Select the relevant police force area in the \u2018Police Force Area\u2019 field<\/li><\/ul> <\/p>
<\/p>
The number of women given a custodial sentence less than and more than six months from each magistrates and Crown court in North Wales in 2018, with corresponding offence, is available in the attached tables.<\/p>
<\/p>
Our vision, as set out in our Female Offender Strategy, is to see fewer women coming into the criminal justice system and a greater proportion managed successfully in the community.<\/p>
<\/p>
There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. The MoJ study \u2018The impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders on re-offending\u2019 published in 2015 found that over a 1-year follow up period, a higher proportion of people re-offended having been sentenced to custody of under 12 months without supervision on release than other similar people given community orders.<\/p>
<\/p>
Unless we tackle the underlying causes of offending, we cannot protect the public from being victims of crime. Effective community orders can address offenders\u2019 behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women sentenced to (a) less than and (b) more than six months were taken into immediate custody from each (i) magistrates and (ii) Crown court in North Wales in 2018-19; and what the offence classification was in each of those cases.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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There are 2,489 unreleased IPP<\/ins> 10,018 IPP<\/del> prisoners, of which 46<\/ins> 344<\/del> are women. We know that when coming into contact with the criminal justice system, some women choose not to disclose that they have children. Data is therefore not currently collected on numbers of prisoners with children (whether that be total numbers of children or dependent children).<\/p> <\/p>
Our Female Offender Strategy is committed to improving outcomes for women at all stages of the justice system, and this includes supporting those who have children. We know that female prisoners are more likely than male prisoners to be a primary carer and imprisoned mothers are more likely to be living with their children prior to custody \u2013 around 60% of women compared with about 45% of men in prison who have children. Figures from a 2015 data matching exercise with the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Work and Pensions showed that between 24% and 31% of all female offenders were estimated to have one or more child dependents.<\/p>
<\/p>
We recognise the impact that imprisonment of a parent can have on families. That is why we have asked Lord Farmer to continue his work on the importance of family ties by conducting a further review into female offenders in custody and the community. Lord Farmer is expected to report his findings to Ministers shortly.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of women in prison on a sentence of imprisonment for public protection that have children.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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The Ministry of Justice does not collect this information. We do not record the reasons behind a crime and only collect information on the offence committed. There are a number of offences that someone can commit to support the drug use of someone else, including theft and drug related offences. There are further barriers to gaining this information as some women may not feel comfortable or safe to disclose this information.<\/p>
<\/p>
In June 2018, we published The Female Offender Strategy which set out a significant programme of work to deliver better outcomes for female offenders at all points of the justice system.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number and proportion of female prisoners in England and Wales who committed an offence to support the drug use of someone else for which they received a prison sentence in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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Our Female Offender Strategy is committed to improving outcomes for women at all stages of the justice system, and this includes supporting those who have children. We know that female prisoners are more likely than male prisoners to be a primary carer and imprisoned mothers are more likely to be living with their children prior to custody \u2013 around 60% of women compared with about 45% of men in prison who have children. Figures from a 2015 data matching exercise with the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Work and Pensions showed that between 24% and 31% of all female offenders were estimated to have one or more child dependents.<\/p>
We know that when coming into contact with the criminal justice system, some women choose not to disclose that they have dependent children for a number of reasons. As such, iIt is difficult to create an accurate estimate of the number of women who choose not to disclose and to provide appropriate targeted support. However, we want all women to feel safe enough to disclose and are taking steps to encourage this, as outlined below. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring that the National Probation Service\u2019s pre-sentence reports, which assist the court in making sentencing decisions, highlight the fact an offender has dependent children and supporting the roll out of the \u2018Safeguarding Children When Sentencing Mothers\u2019 training material developed by Dr Shona Minson.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of women who do not disclose that they have a dependant child before they receive a custodial sentence.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4493", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Richard Burgon"}
