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1248060

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Protection: Court Orders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to adopt the European Union Protection Measures Regulation (606/2013) into domestic law.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL9887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The Withdrawal Agreement negotiated by the Government ensures the EU ‘Protection Measures Regulation’ (606/2013) will continue to apply to protection measures in both the UK and EU Member States where a certificate is issued before the end of the transition period.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to protection measures where certificates are issued after the end of the transition period, the Mutual Recognition of Protection Measures in Civil Matters (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 493 of 2019) provides that an incoming protection measure from an EU Member State shall continue to be recognised and will be enforceable in England and Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>However, the instrument also removes the ability for the courts of England and Wales and Northern Ireland to issue an outgoing certificate, which is required for recognition and enforcement in an EU Member State under the Protection Measures Regulation. This is because we cannot legislate unilaterally to restore the reciprocity of approach, without which the court of an EU Member State could simply ignore protection measures issued by courts in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>These issues are devolved to Scotland. I understand the Scottish Government is considering its position.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 12/11/2020 14:33:10 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1249695

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Adultery: LGBT+ People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to amend the definition of adultery to include same-sex relations.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Jane Stevenson
	uin	113228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>Parliament considered this definition during passage of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013. Adultery in this context has a longstanding definition and can, within the terms of the 2013 act, take place only between a man and a woman. A same sex extramarital affair can therefore not be cited in support of the legal fact of adultery for the purpose of a divorce petition under the existing law. People can and do, however, use the fact of behaviour in a divorce petition to cite same sex affairs or other kinds of infidelity that do not meet the legal definition of adultery.</p><p>Commencement of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 will remove the requirement to evidence adultery or any other fact and replace this with a requirement to state that the marriage has broken down irretrievably. There will therefore no longer be a requirement to evidence matters of a personal nature that can introduce or worsen conflict to the detriment of any arrangements for the future, particularly about children.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 12/11/2020 13:26:11 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4750 label Biography information for Jane Stevenson

1249443

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Coronavirus
	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 reduce the transmission of covid-19 on the prison estate.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	113039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The safety of our staff and those in our care remains our top priority and when responding to Covid-19 we have worked closely with Public Health England and been guided by their advice. Closed settings such as prisons pose particular challenges in managing outbreaks, but we have well-developed policies and procedures in place to manage outbreaks and infectious diseases, including COVID-19. This means prisons are well prepared to take immediate action whenever cases or suspected cases are identified.</p><p>One of the range of measures HMPPS is taking to limit the spread of the virus in prisons and save lives is to compartmentalise prisoners. This requires establishments to introduce isolation units for the symptomatic, shielding units for the vulnerable, and reverse cohorting to quarantine new arrivals. Social distancing and basic hygiene are also effective controls to reduce transmission and we continue to provide access to the right cleaning and hygiene products in prisons. Other measures have included adapting prison regimes to support social distancing and PPE usage, and expanding the estate with new temporary units.</p><p>We have started to rollout regular testing for frontline staff which means we can identify positive cases earlier and will be able to minimise the spread of outbreaks. HMMPS is also rolling out testing for prisoners on reception and transfer.</p><p>We continue to work closely with PHE to develop and refine our response to the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/11/2020 17:40:12 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1249948

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Offences against Children: Criminal Proceedings
	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 effect of the backlog in the criminal justice system of cases involving sexual abuse of children and young people on victims and their families.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	112139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to understanding and mitigating the impact that caseloads in the criminal justice system are having on victims, including victims of child sexual abuse.</p><p>Part of this is achieved through ensuring that criminal courts’ recovery remains on track. We are making excellent progress and now have over 250 jury rooms open. Further courtrooms will continue to be made available in the existing estate and in Nightingale courts. Young victims of sexual abuse will also benefit from the accelerated rollout of the Section 28 (Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence (YJCE) Act 1999) (pre-recorded cross examination and re-examination) service for vulnerable witnesses, which includes all children under 18.</p><p>To support victims of childhood sexual abuse in their recovery, we have doubled the funding available for voluntary sector organisations providing direct support to victims and survivors of abuse at a national level to £2.4 million until 2022. This will provide vital national services including support lines, online resources and remote counselling.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice has also awarded £12 million to 91 rape support centres across England and Wales to provide independent, specialist support to female and male victims of sexual violence. This is an increase of £4 million from 2019/20 and includes £1.8 million of ringfenced funding for victims of recent and non-recent child sexual abuse. This new funding is in addition to the £4.8 million per annum already provided to Police and Crime Commissioners by the MoJ to support victims of child sexual abuse (part of the £69m provided this year for them to commission victim support services based on local need).</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 12/11/2020 13:28:14 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1249913

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) artificial intelligence and (b) machine learning projects are being (i) undertaken and (ii) considered for his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	112082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The department does not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Learning (ML) in the true definition across its services. The department has an Analytical Platform which spots trends and create links between data sets; however, this wouldn’t fall under either category. A case study on the Analytical Platform can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/choose-tools-and-infrastructure-to-make-better-use-of-your-data#case-study---using-data-science-with-the-ministry-of-justice-analytical-platform" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/choose-tools-and-infrastructure-to-make-better-use-of-your-data#case-study---using-data-science-with-the-ministry-of-justice-analytical-platform</a></p><p> </p><p>With its analytical platform, the department has built a set of tools that provide the basis for the potential development of AI/ML tools, and alongside this, we are undertaking a project that builds on the Office for Artificial Intelligence guidance to develop practical tools and governance to support the ethical development of any future AL/ML project. The Government’s Data Ethics Framework and ‘Guide to Using AI in the Public Sector’, alongside other guidance are available on GOV.UK, to support ethical and safe use of algorithms in the public sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to review where artificial intelligence or machine learning would add value to undertaking its duties. In most circumstances we use software in place of machine learning or Artificial Intelligence.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 12/11/2020 13:27:06 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1248357

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Evictions: Coronavirus
	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 November 2020 to Question 107142 on Evictions: Coronavirus, if he will make it his policy to suspend all evictions in the interests of public health during the period of new national covid-19 lockdown from 5 November 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
	tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
	uin	110934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The Lord Chancellor wrote to the High Court Enforcement Officers Association on 5 November to request that they ask their members not to enforce evictions other than in a limited number of the most serious circumstances during the period of time that the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No.4) Regulations 2020 are in force.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 12/11/2020 13:30:17 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1248323

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Evictions: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his letter of 21 October 2020 to the High Court Enforcement Officers Association, whether he sent a similar letter to enforcement officers for the county courts, and if he will publish it.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	110857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>HMCTS issued guidance to county court bailiffs instructing them not to enforce evictions in Local Alert Level Areas 2 (High) and 3 (Very High). This was consistent with the request that was made by the Secretary of State to the High Court Enforcement Officers Association in order to protect public health.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 12/11/2020 13:30:58 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1248322

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Evictions: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his letter of 21 October 2020 to the High Court Enforcement Officers Association, whether his request that enforcement officers do not carry out evictions in areas with local lockdown restrictions now applies to all of England.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	110856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>On 5 November, the Lord Chancellor wrote to the High Court Enforcement Officers Association to request that they ask their members not to enforce evictions other than in a limited number of the most serious circumstances during the period of time that the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No.4) Regulations 2020 are in force.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 12/11/2020 13:30:33 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1248452

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Evictions: Coronavirus
	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 ask the representative bodies of bailiffs to instruct their members to suspend evictions during the period of new national covid-19 lockdown from 5 November 2020 to help prevent the transmission of covid-19; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	110775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The Lord Chancellor wrote to the High Court Enforcement Officers Association on 5 November to request that they ask their members not to enforce evictions other than in a limited number of the most serious circumstances during the period of time that the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No.4) Regulations 2020 are in force.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 12/11/2020 13:29:57 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas