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1243935

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Treatment of, and Outcomes for, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Individuals in the Criminal Justice System Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress there has been on the implementation of the Lammy Review recommendations.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	104164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided updates on the implementation of the independent review into the treatment of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals in the criminal justice system (the Lammy Review). <br>Where a recommendation could not be implemented in full or exactly as set out in the Review, alternative approaches have been sought to achieve the same aim. As of 16th October 2020, the status of the recommendations is as follows:</p><p>Out of the 35 recommendations listed in the Lammy Review: <br>i. Actions in relation to 16 recommendations have been completed (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 22, 23, 33, 35)</p><p>ii. Actions in relation to 17 recommendations are still in progress, of which:<br>a. 11 recommendations aim to be completed within 6 – 12 months (15, 17, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)</p><p>b. 6 recommendations will take longer than 12 months to be completed (1, 9, 10, 31, 32, 34)</p><p>iii. Two recommendations (14, 16), specific to a target for judicial appointments and appraisal, are not being taken forward. This was announced in the Government’s response to the Review in December 2017.</p><p>The Government’s response identified actions going beyond the Review’s recommendations. Progress on recommendations and additional actions are overseen by a CJS Race and Ethnicity Board which was created in response to the Review.</p><p>An Independent Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities is currently reviewing inequality in the UK, focusing on areas including education, employment, health and the criminal justice system. The Independent Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities will aim to report to the Prime Minister by the end of the year</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 23/10/2020 13:39:22 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1243529

registered interest
date	14/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will provide an estimate of the volume of the reduction of illegal drugs smuggled into prisons he expects to be delivered through the implementation of the National Prison Drugs Strategy.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	103441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>By its very nature, drug trafficking is intended to be a clandestine activity. It is therefore not possible to estimate a volume reduction in drugs being smuggled into prisons. However, we are taking a number of steps to strengthen our prisons’ defences against this type of criminality.</p><p>To support the ‘reducing supply’ strand of the National Prison Drugs Strategy, we are taking decisive action to improve security. This will make it much harder for illicit items to be smuggled in by prisoners, staff and visitors; strengthen staff resilience to corruption; and target organised criminals who exploit prisons as a lucrative illicit market. This package of measures is being funded through the £100m investment to tackle crime behind bars, announced by the Prime Minister last summer. This is funding tough new measures including X-ray body scanners to detect items smuggled inside prisoners’ bodies. Our ability to tackle drugs supply is also supported by efforts to reduce demand for drugs. This is why the National Drugs Strategy takes a three-pronged approach and focusses on tackling supply, reducing demand and building recovery from substance misuse.</p><p>A planned evaluation of the £100m investment will consider the wider benefits and outcomes for the safety and security of prisons as measures of success. It will use a range of both quantitative and qualitative measures to assess whether delivery of the investment has successfully reduced drug trafficking into prisons through the targeted supply routes.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 19/10/2020 15:39:44 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1243551

registered interest
date	14/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Justice: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to manage the delivery of youth court hearings during a second wave of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	103580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>In consultation with Public Health England, and Public Health Wales, HMCTS has put in place arrangements for social distancing and mitigation of the risks associated with the pandemic. <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/915493/HMCTS401_recovery_overview_for_crime_WEB.pdf" target="_blank">COVID-19: Update on the HMCTS response for Criminal Courts in England and Wales</a>.</p><p>These arrangements have, since July, enabled youth courts to conclude more cases every week than have been received, with the safety of all those involved in these hearings being paramount.</p><p>We do not currently envisage that it will be necessary to revert to any contingency listing arrangements during a second wave of covid-19. The position will be kept under review.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 19/10/2020 15:34:56 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1243562

registered interest
date	14/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Rehabilitation Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the number of interventions mandated by Youth Rehabilitation Orders that are being delivered.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	103581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>Youth Rehabilitation Orders (YROs) can be imposed in any case where the mandatory referral order conditions do not apply. It provides the court with a menu of 18 requirements to choose from (such as education, activity or curfew requirements).</p><p> </p><p>Youth Offending Teams supervise young people serving a community sentence and figures on the delivery of requirements that have been given to children who received a YRO are not held centrally. Youth Justice Statistics are published annually, including the number of requirements that have been given to children who received a YRO. In the year ending March 2019 this was as follows:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table: Types of requirements given to children receiving a Youth Rehabilitation Order (YRO), year ending March 2019<sup>(1)</sup></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Requirement</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of requirements</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Share</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Supervision</p></td><td><p>3,655</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Activity</p></td><td><p>2,138</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electronic Monitoring</p></td><td><p>1,556</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Curfew</p></td><td><p>1,478</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Programme</p></td><td><p>930</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unpaid Work</p></td><td><p>434</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prohibited Activity</p></td><td><p>418</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attendance Centre</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exclusion</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Residence</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority Residence</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drug Treatment</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drug Testing</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mental Health Treatment</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Intoxicating Substance Treatment</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11,525</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>(1) In the year ending March 2019 according to Youth Justice Application Framework (YJJAF) there were 5,075 YROs given to 3,883 children. These YROs had 11,525 requirements attached to them. For 1,240 of 5,075 YROs given no requirement type was recorded.</p><p> </p><p>Source: Youth Justice statistics: 2018 to 2019 supplementary tables, Chapter 5 – Sentencing of Children, Table 5.7 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/youth-justice-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/youth-justice-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 19/10/2020 15:31:45 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1242796

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Evictions: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his section 1.21 of his guidance for landlords and tenants entitled Will bailiffs enforce evictions across the Christmas period, for which categories of cases evictions will be permitted to proceed during the period covered by the winter truce.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	102870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced that evictions should not be carried out in England and Wales in the run up to and over Christmas and the New Year, from 11 December until 11 January, except in the most serious circumstances, such as cases involving anti-social behaviour or domestic abuse. This will ensure vulnerable tenants are not forced from their homes at a time when public and local authorities may be dealing with the usual level of increased demand for services during this time. A short list of the categories of cases which will be exempted from this “winter pause” will be issued well in advance of the Christmas period.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 16/10/2020 11:34:06 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1242897

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his most recent estimate is of the number of (a) drug and (b) alcohol-dependent prisoners in the prison population in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	102764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to addressing substance misuse in prisons and therefore reducing reoffending from this cohort. NHS England/ Improvement are responsible for commissioning health services, including substance misuse treatment, in prisons and data on treatment in prisons is collected by Public Health England through the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System. We are working with health and justice partners through the National Partnership Agreement for Prison Healthcare in England 2018 to 2021 to address substance misuse in prisons.</p><p>The latest publication of Offender Needs in the <em>Identified needs of offenders in Custody and the Community from Offender Assessment System (OASys)</em> publication with data as at June 2018, found that 45% of offenders in custody with a full OASys assessment had a drugs misuse need and 17% assessed had an alcohol misuse need. It should be noted that not all offenders have ever been assessed and, for those who have been assessed, only the most recent full (termed Layer 3) assessment is retained, which includes a criminogenic need assessment.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/10/2020 16:13:34 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1242947

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals to EU Settlement Scheme decisions have (a) been made and (b) been successful in reversing a decision made by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	102821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>The EU Settlement Scheme is administered by the Home Office with a statutory right of appeal to the First-tier Tribunal - Immigration and Asylum Chamber (FtTIAC).</p><p>From commencement of the statutory appeal right on 31 January 2020 to 30 June 2020, the most recent date for published tribunal statistics, there have been 57 appeals lodged with the FtTIAC against decisions made under the EU Settlement Scheme.</p><p>Seven appeals have been rejected, with the remainder awaiting determination by the tribunal.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 21/10/2020 16:48:02 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1243006

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reoffending rate is of people released from prison for (a) each region in England and (b) Wales.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	102715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>Proven reoffending rates broken down by prison establishment are at <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/872396/prison-youth-accomm-probation-data-tool-jan18-mar18.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/872396/prison-youth-accomm-probation-data-tool-jan18-mar18.xlsx</a>. However, due to data quality issues adult prisons data is only available until September 2015. Work is ongoing to improve the quality of this information, with the aim that we can resume production of this in future.</p><p>Latest available figures on overall proven reoffending rates for offenders who were released from custody, received a non-custodial conviction at court, or received a caution broken down by region are at <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/861986/Geographical_data_tool_apr06_mar18.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/861986/Geographical_data_tool_apr06_mar18.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/10/2020 16:00:58 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1243007

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the definition is of settled accommodation for the purposes of recording the accommodation circumstance of prisoners released from custody.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	102716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>“Settled accommodation” is defined as:</p><p><br>(i) any accommodation that provides a permanent independent housing solution including as owner occupier; tenant in a tenancy available for a minimum 3 month period; living as part of a family where the Applicable Person is able to reside in that home permanently and is able to return to that home; living with a friend with a bedroom available for the Applicable Person’s use and access to domestic facilities; a caravan or boat that is viewed by the Applicable Person as his permanent home; <br>(ii) supported housing provided by an accredited housing agency that is provided for a minimum 3 month period and includes support for the Applicable Person in relation to moving to a permanent independent housing solution Statistics for the definition of settled accommodation can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/904935/accommodation-201920.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/904935/accommodation-201920.ods</a></p><p>While some data for the period after 31 March 2020 has been released ahead of publication (in recognition of the public interest in making information available in relation to the operation of the additional accommodation support scheme, which ended on 31 August), it is not possible, without incurring disproportionate cost, to provide the detailed breakdown requested for the period specified, ahead of the planned publication schedule. The statistics with associated breakdowns requested are officially scheduled for release in July 2021.</p><p>We recognise that accommodation is a key priority, as it is often the first step in an individual’s resettlement journey. We continue to work with councils and charities to secure suitable accommodation, while investigating long-term solutions to prevent homelessness and help offenders turn their backs on crime.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 102717 question first answered 21/10/2020 16:14:43 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1243008

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released into (a) settled accommodation, (b) bail/probation accommodation, (c) rough sleeping, (d) other homeless circumstances, (e) other unsettled accommodation and (f) unknown accommodation circumstances in (i) each region in England and (ii) Wales, since 23 March 2020.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	102717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>“Settled accommodation” is defined as:</p><p><br>(i) any accommodation that provides a permanent independent housing solution including as owner occupier; tenant in a tenancy available for a minimum 3 month period; living as part of a family where the Applicable Person is able to reside in that home permanently and is able to return to that home; living with a friend with a bedroom available for the Applicable Person’s use and access to domestic facilities; a caravan or boat that is viewed by the Applicable Person as his permanent home; <br>(ii) supported housing provided by an accredited housing agency that is provided for a minimum 3 month period and includes support for the Applicable Person in relation to moving to a permanent independent housing solution Statistics for the definition of settled accommodation can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/904935/accommodation-201920.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/904935/accommodation-201920.ods</a></p><p>While some data for the period after 31 March 2020 has been released ahead of publication (in recognition of the public interest in making information available in relation to the operation of the additional accommodation support scheme, which ended on 31 August), it is not possible, without incurring disproportionate cost, to provide the detailed breakdown requested for the period specified, ahead of the planned publication schedule. The statistics with associated breakdowns requested are officially scheduled for release in July 2021.</p><p>We recognise that accommodation is a key priority, as it is often the first step in an individual’s resettlement journey. We continue to work with councils and charities to secure suitable accommodation, while investigating long-term solutions to prevent homelessness and help offenders turn their backs on crime.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 102716 question first answered 21/10/2020 16:14:43 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown