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93006

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date	13/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hearings have taken place in each magistrates' court in England in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	210222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>Magistrates’ courts hear criminal, civil and enforcement cases. Family matters are dealt with under the jurisdiction of the Single Family Court, although they may be heard in a magistrates’ courts building. Criminal, civil and enforcement matters are recorded on the Libra case management system and total hearings for those are provided in the attached table. Family hearings are recorded on a separate system and to extract and validate which family hearings took place in magistrates’ courts would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 24/10/2014 12:43:04 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara attachment 1 file name 210222 Table.xls title Hearings at Magistrates' Courts 2010-11 to 2013-14
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

93007

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with magistrates regarding delays at magistrates' courts.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	210223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is committed to the continuous improvement of performance in Magistrates’ Courts; this includes minimising delays in hearing cases. The performance of Magistrates’ Courts depends upon the performance of the criminal justice system as a whole, and HMCTS works closely with other agencies in the criminal justice system, including the police and the CPS, in order to keep delays to a minimum.</p><p> </p><p>My officials have had regular discussions with magistrates. The Chief Executive and HMCTS Directors meet on a quarterly basis with the Chairs of the Magistrates’ Association (MA) and the National Bench Chairmen’s Forum (NBCF) to discuss various issues, which include performance in the Magistrates’ Courts. The performance of the Magistrates’ Courts has also recently been discussed at meetings of the Senior Presiding Judge’s Magistrates’ Liaison Group (MLG) the membership of which includes both the judiciary and senior officials from HMCTS. At a regional level, Judicial Business Groups (JBG) and, more locally, Judicial Leadership Groups ( (JLG) provide a f<ins></ins>urther forum where the judiciary and my officials can discuss the performance of local Magistrates’ Courts and, where necessary, the judiciary can put in place local listing arrangements to tackle delay.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 24/10/2014 13:15:42 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

62697

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether community rehabilitation companies have access to National Probation Service case records.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	201206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Staff in the National Probation Service (NPS) and the Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) have, and will continue to have, necessary access to each other's case records. NPS staff are able to read all CRC records and update any case they are working on. CRC staff will be able to see and update records that relate to offenders they are working with.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 201208 question first answered 24/06/2014 15:08:19 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

62698

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) Serco and (b) G4S will be permitted to bid for community rehabilitation company contracts.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	201207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>G4S and Serco decided to withdraw from the competition to select lead providers of rehabilitation services.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 25/06/2014 16:45:58 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

62699

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how he plans to allocate National Probation Service staff to new community rehabilitation companies.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	201196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>On 1 June, as part of our ongoing Transforming Rehabilitation Programme of reform, the new National Probation Service (NPS) and Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) formally commenced operation. All probation staff were allocated to either the NPS or CRC and many have been working in their new teams since April.</p><p> </p><p>The probation workforce was allocated to the new organisations in line with future capacity needs. This was calculated on the basis of existing staffing needs for the different operational functions. The process was based on an objective consideration of the future functions and offender groups that each organisation will be responsible for.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to allocate NPS staff to CRCs. However to help ensure effective working relationships between the bodies, we are in favour of an arrangement that would facilitate interchange between the NPS and CRCs where it was in the interests of both employers.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 24/06/2014 15:17:22 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

62700

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the National Probation Service will have access to case records of community rehabilitation companies.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	201208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Staff in the National Probation Service (NPS) and the Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) have, and will continue to have, necessary access to each other's case records. NPS staff are able to read all CRC records and update any case they are working on. CRC staff will be able to see and update records that relate to offenders they are working with.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 201206 question first answered 24/06/2014 15:08:19 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

62701

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether staff working for community rehabilitation companies will be able to (a) recall offenders and (b) write parole reports without consulting National Probation Service staff.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	201199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The decision whether to recall an offender to custody continues to rest with the Secretary of State. Where a warning does not appear sufficient or appropriate, CRCs will be required to refer potential breaches to the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) with a breach report and a recommendation on the action to be taken. NOMS will take the final decision on behalf of the Secretary of State. The enforcement process for CRCs and the National Probation Service was described in detail in our published Target Operating Model.</p><p> </p><p>Offenders serving indeterminate sentences for public protection will be managed by the National Probation Service: the arrangements for Parole Board hearings during their recall period will remain unchanged. If recalled to custody, offenders allocated to the CRCs who are serving determinate sentences will continue to be managed by the CRC, unless their risk of serious harm increases to “high”. CRCs will need to provide information, as appropriate, to support the recall process and consideration of re-release.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 25/06/2014 16:43:34 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

62702

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had on tendering for contracts to run community rehabilitation companies.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	201204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The tendering process is being run in accordance with standard Government procurement practice. Ministers are being kept updated on progress and throughout the programme have engaged in discussions with a wide range of stakeholders. Bids to run the Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) are expected in June 2014 and the contract winners for each Community Rehabilitation Company will be announced by the end of 2014.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 24/06/2014 15:05:55 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

47314

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
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 amount of compensation paid to offenders for assaults which took place during their incarceration in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	195418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Prisoners can pursue civil litigation claims for any assault in prison, but we robustly defend all cases as far as the evidence allows. Each case is dealt with on its own merits and we successfully defend two-thirds of claims brought by prisoners. In those occasions where compensation is awarded to an individual, the law requires that it be paid direct to them and cannot be used for other purposes.</p><p> </p><p>The most effective way to reduce compensation is to reduce violence and NOMS has clear policy in place to achieve this. The most recent statistics show prisoner assaults falling, and at their lowest for many years. Notwithstanding this reduction, a comprehensive review of the management of violence is being undertaken and improved guidance will be implemented later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the total compensation paid to prisoners following assaults by other prisoners over the last four financial years as a result of civil claims, by way of out of Court settlement or by Court award. The figures exclude private prisons. The figures are drawn from financial management information and as with any large scale recording system data may be subject to possible error in entry and processing of transactions against accounting code.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount paid</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p>£120,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p>£119,359</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/2011</p></td><td><p>£187,867</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>£224,114</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 195417 195419 question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

47315

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy that compensation awarded to prisoners is put towards legal costs and compensation for victims.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	195419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Prisoners can pursue civil litigation claims for any assault in prison, but we robustly defend all cases as far as the evidence allows. Each case is dealt with on its own merits and we successfully defend two-thirds of claims brought by prisoners. In those occasions where compensation is awarded to an individual, the law requires that it be paid direct to them and cannot be used for other purposes.</p><p> </p><p>The most effective way to reduce compensation is to reduce violence and NOMS has clear policy in place to achieve this. The most recent statistics show prisoner assaults falling, and at their lowest for many years. Notwithstanding this reduction, a comprehensive review of the management of violence is being undertaken and improved guidance will be implemented later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the total compensation paid to prisoners following assaults by other prisoners over the last four financial years as a result of civil claims, by way of out of Court settlement or by Court award. The figures exclude private prisons. The figures are drawn from financial management information and as with any large scale recording system data may be subject to possible error in entry and processing of transactions against accounting code.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount paid</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p>£120,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p>£119,359</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/2011</p></td><td><p>£187,867</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>£224,114</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 195417 195418 question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley