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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what rules and procedures apply to the consideration for parole of prisoners who have received (a) a life and (b) an indeterminate sentence; and what procedures apply in respect of each such sentence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what rules and procedures apply to the consideration for parole of prisoners who have received (a) a life and (b) an indeterminate sentence; and what procedures apply in respect of each such sentence.
Asked by
Lord Soames of Fletching
(Conservative)
Answered by
Bridget Prentice
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 November 2009
For answer on
30 November 2009
Answered on
30 November 2009
All life sentence and indeterminate sentence for public protection (IPP) prisoners are eligible to have their case for release on parole considered once they have served the minimum period as set down by the court. The process for considering both life sentence and IPP prisoners' parole applications is broadly the same. The independent Parole Board is responsible for determining whether it is safe to release a life sentence or IPP prisoner back into the community.Under Section 32(6) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 and Section 239(6) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, the Secretary of State for Justice has powers to set Directions to the Parole Board to guide them in their considerations. These Directions are available from the Library of the House or at:"http://www.paroleboard.gov.uk"The rules which govern the Parole Board's procedures in life sentence and IPP cases are set out in the Parole Board Rules 2004, which were amended in 2009. These rules are available also from the Library of the House or at:"http://www.paroleboard.gov.uk"Since 1 April 2009 all indeterminate sentenced prisoners' parole cases have been carried out in accordance with the generic parole process (GPP). The GPP introduced a single timetable and process for all indeterminate sentenced prisoners. The procedures, responsibilities and timescales for this process are managed under Prison Service Order 6010. This Prison Service Order is available from the Library of the House or at:"www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk"
Subjects
Parole; Life imprisonment
Date
30 November 2009
Reference
501 c443W; 302849
House
House of Commons
Deposited by
Ministry of Justice
Type
Deposited papers
Author
Ministry of Justice
Committed on
26 November 2009
Originated on
19 January 2010
Received on
19 January 2010
Subjects
Parole; Prisoners; Prisoners' release; Prison sentences
Date
26 November 2009
Reference
DEP2010-0156
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many offences have been committed by offenders recalled to prison from release on licence but who remained at large since 2000.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many offences have been committed by offenders recalled to prison from release on licence but who remained at large since 2000.
Asked by
Alan Duncan
(Conservative)
Answered by
Maria Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 October 2009
For answer on
26 October 2009
Answered on
27 October 2009
There is no central record of the number of offences committed by offenders during the period following the revocation of their licence and their apprehension and return to custody.If an offender has not been returned to custody following recall and is known to have committed a further offence, the police responsible for apprehending the offender will be aware of the revocation of the offender's licence because the Police' National Computer holds the details of all outstanding licence revocations.
Subjects
Parole; Prisoners' release; Reoffenders
Date
27 October 2009
Reference
498 c332-3W; 295885
House
House of Commons
Deposited by
Ministry of Justice
Type
Deposited papers
Author
Ministry of Justice
Committed on
15 October 2009
Originated on
17 November 2009
Received on
18 November 2009
Subjects
Parole; Parole Board
Date
15 October 2009
Reference
DEP2009-2889
House
House of Commons
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated increase in prison resources needed to ensure that all prisoners serving indeterminate sentences for public protection receive the resources required to prepare for and take part in parole hearings, including the compilation of parole dossiers, escorts to attend meetings or telephone...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated increase in prison resources needed to ensure that all prisoners serving indeterminate sentences for public protection receive the resources required to prepare for and take part in parole hearings, including the compilation of parole dossiers, escorts to attend meetings or telephone...
Asked by
Lord Ramsbotham
(Crossbench)
Answered by
Lord Bach
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
5 October 2009
As of 8 September 2009, there were 1957 prisoners serving indeterminate sentences of imprisonment for public protection recorded as being beyond the expiry of their tariff.
The most recent calculation of the average cost per year of prison places was in respect of the year 2007-08 and was £39,000 per prisoner per annum. However, the actual cost of each prisoner will vary considerably. To give an accurate estimate of the cost of detaining this specific group of prisoners post-tariff would require a manual examination of each case and as such, would incur disproportionate cost.
Data on the number of prisoners held in prison beyond the expiry of their tariff is held on the Public Protection Unit Database (PPUD) within the National Offender Management Service. As with any large scale recording system, it is subject to possible errors arising from either data entry or processing.
The tariff is the minimum period specified by the court to be served by the prisoner for the purposes of punishment and deterrence. Whether a prisoner serving an IPP sentence is suitable for release once his tariff has expired will depend on whether the independent Parole Board judges that the risk of harm which he presents may be safely managed in the community.
In 2007/08, 2008/09 and 2009/10, the National Offender Management Service allocated an additional £3 million to improve the completion of assessments and access to interventions for IPP prisoners.
Notes
Answer received between Monday 14 September 2009 and Monday 21 September 2009.
Subjects
Costs; Parole; Prisoners; Prisons; Prison sentences
Date
5 October 2009
Reference
712 c475-6WA; 5424
House
House of Lords
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated increase in Parole Board resources required to ensure that all prisoners serving indeterminate sentences for public protection have hearings at the appropriate times; and what is the estimated annual cost of providing that increase.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated increase in Parole Board resources required to ensure that all prisoners serving indeterminate sentences for public protection have hearings at the appropriate times; and what is the estimated annual cost of providing that increase.
Asked by
Baroness Stern
(Crossbench)
Answered by
Lord Bach
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
5 October 2009
The Government accept that it is important for all prisoners to have parole hearings at an acceptable time and as such is working with the Parole Board to increase the resources available to them. The board’s budget has been increased by 18 per cent for 2009-10, and a recently concluded recruitment campaign has seen 35 new members appointed to the board. A new parole process was set up on 1 April, which includes robust performance monitoring for all agencies contributing to the parole process; each agency involved in the process is committed to making the process work more effectively and to using appropriate levers to improve performance. The Parole Board rules have also been amended to allow the board greater flexibility in its use of its membership resources to deliver hearings, and the chair of the board is working with the management team to identify ways in which procedures can be made more efficient and hearing times more productive. The additional net cost of these measures is estimated at £2.5 million.
The Government also published a consultation paper The future of the Parole Board on 20 July seeking the views of all those involved in the parole process as to how best the board should be managed to ensure its independence from the Executive and to enable it to operate in as effective and efficient way as possible. Consultation closes on 20 November.
Notes
Answer received between Monday 14 September 2009 and Monday 21 September 2009.
Subjects
Costs; Parole; Prisoners; Prison sentences; Parole Board
Date
5 October 2009
Reference
712 c475WA; 5441
House
House of Lords
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the shortest and longest delays for prisoners eligible for parole whose hearings are overdue.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the shortest and longest delays for prisoners eligible for parole whose hearings are overdue.
Asked by
Lord Corbett of Castle Vale
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Bach
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
21 July 2009
As at 31 May 2009, there were 1,904 prisoners overdue a parole hearing. Of those 1,904, the shortest delay for a parole hearing was one month. The longest delays were for 14 prisoners whose target date for their parole hearing was January 2008. However, these cases have now been reviewed and are awaiting reports about the prisoner's individual progress.
Subjects
Parole; Prisoners
Date
21 July 2009
Reference
5001; 712 c362WA
House
House of Lords
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners in England and Wales are overdue parole hearings.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners in England and Wales are overdue parole hearings.
Asked by
Lord Corbett of Castle Vale
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Bach
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
21 July 2009
As at 31 May 2009, there were 1,904 prisoners overdue a parole hearing. Of those 1,904, the shortest delay for a parole hearing was one month. The longest delays were for 14 prisoners whose target date for their parole hearing was January 2008. However, these cases have now been reviewed and are awaiting reports about the prisoner's individual progress.
Subjects
Parole; Prisoners
Date
21 July 2009
Reference
5000; 712 c362WA
House
House of Lords
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) male and (b) female prisoners in each prison who were eligible for parole had been sitting (i) under a month, (ii) between one and three months, (iii) between three and six months and (iv) over six months for a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) male and (b) female prisoners in each prison who were eligible for parole had been sitting (i) under a month, (ii) between one and three months, (iii) between three and six months and (iv) over six months for a...
Asked by
Chris Huhne
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Bridget Prentice
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 July 2009
For answer on
21 July 2009
Answered on
21 July 2009
As at 30 June 2009, the number of indeterminate sentenced prisoners referred to the Parole Board where the target for a parole hearing has passed are as follows:"(i) 223 under a month;""(ii) 451 between one and three months;""(iii) 213 between three and six months; and""(iv) 192 over six months."A further 95 cases have had hearing dates cancelled or deferred and will need new hearing dates arranged.In relation to determinate sentence prisoners, the Parole Board has no backlog of cases awaiting parole consideration.To provide figures broken down by gender and prison could be done only at a disproportionate cost.
Subjects
Parole
Date
21 July 2009
Reference
288425; 496 c1388W
House
House of Commons
I wish to raise the case of the prisoner, Ronnie Biggs. A fortnight ago the Secretary of State for Justice made a decision on his case. His son, Michael Biggs, invited me to visit him in prison, HMP Norwich. I applied to the governor to visit. I wanted to see...
I wish to raise the case of the prisoner, Ronnie Biggs. A fortnight ago the Secretary of State for Justice made a decision on his case. His son, Michael Biggs, invited me to visit him in prison, HMP Norwich. I applied to the governor to visit. I wanted to see...
Member
Harry Cohen
(Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Subjects
Parole; Prisoners' release; Biggs, Ronald
Date
21 July 2009
Reference
496 c806-8
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers
Author
Parole Board
Laid on
20 July 2009
Subjects
Parole; Prisoners' release; Risk assessment; Parole Board
Commons Library location
CS 739;
Date
20 July 2009
Reference
HC 775 2008-09
House
House of Commons
Deposited by
Ministry of Justice
Type
Deposited papers
Author
Ministry of Justice
Committed on
17 July 2009
Originated on
17 July 2009
Received on
24 July 2009
Subjects
Arrests; Offenders; Parole
Date
17 July 2009
Reference
DEP2009-2172
House
House of Commons
Deposited by
Ministry of Justice
Type
Deposited papers
Author
Criminal Defence Service; Legal Services Commission; Ministry of Justice
Committed on
15 July 2009
Originated on
15 July 2009
Received on
15 July 2009
Subjects
Codes of practice; Custodial treatment; Advocacy; Finance; Fees and charges; Legal aid scheme; Eligibility; Law; Parole; Prisoners; Standards; Regulation; Reform; Consultation papers
Date
15 July 2009
Reference
DEP2009-1983
House
House of Lords; House of Commons
Deposited by
Ministry of Justice
Type
Deposited papers
Author
Ministry of Justice
Committed on
14 July 2009
Originated on
14 July 2009
Received on
14 July 2009
Subjects
Parole; Prisons; Older people; Prisoners' release; Overcrowding; Prison accommodation
Date
14 July 2009
Reference
DEP2009-1990
House
House of Lords
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on how many occasions on which the Parole Board recommended parole it has not been granted in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on how many occasions on which the Parole Board recommended parole it has not been granted in each year since 1997.
Asked by
Chris Huhne
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Maria Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 July 2009
For answer on
9 July 2009
Answered on
13 July 2009
The number of prisoners' cases where a recommendation for early release from the Parole Board was turned down for the years 2004-09 is given in the table. All the cases were those of prisoners serving fixed-term sentences of 15 years or more and subject to the release provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1991. The figures are derived from internal records. We do not have reliable data for previous years.
| Number of prisoners | |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 |
| 2009 (as of 8 July 2009) | 1 |
Subjects
Parole
Date
13 July 2009
Reference
496 c85W; 285761
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers
Author
Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland
Laid on
9 July 2009
Subjects
Northern Ireland; Parole; Prisoners' release; Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland
Date
9 July 2009
Reference
HC 691 2008-09
House
House of Commons
My Lords, while not for a moment condoning the crime that Mr Biggs originally committed, would my noble friend confirm that Mr Biggs is old, very ill, most unlikely to do any harm to anybody and no danger to society and that the public would not protest at his early release, particularly if under supervision? What is the purpose of keeping people like him in our overcrowded jails?
My Lords, while not for a moment condoning the crime that Mr Biggs originally committed, would my noble friend confirm that Mr Biggs is old, very ill, most unlikely to do any harm to anybody and no danger to society and that the public would not protest at his early release, particularly if under supervision? What is the purpose of keeping people like him in our overcrowded jails?
Asked by
Lord Dubs
(Labour)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
9 July 2009
My Lords, of course I can confirm that Mr Biggs is elderly and not in good health. However, I should remind my noble friend that the Parole Board said: ""What has quite plainly reduced enormously is his capacity to reoffend; the medical evidence indicates overwhelmingly that his own ability to commit further acts of violence has reduced to an extremely low level. The Panel is not persuaded that risk arising from association with criminal peers and consequent indirect involvement in offending is necessarily equally low"."
Forgive the pun, my Lords. More seriously, the significance the Parole Board made of that risk is a matter of judgment. It decided to make its recommendation. My right honourable friend the Justice Secretary considered the significance of the last part of the passage I read out to be of considerable importance when coming to his decision.
Subjects
Parole; Biggs, Ronald
Date
9 July 2009
Reference
712 c764-5
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the Justice Secretary considered all the material that was before the Parole Board panel. This included details of Mr Biggs’s index offence; his previous offending history; his escape from Her Majesty’s Prison Wandsworth in 1965; the many years which he subsequently spent evading extradition and recapture; his progress in custody after he returned to the United Kingdom in 2001; the reports prepared by staff in NOMS; the written representations of his legal representative; and the Parole Board’s recommendation. After careful consideration, the Justice Secretary determined that the risk of harm presented by Mr Biggs was such that it might not be safely managed in the community.
My Lords, the Justice Secretary considered all the material that was before the Parole Board panel. This included details of Mr Biggs’s index offence; his previous offending history; his escape from Her Majesty’s Prison Wandsworth in 1965; the many years which he subsequently spent evading extradition and recapture; his progress in custody after he returned to the United Kingdom in 2001; the reports prepared by staff in NOMS; the written representations of his legal representative; and the Parole Board’s recommendation. After careful consideration, the Justice Secretary determined that the risk of harm presented by Mr Biggs was such that it might not be safely managed in the community.
Answered by
Lord Bach
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Parole; Biggs, Ronald
Date
9 July 2009
Reference
712 c764
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, of course I can confirm that Mr Biggs is elderly and not in good health. However, I should remind my noble friend that the Parole Board said: ""What has quite plainly reduced enormously is his capacity to reoffend; the medical evidence indicates overwhelmingly that his own ability to commit further acts of violence has reduced to an extremely low level. The Panel is not persuaded that risk arising from association with criminal peers and consequent indirect involvement in offending is necessarily equally low"."
Forgive the pun, my Lords. More seriously, the significance the Parole Board made of that risk is a matter of judgment. It decided to make its recommendation. My right honourable friend the Justice Secretary considered the significance of the last part of the passage I read out to be of considerable importance when coming to his decision.
My Lords, of course I can confirm that Mr Biggs is elderly and not in good health. However, I should remind my noble friend that the Parole Board said: ""What has quite plainly reduced enormously is his capacity to reoffend; the medical evidence indicates overwhelmingly that his own ability to commit further acts of violence has reduced to an extremely low level. The Panel is not persuaded that risk arising from association with criminal peers and consequent indirect involvement in offending is necessarily equally low"."
Forgive the pun, my Lords. More seriously, the significance the Parole Board made of that risk is a matter of judgment. It decided to make its recommendation. My right honourable friend the Justice Secretary considered the significance of the last part of the passage I read out to be of considerable importance when coming to his decision.
Answered by
Lord Bach
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Dubs
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, while not for a moment condoning the crime that Mr Biggs originally committed, would my noble friend confirm that Mr Biggs is old, very ill, most unlikely to do any harm to anybody and no danger to society and that the public would not protest at his early release, particularly if under supervision? What is the purpose of keeping people like him in our overcrowded jails?
Subjects
Parole; Biggs, Ronald
Date
9 July 2009
Reference
712 c764-5
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, how many prisoners are over the age of 75, and what consideration is given to the overcrowding in our prisons when reviewing their cases for parole?
My Lords, how many prisoners are over the age of 75, and what consideration is given to the overcrowding in our prisons when reviewing their cases for parole?
Asked by
Lord Elton
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
9 July 2009
My Lords, I do not know the number of prisoners over 75, but I will find out and write to the noble Lord. Of course it is important that the right people are in prison at the right time; prisoners can be released if their health is in such a state and they can apply to the Justice Secretary for release on those grounds. We are talking about a decision which my right honourable friend took in a quasi-judicial role, having considered all the evidence before him.
Subjects
Parole; Biggs, Ronald
Date
9 July 2009
Reference
712 c766
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords