The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), as an independent regulator, is well aware of the risks identified by the honourable member. It regularly issues scam alerts and in July this year published a paper outlining key risks. This paper will be updated again next spring. The SRA has advised that in 2014 it issued 183 scam alerts.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1496", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Shailesh Vara"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North West Cambridgeshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Shailesh Vara"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-12-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-12-15T13:06:53.123Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-12-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Fraud: Solicitors"} , "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 raise awareness amongst solicitors of the risks of their clients being targeted in scams by people purporting to operate in the name of their solicitor requesting transfer of funds; and what estimate he has made of the number of such scams that took place in the last three years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4124", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chi Onwurah"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Newcastle upon Tyne Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chi Onwurah"} ], "uin" : "19587"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/437211", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/437211/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Repeat offenders can expect to go straight to prison if they commit a serious offence. Serious offenders are now more likely to go to prison and for longer. The courts have discretion to suspend a custodial sentence for any offence where the sentence is for two years or less. This decision rests with the independent judiciary. The judiciary consider previous convictions as an aggravating factor when sentencing. The court may impose community requirements on the offender, and if the offender is found to breach any requirement or commits a further offence whilst the order is in force they will be sent to prison.<\/p>
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Offenders serving suspended custodial sentences have a lower re-offending rate than offenders serving immediate, short custodial sentences.<\/p>
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The information requested is contained in the table below.<\/p>
Offenders1 <\/sup>sentenced to suspended sentence for indictable2<\/sup> and summary offences3<\/sup> by the number of previous convictions4<\/sup>, England and Wales, 12 months ending June 2011 - 12 months ending June 2015<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 12 months ending June <\/em><\/p><\/td> Total number of offenders sentenced to suspended sentence <\/em><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> Number of previous convictions <\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> one<\/em><\/p><\/td> between one and ten<\/em><\/p><\/td> more than ten<\/em><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/em><\/p><\/td> 42,360 <\/em><\/p><\/td> 4,725 <\/em><\/p><\/td> 16,565 <\/em><\/p><\/td> 11,995 <\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/em><\/p><\/td> 40,894 <\/em><\/p><\/td> 4,305 <\/em><\/p><\/td> 15,601 <\/em><\/p><\/td> 12,169 <\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/em><\/p><\/td> 41,256 <\/em><\/p><\/td> 4,308 <\/em><\/p><\/td> 15,311 <\/em><\/p><\/td> 13,013 <\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/em><\/p><\/td> 46,265 <\/em><\/p><\/td> 4,580 <\/em><\/p><\/td> 16,806 <\/em><\/p><\/td> 15,340 <\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/em><\/p><\/td> 50,058 <\/em><\/p><\/td> 5,172<\/em><\/p><\/td> 18,019<\/em><\/p><\/td> 16,509<\/em><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Source<\/strong>: Ministry of Justice Police National Computer (PNC) extract<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1. Figures are based on counting the number of occasions an offender was sentenced to suspended sentences for an offence in England and Wales. An offender can appear more than once in the total if the offender was sentenced on multiple occasions in the year. <\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2. Indictable offences including triable either-way offences.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 3. Only includes recordable summary offences recorded on the PNC. The recordable offences are defined as offences that can attract a custodial sentence plus some additional offences defined in legislation. A range of less serious summary offences, such as TV licence evasion and many motoring offences are not recorded on the PNC.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 4. Figures are based on counting the number of occasions on which offenders have previously received a conviction for any offence recorded on the Police National Computer, including some offences committed outside of England and Wales. Where there were multiple offences on the same occasion, only the primary offence as recorded on the Police National Computer would be counted.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 5. All data have been taken from the MoJ extract of the Police National Computer. This includes details of all convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings given for recordable offences (see www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1139/schedule/made for definition). It is therefore possible that some offenders presented in the table above have previously also received convictions for offences not recorded on the PNC.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many suspended sentences were given for people with (a) one, (b) between one and 10 and (c) more than 10 previous convictions in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/437213", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/437213/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The information requested is not held centrally.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of children in England and Wales who have a parent in custody.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/437214", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/437214/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " This information is not held centrally.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1453", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Selous"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many visits have been made by one or more children to a parent in custody in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/437216", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/437216/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The information requested is not held centrally.<\/p> All prisons provide opportunities for offenders to work and learn new skills which can help them find a job on release and support their rehabilitation. We already work continuously with employers nationally and locally \u2013 including with other Government Departments - to create new opportunities in line with our code of practice.<\/p> We want prisons to be places of hard work, rigorous education and high ambition. That is why we will put the tools to drive change in the hands of those at the frontline who know best.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison workshops have (a) opened, (b) closed and (c) changed function in each of the last seven years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/437218", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/437218/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " This information is not held centrally.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1453", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Selous"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time is on prison visit booking lines (a) in each prison and (b) overall.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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