Tag: Andy Slaughter

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-11-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his oral Answer to the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn of 3 November 2015, Official Report, column 866, how much revenue the criminal courts charge has generated since its introduction.

Mr Shailesh Vara

Data relating to the Criminal Courts Charge and information on the enforcement of financial impositions is contained within an annex to Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly statistical bulletin published quarterly by the Ministry of Justice at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-court-statistics.

The cost of enforcing the criminal courts charge cannot be separated from the total cost of enforcing all types of court ordered financial impositions. Enforcement action is taken against the total amount an offender owes and offenders are often ordered to pay more than one type of financial imposition.

“

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-11-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of magistrates has resigned in each month since May 2010.

Mr Shailesh Vara

The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-12-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison workshops have (a) opened, (b) closed and (c) changed function in each of the last seven years.

Andrew Selous

The information requested is not held centrally.

All prisons provide opportunities for offenders to work and learn new skills which can help them find a job on release and support their rehabilitation. We already work continuously with employers nationally and locally – including with other Government Departments – to create new opportunities in line with our code of practice.

We want prisons to be places of hard work, rigorous education and high ambition. That is why we will put the tools to drive change in the hands of those at the frontline who know best.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-12-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees have (a) died and (b) been injured during an attempt to reach Britain from the Calais refugee camp.

James Brokenshire

Data on migrants who have died or been injured is a matter for the French authorities and would be held by them.

The UK and France are unified in our joint efforts to address the migrant situation in Calais, and are clear that migrants should not risk their lives by making dangerous journeys in order to attempt to enter the UK illegally.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-12-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will make representations to the Israeli government about the proposed demolition of the Israeli Arab village of Umm-al-hiran.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

The Embassy in Tel Aviv has raised the issue of demolition of the villages of Um-il-Hiran and Ateer with the Ministry of Justice and the Arab Affairs Officer at the Prime Minister’s office. The Embassy continues to monitor the situation closely and demonstrates concern by regularly visiting Bedouin communities in the Negev.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-12-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates’ courts have been closed in each local justice area in each year since 2010.

Mr Shailesh Vara

The tables below shows magistrates’ courts that have closed since 2010:

2010

Wantage Magistrates Court

2011

Aberdare Magistrates Court

Abertillery Magistrates Court

Acton Magistrates Court

Alnwick Magistrates Court

Amersham Magistrates Court

Ammanford Magistrates Court

Ashford Magistrates Court

Balham Youth Court

Barking & Dagenham Magistrates Court

Barry Magistrates Court

Bingley (Keighley) Magistrates Court

Bishop Auckland Magistrates Court

Blandford Forum Magistrates Court

Blaydon Magistrates Court

Brentford Magistrates Court

Cardigan Magistrates Court

Chepstow Magistrates Court

Cirencester Magistrates Court

Coalville Magistrates Court

Coleford Magistrates Court

Cromer Magistrates Court

Daventry Magistrates Court

Didcot Magistrates Court

Ely Magistrates Court

Epsom Magistrates Court

Flint Magistrates Court

Frome Magistrates Court

Goole Magistrates Court

Gosforth Magistrates Court

Grays Magistrates Court

Guisborough (East Langbaurgh) Magistrates Court

Halesowen Magistrates Court

Harrow Magistrates Court

Hemel Hempstead Magistrates Court

Honiton Magistrates Court

Houghton-Le-Spring Magistrates Court

Ilkeston Magistrates Court

Kingston-upon-Thames Magistrates Court

Knowsley Magistrates Court

Lewes Magistrates Court

Liskeard Magistrates Court

Llandovery Magistrates Court

Llangefni Magistrates Court

Llwynypia Magistrates Court

Ludlow Magistrates Court

Lyndhurst Magistrates Court

Market Drayton Magistrates Court

Market Harborough Magistrates Court

Melton Mowbray Magistrates Court

Newark Magistrates Court

Northwich Magistrates Court

Oswestry Magistrates Court

Penrith Magistrates Court

Penzance Magistrates Court

Pwllheli Magistrates Court

Rawtenstall Magistrates Court

Retford Magistrates Court

Rochdale Magistrates Court

Rugby Magistrates Court

Rutland Magistrates Court

Salford Magistrates Court

Sittingbourne Magistrates Court

Southport (North Sefton) Magistrates Court

Sudbury Magistrates Court

Sutton Coldfield Magistrates Court

Sutton Magistrates Court

Swaffham Magistrates Court

Tamworth Magistrates Court

Thetford Magistrates Court

Totnes Magistrates Court

Towcester Magistrates Court

Tynedale (Hexham) Magistrates Court

West Bromwich Magistrates Court

Whitehaven Magistrates Court

Wimborne Magistrates Court

Wisbech Magistrates Court

Witney Magistrates Court

Woking Magistrates Court

Woolwich Magistrates Court

2012

Batley & Dewsbury Magistrates Court

Bridgwater Magistrates Court

Camborne Magistrates Court

Epping Magistrates Court

Haringey Magistrates Court

Harwich Magistrates Court

Mid-Sussex (Haywards Heath) Magistrates Court

Stoke on Trent Magistrates Court

Witham Magistrates Court

2013

Andover Magistrates Court

Denbigh Magistrates Court

Pontefract Magistrates Court

Selby Magistrates Court

Tower Bridge Magistrates Court

2014

Alton Magistrates Court

Bracknell Magistrates Court

Neath Magistrates Court

North Liverpool Community Justice Centre

Spalding Magistrates Court

2015

Abergavenny Magistrates Court

It is not possible to present the above sites by their local justice areas as many local justice area boundaries change over time.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-01-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many days were added in each prison establishment as a result of adjudications in each year since 2010.

Andrew Selous

The information on the number of additional days awarded to prisoners in each prison establishment as a result of adjudications in each year since 2010 can be found in the attached table although figures for 2015 are not yet available.

Discipline procedures are central to the maintenance of a safe custodial environment. They are provided for by the Prison and Young Offender Institution Rules which require adjudications to be conducted lawfully, fairly and justly, and for prisoners and young people (aged 15-17) to have a full opportunity to hear what is alleged against them and to present their case. Independent Adjudicators are District Judges or Deputy District Judges who attend prisons and Young Offender Institutions when necessary to hear adjudication cases which are deemed sufficiently serious. These cases may merit a punishment of additional days to a prisoner’s time spent in custody if the prisoner or young person is found guilty. Only Independent Adjudicators can make an award of additional days as a punishment.

A range of safeguarding measures are in place to make sure that a prisoner or young person is physically and mentally fit to face an adjudication hearing and any subsequent punishment.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-01-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the status is of the Serious Fraud Office’s investigation into G4S over fraud in the prisoner tagging contracts.

Andrew Selous

The Serious Fraud Office investigation relating to G4S prisoner tagging is ongoing.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-01-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the changes to personal injury law and procedure announced in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 on the level of costs and changes for treatment for personal injury resourced by the NHS; and if he will make a statement.

Dominic Raab

The Government received and analysed data from numerous sources when formulating the announcement in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement. We will continue to work with a wide range of stakeholders including other Government departments, solicitors and insurers in taking forward the new reform package. The Government will consult on the detail of these measures in due course. The consultation will be accompanied by an impact assessment.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-01-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will use his powers under clause 2, section 10 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 to appoint a crown servant to act as governor of the Medway Secure Training Centre.

Andrew Selous

Kent Police and Medway Council’s child protection team have launched an investigation into the allegations made about Medway Secure Training Centre (STC). The Ministry of Justice and Youth Justice Board will do everything we can to assist and support the investigation. Our immediate priority has been to make sure that the young people in custody at Medway are safe, which is why HM Inspectorate of Prisons and Ofsted visited the STC last week.

The YJB have ceased placements into the STC with immediate effect. They have also increased their own monitoring at Medway and that of the independent advocacy service provided by Barnardo’s.

We are currently considering how we can best ensure young people at Medway are in a safe, secure and rehabilitative environment and any further decisions will be announced in the normal way.