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1216496

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that courts deal more speedily with landlord and tenant cases concerning anti-social behaviour and domestic violence, once possession cases related to rented housing recommence.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL5963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text The listing of court cases, including possession, is a judicial function. The Master of Rolls has set up a judiciary-led cross-sector working group to consider and address matters affecting litigants to inform arrangements that will be in place when the current stay on possession is lifted. The work of this group will consider the needs of all users involved in the possession process. answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 06/07/2020 15:08:37 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1243624

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Video Conferencing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) magistrates' courts, (2) crown courts, (3) civil courts and (4) family courts were using the Cloud Video Platform as of 1 October 2020.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
	uin	HL9203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Number of courts by jurisdiction that have reported using CVP as of 1 October 2020</p></td><td><p>No.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civil</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Family</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Magistrates’</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Multi-jurisdictional court centres</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tribunals</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>319</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Caveats:</p><ul><li>Data are taken from a live management information system and can change over time.</li><li>Data are taken off manual returns.</li><li>Data are management information and are not subject to the same level of checks as official statistics.</li><li>Data provided are the most recent available and for that reason might differ slightly from any previously published information.</li><li>Data has not been cross referenced with case files.</li><li>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale MI system. It is the best data that is available and is subject to significant underreporting and some duplication.</li><li>The data only looks at data between 18 May 2020 and 01 October 2020.</li></ul> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 28/10/2020 16:23:19 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
	tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

1127258

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 10 May (HL15362), if such data on the waiting times for appeal hearings on Personal Independence Payment claims are not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost, how they determine whether (1) claims are being dealt with in a timely manner, and (2) the resources allocated to deal with appeals are adequate to meet the backlog of appeal claims.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL15811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) closely monitors waiting times. However, HMCTS does not keep data on waiting times within the specific and localised timeframes cited in the earlier question, answered on 10 May (HL15362), to which this question refers – namely, (1) up to six months, (2) six to 12 months, (3) 12 to 24 months, and (4) over 24 months. Information about volumes and waiting times for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeals is published by the Ministry of Justice in the Tribunals and Gender Recognition Certificate Statistics Quarterly. HMCTS receives a bi-annual forecast of expected appeals from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and that informs our resourcing plans as well as informing judicial recruitment. Additional fee-paid judicial office holders have been recruited: 250 judges across the First-tier Tribunal, 118 disability qualified members and up to 232 medical members. In addition, more PIP appeals are being listed per session and case-management “triage” sessions have been introduced, with the aim of reducing the time taken for appeals to reach final determination. All these measures will increase the capacity of the tribunal, with the aim of reducing waiting times for appellants.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 31/05/2019 11:15:22 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1452664

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Sentences
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners subject to Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences in England and Wales were progressed to open conditions but subsequently returned to closed conditions in each year since 2017.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moylan
	uin	HL7159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of transfers of IPP prisoners from predominant function ‘Open’ to predominant function ‘Closed’ prisons</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>235</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>205</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p>159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Note: </strong>These figures exclude those recalled from IPP sentences.</p><p><strong>Data sources and quality</strong></p><p>The figures in this table have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p>Almost invariably, an IPP prisoner will be approved for open conditions only in response to a positive recommendation from the Parole Board. Recently, the Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Justice announced that there would be greater ministerial scrutiny of the moves of indeterminate sentence prisoners to open conditions. A prisoner in open conditions will be returned to closed conditions in response to poor behaviour or evidence of increased risk.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 04/04/2022 16:48:41 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
	tabling member	4883 label Biography information for Lord Moylan

1141523

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many 10 and 11 year olds received a youth caution or criminal conviction in each of the past five years; and what proportion of those children were in care at the time of the caution or criminal conviction.
	tabling member printed	Lord Dholakia
	uin	HL17391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>2014</td><td>2015</td><td>2016</td><td>2017</td><td>2018</td></tr><tr><td>Cautions issued</td><td>450</td><td>359</td><td>309</td><td>218</td><td>159</td></tr><tr><td>Convicted</td><td>76</td><td>86</td><td>71</td><td>70</td><td>37</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The table above shows the total number of cautions and convictions issued to 10-11 year olds over the past five calendar years. Published figures do not allow us to distil the number of individuals but instead only the number of cautions/sentences. This is the latest annual data available from the ‘Criminal Justice Statistics quarterly: December 2018 – Outcomes by Offence data tool’: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Data on looked after children is not held centrally by the Ministry of Justice. However, children supervised by the local Youth Offending Team or in custody will have their needs, including identifying whether they are looked after, assessed and appropriate measures will be put in place to ensure their individual needs are met.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 02/08/2019 13:19:12 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	2685 label Biography information for Lord Dholakia

1344906

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Royal Commissions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 9 November 2020 (HL Deb, col 798) and the answer by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar on 6 July (HL Deb, col 1149), what work has been undertaken by the team of officials appointed to work on the royal commission on criminal justice since November 2020; and what work are they currently undertaking.
	tabling member printed	Lord German
	uin	HL1803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>Work to establish a Royal Commission was slowed down last year to prioritise the safe operation of the Criminal Justice System in response to the impact of Covid. As we continue to recover and build back the CJS, it is right that we now pause work on the Royal Commission to allow space for the recovery work before revisiting where a Commission might add most value. As work on the Commission has paused, officials have been redeployed to other roles in government.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 21/07/2021 16:56:57 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
	tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1655045

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Suicide
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what were the most common reasons for suicide cited in coroners' Prevention of Future Death reports for each year since 2015.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL9638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2023 answer text <p>With regard to the number of Prevention of Future Death (PFD) reports published in each of the last five years, I refer to my answer to the noble Lord Watson of Wyre Forest on 4 July (UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-07-04/hl9054" target="_blank">HL9054</a>).</p><p>The Government does not collate analysis of references to reasons for suicide in PFD reports.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL9639 question first answered 07/08/2023 15:47:24 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1655046

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Coroners
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many Prevention of Future Deaths reports were issued in each of the past five years.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL9639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2023 answer text <p>With regard to the number of Prevention of Future Death (PFD) reports published in each of the last five years, I refer to my answer to the noble Lord Watson of Wyre Forest on 4 July (UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-07-04/hl9054" target="_blank">HL9054</a>).</p><p>The Government does not collate analysis of references to reasons for suicide in PFD reports.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL9638 question first answered 07/08/2023 15:47:24 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1439969

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Child Contact Centres
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding they are giving to the National Association of Child Contact Centres; and whether the grant will be for a (1) two year, or (2) three year, period.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
	uin	HL6881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>Whilst the Government has no overall responsibility for funding child contact centre provision, we are supportive of the work of the National Association of Child Contact Centres (NACCC) and have provided grant funding since 2013. The formal process of awarding any grant to NACCC from April 2022 has not yet been completed, so we are unable to confirm the amount and period for any future grant.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 24/03/2022 17:52:43 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1659255

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Funerals: Standards
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of delays in funerals being caused by (1) the existing system for registering a death, (2) the number of available pathologists, (3) delays in completion of Medical Certificate Cause of Death forms and access to local GPs, (4) the availability of mortuary storage at local hospitals and public mortuaries, and (5) any delays by medical examiners.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
	uin	HL9990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>Whilst the Government does not have operational responsibility for the provision of funeral services, we are aware of funeral delays in some areas and acknowledge that these are often exacerbated by pressures from within the wider death management system.</p><p>Government departments are taking a collaborative approach to reforming the death registration system as part of the roll out of the statutory medical examiner scheme which will come into force in April 2024. The doctor who attended the deceased during their last illness has a legal responsibility to complete a Medical Certificate Cause of Death (MCCD) as soon as possible to enable the registration of the death to take place. Guidance for doctors on completing an MCCD, available on Gov.uk, emphasises this point. As part of the work on the statutory medical examiner scheme, the Department of Health and Social Care is looking at expanding the pool of doctors who can sign the MCCD forms. When the demand on civil registration services is high, death registration appointments will always take priority over other registration appointments.</p><p>The Government continues to look at wider improvements to the death management system’s capacity and resilience, including mortuary capacity. The shortage of pathologists is a long-standing and cross-cutting issue. The Government is determined to make progress as soon as practicable. To that end, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State is engaging with Ministerial colleagues to implement effective solutions through a cross-government action plan.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 19/09/2023 14:22:55 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker