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89950

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Max Clifford
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why Max Clifford was handcuffed to a prison officer when he attended his brother’s funeral; and whether he remained so restrained throughout the service.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL1792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>NOMS does not comment publicly on matters concerning a named individual’s imprisonment.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 22/09/2014 10:10:43 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

89951

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Andy Coulson
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why Andy Coulson is being held in a top security prison.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL1793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>Mr Coulson was initially located in the prison that served the court his case was being heard in. Belmarsh is a multi-functional prison; one of its roles is to hold all prisoners remanded or convicted from a number of courts.</p><p> </p><p>Prisoners are assigned a security category once they have been sentenced. A prisoner cannot be allocated to a prison of the appropriate category until their risks and sentence management targets have been assessed. Once this assessment was completed Mr Coulson was allocated to a Category D prison. He was transferred to the Category D establishment on 2 September 2014.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 22/09/2014 10:14:37 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

89956

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Race Relations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many race relations posts at a senior level there are currently in prisons; and what were the numbers (1) five, and (2) ten years ago.
tabling member printed	Baroness Young of Hornsey
uin	HL1798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of Race Relations posts is not collected centrally. In 1997, the Prison Service Order (PSO) 2800 The Race Relations Manual made it compulsory for all Governors to appoint a Race Relations Liaison Officer and recommended that this should be at the Principal Officer (middle manager) grade. In September 2006, a revised PSO 2800 mandated that Prison Governors would recruit a Race Equality Officer (REO) based on competence and the skills needed to perform the role.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2011, Prison Service Instruction (PSI) 32/2011 Ensuring Equality was published, which removed all mandatory orders to have a specific post for race equality. It mandated that all prisons should have a senior manager with lead responsibility for coordinating work on all equality related issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 15/09/2014 09:45:06 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	3696 label Biography information for Baroness Young of Hornsey

89961

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Hindley Young Offender Institution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken in response to the report published on 15 August by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons on the lower site at Hindley Young Offenders Institution, and the report’s conclusion that the Institution "struggled to keep the vulnerable boys it held safe".
tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
uin	HL1803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>As with all establishment inspection reports by HMIP, NOMS will produce an action plan responding to all the recommendations made in the report within six months of the date of publication.</p><p> </p><p>NOMS considers safety a top priority in all of its prisons. The prison will continue to build on its violence reduction strategy and safeguarding policy within the next 12 months to keep those in its care safe. HMYOI Hindley has also recently adopted Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint (MMPR) a new accredited restraint system developed specifically for use with young people (under 18). This provides staff with behaviour management techniques to recognise young people’s behaviour and uses approaches that minimise the need to resort to the use of force.</p><p>(<strong>HL1803)</strong></p><p> </p><p>NOMS is committed to ensuring that prison cells remain in a decent and habitable condition. Every prison cell, including at HMYOI Hindley, is subject to daily and weekly checks for damage. There are currently no plans to refurbish every cell at HMYOI Hindley. However, a number of cells will be upgraded to include new robust furniture, and new windows on a priority basis. A scheduled programme of wing and cell painting is also in place at the establishment, and work is ongoing to improve the toilet screens in a number of cells.</p><p><strong>(HL1804)</strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL1804 question first answered 22/09/2014 11:08:41 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

89962

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Hindley Young Offender Institution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the report published on 15 August by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons on the lower site at Hindley Young Offenders Institution, which found that half the boys held on the lower site were sharing cells designed for one and that many of the cells were dirty and lacked basic amenities, what plans they have to refurbish those cells.
tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
uin	HL1804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>As with all establishment inspection reports by HMIP, NOMS will produce an action plan responding to all the recommendations made in the report within six months of the date of publication.</p><p> </p><p>NOMS considers safety a top priority in all of its prisons. The prison will continue to build on its violence reduction strategy and safeguarding policy within the next 12 months to keep those in its care safe. HMYOI Hindley has also recently adopted Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint (MMPR) a new accredited restraint system developed specifically for use with young people (under 18). This provides staff with behaviour management techniques to recognise young people’s behaviour and uses approaches that minimise the need to resort to the use of force.</p><p>(<strong>HL1803)</strong></p><p> </p><p>NOMS is committed to ensuring that prison cells remain in a decent and habitable condition. Every prison cell, including at HMYOI Hindley, is subject to daily and weekly checks for damage. There are currently no plans to refurbish every cell at HMYOI Hindley. However, a number of cells will be upgraded to include new robust furniture, and new windows on a priority basis. A scheduled programme of wing and cell painting is also in place at the establishment, and work is ongoing to improve the toilet screens in a number of cells.</p><p><strong>(HL1804)</strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL1803 question first answered 22/09/2014 11:08:40 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

79838

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Employment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what future plans they have to support prison initiatives such as The Clink restaurants that provide a programme to increase the qualifications and communication skills of prisoners when working with members of the public.
tabling member printed	Lord Verjee
uin	HL1727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>There are a number of iniatives, including The Clink restaurants, which are available to help prisoners prepare for working with the public. These include work with retailers Timpsons, Max Spielman and Halfords who are able to offer work opportunities in prison and on release. There are also a number of locally run initiatives such as cafes and shops across the prison estate. In addition Customer Services skills and qualifications are available as part of the Offenders’ Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) in prisons.</p><p>The National Offender Management Service is working with the Clink charity to open another training restaurant in the New Year at HM Prison Styal, a prison for women. We are always keen to explore innovative ways of working to give prisoners real work experience.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 16/10/2014 16:33:50 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4299 label Biography information for Lord Verjee

79844

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Claims Management Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the application of the Conduct of Authorised Persons Rules 2013.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL1733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The application of the Conduct of Authorised Persons Rules (“Rules”) is under continuous review. The Rules were first introduced in 2007 and revised between April and July 2013 to strengthen existing action to drive out poor practices and better protect consumers. Most crucially verbal contracts were brought to an end and a ban was imposed on claims management companies (“CMCs”) offering cash incentives or similar benefits to consumers to bring claims.</p><p> </p><p>This year, in response to concerns raised by the financial services industry, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Financial Ombudsman Service regarding the poor practices of some CMCs presenting financial claims, the Department's Claims Management Regulator consulted on changes to the Conduct of Authorised Persons Rules 2013 and published the response in June 2014. The new Rules will come into effect in October 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 01/09/2014 13:37:52 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

79845

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Claims Management Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many claims management companies were struck off in each year since 2005.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL1734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department’s Claims Management Regulation Unit has taken a range of enforcement actions against claims management companies (CMCs) that have breached the conduct rules to which they are subject. These include statutory action to cancel a CMC’s authorisation. The table below shows the number of CMCs that have had their authorisation cancelled each year since 2007, alongside the number of CMCs that were authorised.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total no. of authorised CMCs </strong></p><p>(at year end)</p></td><td><p><strong>Authorisation cancelled</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>1,740</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>2,637</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>3,122</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>3,213</p></td><td><p>349</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>3,007</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2,693</p></td><td><p>211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2,097</p></td><td><p>198</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 13/10/2014 15:22:47 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

79690

registered interest
date	28/07/2014
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what changes they plan to make to HMP Ranby in the light of the report of an unannounced inspection of HMP Ranby by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons published on 24 July 2014.
tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
uin	HL1582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>A comprehensive action plan incorporating essential improvements at HMP Ranby has been drawn up in response to the unannounced inspection by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons published on 24 July 2014. This plan includes a response to all recommendations made and gives specific time-bounded actions. The plan is monitored by NOMS.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 08/09/2014 08:13:22 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

79691

registered interest
date	28/07/2014
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken in response to Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons’ findings in respect of case management procedures to support those at risk of self-harm and the number of self-harm incidents.
tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
uin	HL1583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to reducing self-harm in prisons. The Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) process provides a prisoner-centred, flexible case management system for prisoners identified as at risk of suicide or self-harm. Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons has made recommendations about improving the operation of the ACCT system in a number of prisons during the last year, and action is being taken to address these recommendations within those prisons. Dedicated resources and additional support are being provided to improve safer custody work in prisons, including improving the consistency of the application of the ACCT system.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 08/09/2014 08:11:57 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern