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1692266

registered interest
date	27/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Boarding Schools: Special Educational Needs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the share size that private for-profit companies have of the market for residential special educational needs schools; what assessment they have made of whether competition in that sector is reducing; and what discussions they have had with the Competition and Markets Authority concerning investigations into that sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL2811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>There are currently 148 residential special schools in England: 26 are maintained schools, 32 are non-maintained special schools, 35 are academy and free schools, 55 are independent schools.</p><p>The department does not systematically collect data on the type of companies that own schools. Therefore, the department does not disaggregate these results based on whether they are owned by private equity companies or not-for-profit organisations.</p><p>Of the 55 independent residential special schools, interrogation of the Independent School Register shows 16 are charities. Ofsted ratings show that 10 of these schools are rated outstanding, 39 are rated good, and six are rated as requires improvement.</p><p>The department has not made an assessment of the share size that private for-profit companies have of the market and has not been in discussion with the Competition and Markets Authority about this sector.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL2772 HL2773 HL2774 question first answered 11/03/2024 14:53:09 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1691881

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Boarding Schools: Special Educational Needs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many residential special educational needs schools there were in England at the end of (1) 2021, (2) 2022, and (3) 2023.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL2771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>According to the Get Information About Schools (GIAS) database, in 2021 there were 238 open residential special schools. In 2022 there were 175 and in 2023 there were 159. This is a reduction in special schools offering residential provision, the number of special schools grew from 1,689 in 2021 to 1,822 in 2023.</p><p>This includes local authority maintained special schools, special academies, non-maintained special schools, independent special schools and specialist post-16 institutions. It covers both those registered as boarding schools, subject to the national minimum standards for residential special schools, and those which offer provision for more than 38 weeks per year and are dual registered as children’s homes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 11/03/2024 18:00:35 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1691882

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Boarding Schools: Special Educational Needs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many residential special educational needs school were owned by private equity companies for the most recent date for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL2772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>There are currently 148 residential special schools in England: 26 are maintained schools, 32 are non-maintained special schools, 35 are academy and free schools, 55 are independent schools.</p><p>The department does not systematically collect data on the type of companies that own schools. Therefore, the department does not disaggregate these results based on whether they are owned by private equity companies or not-for-profit organisations.</p><p>Of the 55 independent residential special schools, interrogation of the Independent School Register shows 16 are charities. Ofsted ratings show that 10 of these schools are rated outstanding, 39 are rated good, and six are rated as requires improvement.</p><p>The department has not made an assessment of the share size that private for-profit companies have of the market and has not been in discussion with the Competition and Markets Authority about this sector.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL2773 HL2774 HL2811 question first answered 11/03/2024 14:53:08 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1691883

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Boarding Schools: Special Educational Needs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many residential special educational needs schools were rated by Ofsted as (1) outstanding, (2) good, (3) requires improvement, and (4) inadequate, at the end of 2023; and how many private equity owned schools were in each of those categories.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL2773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>There are currently 148 residential special schools in England: 26 are maintained schools, 32 are non-maintained special schools, 35 are academy and free schools, 55 are independent schools.</p><p>The department does not systematically collect data on the type of companies that own schools. Therefore, the department does not disaggregate these results based on whether they are owned by private equity companies or not-for-profit organisations.</p><p>Of the 55 independent residential special schools, interrogation of the Independent School Register shows 16 are charities. Ofsted ratings show that 10 of these schools are rated outstanding, 39 are rated good, and six are rated as requires improvement.</p><p>The department has not made an assessment of the share size that private for-profit companies have of the market and has not been in discussion with the Competition and Markets Authority about this sector.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL2772 HL2774 HL2811 question first answered 11/03/2024 14:53:09 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1691884

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Boarding Schools: Special Educational Needs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many residential special educational schools are currently owned by (1) charities, (2) public bodies, and (3) not for profit companies.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL2774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>There are currently 148 residential special schools in England: 26 are maintained schools, 32 are non-maintained special schools, 35 are academy and free schools, 55 are independent schools.</p><p>The department does not systematically collect data on the type of companies that own schools. Therefore, the department does not disaggregate these results based on whether they are owned by private equity companies or not-for-profit organisations.</p><p>Of the 55 independent residential special schools, interrogation of the Independent School Register shows 16 are charities. Ofsted ratings show that 10 of these schools are rated outstanding, 39 are rated good, and six are rated as requires improvement.</p><p>The department has not made an assessment of the share size that private for-profit companies have of the market and has not been in discussion with the Competition and Markets Authority about this sector.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL2772 HL2773 HL2811 question first answered 11/03/2024 14:53:09 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1691885

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Care Homes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many children's homes there were in England at the end of (1) 2021, (2) 2022, and (3) 2023; and how many of those in each year were secure homes.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL2775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>This is a matter for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver. I have asked him to write to the noble Lord and a copy of his reply will be placed in the libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 11/03/2024 17:24:38 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1681744

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Men
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the expected combined impact on the size of the adult male prison population of the Sentencing Bill, the Criminal Justice Bill, and the Victims and Prisoners Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL1541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government is taking action to reform the justice system and reduce the pressure felt on our prison estate through measures introduced in the Criminal Justice Bill, Sentencing Bill, and the Victims and Prisoners Bill. This is to ensure we continue to have capacity to crack down on crime, reduce reoffending, and protect the public from the most dangerous offenders.</p><p>Publishing impact assessments is routine alongside the legislative process and the current estimates for the impact of the announced measures on the future population have been published and can be found on the gov.uk pages on each Bill. As the Bills progress through Parliament, if an update to these estimates and impact assessments are required, then these will be updated and republished during Bill progress.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 24/01/2024 15:42:06 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1681745

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Sentencing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to extending the measures in the youth justice system concerning reduced custody lengths to male offenders aged between 18 and 21.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL1542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>There is a distinct and separate sentencing framework for children aged 10 to 17 which recognises that children have their own specific needs which require a different approach. The Government currently has no plans to extend this framework to offenders aged over 18.</p><p>The Sentencing Council’s overarching and offence-specific guidelines include age and/or lack of maturity as a mitigating factor, as it can affect the offender’s responsibility for the offence and the effect of the sentence on the offender which may justify a reduction in the sentence. Courts must follow any relevant sentencing guidelines, unless it is in the interests of justice not to do so.</p><p>The Council is currently consulting to revise the Imposition of community and custodial sentences guideline. Proposals include a new section focused on the effective sentencing of young adult offenders (aged between 18-25 years).</p><p>The Ministry of Justice and Her Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service are committed to developing approaches which respond to young adults’ specific needs relating to their maturity and development, pre-sentence at court as well as while on a custodial or a community sentence.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 24/01/2024 12:22:52 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1681746

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Overcrowding
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce overcrowding in adult male prisons (1) by extending the use of non-custodial sentences, (2) by reducing the remand and recall prison populations, and (3) by improving public understanding surrounding current (a) levels of crime, and (b) sentence lengths.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL1543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>In certain circumstances, there is persuasive evidence that community orders and suspended sentence orders are more effective than sentences of immediate custody in reducing reoffending. In the Sentencing Bill, currently before Parliament, the Government is introducing a presumption to suspend short custodial sentences. The offender would then serve their sentence in the community.</p><p>In terms of the remand and recall populations, we are working with our partners across the criminal justice system to safely manage the system and protect the public. This includes raising awareness of, and removing barriers to, the use of bail where appropriate as an alternative to remanding defendants in custody, including on 2 August 2023 publishing a new EM Court Bail Protocol. For recall, we have issued guidance to probation staff to ensure all safe alternatives to recall are considered before a decision is taken, and we have re-invigorated the Secretary of States power, under Section 255(B) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, to release recalled offenders following a risk assessed recall review without reference to the Parole Board.</p><p>Upholding public confidence in the criminal justice system is a core priority and we continue to work to deliver this. Whilst improving public understanding is a valuable and important goal, it does not, by itself, affect the prison population.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 24/01/2024 12:24:11 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1681747

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when was the last year that the NHS in England achieved (1) its four-hour target for A&E waiting times, (2) its 62-day target for cancer treatment, and (3) an average waiting time for elective surgery under six months.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL1544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The accident and emergency target and 62-day cancer treatment targets were last met at a national level in 2015. The average waiting time for elective surgery is currently under six months.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 22/01/2024 17:25:20 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner