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348915

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Missing Persons: Guardianship
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department will publish the legislation proposed in its response to its consultation on the Guardianship of the property and affairs of missing persons, published on 23 March 2015.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	1400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>My Department is working to prepare the legislation necessary to create the new legal status of guardian of the property and affairs of a missing person. We are grateful for the continued assistance in this work of the charity, Missing People, and its pro bono lawyers, Clifford Chance. We will bring forward legislation when Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 15/06/2015 15:08:27 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

386715

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Child Abuse in North Wales Judicial Inquiry Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent information he has received on when the report of the Macur Review is due to be published.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
	uin	4732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>Lady Justice Macur’s Review is entirely independent of Government and its timetable is a matter for her. She made clear at the outset that her Review would be thorough and that she would not draw any conclusions until she had considered all the evidence.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/07/2015 08:49:28 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

389268

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: North Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the effect on criminal court proceedings in North Wales has been of the withdrawal of legal services by legal aid solicitors in that region.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
	uin	6589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>We have asked courts to report daily on whether or not they are being adversely affected by this action. Courts in North Wales confirm that all courts are sitting as scheduled and any impact of the action by solicitors has been minimal and isolated.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 21/07/2015 13:30:57 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

386499

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department has issued to UK companies who will need to implement the General Data Protection Regulation.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	uin	4893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>Under this Government's transparency policy, meetings between ministers and external organisations are published quarterly.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice published an Impact Assessment on the Commission’s original proposals for a General Data Protection Regulation on the 22nd November 2012. The Council of the European Union agreed on a general approach at Justice and Home Affairs Council on June 15 2015 after making many amendments to the text. The Government is currently evaluating the impact the Council’s text would have on the UK overall. The potential effect of specific elements of the text on a range of sectors, including the financial sector, will also be explored.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice has not issued any guidance to companies about the General Data Protection Regulation as the final text is still under negotiation. Once the outcome of trilogue negotiations between the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament and the Commission are complete, the Information Commissioner’s Office will be considering what guidance may be necessary in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is currently exploring how it will need to implement the provisions in the General Data Protection Regulation requiring national legislation after the final text has been adopted. Negotiations on the Regulation remain ongoing. Once a final text is adopted, it will be a minimum of two years before it comes into force.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 4891 4892 4894 question first answered 08/07/2015 16:06:06 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

386500

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to bring forward legislation to enact the General Data Protection Regulation.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	uin	4894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>Under this Government's transparency policy, meetings between ministers and external organisations are published quarterly.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice published an Impact Assessment on the Commission’s original proposals for a General Data Protection Regulation on the 22nd November 2012. The Council of the European Union agreed on a general approach at Justice and Home Affairs Council on June 15 2015 after making many amendments to the text. The Government is currently evaluating the impact the Council’s text would have on the UK overall. The potential effect of specific elements of the text on a range of sectors, including the financial sector, will also be explored.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice has not issued any guidance to companies about the General Data Protection Regulation as the final text is still under negotiation. Once the outcome of trilogue negotiations between the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament and the Commission are complete, the Information Commissioner’s Office will be considering what guidance may be necessary in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is currently exploring how it will need to implement the provisions in the General Data Protection Regulation requiring national legislation after the final text has been adopted. Negotiations on the Regulation remain ongoing. Once a final text is adopted, it will be a minimum of two years before it comes into force.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 4891 4892 4893 question first answered 08/07/2015 16:06:06 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

386529

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what meetings his Department has had with the (a) Corporation of London and (b) FCA on the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation and possible costs to the UK financial services sector.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	uin	4892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>Under this Government's transparency policy, meetings between ministers and external organisations are published quarterly.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice published an Impact Assessment on the Commission’s original proposals for a General Data Protection Regulation on the 22nd November 2012. The Council of the European Union agreed on a general approach at Justice and Home Affairs Council on June 15 2015 after making many amendments to the text. The Government is currently evaluating the impact the Council’s text would have on the UK overall. The potential effect of specific elements of the text on a range of sectors, including the financial sector, will also be explored.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice has not issued any guidance to companies about the General Data Protection Regulation as the final text is still under negotiation. Once the outcome of trilogue negotiations between the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament and the Commission are complete, the Information Commissioner’s Office will be considering what guidance may be necessary in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is currently exploring how it will need to implement the provisions in the General Data Protection Regulation requiring national legislation after the final text has been adopted. Negotiations on the Regulation remain ongoing. Once a final text is adopted, it will be a minimum of two years before it comes into force.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 4891 4893 4894 question first answered 08/07/2015 16:06:06 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

386530

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of General Data Protection Regulation on the (a) UK economy and (b) UK financial services sector.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	uin	4891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>Under this Government's transparency policy, meetings between ministers and external organisations are published quarterly.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice published an Impact Assessment on the Commission’s original proposals for a General Data Protection Regulation on the 22nd November 2012. The Council of the European Union agreed on a general approach at Justice and Home Affairs Council on June 15 2015 after making many amendments to the text. The Government is currently evaluating the impact the Council’s text would have on the UK overall. The potential effect of specific elements of the text on a range of sectors, including the financial sector, will also be explored.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice has not issued any guidance to companies about the General Data Protection Regulation as the final text is still under negotiation. Once the outcome of trilogue negotiations between the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament and the Commission are complete, the Information Commissioner’s Office will be considering what guidance may be necessary in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is currently exploring how it will need to implement the provisions in the General Data Protection Regulation requiring national legislation after the final text has been adopted. Negotiations on the Regulation remain ongoing. Once a final text is adopted, it will be a minimum of two years before it comes into force.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 4892 4893 4894 question first answered 08/07/2015 16:06:06 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

388977

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Ministerial Policy Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the name, responsibilities and pay band are of each special adviser in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Stuart Blair Donaldson
	uin	6334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given on 13 July by my Right Honourable Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office in PQ 5983.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 16/07/2015 15:19:04 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4377 label Biography information for Stuart Blair Donaldson

389271

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Missing Persons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to help families protect a missing person's financial and legal affairs.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Stuart Blair Donaldson
	uin	6577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>Such arrangements are a devolved matter in Scotland but I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for York Outer on 15 June 2015 regarding our proposals for England and Wales, which can be found at <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;member=4079&amp;uin=1400" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;member=4079&amp;uin=1400</a>. <br></p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 21/07/2015 13:19:07 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4377 label Biography information for Stuart Blair Donaldson

381067

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	National Probation Service for England and Wales: Sick Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many days' absence due to sickness of staff working for the National Probation Service there were in each month since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	2536
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Prior to 1 June 2014, Probation services in England and Wales were delivered through 35 Probation Trusts. Sickness absence information for the Trusts was published in the Management Information Addendum to the NOMS Annual Report and Accounts in each year until 2013/14. Information on sickness absence, on a monthly basis is contained in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Annualised Average Working Days Lost in Probation Trusts - May 2010 to March 2014</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Probation Service</p><p>Sickness Absence</p><p>Average Working Days Lost</p><p>May 2010 - March 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Month</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Financial Year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY 2010/11</p></td><td><p>FY 2011/12</p></td><td><p>FY 2012/13</p></td><td><p>FY 2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>7.6</p></td><td><p>9.2</p></td><td><p>9.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>8.1</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>8.5</p></td><td><p>9.2</p></td><td><p>8.6</p></td><td><p>8.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td><td><p>10.2</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td><td><p>10.2</p></td><td><p>8.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td><td><p>9.7</p></td><td><p>9.7</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>10.5</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td><td><p>12.1</p></td><td><p>11.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td><td><p>11.1</p></td><td><p>11.6</p></td><td><p>10.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December</p></td><td><p>12.0</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td><td><p>9.7</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>10.2</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td><td><p>11.7</p></td><td><p>11.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>9.2</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td><td><p>10.5</p></td><td><p>9.5</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Sickness absence is highly seasonal and therefore comparisons from month to month within a year are not helpful. Comparisons from the same month in successive years are the only reliable indicator of changes in absence levels.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All 35 Probation Trusts ceased to provide probation services from 1 June 2014 as a result of the change to the structure of probation. On that date both the National Probation Service and the Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) were formed. Sickness absence information was published for the new organisations for the first time on 17 November 2014, in the management information release, “Management Information for Probation, 1 June – 30 September England &amp; Wales”. This publication covered sickness absence data for the period from June to September 2014. The information published at that time is contained in the table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>National Probation Service staff</p><p>Sickness Absence</p><p>Average Working Days Lost</p><p>June - September 2014</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>Jul-14</p></td><td><p>Aug-14</p></td><td><p>Sep-14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NPS</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td><td><p>11.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: Sickness absence information is subject to final cleaning at the end of the financial year so the information presented in the Management Information Addendum to the NOMS Annual Report and Accounts will differ from the information as it was published in November 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The information in the table above relates to the four months immediately following the transition to the new probation structure. We take the health and wellbeing of probation staff extremely seriously and we recognise that the transition was a challenging time for them. Support arrangements were in place from the outset and staff continue to be supported.</p><p> </p><p>Sickness absence for the whole of 2014/15 will be published on 30 July 2015 in the Management Information Addendum to the NOMS Annual Report and Accounts. This will address the as yet unpublished final period of probation trusts for April and May 2014, and for the NPS from October 2014 to March 2015.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 23/06/2015 17:00:20 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey