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1668118

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Schools: Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what official regulatory requirements must be met and demonstrated before an organisation can operate secure transportation services for children and young people.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL78
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>The most recent Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (PECS) procurement process, which covers securely moving both adults and children, commenced in August 2020 and runs for ten years. This contract covers a range of services including secure transportation between prisons, police stations and other named places of detention and courts as well as transportation of prisoners between prison establishments and includes transition moves from the youth to adult estate.</p><p> </p><p>The Criminal Justice Act 1991 (as amended) and section 12 and Schedule 2 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 as amended by the 2007 offender management act, covers staffing requirements for moving children. All suppliers must demonstrate their technical and professional ability to deliver services, including compliance with the Equality Act 2010, as well as a sound economic and financial standing during any procurement process.</p><p> </p><p>Requirements for the supplier to implement behavioural management policies are included within the PECS contract outlines and cover Human rights, where use of restraint may be applicable and a requirement that any use is reported. There is an expectation that mechanical restraints would not be routinely used for children unless a risk assessment confirms they are necessary.</p><p> </p><p>The PECS suppliers are required to adhere to Prison Service Instructions covering the use of restraint, and their Standard Operating Procedures, training and supervision will be structured around these policy documents. Further to this the PECS contract requires suppliers to have a programme of development and refresher training for their staff which includes training for dealing with young people. Suppliers are also required to review any use of force and ensure that any appropriate lessons are learned, shared and implemented.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL79 HL80 question first answered 21/11/2023 17:01:15 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1668119

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Transport: Children and Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that businesses that wish to establish secure transportation services for children and young people have in place behavioural management policies that set out (1) how children and young people’s human rights can be protected; (2) the conditions for the use of restraint during transportation; and (3) the official reporting procedures that are in place in case of restraint being used.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL79
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>The most recent Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (PECS) procurement process, which covers securely moving both adults and children, commenced in August 2020 and runs for ten years. This contract covers a range of services including secure transportation between prisons, police stations and other named places of detention and courts as well as transportation of prisoners between prison establishments and includes transition moves from the youth to adult estate.</p><p> </p><p>The Criminal Justice Act 1991 (as amended) and section 12 and Schedule 2 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 as amended by the 2007 offender management act, covers staffing requirements for moving children. All suppliers must demonstrate their technical and professional ability to deliver services, including compliance with the Equality Act 2010, as well as a sound economic and financial standing during any procurement process.</p><p> </p><p>Requirements for the supplier to implement behavioural management policies are included within the PECS contract outlines and cover Human rights, where use of restraint may be applicable and a requirement that any use is reported. There is an expectation that mechanical restraints would not be routinely used for children unless a risk assessment confirms they are necessary.</p><p> </p><p>The PECS suppliers are required to adhere to Prison Service Instructions covering the use of restraint, and their Standard Operating Procedures, training and supervision will be structured around these policy documents. Further to this the PECS contract requires suppliers to have a programme of development and refresher training for their staff which includes training for dealing with young people. Suppliers are also required to review any use of force and ensure that any appropriate lessons are learned, shared and implemented.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL78 HL80 question first answered 21/11/2023 17:01:15 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1168620

registered interest
date	19/12/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to make the framework for voluntary reporting on disability, mental health and wellbeing a mandatory requirement for Disability Confident Leaders.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL78
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>We announced on 2 November that new Disability Confident (DC) Leaders (Level 3) and Disability Confident Leaders applying for re-accreditation will need to use the voluntary reporting framework (VRF) to publicly report on disability employment. A copy of which is attached. Although there is flexibility in how employers can use the VRF, we expect that most DC Leaders would choose to combine it with their annual report and accounts.</p><p> </p><p>We developed the voluntary reporting framework with a group of employers and disability stakeholders. It is deliberately designed to be flexible, recognising that different employers start in different places. It does not require reporting on pay and we have no current plans to require pay reporting.</p><p> </p><p>Disability Confident leaders are now required to publicly report using the voluntary reporting framework and one of the measures the framework encourages is the number of disabled people employed.</p><p> </p><p>The definition of disability in the voluntary reporting framework is self-declared, asking employees if they ‘consider’ themselves to have a disability. The framework is both voluntary and flexible, designed based on feedback from employers and other stakeholders. If we choose to go further in future, we will look at the case for alignment with the definition of disability in the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>We are committed to reducing the disability employment gap, and will report on progress regularly. We will consider the case for a target as part of our work on the new National Disability Strategy which we have committed to publish by the end of 2020.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott grouped question UIN HL79 HL80 HL81 HL82 question first answered 07/01/2020 12:53:27 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott attachment 1 file name voluntary-reporting-on-disability-mental-health-and-wellbeing.pdf title Voluntary Reporting Framework
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

1168621

registered interest
date	19/12/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to extend the voluntary reporting on disability, mental health and wellbeing framework to include the number or proportion of disabled employees in each pay quartile.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL79
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>We announced on 2 November that new Disability Confident (DC) Leaders (Level 3) and Disability Confident Leaders applying for re-accreditation will need to use the voluntary reporting framework (VRF) to publicly report on disability employment. A copy of which is attached. Although there is flexibility in how employers can use the VRF, we expect that most DC Leaders would choose to combine it with their annual report and accounts.</p><p> </p><p>We developed the voluntary reporting framework with a group of employers and disability stakeholders. It is deliberately designed to be flexible, recognising that different employers start in different places. It does not require reporting on pay and we have no current plans to require pay reporting.</p><p> </p><p>Disability Confident leaders are now required to publicly report using the voluntary reporting framework and one of the measures the framework encourages is the number of disabled people employed.</p><p> </p><p>The definition of disability in the voluntary reporting framework is self-declared, asking employees if they ‘consider’ themselves to have a disability. The framework is both voluntary and flexible, designed based on feedback from employers and other stakeholders. If we choose to go further in future, we will look at the case for alignment with the definition of disability in the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>We are committed to reducing the disability employment gap, and will report on progress regularly. We will consider the case for a target as part of our work on the new National Disability Strategy which we have committed to publish by the end of 2020.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott grouped question UIN HL78 HL80 HL81 HL82 question first answered 07/01/2020 12:53:27 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott attachment 1 file name voluntary-reporting-on-disability-mental-health-and-wellbeing.pdf title Voluntary Reporting Framework
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

1168623

registered interest
date	19/12/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to amend the wording in the framework for voluntary reporting on disability, mental health and wellbeing so that it matches the definition of disability in the Equality Act 2010 and the Government Statistical Service's disability disclosure question.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL81
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>We announced on 2 November that new Disability Confident (DC) Leaders (Level 3) and Disability Confident Leaders applying for re-accreditation will need to use the voluntary reporting framework (VRF) to publicly report on disability employment. A copy of which is attached. Although there is flexibility in how employers can use the VRF, we expect that most DC Leaders would choose to combine it with their annual report and accounts.</p><p> </p><p>We developed the voluntary reporting framework with a group of employers and disability stakeholders. It is deliberately designed to be flexible, recognising that different employers start in different places. It does not require reporting on pay and we have no current plans to require pay reporting.</p><p> </p><p>Disability Confident leaders are now required to publicly report using the voluntary reporting framework and one of the measures the framework encourages is the number of disabled people employed.</p><p> </p><p>The definition of disability in the voluntary reporting framework is self-declared, asking employees if they ‘consider’ themselves to have a disability. The framework is both voluntary and flexible, designed based on feedback from employers and other stakeholders. If we choose to go further in future, we will look at the case for alignment with the definition of disability in the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>We are committed to reducing the disability employment gap, and will report on progress regularly. We will consider the case for a target as part of our work on the new National Disability Strategy which we have committed to publish by the end of 2020.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott grouped question UIN HL78 HL79 HL80 HL82 question first answered 07/01/2020 12:53:27 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott attachment 1 file name voluntary-reporting-on-disability-mental-health-and-wellbeing.pdf title Voluntary Reporting Framework
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

1168624

registered interest
date	19/12/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce targets for closing the disability employment gap; and if so, what dates they plan to set to meet those targets.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL82
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>We announced on 2 November that new Disability Confident (DC) Leaders (Level 3) and Disability Confident Leaders applying for re-accreditation will need to use the voluntary reporting framework (VRF) to publicly report on disability employment. A copy of which is attached. Although there is flexibility in how employers can use the VRF, we expect that most DC Leaders would choose to combine it with their annual report and accounts.</p><p> </p><p>We developed the voluntary reporting framework with a group of employers and disability stakeholders. It is deliberately designed to be flexible, recognising that different employers start in different places. It does not require reporting on pay and we have no current plans to require pay reporting.</p><p> </p><p>Disability Confident leaders are now required to publicly report using the voluntary reporting framework and one of the measures the framework encourages is the number of disabled people employed.</p><p> </p><p>The definition of disability in the voluntary reporting framework is self-declared, asking employees if they ‘consider’ themselves to have a disability. The framework is both voluntary and flexible, designed based on feedback from employers and other stakeholders. If we choose to go further in future, we will look at the case for alignment with the definition of disability in the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>We are committed to reducing the disability employment gap, and will report on progress regularly. We will consider the case for a target as part of our work on the new National Disability Strategy which we have committed to publish by the end of 2020.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott grouped question UIN HL78 HL79 HL80 HL81 question first answered 07/01/2020 12:53:27 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott attachment 1 file name voluntary-reporting-on-disability-mental-health-and-wellbeing.pdf title Voluntary Reporting Framework
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

731071

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they still intend to produce consultation proposals for the reform of social care by the end of 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL79
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government will work to address the challenges of social care for our ageing population, bringing forward proposals for consultation to build widespread support. We are committed to listening to people’s views on how to reform the social care system, to ensure it is sustainable for current and future generations and that the quality of care improves.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the overall package of reform, we will consult on detailed proposals which will include a capital floor and an absolute limit on the amount people can be asked to pay.</p><p> </p><p>We will provide further details on the next steps on social care in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL80 question first answered 03/07/2017 16:45:15 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

346841

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Staffordshire
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they agree with the assessment of the Staffordshire Distressed Health Economy report by KPMG into the Staffordshire local health economy that the annual financial deficit across the NHS providers and commissioners in Staffordshire could reach £216.8m by 2018–19.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL79
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>There are significant financial issues within Staffordshire which present a challenge for the local leaders.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The financial challenge is being addressed by the Transformation Strategy which will drive the service redesign of the Staffordshire health and social care economy to secure financial and clinically sustainable services in the long term. This work is being led by the Clinical Commissioning Congress - a joint body of clinical commissioning Groups and local authority commissioners.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL80 question first answered 09/06/2015 12:40:04 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath