Asked by: Fiona Mactaggart (Labour - Slough)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many domestic violence protection orders have been made by the courts in each year since those orders March 2014.
Answered by Oliver Heald
The table below shows the available information on the number of orders issued during the period in question. (Data are only available from December 2014 as the Magistrates’ Courts case management and management information systems only began separately recording Domestic Violence Protection Orders from that date.)
On 17 February, the Prime Minister announced plans for a major new programme of work leading towards bringing forward a Domestic Violence and Abuse Act. This will look at what more can be done to support victims of domestic violence and abuse, especially in the way the law, and legal procedures, currently work for such victims.
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Domestic Violence Protection Orders | 1,150 | 3,951 |
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The data are based on the case completion date. |
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The report counts the number of cases where a Domestic Violence Protection Order was made, not the number of defendants. | |||
The report counts all cases where the 'DVPO' (Domestic Violence Protection Order) result code was applied. | |||
The data provided is the most recent available and for that reason might differ slightly from any previously published information. | |||
Data are taken from a live management information system and can change over time. | |||
Data are management information and are not subject to the same level of checks as official statistics. | |||
The data provided have been extracted specifically to answer this question and have not been cross referenced with case files. | |||
Data are only available from December 2014 as the Magistrates’ Courts case management and management information systems only began recording a specific DVPO Result Code from that date. Prior to December 2014, a generic code was used to record Domestic Violence Protection Orders. | |||
Asked by: Fiona Mactaggart (Labour - Slough)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of domestic violence received awards from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in 2016; what the average length of time was between application and receipt of such an award; and what the average value of such awards was.
Answered by Phillip Lee
The information requested can be found in the table below.
Victims of domestic abuse | 2016 |
Number of victims who received an award | 234 |
Average time taken between application and receipt of award | 612 days |
Average amount of award | £7,497.74 |
From 1 February 2015 it became mandatory to indicate the nature of the assault when applying for compensation. Previously, victims of domestic violence and others did not have to declare this information. The data provided therefore may not include all victims of domestic violence who received a payment of compensation from the CICA in 2016. This may also include those who suffered family violence.
To ensure the application of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme is as robust as possible there are safeguards built in. If any applicant disagrees with a decision they can apply for a review. If they remain unhappy they can appeal to an independent tribunal. The table above includes cases in which the award was paid after review and appeal.
The minimum award a victim of domestic abuse can receive under the Scheme is £1,000. However, additional or higher injury awards may be made for disabling mental injuries, depending on the length of time that the applicant’s symptoms persist. In some complex cases, where medical treatment is ongoing or the level of recovery is unknown, it may be in the best interests of an applicant not to settle their claim until the long term implications of an injury can be properly assessed.
During 2016 CICA revised its operating model and undertook a major recruitment exercise to help improve the efficiency of the service it provides to applicants. This included increasing its staff compliment by around 15 per cent since 31 March 2016, refining the online application process and developing its online customer portal.
Asked by: Fiona Mactaggart (Labour - Slough)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in which prisons deaths in custody occurred in the last 12 months; and which such deaths were (a) the result of natural causes, (b) self-inflicted, (c) caused by others and (d) the result of causes as yet unidentified.
Answered by Sam Gyimah
The Safety in Custody statistics are published quarterly, and establishment level data on natural causes and self-inflicted deaths are included and updated annually. The latest bulletin was published on 27 October 2016 and can be found on gov.uk.
Lists of the prisons in which apparent homicides and deaths awaiting further information prior to classification took place in 2015 are provided below.
Apparent homicides by prison, 2015, England and Wales | ||
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Dartmoor | 1 |
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Doncaster | 1 |
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Long Lartin | 1 |
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Nottingham | 1 |
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Peterborough | 1 |
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Ranby | 1 |
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Sheppey: Swaleside | 1 |
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Wandsworth | 1 |
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Altcourse | 1 |
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Brixton | 1 |
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Dartmoor | 1 |
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High Down | 1 |
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Liverpool | 1 |
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Lowdham Grange | 1 |
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Winchester | 1 |
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Asked by: Fiona Mactaggart (Labour - Slough)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many men have been found guilty of offences under Section 53A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 as amended by Section 14 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 since 1 April 2010; and what sentence was imposed in each such case.
Answered by Dominic Raab
The information requested is published in the Criminal Justice System Statistics Quarterly, at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2015. The maximum penalty for the offence is a fine not exceeding £1,000.
Asked by: Fiona Mactaggart (Labour - Slough)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers (a) work in each prison and (b) are authorised to work in each prison at the latest date for which figures are available.
Answered by Mike Penning
Information on the number of prison officers working in each pubic sector prison is published in the National Offender Management Service Workforce Statistics Bulletin (table 10). The bulletin can be found at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics
All members of staff have the appropriate authorisation to work in prisons.
Asked by: Fiona Mactaggart (Labour - Slough)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether a full range of sanitary products is provided free-of-charge to female prisoners.
Answered by Simon Hughes
Women should be given any items required to meet essential personal needs for their first 24 hours in custody, including toiletries, clean clothing and a towel. Women also must have easy access to a choice of sanitary provision. Tampons with applicators must be one of the choices.
All prisons across the female custodial estate provide Interlude tampons and sanitary towels to women free of charge. Other brands of sanitary products are available for women to buy via the National Product list.
Asked by: Fiona Mactaggart (Labour - Slough)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which types and brands of sanitary products female prisoners may purchase from the National Product List; and at what cost.
Answered by Simon Hughes
Female prisoners can purchase the following sanitary products from the National Product List:
Sanitary pads—Always Ultra Normal 32s—price £2.69
Sanitary towels—Tena Lady Normal 12s—price £2.69.