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156559

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Employment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the view of the fact that in 2013 young people in young offender institutions were experiencing on average only 12 hours a week of purposeful activity, what progress has been made towards the 25 hours a week promised in the contract.
tabling member printed	Lord Quirk
uin	HL2982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government is placing education at the heart of youth custody to equip young offenders with the skills, qualifications and self-discipline they need to build a life free from crime and become productive, hardworking members of the community.</p><p>As part of the Transforming Youth Custody Programme a competition is underway for new education contracts in directly managed young offender institutions which will more than double existing education provision and enable the delivery of at least 30 hours per week of education, integrated into a wider rehabilitative regime. The contracts will commence in spring 2015. This, in addition to wider provision of purposeful activity will help to equip young people of the skills, qualifications and self discipline they need to lead lives free from crime.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 03/12/2014 17:56:34 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	3254 label Biography information for Lord Quirk

156560

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Colleges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the secure colleges for under-18s will be providing education at the target rate of 30 hours per week in the new contract by the end of (1) 2015, (2) 2016, and (3) 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Quirk
uin	HL2983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The first Secure College will open in the East Midlands in 2017. This will be the first of a new generation of secure educational establishments which will put education at the heart of youth custody. If successful, it will inform our vision for the future of the youth custodial estate across England and Wales.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has recently completed a public consultation on our plans for Secure College Rules. These Rules will provide the statutory framework for the effective operation of Secure Colleges. We have proposed a Rule on education which would set out a requirement for Secure Colleges to establish a minimum of 30 hours of educational activities for young people each week. This, in addition to wider activities, will help to equip young people with the skills, qualifications and self-discipline they need to lead lives free from crime. We will respond to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 03/12/2014 18:02:33 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	3254 label Biography information for Lord Quirk

156563

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Death
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many serving prisoners have died (1) by suicide, and (2) from natural causes, in each year from 2010 to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL2986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The number of deaths in prison by apparent cause is published in the Safety in Custody statistical bulletin which is available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics</a>.</p><p>Reducing the number of self-inflicted deaths in prisons is a key priority for the Government. We are working hard to understand the reasons for the recent rise, but, as is the case in society at large, there is no simple explanation with complex and individual reasons behind any suicide.</p><p>We have dedicated resources providing support every day in prisons and have created a specialist team to help share good practice as part of our strenuous efforts to learn from each death.</p><p>Young adults are a particularly challenging and vulnerable group, and that is why we have commissioned an independent review into the deaths of 18 to 24-year-olds in prison custody.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 03/12/2014 18:01:22 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

156611

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
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 of enabling vitims of human trafficking to access legal aid in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	215330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Civil legal aid is available to help victims of human trafficking in relation to applications for leave to enter or remain in the UK, and also for claims for damages or under employment law brought by victims of human trafficking arising in connection with their exploitation. These services are set out in paragraph 32 of Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. Victims of human trafficking are also able to apply for any other civil legal aid service for which they are eligible.</p><p> </p><p>The Legal Aid Agency does not routinely collect information on the circumstances of applicants for legal aid, except where this is directly relevant to the application. This includes whether or not applicants are victims of human trafficking, which was not relevant to any legal aid applications before the introduction of LASPO or for services other than those described under paragraph 32 of Schedule 1 to LASPO since. Data is being collected on services provided under paragraph 32, but due to the length of time it takes for cases to conclude, we do not have a clear picture of funding since implementation of LASPO. As a result, it is not possible accurately to estimate the total cost of enabling victims of human trafficking to access legal aid for the period requested.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 24/11/2014 16:59:04 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

156632

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Claims Management Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to more effectively regulate claims management companies.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
uin	215148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p>A number of reforms have or are being made to strengthen the effectiveness of regulation of claims management companies (CMCs). These include a ban on CMCs offering financial rewards or similar benefits to potential claimants as an inducement to make a claim; the publication of CMCs under investigation and subject to enforcement action; key changes to the conduct rules to ensure that claims are substantiated before being pursued and any data received through telemarketing is legally obtained; the appointment of the first two independent non-executive board members to the executive-led Claims Management Regulation Board to provide a greater element of external challenge; expanding the Regulator’s enforcement tools with a new power to impose financial penalties for conduct breaches; and bringing consumer complaints against CMCs within the remit of the Legal Ombudsman. The Government is committed to improving the ability to root out and punish bad practices by CMCs, better protect the consumers who use their services or are subjected to their marketing practices; and to help organisations that are on the receiving end of high volumes of unsubstantiated claims.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 28/11/2014 15:58:12 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward

156652

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people under 16 have been convicted of a sexual offence in each police authority in the most recent year available.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Turner
uin	215366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Ministry of Justice</p><p> </p><p>Serious sexual offending by under 16s is unacceptable. As part of the consideration of each young person’s case, the court will look at their background, their reasons for offending, the welfare of the child and any relevant history including time spent in care. It may not always be in the young persons’ interest to severely criminalise low level first time sexual offending, but rather to address the offending behaviour which reduces the risk of reoffending. This is why all youth sentences have a strong rehabilitative element in recognition of a child and young persons’ age and maturity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of offenders aged under 16 found guilty at all courts of sexual offences, in England and Wales, by police force area, in 2013 (latest available) can be viewed in the table below.<br></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2">Offenders under 16 found guilty at all courts of sexual offences, England and Wales, 2013 <sup>(1)(2)</sup></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Metropolitan Police</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>Cumbria</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Lancashire</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>Merseyside</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Greater Manchester</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>Cheshire</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Northumbria</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Durham</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>West Yorkshire</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>South Yorkshire</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Humberside</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Cleveland</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>West Midlands</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>Staffordshire</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>West Mercia</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Warwickshire</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Derbyshire</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Nottinghamshire</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Lincolnshire</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Leicestershire</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Northamptonshire</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Cambridgeshire</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Norfolk</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Suffolk</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Bedfordshire</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Hertfordshire</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Essex</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Thames Valley</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Hampshire</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Kent</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Devon and Cornwall</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Avon and Somerset</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Gloucestershire</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Dorset</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>North Wales</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>Gwent</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>South Wales</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>Dyfed-Powys</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">(1) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">(2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</td></tr><tr><td>Ref: PQ 215366</td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/02/2015 10:28:21 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1426 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Turner

156691

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to tackle sexual exploitation and sexual offences in (a) adult prisons and (b) youth offender institutions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	215356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government does not tolerate sexual exploitation of any kind in adult prisons or young offender institutions. Sexual assaults are treated seriously and referred to the police for investigation. Where there is insufficient evidence for a criminal prosecution, the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) uses internal disciplinary processes to deal robustly with perpetrators.</p><p> </p><p>NOMS has recently undertaken analysis on the safeguards that are in place to prevent sexual violence in prisons and young offender institutions. The analysis did not identify any significant gaps but made some recommendations to further improve practice. NOMS is comprehensively reviewing how it manages all forms of violence, including sexual violence, and will issue revised guidance on this, as well as a new policy on adult safeguarding, in early 2015. Work is also being taken forward with the police and Crown Prosecution Service to improve the investigation and prosecution of crime in prisons and young offender institutions.</p><p> </p><p>Data on assaults, including sexual assaults, in prisons and young offender institutions is included in the Safety in Custody Statistics Bulletin, available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safety-in-custody-statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/safety-in-custody-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 26/11/2014 17:34:47 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

156722

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Internet
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 reprimanded for accessing the internet without permission in each year since 2011.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	215128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>NOMS policy is that prisoners are only permitted very restricted access to the Internet for resettlement purposes and in a closely controlled and managed environment.</p><p> </p><p>If found accessing the Internet without the permission of staff, prisoners are dealt with robustly and can be referred to the police or charged with an offence against the Prison Rules.</p><p> </p><p>NOMS does not centrally record the number of prisoners who have accessed the Internet without permission. To identify them would require the examination and collation of personal records from each prison and could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 26/11/2014 17:40:20 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

156723

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Marriage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what has been the cost to the public purse of weddings within UK prisons in each year since January 2011.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	215157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>All additional costs associated with marriage and civil partnership ceremonies held in prisons in England and Wales are met by the prisoner and not from the public purse.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 26/11/2014 17:38:50 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

156741

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Flexible Working
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 (a) women and (b) men have made a statutory application to request flexible working in his Department; and how many of those applications have been granted to date.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	215190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We are unable to provide information on the overall number of statutory applications that have been made to request flexible working, as the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) only records requests which have been approved. The table below sets out the number of approved requests as at the end of March 2013 and 2014. The figures for 2013 do not include the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) as they joined the MoJ in April 2013.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of male staff</p></td><td><p>Number of female staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2,352</p></td><td><p>8,199</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2,897</p></td><td><p>9,216</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The MoJ’s Flexible Working policy goes beyond the statutory duty as employees are able to make a request for flexible working regardless of their length of service. The policy sets out the business reasons that can be given for refusing an application, and the process for informing the requester of the decision. The policy allows for a range of working patterns including job share, reduced or compressed hours, part year working and partial retirement.</p><p>There is a separate policy for staff working within the executive agency; National Offender Management Service (NOMS). The NOMS policy allows for temporary, short term agreements to change an employee’s pattern or hours of working, to help staff balance their work and home life effectively. The NOMS policy also allows permanent changes to their pattern or hours of working, which represents a change to general terms and conditions of employment.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 26/11/2014 17:39:05 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero