The Government has developed a comprehensive package of police integrity reforms following two independent reviews and public consultations, and extensive consultation with policing stakeholders. An impact assessment was published during the passage of the Policing and Crime Act 2017.<\/p>
Following the introduction of public misconduct hearings in public, with legally qualified chairs (2015), the Government has extended the police discipline system to former officers and introduced the police barred list (December 2017). In January 2018, reforms to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) were implemented, streamlining decision-making and creating the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). Investigation times have fallen since these changes were introduced.<\/p>
The next phase of reforms will build on these changes, overhauling the police complaints and discipline systems. Changes to simplify processes, for example when making decisions on a case to answer, will make the system more efficient and the police and IOPC will be required to provide a written explanation if an investigation goes beyond 12 months and set out next steps. The police discipline system is being reformed to make it more transparent, including requiring more information to be provided to officers under investigation, and focusing it more on conduct that would warrant a disciplinary sanction, establishing a more proportionate process for matters that fall below that threshold<\/p>
These reforms will be introduced when Parliamentary time allows.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2019 to Question 263906 on Police: Disciplinary Proceedings, when the delivery of the package of measures will be completed.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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We are taking urgent and decisive action to stop contraband from entering our prisons. These illicit items pose a significant threat to safety and security.<\/p>
<\/p>
X-ray body scanners have already been installed at Altcourse, Belmarsh, Doncaster, Forest Bank, Holme House, Leeds, Northumberland and Peterborough.<\/p>
<\/p>
We believe X-ray scanning technology provides an effective method of confirming whether a prisoner is attempting to smuggle contraband via internal concealment.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Swindon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Buckland"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-06-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "267273"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-06-27T17:10:09.19Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prisons: Security"} , "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, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2019 to Question 246554 on Prisons: Security, what the timeframe is for the installation of x-ray body scanners in the eight selected prisons.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4521", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Dwyfor Meirionnydd"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Liz Saville Roberts"} ], "uin" : "267274"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133217", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133217/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
We have provided information for the past 4 years of the number of people serving a prison sentence for a sexual offence against a child. To provide equivalent data for 30 June 2014 would entail disproportionate cost. This is due to an improvement made in 2015 where Child Sexual Abuse offences were specifically differentiated within our offence information.<\/p>
30th June 2015 - 7,404
30th June 2016 - 8,376
30th June 2017 - 8,965
30th June 2018 - 9,167<\/p>
The figures given have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Swindon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Buckland"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-06-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-06-27T16:03:32.777Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Offences against Children: Sentencing"} , "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 people were serving a sentence for sexual offences against a child in England and Wales in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4521", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Dwyfor Meirionnydd"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Liz Saville Roberts"} ], "uin" : "266743"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133227", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133227/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Month<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Prison<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bedford<\/p><\/td> Chelmsford<\/p><\/td> Lindholme<\/p><\/td> Long Lartin<\/p><\/td> Wincester<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May-18<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> 36<\/p><\/td> 30<\/p><\/td> 38<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jun-18<\/p><\/td> 26<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jul-18<\/p><\/td> 21<\/p><\/td> 28<\/p><\/td> 29<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td> 26<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Aug-18<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 44<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td> 35<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sep-18<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> 27<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oct-18<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td> 26<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 27<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nov-18<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 26<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td> 25<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dec-18<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td> 21<\/p><\/td> 26<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jan-19<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td> 29<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Feb-19<\/p><\/td> 15<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mar-19<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td> 21<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Apr-19<\/p><\/td> 17<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td> 32<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May-19<\/p><\/td> 17<\/p><\/td> 25<\/p><\/td> 38<\/p><\/td> 35<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Totals<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 226<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 287<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 246<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 339<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 306<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> These data have been collated from all Occupational Health Assessments, including<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2019 to Question 260703 on Prisons: Occupational Health, how many occupational health assessments have been carried out in HMP Winchester in the last 12 months.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132944/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The information requested is provided in the table below.<\/p> <\/p> Month<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Prison<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bedford<\/p><\/td> Chelmsford<\/p><\/td> Lindholme<\/p><\/td> Long Lartin<\/p><\/td> Wincester<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May-18<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> 36<\/p><\/td> 30<\/p><\/td> 38<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jun-18<\/p><\/td> 26<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jul-18<\/p><\/td> 21<\/p><\/td> 28<\/p><\/td> 29<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td> 26<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Aug-18<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 44<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td> 35<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sep-18<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> 27<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oct-18<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td> 26<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 27<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nov-18<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 26<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td> 25<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dec-18<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td> 21<\/p><\/td> 26<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jan-19<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td> 29<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Feb-19<\/p><\/td> 15<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mar-19<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td> 21<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Apr-19<\/p><\/td> 17<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td> 32<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May-19<\/p><\/td> 17<\/p><\/td> 25<\/p><\/td> 38<\/p><\/td> 35<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Totals<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 226<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 287<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 246<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 339<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 306<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> These data have been collated from all Occupational Health Assessments, including<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2019 to Question 260703 on Prisons: Occupational Health, how many occupational health assessments have been carried out in HMP Chelmsford in the last 12 months.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1131633", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1131633/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Table 1: Conduct & discipline cases1<\/sup> for misconduct and gross misconduct by band 3-5 prison officers2<\/sup>, by outcome3<\/sup>, 2015/16 to 2017/18<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> 2015/16<\/p><\/td> 2016/17<\/p><\/td> 2017/18<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Not been proven<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 26<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Management advice & guidance<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> Written warning<\/p><\/td> Dismissal<\/p><\/td> Other outcomes4<\/sup><\/p><\/td> <\/p> 2015/16<\/p><\/td> 2016/17<\/p><\/td> 2017/18<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Not been proven<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p> <\/p><\/td> Management advice & guidance<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> Written warning<\/p><\/td> Dismissal<\/p><\/td> Other outcomes4<\/sup><\/p><\/td> Notes:<\/p> Notes:<\/p> 1. A case is defined as a unique combination of case and individual member of staff. Where more than one member of staff is involved in a single case these are counted separately in this table. Equally staff involved in more than one case during the year are counted multiple times.<\/p> 2. Includes Band 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl specialists), Band 4 / Supervising Officer and Band 5 / Custodial Managers.<\/p> 3. Information on the outcomes of any appeal is not included.<\/p> 4. Includes where cases have been withdrawn/closed or where other disciplinary action was taken, such as financial penalties, regrades/downgrades, verbal warnings.<\/p> <\/p> '~ denotes suppressed values of 2 or fewer or other values which would allow values of 2 or fewer to be derived by subtraction. Low numbers are suppressed to prevent disclosure in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of alleged (a) misconduct and (b) gross misconduct by prison officers that reach proceedings have (i) not been proven, (ii) led to management advice, (iii) led to a written warning and (iv) led to dismissal in each of the last three years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4521", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Liz Saville Roberts"}
], "uin" : "263824"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1121775", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1121775/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport currently provides £3m for the Irish Language Broadcast Fund and £1m for the Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund each year.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4115", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Margot James"}
}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Margot James"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-04-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2019-04-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Broadcasting: Northern Ireland"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding the Government has allocated to television broadcasting services in Irish and in Ulster-Scots under the (a) Irish Language Broadcasting Fund and (b) Ulster-Scots Broadcasting Fund.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4521", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Liz Saville Roberts"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1109807", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1109807/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Ministry of Justice\u2019s annual collection of data from coroners does not include the number of adjourned investigations which are resumed after a murder trial. The number of such cases will be low, however, because the coroner has to have sufficient reason for resuming the investigation and a criminal trial will often cover the statutory questions which the coroner is required to address.<\/p> <\/p> The Ministry\u2019s data collection does include the number of cases not<\/em> resumed after an adjournment, broken down by sub-groups including murder. The table below shows the number of adjourned murder inquests which coroners decided not to resume from 2013 to 2017.<\/p> <\/p> Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Murder Inquests Adjourned and Not Resumed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 333<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 296<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/p><\/td> 287<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/p><\/td> 262<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/p><\/td> 326<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Source: Coroners Statistics 2017, MoJ publication<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-04-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-04-11T16:26:57.7Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inquests were resumed after an adjournment where the cause of death was murder in each of the last three years; and how many of those inquests were heard by a jury.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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