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1221876

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the End of Custody Temporary Release scheme for (a) pregnant women and (b) women.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	71105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>The End of Custody Temporary Release Scheme (ECTR) allows risk-assessed prisoners, who are within two months of their release date, to be temporarily released from custody. ECTR was introduced as part of our wider measures to create headroom across the prison estate, to enable us to implement our compartmentalisation strategy. This strategy allows us to isolate those with symptoms, quarantine new admissions and shield those most at risk from Covid-19. Early release is however only one part of our overall strategy towards achieving the headroom. We are also expanding the capacity of the prison estate through temporary accommodation, expediting remand cases and expanding our video court capacity and capability to facilitate timely remand and sentencing hearings.</p><p>Public Health England and HMPPS modelling suggests that our strategy is having a positive impact on the risk of infection in prison populations (including the women’s estate).</p><p>In addition to ECTR, pregnant women, prisoners with their babies in custody and those defined by NHS guidelines as ‘extremely vulnerable’ to Covid-19 will merit consideration for compassionate temporary release on a Special Purpose Licence.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice now publishes a weekly release of Covid-19 related statistics. This includes the number of prisoners that have been released from custody under Covid-19 temporary release schemes. The statistics release can be found here each Friday:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hm-prison-and-probation-service-covid-19-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hm-prison-and-probation-service-covid-19-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 16/07/2020 11:00:54 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1221878

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of people who have been released early from prison as a result of the covid-19 outbreak were convicted of serious violent crimes.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	71140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>On 4 April, the Ministry of Justice announced the End of Custody Temporary Release scheme (ECTR). This scheme enables risk-assessed prisoners, who are within two months of their release date, to be temporarily released from custody, as part of the national approach to managing public services during this challenging period.</p><p>No prisoners released under the ECTR scheme have been convicted of serious violent crimes as offenders serving sentences for violent crimes are not eligible for this scheme.</p><p>Further information can be found in the published guidance on gov.uk</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/881061/end-custody-temporary-release.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/881061/end-custody-temporary-release.pdf</a></p><p>All offenders released on ECTR are subject to electronic monitoring, which is in place before they are released from custody. Offenders released under ECTR are not subject to statutory probation supervision. However, upon release Community Rehabilitation Companies will deploy Through the Gate staff to ensure each offender has a nominated offender manager to remain in contact with for the duration of the temporary licence.</p><p>In addition to ECTR, prisoners in the following groups will merit consideration for compassionate temporary release on a Special Purpose Licence:</p><p>a. Pregnant women</p><p>b. Prisoners with their babies in custody</p><p>c. Those defined by the NHS guidelines as ‘extremely vulnerable’ to Covid-19</p><p>Prisoners who are eligible and who meet the criteria above can apply for release on temporary licence (ROTL). A Special Purpose Licence is one of the provisions of the existing ROTL Policy Framework. Only those prisoners who pass a rigorous risk assessment and approval process, which includes input from Community Offender Managers, the police and other statutory agencies where appropriate will be released. These Covid-19 releases under Special Purpose Licence will involve some prisoners who would not in normal times be released on temporary licence, but for whom it may be appropriate in these unique circumstances.</p><p>Further information can be found in the published guidance on gov.uk</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/881060/covid19-use-compassionate-rotl.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/881060/covid19-use-compassionate-rotl.pdf</a></p><p>All prisoners released on a Covid-19 Special Purpose Licence are subject to supervision and support from the prison by their Prison Offender Manager and in the community by their assigned Community Offender Manager. Some prisoners are also subject to a daily curfew and GPS tagging as part of their individual risk management plan.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service provides ongoing support to establishments including direct conversations with governors where required. Guidance has also been issued to governors to support them and their staff in the delivery of the early release schemes.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 71141 71142 question first answered 13/07/2020 16:06:24 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1221879

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with prison governors on the early release of prisoners as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	71141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>On 4 April, the Ministry of Justice announced the End of Custody Temporary Release scheme (ECTR). This scheme enables risk-assessed prisoners, who are within two months of their release date, to be temporarily released from custody, as part of the national approach to managing public services during this challenging period.</p><p>No prisoners released under the ECTR scheme have been convicted of serious violent crimes as offenders serving sentences for violent crimes are not eligible for this scheme.</p><p>Further information can be found in the published guidance on gov.uk</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/881061/end-custody-temporary-release.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/881061/end-custody-temporary-release.pdf</a></p><p>All offenders released on ECTR are subject to electronic monitoring, which is in place before they are released from custody. Offenders released under ECTR are not subject to statutory probation supervision. However, upon release Community Rehabilitation Companies will deploy Through the Gate staff to ensure each offender has a nominated offender manager to remain in contact with for the duration of the temporary licence.</p><p>In addition to ECTR, prisoners in the following groups will merit consideration for compassionate temporary release on a Special Purpose Licence:</p><p>a. Pregnant women</p><p>b. Prisoners with their babies in custody</p><p>c. Those defined by the NHS guidelines as ‘extremely vulnerable’ to Covid-19</p><p>Prisoners who are eligible and who meet the criteria above can apply for release on temporary licence (ROTL). A Special Purpose Licence is one of the provisions of the existing ROTL Policy Framework. Only those prisoners who pass a rigorous risk assessment and approval process, which includes input from Community Offender Managers, the police and other statutory agencies where appropriate will be released. These Covid-19 releases under Special Purpose Licence will involve some prisoners who would not in normal times be released on temporary licence, but for whom it may be appropriate in these unique circumstances.</p><p>Further information can be found in the published guidance on gov.uk</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/881060/covid19-use-compassionate-rotl.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/881060/covid19-use-compassionate-rotl.pdf</a></p><p>All prisoners released on a Covid-19 Special Purpose Licence are subject to supervision and support from the prison by their Prison Offender Manager and in the community by their assigned Community Offender Manager. Some prisoners are also subject to a daily curfew and GPS tagging as part of their individual risk management plan.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service provides ongoing support to establishments including direct conversations with governors where required. Guidance has also been issued to governors to support them and their staff in the delivery of the early release schemes.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 71140 71142 question first answered 13/07/2020 16:06:24 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1221880

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the prisoners released early as a result of the covid-19 outbreak were managed by (a) Community Rehabilitation Companies and (b) the National Probation Service on release.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	71142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>On 4 April, the Ministry of Justice announced the End of Custody Temporary Release scheme (ECTR). This scheme enables risk-assessed prisoners, who are within two months of their release date, to be temporarily released from custody, as part of the national approach to managing public services during this challenging period.</p><p>No prisoners released under the ECTR scheme have been convicted of serious violent crimes as offenders serving sentences for violent crimes are not eligible for this scheme.</p><p>Further information can be found in the published guidance on gov.uk</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/881061/end-custody-temporary-release.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/881061/end-custody-temporary-release.pdf</a></p><p>All offenders released on ECTR are subject to electronic monitoring, which is in place before they are released from custody. Offenders released under ECTR are not subject to statutory probation supervision. However, upon release Community Rehabilitation Companies will deploy Through the Gate staff to ensure each offender has a nominated offender manager to remain in contact with for the duration of the temporary licence.</p><p>In addition to ECTR, prisoners in the following groups will merit consideration for compassionate temporary release on a Special Purpose Licence:</p><p>a. Pregnant women</p><p>b. Prisoners with their babies in custody</p><p>c. Those defined by the NHS guidelines as ‘extremely vulnerable’ to Covid-19</p><p>Prisoners who are eligible and who meet the criteria above can apply for release on temporary licence (ROTL). A Special Purpose Licence is one of the provisions of the existing ROTL Policy Framework. Only those prisoners who pass a rigorous risk assessment and approval process, which includes input from Community Offender Managers, the police and other statutory agencies where appropriate will be released. These Covid-19 releases under Special Purpose Licence will involve some prisoners who would not in normal times be released on temporary licence, but for whom it may be appropriate in these unique circumstances.</p><p>Further information can be found in the published guidance on gov.uk</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/881060/covid19-use-compassionate-rotl.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/881060/covid19-use-compassionate-rotl.pdf</a></p><p>All prisoners released on a Covid-19 Special Purpose Licence are subject to supervision and support from the prison by their Prison Offender Manager and in the community by their assigned Community Offender Manager. Some prisoners are also subject to a daily curfew and GPS tagging as part of their individual risk management plan.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service provides ongoing support to establishments including direct conversations with governors where required. Guidance has also been issued to governors to support them and their staff in the delivery of the early release schemes.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 71140 71141 question first answered 13/07/2020 16:06:24 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1221982

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of the backlogged cases in the Criminal Justice System are for (a) murder, (b) rape and (c) robbery in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	71147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>The table below provides the information requested on the number of outstanding cases in the Criminal Justice System for (a) murder, (b) rape, and (c) robbery in 2020.</p><p>National statistics on the level of outstanding work in the criminal courts for the first quarter of 2020 were published on 26 June 2020. These data represent a proportion of the total outstanding caseload.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Outstanding cases in the Magistrates’ and Crown Court as at 31 March 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Murder</p></td><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>Rape</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Magistrates’ Court<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>654</p></td><td><p>1911</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Court</p></td><td><p>354</p></td><td><p>1,770</p></td><td><p>1,159</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup>1</sup>Notes</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Source HMCTS management information</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that the data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when data are used.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The figure for outstanding cases in the Magistrates Court is based on all cases with a Case Opened date prior to 31 March 2020 and no Case Completion date, irrespective of when the offence was committed.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Data are taken from a live management information system and can change over time.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The data provided is the most recent available and for that reason might differ slightly from any previously published information.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Data are management information and are not subject to the same level of checks as official statistics.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Data has not been cross referenced with case files.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/07/2020 09:53:18 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1221992

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ranby Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of overtime hours worked by prison officers at HMP Ranby were compensated for with (a) time off in lieu and (b) overtime payments in each of the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	71185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>The data for the overtime hours taken by staff as time off in lieu can only be obtained by disproportionate cost. We would have to look at each individual staff record for the past six months to obtain this level of information.</p><p>Table below shows the number of hours for which staff compensated with overtime payment in each of the last six months. Please note that this cost includes overtime hours completed for other establishments.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Months</p></td><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>June</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hours</p></td><td><p>1098</p></td><td><p>1146</p></td><td><p>3529</p></td><td><p>6639</p></td><td><p>5481.5</p></td><td><p>1745.75</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We are making special payments to all of our hard-working prison staff who are going above and beyond the call of duty during these exceptional times.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 17/07/2020 09:40:26 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1221993

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ranby Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was in staff payments and awards at HMP Ranby in each of the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	71186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>The table below shows the overall staff salary costs and any additional payment awards made to staff at HMP Ranby in the last six months.</p><p>We are also making special payments to all of our hard-working prison staff who are going above and beyond the call of duty during these exceptional times.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>January to June 2020 </strong></p></td><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Staff Costs - HMP Ranby</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>January</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>February</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>April </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>June</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salary</p></td><td><p>£1,225,097</p></td><td><p>£1,255,139</p></td><td><p>£1,301,870</p></td><td><p>£1,283,881</p></td><td><p>£1,293,544</p></td><td><p>£1,264,886</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Additional Payments</p></td><td><p>£158,952</p></td><td><p>£137,898</p></td><td><p>£154,645</p></td><td><p>£150,892</p></td><td><p>£320,005</p></td><td><p>£270,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,384,049</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,393,037</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,456,515</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,434,773</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,613,549</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,535,146</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Note for the table</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Salary costs includes National Insurance and employer contributions</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Additional payment includes payment plus, overtime and bonus payments</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 16/07/2020 12:53:02 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1221994

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ranby Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether HMP Ranby has a regime management plan in place; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	71187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>There is an Exceptional Regime Management Plan (ERMP) at the prison. This was developed in consultation with Public Heath England at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The plan outlines a framework to assist with the delivery of services during the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 16/07/2020 12:54:53 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1221995

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ranby Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours of time off in lieu staff at HMP Ranby have (a) accumulated and (b) been repaid in each of the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	71188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>The data regarding the accumulated hours worked by staff as time off in lieu is not held centrally. This information could only be obtained at disproportionate as all individual staff records would need to be scrutinised.</p><p>The table below shows the number hours for which staff were paid overtime, or ‘Payment Plus’, in the last six months. Please note this cost includes overtime hours completed for other establishments.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>January</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>February</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>March</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>April </em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>May</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>June</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hours</strong></p></td><td><p>1098</p></td><td><p>1146</p></td><td><p>3529</p></td><td><p>6639</p></td><td><p>5481.5</p></td><td><p>1745.75</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We are making special payments to all of our hard-working prison staff who are going above and beyond the call of duty during these exceptional times.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 17/07/2020 09:42:12 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1221996

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ranby Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions staff at HMP Ranby have been ordered to extend scheduled shifts in each of the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	71189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>Fewer than five staff at HMP Ranby were ordered by the Governor to extend their scheduled shifts in the last six months.</p><p>We cannot provide an exact figure where the true number falls between one and five. We believe that the release of some of this information would risk identification of the individuals concerned and it should not be assumed that the actual figure represented falls at any particular point within this scale; ‘five or fewer’ is used as a replacement value from which it would be difficult to isolate or extract any individual data.</p><p>Staff in minus hours of their contractual working hours will be asked or, when necessary if they refuse, be ordered to extend their shift when there is a need to maintain safe and decent regimes.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 17/07/2020 09:46:13 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker