The table below provides the information requested on the current number of outstanding cases awaiting trial in (1) the Crown Court, and (2) the Magistrates\u2019 Courts.<\/p>
<\/p>
These data are taken from the national statistics on the level of outstanding work in the criminal courts for the first quarter of 2020 which were published on 26 June 2020 and are available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-court-statistics<\/a>. The data for the second quarter will be published in September 2020.<\/p> <\/p>
Outstanding cases awaiting trial in the Magistrates\u2019 and Crown Court as at 31 March 2020<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Magistrates\u2019 Court12<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 77,459<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Crown Court2<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 31,686<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Notes:<\/p> 1<\/sup>The magistrates\u2019 court figure represents all those cases outstanding that are categorised as for trial (Indictable-only and Triable-either-way) and not just those awaiting a trial hearing. For example, it will include cases where defendants plead guilty and not guilty, and those where a warrant has been issued<\/p> 2<\/sup> Though the figures for both Magistrates\u2019 and Crown Court includes for trial cases (Triable-either-way and Indictable Only) which are outstanding for trial we are unable to say at what stage of the court process these are, for example, this may include cases where a trial has started but has not concluded.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the present backlog of cases awaiting trial in (1) the Crown Court, and (2) the Magistrates' Court.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average delay in terms of weeks before solicitors are able to consult their clients in prison via video link.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1227145/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " In recognition of the importance of maintaining family ties, since 24 March the Government has rolled out 1297 secure mobile phones across the prison estate in England and Wales. This is in addition to existing wing phones and in-cell telephones. As of the 21 July 2020, 153,918 minutes of calls have taken place from secure mobile PIN phones since 2nd April when this service was deployed.<\/p> We do not routinely record the number of calls that take place over long periods of time, however our most recent data shows that on 21 July, 2803 calls took place across all mobile phones. This equates to 14,783 minutes across the estate. For comparison, 222,889 minutes of calls took place across the non-mobile based PIN network. There has been a 52% increase in calls across pin phone calls from the average call number in February, we do not currently have the equivalent data for just mobile phones.<\/p> We do not record figures for minutes that prisoners have spent on calls by prison across the time period mentioned.. We have access to daily call figures across the entire secure mobile network and also individual prison figures on a given day. We are working with our supplier to identify whether we can report on cumulative figures for individual prisons.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their announcement on 24 March that 900 secure phone handsets were to be provided to prisons to support family contact during the COVID-19 pandemic, how many minutes prisoners have spent on calls to date (1) in total, and (2) in each prison in which such phones have been allocated.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1226205/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " In general terms, the law requires couples to give due notice of the marriage and to marry in the place specified when they gave notice and in the presence of certain people. Marriages are not automatically valid because they involve a certain building, person or religion: on the contrary, they are capable of legal recognition because they follow a route set out in statute. The statute law also sets out circumstances in which a marriage will be void.<\/p> As part of its review of the law on how and where couples may marry in England and Wales, the Law Commission will make recommendations regarding what the consequences of failing to comply with all or some of the requirements for a valid marriage should be. The Government looks forward to publication of its consultation paper in September.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government in which circumstances marriages in England and Wales are legally recognised by virtue of (1) the building in which the marriage takes place, (2) the registrar or officiant conducting the ceremony, and (3) the religion of the marriage.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Keen of Elie on 15 July (HL Deb, cols 1659\u201361), how the situation of Black and other minority ethnic defendants, including those from Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities, will be taken into account in (1) the membership, and (2) the terms of reference, of the Royal Commission on criminal justice.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total budget allocated to the HM Prisons and Probation Service Payment Plus scheme for the current financial year.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the budget allocated to the HM Prisons and Probation Service Payment Plus scheme has been spent so far in the current financial year.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of additional prison sentences likely to be imposed if the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill is passed in its present form; and how many longer sentences are likely to be imposed as a result.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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These units are being placed where there are the highest number of shared cells, a lack of in-cell sanitation and where there are high numbers of vulnerable prisoners. We have also opened an Annex at HMP/YOI Rochester to hold up to 70 men.<\/p> <\/p> As at 29 May 2020, 35% of the prison population are sharing cells holding two or more people and this is broken down by establishment in the table below. The detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system.<\/p> <\/p> Prison<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total number of prisoners sharing cells<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Proportion<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Prison<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total number of prisoners sharing cells<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Proportion<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Altcourse<\/p><\/td> 684<\/p><\/td> 64%<\/p><\/td> Leicester<\/p><\/td> 219<\/p><\/td> 68%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ashfield<\/p><\/td> 152<\/p><\/td> 37%<\/p><\/td> Lewes<\/p><\/td> 176<\/p><\/td> 33%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Askham Grange<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0%<\/p><\/td> Leyhill<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Aylesbury<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0%<\/p><\/td> Lincoln<\/p><\/td> 422<\/p><\/td> 71%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bedford<\/p><\/td> 242<\/p><\/td> 68%<\/p><\/td> Lindholme<\/p><\/td> 336<\/p><\/td> 36%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Belmarsh<\/p><\/td> 476<\/p><\/td> 58%<\/p><\/td> Littlehey<\/p><\/td> 134<\/p><\/td> 12%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 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