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Private Finance Initiative
Mr. Philip Hammond:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2005, Official Report, column 1672W, on Private Finance Initiative, (1) what the total value is of assets and liabilities for each of the listed private finance initiatives and public private partnerships that are recorded on the Government Balance Sheet; [16121]
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(2) what proportion of assets and liabilities for each of the listed private finance initiatives and public private partnerships is recorded on the Government Balance Sheet. [16126]
Mr. Charles Clarke [pursuant to the reply, 30 June 2005, Official Report, c. 1672W]: On Private Finance Initiative, the table lists the total value of assets and liabilities for each of the listed private initiatives and public private partnerships that are recorded on" the Government Balance Sheet. The audited figures appear in the Home Office 2004–05 Resource Accounts.
The balance sheet treatment of PFI/PPPs are determined by an independent auditor following United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, in accordance with Financial Reporting Standards issued by the independent Accounting Standards Board (ASB).
Probation Service
Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in what circumstances a violent offender would be released from prison without (a) consultation with the police and (b) supervision; and if he will make a statement. [44388]
Fiona Mactaggart: The police are routinely informed, approximately 28 days ahead, of the release of all prisoners.
The police are partners in Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA), which are statutory arrangements, operated by criminal justice and social care agencies to manage serious sexual and violent offenders and protect the public. The police are therefore consulted on the management of violent offenders who pose a high risk of serious harm, generally those serving a sentence of 12 months and over.
All fixed-term prisoners, regardless of their offence, serving 12 months or more, all fixed-term prisoners aged under 22 years at the point of release and all prisoners serving a life or equivalent sentence must undergo statutory supervision upon release. The only exception is the very small number of prisoners released at the end of their custodial term under the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1967.
Mr. Llwyd:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how the (a) Probation and (b) Prison Service in Wales will be managed to establish
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an environment capable of delivering offender management and the Wales Reducing Re-offending Action Plan. [49060]
Fiona Mactaggart: The Director of Offender Management Service Wales has responsibility for supporting both the delivery of Offender Management in Wales and implementing 'Joining Together in Wales: an Adult and Young People's Strategy to Reduce Re-offending'. There has already been full involvement of the probation and prison services in developing these area within the Welsh context. The National Offender Management Service in Wales will continue to develop close working links with both services and other key partners to ensure their successful implementation.
Table B shows the number of children prosecuted and sentenced to immediate custody. For the purposes of this response the total number prosecuted consists of those dealt with at court, being cautioned or receiving other penalties (which includes informal warnings).
Notes:
1. Data relates to children aged between 10 and 17 years old.
2. Prosecutions data refers to number dealt with at court, cautioned or receiving other penalties.
Protective Police Custody
Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions individuals have been taken into protective police custody in each of the last five years. [32867]
Mr. Charles Clarke: This information is not held centrally and could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate costs.
Public Order
Mr. Wills: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many fixed penalty notices for being drunk and disorderly were issued in Swindon between (a) 12 November 2004 and 24 December 2004 and (b) 12 November 2005 to 24 December 2005. [52267]
Hazel Blears: It is not possible to identify the number of penalty notices for disorder issued in Swindon because centrally available data is not broken down to that level of detail.
Mr. Hands: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many unauthorised demonstrations have taken place in Parliament Square since the Serious and Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 came into effect. [50736]
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Paul Goggins: The Metropolitan Police have informed me that, since 1 August 2005, there have been 10 occasions in Parliament Square and Whitehall where protests have continued after the police advised protesters that their demonstrations were unauthorised.
Mr. Hands: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Serious and Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 in preventing unauthorised demonstrations in Parliament Square; and if he will make a statement. [50737]
Hazel Blears: Since the provisions of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 came into force the vast majority of demonstrations around Parliament Square have been authorised. The Metropolitan police tell me that there were 118 authorised demonstrations in Parliament Square and Whitehall from 1 August 2005 to 31 January 2006. There were 10 unauthorised demonstrations in the same area where the police took further action.
Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been arrested for drunk and disorderly behaviour in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) Tyne and Wear, (d) the North East and (e) England and Wales in each year since 1997. [51948]
Hazel Blears: The information requested is not available centrally.
Public Protection Arrangements
Mrs. Cryer: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many people are covered by multi-agency public protection arrangements for level (a) one, (b) two and (c) three, broken down by probation area; [53445]
(2) how many individuals were covered by multi-agency public protection arrangements under each of the three levels on the latest date for which figures are available, broken down by probation area. [52877]
Fiona Mactaggart: The Responsible Authority for the multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA) comprises the chief officers of police, probation and the prison service in each area of England and Wales. It is required under statute to publish an annual report describing the operation of these arrangements locally and as part of this to publish data as to the number of offenders considered under the arrangements. The latest data available is from the annual reports for 2004–05 and has been published by areas. It is also available through the National Probation Service website: http://www.probation.homeoffice.gov.uk/output/page4.asp
The following table shows a breakdown of the number of offenders considered under the three levels of risk management within MAPPA for each area.
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