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175797

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the effect of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 on the number of prison places which are required.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	222059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has undertaken analysis of the prison places that would be required as a result of the implementation of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill. Impact Assessments have been published which include estimates for all policies which would either lead to an impact of £5m per annum or more on the public sector, or are likely to attract high levels of interest. These Impact Assessments include estimates of the prison places required and are available here:</p><p> </p><p><a title="http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2014-15/criminaljusticeandcourts/documents.html" href="http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2014-15/criminaljusticeandcourts/documents.html" target="_blank">http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2014-15/criminaljusticeandcourts/documents.html</a></p><p> </p><p>An updated overarching and final Impact Assessment will be published when the Bill achieves Royal Assent.</p><p>This Government will always ensure that we have enough prison places for those sent to us by the courts.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 29/01/2015 17:32:18 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

175798

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the effect of section 28 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 on the number of prison places which are required.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	222060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Knives on our streets are a social scourge, and under this Government, criminals carrying knives are more likely to go to prison and to get longer sentences. Unlawful possession of a knife or offensive weapon is already a serious criminal offence (which carries a maximum 4 year custodial sentence). We are building on that in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, to make it absolutely clear that cautions should no longer be used for these offences.</p><p> </p><p>Parliament has also decided that those caught for a second time in possession of a knife should face a minimum custodial sentence.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice has undertaken an analysis of the prison places which would be required as a result of the implementation of section 28 of the Bill. This will be published alongside the final Impact Assessments for the Bill when it receives Royal Assent.<br> <br></p><p>This Government will always ensure that we have enough prison places for those sent to us by the courts.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 29/01/2015 12:57:01 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

175799

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Minister plans to answer Question 216465 tabled on 28 November 2014.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	222061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>I answered the right hon. member's question on 3 December, stating that I would write to him when the data was available. I hope to be able to do this next week.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 29/01/2015 13:01:57 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

175800

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Police Custody
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times police cells were used to hold prisoners overnight in each month in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	222062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>As part of standard logistical arrangements, there are occasions where prisoners may be temporarily held overnight in police cells. We are categorically not using police cells due to a lack of space but because it is not always possible to transfer prisoners from courts to prisons in the time available at the end of court sittings – we have over half a million prisoner transfers a year so it is unsurprising that occasionally we cannot get prisoners back to their prison for one night. This is not the same as using Operation Safeguard, as in 2007-08.</p><p> </p><p>The number of prisoners held overnight in a police cell has come down to around 1,400 in 2013-14, after reaching a peak of over 50,000 in 2007-08. Police cells, under Operation Safeguard, have not been used since 22 September 2008 and no police cells under Operation Safeguard have been on stand by since the end of October 2008.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the total number of prisoners who were temporarily held overnight in police cells in England and Wales in each month in 2014. The totals include adults, young adults (18 to 20-year-olds) and young people (15 to 17-year-olds).</p><p><br></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month in 2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Prisoners</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>168</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>372</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>112</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>274</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December</p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 29/01/2015 17:35:59 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

175300

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Transforming Rehabilitation contracts with Tier 1 providers state (a) that people on short prison sentences must be supervised and (b) the date from which such supervision must be provided.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	221776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>Contracts were signed on behalf of the Secretary of State for Justice with the new owners of the 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) on 18 December 2014. There was strong competition for these contracts in all regions, and all of the new owners have experience working with offenders or across the Criminal Justice System. On 1 February 2015, new owners will assume control of the CRCs and we will transition to the delivery of probation services under the new contracts.</p><p> </p><p>The remaining provisions of the Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 will also come into force on 1 February, including those which extend supervision after release to offenders released from sentences of more than 1 day but less than 12 months. The latter provisions apply to any offender whose offence was committed on or after 1 February 2015. As a result, there will be a gradual increase after that date in the number of offenders eligible for post-release supervision as cases flow through the courts.</p><p> </p><p>Contracts with the CRCs will require them to supervise, and provide services to, any offender released from custody in their cohort on licence – including both offenders released from custodial sentences of 12 months or more and any released from shorter custodial sentences on licence.</p><p> </p><p>Under the new contracts, CRCs are required to enter into subcontracts with the pre-approved Tier 2 or 3 providers named in the contracts, as soon as reasonably practicable after 1 February 2015 (and in any event within 6 months of that date). Additional Tier 2 and 3 providers may be added to the CRCs’ supply chains over time as needed, subject to the subcontracting arrangements stated in the contracts. To provide continuity of service provision, existing contracts have been novated to CRCs.</p><p> </p><p>The mobilisation and transition phase of the Programme is being carried out in a controlled way that gives time for new processes to bed in and to ensure public safety at every stage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 221777 221778 221779 221780 question first answered 27/01/2015 16:20:08 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

175301

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what dates the Transforming Rehabilitation contracts with (a) Tier 1, (b) Tier 2 and (c) Tier 3 providers were signed.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	221777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>Contracts were signed on behalf of the Secretary of State for Justice with the new owners of the 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) on 18 December 2014. There was strong competition for these contracts in all regions, and all of the new owners have experience working with offenders or across the Criminal Justice System. On 1 February 2015, new owners will assume control of the CRCs and we will transition to the delivery of probation services under the new contracts.</p><p> </p><p>The remaining provisions of the Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 will also come into force on 1 February, including those which extend supervision after release to offenders released from sentences of more than 1 day but less than 12 months. The latter provisions apply to any offender whose offence was committed on or after 1 February 2015. As a result, there will be a gradual increase after that date in the number of offenders eligible for post-release supervision as cases flow through the courts.</p><p> </p><p>Contracts with the CRCs will require them to supervise, and provide services to, any offender released from custody in their cohort on licence – including both offenders released from custodial sentences of 12 months or more and any released from shorter custodial sentences on licence.</p><p> </p><p>Under the new contracts, CRCs are required to enter into subcontracts with the pre-approved Tier 2 or 3 providers named in the contracts, as soon as reasonably practicable after 1 February 2015 (and in any event within 6 months of that date). Additional Tier 2 and 3 providers may be added to the CRCs’ supply chains over time as needed, subject to the subcontracting arrangements stated in the contracts. To provide continuity of service provision, existing contracts have been novated to CRCs.</p><p> </p><p>The mobilisation and transition phase of the Programme is being carried out in a controlled way that gives time for new processes to bed in and to ensure public safety at every stage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 221776 221778 221779 221780 question first answered 27/01/2015 16:20:08 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

175302

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
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, on what date the successful bidders will assume control of the Community Rehabilitation Companies.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	221778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>Contracts were signed on behalf of the Secretary of State for Justice with the new owners of the 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) on 18 December 2014. There was strong competition for these contracts in all regions, and all of the new owners have experience working with offenders or across the Criminal Justice System. On 1 February 2015, new owners will assume control of the CRCs and we will transition to the delivery of probation services under the new contracts.</p><p> </p><p>The remaining provisions of the Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 will also come into force on 1 February, including those which extend supervision after release to offenders released from sentences of more than 1 day but less than 12 months. The latter provisions apply to any offender whose offence was committed on or after 1 February 2015. As a result, there will be a gradual increase after that date in the number of offenders eligible for post-release supervision as cases flow through the courts.</p><p> </p><p>Contracts with the CRCs will require them to supervise, and provide services to, any offender released from custody in their cohort on licence – including both offenders released from custodial sentences of 12 months or more and any released from shorter custodial sentences on licence.</p><p> </p><p>Under the new contracts, CRCs are required to enter into subcontracts with the pre-approved Tier 2 or 3 providers named in the contracts, as soon as reasonably practicable after 1 February 2015 (and in any event within 6 months of that date). Additional Tier 2 and 3 providers may be added to the CRCs’ supply chains over time as needed, subject to the subcontracting arrangements stated in the contracts. To provide continuity of service provision, existing contracts have been novated to CRCs.</p><p> </p><p>The mobilisation and transition phase of the Programme is being carried out in a controlled way that gives time for new processes to bed in and to ensure public safety at every stage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 221776 221777 221779 221780 question first answered 27/01/2015 16:20:08 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

175303

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
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, on what date the supervision of people on short prison sentences by Community Rehabilitation Companies will begin.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	221779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>Contracts were signed on behalf of the Secretary of State for Justice with the new owners of the 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) on 18 December 2014. There was strong competition for these contracts in all regions, and all of the new owners have experience working with offenders or across the Criminal Justice System. On 1 February 2015, new owners will assume control of the CRCs and we will transition to the delivery of probation services under the new contracts.</p><p> </p><p>The remaining provisions of the Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 will also come into force on 1 February, including those which extend supervision after release to offenders released from sentences of more than 1 day but less than 12 months. The latter provisions apply to any offender whose offence was committed on or after 1 February 2015. As a result, there will be a gradual increase after that date in the number of offenders eligible for post-release supervision as cases flow through the courts.</p><p> </p><p>Contracts with the CRCs will require them to supervise, and provide services to, any offender released from custody in their cohort on licence – including both offenders released from custodial sentences of 12 months or more and any released from shorter custodial sentences on licence.</p><p> </p><p>Under the new contracts, CRCs are required to enter into subcontracts with the pre-approved Tier 2 or 3 providers named in the contracts, as soon as reasonably practicable after 1 February 2015 (and in any event within 6 months of that date). Additional Tier 2 and 3 providers may be added to the CRCs’ supply chains over time as needed, subject to the subcontracting arrangements stated in the contracts. To provide continuity of service provision, existing contracts have been novated to CRCs.</p><p> </p><p>The mobilisation and transition phase of the Programme is being carried out in a controlled way that gives time for new processes to bed in and to ensure public safety at every stage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 221776 221777 221778 221780 question first answered 27/01/2015 16:20:08 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

175304

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, by what date all the Transforming Rehabilitation contracts with (a) Tier 1, (b) Tier 2 and (c) Tier 3 providers will be signed.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	221780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>Contracts were signed on behalf of the Secretary of State for Justice with the new owners of the 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) on 18 December 2014. There was strong competition for these contracts in all regions, and all of the new owners have experience working with offenders or across the Criminal Justice System. On 1 February 2015, new owners will assume control of the CRCs and we will transition to the delivery of probation services under the new contracts.</p><p> </p><p>The remaining provisions of the Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 will also come into force on 1 February, including those which extend supervision after release to offenders released from sentences of more than 1 day but less than 12 months. The latter provisions apply to any offender whose offence was committed on or after 1 February 2015. As a result, there will be a gradual increase after that date in the number of offenders eligible for post-release supervision as cases flow through the courts.</p><p> </p><p>Contracts with the CRCs will require them to supervise, and provide services to, any offender released from custody in their cohort on licence – including both offenders released from custodial sentences of 12 months or more and any released from shorter custodial sentences on licence.</p><p> </p><p>Under the new contracts, CRCs are required to enter into subcontracts with the pre-approved Tier 2 or 3 providers named in the contracts, as soon as reasonably practicable after 1 February 2015 (and in any event within 6 months of that date). Additional Tier 2 and 3 providers may be added to the CRCs’ supply chains over time as needed, subject to the subcontracting arrangements stated in the contracts. To provide continuity of service provision, existing contracts have been novated to CRCs.</p><p> </p><p>The mobilisation and transition phase of the Programme is being carried out in a controlled way that gives time for new processes to bed in and to ensure public safety at every stage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 221776 221777 221778 221779 question first answered 27/01/2015 16:20:08 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

174790

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Publications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many books were received by his Department during December 2014 as part of the books for prisoners campaign; and where those books were distributed.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	221459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>377 books were donated in December 2014 and we are in the process of arranging for them to be sent to a prison library. Books which have been donated previously were sent to HMP Pentonville and HMP East Sutton Park.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with national policy, all of the books are searched before being made available to the library service. The books will be available for any prisoner at the relevant establishments to borrow and will be formally donated to the library service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 23/01/2015 16:43:16 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan