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1135194

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/07/2019
	date	27/06/2019
	date tabled	27/06/2019
	ddp created	27/06/2019 17:10:27
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	27/06/2019 17:16:48 02/08/2019 15:25:04
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Housing
	house id	1
	identifier	270393
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/08/2019 14:54:44
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help people in South Wales that are unable to travel to a housing legal aid provider.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 270393
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	270393
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) keeps availability of legal aid providers under constant review, and takes urgent action whenever it has concerns.</p><p> </p><p>The LAA has recently tendered for new face-to-face housing contracts across the 134 housing and debt procurement areas across England and Wales. Contracts commenced on 1 September 2018. As of 31 May 2019, there is at least one provider offering housing and debt services in all but 4 procurement areas. Legal advice is still available in these areas through the Civil Legal Advice telephone service, and the LAA is considering how to secure provision in these areas and will set out next steps shortly.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the Civil Legal Advice telephone service offering legal services in a range of issues to those who need it, we are investing £5m in innovative new technologies to help people access legal support wherever they are in England and Wales.</p> question first answered 02/08/2019 14:54:44
	creator	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1139031

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/07/2019
	date	15/07/2019
	date tabled	15/07/2019
	ddp created	15/07/2019 20:24:28
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	15/07/2019 20:25:20 02/08/2019 14:54:02
	hansard heading	Crown Court: Bradford
	house id	1
	identifier	277304
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/08/2019 14:22:14
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2019 to Question 273758 on Courts, what the average length of time was between first court appearance and trial in Bradford Crown Court in each of the last five years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 277304
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	277304
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Please find attached table providing:</p><p>- Average (mean and median) number of days from first listing at the magistrates’ court to main hearing at the Crown Court, for completed Crown Court trial cases at Bradford Crown Court, 2014-2018</p><p>Table - Average number of days first listing to main hearing, for completed Crown Court trial cases in England and Wales, 2014 to 2018.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Number of defendants with completed cases</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>First listing to trial start date (number of days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1,347</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,212</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1,181</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1,071</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>940</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>161</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Notes</em></p><p><em>(1) </em><em>Trial is identified based on the “case type” variable (e.g. case_type =T), this is recorded at the point of receipt into the Crown Court and it is possible that not all cases went on to trial.</em></p><p><em>(2) </em><em>Includes cases with an offence to completion time greater than 10 years but excludes a small number of cases with identified data quality issues and breaches. </em></p><p><em>(3) </em><em>Includes all criminal cases which have received a verdict and concluded in the specified time period in the Crown Court. </em></p><p><em>(4) </em><em>Statistics are sources from linked magistrates’ courts and Crown Court administrative data systems - with a match rate of around 95%.</em></p><p><em>(5) </em><em>Only one offence is counted for each defendant in the case. If there is more than one offence per defendant that complete on the same day, a set of validation rules applies to select one offence only and these relate to the longest duration, seriousness and the lowest sequence number of the offence.</em></p><p><em>(6) </em><em>Around 95% of defendants have a main hearing date.</em></p><p><em>(7) </em><em>A median value of 0 indicates that the case had a first listing and was completed on the same day. </em></p><p><em>(8) </em><em>Committal proceedings were abolished nationally on 28 May 2013. Triable either-way cases are now sent rather than committed. </em></p> question first answered 02/08/2019 14:22:14
	creator	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1139886

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/07/2019
	date	17/07/2019
	date tabled	17/07/2019
	ddp created	17/07/2019 18:33:32
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	17/07/2019 18:52:12 02/08/2019 15:10:09
	hansard heading	Probate: Software
	house id	1
	identifier	278565
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/08/2019 14:39:10
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the efficacy of the rollout of new software at probate registries across England and Wales.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 278565
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	278565
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The recent, temporary increase in waiting times was caused by a combination of an increased volume of incoming work and the transition to a new case management system. The move to the new system meant that staff had to spend time being trained and familiarising themselves with it. There were also some initial performance issues which have now been resolved.</p><p> </p><p>At the end of June 2019, 93% of users indicated, from five feedback options, that they were satisfied or very satisfied with the online application service provided.</p><p> </p><p>Urgent action has been taken to address the delays which have been experienced in the probate service. Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is increasing staffing levels and further improving the digital service to help reduce waiting times.</p><p> </p><p>Official statistics are not published on the average length of time from receipt of the application to the issue of a grant of probate and letters of administration. HMCTS internal management information, which is not subject to the rigorous quality assurance processes of official statistics, has been used to show the following average times from receipt of an application to a grant being issued:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month and year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Weeks to grant issued </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2019</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2019</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2019</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2019</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures do not include cases which are waiting for a grant to be issued. The data from April 2019 to June 2019 have been extracted from the HMCTS Reform Core Case Data system, which is a new system in active development, and may not be directly comparable with figures for earlier periods. All figures, especially those for April 2019 to June 2019, are provisional and subject to revision.</p><p> </p><p>Some grants are experiencing delays of between four and six weeks outside of our targets as a result of significant increases in work during March and April and some technology issues which have now been resolved. We have recruited more staff and are now issuing in excess of 1,000 grants a day, which is bringing waiting times down further.</p> question first answered 02/08/2019 14:39:10
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1139887

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/07/2019
	date	17/07/2019
	date tabled	17/07/2019
	ddp created	17/07/2019 18:33:35
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	17/07/2019 18:52:14 02/08/2019 15:10:07
	hansard heading	Probate: Software
	house id	1
	identifier	278566
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/08/2019 14:39:10
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to mitigate the potential effect of the rollout of new software at probate registries across England and Wales on the length of time it takes to obtain grants of probate and letters of administration.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 278566
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	278566
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The recent, temporary increase in waiting times was caused by a combination of an increased volume of incoming work and the transition to a new case management system. The move to the new system meant that staff had to spend time being trained and familiarising themselves with it. There were also some initial performance issues which have now been resolved.</p><p> </p><p>At the end of June 2019, 93% of users indicated, from five feedback options, that they were satisfied or very satisfied with the online application service provided.</p><p> </p><p>Urgent action has been taken to address the delays which have been experienced in the probate service. Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is increasing staffing levels and further improving the digital service to help reduce waiting times.</p><p> </p><p>Official statistics are not published on the average length of time from receipt of the application to the issue of a grant of probate and letters of administration. HMCTS internal management information, which is not subject to the rigorous quality assurance processes of official statistics, has been used to show the following average times from receipt of an application to a grant being issued:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month and year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Weeks to grant issued </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2019</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2019</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2019</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2019</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures do not include cases which are waiting for a grant to be issued. The data from April 2019 to June 2019 have been extracted from the HMCTS Reform Core Case Data system, which is a new system in active development, and may not be directly comparable with figures for earlier periods. All figures, especially those for April 2019 to June 2019, are provisional and subject to revision.</p><p> </p><p>Some grants are experiencing delays of between four and six weeks outside of our targets as a result of significant increases in work during March and April and some technology issues which have now been resolved. We have recruited more staff and are now issuing in excess of 1,000 grants a day, which is bringing waiting times down further.</p> question first answered 02/08/2019 14:39:10
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1139888

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/07/2019
	date	17/07/2019
	date tabled	17/07/2019
	ddp created	17/07/2019 18:33:38
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	17/07/2019 18:52:16 02/08/2019 15:10:06
	hansard heading	Probate
	house id	1
	identifier	278567
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/08/2019 14:39:10
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken was to obtain grants of probate and letters of administration from probate registries across England and Wales in each month in 2018 and 2019.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 278567
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	278567
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The recent, temporary increase in waiting times was caused by a combination of an increased volume of incoming work and the transition to a new case management system. The move to the new system meant that staff had to spend time being trained and familiarising themselves with it. There were also some initial performance issues which have now been resolved.</p><p> </p><p>At the end of June 2019, 93% of users indicated, from five feedback options, that they were satisfied or very satisfied with the online application service provided.</p><p> </p><p>Urgent action has been taken to address the delays which have been experienced in the probate service. Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is increasing staffing levels and further improving the digital service to help reduce waiting times.</p><p> </p><p>Official statistics are not published on the average length of time from receipt of the application to the issue of a grant of probate and letters of administration. HMCTS internal management information, which is not subject to the rigorous quality assurance processes of official statistics, has been used to show the following average times from receipt of an application to a grant being issued:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month and year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Weeks to grant issued </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2019</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2019</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2019</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2019</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures do not include cases which are waiting for a grant to be issued. The data from April 2019 to June 2019 have been extracted from the HMCTS Reform Core Case Data system, which is a new system in active development, and may not be directly comparable with figures for earlier periods. All figures, especially those for April 2019 to June 2019, are provisional and subject to revision.</p><p> </p><p>Some grants are experiencing delays of between four and six weeks outside of our targets as a result of significant increases in work during March and April and some technology issues which have now been resolved. We have recruited more staff and are now issuing in excess of 1,000 grants a day, which is bringing waiting times down further.</p> question first answered 02/08/2019 14:39:10
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1139893

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/07/2019
	date	17/07/2019
	date tabled	17/07/2019
	ddp created	17/07/2019 18:33:51
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	17/07/2019 18:52:27 02/08/2019 13:56:01
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	identifier	278614
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/08/2019 13:55:20
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many BAME young people were held in young offender institutions and secure units in (a) Wales, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) England and (d) Scotland in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 278614
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	278614
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Figures published on 12<sup>th</sup> July 2019 showed that in May of this year, out of a total of 830 children, the ethnicity was known for 811 children, out of which the number of children from a Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic background held within the youth custodial estate was 408 in England and 7 in Wales. Overall, this represents 51% of the youth custodial estate population for which the ethnicity was known across England and Wales. These figures are provisional, and might change as more data is reported.</p><p> </p><p>Snapshots of the youth custody data are published monthly, showing the percentage of children in custody who are from a Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic background. Although there are monthly fluctuations, over the year 2018/19 an average of 48% of children in custody in England and Wales were from a Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic background.</p><p> </p><p>The MoJ does not hold figures for Northern Ireland and Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>We accepted every recommendation made in David Lammy’s review of racial disparities in the criminal justice system and have since been reviewing fairness of sentence outcomes and working to improve understanding of legal advice and options for Black, Asian and ethnic minority children.</p> question first answered 02/08/2019 13:55:20
	creator	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1140162

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/07/2019
	date	18/07/2019
	date tabled	18/07/2019
	ddp created	18/07/2019 16:54:34
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	18/07/2019 16:55:16 02/08/2019 15:13:02
	hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	identifier	279092
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/08/2019 14:41:34
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have paid Employment Tribunal Fees during the operation of that policy.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 279092
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	279092
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We do not collect information on the number of individual claimants who paid fees in the Employment Tribunals.</p><p> </p><p>The number of fee payments received in the Employment Tribunals between 29 July 2013 (when fees were introduced) and 26 July 2017 is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2017</a> . Fee payments do not directly correlate to the number of individual claimants because there could be multiple claimants named in single claim.</p> question first answered 02/08/2019 14:41:34
	creator	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1140163

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/07/2019
	date	18/07/2019
	date tabled	18/07/2019
	ddp created	18/07/2019 16:54:36
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	18/07/2019 16:55:19 02/08/2019 15:16:02
	hansard heading	Recorders
	house id	1
	identifier	279093
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/08/2019 14:44:15
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Recorders have sat to hear cases in each year since 2010.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 279093
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	279093
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Information on how many Recorders have sat to hear cases in each year has only been held centrally since 2017/18. The below table, however, sets out the number of Recorders in post at 1<sup>st</sup> April of each year since 2010. We expect Recorders in post to have been offered the opportunity to sit.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Recorders<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1,233</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1,221</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1,155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,196</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1,126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,031</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1,130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>830</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>873</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><sup>1 </sup>Figures are at 1st April of each year.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Some Recorders hold more than one judicial appointment. In such cases, the appointment that the judicial office holder undertakes for the majority of their time is known as their primary appointment. In order to avoid double counting of judges, this table shows figures for primary appointments only and as such will not count judges whose appointment as a Recorder is not their primary appointment.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Figures are from the published Judicial Diversity Statistics which can be found here: <a href="https://www.judiciary.uk/publication-type/statistics/" target="_blank">https://www.judiciary.uk/publication-type/statistics/</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recorders sit mainly in the Crown, County and Family Courts. Figures on court sitting days are published on Gov.uk and the latest information covering 2018 is available here. It is part of the Royal Courts of Justice Annual Tables (which contain at Tables 5.1 and 5.2 a breakdown of sitting days by type of work and level of judge): <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-justice-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-justice-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2019</a>. This information covers both England and Wales and is published annually.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> question first answered 02/08/2019 14:44:15
	creator	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1140264

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/07/2019
	date	18/07/2019
	date tabled	18/07/2019
	ddp created	18/07/2019 16:58:58
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	18/07/2019 17:18:06 02/08/2019 15:28:02
	hansard heading	Family Courts
	house id	1
	identifier	278939
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/08/2019 14:56:42
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July to Question 273769 on Family Courts, who the person is on the panel that represents male victims.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 278939
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	278939
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Neil Blacklock, the Development Director of Respect, a charity working with male victims of domestic abuse and those subject to allegations of domestic abuse, was appointed to the panel in July 2019. The public call for evidence, launched on the 19<sup>th</sup> July 2019 and open until the 26<sup>th</sup> August 2019, aims to collect evidence from as broad a range of perspectives as possible, including from the experiences of male victims and organisations working on their behalf, and the panel is considering other mechanisms in order to facilitate wider participation in this call for evidence.</p> question first answered 02/08/2019 14:56:42
	creator	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1141622

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/09/2019
	date	24/07/2019
	date tabled	24/07/2019
	ddp created	24/07/2019 18:54:55
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	26/07/2019 12:55:06 09/09/2019 09:17:05
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
	house id	1
	identifier	281662
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	09/09/2019 08:45:59
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of people who appealed benefits decisions in Doncaster in the last 12 months were successful.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Doncaster North
	tabling member printed	Edward Miliband
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 281662
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	281662
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Information about the outcomes of appeals in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) is published at: www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on benefit, typically on a person’s entitlement to benefit, or its rate of payment, can be overturned on appeal for a variety of reasons. For instance, further evidence, including oral testimony, may be provided at the hearing. HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service cannot comment on decisions made by the independent tribunal judiciary.</p><p> </p><p>Latest figures (to March 2019) indicate that since Personal Independence Payment was introduced, 4.1 million decisions have been made, and of these, 10% have been appealed and 5% have been overturned at Tribunals.</p><p> </p><p>Between April 2014 and December 2018, 4.1 million Employment and Support Allowance (post Work Capability Assessment) decisions have been made. Of these, 8% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned.</p> question first answered 09/09/2019 08:45:59
	creator	1510 label Biography information for Edward Miliband written parliamentary question 1141622
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1510