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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which offences prisoners serving a sentence of 12 months or less committed over the course of the most recent year for which information is held.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which offences prisoners serving a sentence of 12 months or less committed over the course of the most recent year for which information is held.
Whilst crime is falling, since 2010 offenders are more likely to go to prison and for longer. Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for our independent judiciary, taking account of all the circumstances of each case.
The Government has reformed how short custodial sentences are served. Under the Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014, all those serving custodial sentences must now be subject to 12 months of supervision following their release. This means that sentenced offenders leaving prison will spend at least 12 months under supervision, and they will be liable to be sent back to prison if they breach their conditions, where previously around 45,000 prisoners have been released each year with no statutory oversight.
These new statutory requirements have been combined with a significant new approach to rehabilitation under which Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) – which bring together the best of the public, private and voluntary sectors – are working in new and innovative ways to tackle re-offending, and will be paid according to the results they achieve.
Latest available information on the number of prisoners serving an immediate custodial sentence of 12 months or less, by offence group, in England and Wales can be viewed in the table below.
| Prison population serving a sentence of 12 months or less by offence group, 2014, England and Wales | ||||||||||||
| 31-Dec-13 | 31-Mar-14 | 30-Jun-14 | 30-Sep-14 | 31-Dec-14 | ||||||||
| Violence against the person | 1,635 | 1,682 | 1,704 | 1,725 | 1,682 | |||||||
| Sexual offences | 317 | 328 | 302 | 320 | 295 | |||||||
| Robbery | 174 | 160 | 147 | 118 | 90 | |||||||
| Burglary | 551 | 535 | 491 | .. | .. | |||||||
| Theft and handling | 2,282 | 2,372 | 2,270 | .. | .. | |||||||
| Fraud and forgery | 262 | 262 | 236 | 211 | 225 | |||||||
| Drug offences | 356 | 413 | 398 | 381 | 332 | |||||||
| Motoring offences | 390 | 434 | 430 | 413 | 403 | |||||||
| Other offences | 1,724 | 1,872 | 1,800 | 1,824 | 1,681 | |||||||
| Offence not recorded | 67 | 122 | 115 | 109 | 68 | |||||||
| Total | 7,758 | 8,180 | 7,893 | 7,792 | 7,218 | |||||||
| Data Sources and Quality | ||||||||||||
Due to continuing problems with data quality, reporting on the populations in the 'Burglary' and 'Theft and Handling' offence groups has been disrupted between 1 July and 31 December 2014. This is because, for statistical purposes only, some prisoners have been mis-allocated between these two offence groups. The reporting of these figures has therefore been postponed pending further investigation. These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing. | ||||||||||||
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases there have been of residential leasehold forfeiture in the last five years; how many such cases were presented to the county courts; and how many residential leases were forfeited.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases there have been of residential leasehold forfeiture in the last five years; how many such cases were presented to the county courts; and how many residential leases were forfeited.
HM Courts & Tribunals Serviceâs IT systems are not able to determine and collate with accuracy the number of residential leasehold forfeiture cases presented in the last five years and the number of residential leases that were forfeited. The Ministry of Justice does, however, publish statistics on the number of landlord possession actions in the County Court across England and Wales. These statistics are available at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics.
A manual search of these landlord possession cases would be required in order to identify the specific number of residential leasehold forfeiture claims presented and the number of leases forfeited. The retention period for landlord possession case files is three years. A manual search of these files could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much it cost to run the Sentencing Guidelines Council in (a) 2011, (b) 2012, (c) 2013 and (d) 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much it cost to run the Sentencing Guidelines Council in (a) 2011, (b) 2012, (c) 2013 and (d) 2014.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the findings were of the research commissioned by the equalities policy lead in his Department into the needs of male and female prisoners to determine whether they are sufficiently different to warrant a different approach on the issue of prison clothing;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the findings were of the research commissioned by the equalities policy lead in his Department into the needs of male and female prisoners to determine whether they are sufficiently different to warrant a different approach on the issue of prison clothing;...
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which reports commissioned by his Department from external bodies between 1 September 2010 and 31 December 2014 have not yet been published; when each such report was commissioned; what the nature of the research so commissioned was; from which individual or body...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which reports commissioned by his Department from external bodies between 1 September 2010 and 31 December 2014 have not yet been published; when each such report was commissioned; what the nature of the research so commissioned was; from which individual or body...
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much (1) capital, and (2) revenue, funding has been allocated to women's centres, in each of the last five years.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much (1) capital, and (2) revenue, funding has been allocated to women's centres, in each of the last five years.
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to the written Questions tabled by the hon. Member for Shipley where a letter was promised but has not yet been sent.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to the written Questions tabled by the hon. Member for Shipley where a letter was promised but has not yet been sent.
I can confirm that the department has responded to all outstanding written Questions where a letter was promised and copies of the letters have been placed in the House library.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2015 to Question 208575 on bail what the individual offences were within the violence against person category referred to in the table.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2015 to Question 208575 on bail what the individual offences were within the violence against person category referred to in the table.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
The number of violent criminals in our prisons has increased by 40% in the past 10 years. A specialised system of restraint known as control and restraint (C&R) has been developed over many years to ensure that prisoners can be controlled with minimum risk of injury to staff or prisoners....
The number of violent criminals in our prisons has increased by 40% in the past 10 years. A specialised system of restraint known as control and restraint (C&R) has been developed over many years to ensure that prisoners can be controlled with minimum risk of injury to staff or prisoners....
The number of violent criminals in our prisons has increased by 40% in the past 10 years. A specialised system of restraint known as control and restraint (C&R) has been developed over many years to ensure that prisoners can be controlled with minimum risk of injury to staff or prisoners....
The number of violent criminals in our prisons has increased by 40% in the past 10 years. A specialised system of restraint known as control and restraint (C&R) has been developed over many years to ensure that prisoners can be controlled with minimum risk of injury to staff or prisoners....
The number of violent criminals in our prisons has increased by 40% in the past 10 years. A specialised system of restraint known as control and restraint (C&R) has been developed over many years to ensure that prisoners can be controlled with minimum risk of injury to staff or prisoners....
The number of violent criminals in our prisons has increased by 40% in the past 10 years. A specialised system of restraint known as control and restraint (C&R) has been developed over many years to ensure that prisoners can be controlled with minimum risk of injury to staff or prisoners....
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department plans to take to assist local contractors in the tendering process for work at HM Prison Wrexham.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department plans to take to assist local contractors in the tendering process for work at HM Prison Wrexham.
Businesses and interested individuals can find out about potential opportunities on two dedicated websites - Business Wales and Sell2Wales - which are managed by the Welsh Government. Both sites have a dedicated North Wales project page where suppliers and local businesses are encouraged to submit an expression of interest for future construction positions. The development will be seeking to create long-term work opportunities for local suppliers.
This is to support the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) partnership with Lend Lease who has committed to spending £30 million with local businesses and to recruit 50% of the entire workforce from within a 50 mile radius with a target of 70%. Under the contractual arrangements in place, Lend Lease reports to the MoJ on a regular basis on how much of the contract is being spent with companies within a 25 and 50 mile radius of the prison site. To date over £1.6m has been spent with local businesses as part of the early works at the prison site. In addition, the prison is set to boost the regional economy by around £23m a year and create up to 1,000 jobs once operational.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of GPS tagging on the efficacy of monitoring of offenders released on probation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of GPS tagging on the efficacy of monitoring of offenders released on probation.
Electronic location monitoring may discourage offenders from committing further offences, because of their perception that location data could link them to the offence. We believe there could be benefits in terms of reduced re-offending, public protection, and crime detection and investigation by the police.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit the squatting of premises in the commercial property sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit the squatting of premises in the commercial property sector.
The unauthorised occupation of commercial buildings by squatters can affect the profitability of the businesses concerned and may have particularly damaging consequences for the owners of small businesses and their employees. We have been monitoring the situation closely since we criminalised squatting in residential buildings in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. We have no proposals for further legislation at this time.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the proportion of requests under freedom of information legislation which originate from journalists as opposed to members of the public since that legislation was enacted; and what assessment they have made of the cost to the public purse of...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the proportion of requests under freedom of information legislation which originate from journalists as opposed to members of the public since that legislation was enacted; and what assessment they have made of the cost to the public purse of...
There is no requirement for journalists to identify themselves as such when requesting information from a public authority under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Therefore we hold no reliable data as to what proportion of requests they are responsible for.
In 2012 the Ministry of Justice commissioned a costing exercise, ‘Strand 3- Investigative Study to inform the FOIA (2000) post-legislative review’, which concluded that in central government the average cost of handling a request for information was £184. It concluded that for central government the cost of dealing with FOI requests in 2011 was £8,5m.
For non-central public authorities the study concluded that the average cost of handling a request for information was £164, however, there is no data as to how many requests are received by these, so a total cost has not been estimated.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of theft in (a) Preston constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013 and (v) 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of theft in (a) Preston constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013 and (v) 2014.
Theft is a serious offence punishable on indictment by up to seven years’ imprisonment. Charges will be brought where there is a realistic prospect of conviction and it is in the public interest.
The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and offenders found guilty at all courts of theft offences by police force area in the North West region from 2010 to 2013 (the latest available) can be viewed in the table. The Court Proceedings data for calendar year 2014 are due for publication in May 2015. Data requested for Preston is not available at constituency level.
While the figures show that the annual number of convictions has fallen since 2010, the percentage of prosecutions which led to conviction in the North-West has increased during the life time of this Parliament - from 88% in 2010 to 91% in 2013.
| Offenders found guilty at all courts of theft offences, by police force area, in the north west region, 2010 - 2013(1)(2) | |||||
| Police force area | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
| Cumbria | 1,339 | 1,341 | 1,271 | 1,192 | |
| Lancashire | 5,275 | 5,086 | 4,995 | 4,528 | |
| Merseyside | 4,124 | 3,723 | 3,420 | 3,479 | |
| Greater Manchester | 8,782 | 8,780 | 7,390 | 6,990 | |
| Cheshire | 2,262 | 2,294 | 2,236 | 2,220 | |
| Total | 21,782 | 21,224 | 19,312 | 18,409 | |
| (1) The figures given in the table on court proceedings relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. | |||||
| (2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. | |||||
| Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice. | |||||
| Ref: PQC 228184 | |||||
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release on data management, published on 29 January 2015, whether his Department is taking disciplinary proceedings against officials identified as responsible for the loss of data relating to three independent judge-led inquiries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release on data management, published on 29 January 2015, whether his Department is taking disciplinary proceedings against officials identified as responsible for the loss of data relating to three independent judge-led inquiries.
The work coordinated by Cabinet Office and announced in the Government’s statement of 29 January is not yet complete. When it is, the Government will make a further announcement. For now, the investigatory work continues.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release on data management, published on 24 January 2015, if he will publish the findings of his Department's investigations on the loss of data relating to three independent judge-led inquiries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release on data management, published on 24 January 2015, if he will publish the findings of his Department's investigations on the loss of data relating to three independent judge-led inquiries.
The work coordinated by Cabinet Office and announced in the Government’s statement of 29 January is not yet complete. When it is, the Government will make a further announcement. For now, the investigatory work continues.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the independent review commissioned by his Department on the loss of data relating to three independent judge-led inquiries is due to report its findings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the independent review commissioned by his Department on the loss of data relating to three independent judge-led inquiries is due to report its findings.
The work coordinated by Cabinet Office and announced in the Government’s statement of 29 January is not yet complete. When it is, the Government will make a further announcement. For now, the investigatory work continues.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what proportion of cases employment tribunals found in favour of the employee in the 12 months (a) before and (b) after the introduction of fees.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what proportion of cases employment tribunals found in favour of the employee in the 12 months (a) before and (b) after the introduction of fees.
The table below outlines the employee success rate at employment tribunals for the 12 month period a) before and b) after the introduction of fees on 29 July 2013.
The table shows the four quarters wholly before fees were introduced from July 2012 to June 2013, and the four quarters wholly after fees were introduced from October 2013 to September 2014.
Employment tribunal cases can be brought under a number of jurisdictions called complaints. Each jurisdictional complaint is decided separately within a case. The information provided is the number of jurisdictional complaints that were decided by an employment tribunal. Individual cases can have a number of outcomes for different jurisdictional complaints.
Employment tribunal outcomes are published quarterly at: www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics
Jurisdictional Complaints disposed pre and post fees | ||
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July 2012 to June 2013 | Total | % of total |
Claimant Successful1 | 34,998 | 42% |
Claimant Unsuccessful2 | 48,257 | 58% |
Total Jurisdictional complaints disposed | 235,811 |
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October 2013 to September 2014 | Total | % of total |
Claimant Successful1 | 23,034 | 37% |
Claimant Unsuccessful2 | 38,476 | 63% |
Total Jurisdictional complaints disposed | 218,615 |
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1 Claimant Successful includes Successful at Hearing and where a Default Judgment is made.
2 Claimant Unsuccessful includes Unsuccessful at Hearing, Default Judgment Claimant Unsuccessful, Dismissed at Preliminary Hearing and case Struck Out