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101264
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-28more like thismore than 2014-10-28
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
hansard heading Forced Marriage Protection Orders more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Forced Marriage Protection Orders have been issued since the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 came into force. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Lester of Herne Hill more like this
uin HL2469 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-11more like thismore than 2014-11-11
answer text <p>Forced marriage is an appalling crime and should not be tolerated.</p><p> </p><p>Since the 2007 Act came into force on 25 November 2008 and up to the end of June 2014, 719 Forced Marriage Protection Orders have been made.</p><p> </p><p>We have also created a new criminal offence that will enable faster and more effective action to be taken against those who breach forced marriage protection orders by forcing someone to get married against their will. This offence is designed to prosecute individuals who force somene to get married against their will; the person who has been forced to get married will not be prosecuted.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Faulks more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-11T16:49:11.7195681Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-11T16:49:11.7195681Z
answering member
4183
label Biography information for Lord Faulks more like this
tabling member
2037
label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill more like this
101269
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-28more like thismore than 2014-10-28
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
hansard heading Judges: Training more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the annual budget for the training of district judges (magistrates' courts) and deputy district judges (magistrates' courts) for each of the last five years, and for the current year. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Beecham more like this
uin HL2474 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-17more like thismore than 2014-11-17
answer text <p>The responsibility for the training of District Judges (magistrates’ courts) and deputies lies with the Lord Chief Justice as head of the judiciary and is exercised through the Judicial College.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to fully separate the budget figures between the DJ(MC)s and deputies as some continuation training events are attended jointly. Where it is possible to show separation it has been done.</p><p> </p><p /> <p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Attending</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sub Totals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total (£000s)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p>DDJ &amp; DJ</p></td><td><p>£185</p></td><td><p><strong>£185</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>DDJ</p></td><td><p>£22</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>DDJ &amp; DJ</p></td><td><p>£162</p></td><td><p><strong>£184</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>DDJ</p></td><td><p>£23</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>DDJ &amp; DJ</p></td><td><p>£205</p></td><td><p><strong>£228</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>DDJ</p></td><td><p>£20</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>DJ</p></td><td><p>£83</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>DDJ &amp; DJ</p></td><td><p>£133</p></td><td><p><strong>£236</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>DDJ</p></td><td><p>£31</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>DDJ &amp; DJ</p></td><td><p>£137</p></td><td><p><strong>£168</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p>DDJ</p></td><td><p>£28</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>DDJ &amp; DJ</p></td><td><p>£122</p></td><td><p><strong>£150</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures reflect a half-day sitting fee paid to DDJ(MC) attending training. However, recent Court decisions require the College to pay a full day’s sitting fee to certain fee-paid judiciary whilst attending training seminars, and this is not reflected in these figures. [For previous years the College paid a half-day sitting fee whilst attending training.]</p>
answering member printed Lord Faulks more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-17T12:02:40.737Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-17T12:02:40.737Z
answering member
4183
label Biography information for Lord Faulks more like this
tabling member
4181
label Biography information for Lord Beecham more like this
101270
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-28more like thismore than 2014-10-28
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
hansard heading Magistrates more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many lay magistrates were asked to step down by advisory committees in the last year for which there are data on the ground of failing to maintain the required competences; and how many magistrates each year undergo appraisal. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Beecham more like this
uin HL2475 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-11more like thismore than 2014-11-11
answer text <p /> <p>The assessment of magistrates’ competence is a matter for the local Bench Training and Development Committee (BDTC), which reports to the advisory committee for the local justice area. Where the BDTC has concluded that a magistrate has failed, over a period of time, to reach the required standard the advisory committee may make a recommendation to the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice that the magistrate should be removed from office.</p><p> </p><p>The process for removing a magistrate on such a basis is managed by the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office. One magistrate has been removed from the magistracy during the last year for failing to maintain the required competences.</p><p> </p><p>Magistrates are appraised on their performance once every three years for each jurisdiction (adult court, family court, youth court) in which they sit. Appraisals are carried out locally by trained appraisers in line with a nationally approved framework. On account of the three-yearly cycle, roughly a third of the approximately 21,000 magistrates in England and Wales could expect to undergo appraisal in any given year.</p>
answering member printed Lord Faulks more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-11T16:54:55.6092357Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-11T16:54:55.6092357Z
answering member
4183
label Biography information for Lord Faulks more like this
tabling member
4181
label Biography information for Lord Beecham more like this
101271
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-28more like thismore than 2014-10-28
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
hansard heading Magistrates: Training more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much HM Courts and Tribunal Service has spent on the expenses of magistrates undergoing training or development not provided by the Judicial College in each of the last five years; and what proportion of those expenses costs were taken up by travel. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Beecham more like this
uin HL2476 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-17more like thismore than 2014-11-17
answer text <p /> <p>The table below provides details of expenditure by HM Courts and Tribunals Service on the expenses of magistrates undergoing local training or development in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Travel &amp; Subsistence </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Loss of Earnings (Financial Loss Allowance) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total *</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£628,566</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£284,231</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£912,797</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£525,091</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£188,745</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£713,837</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£405,888</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£159,786</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£565,674</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£456,120</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£145,741</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£601,861</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£374,554</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£94,646</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£469,200</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>* Figures may not sum to total due to rounding</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The training consists of the minimum annual provision which has to be provided to Magistrates as agreed between the Judicial College and HMCTS. It also includes any training deemed necessary by each Magistrates Area Training Committee (MATC).</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to break down the travel expenses separately, due to the way the information is recorded on the database.</p>
answering member printed Lord Faulks more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-17T12:00:17.067Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-17T12:00:17.067Z
answering member
4183
label Biography information for Lord Faulks more like this
tabling member
4181
label Biography information for Lord Beecham more like this
101272
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-28more like thismore than 2014-10-28
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
hansard heading Magistrates: Training more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many magistrates last year took courses described by the Judicial College as "desirable"; and what were those courses. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Beecham more like this
uin HL2477 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-11more like thismore than 2014-11-11
answer text <p /> <p>The responsibility for the training of Magistrates lies with the Lord Chief Justice as head of the judiciary and is exercised through the Judicial College.</p><p> </p><p>In May 2009, the former Judicial Studies Board set out guidance on the status of training and on attendance at training events by magistrates. There are three categories of training: 1) compulsory 2) essential and 3) desirable. Compulsory training arises out of the s.10 (4) Courts Act 2003 which sets out where induction training must take place. Essential training provides consolidation and continuation training and also “specific issues training”. The latter is where major legislative or procedural changes take place which magistrates are expected to be familiar with and where attendance at training events will be expected. Desirable training is what is provided beyond the compulsory and essential elements and the full training delivery programme is determined locally by each Magistrates Area Training Committee taking in to account local training needs.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Protocol for the National Minimum Training provision for Magistrates, HMCTS must provide the resources for the delivery of all compulsory and essential training identified in each MATC Training Plan. The MATC will prioritise the delivery of desirable training from any additional training funds that may be available.</p><p>Each (MATC) provides a return to the Judicial College on their activities for the year. The returns show that all compulsory and essential training has been completed but it is not possible to extract from the returns the total number of magistrates who attended “desirable” training during 2013/14 in accordance with the Judicial College definition. The range of “desirable” training events covered overall is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Advisory Training,</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Applications, Road Traffic &amp; Effective Questioning in Court training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Appraisal Continuation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Appraiser Panel Bite Size training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Appraiser Refresher</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Allocation Training and Mental Health Presentation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BTDC Interviewing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BTDC New Member Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Case Management/Adjournment Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community Orders and Suspended Sentences</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community Orders and Suspended Sentences/update on the role of LA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Court Sitting</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Court Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dealing with young and vulnerable people in court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Presentation on Access to Substance Misuse Treatment within DRR &amp; ATR Orders</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Refresher Training covering LASPO , Allocation, Freeman of the land, &amp; Case Management</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fines Enforcement Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Focus on Fairness</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Follow up session - New JPs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Locally Identified Training Need - Metal Theft Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Training Conferences</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Loopholes in Road Traffic Law</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MA AGM &amp; Annual Training Event</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Magistrates' Association Training Conferences</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mentor Continuation Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mentor Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prison Visit for core training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Probation Projects &amp; Restorative Justice Training Event</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Probation Training Day</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Refresher Appraiser Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Restorative Justice</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Road Traffic Act</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Road Traffic Special Reasons and Exceptional Hardship</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Role Play Session for Trainee Chairmen</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sentencer Engagement Events</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special Appeals Panel</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Speech, Language Communication Needs Workshop</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Online training - Mental Health and learning Disabilities in criminal courts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Search Warrant Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Speeding</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TDC Member Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TDC New Member Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TDC Recruitment &amp; Selection Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Youth Offending Service events</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
answering member printed Lord Faulks more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-11T16:59:04.649033Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-11T16:59:04.649033Z
answering member
4183
label Biography information for Lord Faulks more like this
tabling member
4181
label Biography information for Lord Beecham more like this
101283
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-28more like thismore than 2014-10-28
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
hansard heading Immigration: Appeals more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the deployment of expert non-legal members in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber has been reduced; and, if so, whether they have any plans to recommend a review of the situation following the recent consultations within the judiciary. more like this
tabling member printed
The Earl of Sandwich more like this
uin HL2488 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-11more like thismore than 2014-11-11
answer text <p /> <p>In 2014/15 non-legal members have sat for 419 days within the Immigration and Asylum Chambers between 1 April 2014 and 30 June 2014, the most recent reporting period. This is a reduction of 35 sitting days from the same period in 2013/14 when non-legal members sat for 454 days.</p><p> </p><p>The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Composition of Tribunal) Order 2008 provides that composition of Tribunal panels is a matter for the Senior President of Tribunals and that this power may be delegated to Chamber Presidents. The Immigration and Asylum Chambers make available sufficient sitting days for non-legal members required for the panel compositions requested under the Senior President’s delegated powers and there are no plans to recommend a review at this time.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Faulks more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-11T16:51:11.4993102Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-11T16:51:11.4993102Z
answering member
4183
label Biography information for Lord Faulks more like this
tabling member
2109
label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich more like this
101364
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-28more like thismore than 2014-10-28
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
hansard heading Youth Custody: Education more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to provide children in custody with better education; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Brighton, Kemptown more like this
tabling member printed
Simon Kirby more like this
uin 212207 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-04more like thismore than 2014-11-04
answer text <p /> <p>We are putting education at the heart of youth custody. We intend to open a Secure College pathfinder in Leicestershire in 2017, to give young people the skills, qualifications and self-discipline needed to turn their back on crime and become productive members of society.</p><p> </p><p>Secure Colleges will have strong educational leadership, with a head teacher or principal at the centre of the leadership team. They will put learning, vocational training and life skills at the core of a regime which educates and rehabilitates young offenders.</p><p> </p><p>At present young people in Youth Offending Institutions (YOIs) receive only 12 hours of education per week on average, which is insufficient. A competition is underway for new contracts which will more than double the number of hours young people in YOIs spend in education each week. There will be a focus on providing an equivalent quality of education to that offered outside custody. Providers will be challenged to deliver a broad and engaging curriculum reflecting the needs, abilities and ambitions of young people in YOIs, including an emphasis on core skills, vocational training and employment skills. Providers will also deliver a dedicated outreach service for any young people unable to attend classroom education. The Provider teams will be led by a head teacher or principal overseeing delivery of education. This person will also be a member of the senior management team of the establishment. The new service is due to commence in spring 2015 with a requirement that each YOI achieves a ‘Good’ Ofsted rating by Spring 2016.</p>
answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Andrew Selous more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-04T17:23:35.9017109Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-04T17:23:35.9017109Z
answering member
1453
label Biography information for Andrew Selous more like this
tabling member
3929
label Biography information for Simon Kirby more like this
101481
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-28more like thismore than 2014-10-28
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
hansard heading Prisons: Wales more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in which prisons were women who (a) gave a North Wales address and (b) were sentenced by a North Wales court were held in each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Delyn more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Hanson more like this
uin 212187 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-03more like thismore than 2014-11-03
answer text <p /> <p>The following table shows the number of female prisoners who have a reported home address in North Wales, in each September since 2010.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Table showing the Number and Location of Female Prisoners who have a Reported Home Address in North Wales, in each September since 2010.</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Askham Grange</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bronzefield</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downview</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drake Hall</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Sutton Park</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foston Hall</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low Newton</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morton Hall</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Hall</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough (Female)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Styal</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number and location of female prisoners sentenced at a court in North Wales, in each September since 2010.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Table Showing the Number and location of Female Prisoners Sentenced at a Court in North Wales, in each September since 2010.</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Askham Grange</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bronzefield</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downview</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drake Hall</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Sutton Park</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foston Hall</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low Newton</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morton Hall</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Hall</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough (Female)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Styal</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>35</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>In January 2013, the Justice Secretary commissioned a review of the Women’s Custodial Estate. The review was published on 25 October 2013 and recommended that the women’s prison estate be reconfigured to make sure that women are held closer to home with access to the right interventions and with opportunities for meaningful resettlement. This includes women from Wales.</p><p> </p><p>No address has been recorded and no court information is available for around 3% of all offenders, and therefore these figures are excluded from the answer. Information on offenders' addresses is provided by them on reception in prison and recorded on a central IT system. Reported addresses can include a home address, an address to which offenders intend to return on discharge or the address of their next of kin.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong><em>Note</em>:</strong> North Wales is defined here as the area covered by North Wales Police. Those sentenced at a North Wales court may also have a reported home address in North Wales and in this case would appear in both tables.</p>
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question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many witness care staff were employed at each Crown court in each year since 2010. more like this
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answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice provides grant funding to Victim Support to help witnesses at both the Crown Court and magistrates’ courts in England and Wales. The service provides information, emotional and practical support to witnesses who are attending court to give evidence. This is a vital part of our commitment to victims and witnesses.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice does not routinely collect data on the number of staff deployed to each court by Victim Support. Victim Support has provided the following breakdown of staff deployed at each Crown Court location for each year since 2010 and includes Victim Support’s assessment of their Full Time Equivalent apportionment. Some staff are deployed full-time at the Crown Court, while others provide support at Crown Court alongside some apportionment of their time for other local witness and victim services. Approximately 200,000 witnesses received support from the court-based Witness Service in 2013-14. The number of Victim Support staff deployed to each court has remained broadly consistent over the last four years.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the court-based Witness Service, victims and witnesses also receive support from Witness Care Units (jointly staffed by the police and the Crown Prosecution Service). Witness Care Units staff are not specifically employed at Crown Court locations but provide support and information for victims and witnesses through the criminal justice system.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Annex A</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Crown Court Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff numbers 2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff numbers 2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff numbers 2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff numbers 2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff numbers 2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham CC</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caernarfon CC &amp; Dolgellau CC</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carmarthen Combined Court</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry CC</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derby Combined Courts</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hereford CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leamington CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merthyr CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mold CC</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newport CC</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northampton CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham CC</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shrewsbury CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stafford CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke-on-Trent Combined Court</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolverhampton CC</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Worcester CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackfriars CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central CC</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croydon CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrow CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inner London CC</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isleworth CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingston CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Snaresbrook CC</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southwark CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wood Green CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woolwich CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolton Combined Court</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bradford CC</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burnley CC</p></td><td><p>0.53</p></td><td><p>0.53</p></td><td><p>0.53</p></td><td><p>0.53</p></td><td><p>0.53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carlisle CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster CC</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham CC</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grimsby CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds CC</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool CC</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>2.45</p></td><td><p>2.45</p></td><td><p>2.45</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minshull St CC</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle CC</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston CC</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield CC</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Teesside CC</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester Crown Square</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrington CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster CC - SDM also ran Lancaster MCWS</p></td><td><p>0.48</p></td><td><p>0.48</p></td><td><p>0.48</p></td><td><p>0.48</p></td><td><p>0.48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amersham CC</p></td><td><p>0.59</p></td><td><p>0.59</p></td><td><p>0.59</p></td><td><p>0.59</p></td><td><p>0.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury CC</p></td><td><p>0.48</p></td><td><p>0.59</p></td><td><p>0.59</p></td><td><p>0.59</p></td><td><p>0.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Basildon CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bournemouth CC</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol CC</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge CC</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canterbury CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chichester Combined Court</p></td><td><p>0.53</p></td><td><p>0.42</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorchester Crown</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucester CC</p></td><td><p>0.67</p></td><td><p>0.67</p></td><td><p>0.67</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IOW Combined Courts</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ipswich CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes and Hove Combined Courts</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luton CC</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maidstone CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford Combined Court Centre</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough CC</p></td><td><p>0.44</p></td><td><p>0.44</p></td><td><p>0.44</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plymouth CC</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portsmouth CC</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reading CC</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.66</p></td><td><p>1.66</p></td><td><p>1.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salisbury Combined Court</p></td><td><p>0.21</p></td><td><p>0.24</p></td><td><p>0.24</p></td><td><p>0.24</p></td><td><p>0.24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton CC</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Albans CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swindon Combined Court</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Taunton CC</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Truro CC</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester CC</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southend Combined Court</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guildford CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Knutsford CC</p></td><td><p>0.25</p></td><td><p>0.25</p></td><td><p>0*</p></td><td><p>0*</p></td><td><p>0*[1]</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><br /><p>[1] Due to reduced workload across Cheshire, this two-courtroom venue has not been used for hearings since May 2010</p>
answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead more like this
answering member printed Mike Penning more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-03T14:29:31.8603847Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-03T14:29:31.8603847Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Dan Jarvis more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-28more like thismore than 2014-10-28
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice remove filter
hansard heading Intimate Image Abuse more like this
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to prevent the distribution of revenge porn; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Brighton, Kemptown more like this
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Simon Kirby more like this
uin 212279 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-04more like thismore than 2014-11-04
answer text <p /> <p>The Government is creating, in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, a new criminal offence which targets those who disclose private sexual photographs and films without the consent of the person depicted and with intent to cause that person distress.</p><p> </p><p>The provisions to create the new offence were tabled as a Government Amendment at Lords Report stage of the Bill on 20 October and were warmly received and supported across the House.</p><p> </p><p>The offence will cover the disclosure of private and sexual photographs or films of individuals who have not consented to this disclosure, such as those of them engaged in sexual activity, depicted in a sexual way, or with their genitals exposed, where what is shown would not usually be seen in public. It will apply to disclosures taking place online and offline. The offence will attract a two-year maximum prison sentence.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-04T17:01:36.8536262Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-04T17:01:36.8536262Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Shailesh Vara more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Simon Kirby more like this