Immigration: Judges

Graham Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what information his Department holds on the number of immigration judges who were previously legal practitioners dealing with immigration cases. [73791]

Mr Djanogly: The Ministry of Justice does not collect, or record separately, information about the previous practitioner experience of those who apply for appointment to the Immigration and Asylum Chamber.

Legal Aid Scheme

Mr Slaughter: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of employment law legal aid

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cases he expects to run on a damages-based agreement or contingency fee arrangement basis after the implementation of the provisions of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill. [74069]

Mr Djanogly: Following implementation of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, legal aid will no longer be available for employment cases except in relation to a contravention of the Equality Act 2010. We do not hold data on cases which are privately funded by means other than legal aid.

Legal Services Commission

Martin Vickers: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the running costs of the Defence Solicitor Call Centre in the Legal Services Commission were in the latest year in which records are available. [74063]

Mr Djanogly: The running costs of the Defence Solicitor Call Centre are available on the Legal Services Commission's website, in table CDS1 of the 2010-11 annual statistical information publication under ‘telephone advice admin costs'. The publication can be found a the following link:

http://www.legalservices.gov.uk/docs/about_us_main/Statistical_information_pack_2010-2011.pdf

Litter: Convictions

Mike Weatherley: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many convictions there have been for the offence of depositing litter in each year since 2007; [73222]

(2) how many convictions there have been for throwing litter from motor vehicles in each year since 2001. [73227]

Mr Blunt: The number of defendants found guilty at all courts for littering offences in England and Wales from 2007 to 2010 (latest available) can be viewed in the table.

Information held centrally by the Ministry of Justice on the Court Proceedings Database does not contain information about the circumstances behind each case, beyond the description provided in the statute under which proceedings are brought. It is therefore not possible to separately identify convictions that resulted from throwing litter from motor vehicles.

Court proceedings data for 2011 are planned for publication in the spring of 2012.

Number of defendants found guilty at all courts for littering offences, England and Wales, 2007 to 2010 (1,2)
Offence description Statute 2007 2008 (3) 2009 2010

Littering

Environmental Protection Act 1990, s.87, 93, 94, 94(8)(9) as substituted by Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005, s.21

2,304

2,715

3,489

3,573

(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) 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. (3) Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates court for April, July and August 2008. Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services—Ministry of Justice

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Estate Maintenance

Andrew George: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the maintenance backlog was in his Department's estate in each of the last five years. [73074]

Mr Blunt: The maintenance backlog for the Ministry of Justice estate since it was created in 2007 has been as follows:


£ billion

2007

1.35

2008

1.38

2009

1.36

2010

1.36

The maintenance backlog figure for 2011 has not yet been calculated.

National Offender Management Service: Manpower

Kate Green: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many staff of (a) the National Offender Management Service and (b) his Department were seconded to the prison and probation ombudsman in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007, (iv) 2008, (v) 2009 and (vi) 2010. [72972]

Mr Blunt: As the head of an independent organisation, it is a matter for the prisons and probation ombudsman (PPO) to determine the complement of his own staff. The PPO considers staff secondments to include staff on detachment from NOMS and from the wider MOJ.

Information on staff secondments during 2005 and 2006 is not held by the PPO. The following table gives numbers, as supplied by the PPO, of staff seconded from NOMS for the period 2007-10. During this period, the PPO seconded no members of staff from the wider Ministry of Justice.

As at October 2011 there were no seconded staff employed by the PPO.

Staff seconded by the PPO from NOMS by year:


Number of staff (1)

2005

(2)

2006

(2)

2007

11

2008

9

2009

5

2010

3

(1 )Number seconded as at December of that year. (2) No records.

Office of the Public Guardian

Sadiq Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the cost to the public purse was of relocating the Office of the Public Guardian from London to Manchester. [73781]

Mr Djanogly: As part of the Office of the Public Guardian's (OPGs) Transformation Programme it has been carrying out a phased relocation of work from London to the Midlands.

The relocation project started in 2009 with the opening of an office at 54 Hagley road, Birmingham and continued with the opening of an office at the Pearson Building, Nottingham in 2010.

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The final phase of the relocation project will see the OPG reducing its remaining London presence to a limited number of core corporate and operational roles and relocating the remainder of its business to the Axis building in Birmingham. The estimated total of estate relocation and staff exit costs for this final phase is £6.9 million.

The OPG is not relocating any of its functions to Manchester.

Operation Safeguard

Sadiq Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many (a) cells in police stations and (b) cells in courts are available for use under Operation Safeguard; [73774]

(2) what the cost per cell per night is of using (a) cells in police stations and (b) cells in courts for Operation Safeguard. [73775]

Mr Blunt: There is no fixed limit on the number of police or court cells that could be used to hold prisoners, as the number that can be made available at any one time depends on the occupancy levels required to deliver their primary function. If these places are required the number that will be made available will be determined jointly by NOMS and ACPO for police cells, or NOMS and HMCTS for court cells.

The maximum cost per night of a police cell used under operation safeguard is £400, although the actual price charged will normally be less. The pricing structure for police cells is set out in the Safeguard National Framework Agreement.

The pricing of court cell contingencies is determined by commercial contracts with a number of private sector organisations. Because of the confidential nature of these contracts it would not be appropriate to publicly release these costs.

Prison Accommodation

Sadiq Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the occupancy rate was for each prison and young offenders establishment on (a) 1 January 2010, (b) 1 March 2010, (c) 1 June 2010, (d) 1 September 2010, (e) 1 December 2010, (f) 1 January 2011, (g) 1 February 2011, (h) 1 March 2011, (i) 1 June 2011 and (j) 1 October 2011. [73760]

Mr Blunt: This information is not available in the format requested. The occupancy rate of each establishment in the NOMS custodial estate, as defined by the percentage of population, to in-use certified normal accommodation is published for the last working Friday in December 2009, February 2010, May 2010, August 2010, November 2010, December 2010, January 2011, February 2011, March 2011 and September 2011 and is set out in the following table. This information is published monthly on the MOJ website via the attached link.

http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/statistics-and-data/prisons-and-probation/prison-population-figures/index.htm

These figures 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.

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Percentage
Establishment Fri 18 Dec 2009 Fri 26 Feb 2010 Fri 28 May 2010 Fri 27 Aug 2010 Fri 26 Nov 2010 Fri 31 Dec 2010 Fri 28 Jan 2011 Fri 25 Feb 2011 Fri 27 May 2011 Fri 30 Sept 2011

Acklington/Castington

92

92

83

82

82

81

80

81

91

98

Altcourse

162

161

159

153

158

145

148

147

143

149

Ashfield

61

58

56

75

83

73

77

82

88

89

Ashwell

111

109

115

115

115

115

86

Askham Grange

99

93

90

97

98

91

102

102

100

98

Aylesbury

99

99

103

102

99

97

101

98

99

100

Bedford

155

153

152

148

148

137

147

146

144

157

Belmarsh

109

110

108

108

104

97

104

108

108

114

Birmingham

128

133

134

134

131

131

133

133

136

134

Blantyre House

99

100

99

98

100

100

98

96

99

99

Blundeston

108

108

108

108

111

111

106

109

111

108

Brinsford

95

80

99

97

96

90

92

95

101

106

Bristol

142

143

139

140

141

136

143

140

146

150

Brixton

123

125

125

115

137

131

138

139

132

146

Bronzefield

98

89

96

91

93

85

94

95

93

100

Buckley Hall

109

110

109

110

110

108

109

110

106

108

Bullingdon

125

127

127

123

123

119

125

125

123

125

Bullwood Hall

101

101

100

101

102

104

101

104

96

106

Bure

98

98

94

103

103

103

102

103

104

103

Canterbury

159

159

154

158

159

148

156

157

157

156

Cardiff

150

149

146

148

151

148

147

148

145

152

Channings Wood

104

103

104

104

102

101

101

103

103

104

Chelmsford

121

117

122

121

123

123

122

124

121

130

Coldingley

103

103

103

104

103

103

102

104

102

103

Cookham Wood

92

76

92

94

85

73

68

65

80

89

Dartmoor

103

104

103

89

101

100

101

102

102

100

Deerbolt

96

97

95

97

97

92

93

93

91

96

Doncaster

147

147

155

155

152

149

155

156

153

155

Dorchester

175

169

158

149

168

145

158

160

151

154

Dovegate

100

103

107

107

110

109

107

105

104

106

Downview

95

94

95

95

96

93

94

97

96

96

Drake Hall

96

83

95

95

96

86

88

97

98

99

Durham

159

159

152

154

154

147

151

158

154

157

East Sutton Park

86

87

89

86

100

88

91

93

99

98

Eastwood Park

79

93

97

96

99

86

98

99

95

100

Erlestoke

99

99

99

79

99

97

99

98

99

96

Everthorpe

113

113

112

113

110

109

108

112

112

112

Exeter

166

163

161

163

169

157

164

170

160

162

Featherstone

101

101

102

101

101

102

101

101

101

102

Feltham

86

88

89

88

91

83

87

91

90

95

Ford

94

94

92

96

99

94

86

76

95

98

Forest Bank

132

127

128

124

129

123

125

128

125

126

Foston Hall

77

83

86

82

87

80

85

99

99

102

Frankland

92

94

95

96

97

98

96

97

96

96

Full Sutton

100

100

99

98

100

100

100

100

102

101

Garth

103

104

104

103

101

101

103

104

103

103

Gartree

99

99

99

99

100

100

99

97

100

100

Glen Parva

118

113

116

119

110

108

105

115

116

117

Gloucester

132

134

137

128

138

121

132

128

128

149

Grendon / Spring Hill

95

93

96

91

91

91

93

94

96

96

Guys Marsh

110

110

110

112

111

108

111

111

111

110

Hatfield

96

98

98

98

98

97

97

97

97

96

Haverigg

101

84

102

100

100

100

99

101

102

102

Hewell

118

117

115

116

120

110

115

119

120

124

High Down

112

109

109

104

108

103

101

106

105

110

Highpoint (North and South)

100

101

101

101

101

99

100

101

101

101

Hindley

69

75

74

74

65

65

65

71

76

81

Hollesley Bay

99

94

99

98

98

97

100

97

98

100

Holloway

86

88

86

89

85

85

82

93

99

105

Holme House

109

110

106

101

96

91

94

94

101

115

Hull

138

128

136

134

139

131

131

131

129

138

Huntercombe

59

50

38

0

74

72

81

92

98

98

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Isis

     

73

82

79

68

65

85

113

Isle of Wight

107

107

101

107

107

106

108

108

107

107

Kennet

194

191

195

193

194

190

193

192

189

194

Kingston

99

99

98

99

99

99

100

98

100

98

Kirkham

100

100

100

99

100

99

98

99

99

98

Kirklevington Grange

97

97

95

98

95

94

92

96

98

100

Lancaster

152

150

151

145

148

147

124

48

   

Lancaster Farms

101

106

103

103

105

94

105

108

108

102

Latchmere House

93

95

96

96

100

93

98

97

96

 

Leeds

139

138

137

138

139

134

143

136

128

139

Leicester

174

169

163

160

164

157

163

163

159

175

Lewes

108

90

97

97

95

92

95

96

95

103

Leyhill

94

95

98

97

97

94

96

98

97

98

Lincoln

155

147

146

141

138

128

131

143

141

158

Lindholme

105

103

104

105

104

101

104

104

107

107

Littlehey

108

103

95

94

101

102

101

103

102

108

Liverpool

111

110

112

110

109

99

101

108

104

108

Long Lartin

99

98

99

100

99

99

99

99

99

99

Low Newton

96

97

101

80

97

91

88

104

87

93

Lowdham Grange

107

107

93

104

106

104

103

103

104

102

Maidstone

105

106

105

106

106

105

104

105

105

104

Manchester

130

131

124

128

130

123

125

127

125

125

Moorland

103

105

105

102

68

92

94

99

106

88

Morton Hall

96

83

74

79

75

69

44

11

   

Mount

103

102

101

102

102

103

102

102

101

102

New Hall

91

88

98

96

95

91

90

102

105

98

North Sea Camp

92

99

98

97

96

98

98

97

98

98

Northallerton

169

153

166

119

138

121

122

116

132

159

Norwich

116

118

120

120

119

113

119

120

121

124

Nottingham

145

146

120

145

145

133

141

145

140

146

Onley

98

86

99

98

99

95

97

99

99

99

Parc

139

138

141

136

127

128

123

119

126

124

Pentonville

134

130

134

134

135

127

134

137

131

142

Peterborough (Male and Female)

113

112

116

114

113

103

107

118

110

115

Portland

101

102

102

102

102

92

85

88

99

107

Preston

169

171

168

171

167

166

168

173

162

165

Ranby

111

112

111

108

122

120

120

122

121

122

Reading

143

130

130

126

124

114

120

116

125

124

Risley

103

103

102

103

104

103

102

104

102

103

Rochester

100

98

99

95

100

95

98

98

84

97

Rye Hill

109

109

107

102

101

102

101

102

103

103

Send

96

98

95

97

100

96

98

98

98

99

Sheppey

111

109

105

109

110

109

109

109

108

111

Shepton Mallet

113

114

114

115

113

113

114

114

114

114

Shrewsbury

158

168

166

169

177

171

179

179

182

185

Stafford

99

99

98

98

101

102

101

101

101

101

Stocken

104

103

108

107

108

106

106

107

107

103

Stoke Heath

96

92

103

105

85

80

76

77

55

72

Styal

98

101

98

90

94

90

96

99

101

97

Sudbury

99

98

100

98

99

97

98

99

98

99

Swansea

169

173

164

175

175

171

173

175

178

182

Swinfen Hall

103

106

103

99

106

107

104

106

102

107

Thorn Cross

87

85

82

92

91

86

89

89

91

93

Usk/Prescoed

134

130

133

134

125

130

127

133

132

132

Verne

103

103

102

103

99

105

102

103

102

104

Wakefield

99

98

99

99

98

99

99

99

99

99

Wandsworth

150

149

148

144

148

142

148

149

150

153

Warren Hill

81

66

59

78

96

91

95

96

94

88

Wayland

96

104

105

105

104

104

104

105

105

105

Wealstun

103

101

98

95

95

99

100

101

101

100

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Wellingborough

100

98

85

88

99

98

98

100

100

100

Werrington

85

76

79

73

71

64

71

91

95

89

Wetherby

76

65

79

96

96

81

85

90

86

93

Whatton

111

111

109

110

106

108

107

108

108

108

Whitemoor

96

95

100

99

99

99

97

97

99

98

Winchester

140

137

140

138

135

129

132

135

139

137

Wolds

123

121

122

120

119

119

120

114

113

110

Woodhill

122

121

120

123

121

117

122

124

121

126

Wormwood Scrubs

110

113

108

108

106

102

108

109

103

110

Wymott

105

102

104

104

104

104

105

104

104

104

Sadiq Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much prison capacity in each prison has been (a) brought into use and (b) taken out of use in each of the last 12 months. [73776]

Mr Blunt: The number of additional prison places that have been (a) brought in to use and (b) taken out of use in each prison and young offender institution in the NOMS estate as at the last working Friday in each of the last 12 months is set out in the following tables.

These figures 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.

  Brought into use
Establishment Fri 29 Oct 2010 Fri 26 Nov 2010 Fri 31 Dec 2010 Fri 28 Jan 2011 Fri 25 Feb 2011 Fri 25 Mar 2011 Fri 15 Apr 2011 Fri 27 May 2011 Fri 24 June 2011 Fri 29 July 2011 Fri 26 Aug 2011 Fri 30 Sept 2011

Acklington/ Castington

60

107

Altcourse

Ashfield

23

 

Ashwell

Askham Grange

Aylesbury

Bedford

Belmarsh

24

 

Birmingham

Blantyre House

Blundeston

Brinsford

Bristol

8

24

Brixton

Bronzefield

Buckley Hall

10

30

20

Bullingdon

6

Bullwood Hall

Bure

Canterbury

Cardiff

10

Channings Wood

Chelmsford

52

Coldingley

Cookham Wood

Dartmoor

4

4

Deerbolt

Doncaster

Dorchester

Dovegate

Downview

Drake Hall

Durham

2

3

East Sutton Park

Eastwood Park

1

Erlestoke

124

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Everthorpe

Exeter

Featherstone

32

Feltham

Ford

24

52

Forest Bank

Foston Hall

24

6

6

Frankland

Full Sutton

Garth

Gartree

Glen Parva

Gloucester

Grendon/Spring Hill

4

             

Guys Marsh

1

Hatfield

Haverigg

Hewell

High Down

Highpoint (North and South)

Hindley

Hollesley Bay

Holloway

35

2

58

Holme House

1

112

Hull

Huntercombe

50

100

125

97

Isis

72

72

36

120

95

75

44

Isle of Wight

Kennet

Kingston

Kirkham

Kirklevington Grange

Lancaster

Lancaster Farms

Latchmere House

Leeds

40

Leicester

12

Lewes

100

107

Leyhill

2

32

Lincoln

Lindholme

16

1

Littlehey

Liverpool

13

12

Long Lartin

6

Low Newton

30

24

 

Lowdham Grange

Maidstone

Manchester

18

Moorland

50

75

70

Morton Hall

Mount

New Hall

6

North Sea Camp

32

24

4

Northallerton

10

Norwich

Nottingham

Onley

Parc

97

23

94

118

4

Pentonville

38

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Peterborough (Male and Female)

Portland

22

Preston

2

Ranby

Reading

Risley

Rochester

9

6

Rye Hill

Send

Sheppey

57

18

Shepton Mallet

Shrewsbury

Stafford

Stocken

60

Stoke Heath

18

Styal

Sudbury

Swansea

7

10

Swinfen Hall

Thorn Cross

Usk/Prescoed

15

22

10

Verne

1

Wakefield

Wandsworth

Warren Hill

Wayland

Wealstun

81

Wellingborough

36

30

Werrington

Wetherby

12

20

12

12

Whatton

20

Whitemoor

6

Winchester

11

Wolds

Woodhill

21

Wormwood Scrubs

Wymott