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Written Question
Pornography: Children
Thursday 26th July 2018

Asked by: Baroness Howe of Idlicote (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) prosecutions, and (2) convictions have been made under section 62 of the Coroner and Justice Act 2009 in the last five financial years.

Answered by Lord Keen of Elie - Shadow Minister (Justice)

The number of prosecutions and convictions under section 62 of the Coroner and Justice Act 2009 for the financial years from 2012/13 to 2016/17 can be found in the table below.

Number of prosecutions and convictions under Section 62 of the Coroner and Justice Act 2009, possession of prohibited image of a child, 2012/13 to 2016/17

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2015/16

2016/17

Prosecutions

18

17

18

24

40

Convictions

14

7

11

27

53

A defendant who appears before both magistrates’ court and Crown Court may not do so within the same year, meaning for a given year convictions may exceed prosecutions or sentences may not equal convictions. Defendants who appear before both courts may be convicted at the Crown Court for a different offence to that for which they were originally proceeded against at magistrates’ court.

Written Question
Prisons: Visits
Tuesday 9th February 2016

Asked by: Baroness Howe of Idlicote (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 22 December 2015 (HL4641), what assessment they have made of the compatibility of restricting children's visits to their fathers in prison through the Incentives and Earned Privileges scheme with children's rights under (1) Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, and (2) Article 9 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Answered by Lord Faulks

Men and women prisoners have the same entitlements to visits. Both are eligible to family days where relevant, in addition to the normal visits entitlement. Prisons should not treat men and women prisoners differently with respect to visits solely on the basis of their gender.

Written Question
Prisons: Visits
Tuesday 9th February 2016

Asked by: Baroness Howe of Idlicote (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 22 December 2015 (HL4650), why children's visits to their fathers in prison continue to be part of Incentives and Earned Privileges schemes when children's visits to their mother in prison are excluded from such schemes under issue 297 of Prison Service Order 4800.

Answered by Lord Faulks

Men and women prisoners have the same entitlements to visits. Both are eligible to family days where relevant, in addition to the normal visits entitlement. Prisons should not treat men and women prisoners differently with respect to visits solely on the basis of their gender.

Written Question
Prisons: Visits
Tuesday 9th February 2016

Asked by: Baroness Howe of Idlicote (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 22 December 2015 (HL4639), what recent discussions they have had with the National Offender Management Service about bringing the guidance on Incentives and Earned Privileges schemes for men's prisons in line with the guidance for women's prisons set out in issue 297 of Prison Service Order 4800, which states that incentive schemes "should never be linked to any access to family visits".

Answered by Lord Faulks

Men and women prisoners have the same entitlements to visits. Both are eligible to family days where relevant, in addition to the normal visits entitlement. Prisons should not treat men and women prisoners differently with respect to visits solely on the basis of their gender.

Written Question
Prisons: Visits
Tuesday 22nd December 2015

Asked by: Baroness Howe of Idlicote (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the conditions for children visiting a parent in prison, in the light of Barnardo's recent report <i>Locked Out: Children's experiences of visiting a parent in prison</i>.

Answered by Lord Faulks

The Government agrees that strong family ties are an important part of helping prisoners turn away from crime, and the recommendations from the recent Barnardo’s report are currently being considered in the context of the wider prison reforms.

All convicted prisoners have a long-standing statutory entitlement to a minimum of two visits every 28 days. In addition, prisoners may also be rewarded with additional visits for good behaviour and for engaging with their rehabilitation.

Written Question
Prisons: Visits
Tuesday 22nd December 2015

Asked by: Baroness Howe of Idlicote (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recommendation of Barnardo's in the recent report <i>Locked Out: Children's experiences of visiting a parent in prison</i>, that visits by children to fathers in prison should be removed from the incentives and Earned Privileges Scheme.

Answered by Lord Faulks

The Government agrees that strong family ties are an important part of helping prisoners turn away from crime, and the recommendations from the recent Barnardo’s report are currently being considered in the context of the wider prison reforms.

All convicted prisoners have a long-standing statutory entitlement to a minimum of two visits every 28 days. In addition, prisoners may also be rewarded with additional visits for good behaviour and for engaging with their rehabilitation.

Written Question
Prisons: Visits
Tuesday 22nd December 2015

Asked by: Baroness Howe of Idlicote (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to implement the recommendations in Barnardo's recent report <i>Locked Out: Children's experiences of visiting a parent in prison</i>.

Answered by Lord Faulks

The Government agrees that strong family ties are an important part of helping prisoners turn away from crime, and the recommendations from the recent Barnardo’s report are currently being considered in the context of the wider prison reforms.

All convicted prisoners have a long-standing statutory entitlement to a minimum of two visits every 28 days. In addition, prisoners may also be rewarded with additional visits for good behaviour and for engaging with their rehabilitation.

Written Question
Prisons: Visits
Tuesday 22nd December 2015

Asked by: Baroness Howe of Idlicote (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Barnardo's recent report <i>Locked Out: Children's experiences of visiting a parent in prison, </i>in particular claims that visits by children to fathers who are in prison are severely restricted<i>.</i>

Answered by Lord Faulks

The Government agrees that strong family ties are an important part of helping prisoners turn away from crime, and the recommendations from the recent Barnardo’s report are currently being considered in the context of the wider prison reforms.

All convicted prisoners have a long-standing statutory entitlement to a minimum of two visits every 28 days. In addition, prisoners may also be rewarded with additional visits for good behaviour and for engaging with their rehabilitation.