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1416801

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Residential Women's Centres: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on establishing women's residential centres in Wales as part of his Department's Female Offender Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	112647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>On 5 May 2020, the Government announced the first Residential Women’s Centre will be in Wales. Working closely with partners, including the Welsh Government and local authorities, we are making good progress towards the purchase of a site which, if successful, would then be submitted into a planning application process.</p><p>We have developed a specification for the service delivery and building design in partnership with providers, probation staff and women with lived experience amongst others.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 01/02/2022 16:17:09 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1416840

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many legal aid providers there were in (a) Gwent and (b) Wales in (i) 2019 (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2021.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	112502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The information requested can be found in the tables below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Providers</strong></p></td><td><p>Mar-19</p></td><td><p>Mar-20</p></td><td><p>Mar-21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwent (Newport)</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rest of Wales</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Provider in Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>159</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>149</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>146</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Offices</strong></p></td><td><p>Mar-19</p></td><td><p>Mar-20</p></td><td><p>Mar-21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwent (Newport)</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rest of Wales</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>219</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Offices in Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>267</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>256</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>250</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The data above shows both the total number of organisations with a presence in Gwent and Wales and the number of provider offices based in Gwent and Wales as at 31 March for each year. The term provider refers to a particular firm or organisation who holds a contract with the Legal Aid Agency (LAA). The LAA only tracks the number of contracted providers, not the number of individual practitioners who work provide legal aid services.</p><p> </p><p>Providers may have one or more office and may hold a contract to provide civil legal aid, criminal legal or both civil and criminal legal aid services.</p><p>The LAA frequently reviews market capacity to make sure there is adequate provision around the country and moves quickly to secure additional provision where necessary.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 31/01/2022 16:28:09 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1416842

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase the number of legal aid providers in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	112503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government has taken steps to review the long-term sustainability of the Criminal Legal Aid market across England and Wales. In 2020 we injected up to £51m per annum into Criminal Legal Aid, in areas of work that practitioners told us mattered the most. In December 2021 the report for the Criminal Legal Aid Independent Review was published, which considered a number of issues including the sustainability of the whole Criminal Legal Aid system so that it can meet demand now and into the future. It is our aim to publish the Government response no later than the end of March 2022 alongside a consultation on our related policy proposals.</p><p>In addition, MoJ continues to consider the provision of civil legal aid across England and Wales, recognising that we need to take a whole system approach. The department has been engaging with representative bodies and providers within the sector to increase our understanding of the challenges providers currently face. The Legal Aid Agency also continue to keep legal aid provision under constant review, ensuring access across England and Wales and taking immediate action whenever this could be threatened.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 03/02/2022 15:48:25 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1416875

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cumulative number of years of experience held by all prison officers in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	112536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The cumulative length of service, in years, held by all prison officers is given in the following table. Most years’ figures are given as at 31<sup>st</sup> December each year, aside from 2021, where the latest published figures are as at 30 September 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 – Band 3-5 Prison Officers<sup>1</sup> in England and Wales cumulative length of service<sup>2</sup>, as at 31<sup>st</sup> December each year from 2010 to 2020 and September 2021<sup>3</sup></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Number of Prison officers in post (Full Time Equivalent)</p></td><td><p>Cumulative Length of Service of all prison officers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/12/2010</p></td><td><p>24,501</p></td><td><p>329,353</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/12/2011</p></td><td><p>23,054</p></td><td><p>326,563</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/12/2012</p></td><td><p>21,842</p></td><td><p>326,678</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/12/2013</p></td><td><p>18,731</p></td><td><p>287,921</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/12/2014</p></td><td><p>17,795</p></td><td><p>278,254</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/12/2015</p></td><td><p>18,235</p></td><td><p>272,086</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/12/2016</p></td><td><p>17,887</p></td><td><p>261,607</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/12/2017</p></td><td><p>19,925</p></td><td><p>253,665</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/12/2018</p></td><td><p>22,722</p></td><td><p>248,008</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/12/2019</p></td><td><p>22,154</p></td><td><p>246,375</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/12/2020</p></td><td><p>21,564</p></td><td><p>243,036</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/09/2021</p></td><td><p>22,325</p></td><td><p>242,482</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes to tables:</p><p>1. Band 3-5 Officers includes Band 3-4 / Prison Officers (incl. specialists), Band 4 / Supervising Officers, and Band 5 / Custodial Managers</p><p>2. The length of service in HMPPS is calculated from most recent hire date. Where staff have transferred in from another Government Department or have transferred in through HMPPS taking over a function, length of service is calculated from entry to HMPPS</p><p>3. As of 1st July 2019, HMP Birmingham has come back under public ownership. Figures for its staff are now included in the staff in post figures</p><p>4. The dates reflect the Full Time Equivalent and cumulative years of service at that particular point of the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 01/02/2022 14:17:02 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1416950

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the current backlog is in the number of Magistrate's court cases; and how long it currently takes for a case to be heard in a Magistrate's court (a) nationally and (b) in York.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	112617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The table below sets out the outstanding cases a) nationally and b) in York. Some of this data is available publicly through the hyperlinks in the table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Crown Court </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Magistrates’ Court </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Family Court (combined Public and Private, by child) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Outstanding Across England and Wales</strong></p></td><td><p>Data published in Table C1, in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1049340/ccsq_tables_jul_sep_2021.ods" target="_blank">Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly</a>.</p></td><td><p>Data published in Table M1, in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1049340/ccsq_tables_jul_sep_2021.ods" target="_blank">Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly</a>.</p></td><td><p>Data published in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1047007/20220106_corrected_ACCESSIBLE_HMCTS_Management_Information_for_Nov_20_to_Nov_21.ods" target="_blank">HMCTS Management Information</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Outstanding cases in York</strong></p></td><td><p>Data published in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1047819/cc_rdos_tool.xlsx" target="_blank">Criminal Court datasets received, disposed and outstanding tool</a></p></td><td><p>For York magistrates’ court, at the end of Q3 2021, there were 1,122 outstanding criminal cases (Extracted from Criminal Court Quarterly Statistics: Data and Analysis, Ministry of Justice).</p></td><td><p>See attached table (Family courts statistics, Analysis and Performance, HMCTS (PQ 112618))</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We have interpreted the question about length of time for a case to be heard as linked to timeliness. Timeliness figures show the average amount of time (days or weeks) there are between an offence being committed and the corresponding case beginning its first listing (for the Magistrates’ Court) and its main hearing (in the Crown Court). For the family courts, timeliness figures show the average amount of time between a case’s receipt and its disposal. The table below sets this out a) nationally and b) in York.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Crown Court </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Magistrates’ Court</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Family Court (combined Public and Private)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Average Timeliness Across England and Wales (days)</strong></p></td><td><p>See attached table (Criminal court statistics, Data and Analysis, Ministry of Justice (PQ 112617, PQ 112619)).</p></td><td><p>See attached table (Criminal court statistics, Data and Analysis, Ministry of Justice (PQ 112617, PQ 112619)).</p></td><td><p>See attached table <strong>(</strong>Family courts statistics, Analysis and Performance, HMCTS (PQ 112618)).</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Average Timeliness Across York Cases (days)</strong></p></td><td><p>See attached table (Criminal court statistics, Data and Analysis, Ministry of Justice (PQ 112617, PQ 112619)).</p></td><td><p>See attached table (Criminal court statistics, Data and Analysis, Ministry of Justice (PQ 112617, PQ 112619)).</p></td><td><p>See attached table <strong>(</strong>Family courts statistics, Analysis and Performance, HMCTS (PQ 112618)).</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name 2022-02-03 PQ 112617 - PQ 112619 - timeliness T1 _dw_fm_FINAL.xlsx title Table 2 file name 2022-02-03 PQ 112618.xlsx title Table grouped question UIN 112618 112619 question first answered 03/02/2022 17:11:47 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1416951

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Courts: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the backlog is in the number of family court cases; and how long it currently takes for a cases to be heard in the family courts (a) nationally and (b) in York.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	112618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The table below sets out the outstanding cases a) nationally and b) in York. Some of this data is available publicly through the hyperlinks in the table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Crown Court </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Magistrates’ Court </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Family Court (combined Public and Private, by child) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Outstanding Across England and Wales</strong></p></td><td><p>Data published in Table C1, in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1049340/ccsq_tables_jul_sep_2021.ods" target="_blank">Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly</a>.</p></td><td><p>Data published in Table M1, in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1049340/ccsq_tables_jul_sep_2021.ods" target="_blank">Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly</a>.</p></td><td><p>Data published in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1047007/20220106_corrected_ACCESSIBLE_HMCTS_Management_Information_for_Nov_20_to_Nov_21.ods" target="_blank">HMCTS Management Information</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Outstanding cases in York</strong></p></td><td><p>Data published in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1047819/cc_rdos_tool.xlsx" target="_blank">Criminal Court datasets received, disposed and outstanding tool</a></p></td><td><p>For York magistrates’ court, at the end of Q3 2021, there were 1,122 outstanding criminal cases (Extracted from Criminal Court Quarterly Statistics: Data and Analysis, Ministry of Justice).</p></td><td><p>See attached table (Family courts statistics, Analysis and Performance, HMCTS (PQ 112618))</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We have interpreted the question about length of time for a case to be heard as linked to timeliness. Timeliness figures show the average amount of time (days or weeks) there are between an offence being committed and the corresponding case beginning its first listing (for the Magistrates’ Court) and its main hearing (in the Crown Court). For the family courts, timeliness figures show the average amount of time between a case’s receipt and its disposal. The table below sets this out a) nationally and b) in York.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Crown Court </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Magistrates’ Court</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Family Court (combined Public and Private)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Average Timeliness Across England and Wales (days)</strong></p></td><td><p>See attached table (Criminal court statistics, Data and Analysis, Ministry of Justice (PQ 112617, PQ 112619)).</p></td><td><p>See attached table (Criminal court statistics, Data and Analysis, Ministry of Justice (PQ 112617, PQ 112619)).</p></td><td><p>See attached table <strong>(</strong>Family courts statistics, Analysis and Performance, HMCTS (PQ 112618)).</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Average Timeliness Across York Cases (days)</strong></p></td><td><p>See attached table (Criminal court statistics, Data and Analysis, Ministry of Justice (PQ 112617, PQ 112619)).</p></td><td><p>See attached table (Criminal court statistics, Data and Analysis, Ministry of Justice (PQ 112617, PQ 112619)).</p></td><td><p>See attached table <strong>(</strong>Family courts statistics, Analysis and Performance, HMCTS (PQ 112618)).</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name 2022-02-03 PQ 112617 - PQ 112619 - timeliness T1 _dw_fm_FINAL.xlsx title Table 2 file name 2022-02-03 PQ 112618.xlsx title Table grouped question UIN 112617 112619 question first answered 03/02/2022 17:11:47 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1416952

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the backlog is in the number of criminal court cases; and how long it currently takes for a case to be heard in the criminal courts (a) nationally and (b) in York.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	112619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The table below sets out the outstanding cases a) nationally and b) in York. Some of this data is available publicly through the hyperlinks in the table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Crown Court </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Magistrates’ Court </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Family Court (combined Public and Private, by child) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Outstanding Across England and Wales</strong></p></td><td><p>Data published in Table C1, in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1049340/ccsq_tables_jul_sep_2021.ods" target="_blank">Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly</a>.</p></td><td><p>Data published in Table M1, in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1049340/ccsq_tables_jul_sep_2021.ods" target="_blank">Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly</a>.</p></td><td><p>Data published in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1047007/20220106_corrected_ACCESSIBLE_HMCTS_Management_Information_for_Nov_20_to_Nov_21.ods" target="_blank">HMCTS Management Information</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Outstanding cases in York</strong></p></td><td><p>Data published in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1047819/cc_rdos_tool.xlsx" target="_blank">Criminal Court datasets received, disposed and outstanding tool</a></p></td><td><p>For York magistrates’ court, at the end of Q3 2021, there were 1,122 outstanding criminal cases (Extracted from Criminal Court Quarterly Statistics: Data and Analysis, Ministry of Justice).</p></td><td><p>See attached table (Family courts statistics, Analysis and Performance, HMCTS (PQ 112618))</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We have interpreted the question about length of time for a case to be heard as linked to timeliness. Timeliness figures show the average amount of time (days or weeks) there are between an offence being committed and the corresponding case beginning its first listing (for the Magistrates’ Court) and its main hearing (in the Crown Court). For the family courts, timeliness figures show the average amount of time between a case’s receipt and its disposal. The table below sets this out a) nationally and b) in York.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Crown Court </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Magistrates’ Court</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Family Court (combined Public and Private)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Average Timeliness Across England and Wales (days)</strong></p></td><td><p>See attached table (Criminal court statistics, Data and Analysis, Ministry of Justice (PQ 112617, PQ 112619)).</p></td><td><p>See attached table (Criminal court statistics, Data and Analysis, Ministry of Justice (PQ 112617, PQ 112619)).</p></td><td><p>See attached table <strong>(</strong>Family courts statistics, Analysis and Performance, HMCTS (PQ 112618)).</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Average Timeliness Across York Cases (days)</strong></p></td><td><p>See attached table (Criminal court statistics, Data and Analysis, Ministry of Justice (PQ 112617, PQ 112619)).</p></td><td><p>See attached table (Criminal court statistics, Data and Analysis, Ministry of Justice (PQ 112617, PQ 112619)).</p></td><td><p>See attached table <strong>(</strong>Family courts statistics, Analysis and Performance, HMCTS (PQ 112618)).</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name 2022-02-03 PQ 112617 - PQ 112619 - timeliness T1 _dw_fm_FINAL.xlsx title Table 2 file name 2022-02-03 PQ 112618.xlsx title Table grouped question UIN 112617 112618 question first answered 03/02/2022 17:11:47 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1416953

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the accessibility of York's courts.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	112620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp;Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is committed to ensuring our courts are accessible to all our users including those in York. In some circumstances cases may be listed into Leeds/Teesside to ensure certain access requirements can be met.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS will provide reasonable adjustments for court and tribunal users with disabilities and takes steps to avoid treating people less favourably because of their disability. Court and tribunal users are encouraged to get in touch before a hearing to discuss any particular adjustments they may need. Various mitigations will be explored, depending on the support required. For buildings, adjustments may include use of video-conferencing from a remote site, ensuring venues have ramps or accessible toilets, lifts able to accommodate wheelchairs, or hearing loops.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS also provides detailed information regarding accessibility for each of the three court buildings in York: York Crown Court; York Magistrates’ Court and Family Court; and York County Court and Family Court on GOV.UK. HMCTS encourages court and tribunal users to get in touch before a hearing to discuss any particular adjustments they may need.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our wider Reform programme we are modernising the way in which we operate. This will mean that fewer people will need to attend court, as we make use of technology such as video-conferencing and online services. We have rapidly expanded our audio and video technology capability in direct response to the impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19), enabling more remote hearings which reduce the need for people to attend a physical court building.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 03/02/2022 15:50:55 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1416987

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many band 3 to 5 prison officers have received training to deal with terrorist or extremist prisoners.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	112567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <ol><li>Counter terrorism training is available to all prison staff either remotely, when it is more convenient for establishments, or face-to-face. Training is now also more flexible, with sessions available in evenings and at weekends.</li></ol><p>We started recording grade specific data in April 2021. Since then, a total of <strong>6,893</strong> band 3-5 prison officers have received Counter Terrorism training. This includes:</p><ul><li><strong>3,483</strong> existing Band 3-5 Prison Officers; and</li><li>All<strong> 3,410</strong> new Band 3 Prison Officers who have received CT training as part of their Prison Officer Entry Level Training induction course</li></ul><p>Whilst grade specific data has only been recorded since April 2021, all new officers Bands 3-5 have received ASPECTS (CT training) as part of their initial training, since 2017.</p><p>2.</p><p>a) The content of the counter terrorism training course is not published. There are no plans for publication due to the sensitive nature of the course and the risk it would pose to maintaining good order in prisons and national security.</p><p>b) The training course is one module and involves half a day of face-to-face delivery.</p><p> </p><p>3. The current Counter Terrorism training package is ASPECTS (Awareness for Staff on Prevent Extremism and the Counter Terrorism Strategy) and was developed by prison counter terrorism experts, counter-terrorism police and training specialists. It aims to provide staff working in prisons with an improved understanding of Counter Terrorism, radicalisation, and extremist ideologies which can be applied to their daily work with prisoners and improve staff confidence in challenging behaviours that are contrary to our fundamental values.</p><p> </p><p>The training package has undergone regular reviews to ensure it is up to date and responsive to feedback from trainers and attendees, which has been largely positive. In 2021, an external company also conducted a review and these findings, as well as data and responses from user surveys, will play a key role in the redevelopment of our training package, which is currently underway. Critical success factors for the redeveloped course are being established to ensure robust ongoing evaluation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 112568 112569 question first answered 01/02/2022 10:54:49 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

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registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the (a) content and (b) length of each module in the training programme delivered to prison officers to deal with terrorist or extremist prisoners.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	112568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <ol><li>Counter terrorism training is available to all prison staff either remotely, when it is more convenient for establishments, or face-to-face. Training is now also more flexible, with sessions available in evenings and at weekends.</li></ol><p>We started recording grade specific data in April 2021. Since then, a total of <strong>6,893</strong> band 3-5 prison officers have received Counter Terrorism training. This includes:</p><ul><li><strong>3,483</strong> existing Band 3-5 Prison Officers; and</li><li>All<strong> 3,410</strong> new Band 3 Prison Officers who have received CT training as part of their Prison Officer Entry Level Training induction course</li></ul><p>Whilst grade specific data has only been recorded since April 2021, all new officers Bands 3-5 have received ASPECTS (CT training) as part of their initial training, since 2017.</p><p>2.</p><p>a) The content of the counter terrorism training course is not published. There are no plans for publication due to the sensitive nature of the course and the risk it would pose to maintaining good order in prisons and national security.</p><p>b) The training course is one module and involves half a day of face-to-face delivery.</p><p> </p><p>3. The current Counter Terrorism training package is ASPECTS (Awareness for Staff on Prevent Extremism and the Counter Terrorism Strategy) and was developed by prison counter terrorism experts, counter-terrorism police and training specialists. It aims to provide staff working in prisons with an improved understanding of Counter Terrorism, radicalisation, and extremist ideologies which can be applied to their daily work with prisoners and improve staff confidence in challenging behaviours that are contrary to our fundamental values.</p><p> </p><p>The training package has undergone regular reviews to ensure it is up to date and responsive to feedback from trainers and attendees, which has been largely positive. In 2021, an external company also conducted a review and these findings, as well as data and responses from user surveys, will play a key role in the redevelopment of our training package, which is currently underway. Critical success factors for the redeveloped course are being established to ensure robust ongoing evaluation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 112567 112569 question first answered 01/02/2022 10:54:49 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed