| Previous Section | Index | Home Page |
1 Nov 2005 : Column 924W—continued
Criminal Cases Review Commission
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether minimisation of case accumulation is a priority for the Criminal Cases Review Commission in 2005–06. [22375]
Fiona Mactaggart: The number of applications received by the Criminal Case Review Commission (CCRC) has increased. Interim steps have been taken urgently to expedite case review and so try to reduce the backlog. Moreover a high-level review of case working processes and policies to identify areas of improvement is currently under way.
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the backlog of cases at the Criminal Cases Review Commission in 2004–05. [22376]
Fiona Mactaggart: There has been a general upward trend in the applications received by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) and the case in-take in 2004–05 at 955 was the highest for six years.
The CCRC recognises the distress that is caused to applicants and has identified the need to undergo a programme of change to address backlogs and reduce waiting times. To this end they have embarked on a comprehensive review of their casework processes and
1 Nov 2005 : Column 925W
policies which it is hoped will result in long term efficiency gains and a gradual reduction in the backlog and waiting times over the next three years.
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps are being taken to minimise case accumulation at the Criminal Cases Review Commission. [22377]
Fiona Mactaggart:
The commission is making strenuous efforts to minimise case accumulation. Urgent steps are being taken to expedite review in the more complex cases. Furthermore, a high-level review of case working processes and policies has been implemented to identify possible changes which will permit speedier completion of reviews without compromising thoroughness or quality.
1 Nov 2005 : Column 926W
Criminal Injuries Compensation
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many claims have been received by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme from applicants alleging (a) sexual and (b) physical abuse in care homes and residential schools since 1992; how many such claims have been (i) settled and (ii) refused; how many are ongoing; how much compensation has been paid; and in how many claims compensation has been reduced. [19949]
Fiona Mactaggart: The available information has been provided by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA). It relates to applications made following the introduction of the tariff-based compensation scheme on 1 April 1996. Figures for earlier years are not readily available.
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act
Mr. David Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions the procedure provided for by section 62A of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 has been implemented in each of the years for which figures are available. [23156]
Hazel Blears: This information is not collected centrally.
Date Rape
Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many reports of date rape have been recorded in (a) England and Wales, (b) the Tees Valley and (c) Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland in each of the last five years. [22349]
Paul Goggins: The information requested is not collected centrally.
Fixed Penalty Notices
Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many fixed penalty notices for parking violations have been issued in each local authority since 1997. [23076]
Paul Goggins [holding answer 31 October 2005]: Available information on fixed penalty notices is by police force area and is given in the table. The information relates to all offences of obstruction, waiting and parking in England and Wales during the calendar years 1997 to 2003 (latest available).
Information for 2004 will be available early in 2006. Under the Road Traffic Act 1991, Decriminalised Parking Enforcement (DPE) powers allow local authorities to take over responsibility for enforcing parking contraventions from police. Data on penalty charge notices (PCNs) from individual local authorities operating Decriminalised Parking Enforcement were first published in the Home Office publication 'Offences relating to motor vehicles, England and Wales 2002 Supplementary tables'. The latest publication 2003 [Table 22(a)—22(b) refers] lists data by local authorities partaking in the scheme, a copy of which is available in the Library. This publication can also be accessed on the Home Office Research Development and Statistics (RDS) website at: www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/index.htm
1 Nov 2005 : Column 927W
1 Nov 2005 : Column 929W
1 Nov 2005 : Column 931W
(31) Offences under the Road Traffic Act 1988 s.22; Transport Act 2000 as 173(5); 173(6); 173(7); 174(3); 175(2); 175(3); 175(4); 190 Highway Act 1835 ss. 72 and 78; RTA 1988 ss. 19 and 21; Highways Act 1980 s. 133(1); Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984 ss. 5(1), 8, 32–36 and 45–53; Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 Regs. 101 and 103; Transport Act 2000 Part III; Metropolitan Police Act 1839 s. 54 (1)
(32) Does not include Decriminalised Parking Enforcements (DPE).
| Next Section | Index | Home Page |