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Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies. [185420]
Maria Eagle: Details of databases owned and maintained by the Department and its agencies are as follows:
CaseMan
FamilyMan
e-Diary
Money Claim On Line
Crest
Juror
Juror Summoning Bureau
eXchanging Hearing Information By Internet Technology
ProbateMan
ARIA (Asylum and Immigration system)
Service Upgrade Project (pilot)
Funds Accounting System
Receivership Accounting System
Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal system
Generic Appeals Processing System 2
Mental Health Tribunal
ETHOS (Employment Tribunal system)
CLAIMS (Criminal Injuries and Compensation Panel system)
MERIS (Office of the Public Guardian system)
ORACLE financials (General Ledger, Supplier database, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets)
Local Fees database
CHRIMSON (HR system)
Occupational Health, Counselling and Screening Services
Business Management System
Magistrates Courts databases
Libra application
Trust Accounting and Banking System
BACCHUS (Bankruptcy case management system)
Centralised Attachment of Earnings
County Court Bulk Centre
Commercial Court
Electronic Records Management
Judicial Database
Management Information System
Tax Tribunal Remuneration
Decree Absolute System
Parental Responsibility
Supreme Court Costs Office System
Wardship System
Crown Office Information Network System
Life Imprisonment Minimum Term
Payment of Legal Aid Remuneration
Case Recording System
RECAP (Civil Appeals Case Management)
CASREC (Public Guardian Office Case Recording)
CACTUS (Criminal Appeals Case Recording)
LIDS (Local Inmate Database System)
IIS (Inmate Information System)
C-NOMIS
OASYS
SIS (Security Intelligence System)
Phoenix
National Intelligence Unit
APVU (Assisted Prison Visitors Unit)
Prisoner Location Service
Pin Phone
PSIMON
Lifers Service
Branston Staff Files
Branston IRMS Service
ROWD MIS
Construction Unit Service
E and SS Textile Service
DGCU Service
Accommodation and Occupancy
Registered Intermediaries database
Court Appearance Database
PROGRESS
XHIBIT Portal
CJS Exchange Links
CJ MIS
FOI database
Sharepoint
As well as this list, other smaller database systems support local business areas. Details of these are not recorded centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many of his Departments personal digital assistants were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last five years; and what the value of those items was. [185278]
Maria Eagle: The Department does not have a comprehensive historical record of this information. Records held centrally show that one personal digital assistant was lost in 2003. The estimated value was approximately £100. There have been no reported thefts of personal digital assistants.
Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many Wikipedia entries have been (a) created and (b) amended (i) by (A) special advisers, (B) Ministers and (C) communications officials and (ii) from IP addresses of (1) special advisers, (2) Ministers and (3) communications officials in (x) his Department and its predecessor and (y) its agencies since August 2005. [185537]
Maria Eagle: The information is not held centrally and could be provided only by contacting every member of staff in post in the areas requested during this period. The Ministry of Justices IT Systems are unable to provide a record of Wikipedia entries which have been created and amended by special advisers, Ministers and communications officials since August 2005.
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) non-EU citizens and (b) foreign nationals were convicted of (i) firearms and (ii) drug offences in Britain in each of the last 12 months. [182764]
Maria Eagle: Information on the total number of foreign nationals convicted for firearms and drug offences are not held centrally. The central databases of criminal court cases collect information on defendants ethnicities, but do not presently contain information on their nationalities. This is because, as a general rule, nationality is not germane to the outcome of criminal court proceedings. Defendants will not be asked their nationality by the court for this reason. Information on nationality may be recorded where it is specifically relevant to the case (e.g. immigration-related offences) but this would be held on local files and would not be systematically recorded on central databases.
However, in preparation of the implementation of the UK Borders Act 2007, the Crown court IT systems are being changed to allow for the collection of nationality data. This Act introduces automaticrather than discretionarytriggers for the deportation of foreign nationals who meet certain sentencing criteria, and it will require more detailed recording of data on foreign national criminal defendants. Upgraded systems to meet this requirement are expected to be in place in late 2008.
Data held on the prison IT system do record the nationality of offenders. The following table gives the number of foreign national and EU national prisoners received into all prison establishments in England and Wales under immediate custodial sentences between 2004 and 2006.
2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
Note: The foreign nationals data are taken from table 7.5 of the Offender Management Caseload Statistics 2006. |
It should be noted, however, that only a percentage of defendants found guilty of offences receive a custodial sentence.
Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what involvement HM Prison Service has had in the MC2 project. [186276]
Maria Eagle: A representative of the Prison Service has attended one meeting about the Multi Culture 2 (MC2) project in a consultative position. The service has had no further participation.
Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice who the members are of HM Prison Services Race Advisory Group; how much they are paid; what recommendations they have made; and which have been implemented as a result of such recommendations. [186255]
Maria Eagle: There are 18 members of the Race Advisory Group (RAG), which was reconstituted during 2007. They include representatives of voluntary and community sector groups working in prisons, as well as managers from other large organisations and concerned and motivated individuals.
Membership of the RAG is on a voluntary basis, and members receive no payment other than reimbursement for travel and miscellaneous expenses.
The reconstituted RAG has completed two familiarisation visits to prison establishments, but has had only one formal meeting and has yet to make any recommendations to the Prison Service.
Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many judges are expected to be appointed in 2008; what steps he plans to take to promote diversity amongst the judiciary; and if he will make a statement. [185005]
Mr. Straw: Appointments to judicial office are made by the Lord Chancellor following selection and recommendation by the Judicial Appointments Commission. The JAC puts forward its recommendations on the basis of requests from the Lord Chancellor to fill vacancies, the timing of which is determined by business need.
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