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Table 2: Recorded prisoner-on-officer assaults by prison 2002-09
	Number of incidents
Prison	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Acklington	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	7	9	9	8
Albany	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Altcourse	46	44	40	45	36	51	43	40
Ashfield	124	62	71	152	128	86	130	75
Ashwell	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Askham Grange	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Aylesbury	12	15	^(-)	15	18	13	29	24
Bedford	17	13	10	14	27	12	13	11
Belmarsh	82	52	44	34	22	22	14	27
Birmingham	53	58	83	94	78	78	73	62
Blantyre House	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Blundeston	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	7	7	⁽¹⁾-	11	6
Brinsford	24	31	26	17	8	12	17	10
Bristol	51	25	45	28	41	14	34	31
Brixton	73	48	64	49	37	36	31	49
Bronzefield	n/a	n/a	17	85	77	41	80	65
Buckley Hall	12	36	16	23	10	11	9	⁽¹⁾-
Bullingdon	24	23	14	15	23	21	21	19
Bullwood Hall	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	8	7	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Bure	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Camp Hill	8	12	8	12	⁽¹⁾-	10	16	⁽¹⁾-
Canterbury	⁽¹⁾-	7	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	8	⁽¹⁾-
Cardiff	14	11	15	19	14	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	7
Castington	53	52	53	50	42	41	30	32
Channings Wood	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	10	8	7	16	17	12
Chelmsford	26	15	23	37	51	21	13	42
Coldingley	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	7	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Cookham Wood	⁽¹⁾-	14	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	23
Dartmoor	11	10	⁽¹⁾-	11	7	8	15	10
Deerbolt	9	⁽¹⁾-	26	32	21	34	36	28
Doncaster	30	25	22	24	45	28	16	38
Dorchester	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	9	9	8	8	11
Dovegate	29	46	75	34	55	41	15	17
Dover	⁽¹⁾-	10	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	12	26	10
Downview	10	6	7	30	9	11	6	⁽¹⁾-
Drake Hall	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Durham	24	34	29	41	43	57	60	62
East Sutton Park	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Eastwood Park	⁽¹⁾-	14	9	21	26	8	6	⁽¹⁾-
Edmunds Hill	⁽¹⁾-	9	20	9	13	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Elmley	23	25	20	30	17	27	39	22
Erlestoke	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	9	6	^(-)
Everthorpe	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	9	13	12	6	15
Exeter	12	11	⁽¹⁾-	7	11	8	6	⁽¹⁾-
Featherstone	17	8	18	⁽¹⁾-	9	16	7	10
Feltham	83	103	172	131	116	104	90	97
Ford	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	7	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Forest Bank	39	62	75	83	50	33	28	36
Foston Hall	28	14	8	11	25	25	12	17
Frankland	12	⁽¹⁾-	13	9	10	19	13	20
Full Sutton	7	11	11	18	12	8	19	13
Garth	8	10	6	6	8	8	11	12
Gartree	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Glen Parva	41	28	39	31	40	50	38	50
Gloucester	12	13	6	12	13	6	6	17
Grendon	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Guys Marsh	⁽¹⁾-	6	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	12	15	16	18
Haslar	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Haverigg	⁽¹⁾-	6	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	17	10	15
Hewell Cluster	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	9	23
Hewell: Blakenhurst	10	25	51	44	31	35	12	⁽¹⁾-
Hewell: Brockhill	13	⁽¹⁾-	10	14	9	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Hewell: Hewell Grange	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
High Down	59	45	56	38	69	66	99	60
Highpoint	46	20	18	13	22	20	25	26
Hindley	25	23	13	30	55	41	52	76
Hollesley Bay	18	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Holloway	88	88	93	78	99	91	95	48
Holme House	13	20	18	27	24	20	14	20
Hull	16	27	29	33	23	30	20	22
Huntercombe	15	18	15	14	32	22	31	63
Kennet	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Kingston	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Kirkham	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Kirklevington	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Lancaster	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Lancaster Farms	20	10	27	46	52	32	16	22
Latchmere House	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Leeds	57	75	39	36	16	18	17	26
Leicester	15	11	⁽¹⁾-	7	16	7	9	⁽¹⁾-
Lewes	14	20	10	15	13	14	20	14
Leyhill	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Lincoln	22	11	22	20	15	22	34	22
Lindholme	⁽¹⁾-	18	⁽¹⁾-	12	13	19	22	9
Littlehey	6	12	10	10	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Liverpool	37	46	35	21	18	30	34	23
Long Lartin	7	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	15	11	15	9	9
Low Newton	27	16	25	27	19	18	24	16
Lowdham Grange	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	12	16	34	39	31	11
Maidstone	⁽¹⁾-	6	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Manchester	53	58	60	69	65	77	69	79
Moorland	22	21	13	20	16	14	21	⁽¹⁾-
Moorland Open	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Morton Hall	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	6
Mount	⁽¹⁾-	13	7	8	15	20	20	23
New Hall	25	21	14	23	57	46	24	22
North Sea Camp	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Northallerton	6	11	13	10	6	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Norwich	24	24	17	18	17	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Nottingham	12	15	28	12	22	43	27	34
Onley	68	86	13	27	29	23	13	14
Parc	27	55	57	44	48	49	53	61
Parkhurst	9	18	16	14	⁽¹⁾-	12	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Pentonville	113	90	94	120	59	61	86	70
Peterborough	n/a	n/a	n/a	72	134	112	75	78
Portland	22	15	41	37	41	37	24	20
Preston	10	9	18	24	29	44	47	21
Ranby	9	8	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	16	16	26	17
Reading	6	7	16	14	11	9	11	⁽¹⁾-
Risley	15	18	26	32	28	23	22	9
Rochester	^(-)	15	16	23	13	⁽¹⁾-	30	30
Rye Hill	18	20	38	65	47	41	14	8
Send	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Shepton Mallet	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Shrewsbury	⁽¹⁾-	11	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	6	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	6
Spring Hill	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Stafford	8	10	6	13	11	8	9	8
Standford Hill	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Stocken	10	11	9	12	7	9	15	6
Stoke Heath	49	20	37	52	64	66	54	60
Styal	⁽¹⁾-	7	12	13	32	45	18	10
Sudbury	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Swaleside	31	18	16	7	10	⁽¹⁾-	7	22
Swansea	⁽¹⁾-	6	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Swinfen Hall	7	8	⁽¹⁾-	10	9	9	10	8
Thorn Cross	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Usk\Prescoed	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Verne	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Wakefield	7	7	7	10	8	12	12	15
Wandsworth	79	73	84	86	36	31	36	44
Warren Hill	⁽¹⁾-	12	19	34	35	46	44	35
Wayland	7	11	8	⁽¹⁾-	9	10	18	12
Wealstun	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	6	12	7
Weare	9	10	6	⁽¹⁾-	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Wellingborough	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	16	13	⁽¹⁾-	13	7
Werrington	7	22	18	19	20	13	30	21
Wetherby	9	11	70	66	56	35	40	47
Whatton	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	11	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-
Whitemoor	22	15	16	18	10	22	18	16
Winchester	14	13	14	10	10	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	15
Wolds	12	7	10	⁽¹⁾-	8	⁽¹⁾-	7	⁽¹⁾-
Woodhill	16	35	39	72	68	52	39	19
Wormwood Scrubs	54	37	69	58	54	69	63	49
Wymott	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	⁽¹⁾-	9	9
n/a = Not applicable-prison not open. ⁽¹⁾ Numbers less than 6 are not provided. Notes: 1. A new key performance indicator for serious assaults was introduced in 2003-04 and as a result reporting of all assault incidents improved. Reported incidents before 2005 are therefore not directly comparable with later figures. It is now expected that all assaults, including fights, should be reported whether or not there was an injury. As this was not the case in the past care needs to be taken when interpreting changes over the years. 2. Rises or falls in numbers of assault incidents from one year to the next are not a good indicator of underlying trend. Changes to prisons will affect numbers of incidents. In addition, some prisons may have opened new wings/house blocks or closed others for refurbishment. These often explain large increases or decreases from one year to the next. 3. These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although the figures are shown to the last individual the figures may not be accurate to that level.

Private Rented Housing: Landlords

Mr Buckland: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many landlords have been (a) sentenced to custody and (b) fined for offences related to lettings in the private rented sector under the provisions of each relevant Act in each quarter of the last three years. [12090]

Mr Blunt: The following table shows the number of offenders sentenced at all courts for offences under the Housing Act 2004 (which covers most offences by landlords), England and Wales 2006 to 2008 (latest available). Other than where specified in the statute, information held by the Ministry of Justice on its court proceedings database does not identify a defendant's professional status, which includes whether or not they were a landlord.

Landlords may also be prosecuted under the Rent Act 1977 or the Landlords and Tenants Act 1985, but information collated under these Acts cannot identify the landlord from other defendants either.

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Number sentenced at all courts under the Housing Act 2004^{( 1)} , 2006- 08
	2006	2007	2008
Fine	6	37	123
Conditional discharge	-	2	3
Otherwise dealt with⁽²⁾	-	-	3
Absolute discharge	-	1	-
Community sentence	-	-	-
Suspended sentence	-	-	-
Immediate custody	-	-	-
Total sentenced	6	40	129
⁽¹⁾ Comprises: Summary offences except under SS.72(1), (2) and (6), 95(1) and (5), 139, 236 and 241 Summary offences connected with HMO and housing licences Failure to comply with overcrowding order or obstructing a relevant person in performance of anything required by Parts 1 to 4 of this Act Intentionally altering, suppressing or destroying document required to be produced under S.235 notice ⁽²⁾ The category 'other' includes: one day in police cells, disqualification order, restraining order, confiscation order, travel restriction order, disqualification from driving, and recommendation for deportation and other miscellaneous disposals. The figures given in the table on court proceedings relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. 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: Justice Statistics Analytical Services-Ministry of Justice.

Prosecutions: Students

Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many individuals have been (a) prosecuted for and (b) convicted of failing to declare student status under section 112 or 111 of the Social Securities Administration Act 1992; [12378]

(2) how many prosecutions there have been under section 112 of the Social Securities Administration Act 1992 since 2001; and in how many of those cases (a) a guilty plea was entered and (b) a guilty verdict was returned after a plea of not guilty was entered. [12416]

Mr Blunt: The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under sections 111 or 112 of the Social Securities Administration Act 1992 in England and Wales for the years 2001 to 2008 (latest available) are shown in the following tables.

Information held centrally by the Ministry of Justice on individuals proceeded against is limited to the description provided in the statute. Sections 111 and 112 of the Social Securities Act 1992 do not separately identify individuals that failed to declare their student status, these figures are not available.

Information on guilty pleas at the magistrates courts are not collated centrally by the Ministry of Justice. As cases under sections 111 and 112 of the Social Securities Administration Act 1992 will be heard at the magistrates court, plea data are not available.

Data for 2009 are planned for publication on 21 October 2010.

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N umber^{( 1)} of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under section 111 or 112^{( 2)} of the Social Securities Administration Act 1992, in England and Wales, for the years 2001 - 08
	2001		2002		2003		2004
Statute	Proceeded against	Found guilty	Proceeded against	Found guilty	Proceeded against	Found guilty	Proceeded against	Found guilty
Section 111 (a) Social Securities Administration Act 1992
Persons	343	293	233	197	246	202	370	303
Others⁽³⁾	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0
Total	343	293	234	197	249	202	370	303

Section 111 (b) Social Securities Administration Act 1992
Persons	2,160	1,945	2,260	1,993	2,078	1,838	2,855	2,455
Others⁽³⁾	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2,160	1,945	2,260	1,993	2,078	1,838	2,855	2,455

Section 112 Social Securities Administration Act 1993
Persons	7,590	6,296	7,033	5,796	7,431	6,072	6,788	5,689
Others⁽³⁾	0	0	3	3	2	1	3	2
Total	7,590	6,296	7,036	5,799	7,433	6,073	6,791	5,691

	2005		2006		2007		2008^{( 4)}
Statute	Proceeded against	Found guilty	Proceeded against	Found guilty	Proceeded against	Found guilty	Proceeded against	Found guilty
Section 111 (a) Social Securities Administration Act 1992
Persons	522	414	457	369	554	453	194	153
Others⁽³⁾	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	0
Total	523	414	458	370	555	454	196	153

Section 111 (b) Social Securities Administration Act 1992
Persons	4,012	3,453	5,719	4,871	7,031	6,024	6,440	5,355
Others⁽³⁾	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1
Total	4,013	3,454	5,719	4,871	7,032	6,024	6,441	5,356

Section 112 Social Securities Administration Act 1993
Persons	6,206	5,007	4,327	3,239	3,049	2,458	3,348	2,704
Others⁽³⁾	2	1	3	2	0	0	0	0
Total	6,208	5,008	4,330	3,241	3,049	2,458	3,348	2,704
⁽¹⁾ The figures given in the table on court proceedings relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. ⁽²⁾ The following statutes and corresponding offence descriptions have been used: Social Security Administration Act 1992 S.111(a)(b)-Wilful obstruction of an inspector or authorised officer; failure to produce documents or furnish information Social Security Administration Act 1992 Sec.111A as added by Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 Sec 13,-Dishonest representation for obtaining benefit etc. Social Security Administration Act 1992 Sec 112 False representation. Contravention of regulations etc. ⁽³⁾ Others includes companies and public bodies ⁽⁴⁾ Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates court for April, July and August 2008. Note: 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: Justice Statistics Analytical Services-Ministry of Justice

Public Contract Regulations 2006

Mr Sanders: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps the Legal Services Commission has taken to ensure compliance with Regulation 15(8) of the Public Contract Regulations 2006 regarding access to electronic documentation in respect of tender processes in 2010. [12588]

Mr Djanogly: Regulation 15 (8) of the Public Contract Regulations 2006 states:

"Where the contracting authority does not offer unrestricted and full direct access by electronic means to the contract documents in accordance with paragraph (6), the contracting authority shall send the contract documents to an economic operator within six days of the receipt of a request from that economic operator, provided that the documents are requested in good time before the date specified in the contract notice as the final date for the receipt by it of tenders".

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While the Legal Services Commission (LSC) is not under a strict obligation to comply with this in respect of its legal services contracts (as they are classified as Tart B contracts), the LSC has offered unrestricted and full direct access to the 2010 contract documentation for the purposes of the 2010 tender exercises for mainstream publicly funded civil and crime services. The contract documentation was made available at the time of the tenders via the LSC website to all applicant organisations.

Public Procurement Law

Mr Sanders: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what (a) advice and (b) guidance the Legal Services Commission has issued on compliance with public procurement law relating on terms and conditions of tenders in respect of (i) non-discrimination, (ii) equal treatment, (iii) transparency, (iv) mutual recognition and (v) proportionality to those responsible for formulating such terms and conditions. [12876]

Mr Djanogly: The drafting of the contract and tender Terms and Conditions was supervised by the Legal Service Commission's (LSC) legal team which consists of qualified solicitors with extensive experience in public procurement exercises. The legal team were assisted by external solicitors and counsel on various aspects of this procurement exercise. The legal team also delivered appropriate training and guidance on procurement legal principles to assessors. The LSC's procurement team, some of whom are qualified by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, were also involved.

Rape: Victim Support Schemes

Mr Bain: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the location is of each rape crisis centre in England and Wales. [13229]

Mr Blunt: Victims of rape and sexual assault can seek support from a range of voluntary-sector providers, including rape crisis centres. The Government do not currently hold details of the location of each rape crisis centre in England and Wales.

The commitment made in the Coalition agreement to provide stable, long-term funding to existing rape crisis centres remains a priority and, as part of efforts to deliver this commitment, work is under way to map rape crisis centre provision throughout England and Wales. The results of this analysis, including the locations of centres and details of how we intend to deliver the commitment, will be made public later in the year once the outcomes of the Comprehensive Spending Review are known.

Secure Training Centres: Restraint Techniques

Caroline Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many times handcuffs have been used on children in each secure training centre in each of the last five years; and for what purpose in each case. [11463]

Mr Blunt: It is essential that approved and effective techniques are available to staff in custodial establishments who find themselves dealing with young people whose behaviour puts the young people themselves, or others,
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at risk. Handcuffs are permitted for use in secure training centres only in exceptional circumstances where their use would be the safest option. Any use of handcuffs must be approved by the director of the centre.

The available information is set out in the following table. The data have been supplied by the Youth Justice Board and have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing and may be subject to change over time.

Use of handcuffs in secure training centres, 2006 to 2010^{( 1)}
	Medway	Rainsbrook	Oakhill	Hassockfield
2006	0	0	7	36
2007	0	0	0	9
2008	0	0	0	7
2009	0	0	0	1
2010	0	0	0	4
^{(1 )}Data supplied by the Youth Justice Board.

Caroline Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many times children have been made to kneel down on the ground to have handcuffs attached or removed in each secure training centre in each of the last five years. [11464]

Mr Blunt: It is essential that approved and effective techniques are available to staff in custodial establishments who find themselves dealing with young people whose behaviour puts the young people themselves, or others, at risk. Handcuffs are permitted for use in secure training centres only in exceptional circumstances where their use would be the safest option. Any use of handcuffs must be approved by the director of the centre.

The available data, provided by the Youth Justice Board, indicates that no young people were made to kneel down to have handcuffs attached or removed in the past five years. Data for Oakhill between June 2005 and June 2007 are not available. The data have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing and may be subject to change over time.

Solicitors: Children

Mrs Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what estimate his Department has made of the number of Children's Panel-accredited solicitors based in Bridgend in each year from 2000 to 2010; and if he will make a statement; [13189]

(2) what estimate has been made of the number of Children's Panel-accredited solicitors there will be in Bridgend from October 2010; and if he will make a statement. [13190]

Mr Djanogly: The Law Society runs the Children Panel Accreditation Scheme. The Legal Services Commission therefore does not hold records of membership of this accreditation scheme.

The tender process for the 2010 Standard Civil Contracts run by the LSC is ongoing and will be complete only once all appeals are completed and necessary pre-contract verification checks have finished. As part of these processes the LSC anticipates that there may be some movement of provision with additional contracts being awarded to
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those successful at appeal and potential withdrawal of offers if verification identifies that organisations are not in a position to deliver the work provisionally awarded. The LSC estimates that these two processes will be completed in mid September, after which time they will have a final list of organisations delivering family services in Bridgend and will at that time be able to provide information on the numbers of children's panel members delivering services under the new contracts.

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