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Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how much and what proportion of its waste his Department recycled in each of the last five years; [174420]
(2) what (a) volume and (b) percentage of its waste his Department recycled in each of the last five years. [172516]
Maria Eagle: As the Ministry of Justice was created in May 2007 this answer refers to the performance of the delivery bodies previously belonging to the Home Office and Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA).
HM Prison Service is implementing a structured waste management programme across the public sector managed prisons estate. Waste management and processing within prisons, in the main, includes setting
in place waste management units employing prisoners in the separation and processing of materials from the waste stream for recycling.
1. Financial year 2002-03 the total waste arising reported was 2,837 tonnes, the total waste processed for recycling was 1,081 tonnes providing an average percent of waste arising recycled to be 38 per cent. (Hazardous waste not included)
2. Financial year 2003-04 the total waste arising reported was 4,800 tonnes, the total waste processed for recycling was 1,396 tonnes providing an average percent of waste arising recycled to be 29 per cent.
3. Financial year 2004-05 the total waste arising reported was 9,229 tonnes, the total waste processed for recycling was 3,851 tonnes providing an average percent of waste arising recycled to be 42 per cent.
4. Financial year 2005-06 the total waste arising reported was 12,868 tonnes, the total waste processed for recycling was 5,569 tonnes providing an average percent of waste arising recycled to be 43 per cent.
5. Financial year 2006-07 the total waste arising reported was 15,960 tonnes, the total waste processed for recycling was 7,022 tonnes providing an average percent of waste arising recycled to be 44 per cent.
The former DCA had a policy of recycling but did not collect any historical data on the amount of waste recycled. As part of the establishment of the Ministry of Justice, and to help measure progress towards the sustainable operations on the Government estate targets, a waste management strategy has been developed and is currently being implemented across the estate. The waste management strategy will enable the Department to increase the quantities of waste recycled and report on progress to the Sustainable Development Commission.
Mr. Heath: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what (a) reviews, (b) consultations and (c) taskforces his Department is (i) responsible for and (ii) scheduled to undertake; on what date each (A) started and (B) is expected to be completed; and what the purpose is of each. [172548]
Maria Eagle: A list of ad hoc reviews, groups and taskforces that have commenced and those that have been announced by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) but are yet to commence is set out in the following table. Consultations being conducted by the MoJ are published on the departmental website at:
The purpose of each consultation is provided at the beginning of each paper.
Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps the Government have taken to reduce re-offending rates of domestic violence offenders. [173716]
Mr. Coaker [holding answer 13 December 2007]: I have been asked to reply.
The Government's national delivery plan for domestic violence includes an objective relating to the management of perpetrators to reduce the risk of reoffending. The following steps have been taken to achieve this objective.
Specialist domestic violence courts (SDVCs) place victims at the heart of the criminal justice system through a multi-agency response to domestic violence that affords greater victim safety while bringing perpetrators to account for their offences. We are planning to expand the number of specialist courts from 64 to around 100 SDVCs by April 2008.
The development of three accredited treatment programmes for convicted domestic violence perpetrators: the Integrated Domestic Abuse programme (IDAP) and Community Domestic Violence programme (CDVP) have been rolled out across all probation areas in England and Wales. The Healthy Relationships Programme (HRP) is run by HM Prison Service. These programmes are based on evidence of what is most likely to work in reducing re-offending.
The establishment of multi-agency risk assessment conferences which aim to increase the safety of identified high risk victims through a safety planning approach and to determine whether perpetrators pose a significant future risk.
The continuing support of multi-agency public protection arrangements under which police, probation and prison services in each of the 42 areas in England and Wales work together with social care, health, housing and education services to assess and manage the most serious sexual and violent offenders. Some perpetrators of domestic abuse will
be managed under these arrangements.
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