The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of (a) men and (b) women who were remanded in custody received a custodial sentence of the same or a shorter length than the time they had spent on remand in the last year for which information is available.
Mike Penning
The information requested is not held centrally, and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of offenders were (a) remanded in custody and (b) released on court bail after being charged with an offence of (i) common assault, (ii) actual bodily harm, (iii) grievous bodily harm and (iv) assault in the latest year for which information is available.
Mike Penning
It has not proven possible to respond to these questions within the timeframe available before prorogation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have had employment tribunal fees waived or reduced in each year since the introduction of such fees.
Mr Shailesh Vara
This information is published and available within the Ministry of Justice Official Tribunal Statistics and can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of (a) men and (b) women who were remanded in custody (i) before conviction and (ii) after conviction did not go on to receive a custodial sentence for each offence type in the last year for which information is available.
Mike Penning
It has not proven possible to respond to these questions within the timeframe available before prorogation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many tribunals relating to (a) sexual discrimination and (b) each other matter have been brought against employers in each of the last five years; and how many such claims have been successful.
Mr Shailesh Vara
Information on the number of tribunal claims relating to sexual discrimination and other matters brought against employers and the proportion of successful claims in each of the last five years can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics#employment-tribunal-and-employment-appeal-tribunal-statistics-gb.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on which religious occasions prisoners are eligible for release on temporary licence; and how many prisoners were released on each such occasion in the last year for which information is held.
Andrew Selous
Faith communities can play a significant part in supporting offenders to resettle into the community. Facilities for worship are available in each establishment but, as part of restoring links between the offender and wider community, suitable, risk-assessed offenders may attend worship outside the prison to help them adjust to the climate of non-prison worship and mixing with the community. In addition, temporary release for the purpose of maintaining family ties might be timed so as to coincide with religious occasions. There is no prescription as to the nature of the religious occasion; it is for the governor, on the advice of the temporary release board, to decide whether the activity is linked to the offender’s resettlement plan.
Records show that, in 2015, prisoners were released on temporary licence specifically in order to attend a religious service on 90 occasions.
Releases on temporary licence (ROTL) recorded as "attend religious service", 2011-2015, England & Wales
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Attend religious service |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
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Incidences of ROTL |
231 |
217 |
139 |
228 |
90 |
NB. This is number of occasions a prisoner was released, not number of prisoners released.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2016-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many post-mortems were performed in Birmingham in 2015.
Caroline Dinenage
Operational responsibility for coroner services, including allocating resources, is the responsibility of local authorities.
The Ministry of Justice does not collect information about the time taken for coroner post mortem examinations, or the number of coroners’ authorisations for burial.
Statistics for 2015 in relation to deaths reported to coroners, including the number of post mortem examinations carried out in the Birmingham and Solihull coroner area, will be published shortly at www.gov.uk/government/collections/coroners-and-burials-statistics
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of participation in out-of-court restorative justice on re-offending rates.
Mike Penning
It is vital that victims see swift and certain justice delivered to their offender. It is also vital that victims of crime get the help they need to cope with, and recover from, crime.
That is why we have protected the victims’ budget and given Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) greater flexibility to decide which services are needed in their local area. Restorative Justice can be a part of a wide range of services offered to victims of crime, and we are providing advice and guidance to help PCCs deliver it.
There has been no assessment on the impact on reoffending rates of participation in restorative justice as part of an out of court disposal.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2016-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many deceased people were authorised for burial by coroners in Birmingham (a) within (i) 24, (ii) between 24 and 48 and (iii) 72 hours and (b) after more than (A) five and (B) seven days in the last year.
Caroline Dinenage
Operational responsibility for coroner services, including allocating resources, is the responsibility of local authorities.
The Ministry of Justice does not collect information about the time taken for coroner post mortem examinations, or the number of coroners’ authorisations for burial.
Statistics for 2015 in relation to deaths reported to coroners, including the number of post mortem examinations carried out in the Birmingham and Solihull coroner area, will be published shortly at www.gov.uk/government/collections/coroners-and-burials-statistics
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liam Byrne on 2016-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken for a post-mortem was in (a) Birmingham and (b) England in the last 12 months.
Caroline Dinenage
Operational responsibility for coroner services, including allocating resources, is the responsibility of local authorities.
The Ministry of Justice does not collect information about the time taken for coroner post mortem examinations, or the number of coroners’ authorisations for burial.
Statistics for 2015 in relation to deaths reported to coroners, including the number of post mortem examinations carried out in the Birmingham and Solihull coroner area, will be published shortly at www.gov.uk/government/collections/coroners-and-burials-statistics
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