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1655033

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date	24/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Domestic Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish the evaluation of the Support for Migrant Victims pilot scheme.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
uin	HL9620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2023 answer text <p>In 2021 the Government awarded the charity Southall Black Sisters £1.4 million to run the Support for Migrant Victims (SMV) Scheme pilot. This was following the Government’s review (in 2020) of its response to migrant victims who have no recourse to public funds (NRPF). This funding has now been extended until March 2025.</p><p>The independent evaluation of the SMV Scheme considered the implementation and delivery of the pilot, the experiences and outcomes for those who accessed it, and how the pilot sat alongside existing support for migrant victims of domestic abuse. A total of 425 victims were supported during the pilot.</p><p>When we have carefully considered the findings, we will publish the evaluation in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 31/07/2023 11:59:52 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4540 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

1655034

registered interest
date	24/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Domestic Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to consult representatives of the domestic abuse sector on (1) the development of the protocol, and (2) code of practice on data sharing, for migrant victims of crime.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
uin	HL9621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2023 answer text <p>A Migrant Victims Protocol is being established. This will provide an assurance to individuals that no immigration enforcement action will be taken whilst criminal justice proceedings concerning allegations of domestic violence are ongoing and/or whilst support to make applications to regularise their stay is being sought.</p><p>Representatives of the domestic abuse sector have rejected the proposal of the protocol and opted not to engage further with the Home Office on its development.</p><p>Representatives of the domestic abuse sector have received regular updates on the development of the protocol through Home Office chaired stakeholder groups. The Home Office has engaged with police and the Domestic Abuse Commissioner on an initial draft of the Code of Practice prior to consultation as required by Section 82 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.</p><p>Feedback provided by the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, as a representative of the domestic abuse sector, is being reviewed as the Code is developed. Consultation will take place before any Code of Practice is laid before Parliament for approval as required by the Act and will commence later this year.</p><p>The Protocol will be finalised and communicated later this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL9622 question first answered 31/07/2023 11:35:05 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4540 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

1655035

registered interest
date	24/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Domestic Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what protections are in place to ensure that migrant victims of domestic abuse can safely report abuse to the police, without fear of immigration enforcement action.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
uin	HL9622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2023 answer text <p>A Migrant Victims Protocol is being established. This will provide an assurance to individuals that no immigration enforcement action will be taken whilst criminal justice proceedings concerning allegations of domestic violence are ongoing and/or whilst support to make applications to regularise their stay is being sought.</p><p>Representatives of the domestic abuse sector have rejected the proposal of the protocol and opted not to engage further with the Home Office on its development.</p><p>Representatives of the domestic abuse sector have received regular updates on the development of the protocol through Home Office chaired stakeholder groups. The Home Office has engaged with police and the Domestic Abuse Commissioner on an initial draft of the Code of Practice prior to consultation as required by Section 82 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.</p><p>Feedback provided by the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, as a representative of the domestic abuse sector, is being reviewed as the Code is developed. Consultation will take place before any Code of Practice is laid before Parliament for approval as required by the Act and will commence later this year.</p><p>The Protocol will be finalised and communicated later this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL9621 question first answered 31/07/2023 11:35:05 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4540 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

1654556

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Pre-sentence Reports: Pilot Schemes
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 pilot, launched in March 2021, with 15 magistrates’ courts, involving the Ministry of Justice, HMCTS and the probation service, of an alternative delivery model to increase the number of cases receiving pre-sentence reports.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
uin	HL9501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2023 answer text <p>The Pre-Sentence Report (PSR) Pilot tested an Alternative Delivery Model for PSRs in 15 magistrates’ courts’ and concluded in March 2023.</p><p>Monitoring data collected during the pilot revealed that pilot courts delivered a higher proportion of PSRs per in-court disposal than non-pilot courts, including for each of the priority cohorts (young adults aged 18-24; women; offenders at risk of short-term custody). We also conducted a process evaluation to explore how the Alternative Delivery Model was implemented, including identifying any benefits, challenges, or unintended outcomes. The process evaluation was published on 15 June 2023 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/process-evaluation-of-the-pre-sentence-report-pilot" target="_blank">Process evaluation of the Pre-Sentence Report Pilot - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>) and has found that:</p><ul><li>Participants generally support the targeting of priority cohorts with views that this has led to appropriate support for vulnerable groups but were keen to ensure there was flexibility in the model to allow for professional judgement.</li><li>Probation staff largely support the virtual training which was offered as part of the pilot.</li><li>However, the levels of implementation and buy-in for the Alternative Delivery Model varied across court sites, which appeared to relate to existing ways of working between stakeholders. The pilot also took place during a significant period of change, with the Covid-19 pandemic and re-unification of the Probation Service impacting resourcing and delays in court, and therefore our ability to embed and evaluate the Alternative Delivery Model in the most efficient way.</li></ul><p>Findings from the pilot have shown some successful elements of the Alternative Delivery Model that we will now integrate into national delivery. This includes rolling out a refreshed training package for probation staff in court across England and Wales and rolling out the processes for the early identification of cases that would benefit from a PSR.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 26/07/2023 14:18:36 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4540 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

1654557

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
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 His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bellamy on 17 July (HL8979) on primary caring responsibilities, when they plan to publish findings from the Better Outcomes through Linked Data programme.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
uin	HL9502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2023 answer text <p>The Better Outcomes Through Linked Data (BOLD) Programme is funded until March 2024. Findings will be published by the end of the Programme.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 26/07/2023 14:18:48 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4540 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

1651497

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
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	Food Standards Agency: Surveys
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how much it would cost to expand the sample size for the Food Standards Agency's Food and You 2 survey to a minimum of 10,000 households.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
uin	HL9210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) estimates that it would cost approximately an additional £400,000 per year to increase the sample size of the Food and You 2 survey from 4,000 households to 10,000.</p><p>A sample size of 4,000 households for each biannual wave of fieldwork provides sufficient accuracy to detect any important changes in the survey’s key estimates at the 95% confidence level. The random probability sampling approach (where households are randomly selected from the postcode address file) and use of weighting helps to ensure the results are representative of the population.</p><p>Combining responses from multiple survey waves is a more cost-effective approach where greater accuracy is required. The FSA plans on publishing a combined dataset for Waves 1-6 in autumn 2023. The FSA currently has no plans to increase the sample size for Food and You 2.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 19/07/2023 16:58:31 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4540 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

1649501

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Importance of Strengthening Female Offenders' Family and other Relationships to Prevent Reoffending and Reduce Intergenerational Crime Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the 33 recommendations contained in The Farmer Review for Women, published in June 2019, have been implemented.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
uin	HL8977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>Since the publication of the Farmer Review for Women, we have implemented 27 out of 33 recommendations. We have embedded the importance of family ties and supportive relationships into delivery of the Female Offender Strategy and will continue to monitor this through the Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan.</p><p>On 31 January 2023 we published a progress update on the implementation of Lord Farmer’s Review for Women’s recommendations: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1133056/farmer-review-women-progress-update.pdf" target="_blank">farmer-review-women-progress-update.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 12/07/2023 13:22:58 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4540 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

1649503

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
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 His Majesty's Government, following the introduction of the Basic Custody Screening Tool, how many (1) men, and (2) women, currently in custody have been assessed as having primary caring responsibilities; and how many children are affected by their imprisonment.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
uin	HL8979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The data regarding the number of prisoners with primary caring responsibilities is not currently available. It is not possible to obtain the requested information without incurring disproportionate cost. The Basic Custody Screening (BCS) tool only captures the prisoner(s) self-declaration to questions asked by prison staff. There is currently no definitive way to cross check or validate the prisoners claim as to whether they do or do not have children, or the specific number of children.</p><p>The Government is seeking to improve our data and evidence in this area through the Better Outcomes through Linked Data (BOLD) Programme. BOLD is a cross-government Shared Outcomes Fund project which will link data to enable better evidenced and more joined up cross government services. Through BOLD, we will explore data sharing to improve our understanding of the number of parents in prison and the number of children impacted by parental imprisonment. BOLD’s findings will include breakdowns by gender and sentence length, enabling us to identify how many female prisoners serving a sentence of 12 months or more have children. Findings will be published when the analysis is complete.</p><p>Changes have also been made to the Basic Custody Screening Tool to enable us to improve the quality of data on entry to prison about how many primary carers are in custody, how many children under the age of 18 are affected by their imprisonment and the ages of those children. The learning from the data collected will be incorporated into findings from the BOLD programme.</p><p>Since 2015, as part of the basic custody screening interview, we have recorded the answers of all new prisoners coming into custody as to whether they have been in the care of local authority children’s services at any time. The information is purely self-declared. The number of women in prison who have been identified as having previously been in local authority care at any time who entered custody in each of the last five years is provided in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Records</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>1367</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>1263</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>878</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>998</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL8980 question first answered 17/07/2023 15:43:15 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4540 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

1649504

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Women
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many women in prison have been identified as having previously been in local authority care in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
uin	HL8980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The data regarding the number of prisoners with primary caring responsibilities is not currently available. It is not possible to obtain the requested information without incurring disproportionate cost. The Basic Custody Screening (BCS) tool only captures the prisoner(s) self-declaration to questions asked by prison staff. There is currently no definitive way to cross check or validate the prisoners claim as to whether they do or do not have children, or the specific number of children.</p><p>The Government is seeking to improve our data and evidence in this area through the Better Outcomes through Linked Data (BOLD) Programme. BOLD is a cross-government Shared Outcomes Fund project which will link data to enable better evidenced and more joined up cross government services. Through BOLD, we will explore data sharing to improve our understanding of the number of parents in prison and the number of children impacted by parental imprisonment. BOLD’s findings will include breakdowns by gender and sentence length, enabling us to identify how many female prisoners serving a sentence of 12 months or more have children. Findings will be published when the analysis is complete.</p><p>Changes have also been made to the Basic Custody Screening Tool to enable us to improve the quality of data on entry to prison about how many primary carers are in custody, how many children under the age of 18 are affected by their imprisonment and the ages of those children. The learning from the data collected will be incorporated into findings from the BOLD programme.</p><p>Since 2015, as part of the basic custody screening interview, we have recorded the answers of all new prisoners coming into custody as to whether they have been in the care of local authority children’s services at any time. The information is purely self-declared. The number of women in prison who have been identified as having previously been in local authority care at any time who entered custody in each of the last five years is provided in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Records</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>1367</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>1263</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>878</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>998</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL8979 question first answered 17/07/2023 15:43:15 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4540 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

1607642

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Pastoral Care
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what emotional support and spiritual provision is available to prisoners under Imprisonment for Public Protection.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
uin	HL6853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the protection of the public and the effective management of offenders. By law, prisoners serving indeterminate sentences who have completed their tariff will be released only when the Parole Board concludes that it is no longer necessary on the grounds of public protection for them to remain confined.</p><p> </p><p>HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) continues to work closely with Samaritans for the delivery of the Listener Scheme, through which selected prisoners are trained to provide support to fellow prisoners in emotional distress. It is important to highlight that Prison Chaplaincy provides not only faith and belief advice but pastoral care to prisoners of all faiths, beliefs and of none, irrespective of sentence type or length, in support of HMPPS’ commitment to decency, safety and rehabilitation.</p><p> </p><p>As the number of those serving IPP sentences in prison who have never been released reduces, the proportion of cases which are the most complex and high risk increases. This does mean that we should expect that the number of first releases will continue to slow and the time spent past tariff will increase. However, the IPP Action Plan is focused on, firstly, ensuring each IPP prisoner has a sentence plan, regularly reviewed, with clear objectives as to what the prisoner has to do to reduce risk and, secondly, that the prisoner is held in a prison with an opportunity to achieve those objectives.</p><p> </p><p>In the Government response to the Justice Select Committee’s IPP report, we committed to refreshing the IPP Action Plan, focusing not only on important changes to improve the prospects of IPP offenders making progress towards a prospective safe and sustainable release, but also to ensure there are robust processes to drive effective monitoring and accountability for delivery of that plan.</p><p> </p><p>The Women’s Estate Psychology Service (WEPS) have implemented a National IPP strategy which takes a bespoke case management approach to each woman serving an IPP sentence. The overarching goal of the strategy is to ensure that all are proactively supported to progress through their prison sentences as quickly as possible. Psychologists regularly review cases and jointly work with prison and probation colleagues to remove barriers to progression and expedite completion of interventions and services. There are, as of end December 2022, 40 women in custody serving an IPP sentence, 12 of whom have never been released.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL6855 HL6856 question first answered 06/04/2023 14:58:47 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4540 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Gloucester