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answer › answer text	%3Cp%3EPrior to 2013, when people applied for legal aid they were not asked to declare whether domestic violence had occurred. Since 2013, applications for legal aid do not routinely request this information as it is not required. Therefore the data requested is not available.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E %3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EPeople seeking protective injunctions, like restraining orders, remain eligible for legal aid. Legal aid also remains available in private family cases that involve domestic violence. We have listened closely to any concerns about how the system has been operating, and made changes in response, such as making it easier to prove abuse and so get legal aid.%3C/p%3E
min answer › question first answered	2014-04-07T12:00:00.00Z
answer › answering member printed	Mr Shailesh Vara

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registered interest

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22/10/2014

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Ministry of Justice

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Justice

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Justice

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Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse

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question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spends each year on legal aid to support women suffering from domestic abuse.

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Huddersfield

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Mr Barry Sheerman

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211432

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is ministerial correction

date of answer

03/11/2014

answer text

Prior to 2013, when people applied for legal aid they were not asked to declare whether domestic violence had occurred. Since 2013, applications for legal aid do not routinely request this information as it is not required. Therefore the data requested is not available. People seeking protective injunctions, like restraining orders, remain eligible for legal aid. Legal aid also remains available in private family cases that involve domestic violence. We have listened closely to any concerns about how the system has been operating, and made changes in response, such as making it easier to prove abuse and so get legal aid.

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North West Cambridgeshire

answering member printed

Mr Shailesh Vara

question first answered

03/11/2014 16:08:52

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	label	Biography information for Shailesh Vara

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411

	label	Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman