Every parliamentary written question tabled by Ben Goldsborough this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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How many planned education courses in young offenders institutes have been cancelled in each of the last five financial years; and what information she holds on the reasons for those cancellations.
The information is not available in the form requested.It is not the practice to cancel courses, but they may be restricted on a day-to-day basis owing to staff unavailability. As part of the annual review of the curriculum, governors and their teams may ...
If she will issue guidance to staff in young offenders institutes to ensure that the allocation of courses is based on the educational needs of young offenders.
The Government has inherited a criminal justice system in crisis. This has placed an unacceptable strain on the Children and Young People Estate. We are determined to tackle the challenges – giving staff the support they need to reduce violence, increase ...
Whether her Department plans to take steps to increase the number of hours that children in young offender institutions have access to education.
The Government has inherited a criminal justice system in crisis. This has placed an unacceptable strain on the Children and Young People Estate. We are determined to tackle the challenges – giving staff the support they need to reduce violence, increase ...
What steps her Department is taking to improve young offenders institutions' grades for overall effectiveness under the education inspection framework.
The Government has inherited a criminal justice system in crisis. This has placed an unacceptable strain on the Children and Young People Estate. We are determined to tackle the challenges – giving staff the support they need to reduce violence, increase ...
How many staff were employed in the provision of education in young offenders institutions in each of the last ten financial years.
The information is not available in the form requested. As it does not employ the people concerned, the Ministry of Justice does not hold the data requested.
What the attendance rate in education was at Young Offender Institute (a) Feltham, (b) Parc, (c) Werrington and (d) Wetherby in each of the last 10 financial years.
It is not possible to provide the information requested without incurring disproportionate cost.
What steps her Department is taking to ensure that senior leaders in Young Offender Institutes respond rapidly to an Ofsted requires improvement grade.
To improve the quality of education, learning services are designed to be flexible and adaptable. They are reviewed annually, following completion of a needs analysis that evaluates the success, progress, and achievement of each course, assessing the inte...
What steps her Department is taking to reduce the turnover of main governors in Young Offender Institutes.
The turnover of Governing Governors in Young Offender Institutions in the youth estate has stabilised over the last two years. The average time in post is similar to that in the adult estate. Support arrangements, such as Guided Reflective Practice for Se...
How many children have been kept apart from one another on the way to and from classes in young offenders institutions in each of the last 10 financial years.
“Keep apart” alerts are recorded on individual young people’s records and are monitored to ensure that they are safely managed when moving between different activities and areas of their respective sites. The Youth Custody Service does not, however, colla...
What steps her Department is taking to ensure that teachers in young offenders institutes receive adequate (a) training and (b) support to help them address potentially challenging behaviour by offenders in those
All teachers in Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) have access to training and continuing professional development led by education providers, based on individual need. Teachers in YOI education departments utilise the behaviour management strategies set ...
What the employee turnover rate in (a) young offenders institutions and (b) Category (i) A, (ii) B, (iii) C and (iv) D estates was in each of the last 10 financial years.
Data relating to the leaving rates in prisons, broken down by the financial years and prison categories requested, has been provided in table 1 (below). Table 1: Underlying leaving rate of permanent staff, by prison category - financial years 2014/15 to 2...
Whether her Department has had discussions with the Magistrates Association on reports of the use of targets for the number of Single Justice Procedures completed.
Magistrates are free to take as long as they need when making decisions on any criminal case, including those dealt with under the Single Justice Procedure (SJP). There is no set target for the number of cases decided in an SJP session and courts have bee...
What steps her Department is taking to ensure that people engaging in the Single Justice Procedure are aware of the HM Courts and Tribunal Service guidance which states that courts should not issue targets for th
Courts have been reminded that no targets have been set for the number of cases to be completed in a session.Listing is a judicial responsibility and function. Local Judicial Business Groups decide how much work is assigned to court hearings, including Si...
What steps she is taking to address the increase in the remand population across the prison estate.
We are committed to working with partners across the criminal justice system to effectively manage the growth in the prison remand population, which currently sits at a record high.On 17 October 2024, we announced plans to allow magistrates’ courts to han...
What steps her Department is taking to ensure defendants under the Single Justice Procedure are aware they have the option to elect for a court hearing.
This Government is determined to ensure the Single Justice Procedure (SJP) operates fairly and transparently. We are currently reviewing potential changes to the Procedure and will consider legislative reform if necessary. As it stands, there are multiple...
Which (a) people, (b) companies and (c) other organisations pursued prosecutions under the single justice procedure in 2023.
The attached table shows the number of people prosecuted under the Single Justice Procedure in 2023 by Prosecutor type.
How many Single Justice Procedure prosecution notices went undelivered in 2023.
Single Justice Procedure Notices are served by the individual prosecutors and not the magistrates’ court. We therefore do not hold the data in relation to the number of notices that went undelivered in 2023.
How many people were prosecuted under the single justice procedure by offence in each month of 2023; and what the plea rates were for offences charged under the single justice procedure in the same period.
The attached table shows the number of people prosecuted under the Single Justice Procedure by offence in each month of 2023 and the plea rates for offences charged in the same period.
Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of delivering Single Justice Procedure prosecution notices by (a) signed and (b) tracked post to ensure receipt.
The Single Justice Procedure (SJP) Notice is a prosecutor notice which is issued and served by the prosecutor.The rules governing service of SJP Notices is covered by Rule 4 of the Criminal Procedure Rules - The Criminal Procedure Rules 2020 (legislation....
What the minimum tariff lengths were for people serving life sentences for second listed offences in prisons in England and Wales on 30 June 2024 who were sentenced (a) on or before 9 November 2000, (b) between 9
Information that would enable us to answer this question robustly is not collated centrally and to obtain it would involve a manual interrogation of courts and prison records which would result in a disproportionate cost to the Department.