The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what her Department’s training budget was in each of the last three financial years.
Mrs Theresa Villiers
My Department’s training budget in each of the last three financial years is shown below:
|
Year |
Budget (£) |
|
2012/13 |
32,000 |
|
2013/14 |
40,000 |
|
2014/15 |
40,000 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much her Department spent on training in each of the last three financial years.
Mrs Theresa Villiers
My Department’s expenditure on training in each of the last three financial years is shown below:
|
Financial Year |
Expenditure (£) |
|
2012/13 |
19,912 |
|
2013/14 |
31,234 |
|
2014/15 to 31 January 2015 Known committed expenditure for remainder of financial year Total |
18,050 7,960 26,010 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what guidance her Department provides to its managers on how many days training should be made available to staff.
Mrs Theresa Villiers
My Department provides guidance to our managers and their staff on the Civil Service commitment to provide 5 days development a year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John McDonnell on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many cases in which a suspect had been charged for offences committed in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 a trial had not commenced after (i) six and (ii) 12 months had elapsed.
Mike Penning
Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) records the date of offence and date of trial in magistrates’ courts and the Crown Court. However, a number of cases do not go to trial, either because the defendant pleads guilty or the prosecution drop the case. A number of offences committed during 2014 will not yet have reached six or twelve months since receipt by HMCTS. To answer this question would require the creation of complex reports to combine the variables within the question, which would then need to be tested, this would incur disproportionate costs.
Also, offences committed in 2014 would be incomplete as many will not yet have reached six or 12 months since they were received by HMCTS.
The Ministry of Justice does, however, publish official statistics on the timeliness of criminal cases in Criminal Courts Statistics Quarterly at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-court-statistics.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by John McDonnell on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the delays in criminal proceedings in courts in England and Wales.
Mike Penning
The Transforming Summary Justice programme is a collaboration between the police, the Crown Prosecution Service and the courts designed to ensure that magistrates’ court cases are prepared and prosecuted in a timely and efficient manner. It is in the process of being rolled out and will be operating throughout England and Wales by May 2015. The recent report of the Review of Efficiency in Criminal Proceedings, which was carried out by Sir Brian Leveson, President of the Queen’s Bench Division, makes detailed recommendations for improving efficiency, some of which build on these initiatives. The Government is now considering these recommendations.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers who have received severance or redundancy packages since May 2010, have subsequently been re-employed as prison officers.
Andrew Selous
50 prison officers who received a severance package since May 2010 have subsequently been re-employed as prison officers (up to 30 September 2014). The majority of the officers who have been re-employed have returned on a fixed-term basis as part of the HM Prison Service Reserves, which has been established to support capacity changes and fluctuations in staffing numbers. In total less than 1% of the officers who received a severance package since May 2010 have returned to work for NOMS.
This figure is rounded to the nearest 10, in line with the departmental policy for presenting staffing data.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates there were on 1 April (a) 1989, (b) 1994, (c) 2000, (d) 2005, (e) 2010 and (f) 2014.
Mr Shailesh Vara
The number of Magistrates for the period requested are:
|
Year (at 1 April) |
Magistrates |
|
1989 |
28,211 |
|
1994 |
30,054 |
|
2000 |
30,308 |
|
2005 |
28,253 |
|
2010 |
28,607 |
|
2014 |
21,745 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on training in each of the last three financial years.
Mr Shailesh Vara
The Ministry of Justice has made an offer to invest in the equivalent of five targeted learning days a year for each member of staff. This learning takes many forms to suit both the learner and the business, including e-learning, coaching, mentoring, work-based learning, job shadowing and face-to-face learning.
The Ministry devolves budgets for training to its agencies, business groups and non-departmental bodies. These budgets are managed locally and the Ministry does not record this information centrally. Furthermore, the definition of training varies from one business area to another. Therefore to establish the Department’s training budget, amount spent on training and an average number of training days taken would require a Ministry-wide survey of all its local business areas and non-departmental public bodies. This would incur a disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of magistrates were (a) female, (b) male and (c) of BAME origin on 1 April (i) 1989, (ii) 1994, (iii) 2000, (iv) 2005, (v) 2010 and (vi) 2014.
Mr Shailesh Vara
Magistrates from diverse backgrounds are vital in retaining public confidence in our justice system. We encourage applications from people from all walks of life who have the necessary skills, and we will continue to work to ensure that our magistrates reflect the make-up of modern Britain.
Ethnic diversity data for the magistracy is not recorded for 1989, 1994, and 2000. The available data is shown below.
|
Year |
Male |
Female |
BAME |
|
1989 |
57% |
43% |
– |
|
1994 |
54% |
46% |
– |
|
2000 |
51% |
49% |
– |
|
2005 |
50% |
50% |
7% |
|
2010 |
49% |
51% |
8% |
|
2014 |
48% |
52% |
9% |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John McDonnell on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what costs may be incurred by a victim when applying for compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.
Mike Penning
According to latest figures, in the financial year 2013-14 we made payments totalling more than £242m to victims of violent crime.
We also aim to make our application process as simple as possible. Applicants need only complete one form when applying to Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) and we have an online application service. Those who have no access to online services, or who need additional support, can apply by phone. Depending on the nature of the claim, applicants may be asked to provide evidence to support their claim, for example: medical reports or employment information.
In the last financial year 94 per cent of applicants we surveyed after receiving their decision, including people who were refused compensation, said they were happy with our service.
Where necessary, CICA will ask applicants to provide basic medical evidence to support their claim. Applicants are expected to meet the cost of a medical report up to the value of £50. If additional medical information is required this will be paid for by CICA. If an applicant cannot afford to pay for the initial medical report, CICA will pay and deduct this from any award of compensation made. There are no other charges associated with making a claim.
An application received in one financial year may not necessarily be resolved in the same financial year. Although we aim to make compensation payments as quickly as possible, we have a duty to the taxpayer to investigate claims properly while ensuring that the applicant gets the level of compensation they deserve. In some cases it may not be in the best interests of an applicant to finalise a claim before the long term implications of an injury can be properly assessed.
|
Question |
2013 |
2014 |
|
(224448) How many victims were granted compensation by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority |
21,846* |
16,238* |
|
(22449) How many people applied for compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority |
33,574 |
32,297 |
*This is the total number of victims compensated and their claims concluded within those calendar years.