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1180220

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Medomsley Detention Centre
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will commission an independent inquiry into the physical and sexual abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre.
	tabling member constituency	North West Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
	uin	900829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>This is a highly emotive issue and I understand how difficult it must be for the survivors of abuse and their families.</p><p> </p><p>These matters remain the subject of a criminal investigation and legal action in the civil courts. Therefore, it would be inappropriate at present to commission an inquiry.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 25/02/2020 17:50:05 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1170522

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Burglary: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will increase the length of sentences handed down for burglary offences.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	900163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for our independent courts, taking into account the particular circumstances of the offence and offender, and following any relevant sentencing guidelines.</p><p>Over the last ten years, the average custodial sentence lengths for all forms of burglary have increased.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 14/01/2020 16:26:48 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1315399

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Cammell Laird
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of holding a public inquiry into the 1984 imprisonment of 37 striking Cammell Laird workers.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
	uin	900162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>The appropriate route to challenge a conviction and/or sentence is by way of appeal.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone who has been convicted of a criminal offence in England, Wales or Northern Ireland can apply to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, which can review and investigate possible miscarriages of justice. Where there is a real possibility that the conviction or sentence will not be upheld, the Commission can refer the case to the appropriate court.</p><p> </p><p>For the Commission to refer a case there normally needs to be significant new evidence or issue that might affect the safety of the conviction or sentence.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 18/05/2021 15:05:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1054900

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will make it his policy to return the probation service to the public sector.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	909006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>We have been clear that probation needs to improve and have taken decisive action to end current CRC contracts and develop more robust arrangements to protect the public and tackle re-offending.</p><p> </p><p>We have seen examples of good and innovative work from CRCs. In Cumbria, adapting probation to a rural setting and in London, working with the Mayor’s Office on programmes to rehabilitate offenders involved in knife crime.</p><p> </p><p>I still believe that public, private and voluntary organisations all have a role to play. The reforms we are making are crucial to better integrate the system so that different providers can work more effectively together. We will set out our proposals later this year.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 06/02/2019 17:24:24 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

1137666

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will review sentencing policy for prolific offenders.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	911814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>We are looking to take forward reform of short custodial sentences. We know that offenders serving short sentences often have long offending histories, as well as multiple and complex needs. In cases of the most persistent offenders, the evidence shows they are 36% more likely to re-offend where they have received a short custodial sentence rather than a court order. Community penalties can address underlying behaviour, answer mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 09/07/2019 16:03:15 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1341571

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Magistrates: Re-employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will take steps to invite all magistrates under the age of 75 who were automatically retired at the age of 70 to state whether or not they wish to rejoin the Bench.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest East
	tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
	uin	901954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>When the new judicial mandatory retirement age comes into force, there will be a transitional provision to enable retired magistrates to apply to return to the bench, subject to business need.</p><p> </p><p>We will be contacting recently retired magistrates later this year to invite them to express their interest in rejoining the bench.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 29/06/2021 16:37:17 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

804362

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	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	Pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2017 to Question 116478 on Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs), how many people work in the Contract Management Teams (CTM); what the annual budget is of the CTMs; how many times a CMT notified a CRC that its staffing levels needed to be increased; and what criteria CMTs use to assess the adequacy of a CRC's level of staffing.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	118432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The CRC Contract Management Group in the HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) Directorate of Community Interventions is responsible for managing the 20 CRC contracts in England. The Group currently operates with an annual budget of £5,302,127, and 80.19 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff.</p><p> </p><p>Contract Management of Wales CRC is the responsibility of HMPPS in Wales, and currently employs 4.25 FTE staff for this purpose, with an annual budget of £233,000.</p><p> </p><p>The contracts with CRCs require each CRC to ensure that it employs a sufficient level of staff, and that its workforce is competent and adequately trained. Our CMTs closely monitor and robustly manage providers on a local basis, taking into account the regional context, to make sure they fulfil their contractual commitments to reduce reoffending, protect the public and provide value for money to the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 14/12/2017 16:24:12 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

873681

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Albania
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Secretary of State for Justice, how many Albanian nationals are in the prison population in England and Wales; and what proportion of the total prison population that number represents.
	tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
	uin	134795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>As at 31 December 2017, the latest published figures, there were 84,373 persons detained in prisons and the HM Prison and Probation Service run Immigration Removal Centre. Of these, 716 were recorded as Albanian nationals. Albanian nationals represent 0.85% of the total prison population.</p><p>Any foreign national who comes to our country and abuses our hospitality by breaking the law should be in no doubt of our determination to deport them. More than 40,000 foreign national offenders have been removed from the UK since 2010, with a record number of over 6,300 removed in 2016/17.</p><p>A Prisoner Transfer Agreement is in place between the UK and the Republic of Albania, and we are working closely with Albanian authorities to speed up and significantly increase transfer rates.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/04/2018 12:30:55 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1189264

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Electronic Tagging: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Secretary of State for Justice, what procedures are in place for tagging offenders by police services in England and Wales during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	38987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2020 answer text <p>The MOJ has no procedures in place for offenders to be tagged by police services during the covid-19 outbreak. The tagging of offenders released from custody as a requirement of a licence or subject to court imposed electronic monitoring is carried out by the Electronic Monitoring Service (EMS) not by police services during the covid-19 outbreak or otherwise. EMS is continuing to fulfil all the tagging requirements that it is responsible for and its staff have been designated key workers as their work is essential to the running of the justice system.</p><p> </p><p>Those being released under the End of Custody Temporary Release scheme, which has been established for low-risk offenders within two months of release, as part of the national plan to protect the NHS and save lives, are being fitted with a GPS tag on release and are subject to conditions requiring them to adhere to a curfew and the Government’s Covid-19 measures.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 01/05/2020 12:08:45 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

810666

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Rape: Trials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the cost to the public purse of the review to assess the frequency and outcome of applications to introduce a complainant’s sexual history under section 41 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, published on 14 December 2017 was.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	121011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>In addition to deploying policy resource, the Ministry of Justice paid the Crown Prosecution Service £11,243.00 to resource this review.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 08/01/2018 15:04:39 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman