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1176318

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many expressions of interest he has received to operate innovation partner contracts under the new planned probation model.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	12949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>We are planning to implement the new model for probation services by June 2021. The competition for Probation Delivery Partner contracts is well underway and we have received sufficient bids for a viable and healthy competition. The total potential Probation Delivery Partner contract value, as published in the Official Journal of the European Union, is £1.26 billion over 8 years. We will launch the competition for providers for the Dynamic Framework competition in the coming months.</p><p>All staff that transfer to the National Probation Service will become civil servants upon transfer. It is our intention to harmonise terms and conditions for this group on transfer as this is a key enabler of the forthcoming changes. However, this is subject to ongoing negotiations with Trade Unions.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 12951 12952 12953 question first answered 11/02/2020 16:53:24 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1176319

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to exclude private companies holding community rehabilitation company contracts from taking additional contracts under the new planned probation model.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	12950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>No organisations have been barred from the competition. The Public Procurement Regulations 2015 contain discretionary grounds for disqualifying a supplier, including where there are “significant or persistent deficiencies&quot; in the performance of a substantive requirement under a prior public contract, which led to early termination of the prior contract in question, or to damages or other comparable sanctions.</p><p>The criteria for exclusion have not been met – no Community Rehabilitation Company contracts have been terminated for poor performance, and nor has there been cause to claim damages.</p><p>Rules on taking account of suppliers’ past performances can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-0415-taking-account-of-suppliers-past-performance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-0415-taking-account-of-suppliers-past-performance</a></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/02/2020 15:15:29 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1176320

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timescale is for the full implementation of the new planned probation model.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	12951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>We are planning to implement the new model for probation services by June 2021. The competition for Probation Delivery Partner contracts is well underway and we have received sufficient bids for a viable and healthy competition. The total potential Probation Delivery Partner contract value, as published in the Official Journal of the European Union, is £1.26 billion over 8 years. We will launch the competition for providers for the Dynamic Framework competition in the coming months.</p><p>All staff that transfer to the National Probation Service will become civil servants upon transfer. It is our intention to harmonise terms and conditions for this group on transfer as this is a key enabler of the forthcoming changes. However, this is subject to ongoing negotiations with Trade Unions.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 12949 12952 12953 question first answered 11/02/2020 16:53:24 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1176321

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether all staff employed by community rehabilitation companies will be employed on the same terms as National Probation Service staff following the transition to the new planned probation model.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	12952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>We are planning to implement the new model for probation services by June 2021. The competition for Probation Delivery Partner contracts is well underway and we have received sufficient bids for a viable and healthy competition. The total potential Probation Delivery Partner contract value, as published in the Official Journal of the European Union, is £1.26 billion over 8 years. We will launch the competition for providers for the Dynamic Framework competition in the coming months.</p><p>All staff that transfer to the National Probation Service will become civil servants upon transfer. It is our intention to harmonise terms and conditions for this group on transfer as this is a key enabler of the forthcoming changes. However, this is subject to ongoing negotiations with Trade Unions.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 12949 12951 12953 question first answered 11/02/2020 16:53:24 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1176322

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the value of all Innovation Partner contracts under the new planned probation model.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	12953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>We are planning to implement the new model for probation services by June 2021. The competition for Probation Delivery Partner contracts is well underway and we have received sufficient bids for a viable and healthy competition. The total potential Probation Delivery Partner contract value, as published in the Official Journal of the European Union, is £1.26 billion over 8 years. We will launch the competition for providers for the Dynamic Framework competition in the coming months.</p><p>All staff that transfer to the National Probation Service will become civil servants upon transfer. It is our intention to harmonise terms and conditions for this group on transfer as this is a key enabler of the forthcoming changes. However, this is subject to ongoing negotiations with Trade Unions.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 12949 12951 12952 question first answered 11/02/2020 16:53:24 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1176325

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many band three to five prison officers had (a) less than three years' experience and (b) three or more years’ service at each high-security institution in each year from 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	12954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The number of band 3 to 5 prison officers in each high-security and long-term prison, with less than three years' experience and three or more years’ service, in each year from 2010 are given in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>The huge number of officers we’ve recently recruited inevitably means there are more staff – and more leavers - with under one year’s experience. But we are working hard to retain experienced staff, including by giving them the biggest pay award in a decade last year and the tools they need to do their job safely including PAVA spray and rigid bar handcuffs.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 10/02/2020 17:47:57 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name PQ 12954 Final Table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1176451

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Hague Convention On the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have applied for the return of their child to the UK from another country under the 1980 Hague Convention in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	13011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The number of cases where the return application under the 1980 Hague Convention was made through the Central Authority in England and Wales for the years 2014 - 2018 is set out in the table. This information is published by the Royal Courts of Justice at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/829393/2018_RCJ_tables.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/829393/2018_RCJ_tables.xlsx</a>. The England and Wales figures for 2019 are expected to be published in July 2020. The numbers of cases reported from Scotland and Northern Ireland in the table have not been published separately.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Applications for 1980 Hague Convention returns</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Calendar year</p></td><td><p>England and Wales</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 10/02/2020 17:38:43 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1176455

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Hague Convention On the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people are waiting for the return of their child to the UK from another country under the 1980 Hague Convention.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	13013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The number of current open cases where the return application under the 1980 Hague Convention was made through, and recorded by, the Central Authorities of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland is set out in the table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Open applications for return under the 1980 Hague Convention</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 February 2020</p></td><td><p>England and Wales</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures are not available for cases where the application was made direct to the Central Authority or the court in the country where the child was taken or retained. There is no obligation on parents to inform the Central Authorities when the child is returned, so the figures may include cases which have been resolved by a return without notification to the relevant UK Central Authority.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 10/02/2020 17:39:24 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1176465

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probate Service: Liverpool
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken is for the issue of a (a) grant of probate and (b) letter of administration by the Liverpool District Probate Registry; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	12912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p><strong>In January 2020 the figures are as follows:</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Case type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average weeks to issue</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Median weeks to issue</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grant of Administration</p></td><td><p>13.1</p></td><td><p>5.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grant of Administration with Will annexed</p></td><td><p>10.2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grant of Probate</p></td><td><p>8.8</p></td><td><p>4.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note these figures include any time where the case is stopped, and also any time spent waiting for the applicant to submit documentation before the application can be processed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 10/02/2020 17:39:58 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

1176541

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Self-harm
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce incidents of self-harm among adult prisoners.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	13053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>Far too many prisoners are self-harming and we know that relationships between staff and prisoners plays an important role in tackling this. We have therefore invested in the recruitment of over 4,500 more prison officers since 2016, an increase which has helped us to roll out the key worker scheme in the adult male estate. Key workers provide a consistent individual prison officer with whom prisoners can establish a relationship, build trust and receive encouragement.</p><p> </p><p>We have delivered improved Introduction to Self-Harm and Suicide training to over 25,000 new and existing staff, and we are investing an extra £2.75 billion to modernise prisons, combat drug use and improve the environment in which prisoners live. We’ve recently issued further guidance to help staff support those who self-harm.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing our partnership with the Samaritans, awarding a grant of £500k each year for the three years to 2021. This supports the excellent Listeners scheme, through which selected prisoners are trained to provide emotional support to their fellow prisoners.</p><p> </p><p>We have also sought to revise and update the Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) care planning process designed to manage prisoners at risk of self-harm. Changes to ACCT were piloted between February and June 2019 and, following a full evaluation of the pilot, a revised version will be rolled out across the estate later in the year.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/02/2020 12:55:34 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle