The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-01-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times pest controllers have been called to each prison and youth estate in each of the last five years.
Andrew Selous
The information requested is not held centrally.
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, how many police officers have been convicted of an assault committed while on duty in each year since 2010.
Andrew Selous
The information requested can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-02-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Government spent on The Queen on the application of Rights of Women v The Lord Chancellor and Anr. Appeal of Claimant from the order of Mrs Justice Lang, dated 22 January 2015, filed 12 February 2015.
Caroline Dinenage
Since 22 January 2015 we have spent approximately £12,500 (excluding VAT) on legal fees in this case. We are pleased the court confirmed the Lord Chancellor did have the power to set domestic violence evidence requirements. We will now carefully consider the two findings made about the period of time for which evidence applies and concerns about victims of financial abuse.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-02-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many concerted indiscipline incidents of each type have occurred in each prison establishment in each month since May 2005.
Andrew Selous
Violence in prisons has increased in recent years. The nature of offenders currently in custody and the widespread availability of new psychoactive substances have both contributed to making prisons less safe. There is no single, simple solution to the problems we face but we are making progress.
We have launched a two year Violence Reduction project to help us to gain a better understanding of the causes and characteristics of violence. We are also 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 reform and rehabilitate offenders.
Many Concerted indiscipline incidents vary widely in nature and duration and many of these incidents are relatively minor and of short duration and cause little disruption to the prison regime.
Note: The figures included in the table attached, 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 before his announcement in the Autumn Statement 2015 of the potential effect on revenues to the public purse 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 this 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.