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1134208

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many probation officers were placed under investigation for (a) less than one month, (b) between one and three months, (c) between three and six months, (d) between six and 12 months and (e) over 12 months for alleged (i) misconduct and (ii) gross misconduct in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	268589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Table 1a - Number of Probation Officers<sup>1,2</sup> (headcount) subject to Conduct and Discipline investigations due to Misconduct, by length of investigation<sup>3</sup>, 2015/16 to 2017/18</strong> <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less than one month</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From one up to three months</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From three up to six months</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From six up to twelve months</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Over 12 months</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><strong>Table 1b - Number of Probation Officers<sup>1,2</sup> (headcount) subject to Conduct and Discipline investigations due to Gross Misconduct, by length of investigation<sup>3</sup>, 2015/16 to 2017/18</strong><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less than one month</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From one up to three months</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From three up to six months</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From six up to twelve months</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Over 12 months</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table>Notes: 1. Qualified band 4 probation officers only. Figures exclude Senior Probation Officers. 2. Staff with at least one conduct and discipline case concluded during the year.<ol start="3"><li>Staff with no end date in the data, indicating open cases, have been excluded.</li></ol>'~ 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></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Investigations follow the conduct and discipline policy, which ensures that they are carried out fairly, and are also robust. Investigations may involve multiple charges and may have multiple outcomes for different parts of the case.</p><p>Investigations into staff conduct are designed to establish the truth of the case and to determine whether conduct and discipline action is recommended.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 01/07/2019 16:18:33 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1134209

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Disciplinary Proceedings
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 disciplinary cases in which probation officers were placed under investigation for (a) less than one month, (b) between one and three months, (c) between three and six months, (d) between six and twelve months and (e) over twelve months resulted in proceedings for (i) misconduct and (ii) gross misconduct in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	268590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Table 1a: Proportion of Conduct and Discipline cases<sup>1</sup>, involving Probation Officers<sup>2</sup>, which progressed to misconduct proceedings, by length of investigation<sup>3</sup>, 2015/16 to 2017/18</strong> <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less than one month</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td><td><p>75%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From one up to three months</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From three up to six months</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From six up to twelve months</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Over 12 months</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><strong>Table 1b: Proportion of Conduct and Discipline cases<sup>1</sup>, involving Probation Officers<sup>3</sup>, which progressed to gross misconduct proceedings, by length of investigation<sup>3</sup>, 2015/16 to 2017/18</strong><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less than one month</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From one up to three months</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From three up to six months</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From six up to twelve months</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Over 12 months</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table>Notes: 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. 2. Qualified band 4 probation officers only. Figures exclude Senior Probation Officers<ol start="3"><li>Staff with no end date in the data, indicating open cases, have been excluded</li></ol>‘-‘ Indicates there were no cases.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Investigations follow the conduct and discipline policy, which ensures that they are carried out fairly, and are also robust.</p><p>Investigations into staff conduct are designed to establish the truth of the case and to determine whether conduct and discipline action is recommended. An investigation may result in no case to answer, and would not result in a penalty. Where there is a case to answer a conduct and discipline case imposes a penalty on a member of staff for wrong-doing if the allegation is found proven.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 01/07/2019 16:21:45 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1134210

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many probation officers have been suspended for (a) less than one month, (b) between one and three months, (c) between three and six months, (d) between six and 12 months and (e) more than 12 months due to alleged (i) misconduct and (ii) gross misconduct in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	268591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>We are unable to provide an answer. Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)’s central records on suspensions is held as a dataset separate to its conduct and discipline dataset which records misconduct allegation as well as outcomes. We are unable to provide end to end information regarding cases where a suspension has led to a conduct and discipline investigation as the dataset on suspensions does not hold case reference numbers which, in this case, is essential for the data matching to take place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 01/07/2019 16:23:17 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1134211

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of alleged (a) misconduct and (b) gross misconduct by probation officers that reached proceedings were (i) not proven, (ii) resolved by the issuing of management advice, (iii) resolved with a written warning and (iv) concluded with dismissal in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	268592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p><strong>Table 1: Conduct &amp; discipline cases<sup>1</sup> for misconduct and gross misconduct by probation officers<sup>2</sup>, by outcome<sup>3</sup>, 2015/16 to 2017/18</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Misconduct</p></td><td><p>Not been proven</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Management advice &amp; guidance</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Written warning</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Dismissal</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Other outcomes<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gross Misconduct</p></td><td><p>Not been proven</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Management advice &amp; guidance</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Written warning</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Dismissal</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Other outcomes<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><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><p>2. Qualified band 4 probation officers only. Figures exclude Senior Probation Officers.</p><p>3. Information on the outcomes of any appeal is not included.</p><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> </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> </p><p>Conduct and discipline cases provide a range of options for dealing with staff employed who fail to meet the required standards of behaviour.</p><p>Both investigations and conduct cases may involve multiple charges and may have multiple outcomes for the different parts of the case.</p><p> </p><p>Dismissals are appropriate in cases of gross misconduct where any further relationship and trust between HMPPS and the member of staff concerned is impossible</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 01/07/2019 16:43:26 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1134212

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of alleged (a) misconduct and (b) gross misconduct by probation officers that led to proceedings following an investigation lasting more than 12 months were (i) not proven, (ii) resolved by management advice being issued, (iii) concluded with a written warning and (iv) concluded with dismissal in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	268593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>There were fewer than three Conduct and Discipline cases of misconduct/gross misconduct by band 4 probation officers which lasted longer than 12 months, in each of the last three years.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the low numbers involved, details on the outcome of the cases cannot be provided. This is to prevent disclosure in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 01/07/2019 16:32:08 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1134215

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of alleged (a) misconduct and (b) gross misconduct by probation officers that led to proceedings following a suspension lasting for more than 12 months have (i) not been proven, (ii) led to management advice being issued, (iii) led to a written warning and (iv) led to dismissal in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	268594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>We are unable to provide an answer. Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)’s central records on suspensions are held as a dataset separate to its conduct and discipline dataset which records misconduct allegation as well as outcomes. We are unable to provide end to end information regarding cases where a suspension has led to a conduct and discipline investigation as the dataset on suspensions does not hold case reference numbers which, in this case, is essential for the data matching to take place.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 01/07/2019 16:33:40 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1134216

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Pay
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 cost to the public purse of wages paid to suspended probation officers under investigation in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	268595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>We are unable to provide an answer. Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)’s central records on suspensions is held as a dataset separate to its conduct and discipline dataset which records misconduct allegation as well as outcomes. We are unable to provide end to end information regarding cases where a suspension has led to a conduct and discipline investigation as the dataset on suspensions does not hold case reference numbers which, in this case, is essential for the data matching to take place.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 01/07/2019 16:31:18 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1133587

registered interest
date	20/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what redress a victim or witness has if special measures are requested in court but are not subsequently provided.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	267261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>There are many statutory protections that support vulnerable victims and witnesses in the criminal courts, for example banning cross examination of rape complainants by the defendant. In addition, a number of special measures can be applied for by the CPS to further support a victim or witness who is intimidated or vulnerable, for example the provision of protective screens.</p><p> </p><p>Such applications are considered by the trial judge. Should circumstances change during the trial it is possible for a late (or second) application to be made. Where applications are refused, it may be possible to appeal at the Court of Appeal or, in certain exceptional circumstances, to seek a judicial review.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 28/06/2019 13:17:27 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1133596

registered interest
date	20/06/2019
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, what the timetable is for the (a) termination of the 21 contracts for Community Rehabilitation Companies and (b) return of the management of offenders to the National Probation Service.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	267269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>In May 2019, we announced significant changes to the future structure of probation services in England and Wales. To allow us sufficient time for a smooth transition to the new model, we have put in place arrangements that will allow us to extend CRC contracts up until spring 2021.</p><p> </p><p>We aim to complete the integration of CRC offender management functions into the NPS in England in line with the termination of CRC contracts. In Wales, where our plans are more developed and where probation areas are already coterminous, we aim to complete the integration of offender management under the NPS in December 2019.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 27/06/2019 17:04:40 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1133597

registered interest
date	20/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the (a) prevalence and (b) level of risk of illegal mobile phone use in prisons in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	267270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The illegal use of mobile phones in prisons is one of the most significant threats facing our prisons. Illicit mobile phones undermine good order and control in prisons, and perpetuates ongoing criminality. They are used by prisoners for a range of criminal purposes, including drug supply, witness intimidation, extreme violence, involvement in organised crime and successful escapes. In the 12 months to March 2018 there were 15,036 mobile phones found in prisons, along with 9,345 SIM cards. This is an increase of 9% and 30% respectively compared with the previous 12-month period.</p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has implemented a threefold approach to tackling the threat posed by mobile phones in prisons:</p><p> </p><ul><li>To minimise the number of phones entering prisons, we are strengthening our gate and perimeter security. This includes drafting specialist search teams into prisons across the country and extending the use of X-ray body scanners more widely across the prison estate to detect when prisoners are internally concealing contraband.</li><li>To strengthen our efforts to find phones that do enter prisons, we recently announced the installation of new phone detection technology in a number of prisons that will allow prison officers to pinpoint mobile phone signals down to precise cells. Through the Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Act 2018, we have additionally expanded blocking powers to allow us to work with mobile network providers to disrupt the use of illicit phones in prisons.</li><li>We have also made significant improvements to our ability to forensically analyse seized phones and go after the criminal groups that supply them. For example, we have delivered new kits at 30 prisons to allow officers to download data quickly from illicit phones seized from prisoners.</li></ul> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 27/06/2019 17:07:01 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts