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	registered interest
	date	29/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Court of Protection
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications have been made to the Court of Protection in each of the last three years; and what was the average time between the application being stamped and an order made in each of the last three years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
	uin	HL15402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>Information about the number of applications made to the Court of Protection is published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>In respect of the number of applications received in the three years specified in the question, the data are set out below:</p><p><em> </em></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Applications to the Court of Protection</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 January – 31 December 2018</p></td><td><p>32,029</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 January – 31 December 2017</p></td><td><p>31,332</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 January – 31 December 2016</p></td><td><p>29,711</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> </em></p><p>Data showing the average time between the application being stamped and an order made could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 15/05/2019 16:23:14 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

1224969

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Court of Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time is for an application for deputyship to be heard by the Court of Protection.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
	uin	74457
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>The average waiting time for an application for deputyship to be heard by the Court of Protection is 39 days based on March 2020.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 20/07/2020 13:28:15 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1226568

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Court of Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July to Question 74457 on Court protection, what the average waiting time was for an application for deputyship to be heard by the Court of Protection in (a) April, (b) May and (c) June 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
	uin	76615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>Applications for deputyship heard by the Court of Protection are published in Family Court Statistics Quarterly (FCSQ). They are a subset of data which is due for publication in September so cannot be provided at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 01/09/2020 16:21:23 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1245597

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Court of Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the waiting time for Court of Protection decisions.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	106964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>HMCTS and the MOJ have been working together to pilot new, digital ways of working in the Court of Protection that could streamline processes and remove both administrative and procedural delay. Emphasis has also been placed on increased digital working, to increase efficiency and facilitate remote working for both Court users and Court staff. These pilots are still in their early stages.</p><p>A digital upload pilot that commenced in April enables professional users to submit their Property and Affairs deputyship applications online. Over 200 applications have now been issued through this pilot, which has enabled orders, in non-contentious cases, to be made within weeks of the application being received.</p><p>A second pilot is being developed to encourage applicants to notify parties upfront. This will remove delays in waiting for responses and enable non-contentious cases to be dealt with in a more timely and efficient manner.</p><p>In addition, this month a new centralised team will be created at the Court of Protection, called the ‘Orders Hub’, to focus specifically on orders and process them more efficiently. Staff will be provided with targeted training to increase their expertise, tasks will be completed in tandem to reduce the time taken and areas of improvement will be identified to allow changes to be implemented. This will enable court orders to be issued quicker, and some within days of receipt</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 02/11/2020 12:31:54 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1623357

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Court of Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report entitled Mental capacity small payments scheme: Government response, published on 28 February 2023, whether his Department plans to publish its plan for improving the Court of Protection Property and Affairs order process.
	tabling member constituency	South West Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Gary Streeter
	uin	182214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>Whilst there are no plans to publish anything further on this, the ongoing improvements of the online property and affairs applications process at the Court of Protection are iterative and include ongoing development of the online applications process, user testing, reviewing and revising the court forms and supporting guidance and clearer information on Gov.UK. Forms required for paper applications are also under review and revision.</p><p> </p><p>Initial improvements were rolled out for all court users in February 2023, resulting in application waiting times being reduced from 24 weeks to 8 weeks.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 02/05/2023 11:00:52 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter