outcome of the consultation on Judicial Mandatory Retirement Age, which closed on 16 October 2020.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4418", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Justin Madders"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ellesmere Port and Neston"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Justin Madders"} ], "uin" : "158091"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1289623", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1289623/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
As part of the Prime Minister\u2019s commitment announced on 30 June 2020 to \u2018Build, build, build\u2019, we have secured funding to design and build 1,000 additional temporary prison places. The Rapid Deployment Cells Project has been initiated to create a new design that can be quickly deployed to meet the technical and security standards of the closed estate. Funding has been secured to progress the Outline Business Case and we are working towards a final business case with costs to be informed by professional service providers and cost consultants. This is an ambitious project that aims to deliver 1,000 additional prison places in the 2021/22 financial year.<\/p>
<\/p>
The prisons that will benefit from this accommodation, along with the number of prison places that will be created at each location, have not yet been finalised. The installation and deployment strategy will follow from the final site selection, along with the suppliers of the accommodation. We will agree the dates on which this new accommodation will be installed in due course.<\/p>
Our expectation is that we will begin installation of the first prison places in December 2021.<\/p>
<\/p>
The temporary accommodation installed for COVID-19 has proven successful. It has contributed to the full implementation of the compartmentalisation strategy in the prison estate as part of the COVID-19 management strategy. Regarding the suitability of this type of accommodation, prisons have noted the benefits of a safe space in which to shield, isolate or remain distinct from the wider prison population, allowing key workers to remain in their roles while minimising the risks to the wider prison population. This type of accommodation has allowed prisons to reduce cell sharing and the use of shared sanitation. Residents have reported improvements in their mental health and appreciating the opportunities that this accommodation has offered. The accommodation installed for COVID-19 has only been suitable for Cat D and risk-assessed Cat C men and women. In order to make sure we have a design for accommodation that can be deployed quickly in the future, the Rapid Deployment Cells Project will design accommodation to meet Cat C security standards.<\/p>
<\/p>
We have continually sought to identify value for money ways to purchase and install temporary accommodation, as required in our on-going and evolving response to the COVID-19 crisis. The interaction with the relevant supply chain and actual deployment of temporary accommodation has also assisted in evaluating how and where this type of accommodation may prove useful in the future. We continue to identify opportunities to achieve greater value for money, for example transitioning to mains electricity, rather than use of generators, where the temporary accommodation continues to be in use.<\/p>
<\/p>
The temporary accommodation installed for COVID-19 did not increase operational capacity at prisons and therefore did not put any additional pressure on services already in place, such as healthcare, education, and other shared prison facilities. We did identify, however, that the use of the accommodation as shielding units required additional space for prisoners to associate and exercise in shelter, where necessary, away from the wider prison population. We have taken steps to put necessary provisions in place at each prison that requires it. If the existing temporary accommodation in prisons transitions into operational capacity, then in line with processes in place to increase capacity at a prison site, we will assess the level of ancillaries and services required (including staffing and healthcare) to support the change in population and make sure the appropriate provisions are in place.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4481", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alex Chalk"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Cheltenham"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Alex Chalk"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-03-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "157985"} , {"_value" : "157986"} , {"_value" : "157987"} , {"_value" : "157988"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-03-05T11:14:30.007Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-02-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prison Accommodation"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the evidence given to the Public Accounts Committee by the Chief Executive of HM Prison and Probation Service on the 11 February 2021, Q46, which prisons will receive a share of the 1,000 extra temporary accommodation places; and how many each prison will receive.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1583", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "West Ham"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ms Lyn Brown"} ], "uin" : "157984"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1289624", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1289624/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
As part of the Prime Minister\u2019s commitment announced on 30 June 2020 to \u2018Build, build, build\u2019, we have secured funding to design and build 1,000 additional temporary prison places. The Rapid Deployment Cells Project has been initiated to create a new design that can be quickly deployed to meet the technical and security standards of the closed estate. Funding has been secured to progress the Outline Business Case and we are working towards a final business case with costs to be informed by professional service providers and cost consultants. This is an ambitious project that aims to deliver 1,000 additional prison places in the 2021/22 financial year.<\/p>
<\/p>
The prisons that will benefit from this accommodation, along with the number of prison places that will be created at each location, have not yet been finalised. The installation and deployment strategy will follow from the final site selection, along with the suppliers of the accommodation. We will agree the dates on which this new accommodation will be installed in due course.<\/p>
Our expectation is that we will begin installation of the first prison places in December 2021.<\/p>
<\/p>
The temporary accommodation installed for COVID-19 has proven successful. It has contributed to the full implementation of the compartmentalisation strategy in the prison estate as part of the COVID-19 management strategy. Regarding the suitability of this type of accommodation, prisons have noted the benefits of a safe space in which to shield, isolate or remain distinct from the wider prison population, allowing key workers to remain in their roles while minimising the risks to the wider prison population. This type of accommodation has allowed prisons to reduce cell sharing and the use of shared sanitation. Residents have reported improvements in their mental health and appreciating the opportunities that this accommodation has offered. The accommodation installed for COVID-19 has only been suitable for Cat D and risk-assessed Cat C men and women. In order to make sure we have a design for accommodation that can be deployed quickly in the future, the Rapid Deployment Cells Project will design accommodation to meet Cat C security standards.<\/p>
<\/p>
We have continually sought to identify value for money ways to purchase and install temporary accommodation, as required in our on-going and evolving response to the COVID-19 crisis. The interaction with the relevant supply chain and actual deployment of temporary accommodation has also assisted in evaluating how and where this type of accommodation may prove useful in the future. We continue to identify opportunities to achieve greater value for money, for example transitioning to mains electricity, rather than use of generators, where the temporary accommodation continues to be in use.<\/p>
<\/p>
The temporary accommodation installed for COVID-19 did not increase operational capacity at prisons and therefore did not put any additional pressure on services already in place, such as healthcare, education, and other shared prison facilities. We did identify, however, that the use of the accommodation as shielding units required additional space for prisoners to associate and exercise in shelter, where necessary, away from the wider prison population. We have taken steps to put necessary provisions in place at each prison that requires it. If the existing temporary accommodation in prisons transitions into operational capacity, then in line with processes in place to increase capacity at a prison site, we will assess the level of ancillaries and services required (including staffing and healthcare) to support the change in population and make sure the appropriate provisions are in place.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4481", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alex Chalk"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Cheltenham"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Alex Chalk"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-03-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "157984"} , {"_value" : "157986"} , {"_value" : "157987"} , {"_value" : "157988"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-03-05T11:14:30.07Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-02-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prison Accommodation: Costs"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the evidence given to the Public Accounts Committee by the Chief Executive of HM Prison and Probation Service on the 11 February 2021, Q46, what the cost is of the 1,000 extra temporary accommodation places.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1583", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "West Ham"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ms Lyn Brown"} ], "uin" : "157985"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1289625", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1289625/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
As part of the Prime Minister\u2019s commitment announced on 30 June 2020 to \u2018Build, build, build\u2019, we have secured funding to design and build 1,000 additional temporary prison places. The Rapid Deployment Cells Project has been initiated to create a new design that can be quickly deployed to meet the technical and security standards of the closed estate. Funding has been secured to progress the Outline Business Case and we are working towards a final business case with costs to be informed by professional service providers and cost consultants. This is an ambitious project that aims to deliver 1,000 additional prison places in the 2021/22 financial year.<\/p>
<\/p>
The prisons that will benefit from this accommodation, along with the number of prison places that will be created at each location, have not yet been finalised. The installation and deployment strategy will follow from the final site selection, along with the suppliers of the accommodation. We will agree the dates on which this new accommodation will be installed in due course.<\/p>
Our expectation is that we will begin installation of the first prison places in December 2021.<\/p>
<\/p>
The temporary accommodation installed for COVID-19 has proven successful. It has contributed to the full implementation of the compartmentalisation strategy in the prison estate as part of the COVID-19 management strategy. Regarding the suitability of this type of accommodation, prisons have noted the benefits of a safe space in which to shield, isolate or remain distinct from the wider prison population, allowing key workers to remain in their roles while minimising the risks to the wider prison population. This type of accommodation has allowed prisons to reduce cell sharing and the use of shared sanitation. Residents have reported improvements in their mental health and appreciating the opportunities that this accommodation has offered. The accommodation installed for COVID-19 has only been suitable for Cat D and risk-assessed Cat C men and women. In order to make sure we have a design for accommodation that can be deployed quickly in the future, the Rapid Deployment Cells Project will design accommodation to meet Cat C security standards.<\/p>
<\/p>
We have continually sought to identify value for money ways to purchase and install temporary accommodation, as required in our on-going and evolving response to the COVID-19 crisis. The interaction with the relevant supply chain and actual deployment of temporary accommodation has also assisted in evaluating how and where this type of accommodation may prove useful in the future. We continue to identify opportunities to achieve greater value for money, for example transitioning to mains electricity, rather than use of generators, where the temporary accommodation continues to be in use.<\/p>
<\/p>
The temporary accommodation installed for COVID-19 did not increase operational capacity at prisons and therefore did not put any additional pressure on services already in place, such as healthcare, education, and other shared prison facilities. We did identify, however, that the use of the accommodation as shielding units required additional space for prisoners to associate and exercise in shelter, where necessary, away from the wider prison population. We have taken steps to put necessary provisions in place at each prison that requires it. If the existing temporary accommodation in prisons transitions into operational capacity, then in line with processes in place to increase capacity at a prison site, we will assess the level of ancillaries and services required (including staffing and healthcare) to support the change in population and make sure the appropriate provisions are in place.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4481", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alex Chalk"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Cheltenham"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Alex Chalk"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-03-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "157984"} , {"_value" : "157985"} , {"_value" : "157987"} , {"_value" : "157988"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-03-05T11:14:30.117Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-02-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prison Accommodation"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the evidence given to the Public Accounts Committee by the Chief Executive of HM Prison and Probation Service on the 11 February 2021, Q46, how many temporary accommodation cells, additional to the accommodation available in March 2020, he plans to have installed by 1 January 2022.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1583", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "West Ham"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ms Lyn Brown"} ], "uin" : "157986"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1289626", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1289626/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
As part of the Prime Minister\u2019s commitment announced on 30 June 2020 to \u2018Build, build, build\u2019, we have secured funding to design and build 1,000 additional temporary prison places. The Rapid Deployment Cells Project has been initiated to create a new design that can be quickly deployed to meet the technical and security standards of the closed estate. Funding has been secured to progress the Outline Business Case and we are working towards a final business case with costs to be informed by professional service providers and cost consultants. This is an ambitious project that aims to deliver 1,000 additional prison places in the 2021/22 financial year.<\/p>
<\/p>
The prisons that will benefit from this accommodation, along with the number of prison places that will be created at each location, have not yet been finalised. The installation and deployment strategy will follow from the final site selection, along with the suppliers of the accommodation. We will agree the dates on which this new accommodation will be installed in due course.<\/p>
Our expectation is that we will begin installation of the first prison places in December 2021.<\/p>
<\/p>
The temporary accommodation installed for COVID-19 has proven successful. It has contributed to the full implementation of the compartmentalisation strategy in the prison estate as part of the COVID-19 management strategy. Regarding the suitability of this type of accommodation, prisons have noted the benefits of a safe space in which to shield, isolate or remain distinct from the wider prison population, allowing key workers to remain in their roles while minimising the risks to the wider prison population. This type of accommodation has allowed prisons to reduce cell sharing and the use of shared sanitation. Residents have reported improvements in their mental health and appreciating the opportunities that this accommodation has offered. The accommodation installed for COVID-19 has only been suitable for Cat D and risk-assessed Cat C men and women. In order to make sure we have a design for accommodation that can be deployed quickly in the future, the Rapid Deployment Cells Project will design accommodation to meet Cat C security standards.<\/p>
<\/p>
We have continually sought to identify value for money ways to purchase and install temporary accommodation, as required in our on-going and evolving response to the COVID-19 crisis. The interaction with the relevant supply chain and actual deployment of temporary accommodation has also assisted in evaluating how and where this type of accommodation may prove useful in the future. We continue to identify opportunities to achieve greater value for money, for example transitioning to mains electricity, rather than use of generators, where the temporary accommodation continues to be in use.<\/p>
<\/p>
The temporary accommodation installed for COVID-19 did not increase operational capacity at prisons and therefore did not put any additional pressure on services already in place, such as healthcare, education, and other shared prison facilities. We did identify, however, that the use of the accommodation as shielding units required additional space for prisoners to associate and exercise in shelter, where necessary, away from the wider prison population. We have taken steps to put necessary provisions in place at each prison that requires it. If the existing temporary accommodation in prisons transitions into operational capacity, then in line with processes in place to increase capacity at a prison site, we will assess the level of ancillaries and services required (including staffing and healthcare) to support the change in population and make sure the appropriate provisions are in place.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4481", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alex Chalk"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Cheltenham"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Alex Chalk"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-03-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "157984"} , {"_value" : "157985"} , {"_value" : "157986"} , {"_value" : "157988"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-03-05T11:14:30.18Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-02-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prison Accommodation: Coronavirus"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the evidence given to the Public Accounts Committee by the Chief Executive of HM Prison and Probation Service on the 11 February 2021, Q46, what lessons have been learnt on the (a) suitability and (b) value for money of temporary accommodation constructed within prison sites from the experience during the covid-19 outbreak to date.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1583", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "West Ham"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ms Lyn Brown"} ], "uin" : "157987"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1289627", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1289627/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
As part of the Prime Minister\u2019s commitment announced on 30 June 2020 to \u2018Build, build, build\u2019, we have secured funding to design and build 1,000 additional temporary prison places. The Rapid Deployment Cells Project has been initiated to create a new design that can be quickly deployed to meet the technical and security standards of the closed estate. Funding has been secured to progress the Outline Business Case and we are working towards a final business case with costs to be informed by professional service providers and cost consultants. This is an ambitious project that aims to deliver 1,000 additional prison places in the 2021/22 financial year.<\/p>
<\/p>
The prisons that will benefit from this accommodation, along with the number of prison places that will be created at each location, have not yet been finalised. The installation and deployment strategy will follow from the final site selection, along with the suppliers of the accommodation. We will agree the dates on which this new accommodation will be installed in due course.<\/p>
Our expectation is that we will begin installation of the first prison places in December 2021.<\/p>
<\/p>
The temporary accommodation installed for COVID-19 has proven successful. It has contributed to the full implementation of the compartmentalisation strategy in the prison estate as part of the COVID-19 management strategy. Regarding the suitability of this type of accommodation, prisons have noted the benefits of a safe space in which to shield, isolate or remain distinct from the wider prison population, allowing key workers to remain in their roles while minimising the risks to the wider prison population. This type of accommodation has allowed prisons to reduce cell sharing and the use of shared sanitation. Residents have reported improvements in their mental health and appreciating the opportunities that this accommodation has offered. The accommodation installed for COVID-19 has only been suitable for Cat D and risk-assessed Cat C men and women. In order to make sure we have a design for accommodation that can be deployed quickly in the future, the Rapid Deployment Cells Project will design accommodation to meet Cat C security standards.<\/p>
<\/p>
We have continually sought to identify value for money ways to purchase and install temporary accommodation, as required in our on-going and evolving response to the COVID-19 crisis. The interaction with the relevant supply chain and actual deployment of temporary accommodation has also assisted in evaluating how and where this type of accommodation may prove useful in the future. We continue to identify opportunities to achieve greater value for money, for example transitioning to mains electricity, rather than use of generators, where the temporary accommodation continues to be in use.<\/p>
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The temporary accommodation installed for COVID-19 did not increase operational capacity at prisons and therefore did not put any additional pressure on services already in place, such as healthcare, education, and other shared prison facilities. We did identify, however, that the use of the accommodation as shielding units required additional space for prisoners to associate and exercise in shelter, where necessary, away from the wider prison population. We have taken steps to put necessary provisions in place at each prison that requires it. If the existing temporary accommodation in prisons transitions into operational capacity, then in line with processes in place to increase capacity at a prison site, we will assess the level of ancillaries and services required (including staffing and healthcare) to support the change in population and make sure the appropriate provisions are in place.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4481", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alex Chalk"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Cheltenham"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Alex Chalk"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-03-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "157984"} , {"_value" : "157985"} , {"_value" : "157986"} , {"_value" : "157987"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-03-05T11:14:30.227Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-02-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prison Accommodation"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the evidence given to the Public Accounts Committee by the Chief Executive of HM Prison and Probation Service on the 11 February 2021, Q46, what assessment he has made of the effect of increased use of accommodation within existing prison sites on access of residents to (a) healthcare, (b) education, (c) exercise and (d) association spaces and (e) other shared prison facilities over the next two years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1583", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "West Ham"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ms Lyn Brown"} ], "uin" : "157988"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1289637", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1289637/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Barkingside Magistrates\u2019 Court is in the North East London Local Justice Area, and all trials for that area are listed at Romford Magistrates\u2019 Court. There are currently 109 motoring cases and 395 non motoring cases awaiting summary trial at Romford Magistrates\u2019 Court, along with 53 Youth case trials.<\/p>
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The average waiting time for a case between charge and first listing at Barkingside Magistrates\u2019 Court is 17 days for bail cases with an anticipated guilty plea, 29 days for bail cases with an anticipated not guilty plea. Where the police do not bail the defendant, the case will be listed before the next sitting of the court.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4503", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Philp"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Croydon South"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chris Philp"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-03-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-03-05T11:48:17.963Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-02-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Magistrates' Courts: Greater London"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases are awaiting trial at Barkingside Magistrates Court; and what estimate he has made of the current average waiting time for a case to reach the court.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4504", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Wes Streeting"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ilford North"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Wes Streeting"} ], "uin" : "158132"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1289665", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1289665/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Our prison population projections published in November last year, show that the female prison population is projected to rise by around two-fifths by 2026 (1,300 women) with most of that rise coming in the next two years. Our projections took in to consideration the impact of the planned recruitment of a further 23,400 police officers \u2013 which is likely to increase charge volumes and future prison populations.<\/p>
Our projections further assumed the future gender composition of the prison population will be broadly consistent with the pre-COVID 19 composition, although there is a fair degree of uncertainty here however particularly due to the additional police recruitment. As such we modelled a total of four scenarios which included a 20% higher/lower throughput from the Police and a fast court recovery scenario. Table 2.1 and 4.1 taken from our prison population projections, illustrate this below:<\/p>
Table 2.1 below shows the two extra scenarios of a lower and a higher impact police scenario for both men and women.<\/p>
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<\/p><\/td> | Central Scenario<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Lower Police Scenario<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Higher Police Scenario<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Fast Court Recovery Scenario<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2020<\/p><\/td> 79,235<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 79,235<\/p><\/td> 79,235<\/p><\/td> 79,235<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2021<\/p><\/td> 83,200<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 83,000<\/p><\/td> 83,500<\/p><\/td> 85,900<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2022<\/p><\/td> 88,100<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 87,200<\/p><\/td> 89,100<\/p><\/td> 88,600<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2023<\/p><\/td> 93,000<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 91,300<\/p><\/td> 94,700<\/p><\/td> 91,900<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2024<\/p><\/td> 96,000<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 93,800<\/p><\/td> 98,300<\/p><\/td> 94,900<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2025<\/p><\/td> 97,700<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 95,000<\/p><\/td> 100,300<\/p><\/td> 97,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2026<\/p><\/td> 98,700<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 95,900<\/p><\/td> 101,600<\/p><\/td> 98,400<\/p><\/td><\/tr> All figures are rounded to the nearest hundred. Components may not sum due to rounding.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Table 4.1 below shows the projections separately for children, females over 18 years and males over 18 specifically for the central scenario.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Children<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Female 18+<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Male 18+<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2020<\/p><\/td> 79,235<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 395<\/p><\/td> 3,217<\/p><\/td> 75,623<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2021<\/p><\/td> 83,200<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 600<\/p><\/td> 3,800<\/p><\/td> 78,900<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2022<\/p><\/td> 88,100<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 600<\/p><\/td> 4,100<\/p><\/td> 83,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2023<\/p><\/td> 93,000<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 700<\/p><\/td> 4,300<\/p><\/td> 88,100<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2024<\/p><\/td> 96,000<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 700<\/p><\/td> 4,400<\/p><\/td> 90,900<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2025<\/p><\/td> 97,700<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 700<\/p><\/td> 4,500<\/p><\/td> 92,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2026<\/p><\/td> 98,700<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 700<\/p><\/td> 4,500<\/p><\/td> 93,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr> All figures are rounded to the nearest hundred. Components may not sum due to rounding.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> Central Scenario<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Lower Police Scenario<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Higher Police Scenario<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Fast Court Recovery Scenario<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2020<\/p><\/td> 79,235<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 79,235<\/p><\/td> 79,235<\/p><\/td> 79,235<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2021<\/p><\/td> 83,200<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 83,000<\/p><\/td> 83,500<\/p><\/td> 85,900<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2022<\/p><\/td> 88,100<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 87,200<\/p><\/td> 89,100<\/p><\/td> 88,600<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2023<\/p><\/td> 93,000<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 91,300<\/p><\/td> 94,700<\/p><\/td> 91,900<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2024<\/p><\/td> 96,000<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 93,800<\/p><\/td> 98,300<\/p><\/td> 94,900<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2025<\/p><\/td> 97,700<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 95,000<\/p><\/td> 100,300<\/p><\/td> 97,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2026<\/p><\/td> 98,700<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 95,900<\/p><\/td> 101,600<\/p><\/td> 98,400<\/p><\/td><\/tr> All figures are rounded to the nearest hundred. Components may not sum due to rounding.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Table 4.1 below shows the projections separately for children, females over 18 years and males over 18 specifically for the central scenario.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Children<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Female 18+<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Male 18+<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2020<\/p><\/td> 79,235<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 395<\/p><\/td> 3,217<\/p><\/td> 75,623<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2021<\/p><\/td> 83,200<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 600<\/p><\/td> 3,800<\/p><\/td> 78,900<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2022<\/p><\/td> 88,100<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 600<\/p><\/td> 4,100<\/p><\/td> 83,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2023<\/p><\/td> 93,000<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 700<\/p><\/td> 4,300<\/p><\/td> 88,100<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2024<\/p><\/td> 96,000<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 700<\/p><\/td> 4,400<\/p><\/td> 90,900<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2025<\/p><\/td> 97,700<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 700<\/p><\/td> 4,500<\/p><\/td> 92,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2026<\/p><\/td> |