Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made in implementing the Secure STAIRS framework at HM Young Offenders Institute Feltham; and what assessment he has made on the potential effect of that framework on the levels of (a) violence and (b) disruptive behaviour at that institution.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
A staggered roll out of the SECURE STAIRS framework has commenced at HMYOI Feltham with HMYOI Feltham’s Enhanced Support Unit (ESU) currently working to the Framework. Roll out will continue over the coming year. It is too early in the project to draw any conclusions on the impact on violence or disruptive behaviour at HMYOI Feltham.
The Custody Support Plan (CuSP) has been implemented in the ESU and the ESU CuSP Officers are engaging in their allocated young person’s case formulation meetings as per the joint HMPPS YCS and NHS England Behaviour Management Strategy. Full implementation is planned for the end of March 2020.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many young people are subject to a Youth Rehabilitation Order in (a) the Feltham and Heston constituency and (b) England and Wales.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The most recent published data shows that in 2017/18, there were 6,794 Youth Rehabilitation Orders issued in England and Wales
The Ministry of Justice does not hold data for Feltham and Heston Constituency specifically, but within Hounslow Youth Offending Service, of which Feltham and Heston is a part, there were 43 Youth Rehabilitation Orders issued to children and young people in 2017/18.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether a custody support plan that provides each young offender with a weekly review by a nominated officer is in place at HM Young Offenders Institute Feltham.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
A staggered roll out of the SECURE STAIRS framework has commenced at HMYOI Feltham with HMYOI Feltham’s Enhanced Support Unit (ESU) currently working to the Framework. Roll out will continue over the coming year. It is too early in the project to draw any conclusions on the impact on violence or disruptive behaviour at HMYOI Feltham.
The Custody Support Plan (CuSP) has been implemented in the ESU and the ESU CuSP Officers are engaging in their allocated young person’s case formulation meetings as per the joint HMPPS YCS and NHS England Behaviour Management Strategy. Full implementation is planned for the end of March 2020.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many young offenders have been kept in solitary confinement for 22 hours a day in each Young Offenders Institution in the last month for which figures are available.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Our response to PQ 141024 provided a breakdown of the total number of hours young people spent in segregation in each Young Offender Institution, where data is available, over the last 5 years. HMPPS are in the process of reviewing how this data is collected across each establishment in the Youth Estate.
The safety and welfare of young people in our care is the core priority of the Youth Custody Service and children are never subject to solitary confinement. There are some occasions when it is necessary to remove children from association. On those occasions they will, as far as possible, have access to a regime that is comparable to the normal regime; including entitlements to social and legal visits, religious services, access to the phone, education, showers and exercise in the open air and, where possible, in association with other removed children.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of young offenders in each Young Offenders Institution were allowed (a) weekly visits, (b) a visit every two weeks and (c) more than one visit a week in the last calendar month for which figures are available.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost as it is not held centrally.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to publish his Department's preparations for no deal.
Answered by Lucy Frazer - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
We firmly believe it is in the interests of both the EU and the UK to strike a deal. That remains the goal on both sides and we are confident that this will be achieved.
But it is the job of a responsible Government to prepare for all scenarios, so we have already carried out very significant ‘no deal’ preparations for the unlikely event that we reach March 2019 without agreeing a deal.
We have already published over 100 technical notices so that businesses and citizens have time to prepare in the event of a 'no deal' scenario. These are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/how-to-prepare-if-the-uk-leaves-the-eu-with-no-deal
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what change there has been in staffing levels in his Department since June 2016.
Answered by Rory Stewart
The information you have requested is published on the monthly cabinet office data for MoJ website which shows the number of payroll staff and agency/contractors in the department each month going back to 2011.
Please see the link to this below
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/workforce-management-information-moj