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1088270

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date	13/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunal Service spent on consultancies (a) in total, (b) per consultancy in each of the financial years (i) 2016-17 and (ii) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	231973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Please find below the total spend on consultancy for HMCTS for the period requested. Please note the spend is taken from our Bravo spend tool and is an accurate figure of what has been invoiced within this period:</p><p> </p><p>(i) 2016-17 = £3,103,764.16</p><p>(ii) 2017-18 = £11,805,649.04</p><p> </p><p>Please see below table which outlines the consultancy projects for the periods requested for HMCTS, the information includes start dates, contract values and descriptions of the services:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Start Date</p></td><td><p>Supplier</p></td><td><p>Total Value of Contract</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>BMT Hi-Q Sigma</p></td><td><p>£150,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>Capita</p></td><td><p>£795,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>Concerto Partners LLP</p></td><td><p>£258,980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>Ernst &amp; Young LLP</p></td><td><p>£6,236,775</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>KPMG LLP</p></td><td><p>£1,129,875</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>PA Consulting Services Limited</p></td><td><p>£2,415,319</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</p></td><td><p>£107,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>Allen Lane Consultancy Limited</p></td><td><p>£3,657,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>Deloitte LLP</p></td><td><p>£462,040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>Methods Business and Digital</p></td><td><p>£1,997,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</p></td><td><p>£30,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>Veracity Consulting</p></td><td><p>£681,015</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Consultants are engaged to deliver short-term on projects where specialist skills required are not available within the organisation. As part of the governance process, approvals are sought from Finance Business Partner, HR Business Partner &amp; the Director General to ensure that project outcomes and budget are validated and to seek confirmation that internal resource is not available to deliver either due to the specialist nature of the project or due to capacity issues enabling delivery within the project timescales.</p><p><br> By making use of consultants, the department can save on salary, national insurance and pension costs associated with permanently employing individuals whose skills may not be needed after a set period.</p><p> </p><p>The government is investing £1bn to reform our courts and tribunals service, bringing new technology and modern ways of working to the justice system and benefiting all those that use it.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 25/03/2019 17:17:15 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1088289

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Industrial Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many separate health and safety incident reporting processes are in use by staff working in each prison in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	232067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service has a single dedicated accident and incident reporting system for Health &amp; Safety Matters, known as Sphera. Some information held on other systems, such as assault data on the Incident Reporting System, may also be relevant to health and safety issues.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/03/2019 14:25:51 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1088291

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of monitoring systems for psychoactive substances in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	232068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>Drug testing is an essential element of the HMPPS drug strategy and provides us with robust evidence on the prevalence of drug misuse. Drug testing can be used in support of security measures, to identify and signpost into drug treatment, monitor treatment compliance and act as an incentive to engage in treatment and drug free living.</p><p>HMPPS continues to explore new methodologies to develop our mandatory and voluntary drug testing frameworks enabling us to be responsive to the changing patterns of drug misuse in prisons. This includes the misuse of prescribed medication, and the dynamic market in psychoactive substances.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/03/2019 14:51:44 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1088293

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with trade unions on the effectiveness of monitoring systems for psychoactive substances in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	232069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service consults extensively with its trade unions on a wide range of issues.</p><p>Each prison has its own union management consultation committee and a health and safety committee. At national level there are consultation committees which cover areas including health and safety, HR and security. Meetings are chaired by senior leaders and the agendas are open to both sides.</p><p>HMPPS’s priority remains the prevention and cessation of any drug supply into prisons and consultation on all the related risks is undertaken in the forums I have referred to above.</p><p>Additionally, all Prison Service unions have been represented on the national working group on psychoactive substances – which was set up in late 2016.</p><p>Most recently unions have actively contributed to the revision of related health and safety procedures on the subject, including in 10 prisons where staff are being voluntarily tested for exposure to such substances.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/03/2019 14:38:41 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1088295

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of staff working in prisons are (a) directly employed by HM Prison Service, (b) employed by an external contractor to deliver medical services and (c) employed by an external contractor to deliver education services.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	232070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>HM Prison and Probation (HMPPS) workforce statistics (which contains staffing figures in public sector prisons but not in privately managed prisons) are published quarterly. The latest publication can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Prison officer numbers are at their highest in five years, which is vital to ensuring prisons are safe, secure and decent. We have recruited over 3,000 new prison officers across the country in the last 18 months to improve safety and help turn offenders’ lives around. The recruitment drive will continue until we reach required levels across the prison estate, ensuring prisons can fulfil their purpose - protecting the public, reducing reoffending and crucially, rehabilitating offenders.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS does not collate information centrally in relation to contracted staff for Education or information on healthcare staff in prisons.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England and Local Health Boards in Wales are responsible for the commissioning of healthcare services. NHS England’s contractors and the NHS in Wales is responsible for the employment of healthcare staff operating in Prisons, with the exception of primary care staff operating in 6 privately operated prisons. In 2018 the MoJ, HMPPS, Department for Health and Social Care, Public Health England and NHS England published a new National Partnership Agreement for Prison Healthcare in England. This is supported by national and local partnership arrangements to facilitate joint working. Similar arrangements exist in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/03/2019 17:14:48 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1088297

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Consultants
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 his Department’s spending on consultancy fees relating to the introduction of the new Prison Education Framework.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	232071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has allocated a budget across financial years 2017-18 and 2018-19 of up to £300,000 for consultancy fees. This relates to the introduction of the new Prison Education Framework, the prison education Dynamic Purchasing System and prison library delivery. So far, £240,000 has been spent all on legal advice. The total value of the Prison Education Framework is expected to be up to £520 million over four years.</p><p> </p><p>Information on spending by prisons in England on consultancy fees relating to the introduction of the new Prison Education Framework is not held centrally and would have to be obtained from each individual prison. This could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Prison Education Framework does not apply in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 232072 question first answered 21/03/2019 14:42:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1088298

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Consultants
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 spending by each prison in England and Wales on consultancy fees relating to the introduction of the new Prison Education Framework.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	232072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has allocated a budget across financial years 2017-18 and 2018-19 of up to £300,000 for consultancy fees. This relates to the introduction of the new Prison Education Framework, the prison education Dynamic Purchasing System and prison library delivery. So far, £240,000 has been spent all on legal advice. The total value of the Prison Education Framework is expected to be up to £520 million over four years.</p><p> </p><p>Information on spending by prisons in England on consultancy fees relating to the introduction of the new Prison Education Framework is not held centrally and would have to be obtained from each individual prison. This could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Prison Education Framework does not apply in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 232071 question first answered 21/03/2019 14:42:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1088333

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crime: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the steps the Government is taking to ensure that victims of serious crimes receive more frequent updates on the progress of their cases.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	232017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>In England and Wales, the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime (Victims’ Code) outlines the services victims are entitled to receive, including updates on the progress of their case. Generally, victims are entitled to receive information within 5 working days of specified events, such as when a suspect is arrested or released without charge. Victims of the most serious offences are entitled to receive those updates within 1 working day of the relevant event. Victims are also entitled to be informed how often they will receive updates on the status of the case following discussion with the police. Ultimately how much contact to have above that required by the Victims’ Code is an operational matter.</p><p> </p><p>In September last year we published the first cross-government Victims Strategy. In the strategy we committed to hold agencies to account for compliance with the Victims’ Code through improved reporting, monitoring and transparency on whether victims are receiving entitlements. This goes hand in hand with amending the Victims’ Code to make sure that the entitlements victims receive are the right ones in the first place. That’s why we also committed to consult on a revised Victims’ Code, and consult on victim focussed legislation. We are planning to publish the consultations over the course of this year.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/03/2019 14:29:25 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1088335

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of private sector probation companies.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	232018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that the performance of Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) in England and Wales has been disappointing and needs to improve. We have taken decisive action to end current CRC contracts early and made changes to existing contracts to improve service delivery. We have also conducted a public consultation on proposals for future arrangements and are carefully considering the responses we received.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to developing a more stable and resilient system, where public, private and voluntary sectors providers can work together effectively to protect the public and tackle reoffending. We will set out our plans later this year.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/03/2019 17:08:39 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1088336

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish statistics by (a) age and (b) gender of prison officers recruited in each of the last three years; and what the retention rate has been of prison officers in that same time period.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	232019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>The number of band 3-5 prison officers that were recruited in the last three years, by age and gender are provided in table 1 below. The leaving rate of band 3-5 officers for the same period is provided in table 2.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Band 3-5 prison officers<sup>1</sup> joiners, by age and gender, 2016-2018</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>12 months to 31 December 2016</p></td><td><p>12 months to 31 December 2017</p></td><td><p>12 months to 31 December 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gender</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>519</p></td><td><p>1,243</p></td><td><p>1,885</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>1,018</p></td><td><p>2,989</p></td><td><p>3,825</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 30</p></td><td><p>1,004</p></td><td><p>2,525</p></td><td><p>3,432</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-39</p></td><td><p>323</p></td><td><p>1,067</p></td><td><p>1,446</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>40-49</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>482</p></td><td><p>627</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>50-59</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>198</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>60+</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,537</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,232</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,710</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: Underlying leaving<sup>2</sup> rate of permanent<sup>3</sup> band 3-5 officers<sup>1</sup>, 2016-2018</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Leavers<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>Average staff in post</p></td><td><p>Leaving rate (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 months to 31 December 2016</p></td><td><p>1,786</p></td><td><p>18,860</p></td><td><p>9.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 months to 31 December 2017</p></td><td><p>1,967</p></td><td><p>19,590</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 months to 31 December 2018</p></td><td><p>2,406</p></td><td><p>22,229</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Notes:</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>1. Includes Band 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl specialists), Band 4 / Supervising Officer and Band 5 / Custodial Managers.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>2. Movements due to machinery of Government changes or due to staff transferring to or from the private sector as a result of changes in the management of establishments are not included in these tables. Such movements are 151 FTE staff transferring with Medway Secure Training Centre when HMPPS took over running it in July 2016 and 59 FTE transferring in to the newly created Youth Custody Centre in September 2017.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>3. Staff with a permanent contract of employment with HMPPS.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>4. Does not include voluntary early departure or redundancy.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>~ denotes suppressed values of 2 or fewer or other values which would allow values of 2 or fewer to be derived by subtraction. Low numbers are suppressed to prevent disclosure in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998.</p><p> </p><p>We want prison officers to stay and progress their careers. We’ve improved induction processes to ease transition into the job, provide care and support for our staff and offer additional training. These measures are part of the work we are doing directly with Governors to address local issues and ensure experienced staff and new recruits remain in the service.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/03/2019 16:43:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon