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451346

registered interest
date	08/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Divorce
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people (a) applied for and (b) were granted divorce in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	26376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>Details of the number of applications for divorce and the number of decrees issued by the courts are published in Table 7 of the Family Court Statistics Quarterly and the December 2015 report is at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2015</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 12/02/2016 13:48:42 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

451355

registered interest
date	08/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on access to justice for people on low incomes of the Government's proposals to (a) increase the small claims court threshold and (b) remove the right to general damages for soft tissue injuries.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	26221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government will consult on the detail of the new reforms in due course, including any necessary safeguards. The consultation will be accompanied by an impact assessment.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 16/02/2016 13:12:09 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

451356

registered interest
date	08/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been paid in compensation to prison staff in relation to prisoner attacks in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	26218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>From the data currently held by the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) it is not possible to distinguish prison staff compensation claims for prisoner attacks from other similar claims such as other injuries at work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 12/02/2016 13:19:47 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

451361

registered interest
date	08/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Representation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have represented themselves as litigants in person in (a) civil, (b) criminal and (c) family courts in 2015-16 to date.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	26312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not collect information centrally on Litigants in Person in civil related court cases, criminal court cases or family court cases.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 15/02/2016 11:44:13 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

451395

registered interest
date	08/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken for appeals for benefit sanctions.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	26197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>The First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS does not record data specifically relating to appeals against sanctions imposed by DWP.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In order to increase the capacity of the Tribunal, and therefore speed up the appeals process, HMCTS has recruited extra judges and medical members, increased venue capacity and introduced more efficient processes. This action, coupled with a reduction in appeal receipts, has enabled HMCTS to reduce the overall average length of time to administer appeals from 28 weeks in the period July to September 2014, to 19 weeks for the same period in 2015 (the latest period for which statistics have been published). The median length of time to administer appeals (which will be the experience of the majority of appellants) has reduced from 18 weeks to 14 weeks in the same period.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the length of time taken to administer appeals generally is published by the Ministry of Justice in Tribunal Statistics Quarterly. The most recent report, for the period July to September 2015, published on 10 December 2015, can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2015</a></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 15/02/2016 11:41:05 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

451041

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Tribunals: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2016 to Question 24107 on tribunals: Scotland, how many of those people whose data was breached were made aware that that breach had occurred.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	26104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Courts &amp; Tribunals Service takes its responsibility for data incidents very seriously and treats each case on its individual merits. Notifying individuals of data breaches or incidents is considered, but is not a mandatory action in every instance.</p><p> </p><p>Informing people and organisations about a breach is not an end in itself. Notification should have a clear purpose, whether this is to enable individuals who may have been affected to take steps to protect themselves or to allow the appropriate regulatory bodies to perform their functions, provide advice and deal with complaints.</p><p> </p><p>The above criteria is considered when deciding whether or not to inform individuals or organisations of a data breach. In relation to the incidents referred to in this PQ it is unclear, as no statistical information has been retained, as to whether or not individuals were notified.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on data breach notification is set out by the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) in the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/principle-7-security/" target="_blank">https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/principle-7-security/</a></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/02/2016 17:20:27 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

451044

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Courts: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will commission an assessment of the effect on victims of domestic abuse and their families of the use of common entrances at family courts for both the perpetrators and victims of that crime.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	26113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>Every family court has a system to support vulnerable court users. Protective measures are put in place whenever a court is aware that an individual involved in a case may be violent. These can include separate waiting areas, additional security and the use of separate entrances where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of children or women injured by a perpetrator of domestic violence after a Family Court decision relating to child contact is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost by manually checking case files in criminal and family courts and matching records.</p><p> </p><p>The family court takes the issue of domestic violence extremely seriously. Where domestic violence or abuse is admitted or proven, any child arrangements order put in place must protect the safety and wellbeing of the child and the parent with whom the child is living, and not expose them to the risk of further harm. In particular, the court must be satisfied that any contact ordered with a parent who has perpetrated violence or abuse is safe and in the best interests of the child.</p><p>Where the court does conclude that direct contact is safe and beneficial for the child, it can impose conditions such as supervised contact to protect the child.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 26114 question first answered 10/02/2016 17:30:52 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

451046

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2015 to Question 18874, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the increase in the number of knives confiscated in Crown courts between 2012-13 and 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	26052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>My Department takes the issue of security within courts extremely seriously and has robust security and safety systems in place to protect all court users and judiciary. These systems include mandatory bag searches, modern detection equipment, X-ray machines and surveillance cameras, as well as court security officers with the legal powers to seize items where required. Security procedures, including the detection technology used, are continuously reviewed to ensure that security is as effective as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The increase in the number of knives taken from people as they enter Crown Courts between 2012/13 and 2014/15 may be due to the implementation of more robust training for Court Security Officers; improved rates of recording for the taking of such items and improved searching of people entering Crown Courts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/02/2016 17:47:20 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

451049

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children and women were seriously injured by a perpetrator of domestic violence after a Family Court decision to allow child access for a perpetrator of that crime in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	26114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>Every family court has a system to support vulnerable court users. Protective measures are put in place whenever a court is aware that an individual involved in a case may be violent. These can include separate waiting areas, additional security and the use of separate entrances where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of children or women injured by a perpetrator of domestic violence after a Family Court decision relating to child contact is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost by manually checking case files in criminal and family courts and matching records.</p><p> </p><p>The family court takes the issue of domestic violence extremely seriously. Where domestic violence or abuse is admitted or proven, any child arrangements order put in place must protect the safety and wellbeing of the child and the parent with whom the child is living, and not expose them to the risk of further harm. In particular, the court must be satisfied that any contact ordered with a parent who has perpetrated violence or abuse is safe and in the best interests of the child.</p><p>Where the court does conclude that direct contact is safe and beneficial for the child, it can impose conditions such as supervised contact to protect the child.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 26113 question first answered 10/02/2016 17:30:52 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

450266

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	South Yorkshire Community Rehabilitation Company
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2016 to Question 24848, on the South Yorkshire Community Rehabilitation Company, what areas of that company's activities the action plan referred to covers; in what way his Department plans to monitor the implementation of that plan; and what steps his Department can take if a community rehabilitation company fails to implement such a plan in the agreed timescale.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	25618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is commercially sensitive. It is normal Government practice not to release commercially sensitive information.</p><p> </p><p>The use of action plans is part of an ongoing standard contract management process used routinely with all 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) to promptly and proactively address issues which have been identified.</p><p> </p><p>We have robust contract management in place to monitor these plans, including commercial and financial specialists to ensure that providers deliver effective services and value for money. Robust performance management systems and audit arrangements are in place to manage the contracts. This approach is in line with National Audit Office contract management standards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 25619 question first answered 10/02/2016 17:53:03 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson