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Persons convicted for racially aggravated offences by ethnicity( 1) at all courts 2006( 2)
Offence type White Black Asian Other Unknown Total

Homicide

326

70

51

15

123

585

Attempted murder

38

12

8

2

19

79

Wounding or other act endangering life

1 ,037

162

84

46

392

1,721

Other more serious offences

172

8

23

3

91

297

Other wounding

9,143

607

418

193

11,281

21,642

Racially or religiously aggravated other wounding

98

1

6

3

116

224

Assault without injury

10,744

412

299

114

37,691

49,260

Racially or religiously aggravated assault without injury

1 99

13

111

1

505

729

Rape

518

91

47

24

183

863

Other Sexual Offences

2,036

110

138

54

1,700

4,038

Robbery

3,114

888

299

204

3,600

8,105

Burglary

7,505

528

144

114

14,664

22,955

Theft and Handling

22,813

1,098

636

351

76,451

101,349

Fraud and Forgery

3,079

854

496

264

15,004

19,697

Criminal Damage

2,714

106

88

46

9,702

12,656

Threat or conspiracy to murder

210

18

20

7

263

518

Harassment

1,140

51

82

21

4,040

5,334

Racially or religiously aggravated harassment

62

7

1

1

127

198

Other less serious offences

14,936

647

443

222

48,117

64,365

Other offences

108,459

6,323

6,001

7,772

970,603

1,099,158

All Racially Aggravated Offences

188,343

12,006

9,295

9,457

1,194,672

1,413,773

(1) The ethnicity classification used here is the standard “4+1” classification as used in the 2001 Census.
(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 the courts and police forces. 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.
Source:
Criminal Justice Evidence and Analysis Unit - Office for Criminal Justice Reform.

Tribunals Service

Mr. Djanogly: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which tribunal venues were closed under the Tribunals Service venue rationalisation programme prior to 1 June 2008. [210976]

Bridget Prentice: The Tribunals Service inherited a network of hearing venues of varying quality across the UK. Many of these venues are in the same towns/cities. An examination of venue usage showed a substantial under-utilisation of courtrooms in many areas. The Tribunal Service aims to rationalise this network to unify services and operate more efficiently, by introducing a network of multi-jurisdictional hearing centres which more accurately reflect the varying demand of appeal caseload across the UK.

Work to deliver some Tribunals Service venue rationalisation has already begun, where estate opportunities have allowed. The following table provides details of the changes which have taken place.


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Tribunals Service venue rationalisation undertaken prior to 1 June 2008
Venue Action Date Completed

Area: Scotland

Aberdeen

Combine Employment Tribunals (ET) and Social Security and Child Support Appeals (SSCSA) venues in Aberdeen

January 2008

Dundee

Combine ET and SSCSA venues into new premises in Dundee

July 2007

Glasgow

Relocate Criminals Injuries Compensation Appeal Panel (CICAP) to current SSCSA premises in Glasgow

December 2007

Area: north-east/north-west

Carlisle

Combine ET and SSCSA venues in Carlisle

July 2006

North Shields

Close SSCSA venue and move to Asylum and Immigration Tribunal venue in North Shields

February 2007

Hull

Close SSCSA venue and combine with current ET venue in Hull

January 2008

Westpoint, Manchester

Relocate Pensions Appeal Tribunal and Finance and Tax Tribunals to current ET and SSCSA venues in Manchester

December 2007

Area: Midlands

Boston

Close poor and underutilised venue and move to daily hire venue in Boston

December 2007

Nottingham

Close SSCSA venue and combine with current ET venue in Nottingham

May 2007

Leicester

Close SSCSA venue and move to current ET venue in Nottingham

November 2007

Area: Wales and south-west

Bournemouth

Move to daily hire premises in Bournemouth at lease end of current SSCSA venue

September 2007

Area: Greater London and south-east

Ashford

Close SSCSA venue and move to current ET venue in Ashford

March 2008

Brighton

Close ET venue and move to current SSCSA venue in Brighton

July 2006

Eastbourne

SSCSA venue of a poor standard. Move to a daily hire venue in Eastbourne

July 2008

Exeter

Close SSCSA venue and move to current ET venue in Exeter

March 2008

Note:
A ‘daily hire’ is a non permanent venue hired when appeal demand for a particular area dictates.

Mr. Djanogly: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which tribunal venues are scheduled for closure under the Tribunals Service venue rationalisation programme as at 1 June 2008; and what the planned date of each such closure is. [210977]

Bridget Prentice: The Tribunals Service has inherited a network of hearing venues of varying quality across the UK, many of which were in the same towns and cities. An examination of venue usage showed a substantial under-utilisation of courtrooms in many areas. The Tribunal Service aims to rationalise this network to unify services and operate more efficiently, by introducing a high quality network of multi-jurisdictional hearing centres which more accurately reflect the varying demand of appeal caseload across the UK.

The proposed future network multi-jurisdictional hearing centres and the associated rationalisation plans have not yet been finalised and are currently subject to internal consultations and funding approval. The internal consultation process is due to be finalised by the end of the summer.

Welsh Language

Mr. Crabb: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent assessment he has made of the level of demand for the services provided by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental bodies to be provided in the Welsh language; and if he will make a statement. [210540]

Mr. Wills: A survey conducted across the Ministry of Justice and a sample of our agencies and non-departmental bodies show variable levels of demand for service provision in the Welsh language, depending in part on the services provided and whether they are provided directly in Wales. The following table gives further information.


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In accordance with the Welsh Language Act 1993, the Ministry of Justice has prepared a Welsh Language Scheme, which will be put out to public consultation once it has been cleared by the Welsh Language Board. It will be formally adopted, with any necessary changes, after consultation has been completed.


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In the period before the Welsh language policy is formally adopted, the Department, in the conduct of its public business in Wales, applies the principle that the English and Welsh languages should be treated on a basis of equality so far as is appropriate in the circumstances and reasonably practicable.


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