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1309042
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-04-14more like thismore than 2021-04-14
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
hansard heading Importance of Strengthening Female Offenders' Family and other Relationships to Prevent Reoffending and Reduce Intergenerational Crime Review more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made on implementing the recommendations of the 2019 Farmer Review For Women. more like this
tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
tabling member printed
Zarah Sultana more like this
uin 181123 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-04-19more like thismore than 2021-04-19
answer text <p>The Government has made good progress in implementing the recommendations of the Farmer Review for Women, since its publication in June 2019. Ten recommendations have already been implemented and a further eight are expected to be completed this year. Achievements so far include increased access to telephone contact in court custody suites, allowances for the increased use of Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL), amending the eligibility for Child Resettlement Leave to include primary carers as well as sole carers, and the rollout of video calling across the Women’s Estate.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Female Offender Strategy, the Government is working to ensure women’s personal circumstances are identified and shared by all agencies in the criminal justice system, in order to inform decisions and support. Lord Farmer’s recommendation on the Personal Circumstances File forms part of this work.</p><p> </p><p>We are also committed to increasing the delivery of quality and timely pre-sentence reports (PSRs) and understand the particular importance of PSRs for women. HM Prison and Probation Service has developed a Pre-Sentence Report interview checklist which focuses on the specific needs of female offenders. Following a series of briefing events, this was rolled out nationally in August 2019 and is available to all practitioners.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, in the Sentencing White Paper we committed to ensuring that probation staff are supported to deliver a high standard of reports and to significantly increase the proportion of court disposals which benefit from a PSR. This pilot has now launched, and will be in all 15 pilot magistrate courts across 10 probation regions in England and Wales by mid-May. One element of this pilot looks specifically at female offenders, given this cohort often have particularly complex needs. We will use the findings from this pilot to further inform how we take forward Lord Farmer’s recommendation.</p>
answering member constituency Cheltenham more like this
answering member printed Alex Chalk more like this
grouped question UIN
181124 more like this
181125 more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-04-19T15:43:21.673Zmore like thismore than 2021-04-19T15:43:21.673Z
answering member
4481
label Biography information for Alex Chalk more like this
tabling member
4786
label Biography information for Zarah Sultana more like this
1309144
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-04-14more like thismore than 2021-04-14
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
hansard heading Probation: St Helens more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has for the provision of services under the National Probation Service in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens. more like this
tabling member constituency St Helens North more like this
tabling member printed
Conor McGinn more like this
uin 181053 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-04-19more like thismore than 2021-04-19
answer text <p>Public Protection remains the number one priority in the probation system. With this in mind we continue to manage our high risk and complex cases face to face, as far as possible. Last summer, the Probation Roadmap to Recovery was published, which has since been revised to align with the Prime Minister’s National Roadmap. It sets out the aims for delivery in the coming weeks and months and outlines when we will lift national pauses, rather than mandate when services will be re-introduced.</p><p> </p><p>A four-year estates strategy will see £131m of funding allocated to the refurbishment of existing sites and creation of 65 new sites across England and Wales. As part of the Probation Reform Programme 191 sites which are currently used by Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) will be transferred to the National Probation Service.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Probation Reform Programme, the estates strategy for Liverpool City region and the North West has been reviewed. The probation contact centre in St Helens closed in March 2021 as a result of the Probation Reform Programme estates strategy review. Staff and supervised individuals subsequently moved to Probation contact centres in Knowsley and Prescot. Changes to the estate have not affected the existing partnerships arrangements that are in place between the National Probation Service and key stakeholders/partners in St Helens. Currently there are no plans to increase the number of Probation contact centres in the region, however, we continue to source local premises for specific needs as required.</p><p> </p><p>Funding for the Probation regions for 2021/22 is yet to be finalised. Given the changes to the nature and scope of Probation Service provision since 2010 it is not possible to provide meaningful figures covering the period requested without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of service users from 2014 to 2019 is provided on the attached table. It is not possible to provide probation caseload figures for the Liverpool City region specifically prior to 2014 as this would involve re-extracting data which would now be incomplete due to deletions in line with Data Protection Act rules applied on the recording system at the time; the cost of undertaking this exercise would therefore be disproportionate.</p><p> </p><p>The number of offenders supervised by each National Probation Service region, division and CRC is regularly published as part of the Offender Management Quarterly series of statistics and can be found via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly</a></p>
answering member constituency Cheltenham more like this
answering member printed Alex Chalk more like this
grouped question UIN
181054 more like this
181055 more like this
181056 more like this
181057 more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-04-19T15:36:53.96Zmore like thismore than 2021-04-19T15:36:53.96Z
answering member
4481
label Biography information for Alex Chalk more like this
attachment
1
file name PQ181054 - Conor McGinn - NPS NW service users - Data.xlsx more like this
title Table more like this
tabling member
4458
label Biography information for Conor McGinn more like this
1309145
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-04-14more like thismore than 2021-04-14
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
hansard heading Probation: North West more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many service users of the National Probation Service there have been in (a) Liverpool City Region and (b) the North West in each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency St Helens North more like this
tabling member printed
Conor McGinn more like this
uin 181054 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-04-19more like thismore than 2021-04-19
answer text <p>Public Protection remains the number one priority in the probation system. With this in mind we continue to manage our high risk and complex cases face to face, as far as possible. Last summer, the Probation Roadmap to Recovery was published, which has since been revised to align with the Prime Minister’s National Roadmap. It sets out the aims for delivery in the coming weeks and months and outlines when we will lift national pauses, rather than mandate when services will be re-introduced.</p><p> </p><p>A four-year estates strategy will see £131m of funding allocated to the refurbishment of existing sites and creation of 65 new sites across England and Wales. As part of the Probation Reform Programme 191 sites which are currently used by Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) will be transferred to the National Probation Service.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Probation Reform Programme, the estates strategy for Liverpool City region and the North West has been reviewed. The probation contact centre in St Helens closed in March 2021 as a result of the Probation Reform Programme estates strategy review. Staff and supervised individuals subsequently moved to Probation contact centres in Knowsley and Prescot. Changes to the estate have not affected the existing partnerships arrangements that are in place between the National Probation Service and key stakeholders/partners in St Helens. Currently there are no plans to increase the number of Probation contact centres in the region, however, we continue to source local premises for specific needs as required.</p><p> </p><p>Funding for the Probation regions for 2021/22 is yet to be finalised. Given the changes to the nature and scope of Probation Service provision since 2010 it is not possible to provide meaningful figures covering the period requested without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of service users from 2014 to 2019 is provided on the attached table. It is not possible to provide probation caseload figures for the Liverpool City region specifically prior to 2014 as this would involve re-extracting data which would now be incomplete due to deletions in line with Data Protection Act rules applied on the recording system at the time; the cost of undertaking this exercise would therefore be disproportionate.</p><p> </p><p>The number of offenders supervised by each National Probation Service region, division and CRC is regularly published as part of the Offender Management Quarterly series of statistics and can be found via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly</a></p>
answering member constituency Cheltenham more like this
answering member printed Alex Chalk more like this
grouped question UIN
181053 more like this
181055 more like this
181056 more like this
181057 more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-04-19T15:36:54.023Zmore like thismore than 2021-04-19T15:36:54.023Z
answering member
4481
label Biography information for Alex Chalk more like this
attachment
1
file name PQ181054 - Conor McGinn - NPS NW service users - Data.xlsx more like this
title Table more like this
tabling member
4458
label Biography information for Conor McGinn more like this
1309146
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-04-14more like thismore than 2021-04-14
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
hansard heading Probation: North West more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding his Department has allocated to maintain probation services in (a) Liverpool City Region and (b) the North West in each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency St Helens North more like this
tabling member printed
Conor McGinn more like this
uin 181055 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-04-19more like thismore than 2021-04-19
answer text <p>Public Protection remains the number one priority in the probation system. With this in mind we continue to manage our high risk and complex cases face to face, as far as possible. Last summer, the Probation Roadmap to Recovery was published, which has since been revised to align with the Prime Minister’s National Roadmap. It sets out the aims for delivery in the coming weeks and months and outlines when we will lift national pauses, rather than mandate when services will be re-introduced.</p><p> </p><p>A four-year estates strategy will see £131m of funding allocated to the refurbishment of existing sites and creation of 65 new sites across England and Wales. As part of the Probation Reform Programme 191 sites which are currently used by Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) will be transferred to the National Probation Service.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Probation Reform Programme, the estates strategy for Liverpool City region and the North West has been reviewed. The probation contact centre in St Helens closed in March 2021 as a result of the Probation Reform Programme estates strategy review. Staff and supervised individuals subsequently moved to Probation contact centres in Knowsley and Prescot. Changes to the estate have not affected the existing partnerships arrangements that are in place between the National Probation Service and key stakeholders/partners in St Helens. Currently there are no plans to increase the number of Probation contact centres in the region, however, we continue to source local premises for specific needs as required.</p><p> </p><p>Funding for the Probation regions for 2021/22 is yet to be finalised. Given the changes to the nature and scope of Probation Service provision since 2010 it is not possible to provide meaningful figures covering the period requested without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of service users from 2014 to 2019 is provided on the attached table. It is not possible to provide probation caseload figures for the Liverpool City region specifically prior to 2014 as this would involve re-extracting data which would now be incomplete due to deletions in line with Data Protection Act rules applied on the recording system at the time; the cost of undertaking this exercise would therefore be disproportionate.</p><p> </p><p>The number of offenders supervised by each National Probation Service region, division and CRC is regularly published as part of the Offender Management Quarterly series of statistics and can be found via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly</a></p>
answering member constituency Cheltenham more like this
answering member printed Alex Chalk more like this
grouped question UIN
181053 more like this
181054 more like this
181056 more like this
181057 more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-04-19T15:36:54.07Zmore like thismore than 2021-04-19T15:36:54.07Z
answering member
4481
label Biography information for Alex Chalk more like this
attachment
1
file name PQ181054 - Conor McGinn - NPS NW service users - Data.xlsx more like this
title Table more like this
tabling member
4458
label Biography information for Conor McGinn more like this
1309147
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-04-14more like thismore than 2021-04-14
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
hansard heading Probation: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding his Department has allocated to maintain probation services for each National Probation Service region from April 2021 onwards. more like this
tabling member constituency St Helens North more like this
tabling member printed
Conor McGinn more like this
uin 181056 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-04-19more like thismore than 2021-04-19
answer text <p>Public Protection remains the number one priority in the probation system. With this in mind we continue to manage our high risk and complex cases face to face, as far as possible. Last summer, the Probation Roadmap to Recovery was published, which has since been revised to align with the Prime Minister’s National Roadmap. It sets out the aims for delivery in the coming weeks and months and outlines when we will lift national pauses, rather than mandate when services will be re-introduced.</p><p> </p><p>A four-year estates strategy will see £131m of funding allocated to the refurbishment of existing sites and creation of 65 new sites across England and Wales. As part of the Probation Reform Programme 191 sites which are currently used by Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) will be transferred to the National Probation Service.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Probation Reform Programme, the estates strategy for Liverpool City region and the North West has been reviewed. The probation contact centre in St Helens closed in March 2021 as a result of the Probation Reform Programme estates strategy review. Staff and supervised individuals subsequently moved to Probation contact centres in Knowsley and Prescot. Changes to the estate have not affected the existing partnerships arrangements that are in place between the National Probation Service and key stakeholders/partners in St Helens. Currently there are no plans to increase the number of Probation contact centres in the region, however, we continue to source local premises for specific needs as required.</p><p> </p><p>Funding for the Probation regions for 2021/22 is yet to be finalised. Given the changes to the nature and scope of Probation Service provision since 2010 it is not possible to provide meaningful figures covering the period requested without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of service users from 2014 to 2019 is provided on the attached table. It is not possible to provide probation caseload figures for the Liverpool City region specifically prior to 2014 as this would involve re-extracting data which would now be incomplete due to deletions in line with Data Protection Act rules applied on the recording system at the time; the cost of undertaking this exercise would therefore be disproportionate.</p><p> </p><p>The number of offenders supervised by each National Probation Service region, division and CRC is regularly published as part of the Offender Management Quarterly series of statistics and can be found via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly</a></p>
answering member constituency Cheltenham more like this
answering member printed Alex Chalk more like this
grouped question UIN
181053 more like this
181054 more like this
181055 more like this
181057 more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-04-19T15:36:54.127Zmore like thismore than 2021-04-19T15:36:54.127Z
answering member
4481
label Biography information for Alex Chalk more like this
attachment
1
file name PQ181054 - Conor McGinn - NPS NW service users - Data.xlsx more like this
title Table more like this
tabling member
4458
label Biography information for Conor McGinn more like this
1309148
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-04-14more like thismore than 2021-04-14
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
hansard heading Probation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase the number of Probation Service user contact centres in (a) Liverpool City Region, (b) the North West and (c) England. more like this
tabling member constituency St Helens North more like this
tabling member printed
Conor McGinn more like this
uin 181057 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-04-19more like thismore than 2021-04-19
answer text <p>Public Protection remains the number one priority in the probation system. With this in mind we continue to manage our high risk and complex cases face to face, as far as possible. Last summer, the Probation Roadmap to Recovery was published, which has since been revised to align with the Prime Minister’s National Roadmap. It sets out the aims for delivery in the coming weeks and months and outlines when we will lift national pauses, rather than mandate when services will be re-introduced.</p><p> </p><p>A four-year estates strategy will see £131m of funding allocated to the refurbishment of existing sites and creation of 65 new sites across England and Wales. As part of the Probation Reform Programme 191 sites which are currently used by Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) will be transferred to the National Probation Service.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Probation Reform Programme, the estates strategy for Liverpool City region and the North West has been reviewed. The probation contact centre in St Helens closed in March 2021 as a result of the Probation Reform Programme estates strategy review. Staff and supervised individuals subsequently moved to Probation contact centres in Knowsley and Prescot. Changes to the estate have not affected the existing partnerships arrangements that are in place between the National Probation Service and key stakeholders/partners in St Helens. Currently there are no plans to increase the number of Probation contact centres in the region, however, we continue to source local premises for specific needs as required.</p><p> </p><p>Funding for the Probation regions for 2021/22 is yet to be finalised. Given the changes to the nature and scope of Probation Service provision since 2010 it is not possible to provide meaningful figures covering the period requested without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of service users from 2014 to 2019 is provided on the attached table. It is not possible to provide probation caseload figures for the Liverpool City region specifically prior to 2014 as this would involve re-extracting data which would now be incomplete due to deletions in line with Data Protection Act rules applied on the recording system at the time; the cost of undertaking this exercise would therefore be disproportionate.</p><p> </p><p>The number of offenders supervised by each National Probation Service region, division and CRC is regularly published as part of the Offender Management Quarterly series of statistics and can be found via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly</a></p>
answering member constituency Cheltenham more like this
answering member printed Alex Chalk more like this
grouped question UIN
181053 more like this
181054 more like this
181055 more like this
181056 more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-04-19T15:36:54.187Zmore like thismore than 2021-04-19T15:36:54.187Z
answering member
4481
label Biography information for Alex Chalk more like this
attachment
1
file name PQ181054 - Conor McGinn - NPS NW service users - Data.xlsx more like this
title Table more like this
tabling member
4458
label Biography information for Conor McGinn more like this
1308519
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-04-13more like thismore than 2021-04-13
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
hansard heading Crimes of Violence: Suspended Sentences more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of suspended sentences on the safety of communities where the offender has a violent criminal history. more like this
tabling member constituency Barnsley Central more like this
tabling member printed
Dan Jarvis more like this
uin 180505 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-04-19more like thismore than 2021-04-19
answer text <p>Suspended sentences are an important element of the sentencing framework. In appropriate cases, they avoid the breaking of support networks and continue offender stability in the community, whilst presenting the offender with opportunity to engage in rehabilitative work to reduce levels of risk and likelihood of offending.</p><p> </p><p>The independent Sentencing Council produce sentencing guidelines which assist courts in deciding appropriate sentences for criminal offences. The Council’s <em>Imposition of Community and Custodial Sentences</em> guideline sets out the key factors which courts should consider when deciding on whether to suspend a custodial sentence. The guideline is clear that ‘Offender presents a risk/danger to the public’ is a factor which indicates that it would not be appropriate to suspend a custodial sentence.</p><p> </p><p>The court may impose one or more community requirements together with the suspended sentence, which are designed to help address offending behaviour. All decisions on how offenders in the community should be managed are based on a rigorous assessment of the risk they may pose. To supplement their own professional judgement, probation practitioners make use of risk-management tools to assist them in their decision making. If the offender breaches a requirement or commits a new offence during the suspension period, there is a presumption that the court will activate the custodial sentence.</p>
answering member constituency Croydon South more like this
answering member printed Chris Philp more like this
grouped question UIN 180506 more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-04-19T15:32:12.827Zmore like thismore than 2021-04-19T15:32:12.827Z
answering member
4503
label Biography information for Chris Philp more like this
tabling member
4243
label Biography information for Dan Jarvis more like this
1308520
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-04-13more like thismore than 2021-04-13
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
hansard heading Crimes of Violence: Suspended Sentences more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of stopping the use of suspended sentences involving offenders with a violent criminal history. more like this
tabling member constituency Barnsley Central more like this
tabling member printed
Dan Jarvis more like this
uin 180506 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-04-19more like thismore than 2021-04-19
answer text <p>Suspended sentences are an important element of the sentencing framework. In appropriate cases, they avoid the breaking of support networks and continue offender stability in the community, whilst presenting the offender with opportunity to engage in rehabilitative work to reduce levels of risk and likelihood of offending.</p><p> </p><p>The independent Sentencing Council produce sentencing guidelines which assist courts in deciding appropriate sentences for criminal offences. The Council’s <em>Imposition of Community and Custodial Sentences</em> guideline sets out the key factors which courts should consider when deciding on whether to suspend a custodial sentence. The guideline is clear that ‘Offender presents a risk/danger to the public’ is a factor which indicates that it would not be appropriate to suspend a custodial sentence.</p><p> </p><p>The court may impose one or more community requirements together with the suspended sentence, which are designed to help address offending behaviour. All decisions on how offenders in the community should be managed are based on a rigorous assessment of the risk they may pose. To supplement their own professional judgement, probation practitioners make use of risk-management tools to assist them in their decision making. If the offender breaches a requirement or commits a new offence during the suspension period, there is a presumption that the court will activate the custodial sentence.</p>
answering member constituency Croydon South more like this
answering member printed Chris Philp more like this
grouped question UIN 180505 more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-04-19T15:32:12.877Zmore like thismore than 2021-04-19T15:32:12.877Z
answering member
4503
label Biography information for Chris Philp more like this
tabling member
4243
label Biography information for Dan Jarvis more like this
1307171
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-04-12more like thismore than 2021-04-12
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
hansard heading Coronavirus: Prisons more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the risk of covid-19 infection in prisons for (a) prisoners and (b) prison officers. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North more like this
tabling member printed
Dame Diana Johnson more like this
uin 178734 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-04-15more like thismore than 2021-04-15
answer text <p>The safety of our staff and those under our supervision remains our top priority. We have taken quick and decisive action – backed by Public Health England and Wales – to limit the spread of the virus.</p><p>Our measures have included restricting regimes, minimising inter-prison transfers and compartmentalising our prisons into different units to isolate the sick, shield the vulnerable and quarantine new arrivals. A comprehensive regular testing regime of both staff and prisoners is in place and we are also working closely with the NHS to support the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccinations for eligible groups in custody. Our experience and evidence gathering provides an indication that these measures have undoubtedly saved lives and limited the transmission of the virus in prisons.</p><p>Plans for easing restrictions in prisons (and re-introducing them where necessary) will be guided by public health advice alongside an operational assessment of what can be safely implemented, whilst ensuring we can keep staff and prisoners safe.</p><p>Increasing numbers of adult prisons are now progressing to Stage 3 regimes, as outlined in our National Framework (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-national-framework-for-prison-regimes-and-services" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-national-framework-for-prison-regimes-and-services</a>). We are keeping the level of restriction necessary under close review. We must continue to respond in a measured way in line with public health advice to ensure our approach is proportionate and legitimate, as we have done throughout the pandemic.</p>
answering member constituency Cheltenham more like this
answering member printed Alex Chalk more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-04-15T15:59:18.063Zmore like thismore than 2021-04-15T15:59:18.063Z
answering member
4481
label Biography information for Alex Chalk more like this
tabling member
1533
label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson more like this
1307186
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-04-12more like thismore than 2021-04-12
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
hansard heading Bail more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many suspects in (a) murder and (b) rape cases received bail in each of the last five calendar years. more like this
tabling member constituency Hove more like this
tabling member printed
Peter Kyle more like this
uin 178749 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-04-15more like thismore than 2021-04-15
answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on defendants remanded on bail in England and Wales up to December 2019, prior to court, at magistrates’ court and at Crown Court:</p><p> </p><p>Remand status prior to court (relating to suspects) is available in the magistrates’ court data tool and is labelled ‘Remand status with Police’.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Magistrates’ court</strong></p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888658/remands-magistrates-court-tool-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888658/remands-magistrates-court-tool-2019.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Crown Court</strong></p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888657/remands-crown-court-tool-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888657/remands-crown-court-tool-2019.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>In the data tools, search for murder and rape using the ‘Offence’ filter and the pivot table will populate with the number of defendants by principal (i.e. most serious) remand status for the chosen offences.</p>
answering member constituency Croydon South more like this
answering member printed Chris Philp more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-04-15T16:05:43.183Zmore like thismore than 2021-04-15T16:05:43.183Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Chris Philp more like this
tabling member
4505
label Biography information for Peter Kyle more like this