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We are very aware of the number of women who have tragically died in our custody, and we welcome the Inquest report that rightly draws attention to the figures and to the risks this population presents. I look forward to meeting Inquest soon to discuss the recommendations in their report. Our published statistics show that the 93 deaths from 2007 to 2017 to which the report refers include 41 from natural causes, 39 that were apparently self-inflicted and 13 other deaths, including 6 that have yet to be classified. The Government takes very seriously its responsibility to keep staff and prisoners safe, and we are committed to reducing the number of self-inflicted deaths in our prisons. This is why we have established a prison safety programme through which we are taking forward a comprehensive set of actions to improve safety in custody. This includes a workstream on women offenders, which has drawn on helpful reports from the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman and the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody to identify and take forward focused work in women\u2019s prisons. These are in addition to the measures that we are taking across the estate, which include rolling out revised and improved training for staff in assessing and managing the risk of suicide and self-harm amongst prisoners (which has already reached more than 17,000 staff); improving support for prisoners in their early days in custody; revising the ACCT case management process for those identified as being at risk; and renewing our partnership with the Samaritans by confirming a further three years' grant funding for their valuable Listeners Scheme. On 27 June we published our strategy for female offenders, which sets out our vision and plan to improve outcomes for women both in the community and in custody. We want to see: - fewer women coming into the criminal justice system;<\/li>
- fewer women in custody, especially on short-term sentences, and a greater proportion of women successfully managed in the community; and<\/li>
- better conditions for those in custody.<\/li><\/ul>A key theme in the strategy is the need for a joined-up approach to addressing female offenders\u2019 often complex needs. We know that we will make progress in meeting these needs only by adopting a partnership approach at both national and local level. We hope to publish our National Concordat on Female Offenders by the end of the year. This will be a cross-governmental statement of intent and commitment to improve the outcomes for female offenders in a holistic, whole-systems approach.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his Department\u2019s policies of the findings of a report by Inquest entitled Still Dying on the inside: examining deaths in women's prisons, published in May 2018, that 93 women have died in custody in England and Wales since March 2007; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4036", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Luciana Berger"}
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The Ministry of Justice does not hold data on the details of every offence committed by each of the female prisoners currently held in prison. This information can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list every offence committed by each of the female prisoners currently held in prison.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Philip Davies"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/930901/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Government recognises that there is an impact on families and children when a woman is involved in the criminal justice system and that children of imprisoned mothers may be particularly affected by a custodial sentence. We have commissioned Lord Farmer to continue his work to enable us to understand what specific measures we can take to help women strengthen family ties, especially with their children, whilst serving sentences in the community, in custody and after they are released.<\/p> <\/p> The number of women in each establishment serving sentences for non-violent offences and the average length of those sentences is set out in table one below.<\/p> <\/p> The percentage of women in each establishment recorded as having children is set out in the table two below. The Ministry of Justice does not have this information broken down by type of offence.<\/p> <\/p> The Ministry of Justice does not hold data on the age or the arrangements made for the care of dependent children of women serving custodial sentences. The percentage of women in prison for non-violent offences who are also re-offenders can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.<\/p> <\/p> Table 1:<\/strong> Female prison population at selected establishments by non-violent offences and average sentence length as at 31 March 2018.<\/p> <\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Establishment<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> | Non-violent offences<\/p><\/td> | Average (mean) sentence length (days) for non-violent offences<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>Total<\/strong> population<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Number<\/strong><\/p><\/td>%<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Askham Grange<\/strong><\/p><\/td>118<\/strong><\/p><\/td>81<\/p><\/td> | 69%<\/em><\/p><\/td>1411<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Bronzefield<\/strong><\/p><\/td>517<\/strong><\/p><\/td>407<\/p><\/td> | 79%<\/em><\/p><\/td>879<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Downview<\/strong><\/p><\/td>325<\/strong><\/p><\/td>248<\/p><\/td> | 76%<\/em><\/p><\/td>1596<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Drake Hall<\/strong><\/p><\/td>319<\/strong><\/p><\/td>236<\/p><\/td> | 74%<\/em><\/p><\/td>1658<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | East Sutton Park<\/strong><\/p><\/td>87<\/strong><\/p><\/td>66<\/p><\/td> | 76%<\/em><\/p><\/td>1407<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Eastwood Park<\/strong><\/p><\/td>361<\/strong><\/p><\/td>283<\/p><\/td> | 78%<\/em><\/p><\/td>821<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Foston Hall<\/strong><\/p><\/td>317<\/strong><\/p><\/td>222<\/p><\/td> | 70%<\/em><\/p><\/td>1006<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Low Newton<\/strong><\/p><\/td>322<\/strong><\/p><\/td>221<\/p><\/td> | 69%<\/em><\/p><\/td>1397<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | New Hall<\/strong><\/p><\/td> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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