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	registered interest
	date	18/02/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Juries: Protective Clothing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to remove the requirement for face coverings to be worn in courts by people completing jury service.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	125134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2022 answer text <p>The announcement of the ‘Living With Covid’ strategy means all Covid-related restrictions across the courts in England and Wales have been reviewed, and will be removed as quickly as possible. There is no longer a requirement to wear a face covering in our buildings in England and Wales. This applies both to staff offices, and to the public parts of our courts and tribunals. While the requirement has now been removed, government guidance still recommends wearing a face covering in crowded and enclosed spaces, especially where you are likely to come into contact with people you don’t normally meet.</p><p>We expect to be able to confirm what (if any) other measures will remain beyond April, which is when existing Government guidance on workplace/venue safety will be replaced. For the interim period, however, jurors who are using certain deliberation rooms assessed as too small to use without protection of fluid resistant face masks will continue to be asked to wear those masks in those areas of our buildings. This reflects ongoing Public Health advice, which we continue to observe so as to ensure both safety of all using our buildings, and public confidence in those safety standards.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 04/03/2022 16:04:48 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1345328

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2021
	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, what plans he has to reduce the number of separation and divorce proceedings that end up in the family court system; and what steps he is taking to increase the use of mediation services.
	tabling member constituency	Workington
	tabling member printed	Mark Jenkinson
	uin	29911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>Divorce and dissolution are a fundamental change of legal status that may have implications for people’s rights and responsibilities, for matters such as property and inheritance, and for the families involved. Since the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857, divorce has always been a court process and only the court can legally end a marriage.</p><p> </p><p>However, divorcing couples can use family mediation to reach agreement about the arrangements for any children and for dividing their financial assets, rather than asking the court to decide these matters.</p><p> </p><p>This government is committed to supporting more families to resolve issues such as these through mediation, where appropriate. On 26 March 2021, a £1m Family Mediation Voucher Scheme was launched by the MoJ, to encourage and better support families to use mediation and resolve disputes outside of court.</p><p> </p><p>The Family Mediation Voucher Scheme is currently available in private law children cases where there are no safeguarding concerns and the case is deemed suitable for mediation. The scheme will offer over 2,000 families a financial contribution of up to £500 towards their mediation costs, giving these families the opportunity to resolve their disputes with the assistance of a trained mediator. Mediation Vouchers are offered, at the Mediation Information Assessment Meeting (MIAM) to ensure families are provided with information regarding the support they can get, before they decide to pursue their matters in the family court.</p><p> </p><p>We are closely monitoring the uptake and impact of the scheme and are actively considering what more could be done to encourage parties to consider mediation as an alternative to court, including better signposting of mediation as part of the implementation of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020.</p><p> </p><p>This government will continue to look at how the benefits of mediation can be better communicated, in order to encourage wider use of mediation where cases are suitable to do so.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 16/07/2021 13:45:22 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4752 label Biography information for Mark Jenkinson

1203355

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Royal Commission On Criminal Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his timescale is for announcing the (a) Chair and (b) terms of reference of the proposed Royal Commission on Criminal Justice announced in the Queen's Speech of December 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Witney
	tabling member printed	Robert Courts
	uin	59243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The Royal Commission is an important opportunity to address some of the key issues affecting the criminal justice system.</p><p>As we emerge from this unprecedented pandemic, we are carefully addressing the scope, terms of reference and membership of the Commission. In doing so we intend to embrace the lessons we can learn from the present crisis with Covid-19 to help make the system more resilient.</p><p>As this work develops, further announcements will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/06/2020 15:50:50 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

1010402

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Repossession Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) median and (b) mean times were for private landlords to progress from a claim to possession of a property by a county court bailiff for the most recent period for which figures are available (i) across England and (ii) by each court circuit.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	192940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The average time taken from issue to repossession (in weeks) in private landlord possession cases in the county court is provided in the table below. <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Midlands</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>South East</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>England</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Med</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Med</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Med</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Med</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Med</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Med</p></td><td><p><strong>Mean</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Med</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>24.0</p></td><td><p>17.7</p></td><td><p>23.6</p></td><td><p>16.7</p></td><td><p>26.6</p></td><td><p>14.7</p></td><td><p>27.5</p></td><td><p>15.1</p></td><td><p>23.2</p></td><td><p>14.7</p></td><td><p>20.6</p></td><td><p>13.4</p></td><td><p><strong>24.0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>24.3</p></td><td><p>18.3</p></td><td><p>25.3</p></td><td><p>17.9</p></td><td><p>19.7</p></td><td><p>14.3</p></td><td><p>26.8</p></td><td><p>15.4</p></td><td><p>21.0</p></td><td><p>14.3</p></td><td><p>23.0</p></td><td><p>14.1</p></td><td><p><strong>23.4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>24.4</p></td><td><p>17.9</p></td><td><p>23.1</p></td><td><p>16.1</p></td><td><p>24.6</p></td><td><p>14.3</p></td><td><p>19.7</p></td><td><p>15.0</p></td><td><p>20.8</p></td><td><p>14.1</p></td><td><p>16.0</p></td><td><p>13.1</p></td><td><p><strong>22.2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15.9</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>29.5</p></td><td><p>18.7</p></td><td><p>23.6</p></td><td><p>16.0</p></td><td><p>25.0</p></td><td><p>14.3</p></td><td><p>19.0</p></td><td><p>14.4</p></td><td><p>19.9</p></td><td><p>14.0</p></td><td><p>19.0</p></td><td><p>13.3</p></td><td><p><strong>24.2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16.0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>25.0</p></td><td><p>19.0</p></td><td><p>21.4</p></td><td><p>16.1</p></td><td><p>20.0</p></td><td><p>14.3</p></td><td><p>21.1</p></td><td><p>14.7</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td><td><p>14.6</p></td><td><p>18.1</p></td><td><p>13.7</p></td><td><p><strong>22.0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16.1</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/11/2018 16:21:56 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1143549

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Repossession Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to her Department's publication, Mortgage and landlord possession statistics in England and Wales, April to June 2019 (provisional), published on 8 August 2019, which large mortgage provider has driven up the number of home repossessions to their highest level since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	284958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The organisation was required to provide its details to enable the court to process its possession claims. It would be inappropriate to release such information where it would be likely to prejudice an organisation’s commercial interests.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/09/2019 15:52:10 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1104952

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Speech and Language Therapy: Codes of Practice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what speech and language therapy representation there is on the group working on revision of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	236264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The Review Working Group is made up of professionals with expertise on mental capacity from across Government, the health, social care, legal and charity sectors. While there is no specialist expertise on speech and language therapy within the group, the Review has received responses from the profession as part of a Call for Evidence. These views are being fully considered as we begin to update the Code of Practice.</p><p> </p><p>There will be further opportunities for all those with an interest in the Code of Practice to provide feedback when we consult on the updated Code of Practice.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 02/04/2019 12:59:06 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1104954

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Victims and Witnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has he made on implementing the recommendations contained in A Voice for the Voiceless: The Victims’ Commissioner’s Review into the Provision of Registered Intermediaries for Children and Vulnerable Victims and Witnesses, published in January 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	236265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice responded to the Victims’ Commissioner’s comprehensive review of the provision of Registered Intermediaries, making these commitments: to review governance of the Witness Intermediary Scheme; to consider whether to appoint a National Lead Registered Intermediary; to publish an annual report; and to promote the role of Registered Intermediaries.</p><p>The department have delivered on these commitments and introduced improvements to governance, including the introduction of Regional Coordinator roles for exceptional Registered Intermediaries – which are more appropriate for the scheme than a National Lead. An annual report is due to be published in the summer, the scheme now has a page on Gov.uk and work is ongoing to promote the role of Registered Intermediaries.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 01/04/2019 22:06:35 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1142202

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Youth Offending Teams: EEA Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children that are EEA nationals receive services from youth offending teams.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	282337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held by MoJ or the Youth Justice Board. Although local level Youth Offending Services have the ability to collect data on children’s nationality using their case management systems, it is unknown how many actually do record this information because the Youth Justice Board do not collate data on nationality centrally. This is done to reduce the data reporting burden on frontline services.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 05/09/2019 16:21:53 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1142203

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: EEA Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Justice, what processes his Department has put in place to ensure that children that are EEA nationals who come into contact with the criminal justice system can be identified for the purposes of providing advice and support.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	282338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Youth Offending Services (YOS) were established in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, which introduced a statutory duty for all local authorities to establish a multi-agency team, with members from police, social services, probation and education, to deliver youth justice services. YOS have a statutory duty to:</p><ul><ul><li>provide appropriate adults for children detained or being interviewed at the police station and provide support for children on bail;</li><li>help young people and their families through court proceedings;</li><li>write pre-sentence reports for the courts advising on appropriate interventions;</li><li>supervise young people serving a community sentence;</li><li>stay in touch with a young person if they’re sentenced to custody; and</li><li>assist in the child’s resettlement post-custody.</li></ul></ul><p>All children who come into contact with the YOS (including EEA nationals) will have their individual circumstances and needs assessed and will receive interventions and support accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 05/09/2019 16:25:18 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1232976

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking and Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Justice, how many people were (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted of human trafficking and modern slavery offences as the principal offence; of those people how many were EEA or Swiss nationals excluding UK nationals; how many additional people flagged by the CPS as being investigated for human trafficking and modern slavery offences were (i) prosecuted and (ii) convicted of other offences; and of those people how many were EEA or Swiss nationals excluding UK nationals in each calendar year from 2016 to 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Staffordshire Moorlands
	tabling member printed	Karen Bradley
	uin	87539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published data on the number of people prosecuted and convicted in England and Wales up to the year ending December 2019 for the following human trafficking-related offences and offences under the Modern Slavery Act 2015, available at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888344/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888344/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2019.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Filter ‘Offence’ by:</p><p> </p><ul><li>72 Human trafficking for sexual exploitation</li><li>78.1 Human trafficking for non-sexual exploitation</li><li>106 Modern Slavery</li></ul><p> </p><p>The resulting table will then display the those prosecuted and convicted for the above offences over the 2013-2019 period.</p><p> </p><p>However, it is not possible to identify the nationality of the defendants as this information is not held in the courts proceedings database.</p><p> </p><p>Moreover, CPS flagged data relating to individuals prosecuted for human trafficking or modern slavery does not identify the specific offences prosecuted or convicted.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 14/09/2020 16:20:36 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley