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To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will broaden the remit of inquests so that coroners can take into account the influence of prescribed drugs in suicide.
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will broaden the remit of inquests so that coroners can take into account the influence of prescribed drugs in suicide.
Asked by
Patsy Calton
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Paul Goggins
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 June 2003
For answer on
25 June 2003
Answered on
25 June 2003
Mrs. Calton: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will broaden the remit of inquests so that
coroners can take into account the influence of prescribed drugs in suicide. [119776]
Paul Goggins: I have been asked to reply.
The Courts have confirmed that, under the current law, the purpose of an inquest is to ascertain how the deceased came by a violent
or unnatural death. It is a matter for the coroner to decide on the scope of the investigation but in most cases coroners will take
evidence of what drugs were prescribed and commission tests for the presence of drugs which may have been a factor in a death
apparently due to self harm.
Subjects
Coroners; Prescription drugs; Suicide
Date
25 June 2003
Reference
119776; 407 c855W;407 c859W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to reduce the number of women in prison for non-violent offences; what plans he has to reduce re-offending among women released from prison; whether it is his policy to reduce the female prison population; what assessment...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to reduce the number of women in prison for non-violent offences; what plans he has to reduce re-offending among women released from prison; whether it is his policy to reduce the female prison population; what assessment...
Asked by
Patsy Calton
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Paul Goggins
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 June 2003
For answer on
24 June 2003
Answered on
24 June 2003
Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what plans he has to reduce the number of women in prison for
non-violent offences; [119980]
(2) what plans he has to reduce re-offending among women released from prison; [119981]
(3) whether it is his policy to reduce the female prison population; [119982]
(4) what assessment has been made of the scope for the awarding of non-custodial sentences for women who are mothers. [120019]
Paul Goggins: The significant increase in the female prison population, and the wider consequences of this in terms of disruption to
their families, particularly their children, underlines the importance of responding specifically to the particular needs and
characteristics of women offenders.
We are taking forward the Women's Offending Reduction Programme over the next three years in order to promote a more distinct
response to the range of factors that have an impact on why women offend, and encourages joint working between departments, agencies
and other relevant organisations. A primary focus will be on improving community based interventions that are better tailored to the
needs of women, and encouraging greater use of community disposals to ensure that custody is only used for women offenders who
really need to be there.
It is, of course, for the courts to decide what sentence is appropriate in individual cases, but we intend to support and encourage
greater use of community sentences for women by making sure that there is a comprehensive package of community interventions and
services to meet their particular needs, including child care facilities, safe housing, drug treatment or mental health services. We
will continue to ensure that the courts are made fully aware of the community options that are available.
We are also introducing new sentencing powers in the Criminal Justice Bill that will allow offenders on short custodial sentences to
focus their rehabilitative work in the community, enabling them to maintain family ties and employment. The Criminal Justice Bill
will introduce `Custody minus', under which offenders will have a custodial sentence of under 12 months suspended providing they
follow set requirements in the community, breach of which would return them to prison.
There is a new sentence of intermittent custody, under which offenders can spend part of the week in custody and part `on licence'
in the community. One of the pilots for this sentence will be at a women's prison, Her Majesty's Prison Morton Hall. Intermittent
Custody will provide an alternative to full-time custody for suitable offenders and will enable them to serve their sentence in a
way which dovetails more closely with their personal circumstances.
For women who do need to be held in custody, resettlement is a vital element of the Women's Offending Reduction Programme. More
effective re-integration into the community for women prisoners on release should have a positive impact on re-offending rates. The
implementation of the Women's Estate resettlement strategy will ensure that women are kept as close to home as possible, that good
family ties are maintained to minimise the impact on children separated from their mothers, and necessary local community links are
made to meet the range of women's resettlement
needs.
Subjects
Women; Prisoners; Prisons; Population; Sentencing
Date
24 June 2003
Reference
407 c731-2W;407 c735-6W; 119980;119981;119982;120019
House
House of Commons