Rory Stewart: There are no current plans to commence Section 151 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, which allows courts, in certain circumstances, to use community orders for repeat offenders who might otherwise expect to receive fines. Section 143(2) of that Act requires courts to treat previous convictions as an aggravating factor when sentencing. For shop theft offences, the Sentencing Council’s...
Rory Stewart: The latest data available shows that there were 649 women released on temporary licence from 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018, the latest 12-month period for which data is available. The number released on temporary licence varies each day. A snapshot of the data taken on 29th March 2019 shows that there were 138 women released on temporary licence on that day.
Rory Stewart: Employment outcomes were published until 2014-15 in the NOMS Management Information Addendum to the Annual Report. Users can get a broad male / female split based on the prison type. They are available via the link below: www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data /file/449925/mi-addendum.pdf_-_Adobe_Acrobat_Pro.pdf Later this year, subject to data quality, we are intending...
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Rory Stewart: Today the Secretary of State and I can confirm the future plans for HMP Birmingham following the step in initiated by HMPPS and also the Urgent Notification received by the Secretary of State from HM Chief Inspector of Prisons on 20th August 2018. We have concluded with the full agreement of G4S that the best way forward now is for us to end the contract and bring back the prison under...
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Rory Stewart: Newly recruited prison officers are required to complete a 12 week Prison Officer Entry Level Training (POELT) course which is reviewed every 6 months. This training provides new officers with a foundation level of training in all core skill areas of which rehabilitation is a continued theme throughout. Key topics include:Introduction to Rehabilitation and Building a Rehabilitate CultureFive...
Rory Stewart: We recognise that shoplifting is not a victimless crime. It causes cost and disruption to businesses, as well as damage to communities and consumers. We encourage all victims, including shop workers, to report these crimes to the police so that they can be recorded and dealt with accordingly. Out of Court Disposals are one important tool available in addressing shop theft – they allow the...
Rory Stewart: Protecting the health and safety of our staff and prisoners is of the utmost importance. We take all reported incidents seriously and work hard to mitigate any risks that staff or prisoners face. Information on ambulance attendance at prisons could only be obtained from prison records at disproportionate costs as central records are not kept by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service...
Rory Stewart: There is a strong case to abolish sentences of six months or less, with some exceptions. We are therefore exploring options to restrict the use of short custodial sentences, but we have not at this stage reached any conclusions. There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. The MoJ...
Rory Stewart: This information is not held by the MoJ. Police Officers can perform a variety of roles in assisting Her Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS) establishments ranging from Scenes of Crime preservation to Perimeter Security.
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Rory Stewart: Holding answer received on 28 March 2019 The latest performance statistics can be found in the ‘Community Performance Quarterly Management Information Release: update to September 2018’ on Gov.uk at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performan ce-quarterly-update-to-september-2018 These figures show that CRC performance against target for completion of...
Rory Stewart: The highest number of previous community orders given to an offender sentenced to immediate custody for a new offence of six months in each of the last three years can be viewed in the table. There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. The MoJ study ‘The impact of short...
Rory Stewart: We are committed on an ongoing basis to improving collection and publication of data to identify and tackle any disparities in the Criminal Justice System. Since publication of The Lammy Review (into the treatment of, and outcomes for, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals in the Criminal Justice System) we have published brand new ethnicity data or analysis in 16 releases. Currently...
Rory Stewart: Holding answer received on 28 March 2019 The table below details the average population in each prison in England and Wales in the year to September 2018. These figures do not fully represent the population during the course of the year. Mean average prison population by establishment between September 2017 and September 2018 Total Population All establishments...
Rory Stewart: Under the Probation Serious Further Offence (SFO) Review Procedures, the National Probation Service (NPS) or Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) must undertake a review where an offender under statutory supervision in the community is charged with a qualifying offence – a “notification”. Not every notification results in a conviction for an SFO. The NPS or CRC has three months to...
Rory Stewart: Holding answer received on 28 March 2019 Figures on the average caseload of probation officers are not collected centrally. A probation worker’s tasks are not based solely on the number of cases they are managing, but the level of supervision each case requires. The Ministry of Justice publishes statistics showing the total caseload of the 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies...
Andrea Leadsom: The hon. Lady raises an important point. I can tell her that the Justice Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Penrith and The Border (Rory Stewart), is meeting with probation officers today and will of course look very carefully at what Dame Glenys’s report shows up. We are now providing support and supervision to an additional 40,000 offenders leaving prison and have invested an...