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1243013

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2020 to Question 83722 on Remand in Custody: Veterans, what the £5.7m funding for support for veterans within the criminal justice system has been spent on; and what time period that funding is planned for.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	102722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>In 2015, 14 grants worth £4.6 million were awarded to support projects working with former service personnel with the aim of reducing re-offending. In 2018, seven continuation grants worth £1,101,308 were subsequently awarded to some existing grant holders.</p><p>The programme has been externally evaluated by RAND Europe, with publication due at the end of October 2020.</p><p>Information on these grants is available at - <a href="https://covenantfund.org.uk/ex-forces-in-the-criminal-justice-system-projects-weve-funded/" target="_blank">https://covenantfund.org.uk/ex-forces-in-the-criminal-justice-system-projects-weve-funded/</a></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/10/2020 16:07:47 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1243014

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) training and (b) processes are in place to ensure that courts take account of issues in the lives of veterans for the purposes of the (a) operation of liaison and diversion schemes and (b) sentencing decisions.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	102723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>NHS England Liaison and Diversion (L&amp;D) services place clinical staff at police stations and courts across England to provide assessments and referrals to treatment and support. Offenders, including veterans, may be diverted away from the criminal justice system altogether, away from charge, or to a community sentence with a treatment requirement. L&amp;D services can support individuals with a range of vulnerabilities including those with mental health issues, substance misuse issues and learning disabilities.</p><p>Information on previous military service is also asked at first contact with probation, typically in court, and during screening on entry to custody.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 102724 question first answered 21/10/2020 16:05:49 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1243015

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to increase rates of disclosure by armed services veterans of their histories of service and related issues at the (a) liaison and diversion stage, (b) sentencing stage and (c) other stages of the court process.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	102724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>NHS England Liaison and Diversion (L&amp;D) services place clinical staff at police stations and courts across England to provide assessments and referrals to treatment and support. Offenders, including veterans, may be diverted away from the criminal justice system altogether, away from charge, or to a community sentence with a treatment requirement. L&amp;D services can support individuals with a range of vulnerabilities including those with mental health issues, substance misuse issues and learning disabilities.</p><p>Information on previous military service is also asked at first contact with probation, typically in court, and during screening on entry to custody.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 102723 question first answered 21/10/2020 16:05:49 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1082212

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the undertakings in the Armed Forces Covenant, what steps he is taking to ensure that veterans are identified when they enter the criminal justice system.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	228567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>We recognise the sacrifices made by all who have served in the Armed Forces. For those few who come into contact with the Criminal Justice System, it is important their needs are assessed and support offered.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England’s Liaison and Diversion services assess vulnerable individuals, including identifying former service personnel at first point of contact with the Criminal Justice System, for example at police stations and courts across England. Individuals may be diverted away from the Criminal Justice System, or into appropriate community orders.</p><p> </p><p>Information on previous military service is also asked at first contact with probation, typically in court, and during screening on entry to custody. Prisoners can declare their previous service at any point in their sentence. Prisons will typically have a member of staff operating as a Veterans in Custody Support Officer, and work with military charities, to encourage this to happen.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/03/2019 17:34:25 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 107525 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

528935

registered interest
date	27/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) male and (b) female veterans there are in the criminal justice system.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	41282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2016 answer text <p>The National Offender Management Service has been collecting data on veterans entering prison since July 2015. This information is published on a quarterly basis, and the most recent data can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/519447/receptions-oct-dec-2015.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/519447/receptions-oct-dec-2015.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Between July and December 2015, 1,439 former members of the armed forces entered prison. Of these, 1,399 were male and 40 were female.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 05/07/2016 14:36:37 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

172601

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2014 to Question 215243, how many times all members of the Advisory Committee to the Phillips Review met to discuss the report (a) before and (b) after it was submitted to the Secretary of State.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	220085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Chair of the independent review of veterans in the criminal justice system, Stephen Phillips MP, formally met the Advisors to the review four times. A number of the advisors attended two stakeholder visits. They were also consulted on the text of the report.</p><p>Stephen Phillips QC MP submitted his completed review to the Secretary of State on the 5 of November 2014, and the members of the advisory committee did not meet subsequent to this.</p><p>The government published the review, the government response and two supporting analytical reports on the 21 December 2014.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 12/01/2015 17:08:42 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

156785

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2014 to Question 211583, who the advisers to the review of veterans in the criminal justice system are.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	215243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The advisors to the review, appointed by Rory Stewart MP were: the Rt. Hon. Lord Judge, the former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales; Lord Ramsbotham GCB CBE, formerly HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales; Sir John Nutting Bt. QC, who was commissioned by the Howard League for Penal Re-form to conduct its enquiry into former armed service personnel in the prison population; Dr Hugh Milroy OBE, the Chief Executive of Veterans Aid (who also advised Sir John Nutting in relation to his enquiry); and Major General Michael Laurie CBE, a member of Lord Ashcroft’s Veterans Transition Review Team.</p><p> </p><p>Stephen Phillips has submitted his completed review to the Secretary of State and it will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 25/11/2014 11:35:49 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

100504

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times officials conducting his Department's review of veterans in the criminal justice system have formally consulted the review's Advisory Committee since the launch of the review.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	211583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Chair of the independent review of veterans in the criminal justice system, Stephen Phillips, has formally met the Advisors to the review four times. A number of the advisors have attended two visits and they are also being consulted on the text of the report.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/11/2014 16:59:58 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

100228

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2014 to Question 204963, when his Department's review of veterans in the criminal justice system will be published; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	211355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>I am expecting the review to report back to the Secretary of State for Justice by the end of October 2014 and we anticipate publishing it shortly thereafter.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 211353 question first answered 24/10/2014 10:55:59 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

100230

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2014 to Question 204963, whether the review of veterans in the criminal justice system has reported to him.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	211353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>I am expecting the review to report back to the Secretary of State for Justice by the end of October 2014 and we anticipate publishing it shortly thereafter.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 211355 question first answered 24/10/2014 10:55:59 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis