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1650795

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Disability
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 ensure that reasonable adjustments are made by His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	192759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2023 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) provides reasonable adjustments for court and tribunal users with disabilities, in accordance with its legal duty under the Equality Act 2010, to help them access information and services. HMCTS also has a wider duty to avoid treating people less favourably because of a disability to meet its wider Public Sector Equality Duty. HMCTS encourages court and tribunal users to get in touch before a hearing to discuss any particular adjustments they may need. Information about HMCTS providing reasonable adjustments is available on GOV.UK at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service/about/equality-and-diversity.</p><p>HMCTS has mandatory Reasonable Adjustment learning for staff to help them understand what reasonable adjustments are and how the agency should put them in place to support court and tribunal users with disabilities.</p><p>As part of the HMCTS Reform Programme, HMCTS is improving how reasonable adjustments are requested and managed within Civil, Family and Tribunals jurisdictions. This will include proactively asking service users for their support needs within their journey, and improvements to case management systems to make it easier for its staff to manage and deliver the adjustments.</p><p>HMCTS does record requests for reasonable adjustments. Requests from court and tribunal users across all jurisdictions are manually logged and recorded on OPTIC which is the HMCTS incident and feedback recording system.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 192760 192767 question first answered 14/07/2023 13:35:38 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1650796

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Disability
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 simplify the process for people seeking reasonable adjustments in His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service settings.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	192760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2023 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) provides reasonable adjustments for court and tribunal users with disabilities, in accordance with its legal duty under the Equality Act 2010, to help them access information and services. HMCTS also has a wider duty to avoid treating people less favourably because of a disability to meet its wider Public Sector Equality Duty. HMCTS encourages court and tribunal users to get in touch before a hearing to discuss any particular adjustments they may need. Information about HMCTS providing reasonable adjustments is available on GOV.UK at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service/about/equality-and-diversity.</p><p>HMCTS has mandatory Reasonable Adjustment learning for staff to help them understand what reasonable adjustments are and how the agency should put them in place to support court and tribunal users with disabilities.</p><p>As part of the HMCTS Reform Programme, HMCTS is improving how reasonable adjustments are requested and managed within Civil, Family and Tribunals jurisdictions. This will include proactively asking service users for their support needs within their journey, and improvements to case management systems to make it easier for its staff to manage and deliver the adjustments.</p><p>HMCTS does record requests for reasonable adjustments. Requests from court and tribunal users across all jurisdictions are manually logged and recorded on OPTIC which is the HMCTS incident and feedback recording system.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 192759 192767 question first answered 14/07/2023 13:35:38 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1650797

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department takes steps to record requests for reasonable adjustments.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	192767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2023 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) provides reasonable adjustments for court and tribunal users with disabilities, in accordance with its legal duty under the Equality Act 2010, to help them access information and services. HMCTS also has a wider duty to avoid treating people less favourably because of a disability to meet its wider Public Sector Equality Duty. HMCTS encourages court and tribunal users to get in touch before a hearing to discuss any particular adjustments they may need. Information about HMCTS providing reasonable adjustments is available on GOV.UK at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service/about/equality-and-diversity.</p><p>HMCTS has mandatory Reasonable Adjustment learning for staff to help them understand what reasonable adjustments are and how the agency should put them in place to support court and tribunal users with disabilities.</p><p>As part of the HMCTS Reform Programme, HMCTS is improving how reasonable adjustments are requested and managed within Civil, Family and Tribunals jurisdictions. This will include proactively asking service users for their support needs within their journey, and improvements to case management systems to make it easier for its staff to manage and deliver the adjustments.</p><p>HMCTS does record requests for reasonable adjustments. Requests from court and tribunal users across all jurisdictions are manually logged and recorded on OPTIC which is the HMCTS incident and feedback recording system.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 192759 192760 question first answered 14/07/2023 13:35:38 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1650798

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that the special category level of personal data held by his Department is protected.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	192768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) takes its data protection responsibilities very seriously. The Department has a well-resourced and knowledgeable Data Protection Team led by an experienced and certified Data Protection Officer (DPO). We have a departmental data protection strategy providing a framework which enables the lawful use of personal data.</p><p> </p><p>The Department delivers regular training which is bespoke to roles which involve the processing of personal information, including special category data. All staff are required to undertake information handling training. The Department has a policy governance framework in place and conducts regular audits to check that our policies and procedures are effective.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to foster a culture which promotes good data protection and security principles. The Data Protection Team also works with the Cross Government Data Protection Committee to share learning, best practice and recommendations. This approach has been endorsed by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).</p><p> </p><p>The department has a range of security policies, standards, and guidance material which staff, contractors and suppliers are obliged to follow. These define the security requirements that systems which process MoJ information, including special category information, must include to ensure it is properly protected at all times.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 14/07/2023 13:37:45 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1537974

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Disasters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to introduce a public advocate as set out in the Public Advocate (No.2) Bill; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	75810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting bereaved families after public disasters and during public inquests. We have consulted on proposals to establish an Independent Public Advocate and we are carefully considering the best way forward.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 07/11/2022 17:47:14 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1362477

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Remote Hearings: Hearing Impairment
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 22 July to Question 35513 on Remote Hearings: Hearing Impairment, if the Minister will publish the Equality Impact Assessment referred to.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	61113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2021 answer text <p>The Equality Impact Assessment will be published alongside an evaluation of the use of remote hearings during the covid-19 outbreak. HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) aims to publish the evaluation in due course.</p><p>HMCTS Reasonable Adjustment Guidance and training are intended for internal use and HMCTS does not intend to publish these materials. Remote participation in hearings provides an alternative method for conducting a hearing. However, attending a hearing remotely will not always be appropriate. The option to hold a remote hearing is at the discretion of a judge, who will decide if it is appropriate and in the interests of justice to do so, taking into account the needs of the parties involved. The allocation of court facilities will be provided accordingly. HMCTS is committed to ensuring that remote hearings are accessible to all users including those with hearing loss.</p><p>To preserve the independence of the judiciary, the Lord Chief Justice (LCJ), the Senior President of the Tribunals, and the Chief Coroner have statutory responsibility for judicial training. All judicial training materials are created and held by the Judicial College which is independent from the Ministry of Justice.</p><p>All judicial office holders have access to the Equal Treatment Bench Book (ETBB). This is a publicly available guidance document that provides explicit guidance on a wide range of considerations, including with individuals who are hard of hearing. The ETBB is published here: <a href="http://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Equal-Treatment-Bench-Book-February-2021-1.pdf" target="_blank">www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Equal-Treatment-Bench-Book-February-2021-1.pdf</a>.</p><p>HMCTS has issued guidance to staff highlighting that court/tribunal users with hearing loss may wish to use personal or specialist equipment including Roger assistive devices in our buildings. Where a court/tribunal user wishes to use equipment at a hearing not provided by HMCTS this is subject to judicial approval.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 29/10/2021 13:03:21 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1362478

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Remote Hearings: Hearing Impairment
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 22 July to Question 35513 on Remote Hearings: Hearing Impairment, if his Department will publish the reasonable adjustment guidance and training available to HMCTS personnel.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	61114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>The Equality Impact Assessment will be published alongside an evaluation of the use of remote hearings during the covid-19 outbreak. HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) aims to publish the evaluation in due course.</p><p>HMCTS Reasonable Adjustment Guidance and training are intended for internal use and HMCTS does not intend to publish these materials. Remote participation in hearings provides an alternative method for conducting a hearing. However, attending a hearing remotely will not always be appropriate. The option to hold a remote hearing is at the discretion of a judge, who will decide if it is appropriate and in the interests of justice to do so, taking into account the needs of the parties involved. The allocation of court facilities will be provided accordingly. HMCTS is committed to ensuring that remote hearings are accessible to all users including those with hearing loss.</p><p>To preserve the independence of the judiciary, the Lord Chief Justice (LCJ), the Senior President of the Tribunals, and the Chief Coroner have statutory responsibility for judicial training.  All judicial training materials are created and held by the Judicial College which is independent from the Ministry of Justice.</p><p>All judicial office holders have access to the Equal Treatment Bench Book (ETBB).  This is a publicly available guidance document that provides explicit guidance on a wide range of considerations, including with individuals who are hard of hearing.  The ETBB is published here: <a href="http://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Equal-Treatment-Bench-Book-February-2021-1.pdf" target="_blank">www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Equal-Treatment-Bench-Book-February-2021-1.pdf</a>.</p><p>HMCTS has issued guidance to staff highlighting that court/tribunal users with hearing loss may wish to use personal or specialist equipment including Roger assistive devices in our buildings.  Where a court/tribunal user wishes to use equipment at a hearing not provided by HMCTS this is subject to judicial approval.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 61115 61116 question first answered 27/10/2021 16:14:50 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1362479

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Remote Hearings: Hearing Impairment
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 22 July to Question 35513 on Remote Hearings: Hearing Impairment, if his Department will publish the learning materials which provide explicit guidance on working with diverse individuals such as those who are hard of hearing which the judiciary has access to.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	61115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>The Equality Impact Assessment will be published alongside an evaluation of the use of remote hearings during the covid-19 outbreak. HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) aims to publish the evaluation in due course.</p><p>HMCTS Reasonable Adjustment Guidance and training are intended for internal use and HMCTS does not intend to publish these materials. Remote participation in hearings provides an alternative method for conducting a hearing. However, attending a hearing remotely will not always be appropriate. The option to hold a remote hearing is at the discretion of a judge, who will decide if it is appropriate and in the interests of justice to do so, taking into account the needs of the parties involved. The allocation of court facilities will be provided accordingly. HMCTS is committed to ensuring that remote hearings are accessible to all users including those with hearing loss.</p><p>To preserve the independence of the judiciary, the Lord Chief Justice (LCJ), the Senior President of the Tribunals, and the Chief Coroner have statutory responsibility for judicial training.  All judicial training materials are created and held by the Judicial College which is independent from the Ministry of Justice.</p><p>All judicial office holders have access to the Equal Treatment Bench Book (ETBB).  This is a publicly available guidance document that provides explicit guidance on a wide range of considerations, including with individuals who are hard of hearing.  The ETBB is published here: <a href="http://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Equal-Treatment-Bench-Book-February-2021-1.pdf" target="_blank">www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Equal-Treatment-Bench-Book-February-2021-1.pdf</a>.</p><p>HMCTS has issued guidance to staff highlighting that court/tribunal users with hearing loss may wish to use personal or specialist equipment including Roger assistive devices in our buildings.  Where a court/tribunal user wishes to use equipment at a hearing not provided by HMCTS this is subject to judicial approval.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 61114 61116 question first answered 27/10/2021 16:14:50 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1362480

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance has been provided by his Department to HMCTS officials on court hearing participants using specialist equipment assessed as suitable including Roger assistive devices.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	61116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>The Equality Impact Assessment will be published alongside an evaluation of the use of remote hearings during the covid-19 outbreak. HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) aims to publish the evaluation in due course.</p><p>HMCTS Reasonable Adjustment Guidance and training are intended for internal use and HMCTS does not intend to publish these materials. Remote participation in hearings provides an alternative method for conducting a hearing. However, attending a hearing remotely will not always be appropriate. The option to hold a remote hearing is at the discretion of a judge, who will decide if it is appropriate and in the interests of justice to do so, taking into account the needs of the parties involved. The allocation of court facilities will be provided accordingly. HMCTS is committed to ensuring that remote hearings are accessible to all users including those with hearing loss.</p><p>To preserve the independence of the judiciary, the Lord Chief Justice (LCJ), the Senior President of the Tribunals, and the Chief Coroner have statutory responsibility for judicial training.  All judicial training materials are created and held by the Judicial College which is independent from the Ministry of Justice.</p><p>All judicial office holders have access to the Equal Treatment Bench Book (ETBB).  This is a publicly available guidance document that provides explicit guidance on a wide range of considerations, including with individuals who are hard of hearing.  The ETBB is published here: <a href="http://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Equal-Treatment-Bench-Book-February-2021-1.pdf" target="_blank">www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Equal-Treatment-Bench-Book-February-2021-1.pdf</a>.</p><p>HMCTS has issued guidance to staff highlighting that court/tribunal users with hearing loss may wish to use personal or specialist equipment including Roger assistive devices in our buildings.  Where a court/tribunal user wishes to use equipment at a hearing not provided by HMCTS this is subject to judicial approval.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 61114 61115 question first answered 27/10/2021 16:14:50 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1348225

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Driving under Influence: Criminal Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information or evidence of impairment has to be provided by a court user to HM Courts and Tribunals Service before reasonable adjustments will be considered.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	35512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>HMCTS will provide reasonable adjustments for court and tribunal users with disabilities and takes steps to avoid treating people less favourably because of their disability. Court and tribunal users are encouraged to get in touch with HMCTS to discuss any particular adjustments they may need. HMCTS staff will sensitively ask those needing reasonable adjustments what support they require in order to be able to provide reasonable adjustments. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for all of those people with hearing loss to be able to access hearings in person.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Reasonable adjustment guidance and broader disability guidance is provided to all HMCTS staff for in person hearings and remote hearings. All guidance raises awareness of the issues people with hearing loss may face, and the reasonable adjustments which may help them to fully participate in hearings. Guidance also provides practical help for staff to ensure they know what hearing enhancement equipment is available in their buildings for users and how to use it. It includes a checklist for making sure that staff have time to test hearing enhancement equipment and are comfortable with how it’s used.</p><p> </p><p>The Judiciary of England and Wales is constitutionally independent of Government, so the MoJ does not issue guidance to the judiciary. Judicial guidance on equal treatment is provided through access to the Equal Treatment Bench Book (ETBB), published by the Judicial College, and learning materials which provide explicit guidance on working with diverse individuals such as those who have hearing loss.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 35515 35516 question first answered 22/07/2021 16:59:57 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle