The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-01-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which finds of what items were recorded by the Incident Report System in each facility in each of the last three years.
Andrew Selous
The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-01-21.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offences were committed by (a) escaped or (b) absconded prisoners in each year since 2010; and what those offences were.
Andrew Selous
The information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-01-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of staff employed in each young offender institution is registered with the Mental Health and Care Professions Council.
Andrew Selous
The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate costs.
The Youth Justice Board is responsible for commissioning and oversight of the secure youth estate. The Youth Justice Board funds dedicated social workers at each under-18 Young Offender Institution (YOI). All young people undergo a health and education assessment upon arrival into custody, whilst all staff undergo training in child and adolescent development and safeguarding.
Under-18 YOI providers should ensure that they meet the needs of all detained persons including those with Special Education and Needs (SEN) requirements, and that all staff are suitably qualified to support young people and make referrals to other specialist support where this is appropriate.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-01-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has paid in legal fees in relation to criminal legal aid contracts.
Mr Shailesh Vara
To the end of December 2015, the Legal Aid Agency incurred a total of £141,519 in relation to external legal fees associated with the criminal legal aid contracts.
The external legal advice assisted the GLD commercial team with the drafting of the 2015 Own Client and 2015 Duty Provider contracts.
It is not possible to distinguish the cost of work relating to the criminal legal aid contracts incurred by the Agency’s internal legal teams from other work undertaken.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-02-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) drugs of each type and (b) other items were confiscated from visitors to each prison in each year since 2010.
Andrew Selous
We have a range of security measures and searching techniques to prevent smuggling into prisons and to detect items of contraband including drugs. We have legislated to make smuggling New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) into prison illegal, use specially trained dogs to detect illicit drugs and will evaluate the use of Body Scanners to reveal drugs concealed within the body.
We refer all visitors to prisons found in possession of drugs to the police. We also use closed visits, where the prisoner and visitor are prevented from physical contact, to deal with visitors and prisoners who smuggle or are suspected of conveying drugs through visits.
The table below shows the number and type of drugs confiscated from visitors in each prison for the period 01 October 2015 to 31 December 2015. Prior to 01 October 2015 the Incident Reporting System (IRS) did not specifically record who possessed the drugs found.
Number of incidents where drugs were found in visitor’s possession, October to December 2015, by establishment and drug type
|
Establishment |
Drug type |
Number of incidents12 |
|
Aylesbury |
Cannabis |
3 |
|
Birmingham |
NPS: Black Mamba |
1 |
|
Brinsford |
Cannabis |
1 |
|
Unknown |
1 |
|
|
Bristol |
Other |
1 |
|
Bullingdon |
NPS: Spice |
1 |
|
Cardiff |
Amphetamines |
1 |
|
Buprenorphine/Subutex |
1 |
|
|
Heroin |
1 |
|
|
NPS: Spice |
1 |
|
|
Other |
1 |
|
|
Unknown |
1 |
|
|
Channings Wood |
Heroin |
1 |
|
Chelmsford |
Cannabis |
2 |
|
NPS: Spice |
2 |
|
|
Coldingley |
Unknown |
1 |
|
Doncaster |
Amphetamines |
1 |
|
NPS: Other |
1 |
|
|
Other |
2 |
|
|
Unknown |
3 |
|
|
Dovegate |
Other |
1 |
|
Unknown |
1 |
|
|
Elmley |
Cocaine |
1 |
|
Featherstone |
Unknown |
1 |
|
Feltham |
NPS: Other |
1 |
|
NPS: Spice |
1 |
|
|
Forest Bank |
NPS: Black Mamba |
1 |
|
Unknown |
1 |
|
|
Guys Marsh |
Unknown |
1 |
|
Haverigg |
Unknown |
3 |
|
High Down |
Unknown |
1 |
|
Highpoint |
NPS: Other |
1 |
|
NPS: Spice |
2 |
|
|
Hewell |
Cannabis |
3 |
|
NPS: Other |
1 |
|
|
NPS: Spice |
2 |
|
|
Other |
1 |
|
|
Steroids |
1 |
|
|
Holme House |
NPS: Spice |
1 |
|
Humber |
Amphetamines |
1 |
|
Lancaster Farms |
Unknown |
1 |
|
Leeds |
Amphetamines |
1 |
|
Cocaine |
1 |
|
|
NPS: Other |
1 |
|
|
Lindholme |
Cannabis |
1 |
|
NPS: Spice |
1 |
|
|
Unknown |
1 |
|
|
Lowdham Grange |
Cannabis Plant |
1 |
|
Manchester |
Cannabis |
1 |
|
NPS: Spice |
1 |
|
|
Moorland |
NPS: Spice |
3 |
|
Other |
1 |
|
|
Unknown |
1 |
|
|
Morton Hall |
NPS: Spice |
1 |
|
New Hall |
Unknown |
1 |
|
Northumberland |
Unknown |
2 |
|
Norwich |
Heroin |
1 |
|
Oakwood |
Heroin |
1 |
|
Other |
1 |
|
|
Unknown |
1 |
|
|
Onley |
NPS: Spice |
1 |
|
Steroids |
1 |
|
|
Unknown |
1 |
|
|
Parc |
Unknown |
1 |
|
Peterborough Male |
Other |
1 |
|
Peterborough Female |
Crack |
1 |
|
Heroin |
1 |
|
|
Ranby |
NPS: Other |
1 |
|
Risley |
Cannabis |
1 |
|
NPS: Spice |
2 |
|
|
Unknown |
2 |
|
|
Rochester |
Cannabis |
1 |
|
Crack |
1 |
|
|
Unknown |
2 |
|
|
Stoke Heath |
NPS: Other |
1 |
|
The Mount |
Cannabis |
1 |
|
Heroin |
1 |
|
|
NPS: Other |
1 |
|
|
NPS: Spice |
2 |
|
|
Verne |
NPS: Other |
1 |
|
Wayland |
NPS: Spice |
2 |
|
Wymott |
NPS: Other |
1 |
(1) Number of incidents where each drug type were found.
(2) Where establishment is not listed, no confiscations were reported in the period
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from the NOMS Incident Reporting System. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-02-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2015 to Question 18874, when his Department plans to write to clarify the date captured in the other category; and if he will place a copy of that letter in the Libraries of both Houses.
Mr Shailesh Vara
My Department takes the issue of security within courts extremely seriously. Working with our security suppliers, officials continue to analyse the data within the other category to ensure the data provided answers question 18874 and provides detail on “other weapons” as requested.
I will write a letter to honourable member soon and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-02-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many key lock incidents there have been in each month since May 2010; how many such incidents related to doors of gates left unlocked; and in which establishments those incidents took place.
Andrew Selous
The information requested can only be provided at a disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-02-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hostage incidents in which a (a) prison officer and (b) prisoner was taken hostage have taken place in each prison establishment since January 2010.
Andrew Selous
Violence in prisons has increased in recent years. These figures demonstrate that the Prime Minister and the Justice Secretary are right and out prisons badly need reform.
We are already trialling the use of body worn cameras in prisons, training sniffer dogs to detect new psychoactive substances and have made it an offence to smuggle new psychoactive substances into prison. However, ultimately the only way to reduce violence in our prisons is to give governors and those who work in prisons the tools necessary to more effectively rehabilitate offenders.
Hostage incidents are rare occurrences. The table attached provides details of hostage incidents, broken down by establishment and victim type.
Note: These figures have been drawn from the NOMS Incident Reporting System. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although the figures are shown to the last case the figures may not be accurate to that level.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-02-29.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he made prior to his announcement in the Autumn Statement 2015 of the effect on VAT receipts of changes to personal injury law and procedure; and if he will make a statement.
Mr David Gauke
It is too early to say what the impact will be since there is still work in progress. The Government will consult on the detail of the new reforms in due course. The consultation will be accompanied by an impact assessment.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-03-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government has taken to ensure independent verification for the evidence on which it has proposed changes to personal injury law and procedure.
Dominic Raab
The government received and analysed data from numerous sources prior to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement. It will consult on the detail of the new reforms in due course and the consultation will be accompanied by an impact assessment.