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1651541

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Legal Opinion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of the Government offering free and independent legal advocacy to complainants of sexual violence and abuse.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	193109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>We have commissioned the Law Commission to undertake a thorough examination of the law, guidance and practice relating to the use of evidence in prosecutions of sexual offences, including an exploration of the merits of independent legal advice and representation. This is due to complete in Autumn 2024; we will await the Law Commission’s findings before taking any decisions relating to this issue, including any estimations of potential cost.</p><p>In the interim, we have already taken several steps to introduce additional safeguards regarding requests for victims’ personal information. Through the Victims and Prisoners Bill, we are introducing duties on policing to only request third party material that is necessary and proportionate, and to provide full information to victims about why this material is being requested. This complements guidance updated by the CPS in May 2022 to ensure that prosecutors' requests for access to victims’ therapy notes is pursuant to a reasonable line of enquiry, as well as the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act stopping unnecessary and intrusive requests for access to victims’ and witnesses’ phones or digital devices.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 13/07/2023 11:19:57 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1651615

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State on 4 July 2023, Official Report, Col. 760, if he will list the key performance indicators used to measure violence in prisons; and whether his Department plans to introduce any sanctions for prison operators failing to meet these targets.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	193050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>Prison governors and senior leaders use a variety of measures to understand violence within prisons. The 2021/2022 Prisons Performance Framework (PPT) rated the performance of all public and private sector prisons in England and Wales. It contains two violence Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) which prisons are assessed against. These are:</p><ul><li>Prisoner on prisoner assaults – rate per 1,000 prisoners, and;</li></ul><ul><li>Assaults on staff - rate per 1,000 prisoners.</li></ul><p>These are available on gov.uk at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-performance-ratings-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-performance-ratings-2021-to-2022</a>. The prison performance ratings for 2022/2023 will be published on 27 July 2023.</p><p>HMPPS monitors performance against these KPIs on an ongoing basis and takes action if this is deemed necessary.</p><p>Private prison contracts are managed by operational contract managers who assure delivery against performance and contract measures.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/07/2023 14:58:58 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1651629

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Catalytic Converters: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions have been bought under the Theft Act 1968 for the theft of catalytic converters in England over the last 5 years; and if he will list the number of prosecutions made in each year.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	193128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of prosecutions for theft from a motor vehicle in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1158217/overview-tables-december-2022.ods" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2022</a>, under HO offence code 04510.</p><p>However, whether this was specifically theft of a catalytic converter is not held centrally in the Court Proceedings Database. This information may be held on court records but to examine individual court records would be of disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 13/07/2023 11:20:46 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1651644

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department are taking steps to expand rehabilitation programmes for offenders.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	193222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>Our rehabilitative offer is focused on making sure we take the right approach with the right person at the right time, based on risk and need. Our rehabilitation services take many forms, ranging from accredited programmes and interventions, to enabling a person to access education, healthcare, substance misuse support, suitable accommodation, and the means to earn a living. Some rehabilitative activity is delivered in-house, and some via commissioned services. We keep these under constant review to ensure we are acting in line with the available evidence whilst also meeting the rehabilitative needs of the people we work with.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/07/2023 14:59:38 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1651651

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Training Centres and Young Offender Institutions: Pepper Spray
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to introduce PAVA incapacitant spray into (a) Young Offender Institutions, (b) Secure Training Centres and (c) Secure Children’s Homes.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	193227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>Following the roll-out of PAVA spray to the adult male estate, for use where necessary in response to serious disorder, HM Prison and Probation Service is examining the case for making it available to young offender institutions in the youth estate. This includes detailed consideration of the medical and legal implications, including any age-related factors.</p><p>Full account is being taken of the evaluation of implementation in the adult male estate. As with any potential safety measure, all available evidence is being assessed, looking at the many complex considerations, to enable an informed decision to be taken.</p><p>PAVA spray is not being considered for use in Secure Training Centres or Secure Children’s Homes.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 193228 question first answered 13/07/2023 11:25:58 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1651653

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Training Centres and Young Offender Institutions: Pepper Spray
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what advice his Department has received on the use of the introduction of PAVA incapacitant spray in (a) Young Offender Institutions, (b) Secure Training Centres and (c) Secure Children’s Homes.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	193228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>Following the roll-out of PAVA spray to the adult male estate, for use where necessary in response to serious disorder, HM Prison and Probation Service is examining the case for making it available to young offender institutions in the youth estate. This includes detailed consideration of the medical and legal implications, including any age-related factors.</p><p>Full account is being taken of the evaluation of implementation in the adult male estate. As with any potential safety measure, all available evidence is being assessed, looking at the many complex considerations, to enable an informed decision to be taken.</p><p>PAVA spray is not being considered for use in Secure Training Centres or Secure Children’s Homes.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 193227 question first answered 13/07/2023 11:25:58 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1651666

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Driving Offences: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department has provided on whether driving licences need to be surrendered by people who receive single justice procedure notices for speeding fines.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Simon Lightwood
uin	193237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has not issued guidance on the surrender of driving licences. The Police are responsible for issuing the single justice procedure notice for traffic offences and they removed references to surrendering the licence from their notices when the legislation was commenced.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 13/07/2023 11:47:34 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood

1651669

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Law Centres: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the number of Law Centres that have closed in England since 2010; and how much funding his Department has provided to Law Centres since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	193071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold direct information on the number of law centres in England or those that have ceased operating.</p><p>Since 2015/16, the Legal Aid Agency has paid £57.2m to law centres across England and Wales, in respect of Civil and Criminal Legal Aid work. We are unable to provide the information from 2010 onwards as Legal Aid Provider Statistics data is only available from 2015/16 onwards.</p><p>Further, the Government has invested over £25m in grant funding for the not-for-profit sector including law centres since 2014.</p><p>In March 2023, the Government announced a new £10.4m Improving Outcomes Through Legal Support (IOTLS) grant. This grant runs from July 2023 until March 2025 and is being administered by the Access to Justice Foundation on behalf of the Ministry of Justice. The grant has been awarded to 59 organisations across England and Wales, including 15 law centres. This funding will enable organisations to provide legal advice and support to help people resolve their problems as early as possible.</p><p>The IOTLS grant builds on the previous legal support grants including the £4.8m Help Accessing Legal Support grant which ran from September 2022 until June 2023 and supported 52 front line organisations including 14 law centres.</p><p>Between April 2020 and March 2021, during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, organisations were awarded Government emergency grant funding totalling £5.4m via the Covid-19 Specialist Advice Service Scheme. Of the total amount, £3m was distributed to law centres via the Law Centres Network. This funding enabled organisations to continue providing critical services to the most vulnerable and prevented the closure of a number of law centres.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 13/07/2023 11:44:24 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1651704

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Witnesses: Video Recordings
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 total number of recordings under Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 that can be stored at any one time.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	193146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>HM Courts and Tribunal Service has the capacity to store all Pre-Recorded Cross Examinations made under Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act (1999).</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 13/07/2023 11:21:53 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1651722

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Witnesses: Video Recordings
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 recordings under s.28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	193155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>Data provided to HM Courts and Tribunal Service show the number of recordings for Pre-Recorded Cross Examinations under section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act (1999) in each year from 2020 onwards, as below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Recordings</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>424</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2,117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>1,901</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023 (to May 23)</p></td><td><p>1,102</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Caveat - This data refers to those recordings made at Crown Court in the previous three years.</p><ol start="1"><li><p>Data has been sourced from the technology supplier.</p></li></ol><ol start="2"><li><p>This data may include test recordings.</p></li></ol><ol start="3"><li><p>Witnesses may have more than one recording.</p></li></ol><ol start="4"><li><p>Recording data prior to 2020 was manually kept and is unreliable, automated reporting was introduced in 2020 for efficiency and quality control.</p></li></ol> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 13/07/2023 11:23:24 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed