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Samantha Jackson

Tony Baldry: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to determine the application of Samantha Jackson (ref 410144101) for indefinite leave to remain in the UK. [114850]

Mr. Byrne: The Immigration and Nationality Directorate wrote to my hon. Friend on 26 January 2007 explaining the details in this case.

Sandford House

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what steps his Department has taken in the last two years to ensure that staff at Sandford House immigration reporting facility have sufficient training in the care and protection of children; [110725]

(2) how many children have been held at Sandford House immigration centre in Solihull in the past 12 months; and what the duration of their detention was in each case; [110726]

(3) what training is required of staff of his Department who work with children in reporting facilities; and what percentage of staff at Sandford House, Solihull, have completed such training; [110728]

(4) what action he has taken in response to the recent report on Sandford House, Solihull by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, with particular reference to (a) the provision of training in, (i) anti-bullying and (ii) suicide prevention and (b) enhanced Criminal Records Bureau checks in relation to custodial staff; and how many times the Minister for Immigration has visited Sandford House in the last 12 months. [110744]

Mr. Byrne: IND contract Group Four Security (G4S) to staff the non-residential short term holding facility at Sandford House. The facility temporarily accommodates individuals who have been detained by IND either at the reporting centre or during operational visits until they are transferred to immigration removals centres.

IND staff at Sandford House reporting centre do not have any direct contact with children. Children are not subject to regular reporting restrictions. The only children in the reporting centres are those accompanying their parents/guardians who are subject to reporting

The Midlands Enforcement Unit is actively working with the Children's Board and other key stakeholders in the region to promote multi-agency training on specific issues such as recognising the signs of trafficking and promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children. G4S who staff the holding room have a child protection policy in place and specific instructions and process is available to all staff regarding children in their care. The contractor is considering what additional training should be provided to staff on this issue.

Custody records are the responsibility of G4 S. Records for the last 12 months are hon. Member accordingly.

In line with the protocol agreed with Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons, I will respond formally to the report and its recommendations with an action plan within two months of publication March 2007. I have visited Sandford House twice in the last twelve months.


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Security, Crime and Justice Working Group

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many civil servants in his Department will undertake work for the Policy Review Working Group on Security, Crime and Justice; and what the grades will be of each such civil servant. [115538]

Mr. Byrne: The Security, Crime and Justice Policy Review is being contracted to officials from across the Department. Drawing on their existing knowledge, they are contributing to this review alongside their normal duties. It would therefore be misleading to give a figure for the number of people engaged, or their grades.

Sentences

Mr. Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answers of 23 January 2007, Official Report, columns 1706-8W, on sentences, what the average sentence was served by prisoners released in each of the last 10 years after serving sentences for each of the categories of crime set out in the answers. [117581]

Mr. Sutcliffe: Information on the average time served for all offences, by sentence length can be found in table 10.1 of the Offender Management Caseload Statistics 2005 copies of which can be found in the House of Commons Library. This information is also available at the following websites:

For 2005:

For 2004:

For 2003:

For the years before 2003 table 3.14 in Prison statistics England and Wales 2002 (CM 5996) gives average time served in prison under sentence by prisoners discharged on licence from 1993 to 2002. Copies of this publication can be found in the House of Commons Library.

The data, which are obtained from the prison IT system, are not shown separately by offence because the accuracy of the prison discharge data is not reliable at this level.

These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system, and although shown to the last individual the figures may not be accurate to that level.


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Table 10.1: average time served in prison by prisoners discharged from determinate sentences on completion of sentence or on licence—adults: England and Wales 2003
Month
Average time served Percentage of time served
Length of sentence( 1) Number of persons discharged( 2,3) Average length of sentence Including remand time Excluding remand time Including remand time Excluding remand time

Adult male and female

All lengths of sentence less than life

69,611

16.4

8.7

7.4

53

45

Up to and including three months

17,255

2.0

1.0

0.8

48

38

Over three months up to and including six months

19,532

4.8

2.2

1.8

46

36

Over six months less than 12 months

5,917

8.6

3.9

3.0

45

35

12 months

2,954

12.0

5.4

4.2

45

35

Over 12 months up to and including 18 months

5,062

16.5

7.7

6.1

46

37

Over 18 months up to and including three years

9,895

28.6

14.1

12.0

49

42

Over three years less than four years

2,708

42.6

21.8

19.1

51

45

Four years

1,547

48.0

28.1

25.0

58

52

Over four years up to and including five years

1,948

57.4

34.3

30.2

60

53

Over five years up to and including 10 years

2,471

85.7

52.3

46.0

61

54

Over 10 years less than life

322

155.2

92.5

81.9

60

53

Adult male

All lengths of sentence less than life

63,452

16.7

8.9

7.6

53

46

Up to and including three months

15,195

2.0

1.0

0.8

49

38

Over three months up to and including six months

17,947

4.8

2.2

1.8

46

36

Over six months less than 12 months

5,366

8.6

4.0

3.1

46

35

12 months

2,685

12.0

5.5

4.2

45

35

Over 12 months up to and including 18 months

4,666

16.5

7.7

6.2

47

37

Over 18 months up to and including three years

9,163

28.5

14.2

12.0

50

42

Over three years less than four years

2,514

42.6

21.8

19.1

51

45

Four years

1,454

48.0

28.2

25.1

59

52

Over four years up to and including five years

1,822

57.4

34.5

30.3

60

53

Over five years up to and including 10 years

2,340

85.7

52.7

46.3

62

54

Over 10 years less than life

300

155.2

93.5

82.6

60

53

Adult female

All lengths of sentence less than life

6,159

13.4

6.4

5.5

48

41

Up to and including three months

2,060

1.9

0.9

0.7

45

37

Over three months up to and including six months

1,585

4.8

2.1

1.7

44

35

Over six months less than 12 months

551

8.6

3.6

2.8

41

32

12 months

269

12.0

5.3

4.1

44

34

Over 12 months up to and including 18 months

396

16.7

7.1

5.7

43

34

Over 18 months up to and including three years

732

29.0

13.4

11.4

46

39

Over three years less than four years

194

42.8

21.1

18.5

49

43

Four years

93

48.0

26.6

23.4

55

49

Over four years up to and including five years

126

57.9

31.4

28.4

54

49

Over five years up to and including 10 years

131

87.0

45.6

41.1

52

47

Over 10 years less than life

22

154.3

78.8

71.4

51

46

(1) On discharge: the sentence may change after reception if there are further charges or an appeal.
(2) Excludes discharges following recall after release on licence, non-criminals, and persons committed to custody for non-payment of a fine.
(3) Figures in this column have been revised since initial publication of this bulletin.

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