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78946

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Dependants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for judges asking individuals whom they have remanded or sentenced to prison whether there are any children or vulnerable adults dependent upon them.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL1263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Government is examining practical measures to ensure that information about dependents of those sent to custody is identified and recorded. The Government has considered the case for a statutory duty on courts to inquire about the existence of dependents but remains concerned that such a duty would be impractical for the courts to operate and not be effective in encouraging defendants and offenders to disclose, as early as possible, the existence of dependents.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL1264 question first answered 18/08/2014 09:37:27 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

78947

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Dependants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what provisions exist to ensure that appropriate care arrangements are in place for the dependants of individuals who are refused bail and held on remand.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL1264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Government is examining practical measures to ensure that information about dependents of those sent to custody is identified and recorded. The Government has considered the case for a statutory duty on courts to inquire about the existence of dependents but remains concerned that such a duty would be impractical for the courts to operate and not be effective in encouraging defendants and offenders to disclose, as early as possible, the existence of dependents.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL1263 question first answered 18/08/2014 09:37:27 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

78948

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Dependants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimates have been made of the number of children or vulnerable adults dependent upon individuals who have been refused bail and held on remand in the last 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL1265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>When deciding whether to refuse bail the court has a duty to take into account any relevant considerations, which can include those relating to the defendant’s responsibilities for the care of children or other relatives. Whilst there are a number of estimates of the number of children affected by a parent being sent to custody there is no estimate of the number of children or vulnerable adults dependent on individuals remanded in custody.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 18/08/2014 09:38:12 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

78288

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children currently in (1) secure children's homes, (2) young offenders' institutions, and (3) secure training centres, have previous convictions.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL1178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>Reducing reoffending and better rehabilitation of young offenders are key priorities for the Government and we are committed to providing young people with the support they need to achieve this.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) holds information on previous convictions for young people who offend, but this is not held by individual establishment or by sector for the youth secure estate.</p><p> </p><p>The Youth Justice Board (YJB) Placements Team holds the assessment record of each young person currently in custody, which would indicate whether or not they have a previous conviction. However, this is management information used to inform individual custody placement decisions. It is not intended for official reporting purposes and is not therefore of the same nature as offending history data published in the MoJ official statistics report: ‘Criminal Justice Statistics Quarterly Bulletin’, which is sourced from the Police National Computer (PNC).</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on offending history for juvenile offenders are published by the MoJ on a quarterly basis in the ‘Criminal Justice Statistics Quarterly Bulletin’ at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-justice-statistics-quarterly-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-justice-statistics-quarterly-december-2013</a></p><p> </p><p>The MoJ and YJB are investigating the feasibility of linking between YJB administrative systems and the PNC to establish offending history by secure estate sector.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 30/07/2014 11:23:32 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

78289

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what the reoffending rate is for children who have served sentences in (1) secure children's homes, (2) young offenders' institutions, and (3) secure training centres.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL1179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p> </p><p>Reducing reoffending and better rehabilitation of young offenders are key priorities for the Government In January 2014 we set out our plans to transform youth custody and put education at the heart of detention, to equip young people in custody with the skills, qualifications and self-discipline they need to build a life free from crime and become productive, hardworking members of the community.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on proven re-offending for juvenile offenders are published by the Ministry of Justice on a quarterly basis in the ‘Proven Re-offending Statistics Quarterly Bulletin’ at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><em><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/proven-reoffending-statistics-quarterly-statistics-july-2011-to-june-2012" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/proven-reoffending-statistics-quarterly-statistics-july-2011-to-june-2012</a></em></p><p> </p><p>The latest proven re-offending rates[1] for juvenile offenders in England and Wales who were released from the youth custodial estate, by individual establishment, can be found in Table 23 of the Proven Re-offending Statistics Quarterly Bulletin, July 2011 to June 2012.</p><p> </p><p>Different establishments cater for offenders with different risks and needs, so these figures should not be used to compare re-offending across establishments.</p><br /><p>[1] A proven re-offence is defined as any offence committed in a one year follow-up period that leads to a court conviction, caution, reprimand or warning in the one year follow-up or within a further six month waiting period to allow the offence to be proven in court</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 30/07/2014 11:29:20 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

78290

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secure Accommodation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the funding for secure children's homes will be ring-fenced to maintain places.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL1180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Secure children’s homes (SCHs) are children’s homes that provide a locked environment and restrict a young person’s liberty. They provide care and accommodation to children and young people who have been placed there on welfare grounds by local authorities and the courts. They also accommodate and care for children and young people who have been detained or sentenced by the Youth Justice Board (YJB), and those who have been remanded to secure local authority accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>Funding for local authorities to purchase welfare beds is included in the Revenue Support Grant given to local authorities and is not ring-fenced, in line with our general policy to increase the control that local authorities have over their budgets to meet local needs.</p><p> </p><p>The YJB has a series of block-bed contracts with nine SCHs across England and Wales. A recent tendering exercise let a number of new two-year contracts.</p><p>The latest statistics on SCHs published on 4 June 2014 show that there were 298 approved places in England and Wales at 31 March 2014, an extra two places since 31 March 2013. These statistics are available online:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/317365/SFR14-2014_Text.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/317365/SFR14-2014_Text.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 22/07/2014 12:26:54 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

78291

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Colleges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria will be used when placing a child in a secure college over a secure children's home.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL1181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>The Youth Justice Board currently decides the most appropriate placement for young people remanded or sentenced to custody. Placement decisions are based on the individual needs of young people and take into account advice from Youth Offending Teams. This assessment informs whether the young person is suitable for placement in a Secure Children’s Home rather than a Secure Training Centre or Young Offenders Institution. The same process will apply when there is the option of placement in Secure Colleges.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 30/07/2014 11:30:04 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

78292

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Colleges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish the governance arrangements and draft rules for secure colleges.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL1182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>Ahead of the Report stage of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill we will be publishing and consulting on our approach to the Secure College Rules. Where appropriate, the consultation will set out some draft indicative provisions. We do not intend to consult on a draft of the Rules themselves; we consider that consulting on the underlying principles rather than the detailed drafting will better enable consideration by consultees.</p><p> </p><p>The Rules will be drafted in light of the outcome of the consultation and laid before Parliament ahead of the opening of the Secure College pathfinder in 2017.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The key statutory governance requirements for Secure Colleges are set out in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill with the final arrangements being confirmed ahead of the opening of the Secure College pathfinder in 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 30/07/2014 11:30:57 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

77311

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Dependants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the case for a statutory duty on courts to identify whether individuals sentenced to prison or held on remand have children or vulnerable adults dependent on them.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL1045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p>The Government has considered the case for a statutory duty on courts to inquire about the existence of dependents and satisfy themselves of the adequacy of care arrangements. The Government remains concerned however that the proposed statutory duty may be impractical for the courts to operate and not be effective in encouraging defendants and offenders to disclose, as early as possible, the existence of dependents. The Government is however examining alternative approaches to ensuring that information about dependents of those sent to custody is recorded.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 11/08/2014 10:47:34 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

77312

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children are currently affected by parental imprisonment in England and Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL1046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not centrally collate or hold information on the questions above.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL1047 question first answered 22/07/2014 16:25:08 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig