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819048

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Mediation: Family Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the post-legislative memorandum on the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2014, submitted to the Justice Select Committee on 30 October 2017, what steps he is taking to increase the take-up of family mediation.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	121725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to promoting mediation and its benefits. Mediation can be less stressful and quicker than going to court and can help to reduce conflict after a separation and avoid court battles. Funding remains available for family mediation cases where the applicants are eligible for legal aid. Since November 2014, legal aid has also funded the cost of Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings (MIAM) and the first mediation session for both parties in a dispute, even if just one of them is eligible. The Government continues working to improve information and signposting on digital platforms to encourage couples to consider mediation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recently announced the start of a Post-Implementation Review (PIR) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO). The review will assess the effect of changes to legal aid provision for mediation in private family law cases which were made under LASPO.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/01/2018 19:37:15 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

819050

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Mediation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his polity to introduce targets for increasing the number of mediation meetings relating to the pre-Legal Aid, Sentencing & Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	121727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to promoting mediation and its benefits in resolving disputes out of court, and legal aid continues to be available for mediation in family disputes about children and finances. Everyone who wants to apply to court for certain private law proceedings relating to children and financial remedy, must first consider mediation as a way to settle their dispute and attend a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting unless they are exempt, for example due to domestic abuse.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/01/2018 19:37:54 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

819051

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Mediation: Family Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 13 July 2015 to Question 6853 on Mediation: Family Proceedings, what steps he is taking to promote the use of existing powers in family procedure rules to refer people to family mediation at any stage in proceedings.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	121728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to support mediation as an effective way for separating couples to resolve disputes about finances on divorce and child arrangements, when it is safe and appropriate to do so. The existing legislation is clear that at every stage during the court process the judge should consider whether non-court dispute resolution is appropriate, and may adjourn proceedings to enable parties to obtain information and non-court dispute resolution or, where parties agree, to enable this to take place. This is in addition to the statutory requirement for prospective applicants to certain proceedings to attend a MIAM (Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting), unless they are exempt, and to consider dispute resolution services such as mediation, before applying to court. Training and guidance on the court’s powers is available for the judiciary and court staff. Judges are free, however, to exercise their discretion based on the circumstances of each case. We continue to work with the judiciary, HMCTS and the mediation sector to promote awareness of mediation and its benefits.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/01/2018 19:45:15 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

819052

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Mediation: Family Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if it remains his policy to ensure the availability of legal aid for family mediation.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	121729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Legal aid remains available for mediation in private family cases subject to a means and merits test. Since November 2014, legal aid has covered the cost of the Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings (MIAMs) and the first mediation session for both parties, even if just one of them is eligible. The Government continues working to improve information and signposting on digital platforms to encourage parties to consider mediation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recently announced the start of a Post-Implementation Review (PIR) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO). The review will assess the effect of changes to legal aid provision for mediation in private family law cases which were made under LASPO.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/01/2018 19:45:36 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

443323

registered interest
date	07/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Reviews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Government plans to commence its review of driving offences; when he plans that the public consultation on that review will take place; and what timetable he has set for the completion of that review.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	21522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2016 answer text <p>Driving offences can have devastating consequences for victims and their loved ones, which is why tough sentences are available to the courts. It is our intention to consult on sentencing proposals, including driving, before the end of this year.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 15/01/2016 11:07:02 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

428355

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Curfews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons the number of prisoners being released on Home Detention Curfews in Devon decreased between 2011 and 2014.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	16339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>The number of prisoners released on Home Detention Curfew (HDC) in England and Wales has fallen in recent years. This is principally due to the reduction in the number of prisoners eligible for the scheme.</p><br /><p>The Ministry of Justice only collates data on the number of prisoners released on HDC who are then recalled to prison for breach of their curfew conditions and this data is only available for England and Wales as a whole. It would incur disproportionate cost to isolate from this overall data those recalled prisoners who had been released on HDC from prisons in Devon.</p><br /><p>This data is published and can be located at the following link (table A3.5 details HDC recalls):</p><br /> <br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/424903/prison-releases-annual-2014.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/424903/prison-releases-annual-2014.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 16340 16341 question first answered 19/11/2015 13:58:19 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

428356

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Curfews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners released on a Home Detention Curfew in Devon broke their curfew conditions between 2011 and 2014.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	16340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>The number of prisoners released on Home Detention Curfew (HDC) in England and Wales has fallen in recent years. This is principally due to the reduction in the number of prisoners eligible for the scheme.</p><br /><p>The Ministry of Justice only collates data on the number of prisoners released on HDC who are then recalled to prison for breach of their curfew conditions and this data is only available for England and Wales as a whole. It would incur disproportionate cost to isolate from this overall data those recalled prisoners who had been released on HDC from prisons in Devon.</p><br /><p>This data is published and can be located at the following link (table A3.5 details HDC recalls):</p><br /> <br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/424903/prison-releases-annual-2014.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/424903/prison-releases-annual-2014.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 16339 16341 question first answered 19/11/2015 13:58:19 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

428357

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Curfews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners released under a Home Detention Curfew in Devon were returned to prison after breaking the conditions of such a curfew between 2011 and 2014.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	16341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>The number of prisoners released on Home Detention Curfew (HDC) in England and Wales has fallen in recent years. This is principally due to the reduction in the number of prisoners eligible for the scheme.</p><br /><p>The Ministry of Justice only collates data on the number of prisoners released on HDC who are then recalled to prison for breach of their curfew conditions and this data is only available for England and Wales as a whole. It would incur disproportionate cost to isolate from this overall data those recalled prisoners who had been released on HDC from prisons in Devon.</p><br /><p>This data is published and can be located at the following link (table A3.5 details HDC recalls):</p><br /> <br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/424903/prison-releases-annual-2014.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/424903/prison-releases-annual-2014.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 16339 16340 question first answered 19/11/2015 13:58:19 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

424977

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Driving Offences: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress the sentencing council has made on producing guidelines for sentencing serious motoring offences; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	14123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>Driving offences can have devastating consequences for victims and their loved ones, which is why tough sentences are available to the courts. Further information about the driving review will be available in due course.</p><p>As a result of this review, the independent Sentencing Council have paused their review of sentencing guidelines.</p><br /> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 14124 question first answered 03/11/2015 17:43:50 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

424978

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Driving Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects the consultation on the review of driving offences will be launched.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	14124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>Driving offences can have devastating consequences for victims and their loved ones, which is why tough sentences are available to the courts. Further information about the driving review will be available in due course.</p><p>As a result of this review, the independent Sentencing Council have paused their review of sentencing guidelines.</p><br /> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 14123 question first answered 03/11/2015 17:43:50 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw