Asked by: Kate Kniveton (Conservative - Burton)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to respond to the Criminal Injury Compensation Scheme Review 2020.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
I am grateful to all who took the time to contribute views to our consultation following a review of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. Our proposals aim to make claiming compensation simpler and more accessible for victims of violent crime.
We are carefully reviewing responses and will aim to publish the Government’s response in due course.
Asked by: Kate Kniveton (Conservative - Burton)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
What steps his Department is taking to help reduce the spread of covid-19 in prisons.
Answered by Lucy Frazer - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
As community rates increase, the risk of outbreaks in prisons inevitably rises. We have planned for this and have a range of measures in place, informed by public health advice, to protect our staff, prisoners and the NHS over Winter.
Our hard-working prison staff are continuing to implement regimes that have been adapted for safety, with social distancing and PPE use. We are also quarantining new arrivals, isolating those with symptoms, and shielding the vulnerable.
These interventions are supporting us to minimise importation, limit the spread of infection and protect against explosive outbreaks.