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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1544804/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Over the next ten years, additional capacity will begin to come in to use through new build prison accommodation, existing accommodation returning to use following the completion of refurbishments, essential maintenance or places coming into use following a change in function.<\/p><p>We are delivering 20,000 additional, modern prison places, the biggest prison build programme in a century, ensuring the right conditions are in place to rehabilitate prisoners, helping to cut crime and protect the public. These places include the completed HMP Five Wells, the completion of our ongoing prison build HMP Fosse Way at Glen Parva, the construction of 4 new prisons, the expansion and refurbishment of the existing estate as well as temporary accommodation, of which we have already delivered around 3,100 additional prison places.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3969", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Damian Hinds"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of what the capacity of the prison estate will be for (a) male prisoners, (b) female prisoners and (c) young offenders in each of the next five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4268", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Reed"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1544805", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1544805/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The following table shows the number of payroll staff who have left the Ministry of Justice and executive agencies in the 12 months to the end of September 2020, 2021 and 2022.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Leaving date<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Count<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>1st October 2019 - 30th September 2020<\/p><\/td><td><p>7,181<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>1st October 2020 - 30th September 2021<\/p><\/td><td><p>9,161<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>1st October 2021 - 30th September 2022<\/p><\/td><td><p>12,453<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Note the majority of leavers are in our executive agencies, notably HMPPS and HMCTS.<\/p><p>In HMPPS, in late 2021, the Ministry of Justice launched a retention tool kit to help Governors to tackle the main drivers of attrition in their prisons. We are using the data from this and enhanced exit interviews to better understand why employees are leaving.<\/p><p>Since April 2022, we have invested in several new initiatives to improve the experience of new joiners and increase retention of our employees in the prison system. These include a new peer-to-peer learning scheme, the introduction of mentors for new employees, a supervision pilot in two prisons, and new leadership training in prisons facing retention challenges.<\/p><p>We made a significant investment in pay for prison staff through the 2022/23 pay award. This delivered an increase in base pay of at least 4% for all staff between bands 2 to 11, alongside further targeted pay rises for our lowest paid staff of up to £3,000, which we hope will help in reducing leaving rates.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4004", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mike Freer"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Freer"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-11-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff left his Department in the period between (a) September 2019 and September 2020, (b) September 2020 and September 2021 and (c) September 2021 and September 2022.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4268", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Reed"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1544806/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><strong>Number of Ministry of Justice and executive agency payroll staff<sup>1<\/sup> who recorded sick leave for 'Mental Health' reasons<sup>2<\/sup> - for the 12 months to September 2020, 2021 and 2022<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2022<sup> (P)<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Anxiety and Depression<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>2,972<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,331<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,851<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Stress<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>2,869<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,216<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,951<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mental Health - Other<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>930<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,289<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,840<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p><strong>Notes<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Data covers employees in His Majesty\u2019s Prison and Probation Service, His Majesty\u2019s Courts and Tribunal Service, Legal Aid Agency, Office of the Public Guardian, Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority and Ministry of Justice Head Quarters.<\/li><li>Each member of staff is recorded once per sick reason - even if they took more than one period of absence for the selected reason. A person may appear in more than one sick reason category.<\/li><li>Absences are categorised according to International Classification of Diseases, which is an approach used across the civil service.<\/li><li>MoJ and executive agency payroll staff headcount for 30 September 2020, 2021 and 2022<\/li><\/ol><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-20<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>77,383<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-21<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>87,233<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-22<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>88,713<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>(p) Figures relating to current financial year are provisional and may be subject to change.<\/p>"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Damian Hinds"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff in his Department took time off work due to (a) poor mental health, (b) stress and (c) anxiety in the period between (i) September 2019 and September 2020, (ii) September 2020 and September 2021 and (iii) September 2021 and September 2022.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4268", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Reed"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Steve Reed"}
      ], "uin" : "94762"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1544807", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1544807/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We do not hold the information requested.<\/p>"}
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        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Freer"}
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      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-11-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Ministry of Justice: Termination of Employment"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff left his Department by mutual consent in the period between (a) September 2019 and September 2020, (b) September 2020 and September 2021 and (c) September 2021 and September 2022.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4268", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Reed"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Steve Reed"}
      ], "uin" : "94763"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1544808", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1544808/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>There is zero tolerance for bullying across the Civil Service. The MoJ also has policies in place to support staff facing any form of bullying, harassment or victimisation while at work.<\/p><p>The table below shows the number of grievances raised by MoJ staff (including agencies) where the grievance reason includes &quot;Bullying&quot; or &quot;Harassment - sex&quot;, and the outcome is either &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot;, by year.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2018 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2019 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2020 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2021 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grievances where the reason includes &quot;Harassment - sex&quot; and the outcome is either &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot;<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>6<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.0078<\/p><\/td><td><p>6<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.0072<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grievances where the reason includes &quot;Bullying&quot; and the outcome is either &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot;<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>170<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.23<\/p><\/td><td><p>174<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.23<\/p><\/td><td><p>172<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.22<\/p><\/td><td><p>201<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.24<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>Notes and caveats:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Data covers employees in Ministry of Justice Head Quarters, His Majesty\u2019s Courts and Tribunal Service, His Majesty\u2019s Prison and Probation Service, Legal Aid Agency, Office of the Public Guardian and Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.<\/li><li>Data suppression is applied where the number of cases is less than 5.<\/li><li>Grievances can be raised for multiple reasons; cases are selected where the relevant reason is cited.<\/li><li>Year is based on year the grievance was opened on the case management system.<\/li><li>Grievances are included where the outcome was &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot;.<\/li><li>If an appeal on the original case outcome has been made, the appeal outcome is used rather than the original case outcome.<\/li><li>In a small number of cases multiple outcomes are recorded, these have been included if &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot; is one of the outcomes.<\/li><\/ul><p>Grievances may only be dismissed if it is determined that they have been submitted for vexatious or malicious reasons. Data on grievances dismissed for these reasons are not held on the Ministry of Justice management system.<\/p><p>The number of formal grievances raised by MoJ staff where the reason includes &quot;Bullying&quot; is set out in the table below, including those which were not upheld.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2017 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2018 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2019 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2020 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2021 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of grievances where the reason includes &quot;Bullying&quot;<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>378<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.56<\/p><\/td><td><p>418<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.57<\/p><\/td><td><p>491<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.65<\/p><\/td><td><p>551<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.71<\/p><\/td><td><p>536<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.64<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>Notes and caveats:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Data covers employees in Ministry of Justice Head Quarters, His Majesty\u2019s Courts and Tribunal Service, His Majesty\u2019s Prison and Probation Service, Legal Aid Agency, Office of the Public Guardian and Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.<\/li><li>Data suppression is applied where the number of cases is less than 5.<\/li><li>Year is based on when the grievance was opened on the case management system.<\/li><li>MoJ moved to a new grievance reporting system during 2017. The first year for which complete data is held is 2017.<\/li><li>Includes all grievances regardless of outcome, including those which were not upheld.<\/li><li>MoJ and executive agency payroll staff average headcount for 2017*, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.<\/li><\/ul><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2017*<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>67,931<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>73,015<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>75,502<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>77,121<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>83,816<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>*Please note: the 2017 average staff in post figure is based on data covering March to December 2017. A new HR database was introduced in early 2017 and figures from January and February 2017 data are not regarded as robust.<\/p><p>No assessment has been made of trends in the level of verbal abuse towards Departmental staff as the MoJ does not hold relevant data on central systems.<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-11-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Ministry of Justice: Crimes against the Person"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the number of staff who have been victims of (a) sexual harassment and (b) bullying in his Department in each year since 2018.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4268", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Reed"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Steve Reed"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1544809", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1544809/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>There is zero tolerance for bullying across the Civil Service. The MoJ also has policies in place to support staff facing any form of bullying, harassment or victimisation while at work.<\/p><p>The table below shows the number of grievances raised by MoJ staff (including agencies) where the grievance reason includes &quot;Bullying&quot; or &quot;Harassment - sex&quot;, and the outcome is either &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot;, by year.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2018 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2019 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2020 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2021 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grievances where the reason includes &quot;Harassment - sex&quot; and the outcome is either &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot;<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>6<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.0078<\/p><\/td><td><p>6<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.0072<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grievances where the reason includes &quot;Bullying&quot; and the outcome is either &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot;<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>170<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.23<\/p><\/td><td><p>174<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.23<\/p><\/td><td><p>172<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.22<\/p><\/td><td><p>201<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.24<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>Notes and caveats:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Data covers employees in Ministry of Justice Head Quarters, His Majesty\u2019s Courts and Tribunal Service, His Majesty\u2019s Prison and Probation Service, Legal Aid Agency, Office of the Public Guardian and Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.<\/li><li>Data suppression is applied where the number of cases is less than 5.<\/li><li>Grievances can be raised for multiple reasons; cases are selected where the relevant reason is cited.<\/li><li>Year is based on year the grievance was opened on the case management system.<\/li><li>Grievances are included where the outcome was &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot;.<\/li><li>If an appeal on the original case outcome has been made, the appeal outcome is used rather than the original case outcome.<\/li><li>In a small number of cases multiple outcomes are recorded, these have been included if &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot; is one of the outcomes.<\/li><\/ul><p>Grievances may only be dismissed if it is determined that they have been submitted for vexatious or malicious reasons. Data on grievances dismissed for these reasons are not held on the Ministry of Justice management system.<\/p><p>The number of formal grievances raised by MoJ staff where the reason includes &quot;Bullying&quot; is set out in the table below, including those which were not upheld.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2017 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2018 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2019 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2020 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2021 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of grievances where the reason includes &quot;Bullying&quot;<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>378<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.56<\/p><\/td><td><p>418<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.57<\/p><\/td><td><p>491<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.65<\/p><\/td><td><p>551<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.71<\/p><\/td><td><p>536<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.64<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>Notes and caveats:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Data covers employees in Ministry of Justice Head Quarters, His Majesty\u2019s Courts and Tribunal Service, His Majesty\u2019s Prison and Probation Service, Legal Aid Agency, Office of the Public Guardian and Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.<\/li><li>Data suppression is applied where the number of cases is less than 5.<\/li><li>Year is based on when the grievance was opened on the case management system.<\/li><li>MoJ moved to a new grievance reporting system during 2017. The first year for which complete data is held is 2017.<\/li><li>Includes all grievances regardless of outcome, including those which were not upheld.<\/li><li>MoJ and executive agency payroll staff average headcount for 2017*, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.<\/li><\/ul><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2017*<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>67,931<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>73,015<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>75,502<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>77,121<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>83,816<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>*Please note: the 2017 average staff in post figure is based on data covering March to December 2017. A new HR database was introduced in early 2017 and figures from January and February 2017 data are not regarded as robust.<\/p><p>No assessment has been made of trends in the level of verbal abuse towards Departmental staff as the MoJ does not hold relevant data on central systems.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any complaints of (a) bullying, (b) harassment or (c) discrimination by were dismissed by his Department in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4268", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Reed"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1544810", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1544810/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>There is zero tolerance for bullying across the Civil Service. The MoJ also has policies in place to support staff facing any form of bullying, harassment or victimisation while at work.<\/p><p>The table below shows the number of grievances raised by MoJ staff (including agencies) where the grievance reason includes &quot;Bullying&quot; or &quot;Harassment - sex&quot;, and the outcome is either &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot;, by year.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2018 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2019 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2020 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2021 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grievances where the reason includes &quot;Harassment - sex&quot; and the outcome is either &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot;<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>6<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.0078<\/p><\/td><td><p>6<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.0072<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grievances where the reason includes &quot;Bullying&quot; and the outcome is either &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot;<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>170<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.23<\/p><\/td><td><p>174<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.23<\/p><\/td><td><p>172<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.22<\/p><\/td><td><p>201<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.24<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>Notes and caveats:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Data covers employees in Ministry of Justice Head Quarters, His Majesty\u2019s Courts and Tribunal Service, His Majesty\u2019s Prison and Probation Service, Legal Aid Agency, Office of the Public Guardian and Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.<\/li><li>Data suppression is applied where the number of cases is less than 5.<\/li><li>Grievances can be raised for multiple reasons; cases are selected where the relevant reason is cited.<\/li><li>Year is based on year the grievance was opened on the case management system.<\/li><li>Grievances are included where the outcome was &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot;.<\/li><li>If an appeal on the original case outcome has been made, the appeal outcome is used rather than the original case outcome.<\/li><li>In a small number of cases multiple outcomes are recorded, these have been included if &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot; is one of the outcomes.<\/li><\/ul><p>Grievances may only be dismissed if it is determined that they have been submitted for vexatious or malicious reasons. Data on grievances dismissed for these reasons are not held on the Ministry of Justice management system.<\/p><p>The number of formal grievances raised by MoJ staff where the reason includes &quot;Bullying&quot; is set out in the table below, including those which were not upheld.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2017 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2018 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2019 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2020 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2021 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of grievances where the reason includes &quot;Bullying&quot;<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>378<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.56<\/p><\/td><td><p>418<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.57<\/p><\/td><td><p>491<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.65<\/p><\/td><td><p>551<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.71<\/p><\/td><td><p>536<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.64<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>Notes and caveats:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Data covers employees in Ministry of Justice Head Quarters, His Majesty\u2019s Courts and Tribunal Service, His Majesty\u2019s Prison and Probation Service, Legal Aid Agency, Office of the Public Guardian and Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.<\/li><li>Data suppression is applied where the number of cases is less than 5.<\/li><li>Year is based on when the grievance was opened on the case management system.<\/li><li>MoJ moved to a new grievance reporting system during 2017. The first year for which complete data is held is 2017.<\/li><li>Includes all grievances regardless of outcome, including those which were not upheld.<\/li><li>MoJ and executive agency payroll staff average headcount for 2017*, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.<\/li><\/ul><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2017*<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>67,931<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>73,015<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>75,502<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>77,121<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>83,816<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>*Please note: the 2017 average staff in post figure is based on data covering March to December 2017. A new HR database was introduced in early 2017 and figures from January and February 2017 data are not regarded as robust.<\/p><p>No assessment has been made of trends in the level of verbal abuse towards Departmental staff as the MoJ does not hold relevant data on central systems.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints about bullying were made by staff in his Department, in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1544811/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Ministry of Justice has a zero tolerance policy for bullying and any complaints are investigated and acted upon.<\/p><p>The Ministry of Justice has clear policies on conduct and behaviour which is set out in the Department\u2019s Conduct Policy and puts in place training for all civil servants on bullying and harassment and regularly reviews its policies on the matter.<\/p><p>Where a Civil Servant or employee of an Arm\u2019s-Length Body has a concern, they may raise this using normal departmental procedures. Civil Service guidance on raising a grievance, and a concern can be found at <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/raise-grievance-at-work\" target=\"_blank\">Raise a grievance at work: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a> and <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/whistleblowing\" target=\"_blank\">Whistleblowing for employees: What is a whistleblower - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a>.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle (a) bullying and (b) discrimination within his Department.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4268", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Reed"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1544812", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1544812/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Ministry of Justice has a zero tolerance policy for bullying and any complaints are investigated and acted upon.<\/p><p>The Ministry of Justice has clear policies on conduct and behaviour which is set out in the Department\u2019s Conduct Policy and puts in place training for all civil servants on bullying and harassment and regularly reviews its policies on the matter.<\/p><p>Where a Civil Servant or employee of an Arm\u2019s-Length Body has a concern, they may raise this using normal departmental procedures. Civil Service guidance on raising a grievance, and a concern can be found at <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/raise-grievance-at-work\" target=\"_blank\">Raise a grievance at work: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a> and <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/whistleblowing\" target=\"_blank\">Whistleblowing for employees: What is a whistleblower - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a>.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4004", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mike Freer"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, through what mechanism a civil servant in his Department can raise a complaint of (a) bullying, (b) sexual harassment and (c) other misconduct against a minister during any time the post of Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interest is unfilled.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4268", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Reed"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1544813", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1544813/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>There is zero tolerance for bullying across the Civil Service. The MoJ also has policies in place to support staff facing any form of bullying, harassment or victimisation while at work.<\/p><p>The table below shows the number of grievances raised by MoJ staff (including agencies) where the grievance reason includes &quot;Bullying&quot; or &quot;Harassment - sex&quot;, and the outcome is either &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot;, by year.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2018 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2019 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2020 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2021 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grievances where the reason includes &quot;Harassment - sex&quot; and the outcome is either &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot;<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>6<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.0078<\/p><\/td><td><p>6<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.0072<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grievances where the reason includes &quot;Bullying&quot; and the outcome is either &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot;<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>170<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.23<\/p><\/td><td><p>174<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.23<\/p><\/td><td><p>172<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.22<\/p><\/td><td><p>201<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.24<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>Notes and caveats:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Data covers employees in Ministry of Justice Head Quarters, His Majesty\u2019s Courts and Tribunal Service, His Majesty\u2019s Prison and Probation Service, Legal Aid Agency, Office of the Public Guardian and Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.<\/li><li>Data suppression is applied where the number of cases is less than 5.<\/li><li>Grievances can be raised for multiple reasons; cases are selected where the relevant reason is cited.<\/li><li>Year is based on year the grievance was opened on the case management system.<\/li><li>Grievances are included where the outcome was &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot;.<\/li><li>If an appeal on the original case outcome has been made, the appeal outcome is used rather than the original case outcome.<\/li><li>In a small number of cases multiple outcomes are recorded, these have been included if &quot;Upheld&quot; or &quot;Partially Upheld&quot; is one of the outcomes.<\/li><\/ul><p>Grievances may only be dismissed if it is determined that they have been submitted for vexatious or malicious reasons. Data on grievances dismissed for these reasons are not held on the Ministry of Justice management system.<\/p><p>The number of formal grievances raised by MoJ staff where the reason includes &quot;Bullying&quot; is set out in the table below, including those which were not upheld.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2017 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2018 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2019 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2020 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2021 rate per 100 staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of grievances where the reason includes &quot;Bullying&quot;<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>378<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.56<\/p><\/td><td><p>418<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.57<\/p><\/td><td><p>491<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.65<\/p><\/td><td><p>551<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.71<\/p><\/td><td><p>536<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.64<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>Notes and caveats:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Data covers employees in Ministry of Justice Head Quarters, His Majesty\u2019s Courts and Tribunal Service, His Majesty\u2019s Prison and Probation Service, Legal Aid Agency, Office of the Public Guardian and Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.<\/li><li>Data suppression is applied where the number of cases is less than 5.<\/li><li>Year is based on when the grievance was opened on the case management system.<\/li><li>MoJ moved to a new grievance reporting system during 2017. The first year for which complete data is held is 2017.<\/li><li>Includes all grievances regardless of outcome, including those which were not upheld.<\/li><li>MoJ and executive agency payroll staff average headcount for 2017*, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.<\/li><\/ul><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2017*<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>67,931<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>73,015<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>75,502<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>77,121<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>83,816<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>*Please note: the 2017 average staff in post figure is based on data covering March to December 2017. A new HR database was introduced in early 2017 and figures from January and February 2017 data are not regarded as robust.<\/p><p>No assessment has been made of trends in the level of verbal abuse towards Departmental staff as the MoJ does not hold relevant data on central systems.<\/p>"}
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