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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172739/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government takes driving offences extremely seriously and wants to ensure that we are doing everything we can to keep our roads safe. That is why we are legislating to increase the maximum penalty for causing death by driving whilst disqualified from two to 10 years, and create a new offence of causing serious injury by driving whilst disqualified. We are also changing the law to allow the commencement of provisions which will ensure that courts must take account of any time in prison in setting the length of a driving disqualification.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The number of people found guilty for driving while disqualified in England and Wales, from 2010 to 2013 (the latest data available) can be viewed in the table.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"8\"><strong>Defendants proceeded against at magistrates' court, found guilty and sentenced at all courts for offences relating to driving while disqualified<sup>(1)<\/sup>, England &amp; Wales, 2009-2013<sup>(2)(3)<\/sup><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Offence<\/td><td> <\/td><td>Outcome<\/td><td>2009<\/td><td>2010<\/td><td>2011<\/td><td>2012<\/td><td>2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"17\">Driving while disqualified<\/td><td> <\/td><td>Proceeded against<\/td><td>13,924<\/td><td>11,122<\/td><td>9,379<\/td><td>8,191<\/td><td>7,619<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td>Found Guilty<\/td><td>13,217<\/td><td>10,465<\/td><td>8,869<\/td><td>7,676<\/td><td>7,083<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td><em>Conviction ratio<sup>(4)<\/sup><\/em><\/td><td><em>94.9<\/em><\/td><td><em>94.1<\/em><\/td><td><em>94.6<\/em><\/td><td><em>93.7<\/em><\/td><td><em>93.0<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td>Sentenced<\/td><td>13,260<\/td><td>10,500<\/td><td>8,917<\/td><td>7,684<\/td><td>7,099<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td><em>Of which:<\/em><\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td>Absolute discharge<\/td><td>47<\/td><td>43<\/td><td>45<\/td><td>67<\/td><td>60<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td>Conditional discharge<\/td><td>236<\/td><td>143<\/td><td>134<\/td><td>121<\/td><td>119<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td>Fine<\/td><td>963<\/td><td>895<\/td><td>820<\/td><td>755<\/td><td>795<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td>Community sentence<\/td><td>5,688<\/td><td>4,483<\/td><td>3,626<\/td><td>3,099<\/td><td>2,580<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td>Suspended sentences<\/td><td>2,558<\/td><td>2,111<\/td><td>1,924<\/td><td>1,639<\/td><td>1,704<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td>Otherwise dealt with<\/td><td>100<\/td><td>93<\/td><td>68<\/td><td>41<\/td><td>56<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td>Immediate custody<\/td><td>3,668<\/td><td>2,732<\/td><td>2,300<\/td><td>1,962<\/td><td>1,785<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td><em>Custody rate<sup>(5)<\/sup><\/em><\/td><td><em>27.7<\/em><\/td><td><em>26.0<\/em><\/td><td><em>25.8<\/em><\/td><td><em>25.5<\/em><\/td><td><em>25.1<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td>Average fine (£)<\/td><td>267.65<\/td><td>246.26<\/td><td>278.35<\/td><td>283.06<\/td><td>284.67<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td>Average custodial sentence length (months)<sup>(6)<\/sup><\/td><td>3.3<\/td><td>3.2<\/td><td>3.2<\/td><td>3.1<\/td><td>3.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(1) An offence under S 103 (1) of the Road Trafic Act 1988<\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"7\">(1) The figures given in the table on court proceedings relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.<\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"7\">(2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.<\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"7\">(3) The number of offenders sentenced can differ from those found guilty as it may be the case that a defendant found guilty in a particular year, and committed for sentence at the Crown Court, may be sentenced in the following year.<\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"7\">(4) Conviction ratio is calculated as the number of convictions as a proportion of the number of proceedings.<\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"6\">(5) The proportion of offenders sentenced who are sentenced to immediate custody.<\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(6) Excludes life and indeterminate sentences.<\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\">Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.<\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ref: PQ 220161<\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Ministry of Justice Shared Services staff in Newport who have recently been transferred to Shared Services Connected Ltd are eligible for Stage 2 surplus status for redeployment within the Civil Service.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1548", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jessica Morden"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172600/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p /> <p>The Government believes that convicted adult offenders should pay towards the costs of running the criminal courts. Recovering some of the costs of the criminal courts from convicted offenders will reduce the burden on taxpayers of funding the courts system.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The estimates are set out in tables below. The estimates are based on draft charge levels that were published in July 2014<strong>. <\/strong>The charge levels are currently being finalised and so the forecast of the amounts we expect to collect may change.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>Gross cash inflow<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Scenario:<\/p><\/td><td><p>15/16<\/p><\/td><td><p>16/17<\/p><\/td><td><p>17/18<\/p><\/td><td><p>18/19<\/p><\/td><td><p>19/20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><em>Based on current fine payment rates<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p>£5m<\/p><\/td><td><p>£75m<\/p><\/td><td><p>£100m<\/p><\/td><td><p>£105m<\/p><\/td><td><p>£105m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><em>Based on income-based payment model (high scenario)<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p>£15m<\/p><\/td><td><p>£75m<\/p><\/td><td><p>£105m<\/p><\/td><td><p>£135m<\/p><\/td><td><p>£160m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p><strong>Net cash inflows<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Scenario:<\/p><\/td><td><p>15/16<\/p><\/td><td><p>16/17<\/p><\/td><td><p>17/18<\/p><\/td><td><p>18/19<\/p><\/td><td><p>19/20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><em>Based on current fine payment rates<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p>-£20m<\/p><\/td><td><p>£50m<\/p><\/td><td><p>£75m<\/p><\/td><td><p>£80m<\/p><\/td><td><p>£80m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><em>Based on income-based payment model (high scenario)<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><p>-£10m<\/p><\/td><td><p>£50m<\/p><\/td><td><p>£80m<\/p><\/td><td><p>£110m<\/p><\/td><td><p>£135m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><em>Figures in both tables are rounded to the nearest £5 million and are in real terms. They include a 20% adjustment for optimism bias.<\/em><\/p><p> <\/p><p>Two separate approaches have been adopted to estimate future revenues from the charge. One approach (the fines-based model) is based on the current repayment rates of fines by offenders, while the other approach (income-based model) is based on data on offenders\u2019 means. The two approaches allow us to consider different aspects of the impact of the charge. We have used two discrete models to allow cross-validation of the different models\u2019 estimates, and to provide a range for the revenue forecasts.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the (a) gross and (b) net amount likely to be collected through the criminal courts charge in each of the next five financial years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2014 to Question 215243, how many times all members of the Advisory Committee to the Phillips Review met to discuss the report (a) before and (b) after it was submitted to the Secretary of State.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what amount his Department has spent on legal fees in judicial review cases in which it was found to have acted unlawfully since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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