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Departmental Orders and Regulations
Alan Duncan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many regulations his Department has (a) made and (b) revoked in the last 12 months. [167078]
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Maria Eagle:
Between 3 October 2006 and 8 May 2007 the Department for Constitutional Affairs made 74 Statutory Instruments. Since 9 May 2007 the Ministry of Justice has made 69 Statutory Instruments.
The information requested on how many instruments were revoked can be supplied only at disproportionate cost. No central record is maintained of this information. Revocations will have been made by new Acts of Parliament or new Statutory Instruments.
Departmental Public Consultations
Mr. Hoban:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what opinion polls the Department has conducted of (a) the public and (b) staff since 27 June 2007; and what the (i) name of the firm employed to conduct the poll, (ii) purpose and (iii) cost to the public purse was in each case. [164954]
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Maria Eagle:
Opinion polls are normally understood as surveys of a representative sample of the public about their opinions on public issues, including those related to a Department’s policies. So opinion polls of staff should be understood as surveys of their opinions on public issues or departmental policies, not internal matters.
The table gives the details requested on 15 opinion polls conducted by the Ministry of Justice since 27 June 2007. The cost in 2007-08 of these contracts is £668,531 (excluding VAT).
This figure excludes the costs of the HMCS Court User Survey and Tribunal Service Customer Satisfaction Survey that are commercial in confidence. Both surveys are subject to periodic re-tendering and the release of this information would weaken the Department’s future negotiation position.
| £ |
| | | | | Total cost in 2007-08 |
| Name of the opinion poll | Staff or public | Name of firm carrying out work | Purpose of poll | Excluding VAT | Including . VAT |
|
HMCS Court User Survey
|
Public
|
MORI
|
To elicit levels of court user satisfaction with standards or customer service and other key service issues across the high court, the Crown, county and magistrates courts and associated offices.
|
(1)—
|
(1)—
|
|
Witness and Victim Experience Survey (WAVES)
|
Public—Victims and witnesses
|
Ipsos MORI
|
To gather consistent and comparable local and national data on victim and witness.
|
485,990
|
571,038
|
|
Court Service Survey
|
Public
|
Not applicable—conducted internally
|
Feedback on service.
|
0
|
0
|
|
Constitution Directorate tracker survey
|
Public
|
Ipsos MORI
|
Brief “tracker” survey to monitor public knowledge and opinion of key areas of Constitution Directorate work (e.g. Freedom of Information, Data Protection, Human Rights Act, etc.). Normally repeated three to four times per year.
|
38,300
|
45,000
|
|
General Public Awareness of the Mental Capacity Act (Capibus survey)
|
Public
|
Ipsos MORI
|
Determine baseline data on awareness of the Mental Capacity Act among the general public prior to implementation.
|
22,280
|
26,179
|
|
Legal Professionals Awareness of the Mental Capacity Act (online survey)
|
Public—Legal professionals
|
Ipsos MORI
|
Determine baseline data on awareness of the Mental Capacity Act among legal professionals prior to implementation.
|
7,800
|
9,165
|
|
Health and Social Care Professionals Awareness of the Mental Capacity Act (paper survey)
|
Public—Health and Social Care professionals
|
Distribution through Binleys Survey conducted by Ipsos MORI
|
Determine baseline data on awareness of the Mental Capacity Act among health and social care professionals prior to implementation.
|
24,278
|
28,468
|
|
Survey Draft Public Law Outline
|
Staff and family court practitioners
|
Not applicable—conducted internally
|
To seek views on the operation of the draft Public Law Outline in 10 initiative areas.
|
0
|
0
|
|
The Pro Bono Work of Legal Executives
|
Public—Legal executives (i.e. non-gov legal professionals)
|
ECOTEC
|
Primary purpose of this research was to estimate the extent and value of pro bono work being carried out by legal executives. However, there were some questions seeking opinions, e.g. on legal executives’ feelings about carrying out pro bono work.
|
39,813
|
46,780
|
|
Testing of language and understanding of Departmental Strategic Objectives
|
Public
|
GfK NOP
|
To test comprehension and meaning of the Departmental Strategic Objectives with the 500 members of the public.
|
6,270
|
7,367
|
|
Employment tribunal mediation pilot
|
Public
|
Westminster University, fieldwork sub-contracted to BMRB
|
To assess effectiveness of judicial mediation in the employment tribunal.
|
43,800
|
51,465
|
|
Local Face to Face satisfaction Survey
|
Public
|
Not applicable—conducted internally
|
Customer Satisfaction
|
0
|
0
|
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Local Victim and Witness Survey
|
Public
|
Not applicable—conducted internally by Witness Service
|
Victim Code Compliance Confidence
|
0
|
0
|
|
Local Student Confidence in CJS
|
Public
|
Not applicable—conducted internally
|
Confidence and establishing knowledge re a student programme.
|
0
|
0
|
|
Tribunal Service Customer Satisfaction Survey
|
Public
|
FDS International Limited
|
To inform Key Performance Indicator (KPI) on customer satisfaction.
|
(1)—
|
(1)—
|
| |
Total
| | |
668,531
|
785,462
|
(1) Costing information is not supplied as this is commercial in confidence. This survey is subject to periodic re-tendering and release of the costings would weaken the Department’s negotiating position.
|
Departmental Publicity
Mr. Philip Hammond:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many full-time equivalent staff are responsible for brand management and marketing in his Department and its agencies; [165243]
(2) how much his Department, its predecessor and its agencies spent on staff working on (a) marketing and (b) branding in the last 12 month period for which figures are available; [167301]
(3) how much his Department, its predecessors and its agencies spent on managing their corporate identities in the last 12 month period for which figures are available. [167357]
Maria Eagle:
My Department and its agencies have the following full-time equivalent staff responsible for brand management and marketing. A single figure is provided because it is not possible to separate out the staff time between brand management and marketing elements.
| | Full-time equivalent |
|
MOJ HQ
|
1.8
|
|
Her Majesty’s Courts Service
|
1.5
|
|
Office of the Public Guardian
|
0.5
|
|
Office for Criminal Justice Reform
|
2
|
|
National Offender Management Service
|
1.5
|
|
Tribunals Service
|
0.3
|
|
HM Prisons Service
|
0
|
My Department, the Ministry of Justice since 9 May 2007, its predecessor since 20 November 2006 to 8 May 2007, and its agencies spent the following on staff working on marketing and branding in the last 12-month period. A single figure is provided because it is not possible to separate out the staff time between branding and marketing elements.
| | £ |
|
MOJ HQ
|
122,548
|
|
Her Majesty’s Courts Service
|
99,358
|
|
Office of the Public Guardian
|
32,990
|
|
Office for Criminal Justice Reform
|
76,152
|
|
National Offender Management Service
|
68,502
|
|
Tribunals Service
|
10,100
|
|
HM Prisons Service
|
0
|
My Department, the Ministry of Justice since 9 May 2007, its predecessor since 20 November 2006 to 8 May 2007, and its agencies spent the following on managing its corporate identities in the last 12-month period.
| | £ |
|
MOJ HQ
|
10,985
|
|
Her Majesty’s Courts Service
|
99,358
|
|
Office of the Public Guardian
|
32,990
|
|
Office for Criminal Justice Reform
|
22,000
|
|
National Offender Management Service
|
0
|
|
Tribunals Service
|
10,100
|
|
HM Prisons Service
|
0
|
Where figures are identical in the second and third question (HMCS and OPG), they indicate that the overall cost cannot be broken down into the separate areas of work.
Driving Offences
Matthew Taylor:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) speeding and (b) dangerous driving offences were recorded in (i) Cornwall, (ii) each parliamentary constituency in Cornwall and (iii) England in each year since 1979. [166715]
Maria Eagle:
Available information held by my Department for the Devon and Cornwall police force area and that of England, from 1980 to 2005 (latest available) is provided in the table.
Information is collected centrally at police force area level only.
| Table A: Motoring offences dealt with within Devon and Cornwall police force area, 1980 to 2005 |
| Number of offences |
| | Speed limit offences( 1) | Dangerous driving offences( 2) |
| | Written warnings | Fixed penalty notices ( 3) | Court proceedings ( 4) | Written warnings | Fixed penalty notices | Court proceedings ( 5) |
|
1980
|
231
|
n/a
|
6,087
|
(6)—
|
n/a
|
204
|
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1981
|
238
|
n/a
|
5,028
|
2
|
n/a
|
155
|
|
1982
|
178
|
n/a
|
4,711
|
1
|
n/a
|
135
|
|
1983
|
133
|
n/a
|
6,264
|
(6)—
|
n/a
|
125
|
|
1984
|
136
|
n/a
|
5,814
|
3
|
n/a
|
150
|
|
1985
|
166
|
n/a
|
4,629
|
8
|
n/a
|
121
|
|
1986
|
211
|
1,740
|
8,093
|
(6)—
|
n/a
|
113
|
|
1987
|
57
|
10,493
|
3,472
|
3
|
n/a
|
135
|
|
1988
|
25
|
10,040
|
3,349
|
2
|
n/a
|
219
|
|
1989
|
47
|
14,387
|
4,503
|
2
|
n/a
|
136
|
|
1990
|
58
|
17,173
|
6,431
|
(6)—
|
n/a
|
142
|
|
1991
|
66
|
14,447
|
5,936
|
1
|
n/a
|
156
|
|
1992
|
845
|
9,044
|
3,592
|
(6)—
|
n/a
|
113
|
|
1993
|
2,752
|
14,041
|
2,013
|
2
|
n/a
|
136
|
|
1994
|
1,101
|
25,914
|
3,679
|
1
|
n/a
|
122
|
|
1995
|
503
|
26,078
|
3,810
|
3
|
n/a
|
113
|
|
1996
|
503
|
29,078
|
3,792
|
(6)—
|
n/a
|
93
|
|
1997
|
665
|
36,150
|
4,021
|
(6)—
|
n/a
|
102
|
|
1998
|
1,652
|
32,757
|
3,741
|
(6)—
|
n/a
|
182
|
|
1999
|
495
|
33,682
|
4,345
|
2
|
n/a
|
159
|
|
2000
|
39
|
28,091
|
5,324
|
2
|
n/a
|
137
|
|
2001
|
10
|
33,389
|
4,661
|
1
|
n/a
|
157
|
|
2002
|
(6)—
|
31,144
|
4,390
|
(6)—
|
n/a
|
136
|
|
2003
|
(6)—
|
63,916
|
6,961
|
(6)—
|
n/a
|
173
|
|
2004
|
(6)—
|
91,662
|
6,990
|
(6)—
|
n/a
|
134
|
|
2005
|
(6)—
|
53,474
|
7,665
|
(6)—
|
n/a
|
116
|
(1) Offences under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and Motor Vehicles(Speed Limits on Motorways) Regulations 1973.
(2) Offences under the Road Traffic Act 1988 s. 2 as amended by the Road Traffic Act 1991 s. 2.
(3) Fixed penalty notices paid i.e. no further action.
(4) Will include fixed penalty notices issued but not paid and referred to court.
(5) From 1980-1997 findings of guilt at all courts, numbers of court proceedings, are not available. From 1998 onwards covers total proceedings at magistrates courts.
(6 )Data not available
n/a = not applicable
Notes:
1. It is known that for some police force areas, the reporting of court proceedings in particular those relating to summary motoring offences, may be less than complete.
2. Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by police forces and the courts. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.
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