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Information has been provided by each individual contractor who manages the 11 contracted prisons as information is not held centrally.
John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) if he will publish the research which has been commissioned on the merits of Titan prisons; [191915]
(2) if he will publish the business case which led to the decision to open three Titan prisons in England. [191955]
Mr. Straw: The Government have accepted Lord Carters report Securing the Future: proposals for an efficient and sustainable use of custody in England and Wales, including the proposal that we should pursue the construction of up to three large Titan prisons. Lord Carter consulted widely and his findings were set out in his report. We are now developing the more detailed case for Titans within our overall prison estate strategy and have already undertaken to use this as the basis for a public consultation exercise.
Robert Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what guidance has been given to public authorities on the use of bailiffs to collect civil debts owed to public authorities by individuals. [192191]
Maria Eagle: In April 2002 the leaflet Effective EnforcementNational Standards for Enforcement Agents was produced with the assistance of and endorsed by industry and Government, including local authorities. The guidance is not legally binding; rather it sets out what the Department, those in the industry and some major users including creditor groups regard as a benchmark for professional standards within enforcement.
David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many Acts of Parliament which relate either wholly or partly to criminal justice and which have arisen from legislative proposals brought forward by his Department or its predecessors have been passed since May 1997; and which new criminal offences have been created by such legislation in the last five years. [187425]
Mr. Straw: Table 1 lists Acts of Parliament that are currently wholly the responsibility of my Department or where my Department has a significant share. Table 2 lists such criminal offences created by these Acts in the last five years. I apologise to the right hon. Member for the delay in replying, but preparation of the answer has involved considerable work.
Access to Justice 1999
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
Courts Act 2003
Crime and Disorder Act 1998
Criminal Cases Review (Insanity) Act 1999
Criminal Defence Service Act 2001
Criminal Defence Service Act 2006
Criminal Justice Act 2003
Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000
Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001
Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004
Fraud Act 2006
Legal Services Act 2007
Magistrates' Courts Procedures Act 1998
Offender Management Act 2007
Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000
Serious Crime Act 2007
Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000
Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Part 1 only)
Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999
Fraud (s.1)
Possession etc. of articles for use in frauds (s.6)
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