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172924

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Government spent on legal fees in the case Gudanaviciene & Ors, R (on the application of) v The Director of Legal Aid Casework & Or [2014] EWCA Civ 1622 (15 December 2014).
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	220248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is unable to provide the total expenditure in this case. Some issues of costs between the parties are yet to be determined and the Ministry of Justice has yet to receive final bills for legal fees and disbursements. In addition, legal advisers within the Legal Aid Agency do not claim for time spent advising on the defence of individual legal challenges brought against the Director of Legal Aid Casework unless pursuing costs from an opponent.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 14/01/2015 15:17:50 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

172939

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many benefit sanctions have been overturned on appeal because the claimant met the reasonableness test because of (a) domestic violence, (b) mental health conditions or disorders, (c) bullying or harassment in the workplace, (d) homelessness, (e) losing a work experience opportunity, other than for a reason of gross misconduct, (f) travelling time, (g) break-up of the family, (h) short notice caring commitments for the elderly, sick or children, (i) domestic emergency, (j) family bereavement, (k) learning difficulties, poor numeracy or literacy, (l) legal constraints and (m) temporary changes in circumstances in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2012-13, (v) 2013-14 and (vi) 2014-15 to date.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	220316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>HMCTS does not record data specifically relating to appeals against sanctions imposed by DWP and does not therefore hold the information requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 220317 question first answered 14/01/2015 15:14:11 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

172940

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many sanctions relating to each benefit have been overturned on appeal in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13, (e) 2013-14 and (f) 2014-15 to date.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	220317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>HMCTS does not record data specifically relating to appeals against sanctions imposed by DWP and does not therefore hold the information requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 220316 question first answered 14/01/2015 15:14:11 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

172819

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date the Legal Aid Agency introduced a prescribed time period of 24 months for evidence relating to domestic violence cases.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	220160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The 24 month time period was set out in the Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2013 which came into force on 1 April 2013.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is absolutely clear that victims of domestic violence should receive legal aid where it is needed to help break free from abusive relationships. Since the reforms were introduced last year thousands of people have successfully applied for legal aid where domestic violence is involved.</p><p> </p><p>The 24 month time limit for evidence does not exclude victims where the abuse occurred over two years ago. The time limit relates to the date the evidence was obtained, not the date of the abuse itself. Some forms of evidence can be obtained several months or even years after the abuse has been experienced.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/01/2015 14:15:38 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

172820

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to Question 217807, tabled on 9 December 2014, when he plans to answer Question 213688, tabled on 6 November 2014.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	220162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>I can confirm that Questions 217807 and 213688 were answered on 8 January 2015. The answers can be found at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><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;uin=217807" 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;uin=217807</a></p><p> </p><p><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;uin=213688" 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;uin=213688</a></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/01/2015 17:34:03 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

172822

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to answer Question 217822, tabled on 9 December 2014.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	220164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>I can confirm that Question 217822 was answered on 13 January 2015. The answer can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p>http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2014-12-09/217822/</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/01/2015 17:30:04 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

172480

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Staff: Newport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when eligibility for Stage 2 surplus status for redeployment within the Civil Service ends for staff employed at the Ministry of Justice Shared Services centre in Newport.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	220032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has negotiated to give MoJ staff who transferred to Shared Services Connected Limited under TUPE arrangements eligibility to apply for Civil Service roles via Civil Service Recruitment at Stage 2, as long as the recruiting departments sign up to the arrangement.</p><p> </p><p>This arrangement will come to an end in May 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Following a competitive process last year Shared Services Connected Limited were awarded a contract to provide HR, payroll and other services to more than 65,000 of our staff. This is a crucial move to modernise our aging back office functions that is planned to save taxpayers more than £100m over the next seven years.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 220031 question first answered 12/01/2015 17:27:39 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

172481

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Staff: Newport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Ministry of Justice Shared Services staff in Newport who have recently been transferred to Shared Services Connected Ltd are eligible for Stage 2 surplus status for redeployment within the Civil Service.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	220031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has negotiated to give MoJ staff who transferred to Shared Services Connected Limited under TUPE arrangements eligibility to apply for Civil Service roles via Civil Service Recruitment at Stage 2, as long as the recruiting departments sign up to the arrangement.</p><p> </p><p>This arrangement will come to an end in May 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Following a competitive process last year Shared Services Connected Limited were awarded a contract to provide HR, payroll and other services to more than 65,000 of our staff. This is a crucial move to modernise our aging back office functions that is planned to save taxpayers more than £100m over the next seven years.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 220032 question first answered 12/01/2015 17:27:39 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

172600

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the (a) gross and (b) net amount likely to be collected through the criminal courts charge in each of the next five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	220084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government believes that convicted adult offenders should pay towards the costs of running the criminal courts. Recovering some of the costs of the criminal courts from convicted offenders will reduce the burden on taxpayers of funding the courts system.</p><p> </p><p>The estimates are set out in tables below. The estimates are based on draft charge levels that were published in July 2014<strong>. </strong>The charge levels are currently being finalised and so the forecast of the amounts we expect to collect may change.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Gross cash inflow</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Scenario:</p></td><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>19/20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Based on current fine payment rates</em></p></td><td><p>£5m</p></td><td><p>£75m</p></td><td><p>£100m</p></td><td><p>£105m</p></td><td><p>£105m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Based on income-based payment model (high scenario)</em></p></td><td><p>£15m</p></td><td><p>£75m</p></td><td><p>£105m</p></td><td><p>£135m</p></td><td><p>£160m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Net cash inflows</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Scenario:</p></td><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>19/20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Based on current fine payment rates</em></p></td><td><p>-£20m</p></td><td><p>£50m</p></td><td><p>£75m</p></td><td><p>£80m</p></td><td><p>£80m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Based on income-based payment model (high scenario)</em></p></td><td><p>-£10m</p></td><td><p>£50m</p></td><td><p>£80m</p></td><td><p>£110m</p></td><td><p>£135m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Figures in both tables are rounded to the nearest £5 million and are in real terms. They include a 20% adjustment for optimism bias.</em></p><p> </p><p>Two separate approaches have been adopted to estimate future revenues from the charge. One approach (the fines-based model) is based on the current repayment rates of fines by offenders, while the other approach (income-based model) is based on data on offenders’ means. The two approaches allow us to consider different aspects of the impact of the charge. We have used two discrete models to allow cross-validation of the different models’ estimates, and to provide a range for the revenue forecasts.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 12/01/2015 17:35:31 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

172602

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judicial Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what amount his Department has spent on legal fees in judicial review cases in which it was found to have acted unlawfully since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	220082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not keep a central record of the legal spend and the outcome in every judicial review brought against it or its associated bodies.</p><p> </p><p>To bring together the information sought would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 12/01/2015 17:46:03 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter