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1416768

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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	Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Fraud
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 number of cases in which a fraud conviction has been secured involving the coronavirus Bounce Back Loan scheme and in which individuals have created a fake company in order to secure a coronavirus Bounce Back Loan.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	112565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The number of prosecutions and convictions for Bounce Back Loan fraud offences where individuals created a fake company is not centrally held in the court proceedings database, as the Bounce Back Loan scheme is not separately identified from wider fraud offences in legislation. Identifying these offences separately would require a manual search of court records, which would be at disproportionate costs.</p><p>Published figures provide the number of prosecutions and convictions for the following offences may include offences of fraud involving the Bounce Back Loan scheme:</p><ul><li>False Accounting,</li><li>Fraud by false representation: other frauds,</li><li>Fraud by failing to disclose information,</li><li>Fraud by abuse of position,</li><li>Conspiracy to defraud,</li><li>Money Laundering,</li><li>Disclosure, obstruction, false or misleading statements.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The number of prosecutions and convictions can be found by searching for the above offences in the ‘Offence’ filter in the ‘<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987715/outcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by offence data tool</a>’ available here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987715/outcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987715/outcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx</a>.</p><p>As reported in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s 2020-21 Annual Report and Accounts, the latest estimate of the rate of fraud and error in Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) is 11.15%. This estimate is based on a sampling exercise which involved assessing a small proportion of BBLS facilities against potential fraud risk indicators. Such indicators included whether a business was trading at the point of application or prior to 1 March 2020. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy will continue to refine these estimates as more data becomes available.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 31/01/2022 16:29:27 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

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

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

1416988

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

1416437

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) court judges, (b) tribunal judges and (c) magistrates there are in England and Wales as at 25 January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	111586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2022 answer text <p>The numbers of court judges, tribunal judges and magistrates are reported in the 2021 Diversity of the Judicial Diversity statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/diversity-of-the-judiciary-2021-statistics. As of 1 April 2021, there were:</p><p>a) Court judges: 3,314</p><p>b) Tribunal judges: 1,711</p><p>c) Magistrates: 12,651</p><p> </p><p>This data is published annually. The next report, which will include data of the numbers of judges and magistrates in office on 1 April 2022, is scheduled to be published in July 2022.</p><p> </p><p>We have an annual recruitment programme for around 1000 judges and have recently launched a new online magistrates recruitment process and marketing campaign.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 28/01/2022 14:55:15 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1416450

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Unexplained Wealth Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many unexplained wealth orders have been obtained in each year since their inception.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	111631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2022 answer text <p>Since Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) were introduced in 2018, orders have been made on a total of nine occasions, broken down by calendar year in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 28/01/2022 14:50:36 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1416480

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Recorders: Part-time Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many part-time Recorders have been sitting each year from 2015 to 2021; and for how many days each part-time Recorder sat.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	111587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2022 answer text <p>Recorders are not full time salaried judges, but fee paid, and the number of days they are expected to make themselves available for in a year is set out in their terms and conditions. <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-12-15/93763" target="_blank">PQ 93763</a> covers all those who have a primary appointment as Recorder.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 28/01/2022 14:53:46 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1416506

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Succession
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what protections are in place to prevent a convicted domestic abuser inheriting from the death of their spousal victim in the absence of an individual will.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	111770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2022 answer text <p>The law at the moment does not automatically change inheritance rights for any conviction other than preventing those guilty of unlawful killings from being beneficiaries (the ‘forfeiture rule’). The rationale is that people would take steps such as divorce or making a will to prevent abusers benefitting from their estate once the abusive relationship has ended.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently giving consideration to this issue, and I understand that my colleague Lord Wolfson is soon to meet the honourable member on the matter.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 28/01/2022 15:14:37 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1416547

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of fraud involving the Bounce Back Loan Scheme have been heard in courts in England and Wales since the launch of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	111588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2022 answer text <p>The number of prosecutions and convictions for Bounce Back Loan fraud offences is not centrally held in the court proceedings database, as the Bounce Back Loan scheme is not separately identified from wider fraud offences in legislation. Identifying these offences separately would require a manual search of court records, which would be at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>Published figures provide the number of prosecutions and convictions for the following offences that may include offences of fraud involving the Bounce Back Loan scheme:</p><ul><li>False Accounting,</li><li>Fraud by false representation: other frauds,</li><li>Fraud by failing to disclose information,</li><li>Fraud by abuse of position,</li><li>Conspiracy to defraud,</li><li>Money Laundering,</li><li>Disclosure, obstruction, false or misleading statements.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The number of prosecutions and convictions can be found by searching for the above offences in the ‘Offence’ filter in the ‘<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987715/outcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by offence data tool</a>’ available here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987715/outcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987715/outcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 111589 question first answered 28/01/2022 14:52:15 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1416548

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions for fraud involving the Bounce Back Loan scheme there have been since the launch of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	111589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2022 answer text <p>The number of prosecutions and convictions for Bounce Back Loan fraud offences is not centrally held in the court proceedings database, as the Bounce Back Loan scheme is not separately identified from wider fraud offences in legislation. Identifying these offences separately would require a manual search of court records, which would be at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>Published figures provide the number of prosecutions and convictions for the following offences that may include offences of fraud involving the Bounce Back Loan scheme:</p><ul><li>False Accounting,</li><li>Fraud by false representation: other frauds,</li><li>Fraud by failing to disclose information,</li><li>Fraud by abuse of position,</li><li>Conspiracy to defraud,</li><li>Money Laundering,</li><li>Disclosure, obstruction, false or misleading statements.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The number of prosecutions and convictions can be found by searching for the above offences in the ‘Offence’ filter in the ‘<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987715/outcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by offence data tool</a>’ available here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987715/outcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987715/outcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 111588 question first answered 28/01/2022 14:52:15 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed