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621973

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Location
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of senior civil service graded posts in her Department classified as (i) deputy director, (ii) assistant director, (iii) team leader and (iv) policy manager have been based outside London in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	50404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>Proportion and headcount of Senior Civil Servant (SCS) staff based outside of London for MoJ including NOMS as at 31 March for 2013 - 2014, 2014 - 2015 and 2015 - 2016 can be found below. Our department is headquartered in Whitehall, and therefore the figures on the number of Senior Civil Service staff in London will reflect that.</p><p> </p><p>Information on SCS job roles is not held in sufficient detail to allow a breakdown into the role descriptions provided.</p><p> </p><p><strong>MoJ including NOMS</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>As at 31/03/2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>As at 31/03/2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>As at 31/03/2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Headcount Outside London</strong></p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total % Outside London</strong></p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 02/11/2016 16:42:55 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

622010

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 6 December 2010, Official Report, column 7WS, what consideration her Department has given to the articles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child when making new policy and legislation since May 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Workington
	tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
	uin	50466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>On 17 October the Minister for Vulnerable Children and Families laid a Written Ministerial Statement before this House reaffirming the Government’s commitment to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). It stated that both the UNCRC articles and the Committee’s recent Concluding Recommendations serve as a helpful and important guide to making sure that our policies – whether they hold direct or indirect consequences – consider children.</p><p> </p><p>In the Ministry of Justice, impact on children and families is a core consideration. We analyse the impact of polices in relation to particular groups, as part of good policy-making. This is done in particular through engagement with civil society and professionals. All government departments consider the anticipated effects of legislation on children and on the compatibility of draft legislation with the UNCRC. This guidance can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 02/11/2016 13:52:18 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

621010

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Homosexuality: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will ensure that her Department includes an extension to Northern Ireland of a pardon for gay and bisexual men convicted under now abolished offences and seeks a Legislative Consent Motion on this matter from the Northern Ireland Assembly.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
	uin	50268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>I am proud that the Government is delivering its manifesto commitment to posthumously pardon gay and bisexual men convicted of now abolished sex offences. We are also going further and pardoning living individuals who have had their historical convictions deleted through the Home Office disregard process.</p><p> </p><p>Lord Sharkey’s amendments to the Policing and Crime Bill on this issue extend to England and Wales only.</p><p> </p><p>It is an established principle that the UK Parliament only legislates on devolved matters in Northern Ireland with the consent of the Northern Ireland Assembly. My officials are in preliminary discussions with the Northern Ireland Department of Justice regarding this.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 02/11/2016 12:23:42 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan

622690

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Family Proceedings: Judgements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions she has had with the President of the Family Division on the issuance of new guidance on the anonymisation of judgments.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	50745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>I have discussed this matter with the President of the Family Division, and the next steps are under consideration.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 02/11/2016 13:43:24 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

595983

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Children: Custody
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the opportunities to present evidence in child custody cases; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	46956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The law requires the welfare of the child to be the court’s paramount concern when making any decision about a child’s upbringing, including with whom the child is to live or spend time.</p><p> </p><p>Any person who is a party to such proceedings will provide initial evidence and information to the court in their original application or in any response to an application. A party may make representations to the court about any further evidence they wish to put before the court. Rules of court indicate that it is for the court to determine how and when parties may submit evidence. The rules provide for different ways in which this can be done, including a party giving evidence in writing, orally or via video link facilities, where available.</p><p> </p><p>In child arrangements proceedings, the court may also ask the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) to provide independent analysis and recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 02/11/2016 16:38:58 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

623450

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Care Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many care cases there have been in the English Family Courts in each of the last 10 years; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	50914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of children involved in care applications in England, from 2011 – 2015, the latest year for which full data is available. Data on the number of care applications prior to 2011 is not held.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>19, 035</p></td><td><p>19,185</p></td><td><p>18,283</p></td><td><p>18,630</p></td><td><p>11,813</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 02/11/2016 16:33:49 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton