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star this property date less than 2019-07-10more like thismore than 2019-07-10
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Young Offender Institutions: Children more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many safeguarding referrals to a local authority were made by each custodial institution holding children in 2018. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
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Richard Burgon more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-07-19more like thismore than 2019-07-19
star this property answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table below, compiled via individual responses from establishments.</p><p> </p><p>It is worth noting that data between establishments is not directly comparable. Safeguarding referrals from the youth secure estate to Local Authorities are handled by secure estate establishment staff, as are the maintenance of supporting records. Data provided in this response is therefore the amalgamation of bespoke local records, and is not based with a single methodology. Furthermore, different local authorities have varying protocols in place. For example, in some potential referrals can be ‘triaged’ or reviewed by an on-site social worker before a formal referral is made; in other cases there may be no such arrangement in place and all cases are formally referred to the local authority. This variation in local arrangements, as well as differences in average population and throughout, most likely explains the disparity in volumes.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="17"><p>2018 (calendar year) - Safeguarding referrals made from YCS establishments to Local Authorities</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Sector Type</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Safegaurding Referrals to LA - 2018</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Avg Population - 2018</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Share of Population</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Share of referrals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Secure Children's Home</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Adel Beck</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>7</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>14.2</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>1.5%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Secure Children's Home</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Aldine House</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>6</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>3.4</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>0.4%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Secure Children's Home</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Aycliffe</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>5</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>10.0</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>1.0%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Secure Children's Home</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Barton Moss</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>4</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>23.9</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>2.5%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Secure Children's Home</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Clayfields House</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>7</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>11.8</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>1.2%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Secure Children's Home</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Hillside</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>19</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>5.4</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>0.6%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Secure Children's Home</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>9</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>9.1</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>0.9%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Secure Children's Home</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Vinney Green</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>5</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>19.8</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>2.1%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Secure Training Centre</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Medway</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>46</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>39.5</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>4.1%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>7.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Secure Training Centre</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Oakhill</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>104</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>58.7</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>6.1%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>17.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Secure Training Centre</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Rainsbrook</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>179</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>61.8</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>6.4%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>30.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Young Offender Institutes</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Cookham</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>65</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>166.3</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>17.3%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>10.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Young Offender Institutes</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Feltham</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>86</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>145.3</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>15.1%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>14.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Young Offender Institutes</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Parc</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>8</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>39.8</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>4.1%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Young Offender Institutes</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Werrington</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>30</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>105.5</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>11.0%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>5.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Young Offender Institutes</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Wetherby</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>15</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>248.2</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>25.8%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>595</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>962.5</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>100.0%</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>100.0%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Safeguarding referrals from the youth secure estate to Local Authorities are handled by secure estate establishment staff, as are the maintenance of supporting records. Data provided in this response is therefore the amalgamation of bespoke local records, and is not consistent with a single methodology. Secure Children's Homes can house both Justice (YCS) and welfare Children and Young People - The figures provided only relate to referrals made referencing Justice (YCS) Children and Young People.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Youth Custody Service take the safety and wellbeing of children in custody very seriously. This is why they have been conducting an internal review of safeguarding across the youth secure estate, and are appointing to a new ‘Head of Safeguarding’ post to lead on taking forward this important area of work.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys more like this
star this property answering member printed Paul Maynard remove filter
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less than 2019-07-19T13:59:12.433Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-19T13:59:12.433Z
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star this property label Biography information for Paul Maynard more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Richard Burgon more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-07-12more like thismore than 2019-07-12
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Courts: Recorders more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Recorders sat in each court that was open on the 1 May 2019. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
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Richard Burgon more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-07-22more like thismore than 2019-07-22
star this property answer text <p>We are unable to supply details of how many Recorders sat in each court that was open on 1 May 2019. This is because the latest published data on sitting days only runs to December 2018 and under the Code of Practice for Official Statistics we cannot provide any more recent data until that data (covering 2019) has been published. The data for 2019 will be published in June 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published data is available here: <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>.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys more like this
star this property answering member printed Paul Maynard remove filter
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less than 2019-07-22T16:38:55.467Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-22T16:38:55.467Z
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star this property label Biography information for Paul Maynard more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Richard Burgon more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-07-12more like thismore than 2019-07-12
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Mediation more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many mediators there are in England; and how many mediations by subject have taken place in each of the last five years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden more like this
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Bim Afolami more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-07-22more like thismore than 2019-07-22
star this property answer text <p>Whilst the department does not hold information on privately-funded mediation, the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) holds data on family mediation cases in England and Wales that have started and are funded by Legal Aid. This can also be found in Table 7.2 of the Legal Aid statistics:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Family Mediation Starts</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>All Issues</p></td><td><p>Children Only</p></td><td><p>Property &amp; Finance</p></td><td><p>Grand Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1,919</p></td><td><p>5,001</p></td><td><p>1,172</p></td><td><p>8,092</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1,889</p></td><td><p>5,574</p></td><td><p>1,369</p></td><td><p>8,832</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1,468</p></td><td><p>5,027</p></td><td><p>1,116</p></td><td><p>7,611</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1,141</p></td><td><p>4,270</p></td><td><p>891</p></td><td><p>6,302</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>1,166</p></td><td><p>4,493</p></td><td><p>856</p></td><td><p>6,515</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Further breakdown of cases and more information can be found in the published Legal Aid statistics: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-january-to-march-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-january-to-march-2019</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data on the total number of family mediators. However, Legal Aid funded family mediation must have Family Mediation Council (FMC) accreditation. There are currently 1053 individual mediators accredited by the FMC in England and Wales. The complete list can be found on the FMC register at: <a href="https://www.familymediationcouncil.org.uk/fmc-full-register/" target="_blank">https://www.familymediationcouncil.org.uk/fmc-full-register/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>For civil cases, a list of individual mediators accredited by the Civil Mediation Council (CMC) can be found at: <a href="https://civilmediation.org/about/cmc-members-list/" target="_blank">https://civilmediation.org/about/cmc-members-list/</a>. The courts signpost users to mediators that are CMC accredited, but this may not reflect all mediators offering mediation sessions. The department does not hold data on privately-funded mediation for civil cases.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys more like this
star this property answering member printed Paul Maynard remove filter
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less than 2019-07-22T16:40:42.713Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-22T16:40:42.713Z
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star this property label Biography information for Paul Maynard more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Bim Afolami more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-07-12more like thismore than 2019-07-12
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Tribunals more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of appeals to the tribunal service in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England in relation to (i) personal independence payment, (ii) employment and support allowance, (iii) income support, (iv) jobseeker's allowance, (v) tax credits, (vi) universal credit were successful in the most recent period for which figures are available. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Coventry North East more like this
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Colleen Fletcher more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-07-22more like thismore than 2019-07-22
star this property answer text <p>Information about the volumes, outcomes, and timeliness of appeals in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) is published at:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</p><p> </p><p>SSCS appeals are listed into the hearing venue nearest to the appellant’s home address. The published data (which can be viewed at the link above) provide information about the outcomes and timeliness of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and Universal Credit (UC) appeals for hearing venues covering (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England for the period January – March 2019, the latest period for which data are available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The tables below contain the requested information for (iii) Income Support (IS), (iv) Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) and (v) Tax Credits:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Proportion<sup>1</sup> of appeals decided in favour of the appellant for the period January to March 2019 (the latest period for which data are available)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>IS</p></td><td><p>JSA</p></td><td><p>Tax Credits<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>28%</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>45%</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td><td><p>34%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Average length of time to administer appeals (in weeks) for the period January to March 2019 (the latest period for which data are available)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>IS</p></td><td><p>JSA</p></td><td><p>Tax Credits<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>As at March 2019 (the latest period for which data are available) there were a total of 625 PIP<sup>5</sup> appeals waiting to be listed<sup>6</sup> in the Coventry venue; 4660 in the West Midlands<sup>3</sup>; and 35,091 in England<sup>4</sup>.</p><p> </p><p><sup>1. </sup>Proportion based on the number of cases found in favour of the appellant at a tribunal hearing, as a percentage of the cases heard at a tribunal hearing</p><p><sup>2. </sup>Includes Working Family Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit.</p><p><sup>3. </sup>SSCS data are recorded by the office that dealt with the case, and if the case went to oral hearing, the location of the tribunal hearing, normally the hearing venue nearest to the appellant’s home address. Cases relating to the West Midlands region are attributed to the following SSCS venues: Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Coventry, Nuneaton, Stoke, Shrewsbury, Hereford and Worcester.</p><p><sup>4. </sup>Excludes SSCS Scotland Region and Wales Region.</p><p><sup>5. </sup>Personal Independence Payment (New Claim Appeals), which is replacing Disability Living Allowance was introduced on 8 April 2013, also includes Disability Living Allowance Reassessed cases.</p><p><sup>6. </sup>Appeals waiting to be listed are those awaiting a tribunal hearing date, and may include cases previously adjourned, postponed or those waiting to be reheard as directed by the Upper Tribunal.</p><p>~ Equates to a value of fewer than 5</p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data available.</p><p>The data may differ slightly to that of the published statistics as these data were run on a different date.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on benefit entitlement can be overturned on appeal for a variety of reasons. For instance, further evidence, including evidence in the form of oral testimony, may be provided at the hearing. HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) cannot comment on decisions made by independent tribunal judiciary.</p><p>Waiting times are calculated from receipt of an appeal to its final disposal. An appeal is not necessarily disposed of at its first hearing. The final disposal decision on the appeal may be reached after an earlier hearing had been adjourned (which may be directed by the judge for a variety of reasons, such as to seek further evidence), or after an earlier hearing date had been postponed (again, for a variety of reasons, often at the request of the appellant). An appeal may also have been decided at an earlier date by the First-tier Tribunal, only for the case to have gone on to the Upper Tribunal, to be returned once again to the First-tier, for its final disposal.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS has been working with the judiciary to reduce waiting times for appeals and has appointed additional judges and panel members. This includes 250 judges across the First-tier Tribunal, 125 disability qualified members and up to 230 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><p> </p><p>In addition, we have recently launched a new digital service with a view to enabling speedier processing of appeals and provide a better service for all parties to the proceedings. Information on the new digital service can be found at:</p><p>www.gov.uk/appeal-benefit-decision/submit-appeal</p><p> </p><p>Latest figures (to March 2019) indicate that since PIP was introduced, 4.1 million decisions have been made, and of these, 10% have been appealed and 5% have been overturned at Tribunals. For ESA (post Work Capability Assessment) to December 2018, 4.1m decisions have been made and of these 8% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys more like this
star this property answering member printed Paul Maynard remove filter
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276547 more like this
276548 more like this
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less than 2019-07-22T16:15:14.263Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-22T16:15:14.263Z
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star this property label Biography information for Paul Maynard more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-07-12more like thismore than 2019-07-12
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Tribunals more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time was for the Tribunals Service to administer a First-Tier Social Security and Child Support appeal in relation to (a) personal independence payment, (b) employment and support allowance, (c) income support, (d) jobseeker's allowance, (e) tax credits, (f) universal credit in (i) Coventry, (ii) the West Midlands and (iii) England in the latest period for which figures are available. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Coventry North East more like this
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Colleen Fletcher more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-07-22more like thismore than 2019-07-22
star this property answer text <p>Information about the volumes, outcomes, and timeliness of appeals in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) is published at:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</p><p> </p><p>SSCS appeals are listed into the hearing venue nearest to the appellant’s home address. The published data (which can be viewed at the link above) provide information about the outcomes and timeliness of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and Universal Credit (UC) appeals for hearing venues covering (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England for the period January – March 2019, the latest period for which data are available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The tables below contain the requested information for (iii) Income Support (IS), (iv) Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) and (v) Tax Credits:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Proportion<sup>1</sup> of appeals decided in favour of the appellant for the period January to March 2019 (the latest period for which data are available)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>IS</p></td><td><p>JSA</p></td><td><p>Tax Credits<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>28%</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>45%</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td><td><p>34%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Average length of time to administer appeals (in weeks) for the period January to March 2019 (the latest period for which data are available)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>IS</p></td><td><p>JSA</p></td><td><p>Tax Credits<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>As at March 2019 (the latest period for which data are available) there were a total of 625 PIP<sup>5</sup> appeals waiting to be listed<sup>6</sup> in the Coventry venue; 4660 in the West Midlands<sup>3</sup>; and 35,091 in England<sup>4</sup>.</p><p> </p><p><sup>1. </sup>Proportion based on the number of cases found in favour of the appellant at a tribunal hearing, as a percentage of the cases heard at a tribunal hearing</p><p><sup>2. </sup>Includes Working Family Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit.</p><p><sup>3. </sup>SSCS data are recorded by the office that dealt with the case, and if the case went to oral hearing, the location of the tribunal hearing, normally the hearing venue nearest to the appellant’s home address. Cases relating to the West Midlands region are attributed to the following SSCS venues: Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Coventry, Nuneaton, Stoke, Shrewsbury, Hereford and Worcester.</p><p><sup>4. </sup>Excludes SSCS Scotland Region and Wales Region.</p><p><sup>5. </sup>Personal Independence Payment (New Claim Appeals), which is replacing Disability Living Allowance was introduced on 8 April 2013, also includes Disability Living Allowance Reassessed cases.</p><p><sup>6. </sup>Appeals waiting to be listed are those awaiting a tribunal hearing date, and may include cases previously adjourned, postponed or those waiting to be reheard as directed by the Upper Tribunal.</p><p>~ Equates to a value of fewer than 5</p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data available.</p><p>The data may differ slightly to that of the published statistics as these data were run on a different date.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on benefit entitlement can be overturned on appeal for a variety of reasons. For instance, further evidence, including evidence in the form of oral testimony, may be provided at the hearing. HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) cannot comment on decisions made by independent tribunal judiciary.</p><p>Waiting times are calculated from receipt of an appeal to its final disposal. An appeal is not necessarily disposed of at its first hearing. The final disposal decision on the appeal may be reached after an earlier hearing had been adjourned (which may be directed by the judge for a variety of reasons, such as to seek further evidence), or after an earlier hearing date had been postponed (again, for a variety of reasons, often at the request of the appellant). An appeal may also have been decided at an earlier date by the First-tier Tribunal, only for the case to have gone on to the Upper Tribunal, to be returned once again to the First-tier, for its final disposal.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS has been working with the judiciary to reduce waiting times for appeals and has appointed additional judges and panel members. This includes 250 judges across the First-tier Tribunal, 125 disability qualified members and up to 230 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><p> </p><p>In addition, we have recently launched a new digital service with a view to enabling speedier processing of appeals and provide a better service for all parties to the proceedings. Information on the new digital service can be found at:</p><p>www.gov.uk/appeal-benefit-decision/submit-appeal</p><p> </p><p>Latest figures (to March 2019) indicate that since PIP was introduced, 4.1 million decisions have been made, and of these, 10% have been appealed and 5% have been overturned at Tribunals. For ESA (post Work Capability Assessment) to December 2018, 4.1m decisions have been made and of these 8% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys more like this
star this property answering member printed Paul Maynard remove filter
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276546 more like this
276548 more like this
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less than 2019-07-22T16:15:14.327Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-22T16:15:14.327Z
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star this property label Biography information for Paul Maynard more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-07-12more like thismore than 2019-07-12
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Tribunals more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appellants are waiting for the Tribunals Service to list their First Tier Tribunal Social Security and Child Support appeal in relation to personal independence payment in (a) Coventry, (b) West Midlands and (c) England. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Coventry North East more like this
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Colleen Fletcher more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-07-22more like thismore than 2019-07-22
star this property answer text <p>Information about the volumes, outcomes, and timeliness of appeals in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) is published at:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</p><p> </p><p>SSCS appeals are listed into the hearing venue nearest to the appellant’s home address. The published data (which can be viewed at the link above) provide information about the outcomes and timeliness of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and Universal Credit (UC) appeals for hearing venues covering (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England for the period January – March 2019, the latest period for which data are available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The tables below contain the requested information for (iii) Income Support (IS), (iv) Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) and (v) Tax Credits:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Proportion<sup>1</sup> of appeals decided in favour of the appellant for the period January to March 2019 (the latest period for which data are available)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>IS</p></td><td><p>JSA</p></td><td><p>Tax Credits<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>28%</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>45%</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td><td><p>34%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Average length of time to administer appeals (in weeks) for the period January to March 2019 (the latest period for which data are available)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>IS</p></td><td><p>JSA</p></td><td><p>Tax Credits<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>As at March 2019 (the latest period for which data are available) there were a total of 625 PIP<sup>5</sup> appeals waiting to be listed<sup>6</sup> in the Coventry venue; 4660 in the West Midlands<sup>3</sup>; and 35,091 in England<sup>4</sup>.</p><p> </p><p><sup>1. </sup>Proportion based on the number of cases found in favour of the appellant at a tribunal hearing, as a percentage of the cases heard at a tribunal hearing</p><p><sup>2. </sup>Includes Working Family Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit.</p><p><sup>3. </sup>SSCS data are recorded by the office that dealt with the case, and if the case went to oral hearing, the location of the tribunal hearing, normally the hearing venue nearest to the appellant’s home address. Cases relating to the West Midlands region are attributed to the following SSCS venues: Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Coventry, Nuneaton, Stoke, Shrewsbury, Hereford and Worcester.</p><p><sup>4. </sup>Excludes SSCS Scotland Region and Wales Region.</p><p><sup>5. </sup>Personal Independence Payment (New Claim Appeals), which is replacing Disability Living Allowance was introduced on 8 April 2013, also includes Disability Living Allowance Reassessed cases.</p><p><sup>6. </sup>Appeals waiting to be listed are those awaiting a tribunal hearing date, and may include cases previously adjourned, postponed or those waiting to be reheard as directed by the Upper Tribunal.</p><p>~ Equates to a value of fewer than 5</p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data available.</p><p>The data may differ slightly to that of the published statistics as these data were run on a different date.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on benefit entitlement can be overturned on appeal for a variety of reasons. For instance, further evidence, including evidence in the form of oral testimony, may be provided at the hearing. HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) cannot comment on decisions made by independent tribunal judiciary.</p><p>Waiting times are calculated from receipt of an appeal to its final disposal. An appeal is not necessarily disposed of at its first hearing. The final disposal decision on the appeal may be reached after an earlier hearing had been adjourned (which may be directed by the judge for a variety of reasons, such as to seek further evidence), or after an earlier hearing date had been postponed (again, for a variety of reasons, often at the request of the appellant). An appeal may also have been decided at an earlier date by the First-tier Tribunal, only for the case to have gone on to the Upper Tribunal, to be returned once again to the First-tier, for its final disposal.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS has been working with the judiciary to reduce waiting times for appeals and has appointed additional judges and panel members. This includes 250 judges across the First-tier Tribunal, 125 disability qualified members and up to 230 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><p> </p><p>In addition, we have recently launched a new digital service with a view to enabling speedier processing of appeals and provide a better service for all parties to the proceedings. Information on the new digital service can be found at:</p><p>www.gov.uk/appeal-benefit-decision/submit-appeal</p><p> </p><p>Latest figures (to March 2019) indicate that since PIP was introduced, 4.1 million decisions have been made, and of these, 10% have been appealed and 5% have been overturned at Tribunals. For ESA (post Work Capability Assessment) to December 2018, 4.1m decisions have been made and of these 8% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys more like this
star this property answering member printed Paul Maynard remove filter
star this property grouped question UIN
276546 more like this
276547 more like this
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less than 2019-07-22T16:15:14.387Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-22T16:15:14.387Z
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star this property label Biography information for Paul Maynard more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-07-15more like thismore than 2019-07-15
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Courts: Sales more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the of Answer 9 July 2019 to Question 273431 on Courts: Sales, which organisation was responsible for providing each of the valuations. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
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Richard Burgon more like this
star this property uin 277221 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-07-23more like thismore than 2019-07-23
star this property answer text <p>The table below provides a list of the organisations who provided HM Courts and Tribunals Service with valuations for courts listed in the answer to Question 273431.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Court </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Valuation provider</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abergavenny Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>Valuation Office Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bow County Court</p></td><td><p>Valuation Office Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brecon Law Court</p></td><td><p>GVA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridgend Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>Valuation Office Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caerphilly Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>Valuation Office Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carmarthen Law Courts (The Guildhall)</p></td><td><p>Valuation Office Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dolgellau Mags &amp; Crown Court</p></td><td><p>Valuation Office Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>Valuation Office Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grantham Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>Valuation Office Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greenwich Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>Valuation Office Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>Valuation Office Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holyhead Magistrates’ Court (North Anglesey)</p></td><td><p>Valuation Office Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool, Dale Street Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>GVA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Llangefni County Court</p></td><td><p>Valuation Office Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neath And Port Talbot County Court</p></td><td><p>Valuation Office Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northallerton Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>Valuation Office Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pontypridd Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>GVA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rhyl County Court</p></td><td><p>Valuation Office Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richmond Upon Thames Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>Valuation Office Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solihull Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>GVA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tottenham (Enfield) Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>Valuation Office Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waltham Forest Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>Valuation Office Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Watford Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>JLL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woolwich County Court</p></td><td><p>Valuation Office Agency</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The closure of any court is not taken lightly – it only happens following full public consultation and when communities have reasonable access to alternative courts.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys more like this
star this property answering member printed Paul Maynard remove filter
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less than 2019-07-23T11:28:01.82Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-23T11:28:01.82Z
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star this property label Biography information for Paul Maynard more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Richard Burgon more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-07-15more like thismore than 2019-07-15
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading County Courts: Lambeth more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2019 to Question 272804 on Court: Sales, if he will place a copy of the valuation report relating to Lambeth County Court in the Library. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Shipley more like this
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Philip Davies more like this
star this property uin 277305 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-07-23more like thismore than 2019-07-23
star this property answer text <p>Lambeth County Court was occupied by HM Courts and Tribunals Service on a leasehold basis. The figure provided in the Answer to Question 272804 showed the negotiated receipt for the early exit of the leasehold arrangement. The disposal value was market tested through an open market campaign, a site valuation report was not conducted.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys more like this
star this property answering member printed Paul Maynard remove filter
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less than 2019-07-23T11:26:08.677Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-23T11:26:08.677Z
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star this property label Biography information for Paul Maynard more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-07-17more like thismore than 2019-07-17
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Family Courts: Domestic Abuse more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will launch an independent inquiry into family courts in England and Wales to establish (a) how victims of domestic violence are treated, (b) whether the process under which parents convicted of domestic violence are given access to children is adequate and (c) whether the courts should be more transparent in their handling of domestic violence cases and the protection of children involved in such cases. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Fareham more like this
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Suella Braverman more like this
star this property uin 278552 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-07-23more like thismore than 2019-07-23
star this property answer text <p>On 21 May 2019 the Ministry of Justice announced a public call for evidence to develop our understanding of how the family courts protect children and parents in cases of domestic abuse and other serious offences. Specifically, the call for evidence will focus on the application of Practice Direction 12J, Practice Direction 3AA, The Family Procedure Rules Part 3A, and s.91(14) orders, and will build a more detailed understanding of any harm caused during or following proceedings in the family court where there are allegations of domestic abuse. The written call for evidence was launched on 19 July and will run for 6 weeks.</p><p> </p><p>This call for evidence is coordinated by a panel of experts whose membership includes academics, members of the judiciary, and representatives from third sector bodies which represent or advocate for victims of domestic abuse, all of whom are independent of the Government. The panel will gather and interpret evidence from a full range of interested parties, to enable us to address appropriately any issues with the application of protections available in the family courts.</p><p><br> It is important that the Family Justice System strikes an appropriate balance between rightly protecting the confidentially of the individual children and family members, but also maintaining as open and transparent approach to court decisions as possible in these circumstances.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys more like this
star this property answering member printed Paul Maynard remove filter
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less than 2019-07-23T17:17:47.203Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-23T17:17:47.203Z
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3926
star this property label Biography information for Paul Maynard more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Suella Braverman more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-07-17more like thismore than 2019-07-17
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Legal Aid Scheme more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of uprating the financial thresholds for legal aid eligibility. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Newcastle-under-Lyme more like this
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Paul Farrelly more like this
star this property uin 278403 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-07-22more like thismore than 2019-07-22
star this property answer text <p>On 7 February 2019, the Government published its Legal Support Action Plan in which it announced a comprehensive review of the wider legal aid eligibility regime. The review will study the income and capital thresholds for legal aid entitlement and assess the effectiveness with which the means testing arrangements appropriately protect access to justice, particularly with respect to those who are vulnerable.</p><p> </p><p>The review is expected to conclude by Summer 2020 after which we will publish a full consultation paper setting out our future policy proposals in this area. We will seek to implement any final recommendations as soon as practicable following public consultation.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys more like this
star this property answering member printed Paul Maynard remove filter
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less than 2019-07-22T16:47:25.257Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-22T16:47:25.257Z
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star this property label Biography information for Paul Maynard more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Paul Farrelly more like this